Can I Terraform Mars in 100 Days? | Surviving Mars

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[@ambiguousamphibian]

Thanks again to Paradox for the sponsorship on this one. Genuinely surprised at the amount of big brain activity required and how much more open it was than I originally expected. Since it was my first time trying it, I didn't spend as much time on the extra stuff, but you can check out the new DLC, Below and Beyond, here: rebrand.ly/AmbiguousAmphibian

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[@starellen]

Hey you definitely deserve a sponsor ambiguous.

[@spartanspaghetti2983]

Your voice sounds epic and funny at the same time

[@Cacemomarerona]

The person who decided that the symbol for science and technology would be a volumetric flask was the potion seller. You cannot argue with him because you cannot handle his strongest potions.

[@NoxiousAffection]

But... but that's an erlenmeyer flask! D:

[@informitas0117]

I want your strongest potion.

[@orbathealien8868]

POTION SELLER -- I need your strongest Potion to fight the Dragon!

[@harbl99]

"You can't handle my strongest theorums." -- Martian Potion Se- erm, Head of Research

[@Cacemomarerona]

@@nobialache8878 Even the bots are annoyed at how easy it is for them to exist. Truly marvelous.

[@chrisord6722]

I love how the 'space bar' is like, four times the size of the research centre lol

[@user-rl6wr2ny7f]

Balanced as all things should be.

[@derpco.69420]

It makes sure no matter what people will always be happy

[@mesmoe-rizing]

Got to have enough room for all the space booty

[@Kwaq84]

Look at your keyboard, space bar is always bigger 😄

[@adamhrin9866]

for me it's flying drone flying through glass of dome at 6:40 😂 because duck logic ^^

[@NoxiousAffection]

"Does... one of them have a gun????" made me spit out my drink. Thanks, Amphibuous Ambigian

[@nyawul]

Very cool hallonoed silwnce

[@rangaplays2025]

not the fact that they would all die from lack of water and oxygen no

[@ariannasilva4462]

When did he say that?

[@MrWooaa]

@@ariannasilva4462 5:05 or so

[@ariannasilva4462]

@@MrWooaa Thanks. You're a real one.

[@jakeking974]

"don't be fooled, this isn't Chicago" Thank God. We'd be screwed if the first city on Mars was Chicago 2.

[@seymour47]

Chicago 2, Frozen Boogaloo

[@youtob2925]

God forbid

[@ThemLoLShortClips]

Are guns allowed on the ship?

[@jakeking974]

@@ThemLoLShortClips Good question. I believe an armed society is a polite society, but keeping guns out of Chicago just sounds logical...

[@larsthedude1984]

@@ThemLoLShortClips they’re required. Got to stay strapped in case of aliens rolling up.

[@apeman4079]

Looks at penguin “at the end of the day we are all mammals”

[@wrightii5340]

H m m

[@haze5420]

“We are all mammals” says the amphibian

[@joshucamereeno8155]

I actually bought this game not long ago but I was desperately confused that being said I’m gonna use this video to help me learn the game and get into it. Thank you strange frogesque sage.

[@Gigarayzor]

There are a few tutorial missions to introduce the basic concepts, definitely recommend them. It's great once you know what's going on.

[@joshucamereeno8155]

@@Gigarayzor it looks awesome and it’s why I got it it just seems a bit overwhelming. Giving it another shot tonight :)

[@jetex1911]

He truly is a wise frog.

[@anglerfish61]

@@joshucamereeno8155 it is a very difficult game indeed. I'd say, wait with the humans. Set up everything well first.

[@generaldurchbruchmuller7284]

I have a friend that learned rimworld of ambiguousamphibian

[@Camilleillustrates]

I’m dying at the “frolicking gayly” after the pile of dead colonists. I want my funeral to be just like that.

[@coconuttree9719]

The question is, *when* do you want your funeral?

[@endig4501]

gaily

[@Shining-Shiro]

@@coconuttree9719 very soon, obviously

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

Corpses are always the gaiest of frolicers.

[@Trupen]

4:37 Does he knows something we don't know?!

[@ambiguousamphibian]

You know nothing, Jon Snow

[@Kung_Druynya]

@@ambiguousamphibian с такими шуточками тебе дорога в ГУЛАГ 😡

[@deadsoldiertr]

3:45 "This robot is doing some sort of Tai-Chi dance and asking Satan to summon a building. Thank you Tai-Chi and thank you Satan." *Help me I can't breathe XD*

[@drake005]

Thank you, Satan.

[@DamienDarksideBlog]

Thank you, Satan.

[@theycallmedoorway9913]

Thank you, S'tan

[@TehSlan]

@@theycallmedoorway9913 I stan S'tan.

[@potatoman6540]

"Yes it's garbage, but it's our garbage " the way my parents describe me to other people

[@ColonelSandersLite]

You should tell them that you would prefer to be called "the happy little accident".

[@JustinCasey216]

still garbage in the long run and thats something no one wants

[@Shining-Shiro]

@@ColonelSandersLite The parents about to become Bob Ross lmao

[@azafreak]

This absolutely REEKS of 60's animated infotainment. I love it WOAH! SLOW DOWN THERE LITTLE BILLY, MAKE SURE YOU LIKE THE VIDEO FIRST!

[@DratchGarou]

"Why hadn't the space corporation weeded out all of the alcoholics with Benjamin Button disease in the application process?" I was NOT expecting that from you, caught me so off guard I spat out my drink. Grade A work my friend

[@doxinn8879]

Seeing all of the colonists walk back home all depressed and shit was fucking hilarious

[@kajmak64bit76]

Ah... so USA in a nutshell or something idk xd

[@porguinturtle3854]

@@kajmak64bit76 england

[@approximateCognition]

"We are all one race as mammals" Guess we're ignoring the penguinI suppose

[@vianneyb.8776]

We are all one race as... amniotes?

[@ballspenguin2264]

Typical

[@aleronupstill9816]

The penguinese and the mammalian apartheid of the global south is a biological catastrophe that will plague antarctic nations centuries to come.

[@sithofdarkness8927]

Beings from Earth we all are, and forth we shall continue into the stars.

[@rangaplays2025]

we are all one race as... land things with spines i guess

[@voxvolhynia5400]

"The situation on Earth has reached critical levels. If humanity is to survive, we must colonize Mars!" "Yes! And we must remember not to make the same mist-" Ambiguous Amphibian: *Pollutes liberally*

[@MrGnorts]

A mistake somewhere may not always be a mistake someplace else

[@Zedyne]

I was drinking water when you thanked Satan, and almost choked on it, then spat it all out when you said his name is now _Stan!_ This made my evening, thank you so much!

[@MrClunkers]

A small note for anyone picking up the game, start as brazil, you get automatic waste stone to Rare trade resources which will fund you even without colonists, and allows you to completely terraform mars without people (you can use this income to research on earth) their nation also allows without mods making mars tourism profitable.

[@SaitoGray]

Oh ! That's a good idea. i always start with japan because of the shuttle, but i'll try brazil next time.

[@nerobernardino88]

My country is finally good! :D

[@Kacnique]

@@nerobernardino88 ao menos no jogo o Brasil manda bem no espaço heuheuheuhe

[@nerobernardino88]

@@Kacnique Sad mano, sad

[@generalrubbish9513]

Nobody gets to escape Brazil.

[@chillcreep4926]

This was on my wishlist but I'd completely forgotten about it - and it is exactly the style of game I love. Thank you for reminding me! I've downloaded it and am ready to fail horribly and cause the deaths of hundreds in my efforts to colonize a hostile planet. Could not stop cackling at the various angles on "starvation death march home to take a nap". Brilliant commentary as always! Take care, froggy sibling.

[@Aurirang]

I think it was free on Steam at some point. Else i can't explain why it is present in my evergrowing pile of games i have yet to play. :D

[@therealestatewhisperer4806]

Love your VOD channel, but have reeeeaally loved your philosophical, whimsical, style on these videos for about a year now.

[@vertiform_city]

Volumetric flasks have rounded sides and a long neck, so that they can be swirled or filled to a marked line with precision. What you have here is an Erlenmeyer, which is made for titrations (to prevent splashing). 🙂

[@daynarisbarathion8602]

It's so weird, i always thought it was called a beeker

[@JamesSmith-dn8lb]

@@daynarisbarathion8602 that's a muppet.

[@harrisgrey8661]

@@daynarisbarathion8602 beaker* and a beaker most of the time is just a cylindrical glass cup with a pouring spout with rather basic and not particularly accurate markings for measurement. The flask shown in the game is as the op of the comment said, an erlenmeyer (or a bit easier to say, a conical flask).

[@daynarisbarathion8602]

@@harrisgrey8661 Do you know why it's spelled 'beak'er?

[@harrisgrey8661]

@@daynarisbarathion8602 no but if I took a stab in the dark the pouring spout resembles the beak of a bird.

[@orbathealien8868]

As a troglodyte, I must commend you for helping to socially normalize our condition with your magnetically charged and well toned voice.

[@idunwantafreakinchan]

this needs more updoots we of the troglodyte race will take all the publicity we can get.

[@zbot2123]

So, in this game, you are literally god, creating a Garden of Eden in 7 days on the Planet of Mars.

[@anubisfox5765]

Its funny cuz he thanked satan on the 6th day and 7th day lmao

[@Darien_England]

"And thank you Satan." Was where I was surprised and laughed and this video earned a like

[@theappleeaters6844]

*Checks subs list, sees 4 videos on surviving mars.* LEAVE ME ALONE PARADOX I ALREADY OWN THE GAME.

[@giltirn]

New DLC

[@robertharris6092]

But do you own the DLC?

[@KK-xz4rk]

New Dlc release day it is.

[@dsagent]

I can't stop laughing at the depressed space colony. A beautiful tragedy.

[@bunstructors8591]

Ah, industry-realization. How poetic.

[@ReplicatorFifth]

You glorious amphibian! On point editing and comedic timing!

[@ramblamb4522]

i absolutely adore this channel with every part of my heart. Thank you for making these videos!!!

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Thanks :) Happy you enjoyed, my friend

[@oomree]

i cant wait for kenshi 2 to come so i can see you upload another torsolo run

[@thechosendino206]

Day 6 they are like. We’ve got a little bit of food. Some science. And a lot of alcohol. Let’s f*cking do this.

[@sebastianlee6695]

AmphibiousAmbiguan I had to hold in my tea without spitting it out 90% of the time while I was watching you. This is absolutely hilarious, thank you.

[@tommarren3809]

Its going to bug me for eternity if I don't nitpick, so here it is: that's an Erlenmeyer flask, not a volumetric flask. Volumetric flasks are basically teardrop shaped with long necks, Erlenmeyer flasks have flat bottoms.

[@informitas0117]

Paradox on point with sponsorships.

[@KK-xz4rk]

New expencive dlc release day, is good day to buy some sponsorships. U gotta spend some to earn more.

[@stillanimal]

ambiguousamphibian, I started watching your video's during one of my many Rimworld binges. They were all very entertaining so, in what is a rare occurrence for me, I decided to check out some of your vids from games I don't play, also extremely entertaining. Thanks for getting me into Kenshi, what a truly incredible game. Keep up the great content abstrusenewt.

[@gr0g88]

Someones been plundering the steam sales again. You can call your youtube career a business and write off expenses of buying games you know :)

[@The_Dreadwin]

@@EEEEEEEE E

[@charlesthoreson4162]

@@EEEEEEEE so fucking sad

[@cosmoncz8579]

Since he was sponsored by Paradox, it's more than probable that he got the game from them for free, not from the steam sales.

[@Tyxaar]

"It will take centuries to terraform such a planet!" AA: "Give me four months max."

[@Brigtzen]

Let us all praise Stan, the almighty.

[@bionicdragon5]

Hail Stan!

[@w-1169]

Oh and his brother Greg.

[@aDeathbomb]

Hail stan

[@JohnG32224]

@4:43 "One of them is an alcoholic. I can't wait to meet them now." - made me chuckle sensibly.

[@liger678tion4]

I thought that would be considered an Erlenmeyer flask, not volumetric

[@josephdickson3531]

"Let me tell you something else: This ain't chemistry, ok, this is art." - Jessie to Mr White, Breaking Bad.

[@tylermitchell185]

Did you learn nothing from my chemistry class?

[@liger678tion4]

@@tylermitchell185 well after doing a quick google search, I’m right, so yes, I did learn something

[@tylermitchell185]

@@liger678tion4 I should have quoted it, its from breaking bad

[@liger678tion4]

@@tylermitchell185 ah fuck, I don’t watch it, my bad

[@smurrlord]

Crazy how far you've come i remember when u had 50k and now your almost 500k!!! Keep the bangers coming

[@justincarroll1836]

He says volumetric flask and I die a little more each time...

[@xzcrusher]

Man, all your inflections, eclectic hectic commentary out of your experience of the game with your authentic creation of story-telling. I just discovered you after your video popped up of "Can I Survive Trapped Underground in Rimworld?". Great stuff mate.

[@TheOnlyMiolli]

Oh my god this guys dry humor is literally amazing. I love it! Naturally.

[@OddGamerPlays]

For a moment, I was concerned that this was Chicago. Thank you for putting me at ease.

[@darthcheesecake3392]

Not gonna lie. This was a perfect day to see this. Been having a crap week so far and AA's antics always bring a smile to my face.

[@TheChrishendrix]

I constantly quote "slow down there boys" in my best impersonation of ambiguousamphibian in my work (daily) and nobody...... NOBODY has any context and I love it.

[@User37285]

This is one of my favorite videos. I’m not sure how many times unexpected dry jokes came out one after another and made me heave laughing

[@tmaxie2550]

Calling an Erlenmeyer flask a volumetric flask multiple times pained me but as always this video was great

[@Person01234]

"this isn't chicago" It's a desolate wasteland that may at one time have been inhabitable, but that time has long since passed...

[@kenshaffer7387]

I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at something that I cried. Great job and sense of humor. I'm sure my wife didn't appreciate me giggling like a school girl on my side of the couch, but this made my month and I'll likely end up getting the game.

[@franktothemax]

That slightly opaque penguin at the end with the catastrophic philosophic monologue damn near brought me tears of glorious saddened joy. AA, you are the best at this. Please never stop.

[@SlimShady-tc5mb]

Man, this game is a time machine disguised as games I was planning to play this game for 1 hour, ended up playing it for straight 6 hours, and it felt like 1 hour I had to spartan my essay from 1 AM to 7 AM and submit it at 10 AM

[@robinbest2729]

I hate to be like one of those people, but that is more of a conical flask as a volumetric typically has a longer neck and has rounded sides with a gradient line for making volumetric solutions. Any who, just got to pop back into the lab to finish of my titrations using a conical flask with my standards from my volumetric flasks.....

[@Alee-dt1mk]

I just needed to watch someone cuz I didn't know what I was doing and this is hilarious and helpful X)

[@dragontear1638]

Glory to Stan for enabling colonization on Mars, just so we can witness a SCP-like event of The Many in one spot imitating a diety, then sluggishly and slowly marching back to their dome to rest on chrome beds. ... I don't even. I love your well-spoken yet hilarious commentary, good stuff.

[@extremophile7123]

You were calling that a volumetric flask but it is actually a erlenmeyer flask nerd, out

[@panickal]

You uploaded this as Door Monster also uploaded about Surviving Mars.

[@cwovictor3281]

At the same as RTGame uploaded, too. Down to the minute. Wowzers.

[@shaihulud4515]

Each line that guy drops is either poetry, philosophy or pure entertainment - or at times each of these! I could listen to him for hours on end!

[@chriscavy]

This is so strange, I just reinstalled Surviving Mars yesterday after not playing for ages and here's this gem of a video

[@fuchsmichael93]

Came for Project Zomboid, stayed for the phylosophic shit talking. Keep up the good Work, man

[@stogesmcgee3251]

"Aint got nothing" Not long in Florida and its already effecting you

[@Marshmellow89]

This appeared on my recommendation and had a good laugh watching. A deserved sub :)

[@cameron571]

You're definitely a staple channel for me. Pretty much all the games you do videos on are either in my favorites list, on my wishlist, or rarely, games that need to be on my wishlist but aren't yet.

[@boom_322]

If I went to mars, I want you to go with me

[@messaround7755]

Idea for next video: "Can I continue at least 1 playthrough?"

[@Mekose]

One of these days you're going to kill one of your viewers by making them choke on their drink laughing.

[@bitsnthings]

I am convinced the free download on Steam is completely thanks to the fact that we're getting a sponsored video from this big brain guy with the biggest brain jokes

[@danielwoods3896]

Him and door monster. Both were sponsored at the same time to sell the dlc

[@dylanlewis3304]

it shouldn't bug me as much as it does, but that's an Erlenmeyer/conical flask, not a volumetric flask

[@Newt2799]

This was incredible

[@jonpulling]

This whole vid is hilarious - great job!

[@juggerdawg4505]

so hilariously detached keep up the good work shady frog

[@xXLeoMarten9Xx]

most people: lol the animation makes them look soo saaad!! ambiguous: *goes on a presidential level speech that damn near brought a tear to my eye* you're crazy good man, keep it up, much love!

[@turtlepuffs9562]

game looks lit

[@thisisthelukas]

"Thank you Tai Chi and thank you Satan" is not a sentence I would *ever* have imagined I would hear. lmao

[@chriscook2540]

oh phibi, it's like listening to a terrifying how it's made. please do this more, all the time yes, please...yes... love the content. keep it up.

[@---cy5gh]

"Can I Terraform Mars in 100 Days?" The answer? No.

[@andromidius]

It is possible, though. You just have to go HARD into science and rapid expansion. And even then 100% terraforming won't happen for a long while - vegetation is ridiculously slow and can't really be rushed like heat, atmosphere and water.

[@sithofdarkness8927]

The AA support group really came in handy with the alcoholic problem on Mars. Not that Paradox was helping.

[@nbganning1]

I was wondering what kind extreme scene you will play in the video, then you came up with that "queue of sadness", so ridiculous funny, good job!

[@xozegraf7179]

Thank you; from multiple parts of my heart, for using the word 'myriad' correctly. If the money I inserted into the back of my computer doesn't get to you, let me know.

[@Akapulko]

NASA should hire this man to terraform Mars, he'll find a way...

[@liamday5963]

you should do a vidio on workers and resouces and soviet republic as you can make a completely self sufficiant nation

[@matthewsmith5737]

That ending was comical AND poetic. Bravo, ambiguously slimy man. Bravo.

[@Eequalsmc87]

I was literally dying laughing during most of this video, thanks for that!

[@CircusFoxxo]

God, I could listen to you read the dictionary.

[@starlight4649]

I've been watching this channel since it had like 10k subscribers. Goddamn AA has done such good work to get it here. Keep the great videos coming dude

[@williamrocker94]

Dude I got to say it. Your videos remind me of the channel "Let's Game it Out" but with a plus of sarcastic comedy! It's awesome! It's perfection! Keep it up!

[@franklyn9926]

When you said that drone was doing some "Tai Chi" I nearly spat out water from laughter.

[@kendan06]

I've been trying to figure out what makes these videos so charming, and I think I've finally got it. His narration is very similar to that of an informational video from the 1950s.

[@CapinFuzzyChest]

I had no clue Surviving Mars was free rn thank you so much Ambiguousamphibian I've been wanting this game for so longgg

[@AsbestosMuffins]

those aren't voumetric flasks, those are erlinmyer flasks, volumetric flasks are round bottom with a single calibrated volume line

[@Soul11]

I legit burst out laughing at industry realization. Great video!

[@fearanger1]

The old-school "narrator reigning in excited subject" voice kills me every time.

[@XxXxBartenderXxXx]

I think I subscribed to you back in 2017 while playing a CSGO game and you asked our group to subscribe. If my memory serves me right you were a very small channel back then if not just starting, although I could be wrong. My subscription back then did not disappoint as I've stumbled upon this gem of a channel recently and realized I was already subscribed. Your content is great and I'm happy to see you've done well for yourself on youtube man, you did not disappoint :)

[@kevinverberne6662]

Ive enjoyed many of your vids, but this one made me laugh in tears.

[@fare-5174]

I came in here expecting a speedrun strat. That changed about a minute in, but I stayed till the end. This shit is hypnotic.

[@ChronicSkooma]

As a 500+ hour kenshi player, i found your conent via kenshi. There simply is not enough kenshi content creators out there. I found you and general sam the same way, one of like..4 kenshi content creators. Thank you for that, and this. i didnt even know you could terraform mars when i played this game. Thought it was entirely about survival and nothing else.

[@DarrylCross]

Terraforming is part of the Green Planet DLC Also seconding the love for Kenshi. Found a few good channels by it.

[@0xEmmy]

My inner AP chemistry student is torn between "that's not a volumetric flask, it's an Erlenmeyer" and "Someone actually bothered to look it up, NICE!".

[@TheArklyte]

My head cannon for 1)why terraforming is so quick, 2)why superpowers made missions that are barely more resourceful than random companies and 3)why colonists aren't the best of the best is that _all other landing sites you haven't chosen, are also used by other missions._ So that's like 300-500 sites(can't recall how many grids there are) and superpowers have to split between them. Which means there are thousands of rockets and almost a million people working on it daily crashing more ice asteroids, nuking ice caps and releasing modified life forms 24/7... plus the game time obviously runs much faster with how colonists die of old age. So yeah, with such a scale maybe it's possible in century instead of 500-5000 years.

[@yotarak8786]

we martians appreciate your video, AA. please make more of this content