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dedication
Hi there,
First of all, I’d very much like to say thank you! Thank you for being a super fantastical viewer,
supporter, and fan! This guide and my gaming channels wouldn’t be here without your support,
which I greatly appreciate! And a special thanks goes out to the Crimson Co-Op!
As some of you may know, from watching my live streams, I am a Graphic Designer and Gamer.
These two professions have come together in more ways than one and they always seem to find a
way to rub off on one another. This Starbound Indie Guide is where my love of gaming, meets my
love of graphic design and gets mashed together to create this helpful, unofficial guide, filled with all
sorts of tips and tricks I have learned while playing, both solo and with you watching. I have played
over 600 hours of Starbound and is easily one of my favorite games of all time, I hope you enjoy it as
much as I do. That being said, I’d like to dedicate this guide to my super fantastical viewers as my
way of saying thanks! See you at the next live stream!
Enjoy!
RedLace
special thanks
Super fantastical thanks goes out to all of the generous
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The Indie Guide to Starbound is based on the PC game, Starbound, stable branch version 1.1, Cheerful Giraffe, developed by Chucklefish.
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table of contents
EDITION 1.1.0
Dedication.................................................................................................................................. 2
Character Creation.................................................................................................................. 4
Choosing your Character & Game Difficulty............................................................
The Races...................................................................................................................... 4
GettingStarted............................................................................................................................ 5
Controls.......................................................................................................................... 9
Ship Stations & Hunger................................................................................................. 9
Health, Energy, & Stat Boosts....................................................................................... 10
Status Effects, Buffs, & Stim Packs............................................................................... 11
Cooking Basics & Food Storage................................................................................. 12
Crops.............................................................................................................................. 13
Farm Animals................................................................................................................. 14
Combat Basics.............................................................................................................. 15
Sidebar Menu & Inventory Screen.............................................................................. 16
Quest Journal................................................................................................................ 17
Quests............................................................................................................................. 18
Boss Fights...................................................................................................................... 19
Tools............................................................................................................................................. 22
Basic Tools...................................................................................................................... 26
The Matter Manipulator............................................................................................... 26
Paint Mode & Wiring Mode......................................................................................... 27
Going Planetside...................................................................................................................... 28
Gathering Materials and Crafting Basics................................................................... 29
Monsters, Exploration, and Teleportation.................................................................. 29
Vehicles.......................................................................................................................... 30
Dungeons & Villages.................................................................................................... 31
Crafting Stations........................................................................................................................ 32
Crafting Tables.............................................................................................................. 33
CombatArmor&Weapons.......................................................................................... 33
Miscellaneous Stations................................................................................................. 35
Space Travel............................................................................................................................. 36
Navigation & Planets.................................................................................................... 37
Biomes............................................................................................................................ 37
Stars................................................................................................................................ 38
Tiers................................................................................................................................. 40
Ore................................................................................................................................. 41
Armor.......................................................................................................................................... 42
Armor & Vanity Armor.................................................................................................. 43
Racial Armor Upgrades................................................................................................ 43
Tech............................................................................................................................... 44
Ship Upgrades........................................................................................................................... 46
Ship Upgrades & Licenses............................................................................................ 47
Ship Crew...................................................................................................................... 47
NPC’s.......................................................................................................................................... 48
Tenants & Colony Deeds............................................................................................. 49
The Outpost & Shops.................................................................................................... 49
Collectables.............................................................................................................................. 50
Pets................................................................................................................................ 54
Pet Collars...................................................................................................................... 54
Fishing............................................................................................................................ 57
Fossils.............................................................................................................................. 58
RedLace & The Crimson Co-Op............................................................................................... 59
Twitch live Streams & Make a Donation.................................................................... 60
Join the Crimson Co-Op.............................................................................................. 60
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character creation
You will need to create your character and choosing your new character
involves making a number of decisions. You will need to decide if you want
to be male or female, what race you’d like to play as, your features, your
outfit, your stance, and pick a name for yourself. Or let the dice decide!
There is currently no way to change your physical appearance or adjust your
race at a later time, so be sure to choose wisely.
Randomizer
If you’d like to let fate decide your character, you can select a race and then use the ‘Randomizer’ (the dice) icon to
randomly create a look for your character. You can also do this when selecting your characters name.
Changing Appearances
Throughout your journey you will find and craft new vanity items and armor that can be equipped in the vanity and
armor slots for head, chest, legs, and back. There are also full sets to find, so you can dress like a Fairy or Cupid!
Game Difficulty
You have three choices for game difficulty which is decided when creating your new character.
Casual: Lose 30% of Pixels on death. Respawn on your ship.
Survival: Lose 30% of Pixels and drop items in your inventory on death. Respawn on your ship.
You can retrieve your items from where you died. Does not drop weapons, armor, torches, or flashlight.
Hardcore: Death is permanent. You will no longer be able to play this character, does not respawn.
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Survival mode
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the races
There are seven playable races to choose from, each with unique aesthetics such as ship design, and
NPC building architecture. Each race also has their own set of armor tiers and weapon tiers, these offer
no additional features and are purely aesthetic.
Each race will likely have its own unique passive ability upon final release of the game.
History
The Apex, while very similar in appearance to the Humans had breakthroughs in research to accelerate evolution which
lead to the creation of the “Vestigi-Evo Process”. The VEP allowed the Apex to trade physical devolution for intellectual
evolution.
Apex The Apex operate under a collectivist regime controlled by the Miniknog (The Ministry of Scientific Progression). Each Apex
dedicates his life to the survival and progression of the Apex as a whole. The most honored members of the Apex are se-
Culture lected by the MiniKnog to donate their bodies to furthering evolution and you will encounter many Apex research facilities
on your journey across the universe.
Ultra Modern
There are whispers of a rebel group ready to denounce the MiniKnog and lead the Apex into revolution. But in Apex society
Appearance discussion of dissension is punishable by death.
Apelike Starting Ship Gender Selection
Starting Clothes Ultra modern with a smooth, streamlined shape in silver. Comes with Choose from male (left) or female (right).
elegant lights and upgrades into a diamond shape with a large Many customization options can be chosen
Commander Set number of external guns. in the chracter creation menu.
Navy Set
Officer Set
Specialist Set
Pet
Weasel
fantastical tip
Mingling with Other Races
You will often encounter the other races throughout your
journey. Depending on the race you choose, specific races
may treat you better or worse, although this is only in dialog.
For instance, Apex are often told to “brush your hair” or hear
rude remarks such as “Our kind doesn’t have to worry about
fleas.” These interactions can often be funny if you chat
with other races while out and about on your journeys
on planets.
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getting started
Congratulations on getting one of my favorite games! I have been playing Starbound for over two years now
and have spent over 600 hours in-game. Fans of Terraria will find themselves in familiar territory when it comes
to mining for ore to upgrade gear and exploring biomes. In Starbound though, you aren’t in one world, you
have infinite worlds to explore in this vast universe with endless biomes, interesting villages to encounter, and
randomly generated monsters to battle. And did I mention, you have a super fantastical space ship?
Introduction Quest
It is highly recommended if you
are new to Starbound you play
through this opening “tutorial”
quest. It will teach you basics. If
you are a veteran player, you can
skip it by checking the box during
character creation, but you will
miss out on a cape and a flower
for your hair - as well as vending
machine access.
Follow the instructions during this
quest. It is a linear path and will
outline a bit of story before putting
you on your stranded ship.
Welcome to your Ship Started’. This quest will send you to slot. Two-handed items will occu-
the planet surface below to explore py both slots), while ‘X’ will swap
After the introduction, based on using your ships teleporter to find a out items to the second quick bar.
the race you have selected when way to repair the ship. I recommend Items can be dragged and dropped
choosing your character, your ship accepting all quests you receive. into your hotbar and inventory slots. It
will look different. No matter the is important to know, hotbar slots can
race you chose however, you will Basic Controls also be locked using the ‘lock’ icon
find your ship in a broken state in on the right hand side of the bar.
need of repairs. If you know me at all, watching me
stream, you know I prefer to play Hotkeys
You have been stranded orbiting a with a XBOX controller using Xpadder
stange planet and must go to the software. However, I understand the R = Matter Manipulator
surface to find the materials you majority of players use keyboard and Space = Jump.
need in order to repair your ship mouse, so here are the controls. C = Crafting menu
and continue your journey. I = Inventory menu
To get started, you will want to know J = Quest Journal
New Quest the basic keyboard controls. Press ‘E’ L = Starbound Codex
to interact with ship objects and hold S = Crouch
After rebooting the ship and talking ‘ALT’ to show interactable objects. F = Activate/Deactivate Tech
to S.A.I.L, you will receive a new Move using WSAD. Q = Throw current equipped item
quest from S.A.I.L. called ‘Getting N = Inspect/Scan Mode
Hotbar Controls Alt = Highlight Interactive Objects
F1 = Toggle HUD
The hotbar, at the top of your F6 = Streaming options
screen labeled 0 - 6 is the player F11 = Toggle full screen
toolbar for weapons, tools, items, Arrow Keys = Facial emotes
and consumables. Pressing 0 - 6 Shift = Single Block
will swap out the corresponding Left Mouse = Foreground Blocks
item to the players hands (each Right Mouse = Background Blocks
number has a left and right hand
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S.A.I.L.
This is S.A.I.L., your ship-based artificial
intelligence lattice. You will need
to speak with S.A.I.L. very regularly
throughout your journey with Starbound
as it is where you will perform various
commands such as deploy missions
and manage your ships crew members.
Initially, S.A.I.L. is malfunctioning and
will require you to issue the command
to Reboot the Ship.
Ship Locker Fuel Hatch using 6 Tungsten Bars, 10 Glass and 1
Living Root. You then need to equip it
You can access your ship locker any The fuel hatch is where players place in your backpack slot.
time. You can store up to 64 items fuel to prepare their ship for travel.
here on your ship. You can always Traveling to other systems costs fuel, Your Pet
add more storage chests as you find and the further you travel the more
them or learn to craft them but you fuel it costs. Note, that traveling to You will also notice a pet on your ship.
only start with one ship locker. planets in the same star system does Your pet appearance is random, and
not use fuel. based on your selected race.
Open the locker and you will find you
have been provided with torches, a You will need to place raw fuel into Once you reach the Outpost and un-
flashlight, and some canned food. the hatch and hit ‘Fuel’ to fill the fuel lock Terramart, you will want to pro-
gauge. You can obtain fuel from vide your pet with a food bowl, pet
Teleporter Moon’s (airless planets) near the sur- house, and ball to keep them happy.
face and underground or from Infinity Although, it has no real effect on the
Your teleporter will be used to travel Express at the Outpost in the form of game.
to the planet surface below or to fast Liquid Erchius for 5 pixels each.
travel to previous locations where Your Hunger
you have placed a teleporter or flag. You will need to have the Breathing
You may also use this to teleport to EPP before you can gather fuel from If you chose Survival mode when creating
the Outpost once you activate the a Moon, as it will allow you to breathe your character, you will need to monitor
teleporter at the Two-Stop Teleshop in airless environments. You can craft your Hunger Level (indicated by the
or the teleporter in the Ruins. You will the Breathing EPP from the Anvil yellow bar on the far left of your Player
always materialize on your teleporter Card). Hunger will slowly reduce as
pad when returning to your ship or you play, and you will need to eat
after reviving from death. If you are food to replenish it. If your Hunger
playing multiplayer, you can also drops to two bars, you will hear a
teleport directly to another player, beeping alarm. If you do not eat, you
even if they are underground. will starve and die.
You can eat a variety of foods, some
offer more Hunger points than others.
Raw food is edible but cooked food
(at a campfire or other cooking station)
is better at replenishing Hunger.
It is important to know food will turn
rotten over time, if it is not eaten
quickly enough. To keep food fresh,
you will need a refrigerator to store
food, which can be found exploring
planets. Canned Food, purchased
from Infinity Express at the Outpost, will
not turn rotten but is expensive.
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Health Energy Stat Boosts
Health is a measure of vitality. When Your energy is dipicted by the green Health and energy can be increased
the health meter becomes empty, bar in the player card. Energy is a from stat boosts, which provide very
the player dies. Both monsters and resource that can be tapped to use temporary buffs to the player.
players have health. Health does not certain weapons, special weapon
passively regenerate, and is shown attacks, tools, and tech. As you use These stat boosts will display under
in red in the upper left corner of the your energy, your energy bar will the player card while active in the
screen. The default health level is 100, drain. form of various icons.
which can be increased through new
armor. The green lightning bolt icon They’ll boost the maximum points or
indicates the amount of energy a the regeneration rate of either health
The red heart icon indicates the piece of gear will provide. or energy. These buffs are available
amount of health a piece of gear through consumables or interaction
will provide the player. The rate at which the energy bar with objects like beds.
refills is dependent on your armor
Health is reduced when a player takes stats. It should be noted that while Bonus Energy the
damage. You can take damage from energy is refilling once depleted, it Temporarily increases the
monsters, negative status effects, fall cannot be used again until full. maximum energy for
damage, and hostile environments player.
(acid rain anyone?). The further you The player has a default of 1 point:
fall, the more damage you will take each point of Energy Regen recharges Energy Regeneration
and a fall from a high enough place, the player’s energy pool by 10 energy Temporarily increases the
can kill the player. If you fall in water per second. Note that when displayed rate energy regenerates for
at least 9 blocks deep, fall damage on equipment, this stat is rounded the player.
can be eliminated. down to the nearest whole number, so
a piece of equipment may give more Bonus Health the
When a players health meter regeneration than it displays. Temporarily increases the
becomes empty, they will die. maximum health for
The penalty for death is based You may also increase your energy player.
on the difficulty you chose when regeneration by consuming green
creating your new character. stim packs or certain foods. These Healing
consumables only provide temporary Restores a set amount of
There are a number of ways to heal effects. player health over a period
through the use of salves, bandages, of 60 seconds from food.
red stim packs, sleeping in a bed, Energy is very necessary if you want to
medical kits, and eating food. The use guns and tech. Guns will consume Regeneration
amount and speed of health restored large amounts of energy, as will tech. Restores player health while
varies by each method. When a player Be sure to monitor your energy. active from healing items,
is healing, you will see a red “plus” sign such as buffs.
appear below the player card. Some The green arrow icon indicates
items have a cooldown on the frequency the amount of speed by which Resting
in which you can use them to heal. a piece of gear will increase en- Restores player health while
ergy regeneration. Usually found sleeping in a bed or tent.
Monitoring your health is vital for survival on pants but may be on other
in the dangerous world of Starbound. various items.
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Status Effects Tar Thorns
From contact with oil. Causes Deals damage to melee
Status effects can be either benefical a 35% decrease in movement attackers when player is hit.
or harmful to the player, however, speed and jump height.
they are temporary.
To gain an effect, requires the player Well Fed Planetary Hazards
to consume an item (e.g. food, stim From consuming food.
packs, etc.), or come into contact Prevents the continual Venturing to a planet surface without
with certain things such as blocks, consumption of food. the proper EPP (environment protection
liquids, traps, or weather conditions. pack) equipped can cause serious
Some monsters are capable of status Wet harm and even death. A player will lose
effects, and some weapons can also From contact with heavy 5% of their max HP every tick until they
cause status effects when used. rain or liquid water. Causes a die or warp to their ship.
10% decrease in movement
Status effects appear under the player speed & jump height. You acquire new EPP’s as you progress
card and become darkened as time and upgrade your Anvil, allowing you to
progresses. When the status effect runs Other Buffs travel to more dangerous planets. See
out, it will disappear. ‘Stars’.
These are miscellaneous status effects
Debuffs that provide positive benefits to the Radiation
player. All of these are temporary, with Found in irradiated biomes.
These are negative status effects that the exception of Glow, which can be Movement speed and jump
affect the player. permanent when wearing Glow Armor. height reduced by 40%.
Burning Glow Deadly Chill
Applies fire damage for a Players emits an illuminating Found in frozen biomes.
short time at 2.5% of max HP circle of light. From Yellow Movement speed reduced
+1 per tick. Stim Packs or Glow Armor. by 50% and jump height by
30%.
Electrified Jump Boost
Periodically damages targets Jump height increases by Deadly Heat
within 8 tiles for 3% of targets 25% from food, or 50% from Found in volcanic biomes.
max HP. Blue Stim Packs. Movement speed reduced
by 30% and jump height by
Frost Light 70%.
25% decrease in movement Player gravity is reduced by
speed and a 25% decrease 30%. Jump higher, fall slower, Stim Packs
in jump height. take reduced fall damage.
These handy consumables can be
Melting Nova found or crafted and provide the player
From contact with lava. Fire explodes outward from with various status effect buffs to benefit
Causes great fire damage the player when hit. Attackers the player when consumed.
until player is free from lava. take fire damage and burn.
Watch ‘Starbound Stim Pack Effects’ by
Poisoned Nude RedLace on YouTube.
Ticks off damage to players Player appears in underwear
HP over time. Can be cured with no armor. From sleeping Red Stim Packs
by consuming an Antidote. in a bed. Provide continuous healing.
Slime Rage Blue Stim Packs
Contact with slime. Causes an Player deals 25% more dam- Provide increased jump
80% decrease in movement age but player movement height, see Jump Boost.
speed and jump height. speed is reduced while active.
Green Stim Packs
Slow Run Boost Provide increased movement
Exposure to sandstorm weather. Increases player movement speed, see Run Boost.
Causes a 50% decrease in move- speed by 25% from food or
ment speed and jump height. 50% from Green Stim Packs. Yellow Stim Packs
Provide Glow.
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Cooking Basics Materials used in cooking recipes By default, most your recipes will be
often include raw ingredients, white tier (colored box that outlines the
Cooking dishes in Starbound is a basic cooked meats, and other materials. recipe icon). As you unlock higher tier
mechanic of combining ingredients to recipes, that box color may change to
produce food items. There are two types How to Cook Recipes green, blue, and then purple (in order
of cooking, one is cooking raw meat or of least potent to most powerful). The
ingredients at a camp fire to produce To cook single-ingredient basic foods, higher tier the recipe, typically the
cooked food, and the other is cooking you need a Camp Fire or other cooking more ingredients that are required
dishes from a Kitchen Counter station (see ‘Cooking Food’). For to make it. However, higher tier recipes
crafting station to cook more complex advanced cooking recipes, you will often provide much larger buffs for
dishes that offer more benefits. need to craft a Kitchen Counter from the player and can be of great value
the Engineer’s Table (level 2 Inventor’s during tough battles or certain stages of
Cooking Food Table). the game. You can also sell cooked
dishes to any merchant, or to Terramart.
To cook food, the concept is pretty By default, it displays everything. You
simple. Interact with a Camp Fire and can sort by only recipes where you Storing Food
you will see food you can cook using have the ingredients available by
basic ingredients. checking the box. Tabs house To keep your food from going Rotten.
different types of recipes from jams to Store any food inside a refrigerator
In addition to the Camp Fire, you can main dishes. which can most often be found on
also use other cooking stations you planets while exploring inside Apex
may find on your travels to cook food When you click on a recipe it will tell villages or Human structures. Cooked
that may better suit your decor. These you what ingredients or items you food and ingredients stored inside will
cooking stations may include Large need to make it. Once ready, you stay fresh. Canned food will also never
Glitch Cooking Pot, Cabin Stove, can click ‘Prepare’ to craft that dish. go rotten.
Barrel Fire, Primative Stove, Nanostove,
Retro Oven, Rustic Oven, and Stout
Avian Oven.
Learning Cooking Recipes
As you begin to cook more recipes
and find new ingredients, you will learn
more advanced cooking recipes, and
some of those new recipes provide
better buffs.
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Crops for growth to occur however, you may by pressing ‘E’ on the plant or breaking
need to water crops for them to fully the plant with the Matter Manipulator.
Crops are plants that can be grown mature. Flowery Grass Seeds and Grass Players have a 1% chance of getting
into food for the player, especially useful Seeds may also be planted on tilled soil an extra seed on harvest and a 10%
if you are playing Survival Mode. To but cannot be harvested. chance to get Plant Fibre.
plant, simply use a hoe on any color of
dirt to till the soil, place the seed down, Obtaining Seeds Growth
water, and wait. Watch my YouTube
video ‘Gardening Basics: How to Grow Seeds can be found in chests or most Crops will grow over a period of time.
Crops in Starbound 1.0’ for more tips. easily obtained from other crops Growth times fall within a set range of
Crops can be watered using a Watering found in the wild. By collecting food time and each crop type may grow
Can, Sprinklers or Rainfall. Crops will from wild crops, you can obtain new at different speeds. See below for info
grow almost anywhere, including on seeds, generally the yield is 1-2 seeds on growth times for each crop.
your ship. Your presence is not required per harvest. Crops can be harvested
Banana
Automato Avesmingo Does not require replanting
Does not require replanting Does not require replanting after harvest.
after harvest. after harvest. Growth time: 45 Minutes
Growth time: 30 Minutes Growth time: 45 Minutes
Beakseed Boltbulb Boneboo
Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled Does not require replanting
soil after harvest. soil after harvest. after harvest.
Growth time: 45 Minutes Growth time: 20 Minutes Growth time: 20 Minutes
Carrot Chili Cocoa Pod
Requires replanting on tilled Does not require replanting Does not require replanting
soil after harvest. after harvest. after harvest.
Growth time: 20 Minutes Growth time: 45 Minutes Growth time: 45 Minutes
Coffee Beans Cotton Fibre Coralcreep
Does not require replanting Does not require replanting Does not require replanting
after harvest. after harvest. after harvest.
Growth time: 45 Minutes Growth time: 30 Minutes Growth time: 30 Minutes
Corn Currentcorn Diodia
Does not require replanting Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled
after harvest. soil after harvest. soil after harvest.
Growth time: 45 Minutes Growth time: 20 Minutes Growth time: 30 Minutes
Dirturchin Eggshoot Feathercrown
Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled
soil after harvest. soil after harvest. soil after harvest.
Growth time: 20 Minutes Growth time: 20 Minutes Growth time: 40 Minutes
Grapes Kiwi Mushroom
Does not require replanting Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled
after harvest. soil after harvest. soil after harvest.
Growth time: 45 Minutes Growth time: 40 Minutes Growth time: 94 Minutes
Neomelon Ocumelon Pearlpeas
Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled Does not require replanting
soil after harvest. soil after harvest. after harvest.
Growth time: 40 Minutes Growth time: 40 Minutes Growth time: 30 Minutes
Pineapple Potato Pussplum
Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled Requires replanting on tilled
soil after harvest. soil after harvest. soil after harvest.
Growth time: 40 Minutes Growth time: 40 Minutes Growth time: 30 Minutes
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the sidebar menu
With such an involved game, there is a lot of inventory management, journal logs, quest tracking, and more
to manage. It is important to understand each of these menus and how to use them to play the game more
efficiently.
Sidebar Menu
The menu options displayed on your HUD on the far top right of your screen.
They are also tied to shortcut keys but can also be clicked directly. The sidebar
menu from top to bottom icon; Quest Journal, Inventory, Crafting, Codex, Matter
Manipulator Upgrades and Quick Teleport (which only displays if currently usable).
If you are playing Survival, you can only teleport when above ground.
Tracked Quest
If you have ‘Tracked a Quest’ from inside your Quest Journal, the top will
have a flyout with the current quest objective and a arrow pointing the direction
of the objective (if applicable). You can turn this on or off.
Inventory Screen Codex Inspect Tool
The inventory screen consists of multiple Along your journey you may encounter The magnifying glass is a very useful
sections. The bottom “slots” are where readable books, that offer additional tool and I recommend using it often.
your items found/received go. They are story and lore specific to the area you
automatically sorted into one of five are exploring. For instance, if you are When you are exploring you can
sections represented by tabs. The tabs in a Glitch Village, you will find Glitch use the inspect tool on just about
include Backpack, Blocks, Decor, Tools/ codex books. The Codex is where the anything. You can inspect blocks,
Ore, and Food. Each tab can hold 40 player stores texts they find, such as people, monsters, items, & more.
items, allowing you to carry up to 200 notes, books, or letters. Simply click the Inspect tool and
items at any given time. click on the item you want to know
You can drag these items outside your more about and your character
The top half shows your character. The inventory to “read” them. You will be will read some text telling you more
far left two slots are your backpack able to immediately read the book or about that item.
items, the top is usable, like a Lantern you can return to your codex at any
on a Stick, and the bottom is a vanity time to re-read previous entries. Think of it as the in-game “help”
backpack slot. The Armor slots on the menu. If you are ever unsure about a
right, include the left 3 slots for armor The codex does not effect gameplay specific item, use the inspect tool and
and the right 3 slots for vanity items. but does add to the history and lore you will often get an answer. It also can
You will also see your equipped tech of the people and places you provides some funny dialog when
slots (up to 3 items) and pet slot. Theis encounter along your journey. used on certain people or items.
pet is different from your ship pet.
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quest journal
I cannot stress the importance of your Quest Journal. If at any time, you are feeling lost or don’t know how to
proceed forward, consult your Quest Journal using the shortcut key or the icon on the sidebar menu.
Often, to get new quests, you will need to complete (not dismiss) all of your current ‘In Progress’ quests. You
can obtain new quests from the Outpost or from NPCs you encounter on your travels.
Obtaining New Quests
You may obtain new quests from
NPCs at the Outpost or random
encounters on planets. A yellow
exclamation mark will appear over
their head if they have a quest for
you. If it is related to main story
progression, they will have multiple
yellow exclamations over their head.
Quest Tracking
Once you have accepted a quest,
to keep track of your current
quests, you can access your Quest
Journal at any time. You can also
Track a Quest or Abandon. Tracking
will put it on your HUD. Here you
can read all the details related to
each quest.
New quests will be indicated with
a blue arrow icon in the quest journal.
The color of the text is important within
the quest descriptions. Orange text
will indicate what items you need
to obtain while green text may offer
tips on how to complete the quest
or where to go to get the necessary
items. Everything else is in white text.
Turning In Quests
When the quest is complete and
ready to turn, you’ll need to return
to the quest giver. They will have
a blue question mark over their
head.
Obtaining Crew Members
Completing side quests for villagers
you encounter may result in someone
wanting to join your ship crew. For
each ship upgrade, you will need at
least two crew members. Complete
lots of quests for more opportunity for
new crew. Access Crew at S.A.I.L.
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quests
You will receive many quests along your journeys. Side quests come from NPC’s at the Outpost, tenants, or
random villagers while main story quests tend to come from S.A.I.L or Esther Bright at the Outpost ARK.
Tenant & Villager Quests
Villagers and Tenants offer a large
variety of side quests for the player to
optionally complete. These types
of side quests involve hunting
down enemies, bringing items to
them and cooking recipes. Different
tenant types offer different types
of quests.
Reward Bags
Most all quests result in a Reward
Bag as a reward. The contents
of these mysterious Reward Bags
are based on the difficulty of the
quest. Collecting gifts, cooking &
crafting quests are low difficulty.
Defeating NPCs and growing crops
and medium difficulty. Killing monsters,
building themed homes and capturing
pets are high difficulty.
Prerequisites The Lost Teddy Arena
Most of the main story and side To begin this quest line, you will After completing the ‘Ceremonial
quests differ from the procedurally need to visit Ursa Miner at the Outpost. Hunting Grounds’ mission Nuru will
generated tenant & NPC quests in You will need to acquire a Teddy be at the Outpost. Speak with her
that they require the player complete Bear to complete the quest and to begin the arena quest line,
them in order. Many have prerequisites open the shop. Watch my YouTube consisting of three quests. Each
that the player must meet before video ‘How to Complete The Lost quest will pit you against a variety
they can even acquire the quest. Teddy’ for details. of hostile enemies that you must
defeat. Completion rewards the
side quests The Hero’s Forge player with trophies (decor) and
powerful weapons.
Tech Challenges To acquire this quest, you must
meet two criteria. You must have Museum
To begin this quest line, you will already completed ‘The Baron’s
need to visit the Tech Lab at the Keep’ mission and still have the After completing the ‘Grand Pagoda
Outpost and speak with the scientist Broken Broadsword you received Library’ quest, Koichi will be at the
to initiate ‘Lets Get Technical’. during The Protectorate mission at Outpost. Speak with him to begin
The scientist will ask you to test out the start of the game. If you meet the museum quest line which consists of
some tech for him by providing him the criteria and have 10 Tech Cards six quests. Each quest requires you
with the necessary Copper Bars, the Baron will upgrade the sword locate an object from a different
Silver Bars, and Gold Bars and the into the powerful Protector’s Blade. race and bring it to Koichi. Completion
completion of an obstacle course. If you discarded the Broken Broadsword of this quest line provides the player
There are seven quests in this series any time before this quest is given, with a powerful water sword, a
and completing all seven will result you will never receive it as the first speed augment and the 2 Stop
in your understanding of all three mission is the only means of obtaining Teleshop now has a permanent
techs and will allow players to purchase the Broken Broadsword. bookmark to the museum.
their own tech console.
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Penguins
To begin this quest visit the BeakEasy
at the bottom of the Outpost and
speak with the Penguin bartender.
He will ask you to defeat Penguin
Pirate Dreadwing. It is recommended
you have a full set of armor (tier 1 or
higher) before accepting this quest.
Once completed, the bar will reopen
and allow the player to hire Penguin
Mercenaries using Dubloons.
Once Dreadwing has been defeated,
you can begin the second quest to
go to the Penguin Weapon Testing
Site and defeat Shockhopper MK I.
Get the quest from the Penguin Shop
beneath the Outpost. This quest tends
to offer pretty lame rewards from its
Mysterious Reward Bag.
Main story quests Next, you will need to complete Artifacts for Esther Bright
a quick ‘Boot Up’ missions that
Introduction requires you speak with S.A.I.L on When you finish the ‘Erchius Mining
your ship and reboot the ships systems. Facility’ return to the Outpost and
When the player first begins the speak with Esther Bright. You will
game they will start the three quest Finally, you will begin the ‘Getting now begin a series of quests that
series of the introduction quest Started’ quest. Watch my YouYube will take you across the galaxy to
line. Beginning with ‘The Protectorate’ video ‘How to complete Getting visit all the different races and find
the player will be introduced to Started’ for a walk-through. This quest each ones rare artifact. Each artifact
the basic game mechanics and will require you find a mysterious gate found will light up a glowing orb in
culminate in arriving on their ship. on your starting planet (the planet the wall above Esther Bright and
During this quest, you can find you are orbiting), travel to the Outpost allow you to continue progressing
a secret Cape & Flower (vanity and follow the signal to Esther Bright. in the main story. These quests all
items) and you can also shop at a Completion of the introduction quest consist of the same five tasks; 1)
vending machine for drinks. Watch lines conclude the in-game tutorial. Talk to Esther Bright, 2)Obtain the
my YouTube video ‘Introduction to correct EPP and armor so you can
Starbound’ for a walk-through. Human travel to that races known locations 3)
Scan items of that race 4)Go on
Prerequisite ‘Getting Started’. Now a mission that ends in a boss fight
it is time to ‘Become Spaceworthy’ and 5)Return to Esther for your reward.
which the ultimate goal it to get For complete walk-throughs of each
your ship back into working order quest line, visit my YouTube channel at
and repair the FTL drive. Watch my YouTube.com/RedLaceGaming
YouTube video ‘How to Become
Space Worthy’ for a walk-through. Floran - Hunting Grounds
It will result in Penguin Pete the
Shipyard Captain repairing your The first artifact quest is for the Floran
ship. Artifact. Once you finish your
scans, you can travel to the Hunting
Next, you will need to talk to S.A.I.L Grounds via S.A.I.L to explore a
and complete the mission ‘Erchius mysterious Floran party and fight
Mining Facility’ which ends in a the boss Ixodoom. After completing
boss fight and your FTL drive being the quest, Nuru will now be at the
repaired, allowing for space travel Outpost. Watch my live YouTube
to other star systems. Now is when video ‘Obtaining the Floran
the game really opens up for Artifact’ for a walk-through of the
exploration. Hunting Grounds and boss fight.
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Hyotl - Grand Pagoda Library Apex - Miniknog Stronghold The Ruin
The second artifcat quest is for the The fourth artifcat quest is for the After obtaining all of the artifacts
Hyotl Artifact. After turning in the Floran Apex Artifact. After turning in the Avian for Esther Bright, you will have a cut
Artifact and once you finish your Artifact and once you finish your scene by interacting with the newly
scans, you can travel to the Grand scans, you can travel to the Miniknog formed portal at her location in the
Pagoda Library via S.A.I.L to explore Stronghold via S.A.I.L to explore a ARK at the Outpost. After the scene,
a mysterious underwater library and well-protected Apex facility with under- the portal will now teleport the player
fight the boss Asra Nox. After ground laboratory and fight the boss to The Ruin which is the games final
completing the quest, Koichi will Big Ape. After completing the quest, encounter. The player will arrive on
now be at the Outpost and you Lana will now be at the Outpost. a strange planet with many monsters
can start the Museum side quests. Watch my live YouYube video, and a lot of poison water. Buffs to
Watch my live YouYube video, ‘Obtaining the Apex & Glitch help the player reduce poison damage,
‘Obtaining the Hyotl Artifact’ for a Artifact’ for a walk-through of the will be beneficial here.
walk-through of the Grand Pagoda Miniknog Stronghold and boss fight.
Library and boss fight. Start digging down to the core of
Glitch - The Baron’s Keep the “planet”, careful of the poison.
Avian - Great Sovereign Temple At some point, you will not be able to
The fifth artifcat quest is for the Glitch see down, there is a HUGE drop the
The third artifcat quest is for the Avian Artifact. After turning in the Apex Artifact player will need to survive. You can
Artifact. After turning in the Hyotl Artifact and once you finish your scans, you do so by using your Pulse Jump tech,
and once you finish your scans, you can travel to the Baron’s Keep via a double jump or triple jump works
can travel to the Great Sovereign S.A.I.L to find The Baron in need of well to avoid the fall damage or you
Temple via S.A.I.L to explore a maze-like protection from waves of attackers at can ride slime blocks to the bottom,
booby-trapped temple and fight the his castle and it concludes with a fight which slowly fall when broken, similar
boss Kluex Avatar. After completing against the boss Bone Dragon. After to sand. When you reach the bottom,
the quest, Tonauac will now be at completing the quest, The Baron will look for a door to begin the final
the Outpost and you can acquire now be at the Outpost. Watch my boss fight against ‘The Ruin’. This quest
a buff from them by speaking with live YouYube video, ‘Obtaining rewards players with a special Thank
them. Watch my live YouYube video, the Apex & Glitch Artifact’ for a You Card, 25,000 pixels and unique
‘Obtaining the Avian Artifact’ for a walk-through of the Baron’s Keep treasures. Players can continue playing
walk-through of the Great Sovereign and boss fight. after finishing the story quests.
Temple and boss fight.
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boss fights
Bosses are very powerful enemies that typically are the end of a main story quest line. They require
skill and strategy to defeat and if you have friends, bring them along to fight by your side. There are
two types of bosses, mission bosses and mini bosses.
Bring plenty of salves, bandages or red stim packs to help keep your health up during boss fights. If
you die, you will have to replay the entire mission - including the boss fight. If you are playing survival, be
sure to bring enough food so that you don’t starve to death during the mission. If you’d like a bonus
buff to help aid you in battle, bring food that offers beneficial perks such as healing over time, speed
buffs, thorns, etc.
mission bosses
Quest Conclusion
Mission bosses are often at the end of a main story quest and include lore that adds to the games
overall story. Defeating missions bosses often results in rare and valuable loot and occasionally a new
codex to read.
Erchius Horror
Found in the Erchius Mining Facility mission. Spreads damaging
beams of energy around it, one at first and then two after you do
your first shot of damage on it. It also spawns a moontant after
each beam phase. Be wary of fall damage and use a movement
booster or tech upgrade to navigate platforms more quickly.
Players must activate all four switches, then return to the bottom
and activate the plasma cannon to damage the Horror. This must
be done three times to defeat the boss.
Drops: Erchius Eye (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
Ixodoom
Found in the Ceremonial Hunting Grounds (Floran) mission. It appears
as a giant four-legged creature made of bone and muscle - his muscle
is his weak spot. The player fights this boss with the floran, Nuru.
Avoid the small shots Ixodoom fires and use ranged attacks to
damage his shell to expose his muscle and paralyze him temporarily.
While it is paralyzed, this is when you can do large amounts of
damage. Take out his minions, Ixolings, as they come out quickly
with melee damage.
Drops: Ixodoom Claw (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
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Asra Nox
Found in the Grand Pagoda Library (Hyotl) mission. She appears
to be a human ninja. She has an energy shield which when active,
you cannot damage her. Asra will turn into a distortion sphere and
bounce around frantically and wields a powerful sword, Solus Katana.
You will want to pay attention to her attacks as they repeat in the
same pattern every time. After her distortion sphere attack, she
will pant and rest momentarily, this is your chance to deal massive
amounts of damage. Having jump buff, speed buff or pulse jump
tech will greatly assist players in this battle to avoid Asra’s attacks.
Drops: Solus Katana (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
Kluex Avatar
Found in the Great Sovereign Temple (Avian) mission. Appearing
to be a statue of sorts, it deals great amounts of elemental damage.
It fires powerful laser blasts, can summon ice pillars, and has a
chance to create lava.
Keep moving! Avoid the spheres and projectiles, using bandages
in between attacks as needed. Memorize the attacks and antic-
ipate where to move to stay safe. When the boss flys around the
room, they will cycle their attack stages. Ranged weapons are
your best option with this boss.
Drops: Kluex Staff (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
Big Ape
Found in the Miniknog Stronghold (Apex) mission. A giant flying
Ape head will fire powerful laser blasts and explosives at the play-
er.
Look for gaps in his attack patterns for your chance to strike. Be
wary of when you destroy the projectors, as every time a projec-
tor is destroyed, Big Ape deals a massive plasma barrage attack
that is very difficult to avoid. Use bandages and stim packs as
necessary after this attack.
Drops: Miniknog Launcher (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
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Bone Dragon
Found in The Baron’s Keep (Glitch) mission. After you fend off the
waves of enemies, the Bone Dragon appears with Esra Nox riding
on top of it. It breathes fire at the player and oculus cultists will
continue spawning to hinder and distract the player.
Avoid the cone of fire breath and try to direct it so you don’t have
to try to cross its path is leaves on the ground after the initial attack.
Use melee damage to take out the cultists and a ranged weapon
for the dragon, a staff works really well here.
Drops: Dragonhead Pistol (10% chance), Figurine (5% chance)
The Ruin
Found in the final mission. It flails giant tentacles, fires powerful
cone lasers and summons monsters to fight alongside it. There are
three main attacks here, first is a cone of energy in the middle, this
does a large amount of damage. Second is the tentacle attacks
from the sides, forcing players to the middle. Third it fires small balls
in a random location. Meanwhile, minions will be on the ground
and flying in the air.
Movement is essential. During the first attack, move to the sides.
During the second attack, move to the middle and do lots of
damage. Finally, dispatch minions, avoid the balls and run back
to the sides before his cone attack strikes again.
Drops: Mysterious but rare items
repeat boss fights
Take another Swing
You can replay any of the mission bosses for another chance at their rare loot drops from S.A.I.L.
fantastical tip
Bring a Friend
Boss fights can be extremely tough, especially when there
are many enemies on the screen at the same time and
you can’t seem to find the time to heal.
Bring a friend along to help you with difficult boss fights
and it will save you the trouble of having to replay the entire
area, and boss fight, again - and again, and again.
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mini bosses
Side Ventures
Mini bosses are not necessary battles but they do often unlock new quests, shops at the outpost and
provide the player with loot for their hard earned efforts.
Dreadwing the Penguin
Obtained from the penguin at the Beakeasy bar in the bottom
of the Outpost. When you first arrive, you will move right,
encountering small penguin enemies and tank penguins who
fire missles. Next, Dreadwing will appear from the sky as a flying
saucer piloted by a penguin. It will spawn more penguin soldiers,
tanks and mini saucers to attack the player. Attacks by shooting
laser beams, swoop attacks and body slams on the ground.
Dealing with the penguin minions is important to avoid a continuous
barrage of missles and bullet fire. Watch the sky for the lasers and
avoid them. Before he slams to the ground, dodge left or right to
get out of the way using dash tech and then perform melee
attacks while it is grounded. A ranged weapon can be used to
deal damage to the saucer while it is flying around in the air.
Drops: Codex Unlocks: Beakeasy Bartender
Shockhopper MK 1
Obtained from the Penguin weapon merchant at the Outpost
with the quest Penguin Weaponry Testing Site. Appears to be a giant
robotic penguin, being operated by a penguin inside its top. The
boss uses melee attacks, ranged missles, flame thrower and
electric balls.
Try to keep a safe distance from the Shockhopper to avoid melee
damage and use ranged weapons for this fight. Use the walls to
protect yourself from the flamethrower attacks and some sort of
double jump tech will benefit the player. Hide from the balls when
they are tossed out moving to the sides of the arena. Shoot or
slash the missles when they are fired to avoid them hitting you.
Successive missles can cause large amounts of damage to the
player and should be avoided at all costs.
Drops: Codex Unlocks: Penguin Weapons Shop
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basic tools
You will need the proper tools if you wish to traverse the galaxy and find the many
wonders hidden on planets. Tools are basic items you will need that will help you
along your way, unrelated to combat.
Not all tools are used for resource gathering, some provide other functions. For
instance, lighting up a dark cave, freedom of movement, or climbing.
pickaxes miscellaneous tools Flashlights
Used to shine light in the
Used for Mining Blocks & Ore Climbing Rope direction the player faces.
A one shot grappling hook Come in green, red, blue,
Pickaxes come in multiple tiers and players can use to climb. and yellow. One is in the
can be found in chests, often in Crafted with 2 Plant Fibre. ship locker upon starting
deserted mine shafts. the game.
Hunting Spears
Tiers include Copper, Silver, Gold, Allows the player a method Bug Net
Platinum, Diamond, and Energy. of killing monsters to acquire Catches small bugs in the
While pickaxes won’t last for very meat upon their death. Can air and places them in a
long, they have durability and they be crafted at the Foraging jar. Crafted at the Foraging
often dig faster than your Matter Table with 3 Wooden Logs Table with 5 Timber and 10
Manipulator will. and 3 Cobblestone. Especially String.
useful if playing Survival
Drills Mode as it guarantees food. Hoe
Tills dirt and allows crops to
Used for Mining Blocks & Ore Ice Axe be planted. Crafted at the
Allows the player to grab Foraging Table with 25 Timber,
Drills are more efficient at digging on to a nearby block and 3 Copper Bars and 1 String.
than pickaxes. They come in multiple hang. Can be duel wielded
tiers and can be found in chests or and are found in the Alpine Watering Can
crafted at the Replicator. Mini Biome. Waters crops on tilled dirt,
allowing the crops to grow.
After crafting a Copper Drill, you will Flare Crafted at the Foraging Table
learn the crafting recipe for the next Thrown to provide light for 20 with 30 Timber and 1 Copper
tier, and so on. seconds. Can be crafted at Bar.
the Foraging Table using 1
Tiers include Copper, Silver, Gold, Volative Powder, 1 String, &
Platinum, and Diamond. Like the 2 Plant Fibre. Makes 2.
pickaxes, drills have a durability and
won’t last for long.
fantastical tip
Pick the Right Tool for the Job
Some tools are necessary for certain tasks. For instance, to
prepare soil for planting, you will need a Hoe.
Looking to grow some food? You’ll need a hoe. Watch
RedLace’s YouTube tutorial ‘How To Grow Crops’
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the matter manipulator
The Matter Manipulator manipulates anything that matters! All jokes aside,
it is the first tool players receive from S.A.I.L. when they begin the game
and permanently occupies a quick slot. Use ‘R’ to access it.
Overview Upgrade Matter Proc Unit (Area of Effect)
Level
The Matter Manipulator can be Manipulator
upgraded a total of 12 times using Base Modules New Features
Matter Manipulator Modules. You will 1 Required
use your Matter Manipulator more 2
than any other tool in the game, 3 n/a Area of effect is 2x2 tiles
guaranteed. It can be upgraded as 12 Increases area of effect to 3x3 tiles
you progress in the game to become 24 Increases area of effect to 4x4 tiles
more efficient, collect liquids, and 48 Increases area of effect to 5x5 tiles
mine larger areas. Additional, optional
functions can also be unlocked as Upgrade Expansion Slot (Various Tools)
you progress including Wiring Mode Level
and Paint Mode. Manipulator
Base Modules New Features
Filling in Blocks 1 Required
2
The left mouse button will fill blocks 3 n/a Mines blocks and chops trees.
in the foreground, while the right 3 Enables the collection of liquids
mouse button fills blocks in the 3 Enables Paint Mode, to paint tiles
background. You can also select 3 Enables Wiring Mode, to wire objects
only 1 block at a time by holding
SHIFT which can be useful when Upgrade Power Generator (Mining Power)
building. Level
Manipulator
Upgrading your Matter Base Modules New Features
Manipulator 1 Required
2
To upgrade your matter manipulator, 3 n/a Matter Deconstruction rate is 50%
you need to acquire Manipulator 18 Increases deconstruction rate to 100%
Modules. These can be obtained 16 Increases deconstruction rate to 200%
from completing quests at the 32 Increases deconstruction rate to 300%
Outpost or found in chests. Watch
‘How to Upgrade your Matter Upgrade Manipulator Optics (Range)
Manipulator’. Level Modules
Required New Features
Here is what is needed to upgrade to Base
each new level in all four categories 1 n/a Range is 12 tiles
as well as what new features that are 2 Increases range by 2 tiles
unlocked at each new level. 3 6 Increases range by 4 tiles
Increases range by 6 tiles
12
24
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extra tools
Upgrades on your Matter Manipulator’s Expansion Slot allow the player to utilize new tools that are
now part of their Matter Manipulator such as Paint and Wire modes. These add fun new features to
players in the game for building and construction of new wired up gadgets (think automated doors).
paint mode
Colorization
Once you upgrade your Matter Manipulator’s Expansion Slot to Upgrade
2, you can utilize Paint Mode. This mode allows you to paint blocks
new colors and remove colors you previously painted.
Painting can be done in a small area or block by block (similar to
block placement methods). Quick select this tool with the ‘Y’ key.
The right mouse button toggles color, left mouse button applies color.
Available Colors
You can paint most blocks and walls Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange,
Pink, Black, or White. You can cycle through the colors with the tool
active. The slot without color is the paint removal AKA erase tool.
Note, not all blocks can be painted.
wiring mode
Connect Stuff to Other Stuff
Once you upgrade your Matter Manipulator’s Expansion Slot to Upgrade
3 (max tier), you can utilize Wiring Mode. Wiring allows players to
control the state of powered items, such as doors and lights, using
wires. You can create basic circuits such as on/off states for lights or
more advanced circuits using logic gates. Quick select this tool with
the ‘T’ key.
Power
Various items offer power sources such as switches to operate items
than can be powered, such as doors and lights. Note, doors hooked
up to a power source, no longer can be operated manually.
Switches
Switches provide power output when pressed or activated (buttons,
pressure plates, light sensors, and proximity scanners). There are also
a variety of switches you can find on your travels across the universe
specific to each race in their decor style.
Gates
Logic Gates accept one or more power input and output a single
power connection. Output is based on the input type and gate
type. When placed, gates appear blue if their power input is “on”
and grey if their power input is “off”. Lots of very advanced circuits
can be created using gates including timers, delays, and more.
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going planetside
Once you have familiarized yourself with your ship, the controls, and equipped yourself with some basic tools
and weapons from your ship locker, you are ready to venture to the planet below. Simply interact with the
teleporter to beam down. Be sure to have items ready in your quick slots for easy access because you will
need them. The planet you are orbiting is not a friendly place and you will need to defend youself and make
shelter. You may arrive during the day or night, so be prepared!
Starting Planet
The planet you begin on is random
however, the starting planet is always
a threat level of ‘Mostly Harmless’. This
means, enemies are relatively easy to
defeat assuming you have equipped
your weapon. It also tends to always
be a lush, forest planet providing the
player with plenty of the resources
they will need to get started, such as
wood, coal, and vines.
Gathering Materials to be able to work without the when I have gone around the planet
threat of monsters attacking you. fully) and build close to it so I don’t
When you arrive on the planet You know that unrefined wood you have to travel far to get to my base.
surface, you will want to begin gathered from chopping down
gathering resources. Using your trees? Pull up your crafting menu Building your Inventor’s Table
matter manipulator, chop down and create Wood Planks. Wood
trees for unrefined wood, dig coal planks are a crafting material you To build anything beyond the basics,
from the ground for torches, and will use for a variety of items and you will need the Inventor’s Table to
cut down vines for plant fiber. can be built on the fly and are one build the other crafting tables. Pull
of the cheapest resources to use up your crafting menu (C) and select
Building a Base for building structures for a base. the Inventor’s Table. You will need 12
Timber and 4 Wooden Logs. Now you
After gathering raw materials, you Make a simple wood plank structure can craft a variety of useful crafting
will want to start thinking about with a door, a light source, and stations by interacting with your
building a basic structure, or base, background walls to start. Placing Inventor’s Table (hover the cursor
blocks in the foreground can be over the table and click ‘E’ to interact).
done using left-click (walls, ceilings,
floors), placing blocks in the background Make an Anvil & Furnace
can be done using right-click (walls,
windows). Try to finish building your To get better mining tools & gear, you
base before nightfall, as monsters will need to make a Furnace (to smelt
become more difficult at night. ore) and an Anvil (to make gear). From
the Inventor’s Table, make a Primative
It is important to know, whenever you Furnace first with 20 Cobblestone, 4
beam down to the planet surface Mud, and 1 Camp Fire. Now you can
from your ship, you will arrive in the smelt raw ore to make bars & sand to
same location. I like to place a torch make glass. You can make an Anvil
at the starting location (so I know with 8 Iron Bars, 20 Timber, and 1
Wooden Log.
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Monsters
Monsters are randomly generated
and each have their own special
attacks. Be prepared for monsters
both above ground and below the
surface, and remember that at night
time, monsters become more difficult.
You will notice a health bar appear
at the top middle of your screen dis-
playing the current monsters health,
and if it has any special attacks they
will also be displayed, such as Body
Slam or Fire.
Monsters will almost always drop pixels Explore the Surface Explore Underground
when killed, and sometimes additional
items. If you are using a Bow, they may Exploring any planets surface can Exploring any planet underground
drop meat and leather. There is also a often yield valuable results. You can can be your best bet when it comes
random chance of meat and leather come across abandoned structures, to finding valuable ores and gems.
being dropped using a regular weapon with chests full of useful items or entire
as well but it is slim. villages filled with NPCs and possibly Each planet has randomly generated
merchants to shop with. unground biomes too, which can
Crafting Salve consist of major structures, sometimes
If you do come across a village with inhabited, or themed biome areas -
You don’t want to be running around guards, be sure to sheath your weapon perhaps full of slime blocks for instance.
a planet without a way to heal. Locate and don’t steal, as they will consider
some vines, typically just below the planet you hostile and attack. If you kill everyone, Be careful when venturing deep below
surface. Use your matter manipulator to you can’t shop with NPCs. the planets surface and be wary of fall
receive plant fibre. 4 Plant Fiber will make damage. Your flashlight, torches, and
1 Salve from your Quick Crafting Menu flares can be very useful when going
(press C). underground to light up areas. I also
recommend making wood platforms
so that it is easy to travel up and down .
You can also find other interesting
things underground such as Challenge
Portals, which are secret bonus areas.
Typically, quite difficult areas based on
platforming and/or combat but with
good rewards if you complete them.
Planetside Teleportation
If at any time on your journey on the
planet surface, you wish to return to
the safety of your ship, you can fast
travel using teleportation.
Simply click the ‘Beam Up’ icon on the
right side of your screen. If you are on
your ship, you can also use this icon
which is now ‘Beam Down’ to travel to
the planet.
You can also craft Flags which act as
one-way teleporters and can be used
by interacting with your ships teleporter
pad or a two-way teleporter.
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vehicles
Vehicles are items which can be “driven” by the player to make
traveling go more quickly on ground or by water. Vehicles are
summoned by controllers which also act as a storage mechanism
for the vehicle when it isn’t being used. Vehicles are often acquired
mid-to-late game and can be purchased from Penguin Pete the
Shipyard Captain at the Outpost.
Vehicle Repair
It is important to know that vehicles take damage and must be repaired. If your vehicle takes too
much damage, it must be repaired before it can be used again. To repair your vehicle, simply bring
your controller (left, top) to Rob Repairo at the Outpost (to the left of Penguin Pete) to be repaired
with Auto Chips (left, bottom). Auto Chips can be found in chests or purchased from Penguin Pete the
Shipyard Captain. Vehicles can also take damage from player weapons, so try not to shoot holes in
your boat.
vehicle types Boats
Hoverbikes If you are looking to travel over water
quickly, a boat is a must-have!
These are great for covering planetside terrain They are almost essential for
quickly and they can hold one additional passenger, exploring Ocean planets unless
so bring a friend! you really like bobbing up and
down in the water for long periods
Hoverbikes come in three colors. The Khaki Hoverbike of time.
costs 11,000 pixels, the Red Hoverbike costs 12,500 pixels
and the Green Hoverbike costs 15,000 pixels. The Boat can be purchased for 25,000 pixels and
does not come in different colors. Boats have one
driver, another player can sit on the bow, and others can
ride on the deck.
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dungeons & villages
Dungeons are open world structures that players encounter on their travels across the universe. You
will also visit dungeons while completing randomly generated side quests from NPCs often located
in villages. The number of dungeons on a planet depend on the planets size.
loot
Shield Generators
Some dungeons have shield generators inside that
protects all furniture and blocks inside the dungeon
from being mined. In order to mine and take the
loot inside these dungeons, the player must destroy
the shield generator. Careful though, sometimes
they explode dealing damage to the player.
Village Dungeons & Guards
Some dungeons, mostly on the planet surface, do not prevent you from mining furniture and blocks,
however, they may be filled with merchants, villagers and/or guards. Stealing is prohibited and if you are
caught, guards will attack you and the village will turn hostile.
fantastical tip
Really want that DJ booth or comfy sofa?
A trick to stealing objects such as furniture is to close
doors behind you. Next, make sure no one is in the room
with you. Now you are free to mine furniture objects without
any villagers getting upset that you stole.
Beware, if a villager comes in and sees you stealing, they will
call the guards. Best to have a lookout or keep a close eye on
the door. If you get caught stealing, that whole area will
become hostile and remain so - unless you kill everyone
before they kill you.
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crafting tables
You will need to build crafting stations in order to craft items and progress your character. As you
progress in the game, new crafting stations will become available and you will be able to upgrade
each crafting station to allow you to build new blocks, armor, weapons, tools, etc. Some items can
be crafted on the fly by hand, typically for survival and with minimal choices.
basic tables & tools
To begin crafting, you will need to make an Inventor’s Table, which is how you can access all
blueprints for all the other crafting stations.
Inventions Furnaces
The first crafting station you will make. Used to make other Smelt bars from ore and consumable weapons. Smelt bars
crafting stations. from advanced ore at the final tier Atomic Furnace.
Tier 1, Inventor’s Table Tier 1, Primative Furnace
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
12 Timber, 4 Wooden Log from bare hands (c). 4 Mud, 20 Cobblestone from Inventor’s Table.
Tier 2, Engineer’s Table Tier 2, Industrial Furnace
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
10 Tungsten Bars, 10 Glass, 5 Silver Bars (Upgrade 1). 7 Tungsten Bars, 10 Coal, 5 Glass (Upgrade 1).
Tier 3, Architect’s Table Tier 3, Atomic Furnace
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
10 Copper Wire, 10 Durasteel Bars, 1 Battery, 1 Sili- 2 Gold Bars, 20 Glass, 10 Volatile Powder, 7 Durasteel
con Board (MAX Upgrade). Bars (MAX Upgrade).
basic building & clothing
To begin building a base to call home, you will need the Wooden Workbench to craft basic
necessities such as doors, lights, beds, chairs, and more. The Sewing crafting stations will allow you
to sew basic items and clothing to get started.
Furniture & Building Blocks Sewing
Craft furniture and building blocks including the basics Craft clothing & sewing related materials. Required for
such as doors, lights, windows, chairs, walls, etc. a quest.
Tier 1, Wooden Workbench Tier 1, Spinning Wheel
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
10 Timber, 4 Wooden Logs, 4 Cobblestone from In- 40 Timber, 5 Cobblestone, and 1 Rope. Can also be
ventor’s Table. found in Glitch villages.
Tier 2, Industrial Workbench Tier 2, Sewing Machine
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
6 Titanium Bars, 6 Copper Bars, 6 Silver Bars (MAX 6 Titanium Bars, 25 String, and 1 Silver Bar. (MAX
Upgrade). Upgrade).
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cooking to survive
Cooking is essential to survival in Starbound. If you chose to play Survival mode, like I did, you must
eat periodically or risk starving to death, thus dropping items and losing hard earned pixels.
While there are other ways to ensure you don’t starve other than cooking, such as through purchasing
canned food at the Outpost or finding food in chests and crates, cooking is by far the easiest and
most effective method to survive. To cook, you will need to start with the basics.
Basic Cooking Advanced Cooking
The most basic of stations used for simple cooking and can Used for cooking recipes. You will unlock new cooking
be used as a light source. It is also a crafting component. recipes as you find new ingredients, and cook new dishes.
You can craft a Camp Fire, or find them on your travels on You can craft it or it can also be found in underwater Hyotl
planets. cities on Ocean planets.
Camp Fire, Crafting Recipe Kitchen Counter, Crafting Recipe
Crafted using 4 Wooden Logs and 1 Torch, does Crafted at the Engineer’s Table with 15 Timber, 1
not require a crafting table. Wooden Log, and 4 Copper Bars.
healing, & gathering
These crafting stations can make your time in Starbound much more pleasant. The medical stations
will offer useful healing supplies to provide the player with positive status effects and ways to keep
players alive in sticky situations. The farming and hunting stations will allow you to begin setting yourself
up for survival. If playing in survival mode, the foraging table is essential and it allows you to grow
crops for food or profit, as well as providing you with valuable tools to aid in your underground and
planetside exploration.
Medical Farming & Hunting
Craft healing consumables and stim packs for positive Make items necessary for farming and hunting. Very useful
status effects. Requires an Engineer’s Table. if playing Survival mode.
Tier 1, Apothecary Tier 1, Foraging Table
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
30 Timber, 5 Empty Bottles, 1 Torch 10 Timber, 4 Wooden Logs from Inventor’s Table.
Tier 2, Medical Station Tier 2, Agricultural Station
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
10 Durasteel Bars, 5 Copper Wire, 3 Silicon Boards, 5 Copper Wire, 3 Silicon Boards, 1 Battery, 6
and 1 Battery (MAX Upgrade). Durasteel Bars (MAX Upgrade).
fantastical tip
What is that thing?
Spinning silver things are most often called Pills. They will
either affect the player positively or negatively. Interact at
your own risk - some even drop bombs, BOOM!
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combat armor & weapons
Once you have acquired bars from smelted ore, you are ready to craft combat armor & weapons.
You will need to start with an anvil. Through upgrades, you can access higher tiered gear.
Anvils combat specialty
Anvils Advanced Weapons, Armor & Add-On’s
Craft weapons and armor, necessary In order to craft the highest tier advanced weapons and armor, you will need
to upgrade armor and weapons to to combine the Replicator (tier 3 anvil) with an add-on component below.
higher tiers through crafting with bars. Each add-on component offers players a specialized set of armor and weapons
based around their preferred play style.
Tier 1, Anvil
Crafting Recipe Add-on’s must be placed on top of a Replicator to create the new crafting
8 Iron Bar, 20 Timber and 1 station. You can only have one add-on installed at a time, so in order to have
Wooden Log from Inventor’s all three crafting stations, you would need three Replicators.
Table.
Tier 2, Forge You can remove Add-on modules from a Replicator once installed. This allows
Crafting Recipe the player to switch between stations if they chose, without the need to have
5 Timber, 5 Silver Bars, 5 Coal, three Replicators to access each station.
10 Titanium Bars (Upgrade 1).
Accelerators Table
Tier 3, Replicator
Crafting Recipe Crafting station used to craft ranged weapons and armor balanced
12 Durasteel Bars, 1 Battery, for defense and energy regeneration. Requires 1 Accelerator Add-On
10 Silicon Boards, 20 Copper and 1 Replicator.
Wire (MAX Upgrade).
Accelerator Add-on Crafting Recipe
Crafted at the Architect’s table. with 10 Refined Aegisalt,
2 Silicon Boards, and 4 Copper Wire.
Manipulators Table
Crafting station used to craft staff ranged weapons and armor with
high energy but reduced defense. Ideal for Staff and Wands. Requires
1 Manipulator Add-On and 1 Replicator.
Manipulator Add-on Crafting Recipe
Crafted at the Architect’s Table with 10 Refined Ferozium,
2 Silicon Boards, and 4 Copper Wire.
Separators Table
Crafting station used to craft close range melee weapons and armor
with increased defense to offset its low energy. Requires 1 Seperator
Add-on and 1 Replicator.
Separator Add-on Crafting Recipe
Crafted at the Architect’s Table with 10 Refined Violium,
2 Silicon Boards, and 4 Copper Wire.
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miscellaneous stations
Various crafting stations can be made that are not necessary to completion of the game, however,
they add cool new features for late game players as well as new ways to earn more Pixels & print
objects players have found along their journeys an unlimited number of times.
fossils, rails, & pet stations
Fossil Station Rail Crafting Table Pet Station
Used to craft specialized fossil brushes Manufacture rails and rail building Craft capture pods to collect pets
necessary for gathering fossils and to components. Rails can be used for and pet related items.
display discovered fossils. quick transit.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe Crafted at the Architect’s
Crafted at the Engineer’s Crafted at the Architect’s Table with 20 Durasteel Bars,
Table with 10 Tungsten Bars, Table with 10 Durasteel Bars, 1 1 Battery, 6 Copper Wire,
20 Timber, 20 Cobblestone, Battery, 5 Silver Bars, 2 Silicon and 3 Silicon Boards.
and 5 Dirt. Boards, and 10 Copper Wire.
pixel stations Pixel Compressor Pixel Printer
Refinery Used to turn Pixels into tradable and Replicate scanned objects using
storable items called Voxels. Refined Pixels. Once an object is scanned
Refines Ore into Pixels. Pixel value Voxels will protect you from losing with the Matter Manipulator, it will
varies depending on the quality of your Pixels upon death. Voxels can be available from within the Pixel
the input Ore. You can also refine be crafted into 1K, 2K, 5K, & 10K Printer for replicating unlimited times.
Voxels back into Pixels. This is a great items.
way to earn Pixels for players who
like to spend time mining.
Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe Crafting Recipe
Crafted at the Engineer’s Crafted at the Architect’s Crafted at the Architect’s
Table with 15 Titanium Bars Table with 15 Gold Bars and Table with 20 Durasteel
and 10 Coal. 15 Durasteel Bars. Bars, 1 Battery, 6 Copper
Wire, and 3 Silicon Boards.
fantastical tip
Scanning Objects
When in scan mode, players can determine what has
been scanned and what has not by the objects highlight
color. Red items have already been scanned, Blue items
can be scanned, and Green items can be scanned and
are required for a Quest.
Some objects cannot be scanned, such as blocks and
some items sold by merchants. Other objects that can
be crafted through a crafting station, also cannot be
scanned.
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navigation & planets
Traveling in Starbound is done using your ships navigation system and traveling
the universe. As you progress, you will also unlock Teleporters for quick two-way
travel between areas you can bookmark and use on your Ship Teleporter Pad.
The players starting planet is completely random somewhere in the universe.
However, you will always spawn on a mostly harmless planet to begin.
navigation
Where to Travel Next
Traveling between planets is done via the Ships Navigation Console, located at the front of your ship by interacting
with your ‘Captain’s Chair’. Traveling to planets within the same solar system (orbiting the same star) has no fuel cost.
I recommend visiting the other planets in your system in the early game, as it is a great way to gather resources.
Traveling outside your current solar system is locked until you complete the Erchius Mining Facility mission which
repairs your ships FTL. Traveling between stars (solar systems) costs fuel, which can be obtained from airless Moons
underground in the form of Liquid Erchius (requires liquid collection upgrade on your Matter Manipulator) or in the moonrock (it
glows purple) using your Matter Manipulator or a Pickaxe. Cost of fuel to travel varies from star to star, but a general rule
of thumb is, the farther away the star, the more fuel it will cost to travel there. Beware of the monsters guarding the fuel
on the moons, don’t let them get too close to you and keep moving!
Every Star (solar system) has at least one airless moon (to obtain fuel) and one strange gate (to access the Outpost).
Some planet types cannot be traveled to, such as Gas Giants. Every planet has unique planet coordinates, as seen in the
navigation console that can be shared with other players so they can travel to the same, identical planet as you. There
are 12.667 quadrillion planets that can be generated currently. Each planet is procedurally generated.
planets
Difficulty
Every planet has a difficulty rating
which relates to the health and
difficulty of the enemies on the
planet, as well as planetary
conditions. Difficulty is split into
7 tiers, None, Low, Moderate, Risky,
Dangerous, Extreme and Inconceivable
(in order from easiest to hardest).
Environment
Each planet has its own environment
made up of planet type, background,
weather, temperature, and plant
type - the biome. While planets of the
same biome may be similar, each is
unique as it has its own mini biomes
and generated structures.
Some planets may require specific Monsters
EPP (enviro protection pack) to survive.
The monsters on each planet are uniquely generated for the specific biome
they are located within. Difficulty of monsters is based on planet difficulty and
their special attacks may vary.
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biomes
Each planet is made up of different biomes. Major Biomes are dominant on a generated planet and can
be seen on the planet surface. The temperature, enemies, minor biomes, and weather is dependent on the
planet (info can be found in your Navigation console from your ship before beaming down).
Minor Biomes and Underground Caves are also on each planet. These cannot be the dominant biome of a
planet and typically generate within a Major Biome. Underground Caves can only be found underground
and do not generate on Moons, Barren or Tentacle Major Biomes.
major biomes
AKA Dominant Biomes
The Major Biomes are what is described from your ships Navigation Console and is primarily what the planet surface
consists of. These biomes have their own unique features and monsters. It is important to note, that the larger a planet,
the more Major Biomes may exist on its surface. EPP Modules may be required to visit the planet without dying.
Tier 0 | Difficulty: Unknown
Moon: Breathing EPP Required Tentacle (The Ruin): EPP Unknown
Tier 1 | Difficulty: Low
Asteroid: Breathing EPP Required Garden Barren
Tier 2 | Difficulty: Moderate
Desert Forest
Tier 3 | Difficulty: Risky
Savannah Ocean: Breathing EPP Recommended Snow
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Tier 4 | Difficulty: Dangerous
Mutated: Radiation EPP Required Jungle: Radiation EPP Required Toxic: Radiation EPP Required
Tier 5 | Difficulty: Extreme
Arctic: Heating EPP Required Tundra: Heating EPP Required Midnight: Heating EPP Required
Tier 6 | Difficulty: Inconceivable
Magma: Cooling EPP Required Volcanic: Cooling EPP Required Decayed: Cooling EPP Required
minor biomes
AKA Mini Biomes
These cannot be the dominant biome of a planet. These can have unique plants, monsters, blocks & loot to find.
Asteroids Alpine Bioluminescence (Glow) Bones
Rainbow (Colorful) Geode Eyepatch Flesh
Giant Flowers Ice Giant Mushroom Patch Oasis
Spring Swamp Tar Prism
Steamspring Hive Foundry
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stars
Stars are represented in the navigation console when searching for new solar
systems. Each star has a random number of planets orbiting around it.
Stars themselves cannot be traveled to, but you can select planets within that
stars solar system, to travel there from the navigation console.
navigation
Star Color
The color of the star dictates their
type as well as the difficulty of the
biomes on the planets within them.
Similarities between Stars
Every star has at least one Moon and
one Ancient Gate. There is also a
chance to spawn an Asteroid Field or
Barren planet type, both regardless
of star color.
Breadcrumbs
Once you travel to a new star, you
will see a dotted path indicating your
ships flight path in the Navigation
Console, so you know where you
have previously been.
Gentle Star fantastical tip
Primary Planet Types: Tier 2; Secondary: Tier 1 Moon Monster
Forest, Desert; Garden
As soon as you start gathering fuel from a Moon,
Temperate Star these monsters will be alerted to your presence and
begin hunting you. Don’t let them touch you or you’ll
Primary Planet Types: Tier 3; Secondary: Tiers 2 & 4 die so mine fast on the surface and keep moving!
Savvanah, Snow, Ocean; Forest, Desert, Toxic,
Mutated, Jungle.
No EPP required on planets
Radioactive Star
Primary Planet Types: Tier 4; Secondary: Tiers 3 & 5
Toxic, Mutated, Jungle; Savannah, Snow,
Ocean, Arctic, Tundra.
Planets may require Radiation EPP
Frozen Star
Primary Planet Types: Tier 5; Secondary: Tiers 4 & 6
Arctic, Tundra, Midnight; Toxic, Mutated, Jungle,
Volcanic, Decayed, Magma.
Planets may require Warming EPP
Fiery Star
Primary Planet Types: Tier 6; Secondary: Tier 5
Volcanic, Decayed, Magma; Arctic, Tundra,
Midnight
Planets may require Cooling EPP
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tiers & ores
The upgrade path in Starbound consists of obtaining higher tier armor and
weapons which can be crafter from various ore. Upgrades often result in
the ability to travel to the next tier of planets where you can gather higher
quality ore to craft higher quality gear.
tier 1: iron tier 4: durasteel
Crafting Crafting
Tier 1 ore is the first set of gear. You Tier 4 ore requires an Industrial Furnace
will need a Primative Furnace to to smelt into bars.
smelt into bars.
Obtaining
Obtaining
Tier 4 ore can be obtained from
Tier 1 ore can be obtained from Tier 1 Moderate or Risky planets. Highly
or above planets. Ore can be found concentrated on Jungle planets.
near the surface on Gardens or
below ground on Forest & Desert tier 5: aegisalt, ferozium, & violium
planets. Chances to find iron
increase the deeper you dig. Crafting
Mining for Pixels Tier 5 ore requires an Atomic Furnace
to smelt into bars.
Can be turned into 10 Pixels with
Obtaining
the Refinery instead of smelting.
Tier 5 ore can be obtained from
tier 2: tungsten Extreme planets. Aegisalt can be
found on most Extreme planets.
Crafting Ferozium is found on Midnight,
Artic, & Tundra planets. Violium is
Tier 2 is the next level. You will need found on Arctic, Ice, Magma, Volcanic,
a Primative Furnace to smelt into bars. and Scorched planets.
Obtaining Mining for Pixels
Tier 2 ore can be obtained from Tier Cannot be turned into Pixels with the
2 or above planets. Refinery.
tier 3: titanium tier 6: solarium
Crafting Crafting
Tier 3 ore requires a Industrial Furnace Tier 6 ore requires an Atomic Furnace
to smelt into bars. to smelt into bars.
Obtaining Obtaining
Tier 3 ore can be obtained from Tier 6 ore can be obtained from
Moderate or above planets. Inconceivable planets. Its ore
appearance is very similar to gold
Mining for Pixels and may be hard to distinguish in
low light levels.
Can be turned into 8 Pixels with the
Refinery instead of smelting.
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finding ores Coal Copper Ore Silver Ore Gold Ore
Used in Crafting Smelt into Bars or Smelt into Bars or Smelt into Bars or
Ore is a material that can be found Turn into Pixels at Turn into Pixels at Turn into Pixels at
naturally on planets. It is most commonly
found underground but can also Refinery Refinery Refinery
be seen near the surface or found
in chests. You can also buy Ore you
have found from the Ursa Miner
on the third floor of the Outpost
(above the Two-Stop Teleshop).
Mining Ore
You can obtain Ore using your
Matter Manipulator, a Pickaxe, or
a Drill. Ore is distributed through a
planet so a smaller planet means
you will need to dig less to get
deeper underground to find oodles
of Ore.
Refined Bars Core Fragment Diamond Crystal Erchius Fuel Crystal
Found at Planet Rare. Turn into Found on Airless Found in Obsidian
Once you have acquired some raw Cores or in Mines. Pixels at Refinery Moons. Fuels your or Crystal Biomes.
ore, you will want to turn it into refined or Exchanged for Ship. Requires Used in Crafting.
ore to make new items. You can refine Required for Dubloons at the Breathing EPP to
ore at a furnace and turn it into bars. ‘Getting Started’ PeakEasy Bar. obtain.
Bars are a main crafting component quest. Sells for a
of weapons, armor, and furniture, as
well as an upgrade item. good profit.
Furniture Sets Mining Fuel Ore
Many of the tiers of Ore will also unlock Crystal Erchius Fuel Ore can be obtained only from airless Moon planets and
a furniture set, which consists of a chair, requires a breathing EPP to obtain. Careful though, when you start mining this
table, bed, switch/console, light, and ore, a monster will awake and begin to hunt you down. The more of it you mine,
door. These can be crafted a Workbench the more quickly the monster will descend upon you.
using Bars. Each Ore furniture set has its
own unique style.
fantastical tip
Loot the Place!
When you are lucky enough to encounter a structure of
any sort on any planet, there are bound to be useful items
inside. Some places have numerous chests you can loot
for valuable items, and they often contain raw ore!
Also, be sure to interact with furniture too, as you can
store items in many types of cupboards, desks, and book
shelves as well as chests. You don’t want to miss any of the
loot so be sure to check everything and take it all! If you
can’t use it or don’t want it, chances are you can sell it at
the Outpost to earn some extra Pixels.
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armor & vanity armor
Armor provides protection to the player, passive bonuses to player stats, such as health, defense
and energy, and increases the players attack power. There are four slots available for armor: Head,
Chest, Legs, and Back. Consequently, you also have the same four slots for vanity armor.
Armor basics
Slots
You must equip armor in the armor slots to gain the
bonuses. Vanity armor slots will not grant the player
with any of the armor boosts. If an item is placed in a
vanity slot, it will only affect your appearance.
Head Chest
Can provide extra health, defense, energy, Can provide extra health, defense, energy,
and attack power. and attack power.
Legs Back
Can provide extra health, defense, energy, Used for your Lantern on a Stick or your EPP
and attack power. (Enviornmental Protection Pack).
Equipping Armor
To equip a piece of armor, you need to open your
inventory and drag the item into the appropriate armor
slot. A seperate vanity slot is available for each item so
the player can look they way they prefer while getting the
stats they prefer at the same time.
Available sources for armor are by crafting, trading,
or looting. Armor is not procedurally generated.
Clothing
Clothing is a weak type of armor, the player will begin
the game with clothing. Each piece of clothing can
also be crafted at a Spinning Wheel.
Vanity Armor
There are a number of armor pieces that provide little to
no stat boosts. These sets are designed mainly for vanity
slots. Vanity armor also includes capes, costumes, and sets
are named similarly. Whether you want to be a fairy, a
cowboy or a chef, you’ll find something to wear. You can
also buy vanity pieces from Treasured Trophies at the Outpost.
Vanity sets can consist of 2 - 4 pieces. Some have only a
head and chest, some have a head, chest, and legs, while
some might have a head, chest, legs, and back item.
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racial armor upgrades
Each race has a 3-piece set of armor that includes a headpiece, chestpiece and pants, for each
of the six tiers of armor. There are 10 craftable armor sets total for each race. You initially only have
access to your own races armor set blueprints, but other races blueprints can be looted or traded.
Racial armor looks different in appearance but currently the same stats are the same as the same
tier of another race. Each racial armor set is based on the races cultural style.
Apex Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Defector Rebel Insurgent Revolutionary Rogue Infiltrator Spy Usurper Assassin Frontliner
Avian Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Hatchling Sparrow Quail Owl Peacock Macaw Flamingo Raven Phoenix Toucan
floran Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Sprout Bonesmith Nomad Hunter Wiseman Sentinel Cannibal Shaman Gatherer Synthesizer
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glitch Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Knave Soldier Knight Dark Knight Crusader Legionnaire Lancer Templar Paladin Doom Lord
Human Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Scouter Scavenger Pioneer Outrider Vanguard Seeker Trailblazer Wanderer Adventurer Universalist
hyotl Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Puddle Pond River Lake Sea Euphotic Reef Aphotic Ocean Disphotic
Novakid Accelerator Manipulator Separator
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 6
Iron Steel Titanium Durasteel Aegisalt Ferozium Rubium Cerulium Violium Impervium
Deputy Bandit Outlaw Sheriff Bandito Gambler Bonesaw Clockwork Varmint Wrangler
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tech
The player can equip Tech, which are enhancements that provide new abilities. To view and equip
techs, the player must visit the Outpost Tech Lab (on the second floor). Up to three techs can be
equipped at one time; one head, one body and one leg tech. You can swap techs at any time.
the basics
Learning New Tech
The Player must first speak with the Lab Tech to obtain
a quest. You must bring items and complete a challenge
obstacle course to unlock the new tech. You will have
to do all three tech quests in order.
For info on these quests and how to complete them,
watch these three videos; ‘How to Unlock Dash Tech’,
‘How to Unlock Pulse Jump Tech’ and ‘How to Unlock
Distortion Sphere’ by RedLace on YouTube.
Tech Upgrades
Each Tech has four upgrades to choose from, you can
unlock each of these with eight (8) Tech Cards.
the Techs Air Dash
Body Tech - Dash A dash that can be used in the air.
The Body Tech, Dash, is the first tech you’ll unlock and allows Sprint
the player to move more quickly by performing a variety of
dashes. Upgrades include Air Dash, Sprint, and Blink Dash. Replaces your Dash with a sustained sprint.
Activated by either clicking right or left and have no energy
cost. There is a small cooldown for using Sprint. Blink Dash
Leg Tech - Pulse Jump A dash to blink past traps and enemies.
The Leg Tech, Pulse Jump, is the second tech you’ll unlock Multi Jump
and allows the player to perform a double-jump to reach
new heights. To use the Leg Tech, players simply need to Jump three smaller times instead of one.
either hit the jump button multiple times or press and hold,
depending on the selected tech. Upgrades include Multi Rocket Jump
Jump, Rocket Jump and Wall Jump. None of these techs
have an energy cost but some do have a limit on how many Gain a powerful directional boost.
jumps you can perform in succession.
Wall Jump
Head Tech - Distortion Sphere AKA Morphball
Jump from verticle walls. Refresh on landing.
The Head Tech, Distortion Sphere, is the third tech you’ll
unlock and allows the player to transform into a sphere with Aqua Sphere
unique abilities. This tech is important during some missions and
inside challenge portals as it will allow the player to access Float and quickly cross liquids.
areas that are otherwise unaccessible. Upgrades include
Aqua Spere, Spike Sphere, and Sonic Sphere. The transformation Spike Sphere
is done using the ‘F’ button and you will stay in that form until
your energy drains or you press ‘F’ again. Each tech costs Gain spikes to climb walls and ceilings.
50 energy to use. Players who played Starbound prior to 1.0
release know this tech as ‘Morphball’. Sonic Sphere
Move very quickly.
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ship upgrades
Each race has a unique ship based on their culture. As a player progresses through the game, they’ll
unlock additional upgrades to their starter ship. These upgrades provide the player with additional
space on their ship to place objects, new crafting stations, and containers.
Upgrade requirements
Licenses and Penguin Bay
Your ship initially is in a state of disrepair. You will need to talk with S.A.I.L and complete quests to get
your ship back to working order. Larger ships not only can hold more items & decorations but also
allow you to house two more crew members per upgrade.
To upgrade your ship, you need crew members. You obtain crew members by completing generated
quests from NPC’s located throughout the universe (in villages or summoned through tenancy). Completing
quests earns favor with the quest giver and they may ask to join your crew. You can also obtain crew
members from the BeakEasy Bar at the Outpost in exchange for Dubloons. Or you can buy fake licenses
from Penguin Bay with Pixels to avoid gathering crew members. No matter the method, once you have
the license and Upgrade Modules, talk with Penguin Pete, the Shipyard Captain, to initiate the upgrade.
# Quest/License Rewards Quest Requirements Ship Requirements
1 Boot Up Lights & Teleporter Active n/a Interact with S.A.I.L.
2 Become Space Worthy Travel to other planets n/a Talk with Esther Bright
3 Erchius Mining Facility Travel to other stars Iron Armor & Breathing EPP Talk with Esther Bright
4 Sparrow Class More Room, More Crew 2 Crew or Fake License (10k) 2 Upgrade Modules
5 Kestral Class More Space, More Crew 4 Crew or Fake License (20k) 4 Upgrade Modules
6 Falcon Class More Space, More Crew 6 Crew or Fake License (40k) 6 Upgrade Modules
7 Eagle Class More Space, More Crew 8 Crew or Fake License (80k) 8 Upgrade Modules
8 Condor Class More Space, More Crew 10 Crew or Fake License (150k) 10 Upgrade Modules
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ship crew
Speciailized NPC’s that reside on the players ship are called Crew
or Crew Members. Added Crew Members may require you to upgrade
your ship to make room for more Crew. Crew can provide the
player with many benefits to their ship and themselves. They can
also bring Crew with them to aid the player.
recruits
How to get Crew Members
Crew members can be obtained from most races
by obtaining favor with non-merchant NPC’s
through quests and can be added to your crew
by interacting with them and clicking ‘Hire’.
When on a quest to kill an NPC, you target will
sometimes request you lower your weapon and
they will surrender, doing so allows you to recruit
them. These surrendered NPC’s will always have
the title ‘Outlaw’. Another method to acquire
crew is to hire Penguin crew members from the
BeakEasy at the Outpost using Dubloons. All penguin
crew take the job of ‘Soldier.
As player power increases through new armor,
crew members power will increase as well up to
a maximum of 12.
Party Up
Crew can be brought with the player by adding them to their party. This is done by talking with a
Crew member, talk again to leave them on the ship. When in a party, Crew will follow the player
and a maximum of two Crew can party up with the player at a time. Crew members respawn on the
players ship when killed and teleport to the player when left behind. Crew will follow players almost
everywhere, except into liquid (so leave them behind while visiting Ocean planets).
Benefits of Crew
Your ships Crew can provide benefits to upgrading your ship or a passive effect to all crew members
on board. You can also obtain quests from certain Crew members.
Chemists will offer status effects to the crew, Jump Boost, Run Boost, Rage and Glow.
Engineers will periodically upgrade your ship fuel efficiency by 10%.
Janitors try to appear useful but offer no real benefit.
Mechanics will periodically upgrade your ship fuel capacity by 100.
Medics will offer health regeneration.
Outlaws make good traveling companions as they offer combat support.
Soldiers make good traveling companions as they offer combat support.
Tailors will change the crews uniforms to match yours when you talk with them. Tailors don’t travel.
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tenants
Players have the opportunity to become a landlord in Starbound.
This begins by purchasing a Colony Deed from Frogg Furnishings
at the Outpost. Tenants can provide players with pixels, gifts, or a
place to buy and sell items in exchange for a safe place to live if
a merchant moves in.
colony deed
How to Get a Tenant
First, obtain your Colony Deed from Frogg Furnishings
at the Outpost for 750 pixels. In order for a tenant to
spawn, there must be a floor, outer walls, and
a background wall for the entire structure. It is
important to know, doors count as valid walls.
Once the housing is suitable, place down the
colony deed. When the tenant arrives a horn
will sound and confetti will fly. The type of tenant
that appears is based on the furnishings in the house
(i.e. Glitch furnishing will spawn a Glitch tenant).
Tenants will interact with furniture objects, switches
and doors. They may also till soil to farm.
Collecting Rent & Obtaining Quests
The Colony Deed can be interacted with to obtain rent, after the tenant have lived their for a while, which
comes in the form of pixels or gifts. When you interact with the colony deed, the tenant will return to
the colony deed by walking or teleporting to meet you. Stand by the deed to receive your rent or gift. You
can also occasionally obtain quests from your colony deed, as your tenant may have requests. The colony
deed has eight different states, that indicate your tenants current status or your housings status if it is vacant.
Scanning Beacon
Deed is scanning walls and objects up to If you have a tenant, interact with the deed
500 feet. There can only be on deed in each to call the tenant back to the spawner.
qualifying space.
Unhappy
Happy
Indicates housing needs repair or objects are
Indicates a tenant is alive and happy, with missing. Player has 45 seconds before the
all objects present and housing in tact. tenant leaves.
Rent Due Vacated
Indicates rent can be collected. Interact with Indicates the housing is vacant. This mode is
the deed to call the tenant back to pay. only available by editing config files.
Error Restore
Indicates scanning failed and the structure Indicates the tenant has been killed and will
is not suitable housing for a tenant. revive in 5-10 seconds.
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the outpost
The Outpost is a generated structure and base of operations for the player
to buy and sell items, and obtain quests from NPC’s. The player will return
to the Outpost regularly on their journeys and it is filled with NPCs of all
races and many different types of shops. Once at the Outpost, players
should interact with the teleporter at the 2-Stop Teleshop to bookmark the
Outpost location to enable fast travel to this location from any teleporter.
The Outpost is originally accessed from an Ancient Gate on their starter
planets surface during the ‘Getting Started’ quest.
shops
2-Stop Teleshop
Located on the first floor of the Outpost, players can use the
teleporter here and also buy Teleporters and Teleporter Cores.
Teleporters can be purchased for 3000 pixels and 1 Teleporter
Core. Purchased teleporters can be placed anywhere the player
chooses to enable two-way travel. For more info on how
teleporters work, watch my YouTube video ‘Teleporters vs. Flags’.
Note, this shop will not open until a player on your account completes
the Erchius Mining Facility Quest.
Infinity Express
Located at the front of the Outpost (to the far west), this shops
sells a variety of useful general goods, including Canned Food,
which does not spoil. Inventory does not change and all items
sell in exchange for pixels. The shop sells Flashlights, Bandages, Medical
Kits, Flares, Ropes, Liquid Erchius Fuel, AA Battery, Battery, Woven
Fabric, Leather, Silk, Canvas, Synthetic Material, Empty Bottle,
Canned Food, Cheese, Chocolate, Egg, Milk, Raw Bacon, Red
Apple and Soda.
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