Getting Started with Maia

Overview

When starting the game, it’s best to go through the tutorial. Here’s a round up of the controls and objectives in case you need a refresh.

Controls

WSAD = Movement
Mousewheel = zoom in and out
Middle Mouse button = rotates camera
Left Mouse = Select Modes/ Open Mail
Mouse Over = item Information
H = Select Mode
J = Room Mode
K = Object Mode
Pause = Pause the game
> = Screenshot.
F5 = Save
F9 = Load

Debug:
-/+ Keypad = Modify game time speed. (This will not be in final game, so don’t report bugs!)
L = Lander arrives
Ctrl + T = Research
Z + X + Left Mouse = Fire!
Looking for other debug commands? You’ll find them in the console input.

Left Mouse = Follow Character/Select Rock to destroy.
Right Mouse = Delete Object

Left Mouse = Place Room
Ctrl + Left Mouse = Delete Room
Press 1-9 or q and e to cycle through different room types.

Left Mouse = Place Object
Ctrl + Left Mouse = Snap to grid placement.
Press 1-9 or q and e to cycle through different Item types.
R = Rotate Clockwise 45 Degrees
T = Rotate AntiClockwise 45 Degrees

UI

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Icon

Description

1

Displays help information

2

Mail! Once clicked shows an email you received

3

Opened/read email.

4

Tells you the power suppy at the point the email was sent

5

Someone in your base has died. Click to see how they died

6

There has been a research advancement

7

Solar Event Warning Alert

8

Cycles through emails

9

Loads a previous save

10

Saves current game.

11

This icon cycles you though the colonists

12

This icon cycles you though the creatures outside

13

This icon cycles you though the IMP Robots

14

Select mode. Clicking this means you are able to direct the IMP and select things

15

Room mode. Clicking this means you are able to build rooms

16

Object mode. Clicking this means you are able to place objects

17

Calls down more colonists

Appears when tracking object

Moves you to first person mode.

Basics

One of the first things you will need to do is build a workshop along with a workshop table and drill. Using these objects, colonists can start constucting other rooms and objects.

You can get to select mode by clicking the hand at the bottom of the UI or pressing H. Then click the rock you wish to clear. Make sure there is a way for the IMP robot to get to the rock to clear it.
Current Issues: If the IMP Robot isn’t moving deselect all rocks and try again. If the Imp still refuses to move try reloading your game.

*NEW*
To gain building materials you will need to put minerals from the rock walls through a smelter. After building a smelter your colonists will take rocks to the machine. You’ll then need to click the machine to get it working. Colonists will come collect their resources and go off to work.

The best way to keep everyone alive is to have a decent size of each room. See the rooms section of this guide for more information.

Don’t clear rocks between the base and the outside world. Bad atmosphere will pour in to your base and asphyxiate your colonists.

At the moment the game is in sandbox mode. The current objective is to keep everyone alive for as long as possible whilst building a functional base.

Top Tips!

• Generic room casing can be changed into other types of rooms using the room mode.
• Try not to overload the colonist’s with too many jobs.
• Remember to keep the supply of building materials going by creating a smelter and clicking it to work
  More soon