Starbound

Starbound

Vanta Race
303 Comments
57uck 5 Jun @ 2:11am 
Ok no worries, take your time
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 4 Jun @ 8:26pm 
Unfortunately, I don't have a set ETA. The revamp project has been in the works for the better part of a couple of years now (because I'm only one person), and when I think I'm onto a good idea, I second-guess myself and choose to scrap it.

However, the current progress I've made is looking very promising, so I'm staying the course with it for now. But because of the constant backtracking of ideas I do as a solo dev, I never make solid ETAs for content updates because I can't promise a timely delivery.
57uck 2 Jun @ 3:59am 
Hello, i was wondering, is there an estimated time when the revamp will drop?
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 26 May @ 4:04pm 
1) The mission files are still present, but they're being revamped - if you try to go to it, you'll get an unfinished version of it (or maybe the original version, the Steam PAK hasn't been updated in a while since I started the big updated)

2) I'm re-tooling how a lot of things are crafted, eventually phasing out or repurposing the Vanta Replicator. Most of the furniture and whatnot should be the regular furniture crafting table, and the armors are being moved to the standard crafting anvil/replicator (Accelerator, Manipulator, and Separator variants are ready for it).
TMBCyberman the meme dealer 24 May @ 10:57pm 
Also I found the Vanta weapon maker but is there one for furniture + mission item or is that not added yet?
TMBCyberman the meme dealer 24 May @ 5:05pm 
But the mission itself is accessible?
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 24 May @ 9:11am 
Right now, it's only the previous Nightar one, though the files for it still exist. I'm currently in the process of revamping that entire mission to expand more into the Nightar/Vanta lore and creating a whole new story line that stems from it, it's just that RL keeps me pre-occupied (hard to have nice things if you don't have a steady income, y'know.)
TMBCyberman the meme dealer 21 May @ 11:36pm 
Redacting my previous comment as I figured out what mod it actually was (Project Redemption) but anyway: Can I access the Nightar castle mission with this mod or is that only in the Nightar one?
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 25 Feb @ 9:39pm 
@Emerald - I do plan to have towns/villages in the coming updates, just having difficulty locking down layouts and styles.
Emerald 23 Feb @ 10:33pm 
Does your mod have towns/villages?
BennyNinjaPandaSquad 15 Jan @ 5:16pm 
Thank you
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 15 Jan @ 11:40am 
@BennyNinjaPandaSquad - Should be 'darkfragmentore'
BennyNinjaPandaSquad 14 Jan @ 9:30pm 
Can someone please tell me what the item ID for dark fragments are?
Elex Blue 28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:27am 
Still a great mod
spenjak18 17 Oct, 2024 @ 1:19am 
Hope things go well over there, Xero. ^.^'
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 1 Aug, 2024 @ 3:36pm 
@lonealchemst - I'm sorry for the delayed response, but I'm currently overhauling the mod again and reworking a lot of things, including recipes. The Workshop version greatly differs from what I currently have as a work-in-progress, so I can't remember off-hand how it was here. Once I've gotten the newest version finalized, I'll post a link to a full changelog which will detail a lot of the newer crafting methods.
lonealchemst 23 Jun, 2024 @ 4:43am 
How do I obtain Pristine Dark Crystals?
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29pm 
@Ruin - I'm debating on keeping grimoires in until I can find an actual use/need for them outside of generic weapons that can just be crafted. The original idea was to have them done at the Vanta Replicator, which may still be a possibility in the future (albeit with the traditional replicators after yet another recipe/variant armor restructuring), but for now they're going to be shelved upon the next update.
🩸ℜ𝔲𝔦𝔫🩸 18 Mar, 2024 @ 12:59am 
How do you make a Grimoire thats not weathered?
57uck 21 Feb, 2024 @ 9:31am 
anyway, can't wait :)
57uck 21 Feb, 2024 @ 9:29am 
oh, sorry for the impatience :steamsad:
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 21 Feb, 2024 @ 7:43am 
Yes, real life has a habit of catching me unawares, so I apologize for lack of responses/updates. I'm still in the process of retooling how a lot of things are done. Dark Essence was supposed to be acquired either through the Vanta Replicator or the Atomic Furnace (I've made months worth of changes on and off behind the scenes, so I don't quite remember where everything once was).
57uck 20 Feb, 2024 @ 4:51am 
its been 10 months with no actual response wow
spenjak18 14 Apr, 2023 @ 1:23am 
mmm... Seems I'm not the only one with this problem. :o
57uck 3 Apr, 2023 @ 12:20pm 
How do i get dark essence?
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:02am 
@Jeatstream Sam I haven't modified the main treasure pools to do that, so I don't think it's this mod.
Riley 22 Mar, 2023 @ 1:12pm 
Does this mod increase your chances of finding rare items or something? I've found 3 tier 4 weapons on temperate planets and something ain't right
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 23 Jan, 2023 @ 2:39pm 
@Ryn - You're supposed to be able to get it by tossing dark fragments into the refinery; I think it may actually go through the Vanta Replicator as far as this version is concerned, but I'm currently in the process of completely revamping how certain materials are acquired. Just... the update is going to be hella delayed because I'm now attending school for software engineering, so I'm having to juggle several different priorities.
Kaelith 6 Jan, 2023 @ 10:14pm 
hello, i was wondering where i can find dark essence? I've
been looking everywhere for it but im coming up short
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 13 Dec, 2022 @ 11:37am 
@AschBlade - It's still a work in progress. Even with the continuous job shifting and me starting school at the start of the new year, I will continue development!
AschBlade 12 Dec, 2022 @ 7:25pm 
So happy to see this mod, can't wait to see your progress, but I'm having issues getting the intro to even load. hope it get's fixed
Zarvenus 4 Oct, 2022 @ 1:55am 
:D:steamhappy:
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 4 Oct, 2022 @ 12:26am 
@Space Knight - I'm working on an alternate method to have a working stealth module that doesn't modify the main NPC behavior script (because I know other mods exist that override that one) and it still work as intended, it's just taking me a lot longer to actually come up with it than I want it to.
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 4 Oct, 2022 @ 12:24am 
@Space Knight - My apologies, I don't check my Steam very often, so I apologize if I glanced over your comment. Not sure what the issue might be, though. The mod assumes you play vanilla, so certain scripts (particularly the main script for NPC behavior) is modified by having a duplicate script of the same name in the same location of the base assets. If there's another mod that has the same replacement Lua script, it will likely override changes made by another mod, since there's no way to patch a Lua script the same way we would patch a JSON asset, and I can't patch in an extra script into the base NPC configuration without breaking all NPCs, and the stealth module relies on its own Lua file for NPC behavior.
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 4 Oct, 2022 @ 12:17am 
@57uck - The intro mission at large is being revamped, so once I get it completed, it won't be an issue, since the keypad will be removed from it entirely. It will still exist and used elsewhere in the mod, it just won't be in the intro mission anymore.

@Sky Blue Sky - I've moved essences and dark fragments to their own crafting table, so yes, it will be introduced in the next update!
57uck 10 Sep, 2022 @ 1:21am 
So yeah, the second password needs to be fixed
57uck 10 Sep, 2022 @ 1:20am 
@spicebot the password is wrong, the third symbol (the one who looks like this .R) is not right. Try another symbol and it will work, trust me
SpiceBot 1 Sep, 2022 @ 3:28pm 
halp i cnat get past the 2nd 4digit code :steamsad:
Sky Blue Sky 25 Aug, 2022 @ 1:06am 
So, I found that the Vanta do not have the Dark Essence recipe, nor can Dark Fragments be changed to Dark Essence at a refinery. Will we be seeing a fix?

Also, would you get in touch with me in private? There's something I'd like to discuss about permissions.
EMPORiUM 13 Aug, 2022 @ 10:04pm 
No worries, thank you for the reply. Looking forward to the new update.
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 13 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00pm 
@Apex Predator - I'm not wholly against it, no - bear in mind though that an update is currently in the works (I know I've said it before, but I'm quite literally the only person that works on this actively), so a lot of things might change that may end up breaking any integration you have planned.

Ori - It is, but it's done in a way that won't interfere with any other instances of it, thus you'd have two separate instances that both work so you'd just have a duplicate bit for it if another mod has it integrated.

Apologies for the late responses!
EMPORiUM 7 Aug, 2022 @ 7:14pm 
Hi,

I would like to use content from your mod for a private mod in a server with me and my friends. I will be using the Vanta race for an NPC and I won't rip out any assets, but will add your mod as a requirement. Will that be okay with you?
Ori 4 Aug, 2022 @ 8:14pm 
does this give you high fidelity codex tab on the quickbar? never had it before and now its here
Forest Keeper 18 May, 2022 @ 4:55am 
so the personal cloaking device doesn't grant the camouflage so it doesn't actually work like a cloaking device should,\
Appendix48 29 Apr, 2022 @ 1:23pm 
how do you get a pristine dark crystal?
A-Vladimir 4 Apr, 2022 @ 10:11pm 
@Thanatiflora Too bad, than I will need to remove this from my mod pack :(
Thanatiflora 4 Apr, 2022 @ 1:21pm 
@A-Vladimir This mod does not work with FU at all and will never work with it
A-Vladimir 3 Apr, 2022 @ 9:27pm 
This mod breaks the starting main quest when used with FU.
spenjak18 21 Mar, 2022 @ 10:14pm 
Did that as well.. No dice. -w-'
AbsoluteXeroEX  [author] 21 Mar, 2022 @ 10:10pm 
My apologies; it's been a while since I had actually restructured recipes; dark essence can be obtained by tossing dark fragments into a refinery