I Spent 100 Days in Planet Crafter

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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.
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