Hello terraformers!
The "Moons Update" is LIVE!
Less than 6 months after The Decoration Update, we are back with our biggest update to date! The "Moons Update"!
We dared to ask : why only terraform a planet, when you can terraform an entire solar system?!
This update will allow you to go to two new moons, once you've finished terraforming your first planet. Once on a new moon, you'll be able to terraform it, while keeping all your blueprints, knowledge and equipment. You'll be able to exchange resources between those planets and even automating everything.
Unlock new technologies, expand your operations, discover new moons, and terraform a whole solar system!
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is this update free? Yes!
- How do I play it? Terraform a planet (Prime or Humble) entirely (complete terraforming stage), unlock the Extraction Platform and the Travel Rocket. Build a Travel rocket on the Extraction Platform to go to the moons! (You may have to deconstruct the rocket if you already have built a Extraction Platform) Alternately, you can start a new playthrough from Selenea, but we do not recommend it, as it's for advanced players only.
- Do I need to start a new game to play it? No, you can continue with your save file. Unlock the rocket to travel between planets once you have finished terraforming a planet.
- Can I go from Prime, to Humble, to the moons? Yes! If you have the Humble DLC, you'll be able to travel between all those planets & moons!
- Can I go to the moons from the Humble DLC? Yes! If you started your adventure on planet Humble, you will unlock the travel rocket once you terraformed Humble too.
- If I play in co-op, can I be on one planet and my friend on another? No, all players will play on the same planet or moon at the same time.
- If I'm on a moon, does my terraforming process continue on other planets? Yes, all terraforming, drones, ore extraction, autocrafting, etc. continues while you travel from planets to planets.
- If I started a playthrough on Prime, and another one on Humble, will I be able to merge my save files? No, unfortunately, you won't be able to merge save files. So you'll have to choose from which one continue.
- I have a problem, something is not working! Be sure to update or remove any mods and that your drivers are up to date.
We hope you'll like this update as much as we liked making it!
Changelog "The Moons Update" - v1.518:
New gameplay mechanic
- Once you finished terraforming a planet, you'll be able to build an Interplanetary travel rocket to go on other planets. You'll keep your inventory, equipement & known blueprints, but you'll need to build another travel rocket to come back. There is new machines to unlock based on a new System Terraformation Index. You'll be able to trade resources between planets.
- Two new moons to explore : Selenea & Aqualis. With specific terraforming stages, unlocks and ores.
New items
- Interplanetary travel rocket
- Interplanetary exchange shuttle
- Interplanetary depot
- Solar system screen
- Quartz crafter
- Cosmic quartz
- New ores : Selenium & Phosphorus
- Harvesting bot : allows to extract organic items from it's surrounding. Build a T2 information rocket to see where to place it. Will harvest items depending on the terraforming stage. Check your map regularly to know where to place it
- T2 information rocket : will display organic things to extract or fish on the map (unlocked via blueprint chip)
- T2 Rocket Engine
- T2 Rocket biomass
- T7 Backpack
- T5 Oxygen Tank
- T5 Jetpack
- T3 Fertilizer
- T2 Recylcer
- T3 Butterfly Farm
- T2 Farm
- T2 Fish farm
- T3 Animal food
- Megadome
- T4 vehicle speed chip
- New rockets : T2 plants rocket, T2 heat rocket, T2 pressure rocket, T2 insect rocket
- New fuses : animals fuse, insects fuse, growth fuse, fuse cartridge
- 2 new tree seeds, 2 new frog eggs, 2 new posters, 2 new animal effigies, 2 new skins, 2 new creatures
Major changes
- You can now build different rockets on the departure platform.
- Each moon have 2 new and unique music tracks
- Some objects (mostly objects that grows things, like farms, animals farms, beehives, food growers, etc...) will now have logistics disabled for their seeds inventory. This should not change anything, as most of the time you don't want to change the seeds via logistics. Vegetables will continue to be pickable by drones.
- Humble : the departure platform will now be unlocked automaticly when the planet is terraformed. You still can find the recipe in the world.
Misc.
- Tree spreader spawn a bit less trees
- Animal shelter produces more animal terraforming value
- Various changes on machines generation
- Various UI fixes and tweaks
- Change container t3 appearance to improve performances
- Auto Crafters won't use seeds or objects in displayers anymore
Stay in the loop
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- Listen to Planet Crafter soundtrack
See you soon, and happy terraforming!
Amélie for Miju Games
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