Encountered a bug or issue in Starbound? Let us know here! Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:39:33 +0000 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:39:33 +0000 Chucklefish Forums https://community.playstarbound.com/forums/support/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:16:23 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/ship-world-was-erased-after-co-op-crash.181437/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/ship-world-was-erased-after-co-op-crash.181437/ invalid@example.com (Emerald Acid) Emerald Acid
My character is unaffected; I have all my gear and...

Ship 'world' was erased after co-op crash.]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:07:20 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/sb1-4-4-xsb4-2-0-4-excavation-screen-distorted-unreadable.180944/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/sb1-4-4-xsb4-2-0-4-excavation-screen-distorted-unreadable.180944/ invalid@example.com (vangrunz) vangrunz
since I upgraded from Starbound v1.3.3. to Starbound v1.4.4 in conjunction with xStarbound v4.2.0.4, sometimes the Excavation Screens are distorted till unreadability. Of course, I accidentally hit sometimes a field with a chest or bones, then the Excavation failes, leaving me with some bones. Due to the circumstance that the graphics are biome related, I cannot say when this happens: sometimes it occours when I freshly started the game, but next time it's OK until I change the biome...

[SB1.4.4/xSB4.2.0.4] Excavation Screen distorted/unreadable]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:26:09 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/failure-in-my-synchronization.180688/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/failure-in-my-synchronization.180688/ invalid@example.com (Darkrazy) Darkrazy 3 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:46:47 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/capt-ignoble-bounty-hunt-tutorial-is-bugged.156912/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/capt-ignoble-bounty-hunt-tutorial-is-bugged.156912/ invalid@example.com (Gunwild) Gunwild
Capt. Ignoble BOUNTY HUNT TUTORIAL is Bugged]]> 1 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:03:15 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/multiplayer-bug-exception-caught-in-client-main-loop.180438/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/multiplayer-bug-exception-caught-in-client-main-loop.180438/ invalid@example.com (reliht) reliht Exception caught in client main-loop (IOException) Improper tupe code received in NetElementMapWrapp rureadChange.We tried many times and the...

Multiplayer bug(Exception caught in client main-loop)]]> 1 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:24:12 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/get-booted-back-to-ship-after-killing-certain-enemies.180433/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/get-booted-back-to-ship-after-killing-certain-enemies.180433/ invalid@example.com (tigerfestival) tigerfestival 2.188] [Error] WorldServerThread exception caught: (JsonException) No such key in Json::get("default")

No matter the mods I suspected that I removed, this error above still remains. What does this error mean anyway and how can I rid my game of this annoying problem?]]> 1 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:54:26 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/crew-member-undismissable-gone.160565/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/crew-member-undismissable-gone.160565/ invalid@example.com (Shalax) Shalax This had the effect of removing her but having her considered still an active member of my crew.

Will i have to delete my shipworld file to fix it?]]> 2 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:40:06 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/pet-trade-quest-took-the-wrong-pet.180300/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/pet-trade-quest-took-the-wrong-pet.180300/ invalid@example.com (Etherius) Etherius
Digging up info on this bug led me to this steam bug report where a few other people had something similar happen to them: https://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/3/3223871682613376021/

Like the original...

Pet trade quest took the wrong pet]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:54:26 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/duplicate-cultist-door-recipe-in-crafting-station.180298/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/duplicate-cultist-door-recipe-in-crafting-station.180298/ invalid@example.com (Etherius) Etherius
Duplicate Cultist Door Recipe in Crafting Station]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:14:00 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/all-npcs-are-dead.150206/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/all-npcs-are-dead.150206/ invalid@example.com (Celestin6669) Celestin6669 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1570160376) not sure which one of them is causing it, but every hostile npc (humanoid) are already dead after i enter some mission, space station (non-hostile are not affected), dungeon, etc, also almsot all dungeons from mods are affected too, outpost is not affected, but penguins in beaks bar are dying immediately when they spawn.
i tried to google it, but...

All npcs are dead...]]> 1 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:17:29 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/inspection-points-gained-from-crewmember-disappears-on-map-change.180268/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/inspection-points-gained-from-crewmember-disappears-on-map-change.180268/ invalid@example.com (Etherius) Etherius
Inspection Points gained from Crewmember disappears on map change]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:18:41 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/this-location-has-no-atmosphere-when-loading-game-saved-on-station.180247/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/this-location-has-no-atmosphere-when-loading-game-saved-on-station.180247/ invalid@example.com (jrivett) jrivett
Go to a station, wearing your EPP.
Save and Exit.
Load the game.
When I do this, it always shows the message "It may be worth noting that this location has no atmosphere..." Despite the fact that I am in fact wearing my EPP. And I don't actually suffocate.

So, like I said, minor issue. Still...]]> 1 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:11:12 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/starbound-shuts-down-instantly-upon-startup-no-logo-or-anything-issue-with-a-mod.161024/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/starbound-shuts-down-instantly-upon-startup-no-logo-or-anything-issue-with-a-mod.161024/ invalid@example.com (Oddsock833) Oddsock833
I am having an issue with my Starbound's startup. As soon as it starts, it just stops immediately and closes the window. Here's my log.

I'm not sure what it means, I'm no coder or anything like you people probably are. I can tell the problem is obviously the first message sent after the mods load: Asset dependencies form a cycle
I just don't know what that means. Does it mean different assets have the same dependencies, and I need to fix that somehow? Or just... uninstall it, I...

Starbound shuts down instantly upon startup (No logo or anything, issue with a mod)]]> 10 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:35:16 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/invisible-wall-in-ship.180208/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/invisible-wall-in-ship.180208/ invalid@example.com (M00seChuckle) M00seChuckle
I was decorating my ship and placed an automatic door on each side of the transporter on my ship, with a motion sensor on each side of the door. It worked fine for a while, but suddenly the door on the right side would no longer open or react to the sensors. I was able to remove the door, and sensors; however there is now an invisible wall. None of my crew can walk through the wall, (they are all stuck in the pilot area), and in order to go around the wall I have to...

Invisible wall in ship]]> 1 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:40:51 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/help-invisible-wall-in-my-ship-doorway.148453/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/help-invisible-wall-in-my-ship-doorway.148453/ invalid@example.com (TheTwilightDancer) TheTwilightDancer
HELP! Invisible wall in my ship doorway!]]> 4 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:55:50 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/unable-to-start-starbound-due-to-fatal-error.180169/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/unable-to-start-starbound-due-to-fatal-error.180169/ invalid@example.com (exobocci) exobocci 13 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:18:45 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/problems-splitting-piles-and-planting-seeds-on-xboxx.180149/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/problems-splitting-piles-and-planting-seeds-on-xboxx.180149/ invalid@example.com (Sqt Maj York) Sqt Maj York Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:49:33 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/cant-holster-equipped-item-or-remove-items-from-wheel.180146/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/cant-holster-equipped-item-or-remove-items-from-wheel.180146/ invalid@example.com (Galactic Fork) Galactic Fork I could do this at first by selecting an unequipped point in the item wheel. But once...

Can't holster equipped item or remove items from wheel]]> Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:14:24 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/save-file-deleted-itself-xbox-series-x.180142/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/save-file-deleted-itself-xbox-series-x.180142/ invalid@example.com (FaintSole43) FaintSole43
I was playing on survival. My very first save. No other issues at all. I always hit "save and exit" when I log out. I always fully close the game after.
I last played last night. And today I logged in, and my only save is gone. Not in the list at all. All of them prompt me to create a new character.
I looked up the issue and all I found was steam related reddit posts and steam forums...

Save File Deleted Itself [XBOX Series X]]]> 2 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:47:18 +0000 https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/losing-inventory-on-ship.180132/ https://community.playstarbound.com/threads/losing-inventory-on-ship.180132/ invalid@example.com (FloppWhale745) FloppWhale745