I Spent 2872 Days in Oxygen Not Included with a Single Duplicant

Follow my journey as I take on a single-duplicant playthrough of Oxygen Not Included - one of my most ambitious gaming challenges! Having only one worker to figure out all the game systems, plan my strategy and complete the challenge was a huge undertaking, but with 3000 cycles spent before I could declare victory there were plenty of shocks, surprises and amazing moments along the way. Join me as I share the secrets and strategies that allowed me to beat the game against all odds. Don't miss the incredible conclusion to this monumental challenge!
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Playlist to the 74-part series:
• ONE DUPE TO RULE THEM ...
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- Factorio: • Build a MegaBase From ...
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ABOUT THIS GAME
In the space-colony simulation game Oxygen Not Included you'll find that scarcities of oxygen, warmth and sustenance are constant threats to your colony's survival. Guide colonists through the perils of subterranean asteroid living and watch as their population grows until they're not simply surviving, but thriving...
Just make sure you don't forget to breathe.
Build Extensive Bases and Discover What it Takes to Survive:
Everything in your space colony is under your control, from excavation and resource allocation right down to plumbing and power systems. Resources will begin depleting with your first breath, however, so be sure to dig fast if you want to live.
It's Mind Over Matter with Stress Simulations:
Keep the psychological impact of survival at bay with fun leisure activities, great accommodations and even better food for your colony. Duplicants each have different and potentially destructive ways of reacting to stress, so be sure to always keep them happy. Whatever the cost.
Avoid Boiling with Thermodynamics:
Temperature control is a constant concern in space; too cold and you'll freeze, too hot and you'll fry. Keep tabs on ambient environmental temperatures and your colony's heat production to maintain a nice, cozy atmosphere for your colonists.
Enhance Efficiency through Complex Gas and Liquid Simulations:
Create interlocking pipe systems to swiftly deliver fuel and liquid to critical areas of your base. Plan well and be rewarded as your colony transforms into an imperishable, well-oiled machine.
Take Charge with Power Grid Simulations:
Choose from a multitude of power sources including coal, hydrogen, natural gas or just plain old elbow grease. Manage power runoff, circuit overloads and meltdowns to keep your colony running smoothly.
Always Keep Yourself Breathing:
Enter the Oxygen Overlay and watch air moving through your base in real time. Monitor carbon dioxide accumulation and oversee oxygen generation processes to mold your colony into a veritable deep-space oasis.
Waste Nothing through Extreme Recycling:
Make use of every last resource for a base that truly exemplifies efficiency. Recycle waste into precious fuel, process unbreathable gas into air or harness the natural processes of wild creatures for food. If you're clever, you might even be able to run a base off colonist farts.
Explore Diverse, Procedurally Generated New Worlds:
Summon new worlds with a push of a button. Experience tons of untamed space rocks, then suffocate in them!
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[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks for supporting the video, it was quite a ride;) Here's the link to the full playlist, how did you like it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5OWY5ucntCiapI

[@Go-go_Godzilla]

Loved the series and I can't wait for more ONI!😉 "TERRA PAX"

[@RodolfoClash]

Absolutamente inacreditavel rsrs eu com minhas míseras 202h de experiência desse jogo e ainda aprendendo sobre resfriamento e tb sobre automação pois é bem complexo e a pessoa faz com so 1 tudo isso rsrsrsrs

[@Erynn-f]

my name is also nathan. just have the profile name for privacy sake

[@ZebraChanda]

When the company sends a introvert as the first duplicant so he has control over what/ who he accepts and he keeps telling them, "I'm just not ready for more duplicants".

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Haha that is amazing!;)

[@Wha73v3r]

lol 😅👌

[@ezeycemaf7451]

Them? Not himself or herself?

[@ZebraChanda]

@ezeycemaf7451 yes them as in the dupes sending more dupes. Not talking to themself lol

[@Derzull2468]

@@ezeycemaf7451 It looks like you got exposed to radioactive pronoun cancer and it took hold in your brain. You need cleansing to be able to understand English again.

[@lolitaras22]

"I hate my life", said the single duplicant.

[@potatomaster5570]

I'm so lonely Why am I still here?, just to suffer?

[@ej7052]

Every night, I can feel my leg... And my arm... even my fingers...

[@SaintGerbilUK]

Makes good use of the "center of attention" buff though

[@raul-aurelianserban8295]

Calmly

[@NikolozParulava-j9y]

“I hate my life too”, said the single duplicant.

[@Alex420DT]

I just got this game a month or so ago. I get stuck up around cycle 150. Watching you play is like a caveman watching someone build a rocket. Crazy.

[@JérémyAdrian-l3b]

I got stuck at expanding because I don't want to brute-force it. Like not using asmo-suit to seal a vent

[@kukuc96]

cycle 150 is probably the 2nd filter in the game. At least it I feel like it is. Because if you make it past the first 10 or so cycles, you established some methods that will last you until sometime between cycle 100-200 (or a little more if you don't print many dupes). You know how to make oxygen from algea, food from some plants and maybe ranching, have power, water and research up, so all your basic needs are met. 150 cycles is roughly where some of starting resources like algea start to run out (and if you are ranching hatches, the stones they eat might be running low now too which can lead to a coal shortage), and the heat starts to creep in enough that Mealwood and Bristle Berries are pushing the upper limit of their temperature range. So now you are met with this amalgamation of several problems at once (oxygen, food and power). And the solution requires Steel and plastic, which are both power and heat intensive, so they strain exactly the same things you are already having problems with. So this hurdle needs some foresight to pass, because if you only start when the problems come, you might be too late.

[@btrmaks1228]

Nathan when he is bored: Well, lets mine out the whole planetoid for no reason!!!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

You don't wanna live inside my brain😂

[@ithalathegayguy]

Lol, as someone who's never seen a series pass much further than a hundred or so cycles, this video was a wild ride for me XD I think I'm gonna go check out the actual series to get some more explanations XD

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

That would be awesome;)

[@SerdarAkkilic]

It was a great experience to watch this challenge series. Because you can only use one duplicant, Nathan created a series of ultimate automation tutorials. You will find very inspiring and brilliant ideas and situational awareness. If you like to watch pro gamers this one is for you.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks for the advert, I might put that into the playlist description🥹

[@markjmacrae]

So glad you made this recap. I loved the series but fell behind and had trouble getting back, so this is a great way to get back into the series.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Welcome back!;)

[@hingc2175]

Imagine doing all the work alone, definitely a great accomplishment! Good job, Nathan!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Cheers;)

[@Cardevoir_ex]

It's very entertaining to see all the progress you made in the whole series again in a shorter video. Just like "once upon a time there was only one Duplicant..." 😁

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@Dale_Nightking]

The funny thing about this summary is that i binged all 3k cycles as of yesterday. I finished that playlist over the course of multiple days and failed concentrations yet you give us this monster of a summary. If that isnt cosmic timing, i dont know what is

[@KatmeisterCNV]

Congratulations on such an entertaining series! Really amazing work! Best wishes in your future endevours!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks a ton!

[@alpkualp1391]

I watched your ONI content, learned from them, and played the game while I listen to your videos in the background. It's such a wholesome experience. Thanks for the effort!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad to hear that;)

[@mcsuperplayer]

It was an amazing series, I watched it all. I think I started around episode 15, then binged the start and then I binged all your other ONI content I love your videos and you have a great video voice, it's really easy to listen to your voice

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching;)

[@b_phatt]

His 70 cycle with 1 dupe is equivalent as my 306 cycle with 9 dupe.😂😂😂

[@min_esc]

Amazing way to wrap up a series!👏🏻

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you enjoyed it:)

[@Yes-----]

I did this once with Mi-Ma and as depressing as it was, she made it for herself the world's name was "Mi-Ma's last stand" and while I never got to the tear, she made a self sufficient world and explored the cosmos

[@ChuckNorris100000]

You could probably do anything with just one dope, if you have the patience I mean. One dupe doesn’t take up much resource to maintain. Will probably take forever to get anything done though. You should do a challenge where you always have to choose a dupe, when the printing pod cools down.

[@OneOfDisease]

A very cute and beautiful adventure. The amount of resources you have is staggering for just 1 dupe. Bravo!

[@luci8031]

nathan like: feeling cute, might dig a entire planeitod later or so

[@zigaudrey]

>Has only one duplicant >"All of my duplicant!" 24:26 That one scary living blob! Like the floor is hot for it

[@thecardczar8764]

4:28 it worked! Glad you mentioned that there was playlist, I much prefer watching longplay formats and I never would have known this one even existed without this video! Figured you'd like to know your idea worked exactly to plan ;)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Hehe yeah, it's supposed to be one big ad for the series, thanks;)

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

as much as I love this game I don't understand all these advanced builds for upkeeping oxygen and water and power that basically feed into themselves

[@nicklepony3227]

Incredible!!! Absolutely extraordinary accomplishments. Thank you for sharing this part of your life 😏 with us

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you enjoyed! It was a substantial part of of my life 😂

[@FenekkuKitsune]

Pfft, the final cutscene showing a base full of duplicants and the final words mentioning ‘enough duplicants to start another colony’ is extremely amusing

[@duncansaunders5551]

Ah i loved watching this series when it came out, this recap is a great way to summarise it all!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Awesome, thank you!;)

[@Grckle]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!! Definitely going to want to watch the series, because this already has me looking at my own saves like "yeah I suck at this" and now I want to see what I can learn from you after seeing all the awesome stuff that happens

[@alisondavid8404]

We all knew a Nathan that single handedly did group projects at school.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😂

[@pmknmash]

this series was a wild ride. love the content, thanks so much nathan!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@continuitybomb]

Watched it all from start to finish and loved it! Going through the Factorio Step by Step to Megabase right now and enjoying it. Thanks a bunch! 😊

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks so much, really appreciate you watching both series:)

[@continuitybomb]

@@Nathans-Sandbox been watching you for a while! These are just the two most recent! I think I got hooked during one ONI episode where you were talking to your kiddo, and as a fellow dad myself, that’s all the reason I needed. Keep the content coming, love it!

[@terryking1977]

am i crazy or am i seeing some one just skipping 5 seconds forwards

[@julien323]

Nathan can build a base by himself in less than 8 years !

[@darkally1235]

That's an interesting challenge. I suspect one of the most difficult aspects of only having a single dupe is skill tree management.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Absolutely right, ended up scrubbing them many times;)

[@goobnard4667]

I loved this series it was one of my favorites that you did keep up the good work Nathan.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks! Will do!

[@playerguy2]

Mission accomplished. I'm on my way to the 74-part series playlist

[@collincurtis5478]

Awesome video! A new series idea could be some a series with a focus on the duplicants wants more needs(think awesome luxury aprtments but outhouses) and make updates like this with a story told from the duplicants perspective

[@Dude29]

Just ignore the dead bodies everyone. They're just decoration. Yes, that's it

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Aye.

[@adrianb3869]

That was the best challenge to watch, although only when compressed to one video I cannot infine doing one duplicant for that long.. You are very patient…

[@bizmo112211]

Loved this series, great work Nathan!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks a ton!

[@nathanstransky2667]

Nathan is a really cool name! also I have never seen anyone get this far in this game before

[@RedReaper666OG]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

My pleasure;)

[@BlueFlow]

I loved every single second of this video. Thank you.

[@chaleowin7732]

If only I had the time to do this. Great video!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

You can do it!

[@nemtudom5074]

This video is the best motivation for me to play the DLC for the first time!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@nemtudom5074]

@@Nathans-Sandbox It was fun! I'll check back later

[@divaldosilva7789]

Great video! You could have shown us the skills of the super dup!!! :D

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

I do that in the series, and much more;)

[@HenryFipp]

This was an amazing video! I'd never seen any other video from you before but now I think I'll have to go check out some of your ONI content. Keep it up!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

I'd be happy if you gave it a chance, thanks;)

[@emptyhollow6707]

XEI protocol wrote my thoughts .. i enjoyed series heaps.. hoping that you gain will for another ONi series.. thx for all the great content

[@FrackCrack]

i did learn a lot about priorities playing with one dupe :)

[@DominPlays]

subscribed and liked! thanks for the vid man. Really a great game and I am happy that I am not the only one playing it and having fun in all these ways! Francis John got me into it, and you sir are making me keep at it :D

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😊👍

[@Phil-kt6ud]

200 seconds at x3 speed for a full cycle, x 2872 is about 160 hours of gameplay, goddamn.

[@exabyte9162]

Really cool! But personally, I would change out the mod that just tints the buildings based on the material for the true tiles mod by aki, which completely changes the look of them and looks awesome =)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks for the tips!

[@TheRealKiRBEY]

I have no friends and i must scream, the dupe probably.

[@daniyurie]

Loved the series. Can't wait for the next one already! 🎉

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

It was a honor to have you on board!;)

[@FaresFakhouri]

Your the best man!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😘

[@jupiterthree5228]

The Dupes are so goofy. I love them

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@WesternHarp1]

Sounds like me if I could escape his reality.

[@nicknevco215]

so clean and well fed

[@grezamisoit]

First video I see from you. +1 subscriber ! Amazing content, thanks!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks and welcome aboard:)

[@hijiriyukari]

Whats the name of the mod that shows skill/stat growth?

[@AuRupe]

that single duplicant is better than me

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

Jeeeeez, my head hurts just thinking about all of these

[@slashingcash93]

Dude, I just started playing this game, and I have no clue what he's doing in the game. I only know how to make a bathroom

[@Totally_Bonkers]

I was like "hold on, is he stealing other peoples' content? he's mousing over existing youtube videos" and then i realized, they're probably your videos lol

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Hehe yep, that's my series right there;)

[@rayyf69]

18:32 are you using special materials for this. I'm still trying to tame a minor volcano and collect all it's igneous extrusion and i've had to crack it open multiple times because the steel autosweeper keeps overheating despite TWO turbines. Not sure how you're even doing this with 1 turbine as that failed for me everytime.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Just steel is enough for the aqua tuner. Try having more steam inside the room, this might help.

[@gweltazlemartret6760]

Hey, nice. I quit the video halfway in tho, because of a parasitic high pitch repeating sound, you should check if there isn't a fan hitting something that your mic may record. 🤷 Good luck and have fun!

[@dzenan.m]

You are imagining stuff

[@gweltazlemartret6760]

@@dzenan.m oh. Erm, okay. Thanks for the info. I did checked, and the noise was in sync with the video playing. This doesn't exclude something on my side, sure, but that's the only time this happened (never before, never after) so I'm a bit skeptical. Just wanted to let OP know of this, I'm not _that_ bothered to overcome the inconvenience. :)

[@Asriel_Cypher]

I never really know what to do and how to play this game... I want to get into it but I don't exactly know what to do next. So I ended up just playing and then dying to when I lost oxygen or that I don't have enough food, or that my buildings didn't really work. Whether that it causes temperature to rise, that it burns my Dupes, or causing the flood of liquids nearby to transfer their heat and then dealing with that, I never understood how to play this game...

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

If you watch the series you will understand it, I bet!;)

[@Asriel_Cypher]

​@@Nathans-Sandbox Yeah, I'm trying to learn on what you do and how but it's not as simple as copying since you'd need to understand why.

[@ibn-mohey-]

thanks for the wonderfull series nathtan

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

My pleasure!;)

[@vodenicite]

one big question, how did you get refined metal before the metal refinery ? (you were placing smart baterries, sensors etc.) I've just started to explore that game and I'm really getting annoyed that I have to build a temporary metal refinery so I can have the first bits of refined metal and then I have to move everything up in my base so I can make a proper industrial section....

[@samsungs9chibiz135]

Interesting challenge. Makes you think about number of dups. Because naturaly you always trying to use more

[@kitakin10]

stopping the video 5 minutes in so i can go watch the series

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉👍

[@dakshghai3315]

It was an amazing journey. Glad you made a summary. Btw What subject do you teach??

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

I teach mostly music.

[@dakshghai3315]

@@Nathans-Sandbox Please sing something in one of you vids

[@grandfremdling3841]

2872 cycles are nearly 500h in normal speed and at least ~320h in x3 (I think). Insane but great!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

It's been a while, yep:)

[@Caittorr]

Love this summary video!!

[@CostelloDamian]

Man, this start was savage 😂

[@sifk6163]

RIP to Steve and Marie.

[@mrblob107]

big thanks for not making a 4 hour video

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@johndavid1611]

This is just if you made it *more* singleplayer somehow

[@doubledenial3882]

youtubeception at 6:10

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@Foodforthought86]

Meanwhile me with 10 dups dies on cycle 132 due to the silliest way to die and refuses to load previous games and restarts

[@helldemonjstimp8704]

oxygen not included seems a good game imma buy it fr fr

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@odddiabetic]

Hey, I'm not going to be watching this whole video.... Because as you mentioned, there's a whole playlist to go through!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😂👍

[@Rime_Di_Michelangelo]

Having been here for all playthroughs, i feel strangely sad

[@tieltrooper]

This was such a fun playthrough

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@metinmetin9962]

Thank you.

[@rihardsupeniek6499]

4:40 dude you should have started with that. ok byee i off to watchin all of it.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@itzthirdyz9956]

I am always stuck with cycle 100 and there is so much things I still dont know

[@kandiscythe9072]

Steve, just laying there dead 😂

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

He witnessed it all.

[@lonelyPorterCH]

Thats a long time^^ I would have hated the waiting Also, nice, youtube algorithm boosted this it seems

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@thecrazymoon6578]

2:30 did anyone else see that KZbin video bar at the bottom?

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

I did!

[@thecrazymoon6578]

@@Nathans-Sandbox Did you record your uploaded KZbin videos about this series to make this video?

[@jerryvondoom5583]

17:01 He observes.

[@watossd6306]

i didnt even understand after 5th min. but still watching

[@Jimux]

Will you be willing to upload this game save for us to download? I would like to be able to use this to duplicate some of the system you used.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

The game save is attached to the final episode.

[@pixelchrome2]

wait, he's watching his video and commenting it?

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

KZbinception

[@R1ddle]

Hey Nathan, you should revisit this now that you can build robots!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Hm yeah interesting thought!

[@JD-wu5pf]

Sending Jean instead of Nathan into the temporal tear was cowardly behavior ;)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

I wanted to preserve the dupe for the last save download.

[@BlackDiamondGTV]

and i was proud of my self for making a clean water well and a funtional bathroom... :,v

[@personsomeone2760]

Now do the revearse very chance you get to obtain a new person you take it. One way to play is to slowly get new people and reject the first few people. Now would your town be able to survive if people keep flooding in

[@NomeDeArte]

Great video, thanks!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you liked it!

[@yurialvesmielli7058]

This game is too complex to my tiny smooth brain

[@henrikfjellheim3861]

This is very cool, keep it up! ;)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks, will do!