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Celestial Exploration

Exploration of outer space. Includes 9+ planets and moons, including a full milky way dimension!

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Which Celestial Exploration release matches 1.16.5 Forge?

Updated 9 days ago
alpha file CelestialExploration-1.16.5-v0.0.1-alpha
Game version 1.16.5
Loader Forge

Celestial Exploration CelestialExploration-1.16.5-v0.0.1-alpha targets 1.16.5 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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What else does Celestial Exploration CelestialExploration-1.16.5-v0.0.1-alpha need?

CelestialExploration-1.16.5-v0.0.1-alpha on 1.16.5 Forge. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

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About this project

What does Celestial Exploration add?

A mod for exploring beyond our own planet and into the outer reaches of space!

This is not meant to be a hyper-realistic mod! My goal was to keep the general style and gameplay of vanilla Minecraft the best I could, but with outer space. And some creative liberties, of course.

This is mod is still being updated! Sometimes updates might take a while though.

Features

Milky Way
  • A full, visitable dimension! Enjoy flying through space in a spaceship and reach for the stars!
  • Visit planets by approaching the appropriate structure in the spaceship
  • Build a space station on the asteroid belt, featuring all-new space station blocks!

Moon

  • Can you win the space race and be the first to reach the moon?
  • Find research tunnels, abandoned lunar colonies, and more!
  • Is that sand glowing?

Mercury

  • Did those slimes just change size?

Venus

  • Check out the planet that’s the nether of space! But watch out for that sulfur…
  • New features coming soon

Mars

  • Find research tunnels, abandoned martian colonies, and more!
  • Explore and fight your way through the new Martian Labyrinth dungeon! And can you find all the new tamable creatures?

Jupiter

  • Explore Jupiter and it’s 4 Galilean moons (Europa, Callisto, Io, and Ganymede)
  • More structures coming soon!
OverworldFeatures
    • Experience the new crafting mechanic—the workbench! Craft your own spaceship, space suits, and more!
    • Enjoy decorating with the new ceramic and painted ceramic blocks!
    • Trade with the two new villager professions!

Dependencies

Required

CelestialLib

AzureLib 3

For 1.18.2 beta versions 0.14.0 and older:

AzureLib 2

For 1.18.2 beta versions 0.6.0 and older:

Geckolib 3

Optional, but Recommended:

  • JEI (Just Enough Items)
  • Patchouli
  • Xaeros’s Map/Mini Map or your preferred mini/map mod

Add Your Own Custom Planets!

Custom planets can be added via datapacks! Check out the wiki!


Compatibilities/Incompatibilities

As of yet, there are no known incompatibilities!

However, if playing with Quark, add celestialexploration:milky_way to the blacklist for the Big Dungeon! Trust me.


FAQ

Will you add in X feature?

Check out the wiki to see what things I’m currently working on and adding in! To make requests, submit an issue on the Github. I can not guarantee any requests will be added, but they will be considered!

I found a bug. Where do I submit it?

Submit an issue on the Github!

Will you update the 1.16.5 version? / Will you do any backports?

No, sorry.

Will you update to 1.19+?

Maybe. Right now my focus is on fully completing the 1.18.2 version. After that, we’ll see about an updated version…

What about a port to Fabric/Quilt/etc?

No, sorry.

Is Pluto a planet? Will Pluto get its own dimension? What about exoplanets/dwarf planets/etc?

Check out the wiki to see what my plan is for the mod, but right now, my focus is on the main solar system. If I make it past that, I do think it’d be fun to add in other planets!

In the mean time, check out the datapack planet system to add your own planet!

Project description from CurseForge.

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