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Feature Updates

Nintendo Switch
Astroneer is now available on Nintendo Switch!
You can purchase it here: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/astroneer-switch/
This update coincides with the release of Astroneer for Nintendo Switch and serves as its Day One patch. Physical copies of Astroneer contain content up through Update 19; players will need to connect and download this update to also receive any changes from the intervening releases.

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Galastropods
“Space Snails” are now a part of the universe of Astroneer. Players have the opportunity to gain these unique and highly adaptable creatures as permanent companions that also give benefits to their caretakers.

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• Full Tummies & Companion Benefits
  Each Galastropod loves treats and will become extra happy and energized when fed. While a Galastropod is full, players receive a unique benefit to aid in their adventures. Galastropods also have favorite foods which will extend the duration of their benefit when fed.

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• Adventure Mode Story
  Begin a new adventure to retrieve unique Galastropoda specimens and investigate the mystery behind their appearance.
• Update-Specific Intro Cinematic
  We’ve added a new cinematic that will display the first time players start the game after receiving this update. This doesn’t replace the original intro cinematic for brand new players, which will still play their first time.
• New Missions
  Fresh content has been added to the early game to launch players on a journey of snail discovery across the solar system!

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• Mission Items + Recall Rewards
  Certain new missions now have required items and/or permanent rewards. Both of these allow players to respawn them at the nearest landing pad for their convenience (or if they’ve misplaced them). Mission items are limited to a single item per save, while permanent rewards are available as a single item per player.
• **Creative

uninstalled the game, reinistalled, verified files, and no matter what I try the game just crashes on start. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

I put some ammonium in the item slot and it used a little chunk (it is slowly using it very slow) of it and now I cant pull it out to analyze the terrarium

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Based on ASTRONEER.Xenobiology-CODEX ISO
Game version : v1.23.107.0 – Xenobiology Update
Language : MULTi14
Language can be changed in Game Settings
Repack Size : 1.6 GB
Final Size : 2.6 GB
NOTHING is cut, NOTHING is recoded
Installation time 30 – 60 Seconds
Credits : Razor12911 for Xtool library
Greetings : ElAmigos, KaOsKrew, FitGirl, Masquerade
Repack by DODI
PLZ SEED , DONT HIT & RUN

- Download in dodi-repacks.site and all torrent sites

- Gameplay - https://youtu.be/dMPaTsSSo58

I tried to do some research on Google but details were scant, so I figured I'd poke around here: has it been made public what sort of content will be added in the Xenobiology update, aside from new creatures?

Sorry if I flaired wrong

So i placed the lab in a wrong spot cause i didn't knew what it was and i couldn't figure out a way to move the lab. I tried to pack it but it doesn't work and dynamite doesn't work either. Is there any way to move/remove this thing or am i stuck with it forever?

So I accidentally placed some zinc on the input slot of the lab while I was trying to put it on the terrarium. Now I can't get it off to put the snail on it. Anyone know how I can fix this?

I just updated my game and now it doesn't want to launch. When I open it there is system era intro sound and then screen all the time is black, no matter how long do I wait. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Holy Hell. It has been a while. I won't give you the excuses (though you can track them down if you look hard enough), I'll simply apologize that this took so long. I am glad to be back and am ready to continue this series. No schedule though. Lord knows when I'll be posting again.

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"Good morning class!" Mrs. Lynn began. She was even more excited than during the previous lecture. "As you may know, even though humans have spread to the furthest reaches of the republic, they still prefer to go to their own universities. So, I am excited to inform you that we have a new student!"

The door began to open and every student turned to look. When the new student entered, no one spoke. The room was silent. He, definitely a male, walked up next to the teacher's podium. "Hello, my name is Mark. I am a human male." There were a few gasps heard around the room. "I have watched the previous lectures and read the Q&As, so I am caught up on the material. I have also taken human anatomy back on Earth, so I should be able to help with any questions about this chapter's material."

The class remained still. Many of them frozen from the shock.

"Now then, class," the teacher began again showing her widest smile, "as we now have a human with us, does anyone want to state any observations compared to what we were learning in the last two lectures?"

There was a long pause.

Teyyani was the first to get the courage to speak. "He's short." There was a pause while everyone turned to look at her. "I-I mean compared to o-other humans. I read that the males are five feet tall. He looks shorter."

Mark raised a hand in a calming motion. "No worries. I took growth suppressants to be shorter. You see, I live on a planet with more than Earth's normal gravity, so being shorter ensures blood can flow properly even with the extra strain." He smiles, nearly baring his teeth before hiding them.

"Very good," Amaora says, "Anyone else want to add any observations?"

Kentarzi speaks up next. "Yeah! I could definitely take him in a fight!"

"Oh. You think so?" Amaora asks before c

Xenobiology has been in its current state for some time now. I know there is a big ol spreadsheet with ideas for currently unimplemented crossbreeds but the lack of progress on that has gotten me wondering if it's still being actively developed. If so, how actively? There are still a lot of crossbreeds missing.

I'm handwaving the actual causes with "it's magic", same as Hussie did, but I need a hand coming up with some possible physical features that could correlate with apparent sex for trolls. I've got the females with venom-sac breasts (venom actually coming out through their teeth, that's slightly more dignified and easier to aim) and gut pouches that used to be used to carry slurry to the Mother Grub before the invention of buckets (explaining the broad hip structure), but now I need some function the male trolls can do that the females can't, otherwise they become evolutionarily redundant. What might fit?

In a lot of popular sci-fi franchises, it's pretty common for aliens to either be extremely outlandish and overpowered or too humanlike to plausibly evolve independently of us. There's a place for these stories and settings too, and Halo isn't very hard sci-fi itself either, but I really appreciate how even in the Bungie days there was a lot of detail in expanded media about each Covenant species' physiology.

For the most part, the Covenant species were different enough from Earthly life to feel like actual aliens (except for the brutes, jackals, and maybe drones imo.) Yet even better, this was done while keeping them grounded enough that you could reasonably imagine they followed the same rules of evolution. They don't have latent space magic or hyperlethal biological features, what extra or special organs they have don't seem particularly ridiculous, and you can easily speculate how their distant ancestors were following our understanding of evolution. Really the worst I've seen was the somewhat slender elites somehow evolving on a homeworld with higher gravity than Earth, or the jackals' strangely fast radiation, but compared to a lot of popular sci-fi species that's really not bad at all.

Hope you are all well. Still not posting a schedule, but I have a goal of two lectures per week and one Q&A per lecture. Please respond to my Q&A comment if you'd like your question answered in the Q&A for this lecture.

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Several conversations could be heard throughout the classroom. "Humans may be sex-maniacs, but I could totally beat one in a fight if they tried to steal my girl." "No way man, humans are really strong. Don't you remember from our 101 course. Besides, and trust me on this, no one would want to steal your girl."

“Good afternoon class!” Mrs. Lynn began. She seemed to have a bit more chipper an attitude than last class period. “Today, we will be talking about why humans are proportionally stronger than most species in the republic.” Her attitude dampened a bit. “I see that there are a few students not in attendance. I know that one of them has transferred to the Xenobiology 101 course due to having been placed in this course by mistake, but to the other. . . four students, please notify me if you need to miss class for any reason other than needing immediate medical attention.”

She took a breath. “Now then, you all have learned that human muscles are made of many strands.” As she was speaking, the holoscreen began lowering itself while a simple 2D image of a muscle was displayed on it. At least it was in 32K. “Many species have larger, less dense muscle strands that, when contracted, produce less total force than all these smaller strands within human muscle. What you will not have learned in your 101 course,” she paused as the image changed to a single strand split into many other strands, “is that these strands are actually made of a other strands similar to how ropes are made. These inner strands are also linear and run parallel from one end of the muscle fiber to the other. The smallest strands are called filaments and are

I kept thinking "writing prompt" was part of the title for the writing prompt that started this, so it took me forever to find. Really wanted to make sure the person who gave me this idea also gets his credit.

This is now officially a series. This is now, officially, the first chapter. I have decided to post smaller "Student Q&A" sessions in between chapters, so be sure to comment what questions you students have about humanity.

Without further ado, class is now in session!

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"Welcome class to xenobiology 102." The teacher announced to the class. She was a larger specimen of Felexine at over 8 feet tall, meaning she stood at about the galactic average. Her red-orange fur kept perfectly clean and brushed where it wasn't covered by her suit.

"As you would have read from the syllabus, this class will cover the more delicate topics not covered in xenobiology 101. If you have not taken xenobiology 101, or have taken it at another university, I suggest transferring to the 101 course on campus as it covers far more general biology than most schools bother to. With that said, we must begin with the first lecture."

She turned to the board and began writing terms in galactic standard as a projector screen began lowering from the ceiling. There was a chuckle from many of the students as the teacher wrote the word "phallus" on the board. She didn't react and kept writing.

Once the holoscreen had fully lowered, a 3D image of an anatomically correct human body began spinning; with proceeding less tissue covering the body allowing full view of the internal organs. The teacher then finished writing and turned to the class. "Many of you will recognize the image currently being displayed from your 101 course. An upstart species as little as 200 cycles ago, humans have expanded to nearly every part of

Is there a chart of the xenobiology payouts, and whether they increase by distance travelled? How much do you need to level up to Elite?

Lecture 1

Hello class! There have been some great discussions going on, and even more great questions being asked.

First, I must apologize. I realize I forgot to introduce myself during the first class. My name is Amaora Lynn, but as is school policy, please refer to me as Mrs. Lynn during class. Now, onto the questions.

Although these do not pertain to human biology, which is the main focus of this chapter, I will answer these questions to get them out of the way.

Do humans still drive vehicles powered by fossil fuels? Don't they realize how many civilizations have almost been ruined by such practices?

Yes, humans do operate vehicles driven by internal combustion engines even several hundred cycles after electric vehicles were proven more efficient and less environmentally harmful. However, these ICE vehicles are driven by full combustion of the fuel and are heavily regulated to ensure that a repeat of the "20^(th) century", where rapid industrialization lead to heavy pollution and rapid climate change, never happens.

Do humans still live on Earth?

I assume this is related to the previous question. Yes, humans do still live on Earth. They have put a planetary capacity cap of 10 billion in place to ensure that not too many resources are removed from Earth that are not replaced. Having been to Earth myself, and knowing much of its history, I can say that their efforts to restore their "Blue Marble" back to its pre-industrial glory have been an absolute success. The only harm being they were too late to ensure the practices of indigenous people could continue. Farming on-planet is relegated to a minimal amount necessary to support the 10 billion currently allowed on Earth should all other food supply chains brake down. These are mostly high-density vertical farms with only a few "traditional" farms in operation. Any and all fossil fuel burning has been made illegal on-planet, as well as the practices of surface mining, oil drilling, fracking, and all hunting outside of strictly regulated conservation areas.

How were humans able to live on Earth? Isn't it too dangerous?

I assume you mean in the primitive sense. I will avoid the biological reasons as we will discuss them in class. The short answer is that although Earth is the only known danger level 9 world, humans evolved in this environment which necessitates they survive. Hu

We all know combat and mining are the best ways to make money in Elite and that's fine.

What's not fine, is the time investment required to find, scan and return with Xenobiology data/samples vs the payout.

I spent hours last night, travelled thousands of lightyears and collected 20+ datasets for differing plant species before returning to Vista Genomics, only to be paid around 2m CR...

I'm fine with it being less profitable than other money making methods, but not by that much.

You can earn 200m+ per HOUR through core mining...

You'd be lucky to get 10% of that through exploration/Xenobiology even if every planet you mapped was an ELW...

Lecture 2

I'm glad that more of you have decided to take advantage of the Q&A this time around. I'll do my best to answer all relevant questions.

One thing that I received a direct email about did surprise me, so I would like to ensure all enrolled students understand the purpose of this course. This course is to cover the specific biological oddities of different species, mostly focusing on the member species of the Galactic Union of Sentient Species by Republic Representation. I realize a few of you will never have heard that name as the common term galactic republic is almost always used in its place, even in law, but that is the official name of the government that regulates 60% of the inhabited galaxy including this university.

Anyways, this course will not cover those biological traits which are inherently true. Such as: all living things are made of cells, all cells come from other cells, mitochondria or their equivalent are used to convert sugar into energy in most cells, etc. This course will cover specifics of biology that only a few species benefit from such as human's unique gastro-anatomy which we will cover next class period. If you believe that you have enrolled in the wrong course, please contact the Office of the Registrar as they will help transfer you to Biology 102 or 200. You must contact the office at this point or your transfer request will not go through.

Now, onto the questions.

How long can humans go in bed?

Purely based on physical endurance, humans could outlast any known species in bed. However, human sexual organs are quite sensitive and easily stimulated. The reason that humans are known to go for a long time in bed is that they were the first species to widely use foreplay as common practice. Contrary to what you will have inevitably heard, foreplay is not related to courtship or mating displays which are common in many species. Foreplay is any sexual activity besides intercourse which sexually stimulates either partner. Usually stimulating the other partner exclusively. On average, a human male can last 6 to twelve Milli-Rotations during intercourse before ejaculating, and can ejaculate 1 or 2 times per mating session. Human females tend to cum more often then Human males, but can cum many times before physical tiring sets in.

How come humans evolved to be Persistence hunters ? Why

Some background: I'm working on a toy program that procedurally generates alien ecosystems, from bacteria to interstellar empires.

The idea is to make a game that allows players to take on the role of an exobiologist of a young FTL-capable species on a quest to catalogue life in the galaxy and find the planet where life first originated.

Currently, these species can be arthropod-like, dinosaur-like, or more mammal-like. They can eat plants (sessile primary producers) or be carnivorous (eat things that eat sessiles). I guess there's some chance that they can be something weird, too (e.g. a parasitic growth with eyes and a brain), but I've yet to see the engine produce a sentient horror like that.

Civilisation-building species, when they go extinct, leave ruins. In the game, those ruins should say something about the people who built them. In the game, the player's species is also procedurally generated, and interactions with NPC's should reflect the type of civilisation they have.

So that's the background. The topic of the thread is the relationship between alien biology and alien culture. Throw ideas at me, please! Especially simple and concrete things that can easily be expressed in a hobby-level computer program.

Things I already know about (and love, so if you want to say something about them, please go ahead!):

• Larry Niven's Kzinti and Puppeteers
• David Brin's Uplift universe, with those donut stack aliens, walking broccoli, triple-sexed birdoids, dolphins, apes, and dogs, and I don't know what else.

(Can I add a second flair?)

Hey Commanders, With Odyssey I wanted to get into xenobiology as I already enjoy deep-space exploring.

I picked up the artemis suit and off I vent.

Scanning planet with biology signs.

I go down to surface and quickly enough find a tree and a mushroom.

From the SRV I scan and receive codex (50k)

I break out the genetic sampler and on foot sample the tree. 1/3 samples.

I now have to traverse the planet in mu srv usually in a random direction looking for the next patch of trees. Lots of driving over barren landscape.

Finally after securing a full set, I can now do the same with next plant.

Then back to a base and turn in materials.

Now, am I missing something? This is beyond boring. Granted scanning the first plant was interesting but just driving “far enough” to the next sample gets old really quick.

Please advice…

I mean, it's there. If we had an extra option of doing the xenobiology ring minigame, where number of rings = security level, might be a pretty nice idea.

Failure three times in a row could mean settlement alarms going off, OR maybe failure just makes a nearby alarm go off for 30s that attracts nearby npcs and makes them yellow/suspicious.

Would be interested in other people's ideas on this.

Today I was playing as scientist at xenobio and I liked it a lot, but i still have two questions about it

1. What is the advantage of have some alien in a cage? Like a xeno or something like it, is just like "I have a xeno and that is it, it is cool" or I can get some nice shit with it

2. I saw some things in the wiki about make some REALLY strong shit with the slimes extracts, like destroy walls, make fire circles to protect yourself, throw strong electric charges to get someone in critical in seconds, but the max I had when I tried was a 5x5 plasmaflood and a power of stop time, I know it is already a lot of power, but I know that I can do more, how I get this stronger powers? I think it is by injecting more plasma but I am not sure

The update notes mention starting a new adventure to get unique snails but can you access most of the content in an existing game? My friend and I have been playing for a few days and made a fair bit of progress and would rather not have to repeat everything.