YARGH I'm a Pirate - Blind playthrough - Space Engineers Escape from Mars Survival Gameplay - 01
9Welp I have finally got around to playing the very interesting Space Engineers map made by Duckroll known as ESCAPE FROM MARS!!! XD
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Warning this is a blind playthrough so I will be leaning all about this maps innovative gameplay as I play. Unfortunately Space Engineers is still extremely glitchy so it will probably be a little while before I return to it
Steam Workshop Link - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=873858780&searchtext=escape+from+mars
Challenging, combat and exploration orientated single player and co-op survival that forces you to scavenge and steal instead of mining. Includes technology unlocking and difficulty progression.
Scenario Description
You're not a miner, or a rocket scientist. You're just a low ranking AI technician that found out something you weren't supposed to know. Somewhere along the line, you trusted the wrong people. Now you're trapped on the Red Planet, surrounded by forces that want you dead.
There's no easy route to success here, you will have to claw and scrape your way to freedom with minimal resources. But as they say in the labs of Europa, an AI technician is never alone.
- Single Player and Co-op supported. Dedicated server is untested / unsupported at the moment.
- Refineries and Arc Furnaces are disabled until you complete the scenario.
- Assemblers are enabled, however! You can salvage and disassemble with it
- Building hydrogen and Ion thrusters likewise are disabled until the scenario is over
- Several other technologies are initially unavailable but are unlocked as you progress
- Most settings are there for a reason, but feel free to change efficiency/inventory ones!
- The scenario is combat orientated, you should build your vehicles with armor and weapons
Setting
After an initial rush to colonise and terraform parts of Mars, rising living costs, job automation and failed terraforming experiments drove colonists to leave for greener pastures. With the cost of land on Mars sunk to near-worthless levels, the majority was bought up by Galactic Corporation for mining, manufacturing and research operations.
Today the surface is largely the domain of drone ships operated from safe outposts or even geosynchronous Mars orbit, as human personnel are costly to maintain, transport and insure. Remnants of more optimistic times still litter the planet, buildings that are slowly turning the same rusty red hue as the soil around them.
Features
Steal Technology
Given your background, your character does not know how to build everything a real engineer could. You can however unlock blueprints by stealing them from G-Corp databases. This involves discovering databases to hack throughout the world.
Raid convoys
Without access to refineries, you have to acquire resources by stealing borrowing them from your ex-employer. However, raiding many convoys will eventually cause the G-Corp AI to send escorts and group shipments into single large cargo transports instead of many smaller ones. This same system is used to determine the strength of patrols sent to intercept you if you stray too close to an active G-Corp facility.
The corporation employs both air and land to move goods, all sent towards their heavily defended Mars HQ tower, where they are shipped off planet.
AI Companion
Mining and rocket engines might not be your thing, but AI is. You will be guided by a fully voiced AI, helping you decide what to do next and warning you of hazards. The scenario progresses at your own speed and doesn't force you to jump through any hoops, however. You can ignore the AI if you wish and find your own solution.
Multiple Victory Solutions
There's more than one way to complete the scenario, so decide yourself between brute force fighting and clever investigation and engineering.
Explorable POIs
Aside from the suggested story-line areas to explore, there are also buildings and other sites of interest dotted around the map unrelated to the main goal.
Credits
Attached mod includes the environment file from Almost Total Dark by cenda
http://www.freesfx.co.uk/info/eula/ Used for airplane sound effect in the flight simulator
http://www.freesound.org/people/kennysvoice/sounds/351695/ Parts taken and edited for
https://www.soundmorph.com/sounds Some sounds used for MrEd AI
Includes code from Whip's Turret Rotor Control
Royalty free music used from https://machinimasound.com/music/damnation/
Uses Morijester's Wreck Remover and Drill Sampler
Uses Bruce Needlee's Hercules Crane
Convoys move around with the help of Wicorel's Autopilot System
Big thank you to Alpha testers who provided feedback: Bad Humor, DarkDragon and HPBraincase
Special thanks to the modders that helped me on Discord, without which I couldn't have made this scenario: Phoera, Digi, Phoenix84, Rexxar, plaYer2k and theCalcaholic
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