Exercise caution before jettisoning an unruly colonist.They get jealous when good things happen to their enemy, and extra sad if something bad happens to a friend. Colonists develop relationships over time.Some of these items are harmless books and watches, but other items pose a danger to the colony, like shivs and cigarettes. Colonists have a unique inventory filled with whatever it is that colonists collect.So keep those low-class miners away from the high-class mess halls. To make matters worse, colonists talk to each other about what they experience a bad day for one colonist can quickly spread as a rumor throughout the colony.If your colonists are too unhappy they’ll revert to a feral life-living in derelict areas of the station and ignoring your commands.Colonists have wants and desires that are unique to each individual.Will you force everyone to live in a single bay or does everyone get their own room? Colonists require bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and farms.Failure to preserve your supply chain leads to massive power outages. Machines break down over time, so hire enough mechanics to keep everything running smoothly.Connect machines to power grids with wires. Create hangars so that your ships can be sent out on missions and trade with friendly cargo-ships.A trained doctor can prevent diseases that a newly assigned medic might miss. Fixing life support, preparing breakfast and cleaning bathrooms are simple enough that even a colonist can do it.

Once their needs are satisfied they’ll perform assigned jobs.

Don’t forget that they need to sleep and socialize too.

If you actually want to keep your colonists around you’ll need to provide them with food, water, and oxygen.

Suppress dissent and force compliance or the colonists will destroy you.

There is no wrong way to control your colony, but colonists will rebel against a rogue Starmancer.What’s left of your body, the core, is located in the heart of the station.To control the station you assume the role of a Starmancer-a highly advanced Human-AI hybrid.

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