Part 2 is all about the building of the Mohole Mine, how it’s super production of Metals is something that the Colony comes to depend on, but as the third base takes shape, the “clogging” of the Mohole Mine in unmanaged waste, gradually leaves the Colony with less and less Metals.
It was my mistake not to see this and as 6 Colonists die in the third base, due to the Territory wide ‘Metals Crisis,’ is this the end of the game?
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