Per Aspera

Per Aspera

The Martian - New Research Sites
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Update: 9 Feb, 2024 @ 9:44pm

Final Update (Probably)
I noticed a few more things I could polish, so I wanted to do one more update before I mark this mod as fully complete. Below is the FULL changelog to assist troubleshooting in case of any conflicts with other mods.

Added
Research Sites
  • Ares 3 mission site in Acidalia Planitia
  • Ares 4 MAV site at Schiaparelli Crater

Geographical feature names
  • Watney Triangle
  • Lewis Valley
  • Lighthouse of Alexandria crater
  • Entrance Ramp

Changed
Geographical feature names
  • Kaporo crater to Entrance Crater

Research Sites
  • Pathfinder - Rewrote research report to fit with Watney salvaging the probe
  • Old Russian Station (Utopiya) - Changed year from 2035 to 2042. Edited research report to remove reference to the book
  • Vermilion Bird - Changed year from 2035 to 2042
  • Antares - Changed year from 2035 to 2042
  • Infinity - Rewrote entirely to become Ares 1, the first manned mission to land on Mars in The Martian
  • Starship Docking Platform - Changed year from 2023-2037 to 2038-2041. Slightly rewrote research report to fit this shortened time span.
  • Red Dragon - Changed location to not be on Watney's doorstep. Changed year from 2034 to 2040 to fit new Starship timeline.
  • Rosalind Franklin and Kazachok Crash Site (ExoMars) - Landing location was too close to Ares 3, and project was canceled in real life. Rewrote entirely to become Mars Gateway Station due to technical issues with fully removing vanilla sites.
  • Abandoned Medical Center (Ares) - Renamed to Pegasus to avoid confusion with Watney's Ares mission
  • Deteriorated Solar Panels (New Olympia) - Changed reference in report from Ares to Pegasus to match previous change.
  • Abandoned Martian Resort (Scarlet/Mars 2170 Tour) - Removed reference to the book.


To fit with The Martian's story, all changes were made with three things in mind:
  • No mission prior to 2035 could land in range of the Ares 3 hab for Watney to go salvage and replace Pathfinder once it died, or be in his path during the drive to Schiaparelli Crater.
  • No mission could launch from Earth between 2035-2037 to rescue or resupply Watney to fit with the story. Watney is the only person on Mars for this period.
  • Vanilla references to The Martian have been minimized or removed.

Update: 28 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15am

v1.8 "Home" DLC compatibility update

Update: 7 May, 2022 @ 5:51pm

v1.7 compatibility update

Update: 16 Mar, 2022 @ 9:12am

v1.6 compatibility update

* Updated the flavor text of one vanilla site to match a renamed site

Update: 25 Oct, 2021 @ 5:40pm

v1.1 - Added a geographic site I missed, and moved two vanilla sites out of the way of Watney's journey

Update: 23 Oct, 2021 @ 11:52pm

v1.0 - Initial release