There’s just so much more to do here.įU’s (aha!) science-heavy additions expand the foundations of Starbound’s progression, requiring a lot of research and items to uncover. The balance of the exploration, research, and experimentation is best experienced after you’ve played Starbound to death and want a new challenge in a comfortable skin. There’s no going back once you’ve experienced the 13 new races for you to meet and play as, each with their own backstories, dialogue, and fancy hairstyles. Doing that sort of thing is a bit of a lottery.įrackin’ Universe is a complete overhaul of Starbound, to the point where they warn you that it’s a “one-way-trip” if you install it. Frackin’ Universe by SayterĪsk anyone the street (or in random Zoom calls you’ve crashed) if there’s one Starbound mod they’d install over all others, and they might say Frackin’ Universe. A lot of the mods do the job well enough that there’s no need to hope for official implementation. The community has given Starbound plenty of planetary additions since release.

Starbound how to fly ship