I Spent 100 Days in Planet Crafter
Ark Solo・58 minutes read
Tasked with transforming a barren planet into an oasis to survive, the protagonist explores, builds, and progresses through various stages while facing challenges and uncovering a rich narrative in a solo adventure. With determination and resourcefulness, they navigate the terrain, gather valuable resources, decode blueprints, and unlock new technologies to thrive in a deserted landscape, ultimately reflecting on the journey and the desire for home.
Insights
- The protagonist, stranded on a barren planet, undergoes a transformative journey from basic survival to advanced terraforming, unlocking new technologies, resources, and structures along the way, showcasing resilience and adaptability in the face of challenges.
- Through exploration and discovery, the protagonist not only advances in terraforming the planet but also unravels mysterious messages and clues left by previous inhabitants, hinting at a deeper narrative of despair, technological prowess, and the cyclical nature of human endeavors in the vast expanse of the universe.
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How did the protagonist survive on the barren planet?
By gathering resources, building tools, and exploring for supplies.
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Summary
00:00
Survival on Barren Planet: Transform or Die
- Year 3058, tasked with transforming a barren planet into an oasis or face death.
- Crashed on the planet with basic supplies: water, snacks, crafting station.
- Gathered ice for water, iron for a bigger backpack, cobalt, and magnesium for an oxygen tank.
- Built a crafting station, drill for pressure, wind turbine for power.
- Explored, found resources, built storage, veggie tube for oxygen generation.
- Discovered seeds, tried growing them, found a mining speed chip.
- Explored shipwreck, found resources, blueprint chip, built storage and crafting station.
- Unlocked agility boots, faster mining chip, built solar panels for power.
- Received messages urging terraforming progress, built more solar panels, unlocked better solar panel.
- Explored further, found resources, blueprint chips, built new items, expanded base, received ultimatum from Sentinel Corp.
12:56
Exploration and Resource Gathering on Alien Planet
- The protagonist explores canyons on a planet filled with crashed ships but devoid of other inhabitants.
- Discovers a canyon rich in rare super alloy, prompting a quick inventory management at a base.
- Spends day 14 gathering super alloy, interrupted by a meteor shower, leading to a delayed return home.
- Decodes blueprint chips, constructs a grass spreader for oxygen, and creates a uranium rod for a nuclear reactor.
- Adds a T3 drill and biodome for oxygen production, unlocking new features as biomass increases.
- Places an atmospheric water collector and witnesses the start of rain, signaling progression to the next stage.
- Constructs a launch platform using super alloys, requiring additional solar panels for power.
- Ventures into the desert for iridium to craft rocket engines, leading to the establishment of a second main base.
- Discovers valuable resources in a shipwreck, including iridium rods, and continues building and gathering materials.
- Decodes more blueprint chips, unlocks a T2 jetpack, and prepares for the launch of a GPS satellite to enhance mapping capabilities.
26:41
"Algae, Fertilizer, and Secrets Uncovered"
- Algae collected from water, not inventory; uranium spotted.
- Bio lab visit led to crafting with new algae, bacteria samples, and fertilizer.
- Day 40: Rain, vegetable collection, bioplastic nuggets from mushrooms.
- Second tier algae generators require fertilizer and bio nuggets.
- Setting up food growers for eggplants and mushrooms for more fertilizer.
- Sulfur collected from sand base; reached lake stage, moss next.
- Super alloy gathered from sand clouds; used sulfur for more fertilizer.
- New flour spreader and bigger sprinklers unlocked, needing fertilizer.
- Riley's message hints at importance of ore extractor and rockets.
- Exploration led to underground bunker with seeds and a secret room clue.
40:49
Mysterious Discoveries on Alien Planet
- Found a drill with space cubes containing resources, including Pulsar Quartz.
- Discovered a pod with a message similar to the one received upon arrival.
- Explored an underground bunker with multiple levels and recent messages from three years prior.
- Encountered a room with a broken crafting station and scattered messages.
- Encountered a planet crafter's messages indicating despair.
- Encountered a meteor storm dropping Osbium.
- Collected resources, built a heater and drill, and launched a seeds rocket.
- Unlocked an incubator to transform larvae into bugs.
- Discovered butterflies and bees from different larvae types.
- Explored a crater with a giant meteor and gathered resources like super Alloy and iridium rods.
54:07
Butterfly farm upgrades and algae gathering.
- Spent days 97 to 100 on a butterfly farm, upgrading tree spreaders to T3 versions, and gathering algae for Auto Crafters, ultimately ending the experience with a sense of appreciation for the surroundings and a longing for home.
