The Crust

Game Time and Scale ReformSlower In-Game Hours: Significantly increase the duration of a single in-game hour in real-world seconds. This will fix the issue where colonists spend "lunar weeks" walking from their beds to the factory, arriving at their shift already exhausted.Slower Global Progression: Building large-scale objects (major factories, space projects) must take much more time. This will give construction a sense of monumentality.Removing Redundant Mechanics (The Relay): Certain objects, like the Relay, feel artificially padded and do not add unique value to the gameplay. They should either be completely cut or replaced with more meaningful mechanics.Resource Reform: "Less Volume — More Value"The current system forces players to build gigantic warehouses for thousands of units of cheap resources and slag. I propose switching to a more valuable, tight-knit economy:Concentrated Deposits: Reduce the total number of mining nodes (veins) on the map, but significantly increase the pure resource yield within them.Lower Extraction Rates: Factories and mines should produce less physical resource volume per unit of time.Cheaper Recipes and Higher Value: Lower the ore/oxide requirements for smelting iron. Require less iron to produce finished goods (microchips, parts). Reduce the amount of resources needed to construct buildings.The Outcome: Logistics volume will drop, but every single part coming off the conveyor belt will become critical and expensive. Earth market prices must be proportionally higher.Infrastructure Construction Overhaul (Power Grids, Conveyors, and Pipelines)Free Wire and Pipe Placement: Players must spend resources to build major infrastructure objects like power towers and gas pressure towers. However, running the actual wires from power towers and pipes from gas towers to consumers (warehouses and factories) must be absolutely free.Resource-Based Conveyors: Remove the monetary cost for conveyor belts. Instead, make their construction material-based but balanced for the new tight-knit economy: 1 unit of iron per 3–5 conveyor tiles.Significant Cost Increase for Prefabricated Structures from "The Crust"Elite Earth Orders: Ordering ready-made modules and factories from Earth must become a premium, extremely expensive option.Anti-Monetization: Due to the high price, players will not be able to simply throw money at problems by buying up prefab factories.Strategic Decisions: Shipping equipment from Earth must feel like a rare, strategic decision.

Very addicting, challenges brain ! Each challenge solved is super satisfying; EA game but very playable and updates are coming strong.

Followed this game from right at the bginning stages and they have just improved over time. Very deep and enjoyable games. Would higly reccoment.

Редкая игра по детальности процессов и продуманности. Вот такими должны быть игры по автоматизации и работе с множеством ресурсов. Всем рекомендую.

Мне игра очень понравилась. разработчики молодцы. Начал играть ещё в 2024 году, и игра затянула. В свободное время, стараюсь поиграть. За это время порядка 30 раз запускал игру с начала. Отрабатывал разные стратегии развития колонии или после очередного обновления. Мне понравилось, что разработчики регулярно исправляют ошибки и делают игровой процесс интереснее. Огромное спасибо на русскую локализацию. Надеюсь, на скорый релиз и озвучку всех диалогов. Это первая игра, которую я купил в Steam, что бы поддержать разработчиков денежкой и оперативно скачивать обновления игры. Рекомендую всем, кому нравятся экономические стратегии.

I think it's worth a buy. Solid start, excited to see where they take this in EA.

I played a lot of Satisfactory, Rimworld, Manor Lords. Also a lot of Endless Space. This game, the Crust, is just a GEM. If you like sci-fi automation games with a HUGE tech tree to discover: This is IT. I am just HOOKED. Truly amazing game for so many hours to come. This game just begs to be played. The soundtrack: It's crazy good! I am in love with this game.