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Planet Pyke
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Planet
Tags: NoScripts
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31 Aug, 2023 @ 11:23am
2 Sep, 2023 @ 12:44am
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Planet Pyke

Description
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Pyke was discovered in 492 NE by the Orlen Astronomers' Association during a transit photometry survey of nearby exoplanets. Located 6.8 lightyears from Angelus, Pyke is a volcanic super-earth with an ashy atmosphere. Despite orbiting close to its sun, the planet receives only two thirds as much light as Earth, because of the volcanic winter. As a result, the planet is more habitable than expected - though, it's still very hostile to life. The atmospheric composition is high in carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur dioxide.

Surviving on Pyke is challenging, as the only sources of ice are the comets that the planet's large gravity well can capture. Pyke has been inhabited by people from a variety of backgrounds, from adventurous frontiersmen, to daredevils, to space pirates. There are no officially-sanctioned cities on this lawless planet.

Known information

• Gravity: 1.42g
• Oxygen: 50%
• Climate: Ashy, hellish
• Temperature: 70c to 165c (hot to inhospitable)
• Atmosphere density: 150%
• Average wind speed: 75% of Earthlike
• Lifeforms: None
• Ore below ground: Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Silicon, Magnesium, Silver, abundant Gold and Uranium
• Recommended planet size: 120km

• All-new custom height maps
• Includes 6 custom voxels - Pyke Magma, Magma Rock, Rock, Gravel, Soil, and Sand
• Custom weather: Ashfall, Poisonous Smoke, Lava Rain, and Lava Storms. The lightning on this planet does not deal damage.

Other
• Gameplay tip: Ice-rocks can't survive on or near lava. They're most likely to be found in the plains.
• Magma voxels are not hot enough to deal damage to players or grids.
61 Comments
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Elindis  [author] 2 Jul @ 7:57pm 
Wow! That's a fun coincidence. I haven't played many 90s-era PC games unfortunately.
Gary 2 Jul @ 3:44pm 
@Elindis, there's a planet Pyke in the old game Gazillionaire. I thought for sure it was the inspiration behind this planet. https://lparchive.org/Gazillionaire-Deluxe/Update%2007/1-pyke.png
Elindis  [author] 1 Jul @ 5:13pm 
I appreciate that, Archon :)

@Gary: I don't know what that means D:
Archon 1 Jul @ 5:05pm 
one of my favorite playthroughs so far a friend and I started on Pyke completely blind with some jetpack nerfs and other challenging mods. That orange hue really does a great job of making it look more intimidating it was a genuinely scary playthrough, do recommend.
Gary 20 Jun @ 4:29pm 
Where can I locate the L-Tech engine factory on this planet? I am looking for a new 8 kuarp engine for my Mantagon.
Elindis  [author] 14 Jun @ 10:24am 
I was originally considering having the lava do damage, honestly. I decided against it in the end because the environment damage script could be prone to worse performance or bugginess, but let's just say the engineer's materials are durable enough to withstand Pyke's heat :)
KarlThorsten89 14 Jun @ 8:37am 
Shame the 'lava' doesn't do damage. Would've been very cool.
Elindis  [author] 19 Dec, 2023 @ 3:40pm 
Cloud layer errors are normal; please enjoy as usual. :)
AngelMarc 18 Dec, 2023 @ 5:06am 
MOD_ERROR: Planet Pyke, in file: I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\3028738424\Data\PlanetPyke.sbc
Resource not found, setting to null. Resource path: I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\3028738424\Textures/Models/Environment/Sky/PykeClouds.dds
MOD_ERROR: Planet Pyke, in file: I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\3028738424\Data\PlanetPyke.sbc
Resource not found, setting to null. Resource path: I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\3028738424\Textures/Models/Environment/Sky/MartianSky.dds
Elindis  [author] 22 Nov, 2023 @ 7:44am 
@idiot It doesn't have to be very far. It depends entirely on the type of terrain - so, the lava and the black rock near lava shouldn't have any ice rocks, but rocks should contain ice if the ground is cool enough to be more like sand, or soil. The distance might only be 10-20m or so, depending on the geography. Ideally, you want to find areas without much lava, but it's possible to find rocks that are nearby.