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Outdated Variety is the spice of the Universe 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala

Over 50+ new biomes, 10+ new weather types, new music & more

  1. Raindrac
    Variety is the spice of the Universe is a mod which is designed to add well, variety to your universe. It adds new weather types, new biomes, more biome music, all that fun stuff.

    Warning: This mod is incompatible with a lot of the mods due to the nature of it's changes.
    There is also a compatibility patch for the Starscape mod. You can find it under the "Compatibility Patches" spoiler.
    And finally: If the Nexus is down, there are mirrors below. And no, you do not need to pay for an account on the Nexus.
    Description Directory
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    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Check the "Biomes" section to view them all, but be warned of spoilers!
    Viewing the biomes before you can see them might ruin the exploration element.

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    In vanilla, certain biomes are restricted to later sectors for no apparent reason.
    Instead, restrictions in this mod are based upon how exotic a biome is.

    You can now find volcanic biomes in the Alpha sector, for example.
    But you won't see some of my mods more exotic biomes, like the Living biome, in the Alpha sector.

    Also in vanilla, the distance between a planet and it's star doesn't matter. You can find snow biomes next to a star.
    This mod also changes that, too.

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    Sick of hearing happy music in a lava filled world? No longer!
    The unused exploration songs have been made used, and songs which don't fit in a biome have been removed.
    Biomes with more songs: Desert, Snow, Tundra, Arctic, Snow Forest, Ocean
    Biomes with specific songs: Magma, Volcanic, Frostfire, Tarball, Tentacles, Living, Deep Ocean

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    You can find over ten new weather types with this mod in the current version.
    • Sandstorms and strong sandstorms
    • Blizzards
    • Diamond dust
    • Crystal dust
    • Ash
    • Volcanic eruption
    • Tar rain, drizzle and storms
    • Tentacle juice rain, drizzle and storms
    • Acid drizzle and storms
    • Sulfuric eruption
    • Ash/Snow mix
    • Eruption/Ice cube storm mix
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    Crystal Pixels is another mod of mine. Combine pixels and crystals at the pixel compressor to reduce the pixel loss when refined!

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    Yet another mod that I've made. Glowsticks last a lot longer then flares and come in many colors.
    They can be crafted with dyes and glass.

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    This mod that I've made makes stones drop their respective stone types.
    You can smelt them into cobblestone at a furnace.

    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Version Number: 1.0.1.1
    Starbound Version: Enraged Koala - Update 6

    Known Mod (In)Compatibility List:

    Light Blue: Fully compatible without a patch
    Green: Compatible if a compatibility patch is installed
    Lime: Soft-Incompatible. My mod will overwrite that mod causing certain features of that mod to not work.
    Yellow: Soft-Incompatible. Doesn't crash, but the mod won't work with my mod.
    Orange: Unstable and crashes often when used together.
    Red: Not compatible, crash at startup, do not use together
    Pink: Redundant as my mod already does what it does
    • Ocean Worlds
    • Ocean Planets
    • Barren Worlds Fix
    • Exploration Enhanced | Cause: Hundreds of biome variations cause obvious issues
    • New Horizon | Cause: Hundreds of biome variations cause obvious issues
    • Terranades | Cause: Liquid ID clashing
    • Survivalist | Cause: Lots of assorted issues
    • Liquid Air Mod | Cause: Liquid ID clashing
    • Ice Crystal Caves and Trees | Cause: Modifies worldgen.config w/o using __merge
    • PBR Mod | Cause: Liquid ID clashing
    • Oxygenated Perflurocarbon Pump | Cause: Liquid ID clashing
    • Underground Chocolate Biome | Cause: Liquid ID clashing/Doesn't merge worldgen.config
    • Gems | Issue: Modifies oredistributions.config w/o using __merge
    • ZMisc | Cause: celestial.config
    • Underground Chocolate Biome | Cause: celestial.config
    • Weather+ | Issue: Mod is overwrote by my mod, can't be fixed w/o patch
    • Weather Plus | Issue: Mod is overwrote by my mod, can't be fixed w/o patch
    • Snoozle's Weather | Issue: Mod is overwrote by my mod, can't be fixed w/o patch
    • Improved Asteroid Fields | Issue: Mod is overwrote by my mod, can't be fixed w/o patch
    • Industrialization(ISE) | Issue: New ores do not spawn in Crystal/Rainbow biomes
    • Starbooze | Issue: Hops and Cinnamon do not spawn
    • Starscape | Cause: celestial.config | Patch: Here
    • Wasteland Planets | Cause: celestial.config | Patch: Outdated
    • Liquids Extractor | Cause: Liquid ID clashing | Patch: Here
    • Frackin' Flora | Issue: Biome-related features(i.e blocks) don't generate | Patch: Here
    • AnTiVegetation
    • Extended Saplings
    • Dungeoneer Dungeons
    • Spacebound
    • OKEA
    This mod modifies celestial.config and liquids.config. Any mod which modifies these files will be incompatible unless both files are manually merged.
    If you're having a crash, make sure no mods you have installed other then mine are modifying celestial.config or liquids.config.

    If you know how to merge files, feel free to do so. I'm also open to do compatibility patches if my mod and another mod are
    incompatible.

    Starscape Compatibility Patch
    Patch Download:
    Download for...
    Required Starbound Version: Enraging Koala
    Required Starscape Version: 1.2.1
    | Download
    Required Variety is the spice of the Universe Version: 1.0.1.1 | Download

    Pre-Installation:
    1. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    2. Download & Install Starscape Version 1.2.1, download above
    3. Download & Install Variety is the spice of the Universe Version 1.0.1.1, download above
    Patch Installation:
    1. ^ Follow the above pre-installation! ^
    2. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    3. Extract all files found in the .zip into the mods directory. When asked, overwrite all files!
    4. See if it works!

    Recommended
    Starscape + Wasteland Planets Compatibility Patch
    I highly recommend that you use this patch.

    Please follow the installation instruction exactly. That means do NOT use any automatic mod installers, and overwrite all files when prompted. Do not do this out of order. None of that.
    Any mistake anywhere along the way could easily cause a crash.

    Patch Download: Download for...
    Required Starbound Version: Furious Koala
    Required Starscape Version: 1.2.0
    | Download
    Required Wasteland Planets Version: 1.2.0 | Download
    Required Variety is the spice of the Universe Version: 2.2.0.2 | Download

    Pre-Installation:
    1. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    2. Download & Install Starscape Version 1.2.0, download above
    3. Download & Install Wasteland Planets Version 1.2.0, download above
    4. Download & Install Variety is the spice of the Universe Version 2.2.0.2, download above
    Patch Installation:
    1. ^ Follow the above pre-installation! ^
    2. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    3. Extract all files found in the .zip into the mods directory. When asked, overwrite all files!
    4. See if it works!
    Wasteland Planets Compatibility Patch
    Use this if you don't want Starscape, but I don't see why you wouldn't.

    Patch Download: Download for...
    Required Starbound Version: Furious Koala
    Required Wasteland Planets Version: 1.2.0
    | Download
    Required Variety is the spice of the Universe Version: 2.2.0.2 | Download

    Pre-Installation:
    1. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    2. Download & Install Wasteland Planets Version 1.2.0, download above
    3. Download & Install Variety is the spice of the Universe Version 2.2.0.2, download above
    Patch Installation:
    1. ^ Follow the above pre-installation! ^
    2. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/mods
    3. Extract all files found in the .zip into the mods directory. When asked, overwrite all files!
    4. Go to ../Steam/steamapps/common/Starbound/universe
    5. (Optional)Backup the /universe folder if you ever wish to uninstall the patch
    6. Delete all the files in the /universe folder or the folder itself
    7. See if it works!


    Last Resort Mirror
    Please don't use this unless Nexus is down if you wish to support the mods growth.
    There shouldn't be any advertisement walls or obstructive ads on the Nexus,.

    To prevent registering to the Nexus, go to the "Mirrors" tab on the Nexus. That'll provide a mirror which doesn't require an account.

    Still having issues with the download? Well, then go ahead and use this alternate download. I'll stop begging now. Sorry!
    Dropbox Mirrors
    Release 1.0.1.1: Download

    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Question: I'm crashing? Help!?
    Answer: Provide the starbound.log file and report the error in the discussion topic. See the "Reporting Issues" section for more.
    If you don't provide the starbound.log file, I may not be able to fix your issue.
    It's important.

    Question: Nearby planets aren't changed!
    Answer: Starbound uses a new universe chunks system. You'll have to leave that "chunk" of the universe for the changes to take effect.

    Question: Does this mod work for multiplayer?
    Answer: Yes, but other players need it installed.

    Question: If I install this on my multiplayer server, will other players need it?
    Answer: Yes.

    Question: Where are all the moons?
    Answer: They have been renamed to "Lunar Barren Desert"

    Question: Where are all the XXXXXX?
    Answer: This mod adds over 50 new biomes, so I'm not surprised you're having issues finding a specific biome. Have patience and you'll be rewarded.

    Question: Why are there so many airless lunar biomes?
    Answer: I think that habitable planets shouldn't be so common. It destroys the immersion way too much for me.

    Question: What happens when I uninstall the mod?
    Answer: All nearby planets will break, even if they're unexplored. Any items related to my mod will turn into a Perfectly Generic Item.
    -------Sub-Question: Can I do anything about that?
    -------Sub-Answer: Well, the game can't load non-existent assets. You could just click the "Random" button to go to another spot in the universe that hasn't been touched by the mod and start anew with just your character and it's items.

    Question: If I go to coordinates that were obtained by someone without the mod, will the planet be the same?
    Answer: No.

    Question: Your Starbound Crew?
    Answer: Works normally as of Your Starbound Crew V3.1. Edit: Issues are still being reported that you can't visit planets from Your Starbound Crew installed.

    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Check the "Biomes" section to view them all, but be warned of spoilers!
    Viewing the biomes before you can see them might ruin the exploration element.
    Proceed with caution.


    • Swamplands
    • Umbra
    • Mountainous
    • Frostfire
    • Tarball
    • Living
    • Heck
    • Wasteland
    • Crystal Forest
    • Umbra
    • Charred Forest
    • Twilight
    • Boreal Forest
    • Spooky Forest
    • Metallic Moon
    • Rainbow Woods
    • Mushroom Forest
    • Crystal Moon
    • Tropics
    • Intense Volcanic
    • Snowy Forest
    • Cloudlands
    • Cove
    • Snowy Mountains
    • Flower Field
    • Volcanic Forest
    • Arctic(Vanilla, re-enabled)
    • Barren(Vanilla, re-enabled)
    • Ocean(Vanilla, re-enabled)
    • Volcanic Moon
    • Frozen Moon
    • Toxic Moon
    • Rock Moon

    The Frostfire
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    Cold but hot, icy yet covered with lava. Mining here is high risk, high reward as crystals grow in the caverns below. Even with lava can get cold on the surface, it will even snow instead of rain.
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    Swamplands
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet without Dungeons/Villages
    A murky, wet biome. Exactly how you'd expect a swamp to look like.
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    Living Planet
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    Just as the name says, it's a living planet. Only found at Sector X.(Will be at more sectors when Chucklefish creates them!)
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    Wasteland
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A boring, desolate biome. Not much more to it.
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    Tarball
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A giant planet of tar, slime, sewage and bones. Mostly tar, though. Only found past the Delta sector.
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    Mountainous
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A biome where mountains peak high into the sky. Trees are rare and the biome is very rocky.
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    Crystal Forest
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A forest of crystals, loosely based upon some Starbound concept art. Only found past the Beta sector. =Outdated Image=
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    The Umbra
    Type: Lightless Planet
    There is no natural light in this biome. And the blocks are made of darkness.
    Good luck.
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    Charred Forest
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A very, very hot biome. Poor forest.
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    Boreal Forest
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    Don't touch the needles!
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    The Twilight
    Type: Twilight Terrestrial Planet
    Twilight in the day, pitch black at night.
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    Spooky Forest
    Type: Permanight Terrestrial Planet
    Eternal night, no music and overall typical horror forest stuff awaits you here.
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    The Heck
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    No, I didn't name it! Chucklefish did. Blame them! I just made it a planetary biome and not just an underground biome.
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    Metallic Moon
    Type: Permanight Moon
    Eternal night... Cold... No atmosphere... Lava... Yeah. It's dangerous. Only found at Sector X.
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    Crystal Moon
    Type: Moon
    Covered in crystals, this moon biome is great incase you want them. Only found past the Delta sector. You cannot breathe on this planet.
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    Rainbow Woods
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    Oooh, pretty!
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    Mushroom Forest
    Type: Permanight Terrestrial Planet
    It's always night in this biome for an unknown reason, but it's littered in glowing mushrooms.
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    Cove
    Type: Dungeonless Terrestrial Planet
    Inspired by Dire Dire Docks & Jolly Roger Bay from Super Mario 64, this biome shares a similar atmosphere.
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    Snowy Icelands
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    The perfect place to get ice crystals. Ice spikes are everywhere, making it slightly hard to traverse.
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    Flower Field
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A planet covered in flowers, both giant, small and modestly sized.
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    Volcanic Forest
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A uncommon forest biome variation.
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    Volcanic - Sulphuric
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A different look to the typical volcanic biomes you see everywhere.
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    Snow Forest
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    It's like a snow biome, but with the amount of flora a forest would have. More dirty then the snow biome.
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    Mountainous - Snowy
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet
    A snowy variant of the mountainous biome.
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    Ocean
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet without Dungeons/Villages
    Wide open waters and islands. It's also very deep. Waters are infinite here.

    This biome is slightly buggy, which is probably one of the primary reasons it was disabled by Chucklefish. That doesn't stop it from being a great biome to build on, though!
    Issues from vanilla:
    Broken underground parallax | Status: Unpatchable with current parallax system
    Lack of Hylotl settlements | Status: Not implemented into vanilla files, generation broken
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    Arctic
    Type: Normal Terrestrial Planet without Dungeons/Villages
    A cold, frozen ocean. The water is freezing cold... don't stay in it for long at all.
    Issues from vanilla:
    Broken underground parallax | Status: Unpatchable with current parallax system
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    Tar Modifier
    Results in planets covered in tar. Applies to the following biomes:
    • Mountainous
    • Grasslands
    • Forest
    • Jungle
    • Savannah
    • Arid
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    Acid Modifier
    Results in planets covered in acid, slime and sewage. Also gives an increased rate for acid rain. Applies to the following biomes:
    • Mountainous
    • Grasslands
    • Forest
    • Jungle
    • Savannah
    • Arid
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    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Step 1: Obtaining the mod
    1. Download the mod. If the primary download does not work, use the mirrors.
    2. Choose which version of the mod that you want to download.
    3. Open the .zip file that you downloaded.
    Step 1.5: Locating the Starbound folder
    If you already know where Starbound is on your computer, then you can skip this step.
    Starbound can be found at \steam\steamapps\common\starbound.
    If you do not know where the Steam folder is on your computer...
    1. Go to your Steam library and right click on Starbound.
    2. Click properties in the drop-down box.
    3. A window should pop up. Click the local files tab.
    4. Click the "Browse local files" button.
    Step 2: Installing the mod
    1. Make sure the zip file you downloaded for the mod is open.
    2. Make sure you're at the Starbound folder.
    3. Drag the "A-DracY-VitsoU" folder inside the .zip into Starbound's mods folder.
    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    Having issues? Installation, crashes or general bugs? Go to the forum thread instead of leaving a review!
    You can still leave a review to report an issue, but also note that there can only be one reply to a review, so it's best to put issues on the forum thread anyway. Also note that leaving a bad review will also affect my mods overall rating until you re-review the mod.

    When reporting the issue, please provide context to what caused the crash and provide the full Starbound log. You can find the log file here: \Steam\steamapps\common\Starbound\starbound.log

    Upload the full log file to a site like www.pastebin.com.

    Also say what version of the mod you've downloaded, what mods you're using and if you're using any compatibility patches.

    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues

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    This mod also includes an entirely new sector designed for builders. The flatlands biome has 7 different variations, each based upon a different biome.

    The required unlocking chip can be crafted for 5 iron bars and 450 pixels. It's called the "Starmap Upgrade MKf"

    Description Directory
    -Return to the top...
    ---Important Information
    -----Mod Compatibility List
    -----Mod Compatibility Patches
    ---Questions & Answers
    ---The Features
    -----The Biomes
    ---Installation
    ---Reporting Issues
    Mod Pack Permissions:
    Anyone can use this mod in their mod compilation without the author's consent.
    Mod Assets Permissions:
    Anyone can alter/redistribute the mod's assets without the author's consent.

    Images

    1. FrostfireSurface.png
    2. Flowerfield Surface.png
    3. TarSurface.png
    4. Snow Forest Surface.png
    5. Untitled.png
    6. Oceean1.png
    7. Mountainous Snow.png
    8. Swamplands.png
    9. Wasteland Surface.png

Recent Reviews

  1. Dr.S
    Dr.S
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    can you update this mod to 1.4.4 please
  2. Van3082
    Van3082
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    +!
  3. sikerow
    sikerow
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    can you please update this to the pleased grrafe want this so much again
  4. Jack166
    Jack166
    3/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    An Excellent mod! That is, if you're using Enraged Koala. One of my most treasured and best experiences i had with Starbound was using this mod, a real shame it's outdated, that being written i cannot deny the effort that went into this mod even if it's no longer being updated, hopefully the author will one day decide to update it. Unlikely, but hey, a man can dream right?
  5. Vaqunc
    Vaqunc
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Please update this to upbeat giraffe, this is too good! ;_;
  6. Alex Great
    Alex Great
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Yes
  7. MojaveManiac
    MojaveManiac
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Probably one of the most expansive and ambitious mods out there. It adds a lot more flare and variety to the game as well as being so perfectly integrated into the game that it doesn't look even the slightest bit intrusive with the vanilla game's pre-established content. My only gripe with this mod is so minor and inconsequential that it doesn't even put the slightest scratch on my opinion but, I was wondering where the Cloudlands planets were in the Flatisector, if they aren't exceedingly rare, they seem entirely non existent.
  8. Captain Floof
    Captain Floof
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Hey i used in Furious Koala and it works well and all but when i updated to Enraged Koala version it says the Lunar Biomes need oxygen supply, how can i fix this? I really think this piece of art is more extensive than any others so i hope you can help. Thanks.
  9. Singularity_iOS
    Singularity_iOS
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Excellent mod, been using it for ages. Makes the game so much more enjoyable, this and Dungeoneers Dungeons.
    Also, what is the song that plays on wasteland biomes? Such a nice song.
  10. karinca
    karinca
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0.1.1 for Enraged Koala
    Having a great time seeing all the new worlds out there. Many surprises already, and I've barely scratched the surface. I like how some new biomes are making me change up my playstyle as well, to survive. Thank you!