#starbound reference

[dru-plays-starbound]

Guide: How to take huge screenshots without stitching

(This was originaly posted to r/starbound by G0D3P5. I'm reposting it here because I feared the information could be lost with all the shenanigans Reddit has going on right now)

Run Starbound at least once and make sure you leave it in windowed mode, not maximized

navigate to your Starbound's "storage" folder* (by default it should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Starbound\storage)

open up the "starbound.config" and find the"fullscreen" : false, "fullscreenResolution" : [1920, 1200], lines and make sure to change false to true, additionally make sure that the resolution matches the one of your screen

navigate down further and find the "windowedResolution" : [1920, 1200]", line. now here's where you'll set the final resolution of your screenshot (note: even with 5k x 5k the game will have problems running**)

save and exit starbound.config. head over to steam and launch starbound. if you did everything correctly starbound should have launched in fullscreen. play the game as normal and head over to the build you want to screenshot, now use your ingame bind*** to exit fullscreen (by default F11((for some reason this bind doesn't work for me so you might want to remap it as well))) AND SPAM YOUR STEAM SCREENSHOT BIND (by default F12) till you hear the sound of a screenshot having been made.

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My additions having tried this a few times:

* Make sure you make a backup of either the whole folder or the config file just in case.

** I've managed to get the game to run okay-ish at larger sizes but I also have a beefy amount of RAM and GPU. I recommend you start with smaller sizes first and ramp up to see how much your PC can take before going belly-up.

*** You can also just open the menu and use that to exit fullscreen.

Although it sounds a bit complicated, it's really not, and lets you take some very nice screenies of your huge builds, so I do recommend it as a method if you're prone to making huge things like I am.

[willfullwanderer]

can u tell i like halo imagery yet

[impbites]

finished up drawing a chiku fullbody in preparation for artfight :3

[snow-calypso]

New Starbound character!

Meet Jacara, Lazure’s adopted mother, and one of my favorite characters in the whole story.

Stay tuned for more characters!

[crustycrackhead]

Welcome to my insanity

Afui y Cyclo Ethyl

A silly Floran and a goofy Novakid

They're T4T

[sutekh94]

FINALLY made a ref sheet for Zawu! Took me long enough, lol

[kawaoneechan]

ive never heard of you before but when i saw your post saying you use a "starbound-based asset system" idk why but i immediately thought "wow it is really bold to just up and say you use unpaid minor labor" do with this what you will

... I can see why that would be your first thought. But let me assure you, "Starbound-based" does not mean I took the actual code (and therefore unpaid labor) from SB to make the asset systems in my stuff, but that I wrote my own implementations from scratch.

So the only way I see this to be unpaid labor is that I'm not paying myself for it.

After that whole damn mess came to light, I guess you can imagine how I felt about it all. But despite all the flaws in Chucklefish management, the way SB itself handles assets sits quite comfortably with me, so I continue to use virtual file system implementations and such that specifically resemble SB's.

[panpanix]

yooo guys look at my friends drawing they did of Aura

For reference she doesn’t watch starbound (or really any smp) but they were bored and wanted draw so I suggested some of my hyperfixations

(and I asked if she was ok with me post her art and she agreed, if you were worried about that)

[retquits]

So did you know abt Witchbrook? I love the idea of being a witch! And i wanna know if ure interested in playing it once it's released? 👀

Because goddamn have i been waiting for 8 years for this game to be released 😭😭😭

answering this one asap because i wondered if i'd be asked about it, and i've been mulling over a reply & collecting references ( ＞ㅅ＜)/ i apologize, this is gonna be much more of a reply than you probably anticipated! 🤧 if you just want to enjoy the game and the excitement of its release, please please please feel free to skip this post.

to be super transparent, i've had mixed feelings about witchbrook, but i'm cautiously optimistic. one of my random interests for years has been keeping up with general gaming news - and that being said, the 8 year development period is a warning sign for me.

the other bit of hesitance is because i've side-eyed chucklefish for a while, largely due to the news that broke about how starbound devs were taken advantage of back in 2019. now, chucklefish "apologized", but if you noticed there's no actual apology in their response, you're not the only one.

this situation struck a chord with me; for reasons i won't discuss, exploitation of labor from young, starry-eyed artists/developers who don't know any better is something i'm familiar with and against. excusing themselves with essentially "i don't have the money to pay everyone but no one was forced, there were no deadlines, and everyone was credited" is, in layman's terms, weaksauce.

additionally, in the same year for a separate game (wargroove), they also accidentally cast strictly white cast, even for poc characters, which, to be fair, they did actually apologize for.

last thing i want add is for anyone who isn't aware, chucklefish and witchbrook are in no way associated with stardew valley!! ik that was a misconception for a while, but concernedape split with chucklefish back in, again, 2019, his statement ending with: "I can also say that, both personally and in my capacity as the recent founder of a small team, I believe in compensating developers for their contributions in working on games. -Eric"

...all that to say!!! obviously things can change for the better over the course of almost 6 years - the game certainly LOOKS beautiful, and i'm sure some incredibly talented people have poured an unthinkable amount of work into it.

the gameplay didn't grab me personally, but i still hope that it came together in a way that the devs and players are happy with. maybe i'll play it someday! but i'll probably give it some time first. in closing, i encourage anyone interested to read the linked articles and form their own opinions. these are entirely my personal thoughts and observations. MWAAAH 💛

[possiblyawesometmblr]

one silly thing i don't think anyone picked up on:

the last page of sylph's epilogue had references to the next bound being starbound! the star over the i as well as some little planet-esq rings around the music notes :D

[sage-is-in-fact-very-tired]

so like . maybe opening a Google doc for this is a bit much however (future sage after they finished, it was not. it was not a bit much) . consider . who cares

the paragraph analysis (that isn't 2k words) - morally grey, maybe leaning more villain, some vague concepts of like- power? (of the magic kind?), probably was part of a group / company and isn't anymore . also like . getting vague toxic ex vibes from at least two of those songs.

anyway. I've gotten very good at analyzing songs as we all know. and so - a short little analysis based on nothing but the vibes of those songs <3

-> [Bones]

-> giving very morally grey kinda vibes? something about like- “I'll take the long road home that's lined with blood and snow” have they killed people? maybe their past involves some kind of death? the whole thing of innocent but they'll still serve time, maybe they're being blamed for some kind of death? The line about being your own worst enemy - do they blame *themself* for something that happened? do they think they're a bad person and keep going on anyway? Also that first like “can you believe in something that you can't even see? Can you agree we're part of something bigger than you and me?” Very ‘part of a suspicious group” kinda vibes, especially with the other lines about blood and innocence. “The mirror's always showing me a shell of who I used to be” maybe they used to be a better person than what they are now? (Looks at Little Wolf. looks at Little Wolf so hard)

-> vaguely kinda . toxic (or more than just toxic) ex vibes if you look at it in the right lens . like the lines about “you can give and take” and “Crack my bones but my heart won't break” like. yeah

-> [AC/DC]

-> this one is giving me . a time . because okay the main thought is of course like- robot. or some kind of mechanical parts, connected somehow to something like that?

-> if we go robot route, you have the obvious of like- morally grey robot being used by slightly evil group / company to do their dirty work, but in combination with all of the other songs I'm not quite sure that really fits completely?

-> could actually be more *the group / company* talking to starbound!sherb as opposed to starbound!sherb themself, which in context to the other songs I feel might be a bit more likely? honestly this song is the most confusing one to me-

-> [Rats]

-> something about how the group they work for is a little evil and they're all kind of rats and rats aren't considered good or clean or anything (something about having blood on their hands?) “Guess he's only got himself to blame” Something about how they've done bad things but (they believe) it's kinda their fault because they kept doing it without any question

-> and the other thing . toxic ex vibes . just very toxic relationship vibes . something about “love me like the rats in the cupboard” but like they wouldn't be loved because no one *wants* rats in their cupboard. the “watch me me burn and feed the flames” something about a possible partner (or I guess this could be like- okay I have brain worms and they definitely *were* apart of some kind of group so this could be referring to that but . lemme have my fun <3 - and this doesn't feel like the kinda song sherb would pick if thats the case? soooooo /silly) letting them wear themself down and feed the fire of why they're not a good person? “Do you ever get sick of watching me cave in” like ??? okay now . something about getting close to someone and then just . They don't help you and just watch you from afar. mmm. “Pull me apart and spreed me thin” do I need to elaborate . like. same reason as the last one- “told me she was back and here to stay, said she loved me and she wants my money, well I told her not today” very like- maybe controlling past partner maybe? this whole song gives very toxic relationship vibes and I dunno how else you want me to say that- “love me like the rats in the cupboard, not enough to keep a dying flame” something something starbound!sherb finally walking away from this? finally going off and trying to distance themself from this person?

-> half vaguely coherent thought of maybe like- them leaving the possible group they could've been apart of and like- getting into a relationship that isn't healthy in the slightest bc they haven't been able to process and the other side is just toxic? you know? shrug

-> [Sinners]

-> very just . morally grey vibes. not like lyric wise just like Vibe wise you must listen to it to understand I feel. “I must be good for something” so they want to be useful huh? is that a thing they wanna do? hm? /silly “oh Sinners come down, come gather round” something about maybe formerly being in a group - maybe being in some sort of higher up position? who knows, not me, clearly. “Let's go have some fun before they put us in the ground” so there's people after their group or just them perhaps? (with the addition of leave me alone later on the playlist, this is highly likely that *someone* is after them) “lions sit in solemn lines, drinking gin and dropping lines” something about whatever they do being very like- controlling? (could tie back to AC/DC maybe?) like them being on a tight ship perhaps? there's a lot of repeating lyrics in this one so there's not too much for me to look at with my eyes :(

-> [Little Wolf]

-> so this is the outlier of the group it'd seem . and . okay I've been brain worms about this one. because there's like- two ways yoou can see this one. also they're for sure not Athena I hope we can agree on that-

-> so option number one that- I think makes the most sense, is that in the context of this song they'd be antinuous. Kinda of more of that “morally grey, leaning a bit more ‘villain’” kinda vibes they got going? Just very antagonistic and stuff like that? (To who is another question but we probably can't get that just from the playlist)

-> other option is they're telemachus - a younger version of them only hoping to be a good person (perhaps joining a group in hopes they'd be able to help out with space horrors?), being taken under the wing of someone older and willing to protect them. (something about how arguably, under this interpretation, they could very easily be *both* telemachus and antinuous, trying to be good at the beginning and only ending up a worse person despite. Perhaps this is some kind of internal dialog, who knows. it's funky thinking about what's up with them)

-> [Dark Science]

-> This is the part I get the vague power vibes from? it just has that vibes and I can't explain it more than that-

-> actually on second thought it could also just be like- the group they were / could've been a part of? like something about their leader or a recruiter talking to starbound!sherb? and or star!sherb talking to like- a victim, but I lean more to the first option? something about the pre-chorus “Of your cold heart, no spark Restarting your true dark With mismatched animal parts Cannibal starved, natural Death is just the start” Feels very like- trying to convince them that it's gonna be fine and whatever they're going to do to star!sherb will all be fine (maybe they're like- cyborg? or along this song maybe some funky alien things? which could maybe also add to the powers idea that I've slightly squashed) and the chorus telling someone to not be afraid feels very “someone trying to convince someone else this group / these people are good and this is completely normal and ethical :)” also this - “With every draw I paint a picture Perfect murder scene But if these mortuary walls could talk We both know that they’d scream Hindsight is the only judge and jury that I need” feels very like- their story has *something* to do with death of some kind, be that literal or like- something else I'm not sure we can figure out. also the bridge talks about control and being a “cog” and. yeah I think their story perhaps also has something to do with control . I feel like those are the two major vibes I get. (Add the toxic ex idea to that? mmmmmm)

-> [Cavalryman]

-> something about being a soldier something about doing people's dirty work something about being apart of a slightly evil group something something. I don't have big brain worms about this song its just very big vibes honestly. also a lot of stuff about death yet again? like I feel like this could perhaps be a big part of their story… just guessing here though who knows… /silly

-> [Do What I Gotta]

-> morally grey bitch <3 /pos - also, seems like they might be on their own now perhaps? not apart of a group anymore - something like they left it for something better? (being morally grey still <3) anyway. “This city got issues lucky for us though I'm a one man armada” something about them trying to fix everything on their own (points back to that idea in Sinners of “I must be good for something” perhaps?) “I'm a bottle half full cause I got a good feeling that this world will truly start healing long as I do my part and keep a head start” very funky vibes going on here - seems a but more optimistic than the previous songs seemed? maybe they're trying to change their ways (albeit still in a definitely morally grey kinda way) or something like that so they can reverse any harm they could've done? “Imma do what's best if I get knocked down i'll start from the bottom” something about how they're willing to start all over if they get knocked off wherever they are? thyre *willing* to start over and still climb their way back up to the top. and then the . “count your days, I don't care what city you stay, I don't care what path you walk, the fact that you walks enough to get slain” Oh so like they're definitely killing people . so like regardless of what they did before they're probably definitely killing people still- “”we are your friends, we're in your crew, we are like you,” or that what they say” so maybe they're killing the people they used to associate with question mark? “Your choice is easy just pick a side but pick the wrong one and you'll probably die” funky funky funky for sure guys . normal

-> [Leave Me Alone]

-> puts my fingers together . toxic ex makes an appearance perhaps . I dunno something about this song in combination with Rats (and also Bones a little) is giving very toxic ex vibes and also probably like- their past group too but. lemme toxic ex truth here for a little bit please <3 “you took the money but the money couldn't buy a friend” points, there was a reference to money in rats and it was In a very oh this person wants this but I won't give it to them and this also maybe has that kinda vibes. also the whole just . leave me alone idea . toxic maybe kinda controlling vibes from rats and bones - it's not a *long* stretch to assume they might be after star!sherb? “The devil that you is better than the devil that you don't” perhaps like- maybe star!sherb not wanting to hurt whoever after them despite everything (the devil they know being the person after them, and the devil they don't being star!sherb? something about how star!sherb definitely is like . okay with murder-) “go fly a kite until your tangled in the hanging tree” Well that's a way to tell someone to kill themself- okay no for real something about how maybe in this case star!sherb doesn't want to get their hands dirty? and they want someone else, or even the person after them, to do it themself as opposed to otherwise (if we go toxic ex situation, something about still feeling things for them despite everything?)

uhhhhhhhh, I think that's all. word count on all of that is like two thousand words . thought that'd be shorter guess I'm just too much of a loser for that. anyway I have brainworms about starbound!sherb I hope that's clear 🧍‍♂️

[morgus-the-sergal]

This is my starbound ocs - Smerch (Tornado) and Yamane.

Smerch plays the role of a bodyguard and acts like a berserker in battle, he is mostly secretive and silent, and interacts mostly with Yamane (they become friends) who is his superior (But even she is afraid of him because he tears his victims apart, that's why he called Smerch, he'll destroy everything). Smerch hates cultists and thinks their rituals are stupid. He doesn't like florans, but he doesn't show it to the civilians.

He spends his free time in the mines looking for bones of ancient creatures.

Yamane fights troublemakers and catches bandits, she is smart and agile, and is also good with firearms. She looks serious, but is actually open-minded and has a positive attitude towards life. She, like Smerch, dislikes florans, for obvious reasons.

There's an old and a new Smerch reference

(Please do not draw my characters unless you contact me)

[does-a-nein-hit]

I keep thinking about just how damn tall Starbound!Sherb (Asrickus!!) is and it's breaking my brain a little.

What do you mean the guy is around 10 foot 7??? Taller with horns included??? I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?!

For reference I'm 5'4. Asrickus is straight up two of me. Like just stacked one on top of the other. He's that tall. I realised that a few minutes ago and it was a wild revelation.

Like Sherb said tall and I was like ok sure they're like 7 foot something, 8 at a push. I WOULD NEVER HAVE GUESSED OVER 10 FEET TALLLL

[spoontales37]

I was procrastinating, so here goes Starbound

I'm a professional Peacekeeper and I'm very good at my job

*gets distracted immediately*

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I love it when people take random weird photos and draw characters in the poses from them, so I did my own finally :DD

Original picture under cut

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I find this hilarious

This is legit my sense of humor

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In mine the donuts are toxic jam donuts, a reference to one of my older posts (they're so shiny and colourful and sweet looking, and will poison the heck out of you, what's not to love :DD)

Still playing with line weight a bit (this was a quick draw so it looks messy, sorry about that)

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This is also my second anniversary of creating a Tumblr account, so cheers to that I suppose 🔥

[cyanideeeee]

hello

i read this fanfic again and now i have brainrot, again (in a good way)

this is Silas Louvel, from @deadgonegirl starbound fanfic "walk the line" (go check it out if youre into starbound and good characters!!!)

This took a long time to finish bc Im not really used to do such realistic designs, especially since I didnt have any visual reference to go off. When I started doing the initial sketches for his face it kinda icked me after seeing it for so long so I dropped the drawing for months and only came back to it because I re-read the fanfic

For some reason Silas reminded me a lot of Hwei from League of Legends, so I based some of his features for Silas' design. I guess it was because theyre both gloomy and they share similar vibes in ways I cannot explain (? I hope the inspiration is not too obvious

Also the other reason why this took so long to finish is because I kept adding more and coming up with more ideas to draw (? probably after I design rafflesia ill pick up those ideas again

Anyways, deadgonegirl if youre reading this I hope you liked my interpretation of silas appearance! I hope I made him justice or that at least its a bit similar of how you pictured him to be

[kawaoneechan]

Project Special K, my "maybe this will be an Animal Crossing some day" thing that I mainly use to learn C++ has a Starbound-inspired asset system, much like many other things I made. As such, it works in much the same way:

On startup it takes a list of asset sources, sorts them by priority (I haven't added dependency graphs yet) and enumerates all the files in these assets. It then spends more time populating various databases from these files, like which items, species, and villagers there are.

That's it lol it's single-player only for now.

Even though I've written a function to forget certain files' existence in the asset system, there's a catch. Imagine two asset sources contain a file with the same relative path, let's say "foo.json", and they're different in content. During enumeration, the first file is put on the list, marked as coming from the first asset source. Some entries later, the second file is found and takes the first one's spot in the list, marking it as coming from the later source.

If I were to call ForgetVFS("foo.json"), I would not magically get the first version back. It was replaced, after all. That entry in the file list is removed, but it's the only entry listing "foo.json".

And that brings me back to the first PSK mockup screenshot that I made, the Content Filter screen.

Since PSK is beholden to the same limitations as SB that I literally just rambled about, clearly the content filter can't disable specific asset sources. It's all already loaded and processed after all.

But as the text in the mockup notes: "Unchecked species will never appear in your town as villagers. Any villager already there will remain." So if you uncheck the cranky personality and the hippopotamus species before first starting a game, no villagers of that personality and/or species will try to move in. But any cranky hippos already there will remain there until they're put in boxes.

This can be dynamic, in the middle of a running game. You could have a single cranky villager, disable that personality in the content filter, and no other cranky villagers will appear.

Or you could disable sea bass. Any bass already caught, stored in your inventory, in an aquarium on display in your house or the museum, or in storage, will still be there, but no more sea bass will spawn in the waters until you re-enable them.

That of course raises the question...

What happens when you remove an asset source whose contents are already used in your saved game?

My take? Since the saved game would refer to all of this by ID names that have to resolve to the actual things, it could fail gently. Items turn into fallback stuff (perfectly generic items as it were), and villagers whose IDs don't appear in the database, or whose species don't exist anymore, spontaneously move out, their houses replaced by cordoned-off "this space for sale" placeholders.

That was my take. But what's yours?