Sandbox Mode has No Transports for Expeditions

[austere stream]

I wanted to try out the game outside of the main story and so I started a sandbox game.

I choose to take the Crust full payment option, the one that gave $350k, 12 drones, 150 blue and orange research and a few other things. During the game play I ended up never getting a lunar rover (or any form of transport) to be able to do any expeditions as well as never received any source of the green research which leads to a point of being soft lock in the sandbox mode.

No green research means unable to learn any of the Social stuff as well as any of the other research items that require it in the other sections. In addition the initial 150 blue and orange research runs out and I am unable to find a way to get more. From what I remember about playing the story mode, you get all 3 from doing the expeditions from the global tab in game with the transports.

attached is a screen shot of the global map trying to show that there is "No Transport Available"

[slender solstice]

I know you can build your own rovers at a certain part of the game, does sand box just require you going that route instead of in the story mode where they give you two?

[slender solstice]

Actually, found your issue, under the Commerce Center Tab, there is a tab called Crust Solutions, here is where you can purchase the rovers with the currency

[austere stream]

thank you. I didn't even know that tab existed. I loaded the save and was able to purchase the rover... now lets see how far I can get in the sandbox mode

[vagrant gulch]

You can buy some green science as well

[zinc arch]

it wouldn't hurt to add some quest-like guidance into the sandbox so that people know

1. there is the crust solution tab for rover + science to buy
2. a quest to get a landing pad
3. a quest to get the market going
   (feels like a suggestion, but would prevent "hardlock" in the sandbox.