The Space Age is age 8 of 9. The colony is set in space age: the moon. Moving on to the next age needs the gate research, which costs 628.8Qa Materials.
Research
| Tech | Effect | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital mechanics | +25% exploration speed | 150 min |
| Asteroid mining | +30% Materials; unlocks the Asteroid Mine | 180 min |
| Terraforming | +25% population cap | 210 min |
| Hive ships | Offline full-rate window +4 hours; unlocks Solar Sails | 240 min |
| Interplanetary trade | Offline efficiency +10 points; the trader stocks one extra item | 270 min |
| The Dyson Swarm | Advance to the Singularity (needs Nest level 98, 60 cards, all Space nodes) | 0 min |
| Zero-g smelting | +30% Materials | 210 min |
| Solar farms | +15% all production | 270 min |
| Habitat domes | +30% births | 270 min |
| Void marines | +20% soldiers per card | 210 min |
| Orbital lasers | +30% combat damage | 270 min |
| Dust refineries | +20% Materials: moon dust sifted for anything useful | 120 min |
| Sealed greenhouses | +20% Food: fungus grown under domes | 180 min |
| Low-gravity brood | +20% births: eggs float gently in the nursery | 120 min |
| Crater halls | +15% room for ants: whole craters roofed over | 180 min |
| Orbit scouts | +20% exploring speed: scouts loop the moon before landing | 120 min |
| Vacuum drills | +20% combat damage: soldiers drill in suits | 180 min |
Buildings
- Launch Mound: Required to reach Space tiles; +1% expedition rewards per level
- Orbital Hive: +3% population cap per level
- Asteroid Mine: Materials per builder
- Nutrient Vats: Food per forager
- Solar Sails: +1.5% exploration speed per level
Quests
| # | Quest | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick study | Research Dust refineries |
| 2 | Grow the Nest | Upgrade the Nest to level 49 |
| 3 | More mouths | Upgrade the Brood Chamber to level 24 |
| 4 | New ground | Build the Launch Mound to level 10 |
| 5 | Break ground | Build the Launch Mound to level 3 |
| 6 | First discoveries | Research Asteroid mining |
| 7 | Keep it coming | Build the Forager Trail to level 29 |
| 8 | Gather the cast | Find 4 new cards from the Space set |
| 9 | The wider world | Explore 30 tiles |
| 10 | Take the high ground | Capture the Moon combat node |
| 11 | Hold back the tide | Clear wave 85 |
| 12 | Build big | Build the Orbital Hive to level 25 |
| 13 | Ask and answer | Answer 5 Codex questions this age |
| 14 | The gate | Research The Dyson Swarm |
Cards first found
Pavement ant, Desert navigator ant, Professor Blackhole, Carl Sagant, Commander Moonstep, Water bear, Griffin ant, Alien beetle, Hive Ship, Amber queen, Comet krill, Hokkaido wood ant, Big-eyed jumping ant, Tiny trap-jaw ant, Aardvark, Termite, Root aphid, Star visitor
Enemies
Alien insect (venom), Meteor mite (swarm), Space pirate beetles (thief), The Void Beetle (armoured)
Music
- Starfield
- Orbit Lullaby