Hi guys, as you know I haven't been active on the forum recently, but Galacticraft development is continuing. As well as a mass of recent stability improvements and bugfixes, the latest version (currently 3.0.12.429) has some new recipes designed to allow for a new game mode, Asteroids Survival.
The concept is that you have been stranded in the Asteroids with only the items you have salvaged from your ship (these are found in your Landing Pod), and you have to survive long enough either to:
(A) build a base with oxygen creation and all the machinery you need to live permanently in the Asteroids, or
(B) return to the Overworld.
If you pick route (A), it should be possible given enough time to build an advanced base where you can survive permanently and have a lot of resources. But to do everything you would still need to travel to other planets, for example you would need to go to Mars to find Desh and schematics.
Route (B) is actually easier, because you don't need to build everything - this could make for a very challenging, but quick, 2-3 hour game, and it's a very nice introduction to Galacticraft because you have to focus on what you need, not vanilla stuff.
The new recipes
* Cobblestone can be crafted by combining blocks of Asteroid Rock of two different types
* Coal can be made from Charcoal + Asteroid Rock, using the Compressor
* a Block of Ice can be made by compressing Dense Ice (need to change that name into Splintered Ice or similar)
Also, Evolved Creepers now drop redstone instead of gunpowder. And Evolved Zombies have a rare drop of copper ingots.
How to play-test
(From future Galacticraft version 430 these steps will be done automatically by the game if a config is enabled.)
a. Install Galacticraft 3.0.12.429 or later with NEI
b. Create a new world with cheats enabled and start the game
c. Use /dimensiontp command to travel immediately to the Asteroids and land in the Lander
d. Spawn in 1 wooden chest and the contents listed. Note: stay in the lander to spawn items in, you will not die from lack of oxygen or cold while you stay in the lander
1 x Oxygen Mask
1 x Oxygen Gear
2 x Large Oxygen Tank (full)
2 x Medium Oxygen Tank (full)
2 x Canister of Liquid Oxygen (full)
24 x Thermal Cloth
32 x Wooden Plank
16 x Glass Pane
32 x Aluminum Wire
8 x Basic Wafer
1 x Full Solar Panel
16 x Canned Food: melons, apples, carrots, potato - pick whatever you like
16 x Egg
2 x Sheep Egg
2 x Cow Egg
Optional
24 x Desh Ingot
1 x Copper Ingot
Optional potions and enchanting kit
8 x Soul Sand
4 x Obsidian
1 x Blaze Rod
1 x Night Vision Potion (you can re-use the glass bottle until you are able to manufacture more glass)
1 x Carrot
1 x Nether Wart
1 x Sugar Cane
If you want to play hardcore, you can leave out all of these optional items, but that will make it very tough to survive the first hour unless you have a lucky start. You could also offer less, for example 10 Desh Ingots would still allow boots + helm to be crafted.
If you feel there should be different starting items (or more, or less), please make suggestions.
Rules
Try to play this in Easy mode (not Peaceful) and without using Creative mode or cheats at any time except when spawning items in at the start.
If it is essential for you to spawn something in, please make a note of it, maybe we should include it in the starting kit.
If you fall out of the world, you are allowed to spawn in a replacement Oxygen Mask + Oxygen Gear. Once this game mode goes live, Galacticraft will do that automatically in this game mode.
Tips
1. Obviously you are going to need to find a Hollow Asteroid to base yourself in, as you will need a tree farm to make charcoal. If you plan to stay in the Asteroids after your 16 cans of food run out, you will also need to start farming wheat.
2. Early on, you need a lot of Iron Ore, also Aluminum Ore
3. The mobs are extremely dangerous before you have armor - more dangerous than vanilla mobs - but mob drops are crucial to progress, the Evolved Creeper's drop is the only way to get redstone (and sand, its rare drop), and the Evolved Zombie's rare drop is the only way to increase your stocks of copper. You will also probably need string from spiders and bone meal from skeletons.
4. Knockback from the mobs can make you fall (Desh armor reduces the knockback). Do not fight mobs on 1-block wide walkways. It's safest to explore + base yourself high up (above y=120) so that if you fall off your asteroid, you have more chance to find another to land on before you fall out of the world.
5. Do not wear both oxygen tanks: that way if you die, you only lose 1 tank. Leave a spare tank in a chest at the spawn point.
For less grind, you can also give yourself this kit - the challenge will be to figure out how to power it.
Optional technology kit (stranded miner story)
4 x Arc Lamp
1 x Astro Miner
8 x Astro Miner Base
The concept is that you have been stranded in the Asteroids with only the items you have salvaged from your ship (these are found in your Landing Pod), and you have to survive long enough either to:
(A) build a base with oxygen creation and all the machinery you need to live permanently in the Asteroids, or
(B) return to the Overworld.
If you pick route (A), it should be possible given enough time to build an advanced base where you can survive permanently and have a lot of resources. But to do everything you would still need to travel to other planets, for example you would need to go to Mars to find Desh and schematics.
Route (B) is actually easier, because you don't need to build everything - this could make for a very challenging, but quick, 2-3 hour game, and it's a very nice introduction to Galacticraft because you have to focus on what you need, not vanilla stuff.
The new recipes
* Cobblestone can be crafted by combining blocks of Asteroid Rock of two different types
* Coal can be made from Charcoal + Asteroid Rock, using the Compressor
* a Block of Ice can be made by compressing Dense Ice (need to change that name into Splintered Ice or similar)
* Tin Canisters can be smelted back into the ingots they were made out of
Also, Evolved Creepers now drop redstone instead of gunpowder. And Evolved Zombies have a rare drop of copper ingots.
How to play-test
(From future Galacticraft version 430 these steps will be done automatically by the game if a config is enabled.)
a. Install Galacticraft 3.0.12.429 or later with NEI
b. Create a new world with cheats enabled and start the game
c. Use /dimensiontp command to travel immediately to the Asteroids and land in the Lander
d. Spawn in 1 wooden chest and the contents listed. Note: stay in the lander to spawn items in, you will not die from lack of oxygen or cold while you stay in the lander
1 x Oxygen Mask
1 x Oxygen Gear
2 x Large Oxygen Tank (full)
2 x Medium Oxygen Tank (full)
2 x Canister of Liquid Oxygen (full)
24 x Thermal Cloth
32 x Wooden Plank
16 x Glass Pane
32 x Aluminum Wire
8 x Basic Wafer
1 x Full Solar Panel
16 x Canned Food: melons, apples, carrots, potato - pick whatever you like
16 x Egg
2 x Sheep Egg
2 x Cow Egg
Optional
24 x Desh Ingot
1 x Copper Ingot
Optional potions and enchanting kit
8 x Soul Sand
4 x Obsidian
1 x Blaze Rod
1 x Night Vision Potion (you can re-use the glass bottle until you are able to manufacture more glass)
1 x Carrot
1 x Nether Wart
1 x Sugar Cane
If you want to play hardcore, you can leave out all of these optional items, but that will make it very tough to survive the first hour unless you have a lucky start. You could also offer less, for example 10 Desh Ingots would still allow boots + helm to be crafted.
If you feel there should be different starting items (or more, or less), please make suggestions.
Rules
Try to play this in Easy mode (not Peaceful) and without using Creative mode or cheats at any time except when spawning items in at the start.
If it is essential for you to spawn something in, please make a note of it, maybe we should include it in the starting kit.
If you fall out of the world, you are allowed to spawn in a replacement Oxygen Mask + Oxygen Gear. Once this game mode goes live, Galacticraft will do that automatically in this game mode.
Tips
1. Obviously you are going to need to find a Hollow Asteroid to base yourself in, as you will need a tree farm to make charcoal. If you plan to stay in the Asteroids after your 16 cans of food run out, you will also need to start farming wheat.
2. Early on, you need a lot of Iron Ore, also Aluminum Ore
3. The mobs are extremely dangerous before you have armor - more dangerous than vanilla mobs - but mob drops are crucial to progress, the Evolved Creeper's drop is the only way to get redstone (and sand, its rare drop), and the Evolved Zombie's rare drop is the only way to increase your stocks of copper. You will also probably need string from spiders and bone meal from skeletons.
4. Knockback from the mobs can make you fall (Desh armor reduces the knockback). Do not fight mobs on 1-block wide walkways. It's safest to explore + base yourself high up (above y=120) so that if you fall off your asteroid, you have more chance to find another to land on before you fall out of the world.
5. Do not wear both oxygen tanks: that way if you die, you only lose 1 tank. Leave a spare tank in a chest at the spawn point.
For less grind, you can also give yourself this kit - the challenge will be to figure out how to power it.
Optional technology kit (stranded miner story)
4 x Arc Lamp
1 x Astro Miner
8 x Astro Miner Base
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