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A great game that scratches the Dwarf Fortress itch. My issue with ONI is that I have a great time building a base for a while, and then invariably I fuck up c

by pshc 4y ago

A great game that scratches the Dwarf Fortress itch. My issue with ONI is that I have a great time building a base for a while, and then invariably I fuck up containment somehow, leaking germs/pollution/CO2 everywhere, at which point it's too much of an ordeal to clean, so I abandon the base. I'm sure this can be overcome with careful, wiki-led gameplay, but I haven't gotten over that hump yet.

sand500 4y ago
I'm in the same position as your so I haven't gotten far. I think the key is to accept there will be some amount of deaths and also not to grow population too fast.
- seanhunter 4y ago
  You don’t have to accept deaths! I’ve never lost a dupe yet and have beaten the game multiple times. There are skills to learn though so you can safely conquer each of the hazards presented by different biomes (heat, lack of oxygen, germs etc). I do like to look at other people’s builds etc to learn from them though. There’s a huge community around this game and people have built all kinds of crazy megaprojects (pumping magma, melting steel and regolith, boiling glass to use the vapour for things etc) you can take inspiration from. Francis John is someone mentioned in another post or if you want really insane builds greezyhammer is great although he posts very infrequently. One key thing that another poster has mentioned is taking it slow. Also learn to use vacuum and similar mechanisms to your advantage. If you look at other people’s advanced builds, they almost always start with a vacuum to control the environment and build from there.
ericbarrett 4y ago
I have 1,000+ hours in ONI. IMO the game is more fun if you use the wiki sparingly, if ever; part of the fun is overcoming whatever sunk you last time. Here's a few tips: 1) Don't feel pressured to grow fast. I have beat the base game and come pretty close to beating the expansion (stopped only by laziness) with no more than 12 dups. You can get really far on just 3-5. Taking too many dups early is like taking VC money, now you've got an aggressive ramp and a time limit. 2) Don't pick up dup skills too fast. All you really need at the start is a digger and a researcher. 3) Don't do advanced research too fast. Pick & choose what you need. Advanced research uses a lot of water, which you might need for electrolysis (oxygen). 4) Gas stratification is your friend. 5) Most germs die off (slowly) in pure water & pure oxygen. 6) Atmospheric chlorine can interact with stuff in pipes. 7) Rock has a lot of thermal mass if you don't dig it out. 8) Go exploring around the map! Go to the edges and see what you find :)
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
  The BIG ONE that solved so many of my problems was finding geysers. If you see 4 blocks of Neutronium, there's a geyser on it. Set an emergency-priority task on it, and it will reveal what it is. Found a Natural Gas geyser? Awesome! Your energy problems are mostly solved!

by pshc 4y ago

sand500 4y ago

I'm in the same position as your so I haven't gotten far. I think the key is to accept there will be some amount of deaths and also not to grow population too fast.

seanhunter 4y ago
You don’t have to accept deaths! I’ve never lost a dupe yet and have beaten the game multiple times. There are skills to learn though so you can safely conquer each of the hazards presented by different biomes (heat, lack of oxygen, germs etc). I do like to look at other people’s builds etc to learn from them though. There’s a huge community around this game and people have built all kinds of crazy megaprojects (pumping magma, melting steel and regolith, boiling glass to use the vapour for things etc) you can take inspiration from. Francis John is someone mentioned in another post or if you want really insane builds greezyhammer is great although he posts very infrequently. One key thing that another poster has mentioned is taking it slow. Also learn to use vacuum and similar mechanisms to your advantage. If you look at other people’s advanced builds, they almost always start with a vacuum to control the environment and build from there.

ericbarrett 4y ago

I have 1,000+ hours in ONI. IMO the game is more fun if you use the wiki sparingly, if ever; part of the fun is overcoming whatever sunk you last time. Here's a few tips: 1) Don't feel pressured to grow fast. I have beat the base game and come pretty close to beating the expansion (stopped only by laziness) with no more than 12 dups. You can get really far on just 3-5. Taking too many dups early is like taking VC money, now you've got an aggressive ramp and a time limit. 2) Don't pick up dup skills too fast. All you really need at the start is a digger and a researcher. 3) Don't do advanced research too fast. Pick & choose what you need. Advanced research uses a lot of water, which you might need for electrolysis (oxygen). 4) Gas stratification is your friend. 5) Most germs die off (slowly) in pure water & pure oxygen. 6) Atmospheric chlorine can interact with stuff in pipes. 7) Rock has a lot of thermal mass if you don't dig it out. 8) Go exploring around the map! Go to the edges and see what you find :)

Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
The BIG ONE that solved so many of my problems was finding geysers. If you see 4 blocks of Neutronium, there's a geyser on it. Set an emergency-priority task on it, and it will reveal what it is. Found a Natural Gas geyser? Awesome! Your energy problems are mostly solved!