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Varied Starting Worlds - CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED

• I am not active in working on this mod for the moment, anyone is welcome to copy/fork its contents.

• Screenshots taken using Radiant Worlds and Vanilla World Variety. Both are highly recommended with my mod.


• Please do not use this with mods that change the universe generation of vanilla planets within different star types. I have provided a patch for FU and have also tested this with Arcana. I cannot guarantee that you will end up on a viable planet type if other universe altering mods are used (mods that add their own star types with their own respective planets should cause no issues)



• Threat level variation, starting planets can be any tier from 1-2


• Tired of starting on the same boring planet every playthrough ? want your early game to be more exciting ? Then you've come to the right place. This mod allows you to begin your journey on a total of five different planet types. Possible starting planets include-

• Snowy
• Desert
• Savannah
• Lush
• Forest

• Meant to be used with story removal mods such as Sandbox or Story Disabler but a story compatible patch is now available:

• Story Patch



• Adds a new star type 'Moderate'. This is to ensure that players will only end up on planets that I've picked to be viable starting worlds. Every planet here is tier 1-2.

• Removes the garden biome requirement for starting planets.

• Changes the starting planet size to medium. So your character isn't dumped onto a moon with no breathing EPP. Tiny starter worlds suck anyway.

• Does not touch vanilla planets in any way. The planets that spawn within moderate stars are identical replicas of existing planet types.

• Yes I know this allows you to effectively skip a tier as starting worlds have a chance to contain tungsten, this is uncommon though and you'll have to contend with a more difficult start in order to gain access to it.

• Starting systems now only require a Snowy and Lush planet. This combination is impossible within gentle stars and is the bare minimum needed to put players within a moderate star.

• Speeds up the starting system search as the game is now only looking for two planets instead of three.



• Universe Generation Overhaul- Gentle Start

• Frakin' Universe using the FU Patch

• Arcana



• Not compatible with truespace (you can be placed on an impossible starting planet)

• Any mod that adds snowy planets to gentle stars or Lush planets to other stars- this will derail starting system selection.

• Faster start mods- this does similar patches and will conflict.

• Atmosphere plus- patches the universe_server.config.



• A forums download

• Threat level name for moderate stars

• Reduce planet spawns in moderate stars

• Truespace patch (?)



• Anyone is free to modify and patch this mod to their own preferences. I will usually provide patches myself if anyone asks for them.