Planets
Galacticraft is all about exploring other planets!
These are the planets currently included in Galacticraft:
The Overworld
This one you know all about already. But did you know that you can make your own Space Station to orbit it?
Moon
The Moon is made of Moon Rock with traces of cheese. Its surface is covered in craters from aeons of impacts by meteors.
It is reachable with a Tier 1 Rocket.
Some things to do on the Moon:
- land in a good spot in your Lunar Lander
- plant a Flag
- admire the Overworld in the night sky
- practice bounding in low gravity
- plant trees and get an Oxygen system running so you can live there permanently
- taunt some Evolved Spiders
- make a Moon base
- find an Alien Village
- mine some Meteoric Iron
- kill the Moon Boss
- open the Tier 1 Treasure Chest
- make a Moon Buggy
Mars
Mars is made of various kinds of red rock. The atmosphere is a dusty orange color, and the sun is a little dimmer than on the Overworld. It gets very cold at night, so make sure to wear Thermal Padding.
Mars is reachable with a Tier 2 Rocket.
If you spend some time on the surface, you will likely come across some Slimeling Eggs. Break them to hatch a friendly little critter which makes an excellent pet. You can grow it into a strong fighter; fit it with a bag and it will carry stuff for you; and adult slimelings can breed to make babies of new colors.
But the real wealth of Mars is underground. Here you will find:
- a variety of ores
- a new material, Desh which is used to craft some of the more powerful items in Galacticraft
- underground caverns with Bacterial Sludge, Slimelings and Cavernous Vines
- the Mars Dungeon with the fearsome Evolved Creeper Boss
Asteroids
The Asteroids is a very different kind of dimension, filled with large and small asteroids. There is microgravity so you will need to figure out a safe way to move between them, or risk an endless fall!
You will need a Tier 3 Rocket to reach the Asteroids. It's a little further from the sun so there's not so much light as you are maybe used to: it's a good idea to bring a powerful light source with you. It's also cold in deep space: Thermal Padding is essential.
If you spend some time in the Asteroids dimension, you will discover that it's a miner's paradise. Around one third of the asteroids have a solid core of mineable minerals. This includes a new ore, Ilmenite - you can make Titanium from it.
Other planets
The Celestial Catalog also includes:
- Mercury
- Venus
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
These cannot yet be reached in Galacticraft and will show up red in the planet selection screen. They are included in the game because we have future plans for them. For now, you will just have to enjoy the way they look, and wonder ...
Please do not ask the developers "when will these new planets be in the game?" Be patient, they will come some day!
Meanwhile you can maybe find a Galacticraft Add-On which adds new planets, or come talk about your ideas for them in the suggestions area of the forum.