I went for a more long-term build with Ren, partly because I love Diver's Lungs.I'll just have to be careful with sleeping arrangements. I managed to land a 'near-perfect' combo with Ruby, so I'm very willing to take the Loud Sleeper negative.I decided to go chase the two-interest Researcher version and got it.You probably don't want to be rerolling Dupes forever.įor my playthrough, I settled on the following three: Anemic, Noodle Arms - the first dramatically slows down Dupes, while the second dramatically lowers their carrying capacity both are bad effects when you're starting a new game.ĭon't worry too much about getting the big recommended Traits, but definitely avoid the 'not recommended' ones.Mouth Breather, Bottomless Stomach - both cause Dupes to consume more resources than normal, putting unnecessary strain on your base early on.

Allergies, Flatulence, Narcolepsy - all are prone to interrupting Dupes going about their work, though for different reasons in each case.Some Traits provide bonus points to certain attributes - if it lines up with the Dupe's interests, that's a great thing!.Germ Resistant - fantastic for your Digger/Builder dupes, these Dupes are less prone to disease than others.Diver's Lungs - probably the best bonus in the game, these Dupes consume less Oxygen than others!.There are a few traits I recommend and a few I strongly advise against: Alternatively, Operating will facilitate building certain advanced structures later.Suit Wearing would be a better long-term interest selection, if you want to optimize that way instead.Since we're just starting, we could use either Farming or Cooking interests as a stop-gap until we get a dedicated Dupe for that.Aim for 2 interest versions, though any count is probably fine.Alternatively, Supplying and Suit Wearing are both very useful for exploring in dangerous areas.An ideal third interest would be Operating, but that only matters much later.Aim for 2-3 interest versions - make sure the Dupe also has the Building interest.The best 'second interests' are Suit Wearing and Supplying for this type.My advice for new players is as follows - while you can't directly pick perfect Dupes, aim for the following approximate specs: Three-interest Dupes get a bonus of +1 to three skills instead.Dupes with two interests instead get a bonus of +3 to two skills.Dupes with one interest start with a bonus of +7 to the corresponding skill.As part of the reroll, you can 'filter' for certain types of Duplicants.Īn interesting property of the Dupe offerings:.You may infinitely reroll the offered Duplicants.More will be offered as you play, but there are a few unique opportunities we can use now that won't be available later: Now that we've selected our world's properties and set it building, we should shortly be greeted with the following screen:Įvery game, no matter which asteroid type, you will get to pick three initial Duplicants for your playthrough.

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