Does Slant Drilling overwrite an existing ressource

A Neutral Colony has the following effects:

-The colony adds artificial market pressures to the game mostly in power, food, water, oxygen and fuel.

-The larger the colony the more a pleasure dome will produce.

-If the colony dies from overpriced something all players lose the game

There is an ongoing discussion going on here on Reddit about the characteristics and effects of a Neutral Economy.

Synthetic Meat is a patent available on Io that makes farms act as if they are affected by an Adrenaline Boost. This means they will produce twice as much food and use twice as much water and power. This does not stack with other Adrenaline Boosts from the black market.

In the campaign, it behaves like any other patent, lasting until the end of the campaign if bought, or for multiple weeks if awarded for a mission.