Hello, Pilots!
The "Planet" phase of the Colonization Challenge has just dropped and testers can now access it through their Colonization Pass!
The above is a screenshot of how the Planetary screen looks right now. At the top there are different toolbars which we will go through from left to right.
First toolbar is Crew, which lists your total crew at the top then each member with their individual stats when moused over.
Second toolbar is citizens, of which I have 0 right now. Don't think it is implemented properly yet. Will likely be added in a later update.
Third toolbar is Food, which has your total number of food at the top and a breakdown of specific items when you mouse over it.
According to 
"Your generic food is made of 12 units from your ship cantina.
It may have received other food units from your away teams in Step 1.
These food units are made of non relevant wildlife and vegetation.
All relevant wildlife and vegetation are NOT YET included in this total (they await laboratory analysis)
You will receive food units of different profiles, with meat, fish, fruits and vegetables and others, all being separate.
This profile may depend on your planet type."
Fourth toolbar is Materials, same as food however I do not have any of these just yet. Assume they will be added in a later update.
According to
"Materials should start at 0.
It may have received other material units from your away teams in Step 1.
All relevant ore and minerals are NOT YET included in this total (they await laboratory analysis)
A rarity roll is made for every materials unit you have.
1% of your found materials will be of type S (quantic)
3% chance to be of type A (metallic or modern)
6% chance to be of type B
10% chance to be of type C
15% chance to be of type D
21% chance to be of type E
44% chance to be of type 碌F
All these units will also be marked with the "generic" type, meaning they are less useful than ore you will identity.
Important:
You will later receive options to "scrap parts" from your ship and generate more metallic and modern parts by scraping some modules and armor."
Fifth toolbar is Captive Wildlife, likely for researching/raising/experimenting on animals. Again will be added in a later update.
Sixth toolbar is Chemicals, which are the components of wildlife and vegetation. Will be added in a later update.
Seventh toolbar is Technologies/Designs. Assume anything you find or make yourself will show up here so you can recreate it. Will be added in a later update.
Eighth toolbar is Storage. This shows you all of your items. Will be added in a later update.
Ninth toolbar is Prefabs/Buildings, which I assume will show you the amount of buildings your colony currently has and their condition. Will be added in a later update.
Tenth/Last toolbar is Weather, which has already been added. It shows the details about your planet's weather cycle(s) and what danger is currently active due to the weather conditions. Colonies are "On Pause" for now, however that will change when the Colonization phase is released. Your planet's weather and rotation data has already been generated.
This week, 3 different people have a chance of winning:
1x Explanator
I usually have 1 or 2 people equipped with an EXPLANATOR instead of a Rekatron SD, as a couple of shotguns can put down a threat faster than any other firearm. However, the low accuracy and short range makes it much better to have them as the exception rather than the rule. If you have nothing else though, there's nothing wrong with using all shotguns! I just know I wouldn't want everyone to have to get that close to the aliens.
Congratulations 
The winner will be chosen by random on Monday, May 16.
As usual, I will be tipping comments with #hivepizza!
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