Terraforming an entire planet must be done in stages - every time a Terraformer completes its 'cycle,' you must move the slider once more to make it extend its reach. An indicator on the slider will show at what point the background layer (parallax) will change over to the new biome type. This interface allows players to use Ancient Essence collected from Ancient Vaults to terraform the planet's primary biome. Each Terraformer requires 3000 Ancient Essence, collected from the vault, as well as 50 of either Venom Samples, Static Cells, Scorched Cores or Cryonic Extracts, depending on the dominant element of the terraformer's biome.Īfter placing the terraformer on the planet surface (it will not work if placed underground or in the atmosphere or space layers), players can interact with it to see a slider UI. Terraformers are reusable devices which are assembled using a Terraforge, a powerful assembly station only found at the end of Ancient Vaults. These items only function if they are placed far enough away from regions being actively terraformed - if they are placed too close, they will not be able to begin terraforming. Once placed, terraformers and microformers will slowly change the area around them to the biome type suggested by their name. These objects are not available to players until after they've cleared the main story. Terraforming is primarily accomplished using terraformers and microformers, placeable objects which change the primary biome of a planet or add a mini-biome to an area of a planet.

Terraforming is the act of making large-scale changes to the environment of a planet.

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