Terraform Guide: Your first minutes on Earth
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OverviewTerraform is a space exploration game by Infinite Blocks where you start on Earth, build a spacecraft, and push out into the Solar System. Up to 24 players can share a server.
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Terraform
Your first minutes on Earth
StepYou spawn randomly in either North America or South America. Both spawn regions have plots and NPCs close by. Head to the nearest plot and start assembling your ship from the parts available there.
- Talk to an NPC NPCs stand around the plots in both regions and can sell you items, buy items from you, or hand out side quests.
- Start building use the space provided on your plot to put ship parts together.
What NPCs can do for you
SummaryEvery NPC you meet near the plots in North and South America can fill one of three roles depending on what you need at that moment.
- Selling sell items to NPCs.
- Buying purchase items from NPCs.
- Quests accept side quests from NPCs.
Earth's terrain materials
CheckEarth has seven continents and its surface is covered by several distinct material types.
- Ground
- Mud
- Sandstone
- Snow
- Rock
Private servers and saving your world
WarnTerraform lets you create a private server so that your constructed spacecraft and any changes to the world are saved.
Glossary
Glossary- Plot
- A dedicated building space on Earth, located near the North and South America spawn points, where you assemble your spacecraft.
- Moonstone
- An ore that spawns periodically on the Moon's surface and serves as the first reliable source of money for new players.
- NPC
- A non-player character stationed around the Earth plots who can buy items from you, sell items to you, and assign side quests.
Common questions
FAQWhere do I spawn at the start?
You land randomly in either North America or South America on Earth. Both areas have plots and NPCs nearby.
How do I make money early on?
Head to the Moon and collect Moonstones, which appear on the surface on a regular timer. Once you have a supply, trade them with NPCs back on Earth to convert them into money.
Will my spacecraft disappear when I leave?
If you play on a private server, your world and everything you have built is saved.
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