This is The COMPLETE Oxygen Water & Electric Guide To: Occupy Mars

[@Fortizar]

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[@jmbtsang]

Hi, could you do a guide on how to update your grinder tool? Thanks!

[@Fortizar]

Sure I can easily do that, can have a video out later today hopefully

[@ZombiePete1]

You should do an update for the wind generators, which are awesome, and make things a lot different.

[@liamwarner5749]

One comment I'll add is that a base only uses its power so you can have Battery/Transformer outputing 100% of what your generating e.g. 135 kw/h to a building using 27 kw/h during the day and 31 kw/h at night the set up will still store the unneeded 100 odd kw/h automatically. You only need t worry about amounts if your splitting your feed amongst multiple loads. That is one load of 21/31 kw/h depending on day night just supply the whole generated amount, two loads of 21 and 31 then you need to ensure you have sufficient power for each.

[@Fortizar]

That's true you can out put 100% in this case to the workshop, But I did show using the transformer for splitting the loads like to the Well & ATV

[@alcyonna]

Great job. Nice and clear explanations. Thank u.

[@Fortizar]

No problem. I hope it helped

[@alcyonna]

@@Fortizar Without any doubt.

[@tripyj2]

You got my sub, and a like. This helped me out. I’m tired of eating MRE’s lol

[@Fortizar]

Haha, excellent, thank you

[@melparrishjr]

This is going to be EVERYONE'S Go-to Guide!!! I couldn't figure out why the light was Red on the Workshop plug. After watching your guide I am guessing that it's because I don't yet have enough power going to it. And the Red light /Green light states are meant to indicate Not merely that it's powered but that it's getting enough power! Eureka!

[@Fortizar]

Haha make sure you share it then! The Red light your talking about is a bit buggy for me that's why I didn't mention it, it's either on or off it has a mind of it own lol. You are correct though it should go green when it has enough power.

[@melparrishjr]

@@Fortizar Earlier, just looking at the map the Battery was Red and Workshop was Green! Now, the Battery is green and the Workshop is still Green but the plug light is still Red. Must be a bug...

[@gayinthornton]

Think its bugged .. mine stays red and i waste power i keep a large surplus so i don't need to run to the transformer battery's and readjust for little things i add lol

[@kylebolt4235]

Defo gonna help me out next time I play was getting a little confused with it all thanks for the video Fort ❤

[@Fortizar]

No problem Dude 😊

[@shintsu01]

nice video i only missed the water source discovery step tough :)

[@Fortizar]

Thank you

[@stormfire962imastarcitizen5]

Sir excellent video and thank you for doing this I found it extremely helpful.

[@Fortizar]

No problem at all happy to help!

[@leiflotvedt8258]

I wondered if it was possible to run a power line from the battery to the transformer. I thought about making multiple batteries with several connections but this saves a lot of pain. Thank you very much for doing this video!!

[@Fortizar]

No problem mate, people are going to have they're own opinions on settings up but I think this is the best approach for new player or getting started in general.

[@gayinthornton]

Yes and you can do Solar > Transformer > Battery > Battery > Transformer or any combination back to more transformers. I play like NASA bc ups to Back ups... i like to keep 2 Dys of power saved cause i hate cleaning solar panels or a diester happens. By the second day the solar panel have cleaned themselves off enough from the wind to start saving power again... lol - plus i am gone form base a lot a week at a time less to worry about.

[@DoranneB]

Very helpful! Thank you so much!

[@Fortizar]

Not a problem st sll

[@gavinhalliday5231]

That was excellent again thanks. I have a right mess of cables and hoses outside my workshop and sometime I will rebuild it all following your excellent instructions! Another issue I have is the scrubber - I am terrified of it and haven’t built it yet! I saw the developers did a “how to” guide of about a minute, which contained six things to watch out for. SIX! In one minute! For one machine! And the video very “helpfully” showed the player being electrocuted! Far too many levers and wheels to turn and adjust. It mainly separates Co2 as far as I can tell so great for cleaning your base after a sandstorm but so far I just hope that my batteries have enough power until the solar panels are clean again. So a video on that would be great - or even a comment as to how useful a piece of machinery it is.

[@Fortizar]

This seems to be a really big requested video now, I have a bog stream today playing VRising and it's my birthday 🎂 I'll look in to trying to get a video out tomorrow hopefully.

[@gavinhalliday5231]

@@Fortizar thanks. And happy birthday!!

[@joshuawilke4672]

bro! i was lost on the o2! ur the man!

[@Fortizar]

Happy I could help 👍

[@JohnRacela-b6x]

Ok, I get the basics.. I didnt realize you could go transformer battery bank to transformer... Curious on the water. I just tremendous amounts the where the 3 large tank (for water were filled but are now empty. I would like to see a way to take many wells, and reduce the flow into manageable reserves so my domes /greenhouese never run out of water.

[@nileshapsingkar3723]

thankssss!!

[@Fortizar]

No problem at all

[@BenAtHome323]

I need more O2! I seem to be consuming all of the O2 with my tiny little base and there isn't enough to refill the O2 tanks in the rover. I've temporarily disconnected the oxygen from the base and connected it to the rover but it seems to be filling very slowly, so I need a faster way to produce oxygen, as well. Can you help with that? Is there another better or faster way to fill the rover O2 tanks?

[@Fortizar]

I built a dedicated pump just for the rover so it didn't pull from other needed buildings, you can hook up more o2 pipes to other workshops and green houses if you need more o2 flow through your base. Just build more pumps and hook them up to the other buildings like I mentioned above, just make sure to upgrade all your pumps so they're producing o2.

[@Monkey_Snot]

OK so I ran out of cable, well, actually the cables I had are on the ground and I can't figure out how to gather up what I dropped, but how and where can I make more cables and hoses?

[@Fortizar]

Hold left click to pick them up mate 👍

[@Monkey_Snot]

@@Fortizar yes I know I can pick them up, but how do I take the cable I used and put it back in my inventory? I have all these unused cables all over I can't do anything with. All it allows me to do is pick up the plug, then drop it again lol.

[@Fortizar]

Hmm that sounds like a bug I just hold left click and it it goes in my inventory

[@Monkey_Snot]

@@Fortizar yeah you're probably right, it may just need a restart. I'll try left click when I'm in the game again. Thank you for the help.

[@Fortizar]

Not a problem 👌

[@maireen3517]

@2:54 no upgrade is 180 @3:10 early game 2nd transformer isnt needed as most dont have extra circuit board for another. First couple days of the game there are only enough boards for 1 transformer and 1 battery and 2nd transformer is only needed when powering more than just the workshop to split the stored power from the battery. Also you can set higher battery output if you want as whatever is connected will only draw out whats needed

[@Fortizar]

You don't have to but it future proofs you, as you will have many small solar panels connected to the transformer. And you are powering more than one thing as I showed in the video your powering the well + even ATV if you have that.

[@ShannaNL]

The circuitboards are quite random. The first game I played I got 2 small ones from the first base and needed to search far and wide to get more. The second game on the same map, I got 4 small ones in the same base en 2 in each of the 2 bases next to it. So 8 in 2 days. The problems people encounter is not so much direct input and output, but expansion. How to get multiple wells to send water in the workshop. How to get multiple buildings supported from the battery... that kind of questions are on the forum now. And there is little info out there as everyone is trying to figure out how things work. This was quite informative and quite clear and welldone. The audience does have some braincells and can figure it out from here.

[@Fortizar]

I'll have to take a look at the forums and see if I can answer any of these questions cheers shanna.

[@ShannaNL]

@@Fortizar The forums are quite flooded, more questions and reports are coming in than you can answer. You answer one question and as you press enter 5 new posts appear with bugreports, oddities and questions. I guess it would be a relief for the overworked moderator when outside gameplay information will appear. hehehe.

[@maireen3517]

@@Fortizar thats what i said, when there are more things to provide power after the battery then 2nd transformer is good to split power from the battery but in campaign and hard mode you dont have the luxury early game for a 2nd one due to needing another circuit board and other materials to build another. And early game you only really need power to the workshop to get food asap as you dont start with alot of items

[@isolator86]

but if you put more solar panels, you connect them to the first transformer, and then you need to add more cables from the transformer to the battery? or just owith one cable you get all the energy from multiple solar panels?

[@Fortizar]

1 cable running from the transformer that has solar panels connected is all you need.

[@gayinthornton]

Still can't make the o2 extensions for rover.... so i been setting up gas stations every 5000km or so at water spots. Small solar panel a well and o2... don't need the battery since i don't use them often... running 1/2 the time is good. And when my personal 02 bottles get low i toss up a survival pos fill the tanks and dismantle it lol.I can stay out like 5-6 days i search a site and completely grind it down then name it done on the map. Issues I have still: 1. Rover O2 Extenders 2. Meteor Defense Rockets (Can make ammo or know how to load it). 3. Can't figure out how to use the helicopter Drones 4. How do you get rid of or destroy or recycle the seed magazines 5. Are the Decorations in the Printing Workshop (under decorations tab) able to be unlocked if so how, i got 2 unlocked.

[@Fortizar]

I'll look in to doing videos on what I can some things might just not work as it's still early access.

[@ShannaNL]

4. place the seed magazine on the hotbar, walk to the wastebin in your workshop, put the mousepointer in the wastebin, select the seedmagazine, right mouse button. If you aimed right the seed container dropped into the wastebin and disappeared. The wastebin is located next to the water/energy management console along the centerpath in the workshop. Enjoy.

[@ShannaNL]

btw een alternative, given by a dev on the forum, was you can also destroy them in the crushers. No idea how or why, I'm not there yet, because I like taking my time on things.

[@gayinthornton]

@@ShannaNL So Awesome - THANKS!

[@gayinthornton]

@@Fortizar There just ideas and what i struggle with... not being pushy... i promise you're doing an amazing job @Fortizar. I love all your videos.

[@ryzz3340]

Like recently started occupied mars. I have two buildings on my base and too well water wells going to it, The amount of water that I get income is 6. How do I get that raised up higher?

[@Fortizar]

You need more wells mate, and you'll need to connect them to water intakes building like the greenhouse or the workshop or bio dome.

[@DanCorrin]

Can you plug the solar panel directly into the battery instead of going through a transformer to save a circuit board at the start?

[@Fortizar]

Yeah you can, that transformer is just in case you have small solar panels at the start of the game.

[@thekingofgreen1765]

can you place wells anywhere and still get water from them?

[@Fortizar]

Yeah you can

[@twistedchazor]

i am seeing an issue where when i turn on CO2 scrubber it kills base power when i have way more power then the requirement from the co2 scrubber am I doing something wrong?

[@Fortizar]

Hmm, i know someone had a similar issue they picked it up and replaced it then it worked for them.

[@twistedchazor]

@@Fortizar I'll try that, Thank you!

[@twistedchazor]

@@Fortizar That worked, thank you!!!! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I was doing wrong...

[@Fortizar]

Lol no problem mate

[@philippeauriach6600]

Merci beaucoup

[@Fortizar]

Your welcome

[@nicolaismestad543]

how did you pick up the lines from the ground? my base is littered with electrisity cables becaus i cant get them back into my inventory if i dont need the conection anymore😂

[@Fortizar]

Hold left click on them lol

[@nicolaismestad543]

@@Fortizar oh damn i dumb, thanks!:)

[@gayinthornton]

you can do two mouse clicks very fast also. you can also double click when its plugged in and it will take the entire cord and move to inventory.

[@nicolaismestad543]

@@gayinthornton thank you, this will make the solar farm so much neater!

[@jaheem666]

Hiya, nice video, when I loock at the airlock to see the needed power, all it shows me is the following: Airlock Iris Usage: 2.50 and nothing else. I do not see Structure and I am wondering why that is. Very strange.

[@Fortizar]

if your seeing nothing else it means it receiving enough power, you only see the needs if your not supplying enough.

[@jaheem666]

@@Fortizar Aha, that is good to know, thanks 😁

[@iainansell5930]

i just have a seperate solar panel to charge atv...keeps it a bit simpler not having to mess with settings

[@Fortizar]

Yeah makes total sense

[@jeffreyspinner9720]

How the heck did you rotate your transformer! Not obvious to me at all.

[@Fortizar]

I think I said in the video but you use the arrow keys.

[@jeffreyspinner9720]

@@Fortizar tyvm if true! I got so far: the r and t keys and F1 will show how. I was too tired to play the game to see yet...

[@Fortizar]

It's the arrow keys for me and I haven't used any keybinds, good luck

[@jeffreyspinner9720]

@@Fortizar Yup, verified, I got lost in the game or I'd have responded sooner. Thanks again!

[@Fortizar]

Not a problem enjoy!

[@gayinthornton]

The Water/Oxygen/Methane Lines do not have to be used for how they are colored. If you put your blue water line on the green o2 it will auto change to blue water, and you could have 2 water lines connected there if you wanted. Or two oxygen same with the pumps. So if you dont take your helmet off but need more water pressure for green house and domes u can connect 2 water lines so you do not build another workshop Should add pumps to your guide. I Got 3 Wells - 3 Sebat's (o2) - 2 Pumps. Water Lines to the back In-port on 1 pump and 3 o2 Lines on the other pump. Then on the front Out-Line I got 1 Water and 1 O2 going to the Workshop. All three Lines on back can be pushed out one hose ot you can add more hoses - When I added the greenhouse i did not add 02 i used both connects for the of two water lines from the water pump.

[@Fortizar]

Yeah I know this, this was to Tey and make it as simple as possible for everyone to understand.

[@ZombiePete1]

I have stopped putting oxygen lines into the base. given that you can simply grow plants for oxygen, it is cheaper/easier to let the mighty potato plants do their job and slowly fill your base with oxygen. never thought of putting two water connections to the same building, but I had wondered if it worked that way, because the pumps do the same.

[@DavidMTheKrucifix]

Still trying to figure out what a "baa err ree" is. Is he referring to baTTery, as in pronouncing the "t"'s in the word? Have the British just abandonded the "t" because of that American incident about 250 years ago?

[@Fortizar]

Think trying to be smart, I'd not reply! It's called a accent get a higher iq before typing in future.

[@Choc_Chilla]

Ohh FFS I feel like I been all over mars and I got not tablet for Sabatier blah blah :/

[@Fortizar]

Keep looking

[@LaughableSynonyms]

So to place a well, you need to be on wet soil.

[@Fortizar]

That's correct

[@xXturbo86Xx]

The developers lack imagination. We should be able to make circuit boards in the printer, and then complete them using the workbench. But no, we have to pray to the RNG god to find them. Fuckin nonsense. Impossible to play.

[@Fortizar]

Would be good to craft them ourself I do agree there.