#frackin universe

[endivinity]

starred bounded

[wispyatomica]

Tried my hand for the first time ever at making a tenant building in Starbound! I had always never really tried the colonies in the game because I just love the fact I can explore endless planets with my characters. I built it on a barren planet to protect the tenant since this is a trial run, and I may end up extending the area to have multiple tenants in their own houses. I have enough resources and materials to do that at least 50 times if I wanted

[madsmadart]

Sketches from 2020-2024 of my Starbound Kirhos, Opal Sylph! She's one of my fav characters I've made and I'm glad I finally sorta figured out a way to draw her now!!

Mini bio:

Opal Sylph is a 26 y/o Kirhos that can't seem to stay away from anything design related. Whether it's fashion or ship decorating, she has an eye for it all. Opal Sylph is also drawn to geology as well, needing to travel through the galaxy to find the shiniest gems to sew onto her clothing and decorate her ship with. She also has a fondness for music, giving that she has a quiet hushed voice to preserve herself proclaimed "perfect" singing voice. Classical and opera tunes from various cultures (mostly human and Hylotl) plays throughout her ship.

The Kirhos have a knack for technology and weaponry, and Opal Sylph is no different. She isn't ever seen without some form of spear or scythe on hand, custom designed by her own paws. Using her tech-savvy hacking skills, she enjoys reworking and rewriting machines to suit her hobbies, such as customized sewing machines with integrated nanofiber technology and handmade gemology tools.  When she isn't decorating or designing, she trains in the back of her ship with various weapons of cultures all around. One wrong look from a stranger will receive a quick threat from her. Usually it's all jokes, giving that she has a mischievous sense of humor.

Opal Sylph in her totally not hijacked ship left the arcology she grew up in and now aspires to pursue her hobbies even further.

[felis77]

Negative criticism of the Frackin Universe mod I have seen:

Too many crafting tables

Research takes too long, the game's too idle (are you aware of the computers you can build in-game...)

Scorn towards Mr. Darkwynd

Negative criticism of Frackin Universe I have not seen:

They took a game built around valuing how vast and diverse the universe and its people are, injected it with the concepts and themes of the self-destructively xenophobic H.P. Lovecraft, and made it so that the game's most powerful secrets in lore and gameplay are unlocked by frying one's brain on quantifiable madness... and then didn't make their story about nihilism or post-nihilism.

Which is like being given two puzzle pieces and choosing to stack them on top of one another instead of seeing if they fit together.

[i-ate-a-crayon-lol]

Day 51/50:

∘◦ ✂ ————–✂ ◦∘ Paladin the Pharitu ∘◦ ✂ ————–✂ ◦∘

i finally started playing Frackin Universe!!!🥳

And this is my baby boy! His name is Paladin. He is very noble, but not very charismatic and unlucky as well. Stay strong Paladin, Universe is calling out to you!

Also gem in his head is jasper.

[star-fi]

The science team(+ honorary member)!! Three more (kinda) crew members from Thierri's ship. (I've got a lot more crew members on the way, will make masterpost soon!)

YOSHI [Hylotl]

Yoshi was among a large batch of crew members that were brought onboard after the main trio (Thierri, Gus, Chal) took down a massive bounty which wrecked Thierri's old ship. Instead of retiring with their small fortune, the main three decided to put it towards commissioning a larger ship that could accommodate more crew members and facilities. Yoshi was initially an advisor brought on to oversee the specific accommodations for each crew member (e.g. size of living space, accessibility, coordinating sleep cycles.) After their contract expired, they were offered a full-time position aboard the ship as ship doctor once the new ship was space-ready.

While Yoshi's main responsibilities include the general health of the crew, over time they also took up the title Head of Research Relations. Although the title sounds lofty, it mostly entails passing on data and samples from bounties to the resident researchers at the time as well as managing said researchers.

Yoshi was born and raised in the "shallows" of the Hyotyl Domain. "Shallows" being slang for Hyotyl colonies that are ideologically and culturally (rather than geographically) distant from the Hyotyl homeworld.* Many of such settlements, including Yoshi's, are more diverse than the more homologous settlements deeper in the Hyotyl Domain. As a result Yoshi has extensive experience treating many biologies besides hyotyl.

Despite having only a few medical staff under their supervision, Yoshi handles the health and well-being of the entire crew very efficiently with the help of many specialized machines/tools. Some would say there are more machines than necessary to the operation of the medical bay, however Yoshi has a justification ready for each one.

For example, The "Artisanal" Mold-Maker 5028, marketed for its aptitude in converting 3D models into candy molds nigh instantly is essential to the organization and sorting of individual crew members' essential vitamins and other regular supplements. By casting each supplement in the gummy shape of its corresponding crew member, it's nearly impossible for someone to mistake their supplement for somebody else's. (Though it doesn't stop Chal and Gus from playing with them like dolls.)

While their mask of patience that barely hides their eagerness to connect has captured the heart of the crew, Yoshi doesn't plan on staying aboard forever. Their dream is to become a pediatrician in their hometown, however they have yet to start the extra training required due to lack of funding.

*: The colonies/settlements that are closer to the Hyotyl homeworld are usually referred to as "deeper" and the homeworld itself as the "depths" (or for the less favorably inclined: "the pits.") While these terms are commonplace in all Hyotyl colonies/settlements, they are almost never used on the Hyotyl homeworld**.

**: I also feel that it is relevant to mention that Letheia Corp and the Alliance of Hyotyl Fiefdoms are at odds with each other. A majority of homeworld lords are against the relative freedom many offworld settlements have from the domain of the fiefs. Many of them accurately suspect that Letheia often undermines the control of the Fiefdoms in shallower settlements.

ONAE SEPTUS [Mantizi]

(Placed further up for easier understanding, sorry Kil'Zeer, you'll have to wait a bit.)

Onae Septus was the first researcher to join the ship after the first big batch of hires (Yoshi, Loprekyat and other, yet to be named crew members.) Nae isn't actually a member of the crew, rather, nae is an independent researcher who pays to be housed on the ship as well as collect information and samples from the crew's missions/contracts. Naer research centers around eldritch beings, horrors such as the Erchius Horror and The Ruin that have been appearing much more often since the destruction of Earth. Onae will help the crew out on occasion, however the relationship is kept mostly transactional (as nae prefers.)

It took over a dozen applications over the years before Thierri accepted Onae's proposal to partially fund the ship in return for their research position. The reason he accepted when he did is mostly because ship funds were dwindling after the first expansion. His unwillingness to cooperate originated from their first meeting, when Onae proposed studying him as well. Needless to say, that did not go over well and Thierri refuses to go near naer laboratory to this day.

Onae's inner circle is very small, but very rich in personal connection. Nae finds seeking out new connections in naer workplace frustrating and often fruitless. Besides, nae is perfectly satisfied with not only their life-partner, Kil-Zeer, working on the same ship, but also gaining a peer with intellect on-par with naer own(Yoshi.)

KIL'ZEER [Thelusian]

The most well-travelled of the crew, Kil-Zeer, was initially brought onboard as a custodian at the bequest of Onae, but quickly proved to be an essential asset in managing the growing pains that followed the expansion of the crew. Zee often works closely with Yoshi, helping to fill in their knowledge of various races culture around medical treatment, as their proficiency leans more towards medical knowledge over social.

In terms of relative maturity, Kil'Zeer is the oldest among the crew. Zee holds two titles in zeer home hive: Elder Council Member and Veteran Warrior. The aforementioned home hive is made up of six previously warring hives that joined together against a larger threat (more on that later.) Kil'Zeer played a major part in steering the newly formed hive council away from an isolationist stance by personally seeking out allies beyond other Thelusian hives. Despite zeer massive contributions to the formation of a new hive, many criticized zeer actions as too risky as it could bring galactic attention to their weakened state after finishing a war, signalling them as an easy target for any imperial power out there. As a result Kil'Zeer was voted into indefinite suspension of council duties.

Zee took zeer suspension well, all things considered. Zee'r treating it as a long vacation with zeer life-partner Onae, who zee met when zee was a young warrior, but after the hives started to join they rarely had a chance to see each other. Kil'Zeer is confident that the council will end the suspension eventually, but until that day comes, zee is going to spend as much time with Onae as possible.

[fishcemetery]

Little freaks are making me put a barrel full of explosives right in the goddamn lab???

[sapphism-and-nihilism]

😋

[nataliesartprofile]

GIVES YOU A JAR OF HONEY, GIVES YOU A JAR OF HONEY, GIVES YOU A- (Guess who finally got into beekeeping in Frackin Universe after completely ignoring it ever since it was first implemented)

[magnetictapedatastorage]

current base. frackinuniverse is so much better than vanilla

[theoutlier876]

I’m addicted to starbound again and I’m currently obsessed with this boy

[endivinity]

ooo you play starbound? I want to enjoy it but I always feel. guilty knowing what happened in development :( I wanna play really bad but then my brain is like 'SHOULD u?'

oh yeah the situation surrounding that entire debacle is absolute shitte. they fucked up big time. but also that situation has been and gone (and i hope they face intense scrutiny from there forward and don't repeat it) + the game itself is like... idk, maybe 10-20 hours worth of engagement and then you get bored? so people should nab it on sale if they're tempted, i'm not sure the base game is worth full price

but I play it with the frackin' universe mod set installed, which has skyrocketed my current gameplay up to 1000+ hours, multiple characters, and that as a mod set is run and handled by just a single absolutely insane guy not affiliated with chucklefish and all the mod editors managing all their stuff under its umbrella are (presumably? it's mods. it's voluntary) just doing this for fun. it's basically what Feed The Beast is to minecraft. complex as hell to figure out but they've made it easier for new people to get into lately. you can farm bees for rare resources. you can get bit to death by tiny tiny spiders. you can exploit the power of the universe to make your weird ugly gun you found in a pirate's shipping crate stronger. i went fishing in lava and a massive meteor landed on my head with precision accuracy and exploded my body into a fine mist. the crown my bird character is wearing whispers subliminal messages in my ears

so honestly even if chucklefish themselves have been a bit weird i already HAD the game when all that came out. and now i'm in it more for the fuckin amazing experience of this shitload more work done and available for free (besides the basegame) done by people who do this for fun and really just want people to play what they've done and tear their hair out over it. bc that will happen

[wispyatomica]

Good Vibes in a Mountain Side

My first time ever making a build in Starbound based on a build prompt. I went for Dru's Good Vibes prompt this time. I absolutely love dark aesthetics and modernized looks with a hint of sci-fi in there. All in all this build radiates good vibes for me. I hope it is enjoyed.

[madsmadart]

(From 2022)

I forgot the slime race existed so I went and made my own! She only has one crew member and a tiny ship, but she still gets by. (wow i just realized that she and her crewmate have a similar hairstyle lmao)

Mini Bio:

Keahi-Jia is a 27 y/o slime who lives up to her races apatite. Her ship is an absolute pigstye; her scrapper lifestyle has her with all the pieces of her discoveries lying across the ship along with all the food she eats. Since her species can eat just about anything, it doesn’t matter how old the food has gotten or how long its been out. Keahi-Jia doesn’t seem to care, given that she doesn’t put much thought into anything, really. Shes a lazy but friendly, go-with-the-flow kinda gal; how can you *not* like her?

All of this has peaked the curiosity of a simple scientist named Anton the Apex. He wont ever tell her that he's secretly a part of the Miniknog who wants to know more about her species. He joins her crew as the only member, and Keahi-Jia is oblivious to his research. Keahi-Jia will continue collecting scrap pieces for her DIY ship as Anton gets closer and closer to reaching a breakthrough in science.

[commanderkiwi]

Beep

My Tenebrhae from Starbound, Maya T’Saris 🌌♥️

[benis-monkey]

I made this with @queenoworld