# Starbound beta release - Intergalactic Terraria **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 4, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520 "2013-12-04T22:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/41 "2014-01-13T00:30:09Z")
I’m keeping an eye on the game, but it’s unlikely I’ll pick it up until after the beta. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/42 "2014-01-13T07:59:34Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > No one is interested? > > Really? > > I will keep it alive till Wednesday and if no takers (or few) till then I will turn it off. > > Not going to incur the cost of the server if no one uses it. I played it for some 15 hours, but the frequency of character/world wipes turned me off further investment. I am going to wait until a later beta, at last until they stop wiping, before I come back. I want to love the game when it’s readier and don’t want to burn out on repeating the early game ad infinitum. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/43 "2014-01-13T20:21:56Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > don’t want to burn out on repeating the early game ad infinitum. There is a mod which lets players skip to building the distress beacon. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/44 "2014-01-15T03:38:23Z")
Guess I will turn it off then. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/45 "2014-01-16T17:51:32Z")
Regarding [the next patch, expected some time next week](http://playstarbound.com/info-about-the-upcoming-patch/): > [@](#): > > It will definitely be the last time we’ll need to wipe characters or ships, and will **hopefully** be the last time we’ll need to wipe worlds. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/46 "2014-01-16T19:07:56Z")
Hmm. Getting closer! I may pick this up the next time it goes on sale. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/47 "2014-01-30T04:30:42Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > Are there no quests after that? There seem to be plans for an extensive quest system. There are mods which add quests. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/48 "2014-01-30T10:19:28Z")
The patch is now live and there shouldn’t be any more ship or character wipes, but there still MIGHT be world wipes. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/49 "2014-02-01T05:12:50Z")
Alpha Lambda Aur IIIc (-83144690, -5029306) makes for a nice base of operations. Working left from the spawn point: an abandoned hut, a Floran village with a food vendor, and a bandit tent. Might me more that I haven’t encountered yet. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/50 "2014-02-01T15:23:37Z")
So the worlds aren’t randomly generated? Or are they randomly generated and then added to a cloud database and assigned coordinates? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/51 "2014-02-01T15:47:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > So the worlds aren’t randomly generated? Or are they randomly generated and then added to a cloud database and assigned coordinates? AFAIK, it starts with a set of coordinates, part of which determines whether or not a planet is supposed to be there. If one is supposed to be there, the rest of the coordinates specify the planet type, biomes, flora, fauna, structures, etc., it has. Which are then generated. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/52 "2014-02-01T16:32:23Z")
Coordinates are to Starbound are as seeds are to Minecraft. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/53 "2014-02-01T21:16:17Z")
Some interesting mods I’ve found: [ul] [li][Kawa’s xbawks-mode character creator](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/kawas-xbawks-mode-character-creator.81/updates), expands the number of playable races. Necessary for using fan-made races.[/li][li][Novakid race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/the-betakids-beta-novakids.415/) (includes the above)[/li][li][Half-Warp race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/the-half-warps.766/) (similar to Novakids)[/li][li][classic Grey Alien race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/classic-grey-alien-race.389/updates)[/li][li][Mantis race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/mantis-race.1133/updates)[/li][li][generic Insectoid race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/race-insectoid.1128/updates)[/li][li][Avali race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/avali-race-mod.998/updates)[/li][li][Aragonian race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/argonian-race.299/updates)[/li][li][Kangaru race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/kangaru-race.64/updates)[/li][li][Crystalath race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/race-crystalath-furious-koala.1173/updates)[/li][li][Ferengi race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/ferengi.804/updates)[/li][li][Felinoid race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/felins.68/)[/li][li][Snow Pirate race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/the-snow-pirates.196/)[/li][li][Ethereal race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/ethereals.457/)[/li][li][Cephalopod race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/cephalopods-race-squid-people.886/) (outdated)[/li][li][Time Lord race](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/timelord-mod.329/) (haven’t installed myself)[/li][li][Faster Start](http://www.nexusmods.com/starbound/mods/160/?#content) (skip to building the distress beacon)[/li][li][Bandit Hideouts](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/trooks-bandit-hideouts.932/)[/li][li]Portable Atmosphere Generator[/li][li][Dungeoneer Dungeons](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/dungeoneer-dungeons.718/) (more dungeons & micro-dungeons)[/li][\*][Base in a Box](http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/base-in-a-box.592/) (craft placeable buildings, unlocks with Gamma Sector).[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/54 "2014-02-01T21:45:31Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Faster Start](http://www.nexusmods.com/starbound/mods/160/?#content) (skip to building the distress beacon) Turns out this also needs to be updated. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/55 "2014-02-04T02:29:26Z")
By the way, fan-made races do show up as NPCs. I encountered a Grey base with a medical vendor. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/56 "2014-02-06T18:26:48Z")
I got the mission to build a distress beacon. A UFO/boss came down, and I defeated it. (He dropped 5 power cores, I think, and some book that provides a little background lore.) But no new mission was assigned, and I don’t know what to do next. I went to my ship, stuck 120 coal in the fuel tank. When I warped to a nearby asteroid belt (in the same star system), it used up about half of that fuel. Without a spacesuit or some other kind of life support, I couldn’t stick around long on the “surface” there. I went back to the starting planet. I built a metal forge thingy (the recipe requires a power core), but it didn’t offer anything new to craft. What now? Do I mine coal until I can fill the ships fuel tank? (That will take about a thousand coal!) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/57 "2014-02-06T18:49:59Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > I got the mission to build a distress beacon. A UFO/boss came down, and I defeated it. (He dropped 5 power cores, I think, and some book that provides a little background lore.) But no new mission was assigned, and I don’t know what to do next. > > I went to my ship, stuck 120 coal in the fuel tank. When I warped to a nearby asteroid belt (in the same star system), it used up about half of that fuel. Without a spacesuit or some other kind of life support, I couldn’t stick around long on the “surface” there. I went back to the starting planet. > > I built a metal forge thingy (the recipe requires a power core), but it didn’t offer anything new to craft. > > What now? Do I mine coal until I can fill the ships fuel tank? (That will take about a thousand coal!) To unlock most of the Metal Forge’s potential, I think you need to build the new Starmap item. It’s craftable at the forge, I think. Use it on yourself and you unlock the Beta sector for travel, as well as part of the tech tree. And yes, it makes no sense from a ‘realist’ perspective, and only barely from a ‘gamist’ perspective. It’s one of my little annoyances with the game. The other annoyance I am having right now is that my new game started me on a world with constant goddamn meteor showers. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/58 "2014-02-06T18:55:03Z")
I’ll look through the crafting list again, I didn’t notice that starmap. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/59 "2014-02-06T23:12:23Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > no new mission was assigned, and I don’t know what to do next. What to do next is entirely up to you. You can even build your own little village if you want and build spawners to populate said village. I don’t know if more quests are available anywhere in vanilla; if they are, I think they’re only offered via NPC. As I said upthread, there are mods which add them. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520/60 "2014-02-06T23:22:08Z")
At present the only real “quests” after that presently in-game that I know of are gathering the materials needed to summon the boss for each new sector. For example, when you upgrade your star map you’ll find plans for various parts of an “Inactive Robot”. They are [planning](http://playstarbound.com/) to add a lot more stuff though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbound-beta-release-intergalactic-terraria/675520.md?page=4)