IXION Lets Play - Opening Fifth Sector - Exploring the Etemenanki (South) - Theta Crucis - EP23

IXION Chapter 3 Part 6. Things are just getting more disturbing, as we continue exploring the Etemenanki, and the planets in the Theta Crucis system. However, as the Administrator of the Tiqqun, I cannot let this detain me from doing my duty to the people - whether they are DOLOS or UN survivors. With the amount of people now on board the Tiqqun, and the numbers going to increase rapidly over the next 200 or so cycles, as we wake up more and more people from their Cryopod sleep, I set up all the necessary buildings and logistics for a food sector that will feed everyone on board the Tiqqun.
IXION is finally here, and I am more than a little bit in love with this game. Describing the game genre is a bit difficult, since it combines so much from so many games - but one quick summary would be that this is a Sci-Fi Space game similar to Frostpunk, but with a lot of aspects leaning on logistics, grid city builder games, factory and production games, and so much more. The storyline is simply awe-inspiring, and the soundtrack is one of the best soundtracks I have heard in a game.
I hope you will enjoy the series as we explore the story of the Tiqqun, as I try to guide it through space with presumably the last remnants of humanity, in the hopes of finding a colonisable exo-planet that we can colonise.
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About the Game
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IXION combines city building, survival elements and exploration, into a thrilling space opera as you explore the stars. Propelled onwards through a perilous journey, you are the Administrator of the Tiqqun space station, charged with finding a new home for humanity.
Keeping the station sound and flying will require a deft hand and strategic thinking, as you are constantly pulled between maintaining hull integrity, bringing in new resources and managing power consumption.
What choices will you make when confronted with impending disaster? What will you discover out there in the dark?
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Outro Music: Big Giant Circles - The Echo
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[@timokross]

You may want to move the Tiqqun to one of the planets. It'll improve crew morale to not be in a corpse field.

[@Caledorn]

Doh. Yes. I should have done that indeed as soon as I was done with the Etemenanki POIs, since I no longer needed to power things up then. Ah well. It's not like I struggle with happiness, thankfully.

[@alexringess]

Hey Caledorn. I'm at 5:33 and I just noticed that you didn't do that much of research for your docking bay. This docking bay will become a critical infrastructure soon or later and you'd be glad if you'd gave you some love by completing the upgrades of this infrastructure before being in a situation where this would be critical for your survival. Just a reminder ^^

[@Caledorn]

By now I have researched more or less everything, and will be left without anything to spend science points on before I finish the game I think. Good tip that though, and some of them should definitely be higher on my priority list for my next playthroughs. 😊

[@jordansmith1541]

I was wondering when there would be issues between Dolos and UN crew members

[@techno1561]

I was expecting homicide. They're surprisingly well-behaved, considering everything else that has been going on, and all the indoctrination.

[@uther10]

Cool episode regardless! Thank you!

[@Jules_Diplopia]

So, finally the crew get upset by all the UN peeps being rescued. Thought it would never happen.

[@Caledorn]

Indeed. It's weird that it didn't happen earlier to be honest. Most of the people we save in Chapter *1* even are ex-UN (or BMS)...

[@TeutonicGuardian]

Nice Episode as always. You forgot to reanable Food-Import in Sector 1, that could be a problem.

[@Caledorn]

Thank you! 😊 Indeed I did, and I thankfully discovered it before it turned into a problem... VERY close call though, as the sector was basically out of food when I happened to see it when I was doing some redistribution of electronics or alloys off camera...

[@AnrewDGK]

The labyrinth at P-41 is the reference for the Hyperion by Dan Simmons. You should check this iconic book if you haven't yet

[@projectgamling7962]

Appeasement protocol activated :)

[@blackhat4968]

One little problem I discovered..... IF you decide to mine and process lots of ores. (Silicon, Carbon, Iron) and convert it... You can't get rid of it. In one game, I went wild in Chapter 3 and started filling up my four open sectors with storage bays of Steel, Polymers and Electronics. In this game everything you tear down you get 100% materials back, you never lose anything. (except Polymer for probes) So I had 2600 steel and 840 iron, and 2 docking bays full of iron (600? cant remember if they were upgraded) Well the chance that I will need 4000+ steel in the 2 remaining sectors is low. I am going to end up with 6 sectors open with Lots of Iron and Steel filling Storage areas/bays I don't need. Unless there are lots of missions in the remaining chapters that need steel, I think I screwed myself. 😢 🤣

[@IndyIndie59]

Still really enjoying this series. I like the pace since I find a lot of presenters move too fast and I struggle to follow. This feels more relaxed, not boring at all. I can sit back and enjoy it all. It helps that you have a pleasant voice to listen to.

[@Caledorn]

Thank you! I'm picking up pace severely in the Chapter 4 episodes, so I hope you will continue to enjoy that too. There's just not much left for me to do except the story line at that point, since I kind of broke the game economy.. 🤪

[@fad3i]

Hi there! Why you won't try to use algae farms instead? And also won't be it beneficial to use waste to produce water?

[@Caledorn]

I'll explain in the beginning of tomorrow's episode! 😄

[@fad3i]

@@Caledorn can't wait to see it!

[@Wally1169]

“I missile you” 😂

[@Caledorn]

Yeees. 😈

[@SuperMegaDestoyer20800]

Ugh. Your base is so big. I at that point had only 4 sectors unlocked - one for each of space, food industry and people specialization. Also never used those farms - insect ones are much easier, no hassle with water. Had an entire sector stuffed with them.

[@FreakyFerret]

As for colonists, spoiler below: Further down . . . For the endgame, you need 3,000 colonists. So, train them all?

[@Caledorn]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@balmskou]

[@paulzagieboylo7315]

I assume you'll build the fields for the last crop farm in sector 4 eventually. Is it worth it to go for tier 2 food specialization? Seems like you would need to put up some mushroom walls or something? I'm loving this series, thank you!

[@Caledorn]

The Tier 2 Food specialization bonus is currently bugged - but even if it wasn't, just a flat +1 happiness modifier to the sector is IMHO not worth it.

[@kougan3126]

@@Caledorn Without the fields is driving my OCD to the moon. lol

[@techno1561]

Is it a good idea to remove the infirmaries, and only be dependent on the health centre? It seems like an accident that shuts down the health centre could potentially cause big problems.

[@Caledorn]

In an industry sector you might want to keep an infirmary - but ultimately what you want is two health centers on the Tiqqun. Good observation indeed!

[@FreakyFerret]

Love the episode. :) It wasn't boring at all, was fun watching you build and explain. For those who would want to skip it, remember you can create chapters/time marks in your videos to let people skip some parts they don't want. Memorials give extra bonuses in a sector with specialization, but you have to match the memorial to the specialization. You can see the details in the research window popup of the memorial. Probe Launcher has some research that is not critical but more quality of life. Such as, expanded radius of the probe sensors. That way you don't have to pinpoint hunt when placing a probe. It may affect amount of resources detected as well, but I haven't seen info stating that.

[@Caledorn]

Thank you! 😊 The reason I'm not using the chapters is that it means I have to watch through the entire episode myself and make them in the description, and I've spent so much time on the guides (I still have a couple more left before I'm officially "done" with those - until we get more content... Which I am sure we will!) that I haven't found time to do that.

[@Caledorn]

Also, I eventually do research those things you mention. I just didn't see the need to spend science into those as long as there were other upgrades I found more important. 😊

[@grahamwalls2051]

Keep meaning to ask if you prefer this more difficult mode from games started before the 'too many accidents update' or would you prefer having no accidents at all if there happy from games started after the update? lol

[@Caledorn]

I might sound crazy now, but I'd actually prefer an even harder difficulty setting... The accidents needs a bit of tweaking, but I would not have fun playing without them. The only thing I wouldn't miss is Edden pestering me every 2 minutes with "An Accident has happened on the Tiqqun"... 🤣

[@woggie001]

😀

[@Winde2000]

😊🤪🤭