Did they do something to meteorite showers?

[Mad Matt]

Just got hit with a MASSIVE super alloy storm, but the resources disappeared in minutes so I was only able to gather a handful. Not that I need much at this point, but the size of the storm surprised me...

[Coops]

Yeah super alloy storms drop lots of meteors and yes, the alloy does evaporate quickly.

[Mad Matt]

But the size and frequency are nuts! Just got hit with another one less that five minutes after the first

[Balsover]

To me its the Osmium ones. Every time I see the blue meteors coming down I think, "oh no, not again".

I can turn off the screen shake, how about letting me turn down the volume on weather (and meteor) effects?

[corisai]

Yes it's pretty stupid that with game progress we're getting more meteors intead of less meteors.

I mean - first task of atmosphere is to stop them from landing. With a breathable atmosphere 99% of meteors should burn and make a fireshow in sky or they will undone a most of our terraforming efforts.

Even if it's story-related - it will be nice to get some kind of "Meteoroid Protection satellite" for lategame, once they're more annoying then exciting & we have Miners doing their job.

[Mad Matt]

Orbital mining... now there's an interesting concept.

[starlight78sso]

If you dont mind using mods, there is one that you can change the frequency, what it has in it, the shake, (not the volume as far as I saw). It really does help.
https://www.nexusmods.com/planetcrafter/mods/55

[sckanners]

Do you guys also have the new special yellow meteor clip through the ground so you can't pick up the chests ? the showers are more frequent but I don't realise if they all do that or only the new ones ....

[starlight78sso]

I've only gotten one of the chest ones so far, and it didnt clip on that one, but I've had all the other types clip through the ground in some areas, and it always seems to be the same spots.

[sckanners]

I mainly saw them clip near the aluminium area, is that the same spot for you ?

[starlight78sso]

I have had a one right between the iridium cave and the maze, and then right where the rocks indicate the save level of the starting area, I havent noticed one near the aluminium cave yet.

The one between the cave and maze is right about where I am standing in this shot...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3002947357

[sckanners]

yeah, not too far from the area I tend to hang out in... Will try to go elsewhere to see if there's more cliping there or not..

[starlight78sso]

I did find that the ledge north of the grand rift, is a decent spot for putting the rocket launcher, most drop down into the valley, some will go through the roof of the iridium cave, so you would need to check in in there. Only problem is some will land up on top of the areas in the middle of the valley, and depending on where you are in the terraforming you cant get up there (unless you build foundations to make a walkway over to them.)

[Mad Matt]

I've had three chest meteors so far. Two hit the exact same spot on top of one of my greenhouses and the third hit the side of a cliff so they all burst before hitting the ground.

There was that one setup you can try where someone used scaffolds to catch meteors before they hit the ground to make it easier to farm the materials. Never tried it myself but probably still works.

[starlight78sso]

Ya I havent tried that myself off hand, but maybe this game I will. Just started over....again lol.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Mad Matt:

Just got hit with a MASSIVE super alloy storm, but the resources disappeared in minutes so I was only able to gather a handful. Not that I need much at this point, but the size of the storm surprised me...

That's always been the case for super alloy storms. Best way is to be quick and start collecting during the storm already, or just mine it in the Super alloy cave.