ASTRONEER News

Devolver have bought Astroneer devs System Era

(Formerly) indie developers System Era, known for planet-exploring space sandbox Astroneer, have been acquired by Devolver Digital, known for putting out that offbeat indie game you like, probably.

EXO F.A.R.M. Event

Use Custom Game # 16617 to jumpstart your F.A.R.M adventure on Calidor!!

It’s time again to gather hard-working Astroneers and band together for EXO Dynamics in the Fuel Acquisition, Renewal & Maintenance event! Sturdysquash are in season and can be farmed in bulk to be processed in Cauldrangea plants. Ship off the products to EXO Dynamics for points and rewards!

To get started, print the EXO Request Platform. You can unlock this blueprint on the third page of your Research Catalog and print it with the Medium Printer using 2 pieces of Resin and 1 piece of Ceramic, which is refined from smelting raw Clay. You can find both of these raw resources on the surface of any planet or extract them using the Soil Centrifuge.

Find Wild Sturdysquash that can be harvested for their seeds on Sylva, Calidor, or Atrox; use these seeds to grow offspring that yield Sturdysquash Samples

Each of the featured planets has a unique variety of Wild Sturdysquash which yield different quantities of seeds
Sturdysquash Samples can be placed in Medium and Large Resource Canisters to keep your farms tidy
Locate Cauldrangea plants on Sylva, Calidor, or Atrox – but beware of the hazards that tend to grow nearby! Use the Cauldrangeas to produce one of three types of biofuel.

Compass navpoints appear to indicate nearby Cauldrangea.
Cauldrangea can be interacted with to cycle through their current biofuel recipe for production.
Each featured planet has a unique variety of Cauldrangea with different production speeds.
Different biofuels can be produced using other ingredients; the rarer the ingredients, the more the produced biofuel is worth:

[h2]EXO Dynamics rewards biofuel contributions with: [/h2]

800 Points – Biofuel Throwback Bundle
Contains cosmetics rewarded from previous years:
◦ Emote: “Leaf Leap”
◦ Visor: “Pollen Count”
◦ Hat: “Galastro Cap”
◦ Cosmetic T4 Shelter: “PUM-KN Shelter”
2400 Points – Hat: “First Impact”
8000 Points – Suit: “Hard Suit”

Useful incremental rewards are included along the way to bolster your harvesting capabilities. Randomized recurring rewards are available after completing the event – including QT-RTGs, Portable Smelters, & EXO Chips! – for those who want to continue to produce biofuels.

Automated Mass Production Protocol Event

[h2]The Automated Mass Production Protocol returns![/h2]

Astroneers are asked to undertake the creation of large quantities of valuable resource nuggets to send off via the EXO Request Platform in exchange for useful goodies and stylish customizations.

All Astroneers present are awarded points when a rocket is launched – cooperation is encouraged for efficiency!

1 Point – Compound
3 Points – Aluminum
5 Points – Tungsten Carbide
15 Points – Nanocarbon Alloy

EXO Dynamics rewards contributions with:

160 Points – “AMPP Throwback” Bundle –Contains cosmetics rewarded from the previous year:
- “Forge Ahead” (Mask)
- “Dot Com” (Palette)
- “Thinking” (Emote)
480 Points – NEW “V Tech” Mask
1920 Points – NEW “Cage Suit”
Useful incremental rewards along the way and randomized recurring rewards at the end of the event – including QT-RTGs, Portable Smelters, EXO Chips, and useful resources!

[h2]Tether Toppers[/h2]
Tether posts have been updated to get your automation vibes cranking – log in to experience these temporary decorations that are sure to turn heads!

Turn Astroneer's chill spacefaring into a hardcore survival nightmare with its custom game mode

Space survival explorathons can usually be pretty stressful affairs since, y’know, breathable air can be a finite resource in these environments, and being chomped up by an indescribable horror is never off the table. That’s why Astroneer won me over with its more chilled take on the not-so-chill genre. But for those who enjoy the scary parts of space, Astroneer can now be turned into that hardcore survival experience. Or anything else you want. That’s thanks to the expansive Custom Games Mode update which launched last week - I've been working in Interstellar's timezone, sorry!

Astroneer is, for my money, the best space sandbox game around. While No Man's Sky has certainly become something really special over the years, the carefully designed economy, exploration, and base-building that Astroneer offers provides the most satisfying emulation of discovering planets and turning their plentiful resources into all manner of gadgets and tools to explore further. Whether playing solo or in co-op, it's a delight - and now a massive Astroneer update lets you completely change the ways you can play it.

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