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Type: Mod
Mod category: Planet
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38.646 MB
12 Dec, 2015 @ 8:00am
23 Oct, 2016 @ 5:23pm
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[DISCONTINUED] Desert Dunes Planet

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Custom height and mat maps, custom ore deposits. Fixed the texture bug. It needed a MaterialGroup entry for everything (where there is no MaterialGroup to fill a place on the map, it puts moon stone).

Most ores are in very large veins, but larger veins are only found deep underground (100-120m) and are only detectable by large ship ore detectors from the surface. Ore markings on the planet surface are faint, so you'll have to actually scout them out manually a lot of the time.
Contains all ores including platinum.
Ice is found only in very thin and few veins. It's an important resource.

Sunset looks bloody beautiful by the way.

Modeled of the planet from that Riddick movie I can't remember the name of. Yeah, that one. Pitch Black.

Details:
1g Gravity
Breathable atmosphere
Atmo density of 1.1
Oxygen density at 0.8 (high)

Links:
My Workshop
Planet Modding Guide
Aex Exploration Project - Experimental Vehicles


Changelog
Update 5
- Made heightmap more seamless and made it more dune-like and less hill-like.
- Fixed complete lack of ice (it's just rare enough that hydrogen is only used for getting off-planet).
- Changed ore distribution rules.
- Changed Rayleigh scattering (sky color is more orange now).
- Ore deposits are now faintly marked. It should be easy to find the deposits but hard to get the ore out. I'm thinking of making most deposits really far (200m+) down so that large-scale mining operations are needed.
- Slightly decreased oxygen density for no apparent reason.
- Added screenshots.
156 Comments
Hype 12 Apr, 2021 @ 6:38pm 
wow
Dust 17 Oct, 2019 @ 7:07pm 
Hey I'm looking to edit this map and turn it into a proper Arrakis, but I can't find the source files anywhere! (The mod didn't even show up in my Appdata location) Any idea where I could get my hands on them so I can edit this planet? Great job btw.
Plazmalord Soban 7 Oct, 2019 @ 4:55pm 
dune had rocky outcrops.... there seem to be none on this world?
Captain Crack Spazzo 6 Oct, 2019 @ 5:11pm 
I can't spawn in the dune world I spawn on the normal earth planet. Am I doing something wrong?
Demize74 10 Jan, 2019 @ 10:12pm 
I found what causes the moon interface... had a empty world with just the planet, everything was going great until i decided to add a small moon for screenshots, started to get random patched of the moon rock texture. Decided to reload and came back to the whole planet moon rock. You most likely have a conflicting texture... lol. I do love this planet though, although I personally would like a few random mountains and trenches but mostly the dunes.
Sumi  [author] 2 Dec, 2018 @ 10:03pm 
Unfortunately I don't currently have the ability to update the planet as I don't possess a PC capable of running the game. If anyone wants to do so themselves feel free!
Regards, Sumi
Firewing_Gaming 2 Dec, 2018 @ 2:56am 
planet is made of moon stone plz fix/update
Celestite 10 Oct, 2018 @ 12:07pm 
JEEEEBUS THE SUNSET IS BEAUTIFULL
xokem 16 Aug, 2018 @ 3:09pm 
When I spawn the planet it just generates as the same material as the moon
Sumi  [author] 20 Jun, 2018 @ 7:14am 
Er no.