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Scientific and Engineering Accuracy
Alex Reeser edited this page Jul 10, 2017
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This page tracks the known accurate and inaccurate concepts that underlay Red Homestead.
- Terrain is pulled from real Martian terrain from HiRISE data
- Agriculture
- The Greenhouse module is based on a real experiment to design a Mars greenhouse
- The Algae Tank module is based on actual flat panel algae systems
- Power and Energy
- RTG power output is based on actual datasheets
- Solar Panel power output is based on actual technology and observed watts/sq m on Mars
- Consumables
- Oxygen, water, and calorie counts are based on actual NASA guidelines
- Agriculture
- Speed is drastically is sped up for gameplay reasons
- Power and Energy
- Solar Panels have a much shallower curve over the course of a day, so they do not appear to immediately ramp to maximum capacity
- Construction
- Speed is drastically sped up for gameplay reasons
- Material requirements for modules and buildings are simplified for gameplay reasons
- Consumables
- Space suit resource capacity is nerfed for gameplay purposes (Apollo spacesuits would allow up to 8 hours)