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I am actively doing the challenge as well and found it here.

Maybe I am missing something but on http://ellitopia.com/ I cannot create an account, just sign in. I am probably overlooking it but if you can direct me to the location I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Day 1
After about 4 restarts finally figured out how to survive day 1. This is certainly the hardest day as by 55-65% heatstroke you are down and dead. Poor Lumi... So many deaths. Key is to utilize the nearby bunker as it has slots for coolers and a door. Build Solar Panel -> Battery first to start charging for the night then roofed and made it inside with 50% heatstroke. As long as you pass out IN your cooled building the temp will be around 80-90 degrees and you'll recover. Literally no room for a failure constructing as well as that equals extra time and extra time = death...


Day 2
Now that Lumi is safe in her cooled hut, I brought the nearby supplies in and built a stonecutters bench to cut stone brinks while cooling off. Managing heatstroke is certainly the top priority as the temp outside is just brutal as you start cooking as sooner as you walk outside. Thankfully with two coolers its quick to recover. I build a silver bed to boost her mood as the pain from heatstroke plus anything else may be happening. I see things going from bad to worse really quickly when it does.


Day 3
I decide that todays focus is to start working on the Beta site. Food is going to be an issue after a few seasons and I need to get some plants growing fast. I found a nearby rock with some gravel patches for potatoes and laid out a base design. Now the challenge is running over there, building and running back to cool off. Thankfully there are enough food rations to tide me over.


Day 4
Sparkles, an NPC, joined my tribe. I had to think long and hard about keeping her. On one hand extra mouths will make food a pressing issue fast, but on the other hand she is a strong constructor and has research skill. Lumi on the other hand has a 0 in research. I decide to keep her and she actually made it to Alpha base before dying in the heat. Guess its meant to be!


Day 5
Sparkles and I go hard to work. Unfortunately sparkles is not doing to well outside Alpha base. I really underestimated how valuable Lumi's duster is. Sparkes can go outside but she roasts really fast. I decide to have her haul stone blocks and make bricks for Beta base. Days 6-7 is collecting metal and had a raid band attack me. Easily the best part of the whole experience. Watching them gear up and charge Alpha Base, only to all pass out and die moments later. So funny - well not for them


Day 8
Oh crap, a Solar flare. Of all the random things this one I was dreading the most. Worst off is Sparkles who just got back inside after hauling brinks to Beta site. Lumi was inside and 100% cooled off. Well this is going to be a rough night. I restrict the two to the alpha base and enjoy the cooled air as long as it lasts...


Day 9
Well that went horribly bad. Lumi and Sparkles both passed out from the heat in Alpha base as I prayed for the flare to end. Sparkles hits 100% heatstroke and is cooked alive. Lumi went to 90% heatstroke and the flare ended. 96% by the time the room cooled. Too close... I buried Sparkles out front. RIP.


Day 10
Beta base is more or less ready to go. Toren arrived, running from raiders, and I decide to let him stay. More because I want to see if he can survive the night in Beta base. My worry is with two coolers and a bigger sq footage, it won't cool down enough. The raiders die another hilarious death, they didn't even get close to the base. Toren made it, but was almost dead. I turn everything on, and Toren bunks in for the night.


Day 12
Ok so 3 coolers are needed. Toren dead, whoops. Well issue resolved and Lumi moves into her new base and starts planting crops. Getting a little worried about food as I am down to ten rations and make the call to save those and butcher toren and made 10 simple meals from him. Lumi is very happy so a little human flesh won't dampen her spirits to much. The next 5 days I plan to finish hauling supplies over, work on the 2nd layer of the wall (keep cold air in better is the thought), build the 2nd battery, and generator. I have to mine more metal though as I am out once again.


Day 17
So upset with myself. Lumi died from my being careless. I prioritized things wrong and didn't realize my error until it was too late. I build the second battery and the sun lamp, but should have build the 2nd solar panel. Gawwwh! I forgot the strain my 3rd cooler was putting on the power grid and was happy mining when battery juice went dead and then i realized my mistake. Lumi promptly passed out and died.

Overall it was a fun adventure. I wish day 1 wasn't so brutal and Lumi had higher than a 3 construction as one failure means you are starting over. Past day 1 I had alot of fun and tempted to try again as I am so mad I let something trivial end the scenario. I am by no means an expert on Rimworld, but did this for fun.

One question though for the community - what temperature do potatoes need to be at to grow? I assume they would die in heat so enclosed them all. Is that necessary? I didn't want to take the extra risk of wasted time.