Thank you for having been part of our Guilded journey!
Hey people! I hope you are doing well! It's been quite some time since the last blog post, huh?
A friend of mine informed me that Guilded has recently been shut down. Some of you here might know that as part of my attempts to revive Starbound multiplayer, I also tried doing it on a different (non-Discord) platform. This platform was Guilded. On Guilded we achieved the impossible. We got 200+ members, up to half of which registered on the platform just for Multiverstar/Penta G. Due to this, my partnership application was accepted on the first try. Unfortunately things eventually went south (as it always is the case with Starbound in the end... the game is cursed) and people became inactive on Guilded, which is why we later moved back to Discord.
Either way, I am happy that I was part of it, happy that I can say: "I was there!". And happy that I even have physical proof of it. A handwritten letter by a Guilded staff member (+ some extras). To those of you who were part of our journey during the Guilded era: Thank you!
🟣🟠Belated project status update: The Multiverstar Modded mod pack and the Quick Start guide are now RETIRED projects.
Multiverstar Modded and Quick Start are now retired projects, which means that support will no longer be provided for them.
However, the projects will remain publicly accessible.
Multiverstar Modded mod pack: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2859171724
Quick Start guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2856947713
🟣🟠Multiverstar Modded - Update 3.2.1 (Cut content of 3.2 + extras) & Quick Start update - Now live!
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing “Subscribe to all” before connecting to the server!
Update notes
Added the content that didn't make the cut for 3.2
Avali Restored Tunics
Avian Tipped Hair
Flannel Mod
Loot Roll (Yes, there is now an in-game /roll command!)
Wrist Guns (In a new tab of the Replicator with addons)
+ extras:
(Newly generated) NPCs now have race traits too!
You've been crafting, now you can also uncraft!
More character customization options
Colorful Avali Fluff
Nilly's Avali Colors
Novakid Brands Expanded with Anom's Resprite
Quality of Life improvements
Barrel Fire Plus
Stackable Vault Keys
New albums in the music player
Tiny Plastic Video Games For Long Anxious Space Travel
Gamer Soundtrack: Game Over
Miscellaneous
Random Critter Walk Distance
Refinery Plus
Turret Defense Expanded
U.S.C.M. Alt Progression Mod WolFen Gunship Addon
Updated Species Icons
Please note that some of the above mods’ contents might be unavailable on Multiverstar Modded due to legal and community reasons! Unavailable items show up in-game as a “Perfectly Unavailable Item”.
For the Workshop collection of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3418878204
New! Lighting mods now have their own collection!
Steam Workshop: Starbound. [h1]Collection information[/h1]
This is a subcollection of [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetai
Moved Tanz Lighting Overhaul to this collection
Added Darker Starbound
Added Even Darker Starbound
Quick Start - Recommended
Removed Stardust Core Lite
Removed Shut up, Stardust!
Added Quickbar Mini
This change was made because unlike Stardust Core Lite, Quickbar Mini is compatible with all clients, making it a better choice as a universal dependency for many client-side mods.
This switch has also been made in Quick Start - "Creative mode" pack
Quick Start - Other
Added [oSB] Unde Venis (Requires fan-made Starbound clients!)
Added Calm Down, Yellow Chemist!
Added Luminho's Wings
Added Magic Paint Brush!
Added Remove Mosquito Sounds
Added Rexmeck Actions
Moved Extra Zoom Levels to this collection as it overwrites the better zoom levels of fan-made Starbound clients
🟣Multiverstar Modded - Update 3.2: Arms and portals - Now live!
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing “Subscribe to all” before connecting to the server!
Update notes
"Flagship" mod
This is the mod that inspired this update, which was originally called Arms Race. It adds a large amount of military equipment, including clothes/armor, weapons and decorative vehicles.
Community spotlight: Darkcraft8
A unique weapon mod with an ammo system. It also comes with an encyclopedia.
Community spotlight: Lord_lead_rblx
The Avalonian New Order's helmets (and more) are now available as in-game items!
An alternative way to progress
U.S.C.M. themed armors, weapons, furniture and more, covering the vanilla game's tiers.
New weapon mods
Ancient Arsenal: Knight's Armory
Bellatrix and Rigel
Echo Of War (50+ new weapons)
Fragarach
GyroJets! (New weapon type)
Neo+ (Also includes new weapons for bounty NPCs)
New Weapon Type - Multi-turrets!
Penguin Weaponry
Reika - Hybrid Hylotl Katana
Tengu Arsenal (Dozens of new weapons at 3 new shops)
The Excalibur (The legendary sword is here!)
The Minigun Mod (It comes with a sandvich!)
Tiered Magic (Magic enjoyers now have a better selection.)
Vehemence
Yoyo Weapons (New weapon type)
A new way to test weapons
New armor and clothing mods
Glitch Armor Addon (Also includes 2 weapons)
Longcoat Pack
Masks pack
Foxer's Headgear Revisited (Dozens of headgear items)
Racial drones
Portals
Some brand new Starbound content, created by myself. Includes pre-made portals objects and modular portal squares so you can create your own portals! There is also a WTM addon for it. You can craft all of these at the workbench, in the new portals tab.
Turns out the WTM mod itself had some unused portals in it. These potentially never-before-seen objects are now enabled and available at the WTM WorkBench.
More alarms
You can combine Anom's silent alarms with my alarm loudspeakers for custom color/sound combinations! There are more than a dozen new, realistic alarm sounds!
Additional vanilla-style alarms have also been added.
If you don't care about just gear...
Welcome to a new planet type, the Grey Expanse!
Extras for builders
Effect Gels
HoloBlocks
Neonblocks and Equipment
Augments can now be extracted
Miscellaneous
Omnicrafter! (Admin-only, reskinned)
2 new music tracks
A bunch of fixes
New character creator
The character creator has been completely redesigned. The categories like "Vanilla species" and "Modded species - Experimental are gone". Instead, species are now listed in rows based on what letter their name begins with. It also sports an immersive "Multiverstar Fleet documents" look.
Other UI updates
The anvil has new weapon tabs for existing and newly added weapon mods.
The foraging table now has a tab for the large amount of Avali items and for the newly added gel/strip mod.
The pet station was quite cluttered. Now modded tethers have their own tab. The newly added racial drones also got their own tab.
The spinning wheel also got new tabs for the new additions.
The wiring station now has a dedicated tab for vanilla-style alarms.
Basic Craft (C menu) also got an update. There are now even more tabs and as you can see, two tab columns.
The Inventor's Table's tabs were completely overhauled. The previous lineup of tabs and categorization of items was not very good, so I improved it.
Please note that not all of the above mods' contents will be available on Multiverstar Modded due to legal and community reasons!Unavailable items show up in-game as a "Perfectly Unavailable Item".
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3310257838
🟣Multiverstar Modded - Update 3.1.1 (Halloween 2024) - Now live!
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing “Subscribe to all” before connecting to the server!
Update notes
It's the spooky month!
Starbound's probably biggest Halloween mod is coming to Multiverstar Modded! New crafting tables, decorations, scythes, costumes, pumpkin crops, trick-or-treating and more!
Unfortunately the mod had some errors, but with a combination of an existing fix and my new fixes, the mod works better than ever before!
The Spooky Scary Halloween Special Pumpkin Patch
The Spooky Scary Halloween Special - Good Game's fixes
Bug fixes
Fixed most recipes not being visible to non-admins in Modular Magnetics.
Reported an error in My Enternia, which was then fixed by Ceterai
Reported an error in Armok's Assorted Mod Fixes and Tweaks, which was then fixed by Armok
Please note that some of the above mods' contents might be unavailable or changed on Multiverstar Modded due to legal and community reasons! Unavailable items show up in-game as a "Perfectly Unavailable Item".
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3344132546
Spooky Mansion in Neon Lane!
Camilla and Roxy have stumbled upon a mysterious abandoned mansion on the outskirts of Neon Lane after a night on the town. The front door leading inside the mansion is locked, and all windows are dark. The residents of Neon Lane claim the mansion appeared from nowhere at the start of the month, and have had no success trying to enter...
🟣🟠Multiverstar Modded - Update 3.1: Summer at the Dojo - Now live! (+ Quick Start update)
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing “Subscribe to all” before connecting to the server!
Update notes
New weapon type: Naginata
Race Traits
New clothes
Community Clothing Gathering
Starsuits! (Remastered+ Edition)
Avali Latex Suits
New character creation options
[COLORBOUND] 2014
[COLORBOUND] 2015
[COLORBOUND] 2016
Edgy Novakid Colors
3 Style Character Idle Pose
Become a star chef!
...or a pharaoh!
New "vehicles"
Hover Wheelchair
Craftable Pool Toys
Just an Inflatable Fennix Pool Toy
New Fluffalos
New blocks
Cardboard Tiles!
Mosaic Tiles
Sloped Wood Blocks
Shreddys' Complex Blocks
New decoration and furniture
Decorative Plants
Noche's Geode Expansion
Trink Furniture Addon
New tenants
New writable sign system
Small extras
Combat Lamp Post
Neki Furniture - CuddleBugs
Fixes
Hull Plating Blocks - Good Game's fixes
Maple32 x Bookstore - Compatibility Patch
Crafting UI improvements
The Spinning Wheel/Sewing Machine got 4 new tabs to further categorize existing recipes and reduce clutter in the second tab. The Snugget tab contains items that are available to everyone but only Snuggets can/should use.
The Anvil/Forge/Replicator got 3 new tabs. The EPP tab was cluttered, so the light augments got their own tab. Paint guns also got their own tab as they can hardly be called actual weapons.
Finally, there is now a separate tab for the trim tools which let you modify blocks in cool ways and you probably didn't even know existed! You can get the recipes for them at the Small Instant Mail Catalog which is craftable at the Inventor's Table.
Items tagged MMP got their own tab. Same with the new items tagged SCB. Greebles got their own tab too. (I didn't even know these existed!) Finally, graffiti now have their own tab.
This, combined with the 150+ removed recipes (because they are also available at the Outpost Express) and two dozen or so more that have been moved, massively helped declutter the Workbench, especially the 4th (decor) tab.
Please note that not all of the above mods' contents will be available on Multiverstar Modded due to legal and community reasons!Unavailable items show up in-game as a "Perfectly Unavailable Item".
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3285762801
Welcome to the dojo!
Our first ever PvP arena is live! You can access it through Spawn's red PvP teleporter. Thanks to everyone who helped build it!
🟣🟠Multiverstar Modded - Update 3.0: Forming of the Fleet - Now live! (+ Quick Start update)
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded Mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing “Subscribe to all” before connecting to the server!
Update notes
New expansion
New playable species
Alta
Arachne
Indix
Kobold
Kyterrans
Lastree
Mannikin
Nightars
NostOS
Ryophi
Skelekin
Squamaeft
New character creation options
More Idle poses
Bright Orcana Colors
Bunnykin Pastel Colours ADD
Vibrant Colours for Bunnykin ADD
Arcana's Human Hairstyle
Arcana's Aegi Hairstyle
Arcana's Kitsune Hairstyle
More Slime Hairs (Only Add)
New Avali content
Avali Plus
Avali Augments And Assorments: Revisited
Better Ships - Avali Walls
Avali mannequin
New clothing and armor mods
Dresses n Skirts Pack
Suits n Stuff Pack
Scientist Outfit Pack
Skittle's Christmas Goodies
Wings and Things
New Protectorate Gear
Expanded Protectorate Gear
Tacticool Gear Pack
HOUND Fashion 0.9.3
New wigs
Skittles Ultimate Wig Pack
Empress Wigs - ANY VERSION
Demon Horns Wig Variations and Hairstyle
Cyberpunk Stylist (Wigs & Hairstyles)
New weapon mods
Expanded Magnorbs
Swords Unite: Durandal
Swords Unite: Ferozium Katana
Swords Unite: Violium Katana
Swords Unite: Solarium Saber
Solarium Cannon
Adaptive Coffee Launcher
Tommy Guns
The Dyeable Flamethrower Mod
Tanks!
New functionality
Capture's Pod (The pet system from Pandora's Box)
Craftable Concoctions
Cosmetic drinks
Field Control Technology
Planet Search
Planet Transponder
Quantum Stable Item Frames
The Bookstore (Also sells official server lore!)
Universal Liquid Source (Normally unobtainable, only spawnable!)
New alternative crafting stations and reskins
New blocks and platforms
Better Chains, Alternative
Engine Blocks & Cables [Updated IDs]
Extra Materials
Platform Hatches
New decoration
Neki Furniture - Standalone
Tidalbelt's Astronomical Models
Unwrecked: Refurbished Goods
Vertical Ship Thrusters
More Teasets
Because just tea sets are not enough!
New food and drinks
A Freakin Noodle Vendor
Coolesterol - Stuff for machines to vend
Diabetuus - Stuff for machines to vend
New Frackin' Music addons
Arcana Frackin Music Addon
Maple Music Fracking Addon
Quality of Life changes
Peacekeeper Space Station Teleporters
Refinery Expansion
Extras
Give the avian oculemonade
Solarium Fishing Rod (and lure and reel)
Terramart employee change?!
Looks like the Floran got bored of her job. An Avian has taken over.
Lots of fixes and changes to ensure the best possible player experience!
Yes, growing bubbulbs in a growing tray no longer crashes the game. :)
Please note that not all of the above mods' contents will be available on Multiverstar Modded due to legal and community reasons!Unavailable items show up in-game as a "Perfectly Unavailable Item".
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3044400052
We have a new Spawn!
Many thanks to Dex, Zeta and Chronos for having built it!
Quick Start - Patches
Updated BYOS - Multiversal megapatch
Updated Multiverstar Modded - SIP megapatch
Unlinked the Tanz Lighting Overhaul patches collection. If you were using those patches, please unsubscribe from them and use the one below!
Thanks to brand new server hosting that is around 70% cheaper than our previous solution (while seemingly being even more powerful), we are able to relaunch the server. The universe and world permissions have been restored so you can continue where you left off. The mod pack and the server hostname remain unchanged. So hop on and be Starbound once more!
Server info: https://starbound-servers.net/server/8027/
Now that Multiverstar Modded and the Penta G community on Guilded have shut down, you might have assumed that Penta G was gone for good, especially since I said it would be abandoned.
I'd like to clarify this. What was going to be abandoned is Penta G as a generic gaming community, meaning there won't be a Penta G Guilded or Discord server. (At least for now.)
This is not that big of a deal because Penta G was always primarily about its projects like Multiverstar and Quick Start. The overwhelming majority of people joined us for one of these projects and not for Penta G itself.
Due to this, Penta G will for now just be the brand that connects the projects, with its bigger projects having their own space (like a Discord server).
The Quick Start project will technically stick around but there are no plans to do anything (significant) with it. There won't be a Discord for it, nor do I plan to add more mods to it.
🟣Server shutdown. You have less than 2 weeks to request your .world files!!!
Hello people!
Multiverstar Modded will be shutting down in less than 2 weeks due to financial reasons. In simple terms, the server was being run at around a 40 dollar loss monthly. At this this point I spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours of work on it. Unfortunately throughout all these months, while we did receive support in the form of votes, awards, ratings, etc., there have been zero paid subscriptions purchased.
You have less than 2 weeks to request your world(s). You can do so by using the /whereami in-game chat command while at your world and then sending the output of said command to me in DMs (direct messages).
The mod pack and most of my published mods will continue being available on the Steam Workshop. You have permission to use the mod pack on your own server. (It's not like you need my permission, but just in case you want to know if you can: YES!)
I'd like to thank everyone who supported this project in whatever way!
I tried to save Starbound (multiplayer), improved on my server projects and community management skills over the years but it seems that no matter what I do, it is an impossible task. The game is simply losing more and more players and with the developers no longer supporting the game at all, it is only natural that the player count keeps declining every year.
I know some people are going to be angry and mean about the shutdown, but I firmly believe that I did much more for this game's community in the last years than most Starbound server owners/community leaders and thus am not going to react to any mean-spirited messages or comments. ( Might as well save yourself the time! :) )
The entirety of Penta G will be abandoned, because the truth is that the only thing people are here for is the Starbound server and once that shuts down I doubt there is going to be any activity. There already is not much of it to be honest.
Quick Start - Weapons is a brand new subcollection of Quick Start - Other, featuring weapons that are completely client-side, letting you use them anywhere!
This new collection starts off with two amazing weapons:
The Bleak Star
The Bleak Star is more than just a weapon. It comes with its very own Skill Tree Interface where you can upgrade it. You can access the Skill Tree Interface through the quickbar or by simply holding the shift key for 2 seconds. You can craft the sword in the Basic Crafting (Handcrafting) menu when in admin mode.
DarkStar
A scythe that you can craft in the Basic Crafting (Handcrafting) menu when in admin mode. Features melee and ranged attacks, plus a frenzy mode that lets you swing faster!
Other stuff
Quick Start - Recommended
Added antrUtilityLib (Required for some other mods to function!)
🟣Multiverstar Modded - Update 2.1: New Dawn Ultimate - Now live!
The mod pack has been updated
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded Mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing "Subscribe to all" before connecting to the server!
Update notes
Inventor's Table UI
The Inventor's Table now has a huge amount of tabs to make things easier to find. Some tabs include all crafting stations from a specific mod, others include a number of stations from a variety of mods based on what you can craft at said station.
The "question mark tab" might be empty for non-admins. Some other tabs will also be empty until update 3.0 is released.
Recipes that are neither for crafting stations nor for vendors have been moved away or deleted from the Inventor's Table.
Basic Crafting (Handcrafting) UI
Basic Crafting (Handcrafting) was incredibly bloated. It had a singular, gigantic list of recipes, making some things almost impossible to find. This has been solved with the addition of a large amount of tabs.
Spinning Wheel UI
Basic Clothing is now available for more species at the Spinning Wheel.
The Spinning Wheel now also has additional tabs. One for Bagel's More Clothing & Basic Clothing, one for plushies/furniture, and one for mannequins.
Better Ships - Walls UI
Added extra tabs to this UI for better categorization of the available items. Also switched the remaining contents of the originally last two tabs.
Rail Crafting Table UI
The Rail Crafting Table now has tabs, making it easier to find what you are looking for.
Wiring Station UI
There is now a tab for recipes added by Automation Aides.
Kitchen Counter UI
Added a Dedicated Tab for Aging Alien Alcohols.
Navigation UI
The Cutieverse - Space Navigation Reskin aims to make the universe easier to navigate (and more interesting) by adding new visuals to the navigation UI.
Collections Library
The Collections Library finally works as intended! The collection added by Elithian Races Mod is in its own tab with the rest of the custom collections being in the gear tab added by Custom Collections UI.
In addition, a number of new custom collections have been added.
Extras
The above two mods add turrets that can (and will) target players. Useful for PvP arenas!
This mod changes the underwear of the Kitsune and Halfsea species to be similar to the underwear used by human characters due to these two species' default underwear being "incompatible" with some cosmetic clothes.
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3173007482!
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded Mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing "Subscribe to all" before connecting to the server!
Patch notes
New content
Actually invisible blocks & platforms
EX Zodiac Frackin Music Addon
Red Noir Painting Pack
Terraforge improvements
Maple32's new Steppe Terraformer now appears in the Maple32 tab
Added the "MATERIALS AVAILABLE" checkbox to the UI
Fixes and balance changes
Various fixes and balance changes to Roro
No More Gas Giant Bounties!
Sports Car is Less Useless
Starry Colony Deed is now only available at Frogg Furnishing and is no longer available at the Employer's Station
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3160194418
All of the newly added mods are now included in Multiverstar Modded Mod pack . Please update your local mod pack by pressing "Subscribe to all" before connecting to the server!
Patch notes
Added [Reupload] Terraformer Megapack. The original mod disappeared from the Steam Workshop. Please remove the 824506231 folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\211820
Added Better Crew patches to improve crew behaviour
Added Multiverstar Modded - Balance changes
Fixed Peacekeeper Heavy Body using a non-existent inventory icon
Added Starmap Zoom Slider
Fixed a critical issue where players could destroy blocks on claimed worlds without having build permission
Restored Spawn from a backup
For the full list of added mods, check out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3141344445
2023 is slowly coming to an end, so let's recap the things that happened and what we achieved.
In August we relaunched Multiverstar modded with the Multiverstar community now being hosted on Guilded. Both the server and the community saw huge success (in Starbound terms). As of the writing of this annoucement over 800 characters have been registered on our Starbound server and around 200 people have joined Penta G, with most people having joined for Multiverstar.
Towards the end of September we released a mod pack update for Multiverstar Modded, which we now retroactively consider to be version 2.0: New Dawn. We also held the New Dawn celebration at a brand new hub built by @Dex . Both the update and the event were a success, with many people having expressed their love for the server and the community.
Around that time we expanded our staff team. @Zeta and @Dex have been promoted to Multiverstar staff members due to their exceptional contributions to the Multiverstar project.
Towards the end of October the mod pack of Multiverstar Modded got updated once more. This update was originally known as the Fixes and integrations update, now retroactively considered to be version 2.0.1. A bunch of issues have been fixed and I believe the update helped make the server more stable.
Around that time we also launched a new subsection of Penta G called Sussy G: An Among Us community. Not much has been done with this yet, but Among Us sessions are planned for January.
In November we launched another subsection of Penta G. This one was for the Penta G clan in the Zo Samurai Roblox game. This hasn't found much success yet.
Later in November I became an official Guilded partner and later on Penta G became a verified server/community. Many thanks to Guilded for appreciating what I do!
Towards the end of November we announced #👷Open staff positions for the Multiverstar project. @Thunder applied for the @Loremaster position and has been promoted.
In December a new way to review our server has been added: #👍Review us! . We also upgraded some of the Multiverstar channels.
So what's next in 2024?
Multiverstar Modded's 2.1 update
Among us sessions in January
Further Multiverstar Modded update(s)
We'll see what else the year brings (if anything) :D
Thank you for all your support so far! Thanks to everyone who voted daily for Multiverstar Modded at https://starbound-servers.net/server/8006/vote/ !
If you like what we do, the best way to support us is with a Guilded subscription (link below). This helps us with covering costs and could even let us expand to other projects that are not cheap to maintain once the current costs are covered by subscriptions.
Guilded upgrades your group chat and equips your server with integrated event calendars, forums, and more – 100% free.
