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In a recent update, the developers ofThe Planet Crafteradded a real vehicle to the game. While you could get around well enough using agility boots and a jetpack, the new rover has a few features you don’t get from this regular equipment.
Of course, the rover also has a few drawbacks that come from driving a large vehicle on a map without roads or many flat surfaces. Still, the developers have accounted for these issues, and they added some tricks that make it easier to move the rover across the map. However, the first thing you need to know is how to unlock the rover inThe Planet Crafter.
How to Unlock and Craft the Rover
You can build a roveronce you unlock the Vehicle Station structure inThe Planet Crafter, which has a requirement of 6.5 MTi. This means it appears in the early-mid phase of the game, after you unlock the rocket pad but before the ice starts melting into lakes. To craft the station, you’ll need:
You can then build the station anywhere outside your base. Keep in mind that one side of the Vehicle Station is a ramp, and this ramp should face in the direction you want the rover to point.
One side of the Vehicle Station has a console with two monitors. The central monitor lets you craft rovers and rover upgrades, with the rover itself needing:
The right monitor lets you respawn any rover on the map. You can’t name your rovers, and so the respawn monitor lists rovers based on their coordinates. You can find your current coordinates at any time by checking the numbers in the lower-left corner of your screen.
Once used, the “Return to Garage” function needs 600 seconds (10 minutes) before you may use it again. However, this cooldown period applies separately to each Vehicle Station. This means you can build stations around the map to get your rover around obstacles it would otherwise have trouble with. It also means you can build Vehicle Stations and Teleporters together to get both you and your rover across the map in an instant.
How to Upgrade the Rover
Along with the rover itself, you can use the Vehicle Station to craft several rover upgrades. These provide benefits like extra speed, bigger cargo, and better headlights. However, not all of them are available immediately. To get any of the advanced vehicle upgrades, you’ll need to find and decode random blueprint microchips, while two others demand terraformation milestones.
5 equipment slots instead of 2
10 equipment slots
17.5 MTi
48 inventory slots instead of 30
64 inventory slots
88 inventory slots
Doubles movement speed
Triples movement speed
Quadruples movement speed
Provides headlights
Provides stronger headlights
Driving the rover replenishes oxygen(even underwater)
Gain a beacon you can see anywhere on the map
6.7t Animals
Can set supply and demand orders for the rover’s inventory
How to Use the Rover
The rover is a complex machine, and clicking on it does different things depending on what you’re looking at.
