Fulgora is an impossible start.
Water is essential to progress but is locked behind the "Space platform thruster" research, is it possible to have it moved to another earlier research?

Oh dang you're right. This is what I get for testing on the same save as Vulcanus instead of starting over.

Heavy Oil > Light Oil > Petroleum > Sulfur > Acid > Steam > Water seems like a long chain for this if the solution is to make it possible to condense steam. Maybe that's fine though. If anyone has alternative suggestions I'd be happy to hear them.

Might be best to just add a new tech that unlocks Ice Melting when you craft ice after starting on Fulgora. Hopefully there's enough scrap around to be able to make enough water without too much excessive effort.

Heavy Oil > Light Oil > Petroleum > Sulfur > Acid

Every one of these steps actually needs water and in Fulgora is expected to be what you use Ice for.

Yeah that's the plan.

TY for the water fix, now i've encountered a new problem: Medium asteroids in orbit that make REALLY hard to build a new platform on fulgora

Is there a solution for coal on Fulgora? I see some possibilities via carbon, but that isn't really attainable on Fulgora prior to doing space platforms. No worries either way, just curious!

I'm pretty sure coal is not a blocker on Fulgora? The only thing you need it for is Military science but that's really not necessary on Fulgora. The other main use is plastic which you get from LDS on Fulgora? Is there something I'm missing?

You just can't do military research, not that big of a deal

Yes was curious about a solution for military science, but I just spawned a coal patch w/ the EditorExtensions mod - all good!

I seem to be unable to figure out how to get electricity to the recycler to kick start the research (crafting iron/copper plates) or if there is a different way to continue.

You can obtain substations and medium poles from the ruins on Fulgora. The drop rate is low but enough to get you started just by breaking down one or two small clusters of ruins from my testing.

If you want to accelerate your start you can venture out between storms to find more supplies. The Fulgora start this way is actually quite entertaining I found, making you actually fear the storm and feel compelled to venture out and take risks.

thank you for the replay 👍