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How big i need to dig and how long i need to wait b4 it collapse and is it save to do so ? i just need 1x1 tile of open roof, mainly to design a base that ppl can walk pass it to prevent cabin fever.

I've been alternating between tundra and icesheet since the latter was introduced (once upon a time, tundra was the coldest biome) and can speak to your question. I play long end-game (no ship) with mountain bases.

For tundra in particular, I start with the usual closed room (usually closing a natural cave) and 3 sleeping spots. Quickly build a research station and focus on geothermal (I don't trust solar) to power your base. Survive by eating the initial stock of meals and hunting rabbits and squirrels (need both a butcher and cook stations). Build 2 wind towers for any initial power needs. Hydroponics is researched next.

If RNG is good to you, you'll be able to have a very rudimentary base with a lot of power (geo), food growing capabilities (hyrdoponics) and climate control (heaters) by Sept/Oct (tundra usually starts in June, with growing season spanning only June and July). From here, is just an issue of adding some security, mining your base out of the mountain, and killing the first few waves of enemies to upgrade your gear and weapons before you can start properly hunting hordes of muffalo(e?)s, elk/deer, and even oliphants depending on your map.

On a side note, I've noticed that A12 packs a lot more live meat in tundras than before. I've been expanding my primary/secondary freezers constantly to compensate for the manhunting meat bonanzas and my hunting expeditions.

tl;dr: Focus on power, hydro and heaters fast; hunt rabbits and squirrels to survive; don't sweat a few bad moods on the beginning.

My two cents.

I dont think geyser positions are part of the seed, seeds just contain the basic information of the world map, those lesser important information like the geyser, hidden treasures and many small details isnt there.

21 is a good temp, use air vents between rooms to even it out. Just don't put all the heaters in 1 room. Use an airlock setup for the main door to prevent losing as much heat and wasting extra power.

with a good parka, they will complain its hot.

it depends on situation, when a target can be easily hit, like a godzilla, you need skill to miss it. so, what are u shooting at ?

how many geysers on your map ? having 2 in a base is difficult, and u can have 2 in your garden ? the difficult part playing on ice sheet is at the beginning, once you survive pass the 1st month, technically you can win the game easily, when you can build a ship reactor, food should no longer your problem.

forgot to mention, im playing the highest difficulty, i dont even have proper weapon yet. if i had such powerful weapon at my disposal, i would not even need to wait, just go attack them when they are constructing their base should be the best option.

in ice sheet there is no source of wood(except getting from traders), only start with some of them and most of the time 80-100% already spend on walling the starting home or perhaps used in the campfire on the first night(if cant find a geyser, and unable to set up power generator + heater + battery on time, campfire is the easiest).

As per title, I need to know if there is a better way to handle them.

Most of the time, i dont want to fight them with my man, its perfectly ok losing a turret or 2, but not losing a man, or getting some permanent damage, like losing a hand or eye. I go destroy the enemy mortar when enemies are sleeping, then rush back to my base and let my turrets finish them off, so ill need to take some beating until they get tired and sleep.

Are there any better method to handle it without risking lives of my man ?

It should be somehow related, they will be perfectly comfortable if the room temperature is 28C, but with parka, they will complain "hot" while sleeping.

I manage to google for this, but those discussion was too old for me to join, so ill ask here.

I dont understand why i get this "slept in the cold" for all my colonist, the room is 11C, outdoor temperature is 9C, while all my colonists has proper clothing and their comfort temperature is somewhere between -12C to 40C, while the temperature of the room is only 11C, it should be perfectly in the middle, why am i getting this ?

Thanks.

I manage to complete all the researches within very short amount of time, only 1 or 2 of them are really useful, some of them are required for you to win the game, so if you have no intention to win the game quick, there is little u can do with the research table.

Please do consider adding some research options that really help, like :-
-20% reload time for all turrets
-50% power consumption to all sun lamp
+30% battery capacity
minimum power generation for solar panel is 10% even without sun light
+50% accuracy for mortars
+100% hp for all walls
+100% capacity for stockpiles
+50% more efficient for heaters and coolers
etc

I m playing on Ice sheet, with alot of saving and loading. A bad event at the beginning of the game is extremely deadly, you need alot of luck playing on ice sheet, a single Solar Flare / Short Circuit  event can turn all the heaters, hydroponic basins off and there goes all your plants or a Mysterious Blight will do the work. Now im pretty safe with enough food for few months.

First thing you supposed to do is reduce the amount of food consumption from the very beginning, kill your pet, leave it in the cold, so u can turn it into food later.

Look for a geyser, make it into your home, its free heat generator that always running, it helps a lot in the beginning, but sometimes -50 degree in ice sheet, you will still need heaters for plants to grow, once the temperature drops below zero, plants will die, so if you remove a tile that makes turn your room "outdoor" kill your plants unless the temperature is above zero.

Get your basic furniture up(3 beds, a table, a stool), then research for hydroponic asap, growing rice in hydroponic basins get 170% speed, while 1 or 2 person constantly researching, others gather steel, get 1 turret, 1 battery, 1 wind turbine, 1 solar gen up, turn off the turret, get enough power stored, add battery if its almost fully charged, dont waste time on Geothermal, you will need a sun lamp, 7-8 hydroponic basics minimum, you might need to harvest some of them b4 they are completely grown, try to do this as late as possible.

While waiting for the plants to grow, build cook stove, (+ butcher table if you want to eat your pet), add more power generation and storage,  Unless you have plenty of power generated and stored, always switch on the sun lamp b4 6am and switch it off after 8pm, its wasting alot of power, do not forget to then it on. Always keep an eye on the room temperature, do not let it fall below 10 degree, add another heater if need to, set the heater(s) to 30 degree. Dont waste your man power and steel on other thing b4 you secured your first batch of food production.

The best random event that can happen is raw food falling down from the sky, if this happens, basically you get 1-3 days worth of food, i dont rely on traders, you can try your luck, can setup the comms console after you start researching, and remember to turn it on only when you need it, you need to save alot of power for the sun lamp.

Just now i need to get though the verification, question is "Symbol in the middle of the Ludeon Logo (top of page).:", i entered
"<3"  Doesnt work
"Love" Doesnt work
Lastly "Heart" works =P

OK, i am interested in the game, but if possible, i want to keep all my games in steam due to better collection control, and i did some search saying this game will be in the steam when its released, just want to know if i purchase it now with CC, will the game in my steam game list ? Or if there is a way to add it in ? Thanks.