The gamer group I’m part of recently launched a brand new Starbound server that uses a new, custom-curated modpack of 69 different mods that add an astonishing amount of content to the game. This includes Frackin, Arcana, Enhanced Storage, and a number of others that aim to give everyone lots of new story lines, quests, and adventures.
I wanted to post here to Lemmy and see if anyone would like to join us! Details are below.
Our group has been around since 2021. It’s 18+, and it’s run by folks in their 30’s. It’s a mature (I use that word loosely) community that spans many age brackets, but we’re all equally fun-loving, and united by our love for this amazing game, as well as a few others we explore regularly/seasonally.
Our dedicated server is open to anyone who wants to play with us, permitting they join up with our group (free, no donations). I welcome anyone who would like to play with us to pop into our Discord, and/or check out our website. Here is our information:
Discord: https://discord.gg/q9ZYD3JNEA Website: https://www.volitiongaming.com/starbound/ (WIP) Member Application: https://www.volitiongaming.com/apply/
I’ll tell you, the original game is just okay. It’s kind of fun, but it never really drew me in… The big wildcard here is the mod scene. Mods like Frackin’ Universe (which we are running) turn a game that holds most people’s attention for a few hours into a game that’s highly addictive, which tends to span for months on end.
Our last season was expected to run for a few weeks (that’s how long we lasted with the non-modded server). Instead, it ran something like 4-5 months. And most of us put hundreds of hours into it.
So, if you check it out, be sure to check out mods like Frackin’ Universe along with the core game. I don’t think it’s inaccurate to say that Frackin alone adds many times more content than the original game serves up.
It’s the perfect game for Lemmy in that respect. It’s all about free contributions (mods) from the community. They basically saw potential in a base game, and decided to create hundreds of hours of content for the entire community to enjoy. Very inspiring stuff in a somewhat darkening time in human history.
Oh, and the game is only $5-6 if you get a cd key! Be careful when using these services, but I’ve yet to be ripped off after buying dozens of games this way.
https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/en-us/buy-starbound-cd-key-compare-prices/
(this is an aggregate, I have used Kinguin with success which is on this list at $6 right now.)
Nah. This is a chucklefish game. Best to just give chucklefish all of the $15 they charge. They’re worth it.
Also, check out wargroove!
weren’t chucklefish the ones that strangled this game in the first place?
now take this with a big chunk of salt, I do not remember at all if this is any true but feel like I read it somewhere
Wargroove was great! I saw a lot of people didn’t like the second one as much though. Do you have any experience in the sequel?
I never got around to playing the sequal. I get like 20 minutes of freetime a week these days.
Fair enough! I put the cdkey information out there for those that can’t afford the full $15 price tag. It’s been a hard year for a lot of people, so I always try to be sensitive to that. I think I paid $10 back in the beta myself.