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tiny totem May 2, 2026, 8:40 AM

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M-BAD-C-146581-0-4A-0
The Desolands (Spaced Out)

First there was an arctic freeze, and then pip-provoked disaster, but life endures still. Time to rebuild in the post-apocalyptic rubble of The Desolands.

Suggested Challenge: The apocalypse is over; time to make everything beautiful again. By cycle 50 everywhere you've touched must be green on the decor overlay, and stay that way the rest of the game. You have a 10 cycle grace time after landing on/teleporting to a new planetoid.

Edit: This challenge has inspired a new mod! Enjoy. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3718775139

Steam Workshop::Perilous Decor

tiny totem May 2, 2026, 8:40 AM

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tiny totem **M-BAD-C-146581-0-4A-0** **The Desolands (Spaced Out)** First there was an arc...

little grail May 2, 2026, 8:43 AM

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wut if everyone went into temporal tear before cycle 50

tiny totem May 2, 2026, 8:51 AM

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I mean. It could be beautiful on the other side. They should have sent a poet.

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Does remind me to make an edit to the conditions though. Done.

little grail May 2, 2026, 8:58 AM

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This could be a cool mod idea though, is there anything similar already?
"After X cycles of grace period, dupes start getting damage when entering red decor areas"

compact crystal May 2, 2026, 9:03 AM

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all negative decor values perceived by dupes are multiplied by 10

tiny totem May 2, 2026, 9:10 AM

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little grail This could be a cool mod idea though, is there anything similar already? "After ...

Pretty sure that doesn't exist, but it doesn't seem terribly hard to do. dupethink

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Beyond my skills, but for someone who's worked with the relevant systems, possible.

little grail May 2, 2026, 9:11 AM

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maybe some experts that isn't a llama could do this

tiny totem May 2, 2026, 9:14 AM

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I believe it would involve creating a new state machine monitor component attached to dupes that checks every X amount of time what the dupe's decor perception of the area is, and start applying damage if relevant conditions apply.

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The state machine itself would be relatively simple if I'm imagining things right

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-# As simple as ONI state machines ever are.

little grail May 2, 2026, 9:15 AM

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okay, ima move to mod discussion and ask more peeps likes

kind wyvern May 2, 2026, 9:29 AM

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Ok added challenge you can only take dupicants who have decorating or masterworks for you beautiful colony. First three rolled with both 😛

compact crystal May 2, 2026, 2:55 PM

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cycle 25, most of the crises solved, gonna start focusing on decor in the next few cycles

compact crystal May 2, 2026, 4:50 PM

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not perfect, but close enough

marsh stream May 2, 2026, 6:09 PM

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#mod-discussion message

cloud ore May 2, 2026, 9:25 PM

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what is the best way to get reed fibers

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I can't find any seeds in both maps

little grail May 3, 2026, 2:42 AM

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desolands have dreckoz

tiny totem May 3, 2026, 9:39 AM

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3718775139 We have been graced with a mod to, ahem. Gently enforce this map's challenge.

Steam Workshop::Perilous Decor

compact crystal May 3, 2026, 11:38 AM

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I'm sure the pip is enjoying it

compact crystal May 3, 2026, 6:35 PM

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my first time actually building a petroleum generator hydra in survival, lol

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some areas here are just below 0 decor but dupes would never get to these areas

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and if a dupe somehow gets there the snazzy suit bonus would make it positive

compact crystal May 4, 2026, 7:20 AM

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good enough for me

compact crystal May 4, 2026, 8:23 PM

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compact crystal May 5, 2026, 8:26 AM

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next step is definitely colonizing Metallic Swampy, decormaxxing without gold is kinda painful

acoustic plaza May 6, 2026, 10:36 PM

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I had no clue the mod would be this punishing, didn't even make it to cycle 60

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And I even thought I was doing great decor-wise

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I'll be trying it again from scratch, anyone's got any tips?

tiny totem May 6, 2026, 10:41 PM

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Remember that debris contributes to negative decor; making a debris pit early would be beneficial. This might even be a case for building lots of storage bins, since they only have -10 decor each, whereas a debris pit could get arbitrarily low on decor.

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You can see all the hotspots of negative decor where you have lots of debris.

acoustic plaza May 6, 2026, 10:42 PM

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tiny totem Remember that debris contributes to negative decor; making a debris pit early wo...

I did, right there next to my food bin, guess I just didn't put enough effort into picking everything else outside the base

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I just didn't think debris was thaaat bad, it definitely was a lesson learned

tiny totem May 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

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If you want to be a little bit cheeky I would consider this pair of mods fair game https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1872105871 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2693850829

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We hide our utility wires and pipes behind drywall in RL, so I don't see why we can't do the same in-game.

acoustic plaza May 6, 2026, 10:47 PM

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I actually like the industrial look of exposed pipes, but thanks, this is actually quite a refreshing challenge, I was getting too comfortable with the early to mid game

tiny totem May 6, 2026, 10:47 PM

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Original inspiration comes from a run @fickle trellis did a few maps ago, but I'm really liking how it's turning out.

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The idea of the challenges is to try and make the gameplay more interesting and this is definitely hitting that spot.

acoustic plaza May 6, 2026, 10:49 PM

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yup, kudos, for picking such a cool challenge

fickle trellis May 6, 2026, 10:50 PM

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I still haven't figured out what challenge I'm doing this month or if I'm even going to play this map.

little grail May 7, 2026, 2:43 AM

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chat if I try this mod on this map how many cycles of grace period should I have

compact crystal May 7, 2026, 4:43 AM

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0

little grail May 7, 2026, 6:56 AM

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okay, zero grace period as requested

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close enough

frosty frost May 7, 2026, 2:51 PM

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Do you have decor dupes only?

little grail May 7, 2026, 3:08 PM

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2 of my 3 starters are stylish

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then I got 2 more stylish from pod (with no mod)

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although there was also once it offered me 3 shabby dresser and I just clicked reject all

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|| then I guessed a full compact array of mealwood would kill the farmers, so I only planted sparse mealwood and try to get wild food until I can plant enough bristles ||

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also I feel this statement on wiki was never taken seriously until this mod

compact crystal May 7, 2026, 9:47 PM

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so many ||volcanoes||

wet lichen May 8, 2026, 3:55 AM

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export magma to other planets for power 😭

tiny totem May 8, 2026, 4:06 AM

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I just wanted to make sure you'd have plenty of resources!

compact crystal May 8, 2026, 9:49 AM

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I got sour gas'd

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 12:10 PM

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first time i went for a dedicated early storer with improved carrying and storage bins with 4-6 priority

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the debris threat is quite a shift in perspective

little grail May 8, 2026, 12:28 PM

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Does range 1 mean it only affects the exact tile it is on , or all directly adjacent tiles?

tiny totem May 8, 2026, 12:38 PM

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Exact tile.

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I think...

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 12:39 PM

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i think it means 1 tile outward

tiny totem May 8, 2026, 12:40 PM

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You're right, I just checked. I was thinking of range 0.

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Only off by one. Surely that's not an entire category of error I should know better than to forget. pip_bald_pip

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 1:04 PM

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is there any tricks for getting early "transparent" material (on this map)? want to build a couple light sensors and still a couple cycles away from tier 3 mining skill on digging dupe

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well maybe ill just wait for mining cause the diamond is just that convenient

little grail May 8, 2026, 1:14 PM

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Does dupe perceive decor at its head tile?

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 1:17 PM

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no only feet tile matters

little grail May 8, 2026, 1:43 PM

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marsh stream i think it means 1 tile outward

Does it include diagonals? Soz can’t test now but really want to know

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 1:58 PM

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decor can leak through diagonals if you mean that yes

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||the teleporter planet is considered safe because it has food and oxygen, funny that its also completely safe decor wise cursed_pip ||

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marsh stream May 8, 2026, 9:51 PM

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the pips are trying to kill my dupes

marsh stream May 8, 2026, 11:50 PM

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cycle 100 no grace period

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shoutout to banhi for craziest set of traits and interests for 2nd planet loner colony

little grail May 9, 2026, 12:17 AM

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marsh stream the pips are trying to kill my dupes

cereal killer

marsh stream May 9, 2026, 9:02 PM

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maybe ironic to go for super sus on desolands but i didnt have the steam achievement yet yay

little grail May 10, 2026, 2:32 AM

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sussy sus

compact crystal May 10, 2026, 7:01 PM

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all researches done on cycle 500

soft fern May 12, 2026, 4:41 AM

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Sorry, just want to clarify, no frost, bionic, or prehistoric?

fickle trellis May 12, 2026, 4:44 AM

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enabling the content from them is fine, biome remix is prohibited though

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compact crystal May 12, 2026, 9:31 AM

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the geysers on Flipped are kinda lucky I guess

tiny totem May 12, 2026, 9:51 AM

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||Good luck with the sulfur geyser||. pip_hellfire

compact crystal May 13, 2026, 11:06 AM

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progress on rad ocean

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planning to use ||bonbon trees|| to tame the ||CSV||

compact crystal May 14, 2026, 12:27 AM

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kinda funny that the water from the CSV on desolands is still going nowhere, dupes are still living on the water from petroleum boiler loop

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also I can probably use algae from space POIs instead, the teleporter asteroid is producing 1.3t of diamond per cycle rn

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the pod also offered a rhex egg, rhexes will be fed with molten slicksters

marsh stream May 18, 2026, 1:29 PM

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whats the fastest way to get tallow? cant find any slime 4 planets in, havent gotten anything relevant from printing pod yet

tiny totem May 18, 2026, 1:33 PM

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Probably freezing biodiesel.

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Hm.

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Getting the phyto oil without slime is a bit challenging.

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Spigot seals or seakomb to make phyto oil are your main options.

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Other than that, moo ranching.

little grail May 18, 2026, 1:49 PM

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marsh stream whats the fastest way to get tallow? cant find any slime 4 planets in, havent go...

no slime in Metallic Swampy? 3eyes

marsh stream May 18, 2026, 1:54 PM

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oh maybe. the planet icon does not have any green so i kinda glanced over it

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oh duh it can also be drilled from organic mass field

little grail May 18, 2026, 1:54 PM

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and marsh planet has it too

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you have two nominee coffee_morbing

marsh stream May 18, 2026, 4:59 PM

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csv tamer that came to me in a nightmare

little grail May 19, 2026, 12:23 AM

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looks quite legit

compact crystal May 19, 2026, 12:59 AM

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I don't like large sculpting block

little grail May 19, 2026, 1:58 AM

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because its floating?

compact crystal May 19, 2026, 2:06 AM

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it's inferior to metal block in every way

little grail May 19, 2026, 2:55 AM

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but can you make a thinking metal block

tiny totem May 19, 2026, 2:55 AM

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3652188798 Yes.

Steam Workshop::Cross-Compatible Sculpture Skins

vague mortar May 25, 2026, 10:07 PM

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I was going to try the monthly map for the first time and want the prehistoric and Frosty critters. Should i do Likley or Guaranteed for the asteroid remix?? just coming back to the game and never really done much space travel tbh

frosty frost May 25, 2026, 10:10 PM

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if you use remix, you won't be playing this map

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you can ask or talk in #spaced-out-general about it

vague mortar May 25, 2026, 10:11 PM

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frosty frost if you use remix, you won't be playing this map

i dont mean biome remix as that would but astreoid remix. in rules it says you can change the asteroid remix

frosty frost May 25, 2026, 10:12 PM

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asteroid doesn't get "likely" or "guaranteed"

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that is for biomes

vague mortar May 25, 2026, 10:13 PM

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frosty frost asteroid doesn't get "likely" or "guaranteed"

look again plz?

frosty frost May 25, 2026, 10:17 PM

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either option makes them guaranteed. As long as you don't enable any biomes, it should be fine

vague mortar May 25, 2026, 10:18 PM

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frosty frost either option makes them guaranteed. As long as you don't enable any biomes, it ...

Okay thanks i didnt want to replace too many astroids so will do Likely. thanks again

frosty frost May 25, 2026, 10:20 PM

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each asteroid fragment replaces one asteroid

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