so i've had a game idea lingering in my brain for about a few days now... and i wanna make it. so here i present to you the idea. please tell me if it sounds fun, or what doesnt, and i may commit to this. :3 any questions i will answer.
ERA-42a is a survival colony simulator set on the barren planet Tri-42a. After crash landing with only 35 survivors, you must explore the unknown world, gather resources, expand your colony, and eventually escape the planet. Using exploration drones, you slowly reveal the planet through a fog-of-war map system. Once land is discovered, you can build on it or mine its resources. To survive, you’ll need to manage your colony’s food, water, oxygen, population, and happiness while building settlements across the planet. Construct buildings such as farms, garages, observatories, experimental labs, water systems, and eventually a rocket launch site needed for escape. Resources are gathered using Resource Drones, which require part of your population to operate. Every expansion becomes a tradeoff between survival, exploration, and growth.