Weekly Update — Distant Flux: System Initializing Steam update #646499

Scrapper Base The base is now the “Scrapper Base”. “Scrapper” indicates both scavenging and fighting. :) I want the base to start with a minimal set of self-sustainable rooms that provide the means to fuel expansion, including starter gear and consumables. With that in mind, this a tentative list of the starter rooms: Powertech Factory (makes industrial cutters, chainswords, powered knives, and small batteries) Leatherworks (makes scrapper armor out of monster leather and metals, this set is effectively “medium”) Kitchens (converts ingredients into food, perhaps starting with turning biomass into the ration cube) Refabrication (refines rubble into concrete, scrap metal into metal bars, etc, for use in constructing new rooms, upgrading room levels, or adding item supply) Monster Processing (breaks down monster remains into useful parts, like biomass). Research Lab (levels starter items su...