Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-104.162.72.213-20170819223120/@comment-28851543-20180103195619

What you do is start small and go bigger as resources become less of an issue and you get blueprints. This will mean that you start with an I-compartment or 2 and a hatch. When you unlock MPRs, you build one or two, being mindful of integrity and building foundations as needed. If you get the water filter, you then build it.

It's not all one big investment. It's many small investments twoard a better base. By the way if you dislike hull integrity you can just use vertical connectors to reach the surface, where hull integrity isn't an issue as pieces not in water don't count to hull integrity and also can not flood (even if the underwater sections are flooded)