The most reliable colony shape is a controlled hub with layered production rings. The goal is not elegance. The goal is to reduce walking, limit bottlenecks, and keep housing away from the loudest systems.
Spider Web layout
- Central command in the core.
- Housing in the inner ring.
- Light industry in the middle ring.
- Heavy industry on the outer ring.
This shape works because the colony grows outward. Housing stays close to command and service buildings, while noisy production is pushed away from the citizens who will punish you for making their lives worse.
Logistics rules
Keep storage beside production. Do not make workers cross the whole base for a single material. If a route keeps breaking, shrink it.
| Problem | First fix | | --- | --- | | Idle production | Add nearby storage or reduce route distance | | Worker fatigue | Split jobs into smaller districts | | Rising unrest | Move housing away from heavy industry | | Queue stalls | Research hauling and production efficiency |
Stability check
If unrest rises, the layout is usually the reason before the policy screen is.
Expansion rule
Add a new district only when the previous one can run without constant attention. A base that needs manual correction every minute is not ready to scale.