**R.I.S.E. is in early development. Expect potential issues. Test with us, or wait for a more stable release.**

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You've crash-landed in the Shattered Echoes. This guide is your lifeline. Inside, you'll find critical information on setting up your modpack, understanding the factions, and mastering the survival strategies needed to thrive. Don't venture into the unknown without it!

Modpack found here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3443806253

1. Rover travel + ground hand-weapon combat. Don't neglect to bring a firearm, everything has the potential to kill you. Scavenge or mine to get resources to build up your starter base.
   
2. Start working towards interplanetary travel! You'll only find Iron, Silicon, Nickel, Cobalt, and Magnesium on the starter planets unless your lucky to scavenge it off something.
   
3. Space Is hard! Most of the NPC's that target players live there. To survive in space long term takes a lot of preparation and planning.

Note An Economy play-through should be a valid play style (I've never done it but tried to support it as much as I can)

Proper load order within the R.I.S.E. modpack is critical, as it determines the sequential application of modifications. An incorrect load order can result in a wide range of issues, including mod conflicts, instability, and unexpected game play behavior. If you encounter bugs or inconsistencies, verifying your load order is the first step in troubleshooting.

API's & Frameworks
1. Skybox - Lightshow
   
2. Asteroid Filter API
   
3. Definition Extension API
   
4. Text HUD API
   
5. TouchScreen API
   
6. Bigger Explosions
   
7. Thruser FX- Framework
   
8. Scope Framework
   
9. Rich HUD Master
   
10. Tool Core (NEW)
    
11. Weapon Core
    HUD Changes
    
12. HUD - Modern and Fancy
    
13. HUD Compass
    
14. No HUD Tooltips (Optional - Not recommended for new players)
    World Generation
    
15. Configurable Ores (NEW)
    
16. Asteroid Filter: Clusters
    
17. Asteroid Filter: Gravity
    Visuals and Sounds
    
18. AQD - No Armor Edges
    
19. Clean and Vibrant Post Pocessing
    
20. Completely Clear Camera
    
21. Rendering Improved
    
22. Hydrogen Thrusters Visuals
    
23. Textured Build States
    
24. Welder No Eye Damage
    
25. Sneaky Sounds
    Mechanics
    
26. Aerodynamic Physics
    
27. Advanced Welding
    
28. Aww Scrap
    
29. Elite Dangerous: FSD Supercruise
    
30. FireBrigade
    
31. Force Dynamic Grids
    
32. Hostile Takeover
    
33. Improvised Experimentation
    
34. Improved Interior Turrets
    
35. Kinetic Devastation
    
36. Perpetually Perturbed Pirates
    
37. Pressurize Your Room!
    
38. Rotate Skybox with the Sun
    
39. Small Static Grids
    
40. Sleep Mod
    
41. Scrapyard - Jetpack
    
42. Water Mod
    Quality of Life
    
43. Automatic Ore Pickup
    
44. Autorun
    
45. Block Picker
    
46. Build Colors
    
47. Build Info
    
48. Build Vision
    
49. Buttons Don't Need Power
    
50. Camera Panning
    
51. Easy Block Renaming
    
52. Leak Finder
    
53. [QoL] Mechanical Keybinds
    
54. [QoL] Production Quota
    
55. [QoL] Seismic Surveying
    
56. Seismic Surveying Landing Gear
    Survival Mechanics
    
57. Plant and Cook
    
58. Eat. Drink. Sleep. Repeat!
    
59. Tree's Drop Apples
    Weapons
    
60. Assault Weapons Pack
    
61. WC Hand Weapons
    
62. Consty's HandWeapon Pack
    
63. MA WeaponCore Weapons
    
64. Aryx Weapon Enterprises
    Defense
    
65. Heavy Armor For WeaponCore
    
66. Defense Shields(NEW)
    AI Enemies & Mechanics
    
67. AiEnabled
    
68. Bot_Spawner
    
69. Crew Enabled
    
70. Crew Voices (Psychotic Robots)
    
71. Crew Voices (Attack Robots)
    
72. Small Spiders
    
73. Infestation Enabled
    
74. Modular Encounters Systems
    
75. Planet Creature Spawner
    
76. AiEnabled Vanilla NPCs
    
77. Abandoned Settlements
    
78. Corruption PVE Combat
    
79. MES - Eathlike Animals
    
80. MES Abandoned Mining Facility
    
81. MES Lost Colony Encounters + Frostbite
    
82. MES Scrapyard Dependency
    
83. MES-Alien Animals
    
84. More Encounters- Voxel Encounters
    
85. Planetary Derelicts
    
86. Pravada Heavy Industries
    
87. Robot Raider Pods
    
88. Scrapyard
    
89. Suppress Vanilla Encounters
    
90. Suppress Vanilla Cargo Ships
    
91. Vanilla Planet Crashed Ground Encounters
    
92. Victims of Clang
    
93. Wasteland Encounters
    Economy
    
94. MES Mobile Merchants
    
95. Previously Owned Economy Ships
    
96. Trade Operations Coalition
    Tools and Production Blocks
    
97. Paint Gun
    
98. Life'Tech-Algaetechnology
    
99. Moisture Vaporator
    
100. Prometheus Nanobot Drill and Fill System
     
101. nanobot Build and Repair System
     
102. Resource Node Zinth's Edit
     Misc Other
     
103. Button Pad - Touch App
     
104. Electric Network Info - Touch App
     
105. In Depth LCD's
     
106. Long Range Searchlight
     
107. Plane Parts
     
108. Plane Parts plus: Propeller
     
109. Pulley Motor
     
110. Shower Light
     
111. R.I.S.E. Ranger
     
112. OmnCorp: Adv Tools (NEW)
     
113. [SEEX] Space Engineers EXpanded
     Phase 2 Encounters
     
114. Assertive Combat Systems Dependency
     
115. Assertive Combat Systems
     
116. Assertive Loot
     
117. MES Wreckage
     
118. WEC - Encounters Reborn
     
119. MES Scavenger Hunt
     Phase 3 Encounters
     
120. Independent Contractors
     
121. More Encounters - Content
     
122. More Encounters Faction Wars
     
123. Orks: The Great WAAARGH!
     
124. Reavers

To keep the modpack balanced and aligned with my vision, I've added MES Phases. I know manually adding mods isn't ideal, and I really wish I could automate it. Since I haven't found a better solution yet, this guide will show you exactly when and how to introduce each phase.

This is the starting phase, characterized by accessible salvage and a lower overall difficulty. However, don't be lulled into complacency. Sporadic encounters with turret-defended interiors and persistent ground enemy waves demand attention. Furthermore, the alien nature of these environments means hidden dangers may lurk within the seemingly abandoned structures. Beware the Assert, they won't mess with you unless you mess them so keep your distance (2.5k)

Phase Two introduces larger, more intricate derelict vessels, offering the potential for advanced technological salvage. However, these seemingly abandoned structures conceal active AI systems and formidable defenses, poised to protect their hidden secrets.

Phase Three marks the eruption of full-scale faction conflict. AI clashes with AI, and players are thrust into the heart of the maelstrom. This is where the true battle for survival begins, and all bets are off. Prepare for relentless assaults and the most brutal engagements Space Engineers can deliver.

*Note: upgrade to the phases at your own pace*

1. Back Up Your Save:
   
   • From the Space Engineers main menu, select "Load Game."
     
   • Locate your current game save (it's usually at the top).
     
   • Perform a "Save As" to create a backup of your current game. This is crucial in case anything goes wrong.
   
   
2. Edit Your Save:
   
   • Select your primary game save (the one you intend to upgrade).
     
   • Click the "Edit" button.
   
   
3. Add Phase Mods:
   
   • Navigate to the "Mods" tab.
     
   • Refer to the "Load Order for Phase Mods" (provided elsewhere) to identify the mods required for the phase you want to upgrade to.
     
   • Add these phase-specific mods to the bottom of your existing mod list.
   
   
4. Confirm and Load:
   
   • Click "OK" to save the changes.
     
   • Select your edited game save and click "Load."
   
   
5. Enjoy the New Phase:
   
   • Your game will now load with the mods for the upgraded phase. Have fun!

To add water to a planet using the water mod, follow these simple steps:

1. Open the in-game chat: Press the "Enter" key to bring up the chat window.
   
2. Create the water body: Type /wcreate and press "Enter". This command will initiate the water generation process on the planet where you are currently located.
   
3. Set the water depth: To define the depth of the water, type /wradius 1.02075 and press "Enter". This command will set the water depth to depths of up to around 1 kilometer , which is a recommended value for a balanced water level. Feel free to change the value if you want more or less water. 1.01058 is also a good balanced level with less water.

By following these steps, you'll successfully add a water body to your chosen planet. Remember, you must be on the planet where you want the water to appear when you enter the /wcreate command.

More Water Mod settings can be found here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2574095672

To ensure older ships spawn correctly with the Aerodynamic Physics mod, use the following chat command: /MES.Settings.Grids.AerodynamicsModAdvLiftOverride.true

If you find ships not acting right you can also go into the admin menu (Alt f10) and click Mods/Aerodynamic Physics/Advanced/Advanced Lift = off

Coming Soon

"The Shattering" wasn't a single event, but a cascade of failures. Over centuries, the once-great interstellar civilization crumbled, leaving behind fractured systems and automated nightmares. You were a traveler, a prospector, or perhaps a refugee, attempting to navigate these treacherous regions when your ship suffered a catastrophic failure.

Forced to eject in an emergency escape pod containing a specialized rover, you plummeted towards one of three worlds: Earthlike, Pertam, or Triton. The thin atmosphere of these planets was just enough to allow the rover's emergency parachute system to slow your descent, sparing you a fiery demise.

The wreckage of your ship is scattered across the landscape, a reminder of your precarious situation. Your primary objective: survive and rebuild.


The Remnants:
These are the decaying echoes of past civilizations, their automated systems corrupted and twisted. They move with a zombie-like determination, driven by fragmented programming and a hunger for resources.

Rogue Wanderers:
These are individual droids, their original directives lost or corrupted. They roam the planets, scavenging and occasionally attacking anything that crosses their path.

The Purifiers:
A hostile, fanatical AI collective that believes humanity is a plague. They deploy drop pods filled with combat droids, seeking to eradicate all living beings they detect.

The Reavers:
The terror of the verse, these are raiders that attack anything that moves.

Independent Contractors:
A loosely organized network of freelancers and mercenaries. While they maintain a degree of professional respect, they are ultimately driven by profit. They are hostile to players and other factions. They operate outside the control of larger organizations, making them unpredictable.

The Assert:
A secretive organization dedicated to researching the "Before Times," the era before the Shattering. They are highly territorial and will defend their research sites with deadly force.

The Orks:
A warlike, expansionist faction, reminiscent of the Klingons, driven by a desire for conquest and glory. They are always seeking new challenges and territories to claim.

The Corruption:
A malevolent, chaotic AI entity that seeks to consume and corrupt everything it encounters. Its motives are inscrutable, and its power is terrifying.

The Trade Coalition:
An alliance of merchants and traders, seeking to restore the old trade routes and profit from the chaos. They are primarily interested in commerce, but they will defend their interests.

[BUG] Scope Framework - Causes players connected to a locally hosted game camera to flash when the host looks down the sight of the Marksman Rifle. {No Known Fixes}

[BUG] Ammo Drops - Sometimes some of the ground units can drop massive amounts of ammo. Choosing not to look a magnesium gift horse in the mouth. . .


NOTE - Due to the nature of MES and RNG of Spawning some experience will vary! While I'm doing my best to provide a balanced experience sometimes you get unlucky enemy spawns and re-spawn rover spawns.

If you find or have issues with the mod pack please let me know either in a comment or when I'm live on twitch (Link at top of guide).

Beta Update

• Removed Deflector Shields as it seemed to cause collision issues with ground causing grids to meld into it.
  
• Removed Heavy Gas, as it just didn't fit the play-style of this mod pack and I had just added out of habit
  
• Removed Nuclear weapons as its launchers were not combat-able with weapon core and besides being awesome might have been to much
  
• Removed Binoculars as the scope frame work has a local hosted mp bug that causes other players screens to flash when the host is zooming in. It doesn't work the other way. Leaving scope framework in for the marksman rifle as it was a major part of this pack.
  
• Added Defense Shields to replace deflector shields
  
• Added Pulley Motor - This is a test and came around the perfect time as AQD has ores over 400 meters deep
  
• Added MES Abandoned Mining Facility for more neutral space exploration. Not everything in space needs to kill you
  
• Added Crew Voices (Attack Robot) for more variety
  
• Added Aryx Weapon Enterprises to replace nuclear weapons

Beta update 2 - MES Phases
So after play 8 hours of the beta I noticed things were harder than intended and somethings prioritized spawning over others. So to counter this I'm introducing MES Phases. Basically stages of the game where you edit your save to add additional MES mods.

Phase 1 - Default, slavage/minging set up. Get a small base set up and ready to take on small threats.
Phase 2 - Add more things to salvage but be careful where phase 1 only had a small chance to have defenses. These are almost all guaranteed to defend themselves but have better rewards.
Phase 3 - This is when you feel you can defend yourself from attacks and are nearly ready to go to space. Things can come and seek you out in this stage!

• Removed Survival Reborn: Spacewalk as it kept crashing on collision calculation
  
• Added Scrapyard - Jetpack to replace Survival Reborn: Spacewalk (Careful you can no longer fly on planets)
  
• Removed SandWorm as the hit back seemed weird and with spiders proving meat on Pertam they were not needed.
  
• Reworked load order to add MES mods in phases (See above)

Hot Fix

• Removed Populated Worlds AI Enabled NPCs - Was causing massive Sim speed drops.

Balance Update 2 - Ore Distribution and Assert moved to phase 2. This update may require a world restart as it messes with ore distribution sorry.

• Removed - AQD Vanilla Ore Distribution
  
• Added - Configurable Ore's to replace AQD Vanilla Ore Distribution
  
• Add Tool Core
  
• Add OmniCorp Advanced Tools
  
• Moved Assert to Phase 2