# How do habitat takeovers work?

> Pay 1.25× a habitat's current value and it becomes yours: you choose its new name, logo, address and habitat type. The previous owner gets Oxygen Credits worth the value they lose, and the plot's value rises to what you paid.

## The rule

Every habitat shows a Take over button with its price: the current value plus 25%, rounded up to the dollar. Pay it and the plot is yours.

Nothing about the previous habitat carries over. You choose a new name, logo, colors, link, address and habitat type.

## What the previous owner gets

The displaced owner receives Oxygen Credits equal to their habitat's value before the takeover, plus an email letting them know. They can use the credits to claim somewhere else or to take the plot back.

## Contested plots unlock bigger buildings

A takeover unlocks the takeover class (Large hab stack, Research block, Dome complex). After 2 takeovers, or once a plot is worth $250, premium tall habitats unlock (Tall tower, Research spire). Rockets need 3 takeovers.

Tall habitats are rare by design: about 20 per colony, at most 2 rockets, and never two tall ones side by side. You can always choose a lower habitat instead.

## What takeovers can't do

You can't block a takeover, and there's no cooldown. You also can't take over MarsMoveIn HQ, which isn't for sale.

## Key points

- Takeover price = 1.25× current value
- The new owner redesigns everything
- The previous owner gets Oxygen Credits
- Contested plots unlock taller habitats

## Common questions

### Can I take my plot back?

Yes, by paying 1.25× its new value, the same as anyone else. Your Oxygen Credits can cover part of it.

### Will I be told if I'm taken over?

Yes, by email, with the amount of Oxygen Credits you received.

### Can I take over a Founding Habitat?

Unclaimed Founding Habitats are claimed, not taken over, for a flat $5. After that they follow the normal takeover rules.

### Is there a limit on takeovers?

Only the normal limit of 2 habitats per account.

Source: https://marsmovein.com/guide/how-takeovers-work