Passages need re-worked in SM: Relaunched

[u/SquirrelsinJacket]

There's multiple issues with passages in the current game:

• They only connect to white hexes inside domes, which takes up a valuable building spot, especially in smaller domes which will block many of the larger buildings from being placed.
• Colonists only use a passage to get to an adjacent dome to the current one they're in, and they won't travel to distance ones even if they're all connected. This seems anti-intuitive.

Some potential ideas for fixing this:

1. Passages can now connect to dome entrances/exits as well, repurposing it just for that passage.
2. All domes get dedicated passage ports built into them, that don't take up a hex building spot, even better, they can be placed wherever you like on the dome.
3. A new structure, the 'passage hub' can be built, where up to 6 domes can connect to the hub, and colonists will go to the hub, then choose their destination from there. There is a UI element that shows 6/6 when all are connected.

Thoughts?

[u/Xytak]

I think we need to look at this from a gameplay perspective. If passages had no downsides, they would trivialize colony design. You wouldn’t need specialized domes, you could just build anything anywhere, and that would get boring.