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I charged it from the rover.

Once you have mapped the improved route from Santorini (and maybe completed it once) it's no longer necessary to use the upgraded motors to make good time in getting there.

Then, solar panels, plus installed generator, plus the fuel cells from the quarry, were enough to charge the Power Block.

I think I broke resources somehow. :/

In post-content, I went from Talos to Santorini, then by tram to Astrape, collected the Carbon Filter, then came back to see if I could install it at Talos. I was very pleased to see that there was an action for this! :D

However, after I'd done it, all my resources (including Power) seemed to stop depleting. Can provide save if required.

It is possible to go -> Laurion -> Dam -> Astrape direct.

Install double Solar Panels (and [redacted] to boost them). Go to Lost Rover to get extra cells for rover. Install Water Recycler (not generator). Charge up to 600 and set off.

Great update! Eager for more, but also looking forward to seeing how well you do on Steam. =)

Small point: solar panels work while driving through the underground tunnel between Talos/Laurion.

FYI, there's another way to restore air in Astrape ...

I can give some pointers for a couple of your comments:

"-> I didn't mine the obelisk completely. Stuck on phase 4, where your water decreases ultra fast."

That's definitely the toughest stage, but it should only take 2/3 loops at worst. Try setting up the Water Generator inside Laurion. Mine until your Water runs out (or all Water sources are on cooldown), then go out, do some other things and restock.

"-> Like, you have a huge evacuation from Laurion to Santorini."

I think the evacuation was in the other direction, Santorini -> Laurion. (It's Santorini they were concerned would blow up.)

"-> If the administrator of a location knew they were evacuating to another facility, why didn't they take their protein bars with them, for such an emergency?"

I mean, 5 Protein Bars are worth a lot to someone stuck in a time loop. They won't stretch very far feeding dozens of evacuees.

"B) The optimal route to Santorini, seems like install metal plates (for mining rotors), install generator, travel tunnel to Laurion to pick up the supplies (ie 2 fuel cells), drive through tunnel back to Talos, then drive to dam->santorini. We need those fuel cells to power the generator, once we install the mining rotors."

You can go straight there from Talos. There are more fuel cells at the Quarry area in Santorini. (You may also be having trouble with this because you haven't completed mining the Laurion artifact.)