(Terraforming Mars is not for faint of heart. With private ventures such as SpaceX offering new vision of going to Mars and the Mars One Foundation seeking to recruit future settlers on a one-way ticket to Mars, mars-sim is giving the audience a preview of the coming attractions in unraveling the intricate innerworking of establishing a human foothold on Mars. The social aspect between settlers is modeled by a level of relationship indicator showing how close or how adversarial between any two individuals. While most tasks are carried out independently by individuals, some require teaming up with others to get done. mars-sim defines an assigned role and a job position for each settler with a myriad of tasks to perform.

There are tasks to get done in developing and sustaining the settlement. mars-sim models each settler with personalities, natural attributes and job skills, and preferences (likes-and-dislikes on a bunch of task). Team-working and maintaining good relationship with one another is crucial.

While high-level strategic and mission planning is essential, daily operation of a base falls on how well each individual behaves and relates to one another.

What mars-sim attempts to model is how early settlers work together to sustain their base.

Download mars colony game