00:00Hi, my name's Ian and I'm the creator of Mars First Logistics, an open-world physics sim about building rovers
00:07and piloting them across the surface of Mars, which I'm making with a small team.
00:12In this video I'll try and give you a sense of what to expect from our game.
00:17In Mars First Logistics it's your job to help grow a burgeoning space colony by transporting cargo between stations using
00:24vehicles you build yourself.
00:26Let's jump in and do a delivery and I'll talk you through it.
00:31Contracts are what we call our cargo delivery missions.
00:35We can see our available contracts from the map.
00:39These are a mix of hand-designed main contracts and procedurally generated side contracts.
00:45This one is close by, so let's accept it.
00:49Now we just have to follow the Marco to collect our cargo.
00:56Our current rover isn't really built to carry this steel beam, so we'll need to design something new.
01:03This is the editor where you'll probably spend a lot of time building and refining your designs.
01:10As you play, you'll unlock new blueprints which are pre-designed vehicles you can build.
01:16These are often very specialised designs that showcase a new part.
01:21We don't have a blueprint that will work for this cargo, so let's build something from scratch.
01:27Here I'm using a servo motor to create an arm and a hydraulic cylinder to create a grabber.
01:35I need a few more connector parts, so I'll spend some funds to buy them.
01:40Sometimes you might not be able to afford all the parts you need, and we'll have to get creative with
01:45what you have on hand.
01:47Let's give our new vehicle a quick paint job to finish it off.
01:53Now is a good time to explain how the controls work.
01:57I've got two things I can control on this vehicle.
02:00The servo motor and the hydraulic cylinder.
02:03They're both controlled with the same buttons, but are assigned to different channels,
02:08which lets me control them independently, simply by switching channels.
02:12Much like switching weapons in the shooter.
02:16This drive is fairly short and flat, but the landscape can be challenging.
02:21It's always a good idea to plan your route beforehand.
02:25And here we are at the destination.
02:28We just need to place the cargo in the delivery zone to finish.
02:32As you help the colonists finish their construction projects,
02:36you'll be rewarded with new parts and blueprints.
02:39There are a number of construction projects to complete in the game.
02:43I hope that's giving you an idea of how the game plays.
02:47Thanks for watching.
02:48And please give it a wish list on Steam if it looks appealing.
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