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Planet Atmospheric tools are a collection of tools used in the Space Stage. With them, the player is able to terraform planets, changing the composition of the atmosphere between Dense and None, and altering temperature between Cold and Hot.

Overview[]

The primary goal of Planet Atmospheric tools is to improve the T-score of a given planet. Doing so is advantageous for the player's own colonies, as the amount of buildings that can be placed within their boarders is directly tied to the planet's T-score. With more buildings comes greater Spice production, making the Atmospheric Tools a strong long-term investment.

There are two distinct groupings of Atomospheric tools:

Consumable Tools, which are fired down to the surface of the planet and are consumed in the process. They are typically unlocked earlier into a Space Stage's progression, and significantly shift the planet's atmosphere/temperature in a single use to allow the score of most planets to be raised with only one tool use. This magnitude in power does make things complicated when trying to get the T-score above 1, as using a whole consumable for such fine adjustments will likely lead to overshooting and potentially leading to ruining the T-score.

Permanent Tools, which are fired directly from the player's spaceship. As they are permanent fixtures to the ship once purchased, these tools instead consume energy from the ship. On use, they constantly fire and slowly move the planet's T-score marker in a desired direction. While this makes it quite energy intensive to completely terraform a planet from a T-score of zero, the ability to delicately move the T-score marker makes these tools fantastic for narrowing in on a T-score of 3, where the margin of error is typically too small for the large shifts the Consumable Tools provide. With access to a colony's energy recharge, or some Energy Mega Packs, the cost to using these items tends to be lower overall than Consumables.

Consumable Tools[]

  • Asteroid Call Button: Increases the temperature and decreases the atmosphere level.
  • Atmosphere Freezer: Decreases the temperature and the atmosphere level.
  • Volcano: Increases the temperature and the atmosphere level.
  • Ice Comet: Decreases the temperature and increases the atmosphere level.

Permanent Tools[]

Staff of Life[]

The Staff of Life is the ultimate terraforming tool, provided by Steve at the center of the universe. When used, it instantly raises a planet's T-score to the maximum of T-3, and automatically fills out the ecosystem. Unfortunately, it relies on ammunition, which the player is only 42 of, and once it runs out, there is no way to get more.

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