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Ad Astra

Take your friends out for a picnic date and watch the stars! warning: picnic not included Ad Astra replaces the boring old skybox with an exciting, dynamic night sky! Try and find the constellations, enjoy periodic comets and realistic meteor showers :3 Wha

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Quick answer

Which Ad Astra release should I use?

Updated 2 months ago
Latest stable file 0.2.1
Game version 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2
Loader Built-in Vintage Story mod system

Ad Astra 0.2.1 targets 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Ad Astra required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Required
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release Built-in Vintage Story mod system
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.

Understand Vintage Story dependencies Read the Vintage Story installation guide

What else does Ad Astra 0.2.1 need?

0.2.1. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Ad Astra without breaking your instance.

Built for Ad Astra 0.2.1. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 0.2.1. It targets 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 0.2.1. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Ad Astra add?

Take your friends out for a picnic date and watch the stars!

warning: picnic not included

Ad Astra replaces the boring old skybox with an exciting, dynamic night sky! Try and find the constellations, enjoy periodic comets and realistic meteor showers :3

What We've Got:

Stars!

Full custom night sky renderer with a galactic blob and procedural stars! Woooo

Constellations

Procedural (enough for me) constellations that rotate with the seasons! Extra little ones too, all for those cute night watching events :3

Planets

Planets on an epicycle model! Just like Ptolemy said!

Comets and Meteors!

Rare events to shake up your sky!

Mod Compatibility

DarkVision

Direct integration! Your eye adaptation drives the nighttime limiting magnitude — fully dark-adapted lets you see stars down to mag 8, while glancing at a torch washes them out just like it should. Step outside, give your eyes a moment, and the sky opens up :3

Config Lib

Soft integration. If Config Lib is installed, all of Ad Astra's user-facing settings (Bortle class, star count, milky way opacity, atmospheric scatter, etc.) appear in the in-game settings menu — no JSON editing required. Tweak Bortle class on the fly to see your sky brighten or darken in real time.

CoriaenderShaders

Explicit fix in the renderer to play nice with Coriaender's shadow math — sky billboards are flagged so Coriaender skips them, preventing the black-terrain artifact some skybox mods hit. Should just work.

Most graphics mods

Ad Astra renders into the standard projection pipeline, so things like Panini Projection, custom shaders, and HUD overlays generally work alongside it. If you find something that doesn't, ping me on Discord.

What we'll have!

  • 0.2.X - Light effects and rendering touch ups! Done!
  • 0.3.X - A full astronomical tech tree, from stone age to steel age!
  • 0.4.X - multiblock astronomical structures
  • 0.5.X - Ex Astris begins development :3c

Find me here to get support!



Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.

Pick your setup

Ad Astra releases for each Vintage Story version.

Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.

3 available setups

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Recent files

Ad Astra versions and loaders

6 of 6 releases match

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