Terraforming Mars Console

Quick User Guide

This app is a live dashboard for tracking player resources, production, Generation, and Terraforming Rating (TR) during a game of Terraforming Mars.

1. Getting Started

1. Launch the app.
2. On the home screen, tap your player color tile (Red, Blue, Gray, Green, or Yellow).
3. The app transitions to the sci-fi dashboard for that player.

Tip: Use the CREW button in the top bar to return to color selection.

2. Dashboard Layout

• Top strip: Star Date, Generation slider, and player color status.
• Left rail: TR (Terraforming Rating) control.
• Main grid: Resource panels for M€, Steel, Titanium, Plants, Energy, Heat.
• Bottom action row: Greenery conversion, Next Gen / Production action, Heat-to-Temp conversion.

Orientation behavior: landscape uses a 3×2 resource layout; portrait uses a 2×3 layout.

3. Tracking Resources

Each Resource Panel

• Header number: current production value for that resource.
• Main 0-9 track: tap a cell to set ones position.
• +10 / +20 / +30 overflow: tap to toggle tens blocks.
• Total readout: large number showing full resource total.

For Steel and Titanium, the formula badge shows card value conversion:

• Steel = 2 M€
• Titanium = 3 M€

4. Production Phase

1. Tap PRODUCTION PHASE (or NEXT GEN, depending the current view button).
2. The app applies production updates to resources.
3. Generation increases by +1 automatically.

Tip: Every Production press should move Generation forward, matching round progression.

5. Sliders and Controls

Generation

• Top horizontal slider.
• Range: 0-100.
• Step size: 1.

Terraforming Rating (TR)

• Left vertical slider/rail.
• Range: 20-100.
• Use the + and - buttons for precise +1/-1 changes, or drag the rail.

6. Action Buttons

• 8 Plants → Greenery: spends 8 plant resources.
• 8 Heat → Temp +1: spends 8 heat resources.
• CREW: returns to player color selection screen.

7. Audio Cues

• App launch: startup sound.
• General taps: randomized key-click sound.
• Production: dedicated processing sound.
• TR / Generation changes: scroll/adjust sound.

8. Quick Play Workflow

1. Select player color.
2. Set starting TR and Generation.
3. Update resources and production as cards/actions occur.
4. Use conversion buttons when thresholds are reached.
5. Press Production at end of generation.
6. Repeat each round.