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

[@user-rn5vp6bz1f]

“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.

[@donanilao7724]

Group Projects be like:

[@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🥹

[@XEIGaming]

This summary was AMAZING! I loved watching the entire ONI series (all of them). Your ONI content is my single "addiction channel" content on KZbin for over a year now. You upload = I watch. Your editing and production style is something I don't think I could do myself, which is a huge part of what makes me coming back. You're intentional, concise, obsessive, procedural... yet the episodes still manage to retain a layer of exploration, mistakes, learnings, pivoting, reaction... and you still manage to bundle it up so effortlessly (but I can see the countless hours of work that would go unseen by the consuming audience). Thank you for all this content. I've seen your channel grow spectacularly in the last year or two and I wish all the best of luck in your next journeys! This summary video is a great looks back retrospective on a splendid masterpiece of dedication :D!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

This has got to be the most awesome comment I ever received. Thanks for that, things like this brings souch joy to this passion of mine here;)

[@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!;)

[@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😂

[@hingc2175]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Cheers;)

[@JBragason]

Great video! Notice how fast he stops calling the duplicant Nathan and starts using the words I and me

[@music_YT2023]

I'm still catching up on the series, but I love the recap at the end of it! The 'ah, I wasted so much time' and 'I may have had to rebuild this a few times' were hilarious to watch in real time in the series.

[@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

[@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]

😉

[@b_phatt]

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

[@KatmeisterCNV]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks a ton!

[@ratheonhudson3311]

I'm so grateful for your playthrough because I'm only 34 minutes through and there's a massive chunk of game play I'll forever be locked away from seeing as I can't get past 100 cycles

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Don't give up!;)

[@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;)

[@lurkinlikeaflerken395]

I've watched this summary episode several times and it's absolutely fascinating. Finally I have some time to be able to binge watch all 74 videos of the one dupe challenge and I am really looking forward to it. I can't thank you enough for these entertaining and skillful playthroughs.

[@OneOfDisease]

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

[@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;)

[@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

[@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

[@min_esc]

Amazing way to wrap up a series!👏🏻

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you enjoyed it:)

[@pmknmash]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@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!;)

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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;)

[@bizmo112211]

Loved this series, great work Nathan!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks a ton!

[@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…

[@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 😂

[@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;)

[@BlueFlow]

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

[@julien323]

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

[@daniyurie]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

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

[@RedReaper666OG]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

My pleasure;)

[@benlundquist]

It was a wonderful series, great recap Nathan!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Cheers;)

[@hephi]

What a fun ride this was. Thank you very much! I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed you didnt do a final Uranus joke :)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😂👍

[@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

[@festival3rocker]

series looks awesome!!

[@Caittorr]

Love this summary video!!

[@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

[@alisondavid8404]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😂

[@FrackCrack]

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

[@mattcollins7313]

That "Hoo-ray" reminds me of someone but I forget who. Love this video tho.

[@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;)

[@monapump2635]

Love this video, commenting for the algorithm boost, good luck

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Legend!

[@CostelloDamian]

Man, this start was savage 😂

[@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]

😊👍

[@ibn-mohey-]

thanks for the wonderfull series nathtan

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

My pleasure!;)

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

Jeeeeez, my head hurts just thinking about all of these

[@chaleowin7732]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

You can do it!

[@new_lollypop]

U got me at 31:41 when it skipped I thougt that i got on my keyboard some how and skipped a bit xD

[@nicknevco215]

so clean and well fed

[@grezamisoit]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks and welcome aboard:)

[@nathanstransky2667]

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

[@spooksel4769]

Love your vids keep up the good work:)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@jupiterthree5228]

The Dupes are so goofy. I love them

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😉

[@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;)

[@mazyllendya]

this was amazing to watch lol

[@demonicdondo4626]

i started playing 5 days ago, got already 67h and are on my 4th try that is the furthest. you made that in the first 5 minutes of the video xD glad i found you and your series is helping me out quite good but i got a few problems since english isnt my first language. i would appreciate a few tips for example: why are you using that many electrical doors? why are you filling out the space with the pipes like playing snake? 19:30 what are the metal plates for? anyway, its awesome what you have done and keep up the good work. i will just follow :)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Hey;) The mechanised doors won't allow any gases from flowing through when they are closed, contrary to the normal doors. I fill up the space with pipes either for cooling/heating up the liquid inside more efficiently or to have more liquid capacity in that space. The metal plates (drywall) is used to avoid gases from escaping into the vacuum behind or simply for decorating. Hope this helps;)

[@hijiriyukari]

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

[@FaresFakhouri]

Your the best man!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

😘

[@henrikfjellheim3861]

This is very cool, keep it up! ;)

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks, will do!

[@Talki200]

This was great! What A ride😊

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

hehe, I was quite a ride indeed;)

[@nataliaairey8261]

This was such a fun playthrough

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@NomeDeArte]

Great video, thanks!

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you liked it!

[@watossd6306]

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

[@samsungs9chibiz135]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@Phil-kt6ud]

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

[@caiocarvalho6748]

Love the video, pls make more recaps

[@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!

[@bubbles69138]

if you gonna play ONI.. you GOTTA mine out EVERY tile :D

[@jerryvondoom5583]

17:01 He observes.

[@Rime_Di_Michelangelo]

Having been here for all playthroughs, i feel strangely sad

[@jakubczarownik421]

Great gameplay

[@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.

[@hozic9929]

amazing indepth vid

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Glad you liked it

[@itzthirdyz9956]

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

[@jstar9819]

Imagine an entire civilization built by one person

[@TheRealKiRBEY]

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

[@OgdenM]

I really don't get why people mix all liquids like that in the first place. Also, don't get using liquid tanks for storage. They hold next to nothing. I'm only using them for certain things like chlorine setups, to cool water in the same(ish) kind of loop with wheezeworts and other automation needs. I started storing Pwater from a geyser in tanks, built like 8 of them and quickly realized that it wasn't enough to store the water coming out of it. Then was just like, "Bah, this is now my Pacu pond!" and dumped it all in a big pool. They don't care about the food poisoning.

[@JarrettJ]

Really good video

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thanks!

[@metinmetin9962]

Thank you.

[@tufo09]

Just found you again. I had subscribed to you a long time ago on my other account, i just have found bak to oni, so here im back.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Welcome back!;)

[@sifk6163]

RIP to Steve and Marie.

[@TOT96521]

How do i will get the status popup to appear?

[@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

[@illiakuznietsov4162]

Hey! Whats the name for a mod, that differs texture for different matterials?

[@helldemonjstimp8704]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍

[@zebraofficial8445]

Keep up the good work mate! You belong among the greatest.

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

Thank you so much!;)

[@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.

[@severussnape2917]

Fascinating

[@lonelyPorterCH]

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

[@Nathans-Sandbox]

👍