How to start Humble Planet DLC in The Planet Crafter

The developers of The Planet Crafter has consistently released major updates for the game, both before and after the 1.0 release. But the game now has a paid DLC called Humble planetgiving players a whole new world to explore and terraform.

Aside from the new starting location and new biomes, the humble planet The Planet Crafter have some new rules to understand and new knowledge to uncover. The terraforming process includes the same steps as the base game, but some of the lifeforms are different, and several machines are exclusive to the DLC. This guide explains what players need to know to get through the first stages of the new world.

Ores and ore crushers

The first major difference between the base game and Humble planet DLC is the presence of “ores”. These minerals include dolomite, bauxite and uraninite, which you can see on the screen in the image above. Ores appear on the ground in specific areas, and you can mine them like regular minerals like iron, titanium, and magnesium.

The main difference is that ores have no real use other than making ore crushers, and you can use ore crushers to turn ores into other minerals. In fact, ores are the only way you can consistently find certain minerals like cobalt, aluminum, and uranium. Unlike the regular game, you won't find these three minerals lying around, even in specific biomes.

Each ore crusher converts ore into minerals after a certain amount of time. How much time they need and how many minerals they create depends on the level of the ore crusher. You can add any ore to any ore crusher, and each ore has a chance to generate a rare mineral, along with one of the common minerals like silicon and iron. Not every ore will generate a rare mineral, but sometimes an ore will generate the rare mineral and nothing else.

Aside from these basics, there are a few tips that can help you get through the DLC's early game:

• Ore crushers are huge energy sinks. Expect to build three wind turbines to power your first crusher.
• The upper chest with the display on the back is where you place ore. The lower chest is where you collect the minerals they become.
• When the lower part of the chest is full, the ore crusher will stop turning ore into minerals. However, if the lower chest has two empty slots left and the ore crusher creates three minerals for each ore, the last ore will be gone forever.
• Ore crushers always crush the ore in the upper left slot. Keep this in mind if you decide to add multiple ores to the same crusher.
• Ores are not the only sources of the minerals listed above. You can still collect them all from meteor showers and random chests, and you can find some superalloy and iridium lying around. Still, ore crushers are your best source when you need large amounts of cobalt, aluminum, and uranium.

Human habitation

Much like the base planet, you can find signs everywhere of past attempts to mine or terraform the humble planet. Unlike the base planet, an alien force field does not cause all ships in the area to crash land on the surface, so you have to look for other types of ruins.

The first large ruin you'll probably come across is a set of cylindrical tents. To find it, face away from the cliff and go through the pillars. The tents are located in a valley where the pillars end. You'll find several crates that you can clear and several pieces of tech junk that you can deconstruct later.

You can also find other wrecks and ruins, including some transport ships that were carrying boxes of explosives. You can recycle these explosives and use them to destroy geodes, which contain useful minerals like iridium.

These transports and ruins also have large spheres that look a bit like oversized drones. You can interact with these spheres to open them, and they always contain a drawing chip. Make sure you click on each one to get all the blueprints you can.

Important early biomes

Unlike the main game Humble planet DLC only has one release slot. This site is surrounded by tall calcium pillars that look interesting but aren't very useful. You won't find much more than basic minerals and dolomite in the area, but you can start exploring the neighborhood once you get a bigger oxygen tank.

As you read the directions below, remember that the big cliff is to the south of your landing site. You can't reach the base of the cliff, even with a jetpack, but you can explore in all other directions.

The ice cliffs

Go west of the landing site to find an icy white field ending in a tall, icy wall. There are no ice nodes near your landing spot, so head here as soon as you can to get the ice you need for Vegetubes and Water Bottles.

The ice cave

Follow the ice wall north to discover a frozen cave that continues west. Inside is a completely frozen pond full of osmium, but you won't be able to mine any until the ice melts.

On the far side of the pond is a cave that continues west. Stay on the left path to enter an icy valley near a broken transport. Go Southwest from the transport, you will eventually climb a ramp covered in superalloy. This ramp leads to a frozen lake, and around the frozen lake is a load of Uraninite.

Central Valley

Head straight north from your starting point to enter the central valley of Humble Planet. This is where the main ruins are from the last terraforming effort, and it's a decent place to build your first real base. Just keep in mind that all the big rocks and shells will block your buildings if you don't raise your base.

Sulfur Hills

Go east from the starting point (toward the smoking volcano), and you should see a wall colored yellow with sulfur added northeast. Sulfur isn't immediately useful, but this area has plenty of it when you need it.

The smoking sinkholes

Instead of going northeast, head southeast towards the massive stone arch. Below the arch is a set of smoking sinkholes, which you don't want to fall into. Surrounding the sinkholes are a variety of bauxite, iridium, and iridium geodes that you can break open with explosives.