You're an intern at the Mars Rover Control Center, and your first mission just went live. There's one problem: signals take time to travel 225 million kilometers.

Build command sequences, send them into the void, and watch as your rover executes them with frustrating delay. Scan uncharted sectors, gather valuable crystals, and navigate treacherous terrain — but remember: you won't see what's happening until 2 transmissions later.

Can you complete the mission before your rover's systems fail?

🔹 Available Commands:
↑ ↓ ← → — Move across the grid.
Scan — Reveals fog of war in a 3×3 cell radius.
Gather — Collects crystals from your current position.
Repair — Restores damaged rover subsystems (consumes resources).

🔹 Signal Delay:
Visual feedback occurs every 2 transmissions. Between updates, the rover executes your queued commands blindly — you only see text-based status reports.

🔹 Martians:
Local creatures move randomly after each of your turns. If you end up on an adjacent cell or the same tile — they attack and damage your subsystems.

🔹 Terrain Hazards:
Cliffs and craters deal damage when entered. Craters can be crossed, but require a double command and increase the risk of wheel/engine failure.

🔹 Damage & System Failures:
Each malfunction degrades rover performance. Damaged systems may cause the rover to skip movement commands or shuffle the order of queued commands. If 2 or more critical subsystems fail (Camera, Antenna, Wheels, Engine) — communication is lost permanently. Game Over.

Your goal is to collect all crystals in the Mars sector.

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