Stations are the most important part of Dead In Antares, aside from your crew. Stations keep the crew alive, provide you with opportunities to upgrade your equipment, and are ultimately how you’ll complete the game. That said, using them every day doesn’t come without a cost.
The more you use your stations, the more wear and tear you’ll put on them. The deterioration isn’t rapid, so this won’t become an issue immediately, but if you don’t keep an eye on the condition of your stations each day, then you’ll end up hurting yourself in the long run.
How To Check A Station’s Condition
During the tutorial, you will get a brief overview of how to check and repair stations, but if you don’t pay attention the first time, you won’t be directed to the menu again unless you happen to open it yourself. Not to mention, it’s an easy thing to forget about when you’re focused on survival, so you’ll need to be proactive and get into the habit of checking it at the start of each day.
To view the condition of your stations, look for the hammer icon in the top right corner of your screen. If you have stations in need of repair, you should see a number next to this icon, indicating how many stations need repairs. When you open the Stations Condition screen, you’ll see a list of your stations similar to the one that is generally at the bottom of the screen.
Stations will naturally deteriorate each day, so avoiding using them doesn’t mean you won’t need to repair them. That said, if unused, the station will only decrease by two units each day. If the station is used, it will deteriorate an additional six units each time it is used.
The only exception to the normal deterioration rules is the Shelter. Rather than deteriorating with individual use, it will only ever deteriorate by six units each night.
You can tab through each one to see the exact condition of each station. There are four status conditions for each station, and they include:
- Pristine — The station is in ideal condition and is not in need of repairs.
- Dented — The station is causing a +10 percent penalty to a crew member each time it is used.
- Deteriorated — The station is causing a +25 percent penalty to a crew member each time it is used.
- Worn-Out — The station is causing a +50 percent penalty to a crew member each time it is used.
Each condition has a range, so a single use may not be enough to bring the overall status down that day, but you should still try to keep stations on the higher end of Pristine, if you can.
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How To Repair A Station
Once you know which stations are in need of repair, you’ll need to repair them. This, thankfully, can be done on the same screen where you check their condition. Under each station, you should see a hammer icon that states what material is needed for the repair, as well as how much a single repair will increase the condition by. If the station is extremely damaged, you may need to do multiple repairs.
For the most part, the station repairs will require the use of materials that are found and collected at your resource gathering stations. For example, the Laboratory requires Carbon to repair it, while the Radar requires Polymers to repair it.
You’ll have access to the Ore and Carbon mining stations from the start, but as for Polymers, you’ll need to use the Polymer station, which you may or may not have yet. If you don’t have access to the Polymer Station, you can build it at the Workshop once you have the required materials.
If you’re short on materials to repair a station or simply don’t want to waste them, you can also utilize Liu to repair a station. Due to his positive trait, if he is working at a station that is not in Pristine condition, it will be repaired for free each turn instead of being further worn down.
Once you know where and how to repair the stations, the only thing left to do is to build checking them into your daily routine. Ideally, you should be checking station conditions at the start of each new day. Otherwise, you may utilize them and incur unnecessary penalties for a crew member.
If you can’t fix them at that time, make sure you prioritize acquiring whatever material you’re short on that day so you can repair it for use that afternoon or the next day. As long as you remain diligent, you shouldn’t reach a point where this becomes a major issue.
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