Gameplay
Many gameplay elements and features, such as items, enemies, and planets, use procedural generation in order to provide a variety of content. [1] The game features story-based missions, quests, free world exploration, enemies to fight, and the ability to interact with and terraform the environment. Player class is defined by items that the player is wearing. [2]
The player also has the ability to farm and sell crops, build buildings, and charge rent to tenant NPCs who can live in those buildings.
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In update 1.3 [UNSTABLE], mechs where added to the game. Mechs are module and allow you to equip various weapons and tools such as guns, shields, and drills. You can also equip various bodies to the mechs, which set how much energy and health your mech have. One of the main uses for mechs is the exploration of outer space areas, such as asteroid fields and space ships. [3]
In update 1.0, a story was added to the game. The story uses a formula that consists of sandbox exploration to scan a set of items, such as human items, then going through a story dungeon to fight a boss. [4]
Starbound has a main story, which consists of a copy paste style formula as described under gameplay.
This section is a quick summary of the main story, broken into it's different parts and mostly spoiler free. But be warned that there are still spoilers.
The main story starts by your character waking up and going to a ceremony to celebrate their graduation as a trainee under the Protectorate, a group on Earth that focus on keeping peace and research. during the ceremony, Earth is attacked and a bunch of tentacles erupt out and rip Earth apart, but not before your character escapes onto a ship with some supplies.
Your ship exits lightspeed and drifts to a plains based planet. The ships A.I. tells you that several parts are damaged and that you will be unable to fly it until repairs are done. On the planet, an energy source is found and it turns out to be an ancient gateway to the Ark.
The Ark is a mixture a gathering hub called the Outpost and a bunch of ruins. In the ruins you meet a woman named Esther Bright who used to be part of the Protectorate, but retired. She tells you a bunch of lore, such as what attacked earth and why. She then tells that there is a man named Penguin Pete who can repair your ship, and that he is in the outpost.
Penguin Pete says that he needs Erchius crystals to repair your ship, and he gives you the teleporter coordinates for an Erchius crystal mine. The mine acts as the first non-procedurally generated dungeon, or area. After going through it and getting the Erchius crystals to repair your ship, Esther Bright gives you your next mission, to gather several keys so you can defeat what attacked earth.
This mission begins by having you scan several Floran objects, a playable alien race of tribal style plant people, so that you can find the location of the Floran key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Ceremonial Hunting Caverns, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Nuru, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Nuru return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Hylotl objects, a playable alien race of Japanese inspired fish people, so that you can find the location of the Hylotl key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Grand Pagoda Library, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Koichi, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Koichi return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Avian objects, a playable alien race Egyptian inspired bird people, so that you can find the location of the Avian key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Great Sovereign Temple, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Tonauac, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Tonauac return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Apex objects, a playable alien race of Primate people who are rebelling against an oppressive government, so that you can find the location of the Apex key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Miniknog Stronghold, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Lana, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Lana return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Glitch objects, a playable alien race medieval age inspired robots, so that you can find the location of the Glitch key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Baron's Keep, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet the Baron, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and the Baron return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
Now that you have all thee keys, with the exception of the human key, you and your companions gather around Esther Bright. She then tells you that she has the human key, she then inserts the keys into one of the ruins and a portal opens. You through the Ruin and make your way down to the core. You fight the alien that destroyed Earth. After you defeat the boss the final cutscene plays, the the credits roll.
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- ^ "Twitter / Tiyuri: "So, Fridays will be "tweet ..."". 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Nathan Meunier (24 May 2012). "Preview: Starbound". GameSpy.com. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ mollygos (31 May 2017). "Starbound - Starbound 1.3 [UNSTABLE]". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ mollygos (22 July 2016). "Starbound - Starbound 1.0 is out now!". Retrieved 2023-11-04.
Gameplay
Many gameplay elements and features, such as items, enemies, and planets, use procedural generation in order to provide a variety of content. [1] The game features story-based missions, quests, free world exploration, enemies to fight, and the ability to interact with and terraform the environment. Player class is defined by items that the player is wearing. [2]
The player also has the ability to farm and sell crops, build buildings, and charge rent to tenant NPCs who can live in those buildings.
/** stuff I added starts here.
In update 1.3 [UNSTABLE], mechs where added to the game. Mechs are module and allow you to equip various weapons and tools such as guns, shields, and drills. You can also equip various bodies to the mechs, which set how much energy and health your mech have. One of the main uses for mechs is the exploration of outer space areas, such as asteroid fields and space ships. [3]
In update 1.0, a story was added to the game. The story uses a formula that consists of sandbox exploration to scan a set of items, such as human items, then going through a story dungeon to fight a boss. [4]
Starbound has a main story, which consists of a copy paste style formula as described under gameplay.
This section is a quick summary of the main story, broken into it's different parts and mostly spoiler free. But be warned that there are still spoilers.
The main story starts by your character waking up and going to a ceremony to celebrate their graduation as a trainee under the Protectorate, a group on Earth that focus on keeping peace and research. during the ceremony, Earth is attacked and a bunch of tentacles erupt out and rip Earth apart, but not before your character escapes onto a ship with some supplies.
Your ship exits lightspeed and drifts to a plains based planet. The ships A.I. tells you that several parts are damaged and that you will be unable to fly it until repairs are done. On the planet, an energy source is found and it turns out to be an ancient gateway to the Ark.
The Ark is a mixture a gathering hub called the Outpost and a bunch of ruins. In the ruins you meet a woman named Esther Bright who used to be part of the Protectorate, but retired. She tells you a bunch of lore, such as what attacked earth and why. She then tells that there is a man named Penguin Pete who can repair your ship, and that he is in the outpost.
Penguin Pete says that he needs Erchius crystals to repair your ship, and he gives you the teleporter coordinates for an Erchius crystal mine. The mine acts as the first non-procedurally generated dungeon, or area. After going through it and getting the Erchius crystals to repair your ship, Esther Bright gives you your next mission, to gather several keys so you can defeat what attacked earth.
This mission begins by having you scan several Floran objects, a playable alien race of tribal style plant people, so that you can find the location of the Floran key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Ceremonial Hunting Caverns, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Nuru, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Nuru return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Hylotl objects, a playable alien race of Japanese inspired fish people, so that you can find the location of the Hylotl key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Grand Pagoda Library, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Koichi, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Koichi return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Avian objects, a playable alien race Egyptian inspired bird people, so that you can find the location of the Avian key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Great Sovereign Temple, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Tonauac, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Tonauac return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Apex objects, a playable alien race of Primate people who are rebelling against an oppressive government, so that you can find the location of the Apex key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Miniknog Stronghold, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet Lana, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and Lana return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
This mission begins by having you scan several Glitch objects, a playable alien race medieval age inspired robots, so that you can find the location of the Glitch key. After scanning the objects, you get the coordinates to the Baron's Keep, which is the next main story dungeon. You meet the Baron, who acts as your companion through the dungeon, you defeat the enemies, fight the boss, then collect the key. You and the Baron return to Esther Bright at the ark and she gives you your next mission.
Now that you have all thee keys, with the exception of the human key, you and your companions gather around Esther Bright. She then tells you that she has the human key, she then inserts the keys into one of the ruins and a portal opens. You through the Ruin and make your way down to the core. You fight the alien that destroyed Earth. After you defeat the boss the final cutscene plays, the the credits roll.
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- ^ "Twitter / Tiyuri: "So, Fridays will be "tweet ..."". 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Nathan Meunier (24 May 2012). "Preview: Starbound". GameSpy.com. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ mollygos (31 May 2017). "Starbound - Starbound 1.3 [UNSTABLE]". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ mollygos (22 July 2016). "Starbound - Starbound 1.0 is out now!". Retrieved 2023-11-04.