The Planet Crafter News

The Moons Update is LIVE!

Hello terraformers!

[h2]The "Moons Update" is LIVE![/h2]

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!

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[h3]Frequently Asked Questions[/h3]

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

[h2]Stay in the loop[/h2]

As always, don't miss any information about Planet Crafter and Miju Games:

See you soon, and happy terraforming!

Amélie for Miju Games

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3142540/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/The_Planet_Crafter/

Development Branch update - v1.517

Hello Terraformers!

We've just updated a new version (v1.517) on the development branch.
To try it, see the "How to switch branches?" question in the FAQ.

This version fixes mutliple bugs and improves some content. This version is a release candidate, meaning that if no critical bugs are found, it will go live.

Let us know if you experience significant performances changes or new critical bugs.

As usual, restart Steam to get the update, and backup your save before trying the dev branch.
All players must have the same version to play co-op.
If you have issues launching the game, remove all your mods before reporting bugs.

Temporary changelog :

Selenea : Lots of containers now contains high tier loot to help the player if Selenea is choosen as a starting planet
Selenea : Adds a new small base
Add 4 new musics tracks (2 for each moons)
New messages send at the end of the terraforming of each moons
New popup message at the first time player use the travel rocket
Fixes issues with map markers and resource extraction
Fixes posters rotation issues
Add 2 new skins, 2 new posters, 2 new animal effigies. Find them on loot on each planets. (loot containers have been reset in case you loot them already)
Reduce build size
Multiple environments fixes and improvements
Performances improvements

[h2]Stay in the loop[/h2]

As always, don't miss any informations about Planet Crafter and Miju Games :

See you soon, and good terraforming!

Brice for Miju Games

Development Branch update - v1.516

Hello Terraformers!

We've just updated a new version (v1.516) on the development branch.
To try it, see the "How to switch branches?" question in the FAQ.

This version fixes mutliple bugs and improves some content. This version is pretty close to the final update version.

Let us know if you experience significant performances changes or new critical bugs.

As usual, restart Steam to get the update, and backup your save before trying the dev branch.
All players must have the same version to play co-op.
If you have issues launching the game, remove all your mods before reporting bugs.

Temporary changelog :

Fixed an issue with interplanetary shuttle auto-launching also disabled if returning with not delivered content
Co-op: New animals are now visible to clients too
Blazar on Selenea is now minable with Ore Extractors T3 (not harvesting robot anymore)
New frog eggs are now available in incubator
Fixed an issue with tree and insects natural spawns not working properly anymore
Fuse growth can now be crafted in quartz craft station
Outside farm 2 grows crops faster
Various environment fixes (super alloy rods now properly harvestable)
New texts for construction limitations of Portals generators & Ore extractors on moons
Fishes on aqualis can only be harvested after life stage
Adds 2 energy fuses and a circuit board in the crashed satelite of the first rising island to avoid getting stuck on aqualis
Various UI improvements

[h2]Stay in the loop[/h2]

As always, don't miss any informations about Planet Crafter and Miju Games :

See you soon, and good terraforming!

Brice for Miju Games

Development Branch update - v1.515

Hello Terraformers!

We've just updated a new version (v1.515) on the development branch.
To try it, see the "How to switch branches?" question in the FAQ.

This version fixes mutliple bugs and improves some content. This version is pretty close to the final update version.

Let us know if you experience significant performances changes or new critical bugs.

As usual, restart Steam to get the update, and backup your save before trying the dev branch.
All players must have the same version to play co-op.
If you have issues launching the game, remove all your mods before reporting bugs.

Temporary changelog :

Selenea can be selected as a starting planet
Harvesting robot is now linked to the map. Meaning, if you have the t2 informations rocket you can harvest different things on different planet. Depending on your terraforming stage.
Energy fuse is now buildable after a certain SysTi is reached
New frogs can be unlocked & crafted
Added two new animals species. They will spawn on Selenea & Aqualis once correct terra stage is reached.
Disable interplanetary shuttle auto launch when requesting items and coming back with them
Farm T2 can now be constructed on grids
Phosphorous is no longer recognized as Sulfur
Fixed an issue with clients not able to select advanced resources in ore extractors
Fixed an issue causing trees from specific planets naturally growing on other planets even if not manually grown yet
Fixed issues with map markers from another planet displayed on the current planet
Restored compatibility with old save files (pre terratokens and pre game settings versions)
Fixed an issue with water not appearing if terraforming a planet too quickly
Trade or Interplanetary windows not closing anymore when another launch is happening
Fixed an issue with all drones potentially returning to a station and not getting new tasks when switching planets
DNA Sequencers and Incubators still working even if not on the active planet
Fixed potential issues when switching planets during a meteo event
Gas Extractor T1 properly generating Nitrogen depending on the current planet breathable terraformation stage
Beehives no longer affected by growth optimizers
Fixed an issue with no larvae spawning after switching planet
Fixed an issue preventing animals to spawn on Aqualis
Environment fixes on Selenea and Aqualis
Fixed an issue with ending texts disappearing too quickly
Fixed an issue with trade and interplanetary windows tooltips disapearing after selecting resources
Fixed an issue causing generated wrecks to produce biomass

[h2]Stay in the loop[/h2]

As always, don't miss any informations about Planet Crafter and Miju Games :

See you soon, and good terraforming!

Brice for Miju Games

The Moons Update release date announcement!

Hello terraformers!

[h2]The "Moons Update" will be released on May 19th![/h2]

We are almost ready to share with you our biggest update to date! The "Moons Update" is aimed at players that want more of the Planet Crafter experience.

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!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h3]Frequently Asked Questions[/h3]

Is this update going to be free?
Yes!
Do I need to start a new game to play it?
No, you can continue with your save file and 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.

We can't wait to show you this update, we hope you like it as much we like making it!

[h2]Stay in the loop[/h2]

As always, don't miss any information about Planet Crafter and Miju Games:

See you soon, and happy terraforming!

Amélie for Miju Games

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/The_Planet_Crafter/