
To survive in the space ages, your colony needs to be healthy. They rely on you to keep them productive, so its your task to keep in mind the amount of Life Support you provide to your Colonists.
Life Support is provided by certain buildings in the space ages's colonies (Mars, Asteroid Belt, Venus and Jupiter Moon). It is the Space Colony equivalent of
Happiness. On Earth, Happiness boosts the productivity of the citizens by producing more income, supplies etc. However, having a high Life Support in the respective colony provides the player with discounts in goods production costs. The actual discount received varies depending on the level of Life Support, but it is always discounts in
Coins and
Supplies costs.
If no goods are produced in the colony, it is not necessary to have a high Life Support value to keep the colonists alive.
Life Support Calculations[]
The following values are relevant while calculating productivity percentage:
- Demand for Life Support is equal to Outpost's total population (of Colonists).
- Provided Life Support is equal to the sum of Life Support provided by all Life Support Buildings.
- Life Support Ratio is calculated by dividing the provided Life Support with the demand for Life Support.
- Life Support Color is Red when the Ratio is below 100%, Yellow between 100% and 125%, and Green 125% and above.
Discounts for Life Support Levels[]
The life support is represented by the red-yellow-green colors. The discount will only affect the gold and supply cost for producing goods. The following table has the cost for the 2 days production option as an example. The higher amount in parentheses of goods obtained is the boosted amount.
Life Support Buildings[]
Currently the only way to gain Life Support is through Life Support Buildings. As mentioned earlier, the Space Age Mars and Space Age Asteroid Belt utilize this feature as of now. A list of these buildings can be found below.
Mars Buildings[]
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Autonomous Food Dispenser | +625 |
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Oxygen Generator | +18 |
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Recombination Machine | +108 |
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Refinement Station | +337 |
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Solar Panel East | +42 |
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Solar Panel South | +42 |
Asteroid Belt Buildings[]
Image | Building | ![]() |
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Storage Container | +70 |
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Fuel Tank | +130 |
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Underground Reactor | +220 |
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Space Wharf | +590 |
Venus Buildings[]
Image | Building | ![]() |
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Gas Station | +782 |
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Cargo Platform | +279 |
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Maintenance Ship | +174 |
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Gas Tank | +96 |
Jupiter Moon Buildings[]
Image | Building | ![]() |
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Oxygen Concentrator | +102 |
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Organic Oxidator | +192 |
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Deep Aquamarine | +305 |
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Hydrographic Hub | +844 |