GC4 is available in Minecraft 1.12.2 (January 2018), and also versions for Minecraft 1.8.9, Minecraft 1.10.2 and Minecraft 1.11.2 (May 2017). Players can pick a version matching any other mods they want to use with Galacticraft, the features and gameplay in all four game versions of Galacticraft 4 are exactly the same! All these four game versions are continually updated together.

The main additions in GC4 include the beautiful new planet Venus and many things found there, including new ores, sulphuric acid pools, gas spouts, crashed probes, a new dungeon type and the Spider Queen. Heading in the other direction, there are spectacular Abandoned Bases to discover in the Asteroids dimension. These contain clues to further things…

New features

New features in GC4 include:

• New ores and terrain blocks:
  • Galena Ore (yields lead)
  • Other Venus ores including aluminum, silicon and quartz
  • Volcanic Rock (turns into lava when broken. build .108 introduced silk touch for this block (Yes! stacks of lava!))
  • Scorched rock
  • Pumice
  • Sulfuric Acid – damages anything on contact

• Sapphire Ore on the Moon, yields blue sapphires which can be used for trading with Alien Villagers

• Abandoned Space Base to discover in the Asteroids dimension

• New space base building blocks:
  • Hydraulic Platform – a useful elevator for moving between levels of your base, looks great and intuitive to use.
  • Magnetic Crafting Table – a crafting table which holds its inventory, and can be placed on its side or even upside-down! Smart Shift-clicking of items into the crafting table. It remembers its last recipe to give simple automated crafting using Hoppers (or item pipes). And an attractive grey color!
  • Vacuum Glass – a sealed, vacuum-proof, glass window block which makes smart connections to its neighbors, in three variants including Clear Glass and Strong (explosion resistant) – in underwater bases it also provides perfectly clear underwater views
  • Lighting Panels – cool flat panels for giving a space base look to your lighting, in many different designs. Can be set in-game to match the texture of any block, by holding the Lighting Panel and shift-right-clicking against the block whose texture you want to copy. Can be colored for any color of lighting.
  • Fluid Pipes – these replace Oxygen Pipes in earlier Galacticraft versions, and can transport oxygen gas or many other types of gas or liquid, including a simple “pull” mechanism (when right-clicked with a Standard Wrench) to pump liquids out of a tank [Note: pipes must have length at least 2: pipes of length 1 will not pump because 1 pipe block cannot pump liquids out and in at the same time]]
  • Fluid Tanks – simple glass tanks which can hold 16 buckets of any liquid or gas – stack them vertically to make larger tanks
  • Switchable Aluminum Wire – make all your power circuits turn off and onable with this redstone operated switch wire
  • Hidden Redstone wire and Hidden Redstone repeaters – these are solid blocks which function like redstone
  • Dark decoration block – a near-black block for building space bases with a dark theme
  • Emergency Post – a brightly lit block which actively repels mobs, and which can hold one Space Emergency Kit until needed
  • Grating – a decorative block for a space / industrial look, it allows liquids to flow through it and steam / smoke can also pass through it
• New machines:
  • Deconstructor – a machine which takes apart your old rockets (and any other items) and salvages around 70-75% of the metals and compressed metals for re-use
  • Chromatic Applicator – a machine which changes the color of: Vacuum Glass frames, Lighting Panel lights. Can use any custom color, you can create colors by blending dyes and blocks. There may be other colorable blocks added in future.
  • Geothermal Generator
  • Many machines – currently Electric Furnace, Energy Storage Module, Electric Arc Furnace, Energy Storage Cluster, Electric Ingot Compressor, Circuit Fabricator, Oxygen Storage Module, Fuel Loader and Deconstructor but others will be added too – have configurable sides for electrical and pipe inputs and outputs. (You can change the sides around by using a wrench while holding SNEAK.)

• Crashed Probe – some metals are recoverable from this, also contains a Thermionic Core used to craft an Atomic Battery

• Venus dungeon blocks, Web Torches and Tier 3 Treasure Chest

• Spider Queen and Juicers (small spiders)

• New items:
  • Volcanic Pickaxe – break multiple blocks at the same time;
  • Tier 2 Thermal Padding – needed to keep the player cool in the extreme heat of Venus;
  • Shield Controller – provides a shield to protect the player’s armor, without this the dangerously acidic atmosphere of Venus will destroy any armor – with this your armor is protected from all standard damage including player attack damage, so it’s like an infinite Unbreaking enchantment;
  • Lead Ingot
  • Atomic Battery, a low-powered infinite battery available without being in Creative Mode
  • Space Emergency Kit, a single item kit containing emergency Oxygen Mask, oxygen tanks and some other supplies
  • Other planned spiderey treasure items
  • Strange Seed – this can be found in some Abandoned Space Bases in the Asteroids dimension
  • Cheeseburger, Canned Beef and some other new food items
  • Pizza Margherita,Pasta,Sunflower Oil, and more foods make by Roby05(also called Roby) for Galacticraft
  • In Creative Mode, Infinite Oxygen Supply is now wearable as an oxygen tank
  • In Creative Mode, a Dungeon Locator item helps you quickly locate the nearest dungeon on Moon / Mars / Venus (also locates Abandoned Bases in the Asteroids dimension)

• more to come…

Existing features and compatibility

Galacticraft 4 will include everything which was already in Galacticraft 3, updated for the latest Minecraft versions.

Galacticraft 4 again has very wide compatibility with other mods, like Galacticraft 3. All energy systems in Galacticraft 4 interface correctly with RF power and with IndustrialCraft2 and Mekanism, so that players and modpack makers can pick any of these tech mods. Fluid sytems should also be compatible with everything.

Galacticraft 4 again gives the option of using PlayerAPI for compatibility with other mods which conflict without it.

You may notice a few blocks (for example Cryogenic Chamber) have a slightly different appearance in Galacticraft 4. This is to improve overall performance (better FPS).

Galacticraft 4 has an API usable by add-on creators and other mods. This gives add-ons (and other mods) more capabilities than ever before. New aspects include adding gravity items to reverse the effects of Zero Gravity on Space Stations – for example Gravity Boots – and allowing other Forge mods to add their own mobs on Galacticraft planets.

Gameplay differences

Venus will require a Tier 3 rocket to reach it. That’s because it’s a more challenging planet than Mars. So players should be visiting Mars first and then have the choice of heading outwards to Asteroids or inwards to Venus.

Many detailed improvements to the gameplay and mechanics:

• Astro Miner will now keep on mining properly even if it moves into unloaded chunks far from the player – it shouldn’t ever get lost, even mining distant asteroids in the Asteroids dimension
• Rocket transfers to the Celestial Selection screen and, from there into a Lander, are smoother
• New holding screen (similar to the Generating Terrain screen) so no more visual glitches when changing dimensions
• More intuitive Zero-G movement (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3)
• Sensor Glasses now reveal nearby Galacticraft mobs, useful when mining in dark places
• Sensor Glasses now reveal oxygen leaks, if you have an Oxygen Sealer which is not sealing
• Many machine sides have configurable electric and pipe inputs, see list above
• Improved dungeon generation on Moon and Mars, all dungeons have boss and treasure rooms
• Alien Villagers will trade items for sapphires. They will trade Schematics with you if you end up with two Moon Buggies and no Tier 2 Rocket
• Arc Lamp lights in a more natural cone, and scares off hostile mobs more effectively
• Your Schematics can now be hung on walls, similar to paintings!
• Cryogenic Chamber now advances the time to next morning only in the dimension where it is, time in other dimensions is not affected (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3)
• Aluminum Ore can be processed in IndustrialCraft2 Macerator, also in AppliedEnergistics2 Grindstone, Actually Additions Crusher, EnderIO SAG Mill (requires config setting in EnderIO), and Thermal Expansion Pulverizer
• Fallen Meteors now mine faster with the proper tools, and have a good chance of dropping two Raw Meteoric Iron
• Desh Sword has an additional minor capability: it is so tough it can break leaves or webs without losing any durability
• Titanium Sword has increased damage, it now has base damage of 9 (compared with 7 from a Diamond Sword) and it also swings faster for higher dps (damage per second)
• Titanium Pickaxe and other Titanium tools mine faster than before – with Efficiency V enchantment they are very fast
• Titanium armor gives a movement speed bonus when walking and running, if a full set of Titanium Armor is worn
• New /gchouston command which every player can use any time, to return to the Overworld bed position
• New /gckit command which server admins can use to give a Space Emergency Kit to any player who is stranded.
• Dispenser can place rockets on launchpads, also can throw meteor chunks and place and pick up buckets of Galacticraft fluids
• Players in a Space Race team will all receive the benefit of Tier 2 Rocket Schematics unlocked by any team member.

The config file has been cleaned up as of Galacticraft build 4.0.1.133 onwards. All the configs are now organised in logical categories. All your existing config entries are preserved. The mod will automatically tidy up any older config file. The in-game config works properly now.

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Download Galacticraft

As with other Galacticraft versions, Galacticraft 4 consists of four mod files: GalacticraftCore, Galacticraft-Planets, MicdoodleCore and Galacticraft-Foods.

Download links to Galacticraft for Minecraft 1.8.9 – 1.10.2 – 1.11.2 – 1.12.2 can be found on the official Galacticraft Download page. For Galacticraft-Foods you can open this link: [1]

Servers and Sponge

Most large multiplayer servers will want to be running Sponge, as Bukkit doesn’t exist for the recent Minecraft versions. (As an alternative to Sponge you can also look for simpler server mods like ForgeEssentials.)

Galacticraft 4, versions for Minecraft 1.10.2 and later are Sponge compatible on servers. The Galacticraft developers have worked with Sponge to fix a couple of bugs in Sponge, to ensure that it works for you!

Recommended Sponge versions change from time to time, please visit the Sponge page for more info, or ask on the forum

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With ExtraPlanets, players gain access to a broader array of celestial bodies, including not only the planets of our solar system like Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune, but also moons and distant exoplanets, such as those in the Kepler system. The addon introduces tiered rocket systems, custom launchpads, and space stations for nearly every planet, giving players new challenges and goals as they progress through the game.

In addition to new locations, ExtraPlanets also implements unique environmental factors for each planet and moon, including different levels of gravity, temperature variations, and day-night cycles. Players must manage hazards like radiation and atmospheric pressure, requiring specialized equipment such as space suits and thermal armor. These survival elements add depth and complexity to the space exploration experience.

ExtraPlanets is also known for its extensive compatibility with other mods and features, like custom tools, ores, machines, and biomes, as well as the addition of multi-biome systems for moons and planets. With its continuous updates and compatibility with a variety of Minecraft versions, ExtraPlanets has established itself as a must-have mod for players who enjoy the thrill of exploration in Minecraft’s limitless space environment.

Galacticraft Extraplanets Mod Requirements

For Minecraft 1.12.2:
To run ExtraPlanets on this version, you need Galacticraft 4 Builds (Build 255 and higher) and Forge 14.23.1.2555 or later. Additionally, the MJRLegendsLib library is required.

For Minecraft 1.11.2:
ExtraPlanets requires Galacticraft 4 Builds (Build 184 and higher) and Forge 13.20.1.2513 or later. Starting from ExtraPlanets version 0.5.0, MJRLegendsLib is also needed.

For Minecraft 1.10.2:
To run this version, Galacticraft 4 Builds (Build 184 and higher) and Forge 12.18.3.2239 or later are necessary. The MJRLegendsLib library became a requirement starting from ExtraPlanets version 0.8.6.

For Minecraft 1.8.9:
This version of ExtraPlanets requires Galacticraft 4 Builds (Build 184 and higher) and Forge 11.15.1.1764 or later, along with MJRLegendsLib starting from version 1.1.9.

For Minecraft 1.7.10:
For this older version, ExtraPlanets is compatible with Galacticraft 3 Builds (Build 502 and higher) and Forge 10.13.4.1614.

ExtraPlanets Radiation Calculator

The ExtraPlanets Radiation Calculator allows players to estimate how long they can survive on various planets or moons, factoring in radiation damage. This tool helps players understand their exposure, from 0% to 100% radiation damage, and can be accessed here.

Key Features of the ExtraPlanets Addon

The ExtraPlanets addon provides a wide range of new features that expand the Galacticraft universe:

• Rockets: New 4-10 Tier rockets, with an Electric Rocket available for versions 1.8.9 to 1.12.2.
• Launchpads and Vehicles: Custom launchpads and vehicles enhance space travel.
• Biomes and Planets: Multi-biome systems for most moons and planets. Currently, one biome is missing for Minecraft 1.7.10, but it is expected to be added soon.
• Gravity, Temperature, and Day Length: Each planet and moon has unique gravity, temperature settings, and day length, contributing to different survival challenges.
• Dungeons and Armor: Tier 4-10 dungeons (with Creeper bosses on Pluto and Eris for now) and Tier 2-4 Thermal Armour (with upgraded tiers for newer versions).
• Tools, Ores, and Armor: Custom tools and ores for most celestial bodies, as well as configurable options for compatibility with other Galacticraft addons.
• Villages: All planets have villages, while moons have villages only in version 1.7.10.
• Space Stations: Each planet comes with its own space station.
• Radiation and Pressure Systems: These custom systems are available for planets in newer versions of Minecraft (1.8.9 to 1.12.2), complete with on-screen displays and custom machines to manage these environmental hazards.
• Achievements and Custom Suits: New achievements and custom space suits, including Gravity Boots, for supported versions.
• Extended Galaxy Map: The Galacticraft Galaxy Map has been extended with additional information and new galaxies.

Mod Compatibility Features

ExtraPlanets ensures compatibility with other mods, enhancing the gameplay experience:

• Forge Microblocks: Support for this feature is available for Minecraft 1.7.10.
• NEI/JEI Support: Compatible across multiple versions.
• Extreme Reactors Support: Available for versions 1.10.2, 1.11.2, and 1.12.2.
• CraftTweaker Support: For Minecraft 1.12.2 only, methods are available here.
• Dynamic Surroundings Support: Available through official configuration files.
• Modular Power Suits: Adds radiation and pressure modules for power suits.
• Rocket Crusher and Planet Progressions Support: Custom celestial map screen and rocket support with More Planets Rocket Crusher.

Compatibility with Other Galacticraft Addons

There is also compatibility with other Galacticraft mods:

• Minecraft 1.7.10: Compatibility details are available here.
• Minecraft 1.12.2: Compatibility details are available here.
• Minecraft 1.8.9-1.11.2: Compatibility details are available here.

Planets and Moons Included in ExtraPlanets

The addon introduces several planets and moons for exploration:

• Planets: Mercury, Venus (exclusive to Minecraft 1.7.10, as Galacticraft added it in later versions), Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Eris, and Kepler 22b. Several celestial objects such as Haumea, Kuiper Belt, MakeMake, and various Kepler planets (47b, 47c, 62b-f, 69b, and 69c) are also included for visual purposes on the celestial map.
• Moons: Each major planet has accompanying moons for exploration:
  • Neptune: Triton
  • Uranus: Oberon, Titania
  • Mars: Phobos, Deimos
  • Jupiter: IO, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
  • Saturn: Rhea, Titan, Iapetus

Change Logs and Credits

For detailed changelogs for each version of ExtraPlanets, visit the following links:

• 1.7.10 – HERE
• 1.8.9 – HERE
• 1.10.2 – HERE
• 1.11.2 – HERE
• 1.12.2 – HERE

Credits:

• MJRLegends for developing the ExtraPlanets addon.
• micdoodle8, radfast, and others for creating the Galacticraft mod.
• LegendGamer for custom models.
• BlesseNtumble for the initial concept of Custom Galaxies.

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Preparing the launch pad

To launch the rocket, you will need:

• Rocket Launch Pad built in a 3×3 configuration
• Fuel Loader
• Some Fuel Canisters

Place the Fuel Loader next to the Rocket Launch Pad – touching it – and it should automatically connect. Power the Fuel Loader using Aluminum Wire or place a charged Battery inside it. Drop a filled Fuel Canister into the item slot and the Fuel Loader’s internal tank should fill with some Fuel (yellow color).

Now place your Tier 1 Rocket on the launch pad – just right click anywhere^* on the pad to place it.

Once the rocket is placed correctly on the launch pad, go to the Fuel Loader, open its GUI, and press the Load Fuel button. It should load fuel from its internal tank, into the rocket. You can check if the rocket is filling by entering the rocket and pressing the F key.

^* In Galacticraft 2, the rocket has to be placed on the central part of the launch pad.

Pre-flight Check

Once you launch that rocket, it will take you up into Space – at the Tier 1 stage, you can go either to a Space Station or to the Moon. Those are fairly harsh and demanding environments and you’re going to need a few things first. Also, you need to think about how you will get back from there!

Space station checklist

• a Parachute;
• the required materials to create a Space Station if you didn’t make one already;
• Oxygen Mask, Oxygen Gear, and at least one filled Oxygen Tank;
• building materials for your space station base;
• maybe some food;
• maybe an Empty Canister to bring home any fuel remaining in your rocket after you get up there.

Moon checklist

First up, make sure you load your rocket with plenty of fuel so that you will have enough for the return journey. (There’s no way to make fuel on the Moon.) You will also need a Fuel Loader: see checklist.

• a Parachute;
• Fuel Loader (100% essential!);
• power source for that Fuel Loader;
• an Empty Canister – this is to take the remaining fuel out of the lander
• a spare filled Fuel Canister as a backup in case anything goes wrong
• Oxygen Mask, Oxygen Gear, and at least one filled Oxygen Tank
• some food;
• armor and a suitable weapon might be a good idea!
• building materials for your Moon base if you plan on making one, or how about a Flag?
• If you are using the Extra Planets addon, you need a Space suit.

Launching the rocket

Right click on the rocket to have your player step into it. The game will automatically zoom out into 3rd person view mode. You should also see a chat message telling you some of the rocket controls, and that it’s SPACE to launch.

When you are ready, press SPACE to start the rocket launch countdown sequence. If you are not wearing a parachute, you will see a warning message – ignore it at your peril!

The rocket launch countdown lasts 20 seconds, and then you have lift-off.

While the rocket is in flight, you can use the WASD controls to tilt it (you can also hit F5 to change the view if you like). If you tilt the rocket over into horizontal flight, beware of running out of fuel! The rocket needs to keep some upwards motion to reach orbit. If the rocket runs out of fuel before reaching orbit, it will crash land and explode (probably not the best way to end your first flight!)

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While installing Galacticraft is normally simple, this guide is written to provide a step-by-step instruction on how to install the mod. It’s recommended to read this in full if you are having any issues with the installation process or the 1st run of the mod.

We hope you enjoy the mod as much as we did making it!

Picking Your Minecraft Version

To play any mod in Minecraft, you need four things:

• Java runtime from Oracle or OpenJDK
• Minecraft (Java Edition)
• Forge
• the mod

All four of these need to be appropriate versions otherwise the game won’t start properly.

Something important to understand, for people completely new to mods for Minecraft, is you have to match up the versions of Minecraft, Forge, and the mod. All mods – and Forge – are organised according to which Minecraft versions they match, and things will crash or just not work at all if you try to mix mod versions intended for different Minecraft versions.

You do have to pay careful attention to version numbers, and modders and the modding community don’t try to hide this complexity from you – that’s all part of the Java philosophy of treating users as intelligent human beings.

Mods are made for specific Minecraft versions which the community has chosen for modding. The most popular version for mods currently (end of 2019) is Minecraft 1.12.2. Some people still choose to play mods in Minecraft 1.7.10 or even earlier versions of Minecraft, usually because there’s a classic mod or modpack they still enjoy playing.

Even though Minecraft itself is now (end of 2019) updated to version 1.14.4, most of the big mods like Galacticraft are still a few Minecraft versions behind. That’s because each Minecraft version update from Mojang adds a huge amount of work for mod authors. Also, mod authors usually prefer to wait for the last in a series of Minecraft updates, so 1.14.4 instead of 1.14.3, to know that everything is stable.

For most players there are not actually huge differences between different Minecraft versions (OK, some have rabbits and llamas and more underwater stuff, and some don’t… !) All the different Minecraft (Java Edition) versions are free to download, for anyone who already bought the game on a PC or a Mac … if you’ve been playing Minecraft on the same computer for a few years you probably already have them.

There’s no problem with having more than one Minecraft version on your computer: the Minecraft launcher lets you choose between all the different Minecraft versions you have.

So actually you should choose your mods first, and then look to see which Minecraft version is required by the mods you have chosen. We recommend picking Minecraft version 1.12.2.

By the way, if you really really want the latest “official” Minecraft features from versions 1.13 and 1.14, while playing mods in Minecraft 1.12.2, that’s actually possible using a mod called Future Versions.

Galacticraft versions available

Galacticraft for Minecraft 1.12.2 is the latest Galacticraft, also known as Galacticraft 4. Galacticraft 4 offers the Moon, Mars, Venus, Asteroids and Space Stations, and all the latest features including Laser Turrets. (A slightly older version of Galacticraft 4, which plays mostly the same but it doesn’t have Laser Turrets, is still available for Minecraft versions 1.8.9, 1.10.2 and 1.11.2.

We make that available in case there’s a specific reason why you need to play in those Minecraft versions, but we’ve noticed most people play Galacticraft either in Minecraft 1.7.10 or Minecraft 1.12.2)

The Galacticraft version for Minecraft 1.7.10 is known as Galacticraft 3. That version of Galacticraft was current in 2015 and 2016. In its final builds, Galacticraft 3 is extremely stable, and compatible with pretty near all other mods for 1.7.10.

Galacticraft 3 offers the Moon, Mars, Asteroids and Space Stations but not Venus, also it will not have any of the new base-building blocks added in Galacticraft 4 like Laser Turrets, Vacuum Glass, Hydraulic Platform, Grating, and Lighting Panels.

An even older Galacticraft version which was created for Minecraft 1.6.4 is Galacticraft 2. That can be found in modpacks like Attack of the B Team, and it still plays perfectly fine but it only offers the Moon, Mars and Space Stations and doesn’t have the newer features of the mod, for example you won’t be in freefall in Space Stations and you can’t make them rotate.

For historians / nostalgia, there’s even Galacticraft 1 for Minecraft 1.5.2! That was also seen in classic modpacks like Tekkit Lite and Voltz. The only destinations it offered were Space Stations and the Moon.

Requirements

This table shows the minimum version requirements of the other things you need for Galacticraft, with official download links for each element – any later version of Forge (within the same Minecraft version) should also work, we recommend you use the “latest” or the “recommended” versions of Forge shown on the linked download pages. On servers, for Sponge version requirements see here

Installation Guide

First a question: Do you already have Forge installed and working?

Yes: So you are already able to play other mods in whichever version of Minecraft you picked? Great, in that case installing Galacticraft is very easy.

No: First follow the guidance at #Installing_Forge, then come back up here!

Installation in three steps

Step 1

On our official Downloads page, find the Galacticraft version you want to play. This is organised according to different Minecraft versions, and also different Galacticraft builds are listed, because we do update the Galacticraft build from time to time to add new features or to fix bugs. (Please do not download our mod from unauthorised sites like 9minecraft.) (Do not look for the Developer builds, those are only for use by other mod programmers!)

Whichever Minecraft version you pick, we recommend using the Latest build of Galacticraft, given to you at the top of the list. If for some reason that isn’t what you want, older versions are available if you look further down the list.

You must download all three files for Galacticraft:

• GalacticraftCore
• Galacticraft-Planets
• MicdoodleCore

Before moving on, please check carefully that the downloads of all three files completed. If your internet connection is slow, or you are downloading other stuff at the same time, then a Galacticraft download might need a minute or two to complete!

Step 2

Move the three Galacticraft files you just downloaded into your .minecraft/mods folder. (Don’t have a /mods folder in .minecraft? See #Installing_Forge. Don’t know how to find the .minecraft folder on a PC or on a Mac? See here)

Before doing this, carefully make sure to remove any other versions of the GalacticraftCore, Galacticraft-Planets and MicdoodleCore files which were already in your /mods folder. The game will fail to launch if you have two different versions of the same mod in the /mods folder!

Step 3

Start Minecraft using the standard (vanilla) Minecraft launcher from Mojang, selecting the Forge profile, and hit Play.

It really should be that easy.

Extra Note for first timers:

If this is literally the first time you have started playing with mods then you might need to set the Minecraft launcher to launch the correct version of “Forge”. Choose the Forge profile (bottom left). Make sure it’s Forge for the correct Minecraft version which you want to play (bottom right):

If the launcher profile is not currently set to play with Forge for the Minecraft version you want, click Edit Profile, look in the center of the screen (Version Selection), there is a selection box called Use version: – change it to the Forge version you want. Normally the Forge versions are found near the end of the versions list. [Official guide from Mojang on this.]

Moving On

Once you have the mod installed (and now would be a good time to install any other mods you want) and your Minecraft loads up OK, you may start your adventure to space!

(One more thing: your computer needs to be connected to the internet, the first time you run Galacticraft. That’s because it needs to be able to automatically download one more file, commons-codec-1.9.jar.)

Read on with the Galacticraft Getting Started Guide to get you started with all the basics.

If you are combining this with other mods, or building your own modpack, it would be a good idea to read our notes on Compatibility. We also have wiki pages on Game Balance and Configs and other setup details.

Combining Galacticraft with other mods

Does Galacticraft work with other mods?

Yes. Galacticraft can be played alongside any other mods for the same Minecraft version, and should integrate neatly with them. Galacticraft normally does not care which exact other versions of those mods you have, it should work with most things: any known special requirements are listed on the Compatibility page. So just assemble all the different mods you want to play into your .minecraft/mods folder, and start the game.

Note: we cannot promise that all the other mods you want are compatible with each other. Some other mods (CoFH!) require very specific versions of libraries or core mods in order to work, but may not agree about that or it may not be well documented. For this reason, some skill goes into assembling a stable modpack!

If you encounter problems, the best approach is to temporarily remove some mods from your /mods folder and see if that fixes it. Caution: if swapping around mods like that, make sure first to back up your saved world or use a new test world! You will lose blocks and items if you remove mods and then start a game in an existing saved world.

Do you recommend any other mods?

JEI (Just Enough Items) is almost essential, to show you all the Galacticraft recipes.

(Or in older Minecraft versions you can use NEI (Not Enough Items). If you want an alternative to NEI, Galacticraft 3 also has some support for Craft Guide.)

It helps to have an industrial or tech mod with Galacticraft, to help you process ores faster and gather all the resources you need to build rockets and get into space. Mekanism is the closest in spirit to Galacticraft. Tinker’s Construct, IndustrialCraft, Thermal Expansion, EnderIO are other good choices, they can be combined if you like.

Galacticraft also has full compatibility with the long-established industrial mod Buildcraft. You can even use their wrenches on our machines and our Standard Wrench on their machines!

Or you could take a different approach and use magic to help you gather resources, for example Thaumcraft.

We also like the mods which expand the beauty and diversity of the Overworld, mods like Natura and Biomes O’Plenty. Now you can add tool mods, storage mods, combat mods, really the choice is endless…

How much JVM memory do mods need?

If you have lots of mods, you will probably need to increase the memory you give to Minecraft (that’s the ‘JVM Arguments’ in the Minecraft launcher ‘Edit Profile’ page). You can try leaving that on its default, but if you have several mods, that may not be enough. The most important memory setting is -Xmx.

The best memory setting for you to use depends a lot on whether you are running 32-bit or 64-bit Java. As a good rule of thumb, your -Xmx setting needs to be:

64-bit Java: 1G for vanilla Minecraft + another 1G for every 25 mods installed: so 2G or 3G should be OK for Galacticraft and a good number of other mods, very large modpacks could require 5G or 6G there.

32-bit Java: 768M for vanilla Minecraft + another 512M for every 25 mods installed (but on 32-bit Windows on older computers it actually can’t be more than 1024M, that’s the same as 1G). 1G should be OK if you are playing with Galacticraft, NEI or JEI, and just a few other mods.

If the memory requirements of all your mods are a problem, you can cut the memory requirements literally in half using an excellent mod named FoamFix. Galacticraft is tested with FoamFix (including FoamFix ‘Anarchy’ versions) and we are not aware of any issues with it: we can recommend it.

JVM settings will also affect Minecraft performance (mainly lag spikes due to the Java ‘garbage collector’ running). You can find guides to these settings in many places on the internet, some good, some not so good!

The best settings also depend on your PC, how much RAM you have, which operating system, which Java version (Java 7 or Java 8), and whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit Java, so settings which somebody else is recommending are not necessarily the best for your setup!

I’m already playing [INSERT NAME] modpack, it would be great if it had Galacticraft too

Find the /mods folder for that modpack (it may not be in the normal .minecraft/mods location – if you used a different launcher like the Technic Launcher, look for the .technic folder). Add the three Galacticraft .jar files you downloaded to that /mods folder, and now you can have Galacticraft in the modpack.

You may have to set the launcher to stop checking updates for the modpack. If you don’t, a modpack update might undo your addition of Galacticraft to the pack – a lot depends on which launcher you are using.

Minecraft versions older than 1.7.10

Minecraft 1.7.2 support

Galacticraft 3 is for Minecraft 1.7.10, but actually it also works with Minecraft 1.7.2, we made it for both! Really old laptop PCs have Intel internal graphics which cannot support Minecraft 1.7.10, so those PCs can’t use any Minecraft version later than 1.7.2. The Galacticraft 3 download files marked for “1.7.10” also work in Minecraft 1.7.2, isn’t that smart?

Advanced tip

Some players like to have mods from multiple Minecraft versions available on their computer – maybe a set of mods in 1.12.2, as well as your favourite modpack from 1.7.10.

Launching Minecraft will most likely crash if you mix mods for different Minecraft versions in the .minecraft/mods folder.

But there’s an answer for that: in the /mods folder you can make subfolders:

• 1.6.4 for your 1.6.4 mods
• 1.7.10 for your 1.7.10 mods
• 1.8.9 for your 1.8.9 mods
• 1.10.2 for your 1.10.2 mods
• 1.11.2 for your 1.11.2 mods
• 1.12.2 for your 1.12.2 mods
• 1.14.4 for your 1.14.4 mods

Put all the mods for different Minecraft versions in the correct subfolders, and you should be golden. They will not get mixed up, and – so long as your /mods folder itself is empty of mods – Forge will automatically load the correct ones for the Minecraft version when you play.

If you have 1.7.2 and 1.7.10 subfolders, you might want to copy the Galacticraft 3 files into both of them! (Remember, Galacticraft 3 works equally well in 1.7.2 or 1.7.10.)

If you’re tinkering about with different Minecraft versions like this, please be careful when loading your saved game worlds – if, for example, you made a world in 1.10.2 and you load that world when playing 1.12.2, then the world will be automatically converted to 1.12.2 format and you will not be able to go back to using it in 1.10.2.

Minecraft 1.6.4 support

Towards the end of the Downloads page are some versions of Galacticraft 2, which was for Minecraft 1.6.4. That’s older, but some great modpacks (for example Attack of the B Team) are still using it. If playing those older packs, we recommend that you use the Latest version of Galacticraft 2 – so download the modpack, and then in its /mods folder (which may be somewhere in the .technic folder if you use the Technic launcher) replace the three Galacticraft files with the latest ones which you can download from our page. It fixes a few bugs and should give you a smoother game.

For Minecraft 1.5.2 or earlier:

These are very early versions of Galacticraft. For each game version, we offer the final Galacticraft version on our download page. Some people may have older versions from elsewhere, they are also included in some venerable modpacks such as Tekkit Lite and Voltz. If you have a Technic modpack, use the Technic launcher to download and the launch the modpack. If you don’t:

1. Install Forge (Drag the Forge class files into your minecraft.jar).
2. Drop the Galacticraft jar file into your coremods folder – not the mods folder!
3. If you decided on Basic Components, click the “Load Basic Components” button when it appears after launching Minecraft.
4. You’re done!

Troubleshooting

This is all very complicated, isn’t there an installer?

Actually, we hope it’s not too complicated if you followed the steps! There is no official installer for Galacticraft. Some people do make unofficial installers. We strongly recommend you do not use them. First, they will likely install an out-of-date version of the mod, as the installer guys do not update as often as we update the mod.

Secondly, who knows what other adware, spyware or viruses they might be installing on your computer as well. Thirdly, some unofficial installers may be breaching Galacticraft’s licensing – Galacticraft is freely available, open source software so if anyone is trying to charge you money for it then something’s wrong!

I don’t know where to find the files I downloaded!

Often your web browser has a Downloads menu which will open up a list of recent downloads and you can check there whether the downloads are completed yet. (In Firefox it’s under the Tools menu.)

If you found the downloads in your browser, you can right-click the individual downloads and choose ‘Open Containing Folder’ to see the folder where the download files are at. (This may work slightly differently in Chrome or other browsers.) If you still can’t find them, maybe ask a friend or family member to help you?

I don’t know where to find the .minecraft folder

This can be tricky to find!

Finding your .minecraft folder on a Windows PC

In any folder in Windows, in the address bar, enter %APPDATA% in the box: note the % sign at the start and the end of that. That should open up the Application Data folder – or it’s called Roaming in Windows 10. The Application Data folder has the .minecraft folder in it, normally it’s the first folder shown.

There are videos on YouTube which can help with this. Once you’ve found it, you might want to create a shortcut to the .minecraft folder and place the shortcut on your desktop for next time.

Finding your .minecraft folder on a Mac

On a Mac, the folder is named minecraft (no dot at the start) and you can find it at ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft. That ~ symbol means the current user folder. You might be able to find the right folder by searching under Macintosh HD/Users using Finder – see next paragraph – but the easiest way to get to the minecraft folder quickly – and without a lot of searching around in Finder – is simply to open up Terminal, and type the following exactly: open ~/Library/Application\ Support/minecraft, then press the Return key.

This should open up the minecraft folder in Finder immediately. Pro Tip: You can start Terminal by typing ‘Terminal’ into Spotlight (use Cmnd+Space to bring up Spotlight) and double-clicking Terminal in the search results. Congratulations, if you’re using Terminal to do stuff you are a Mac power user!

A problem you will likely encounter if you do not use Terminal and instead just try searching for the minecraft folder in Finder, is that on most Macs the Library folder is a hidden folder by default. That makes it difficult to find the minecraft folder using Finder, but you can still get to the minecraft folder very easily using Terminal as explained above. If you want to use Finder to find it, you may first need to set your Mac to show hidden files and folders in Finder, which is quite complicated!

Minecraft won’t launch at all

You need to figure out whether Minecraft is starting to launch (shows the white Mojang loading screen) and crashing – see next step – or whether it is not even getting that far. If it’s not even getting that far:

• Make sure you know how to launch regular (unmodded) Minecraft using the Minecraft launcher.
• In the launcher, switch to the Forge profile, see screenshot above, and in the bottom right of the screen (orange circle in that screenshot) make sure it’s showing a Forge version – the example in the screenshot is Forge version 10.12.2.1147 which is the correct one for playing modded Minecraft 1.7.2. Click the Edit Profile button if that’s not showing up correctly, and change the Use version: setting to the one you need, and hit Save Profile.
• Click Play. It should be that simple!
• For some people there can be various crashes while Forge or mods are starting. If that’s happening to you, don’t panic. You can probably find the cause by simplifying things.

If you need to simplify your mods setup, it would be a good idea to make a new folder somewhere like your desktop, that you can move mods into or out of. You can then try moving all the mods out of the /mods folder (remember also to remove the subfolders like 1.12.2) and see if the game starts with an empty mods folder?

If the game won’t even start with an empty mods folder, then something is wrong with your setup. If the game does start OK with an empty mods folder, now you can start moving mods back into that folder and see if the game still starts OK. For example, you could start with the three Galacticraft files and JEI, then you will know that at least Galacticraft is working OK…

We realise that for some people, it can be very frustrating if you want to play mods and the game keeps on crashing. The mod authors don’t intend for their mods to crash the game, obviously. But some of the mods are fairly complex – some like Galacticraft are almost like a whole new game – and there are approximately 40,000 different Minecraft mods, so it’s not always possible for the authors to know how the mod is going to behave in your exact setup.

So if you are experiencing crashes, a good idea can be to simplify. Remove mods you don’t need, or just start with a small number of mods which are really important to you, and add more one by one, checking that the game still runs OK each time you add one.

Playing a large number of mods together makes the game slow to load, increases the demand on some of the game’s internal resources, and increases the chance of some kind of conflict between mods. Conflict can sometimes be resolved by changing the configs of mods, but that needs some expertise.

Crashes become more likely if you try to combine a large number of mods all together – the more mods you have, the more chance of some unexpected interaction between them! We do have an issues list where issues can be reported and (hopefully) fixed, but if your issue is caused by having a lot of mods, then we may ask you to simplify your mods list first.

If you are having issues with Galacticraft specifically, including any dimension-related issues, and you also have some of the add-ons made by the Galacticraft community (like ExtraPlanets or More Planets or AmunRa or GalaxySpace), then please try Galacticraft without those add-ons.

It’s not usually a good idea to combine all the Galacticraft add-ons together, there can definitely be conflicts if you have all of them. That’s because they do some overlapping things, for example two of them have Mars space stations and that causes problems. So instead of taking all of these add-ons, just pick one.

Minecraft crashes with:- org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated

This is a common Minecraft setup problem. Minecraft uses OpenGL to talk to your video card / display. LWJGL is a standard ‘library’ which manages that talking. If it pops up this error when you start the game, it’s because it wasn’t able to make an OpenGL connection with your video card.

This can be for many different reasons, for example: you’re on a laptop which is so old (10 years+ old) or so basic that it doesn’t have a video card capable of OpenGL – or maybe your video card driver needs updating – maybe some other strange setting like JVM memory settings is wrong (untick the JVM options box in Minecraft Launcher profile) – or something which can be fixed just by restarting your PC. There’s a lot of stuff written on internet forums about this, most of it not very helpful.

Another possible cause is that another program on your PC took the OpenGL connection, which stops Minecraft from using it.

Skype has been seen to do this, in recent versions. Yes really, Skype! (Even though Microsoft owns both products.) So if you think your video card supports OpenGL and its drivers are up-to-date, just try quitting Skype and all other programs you have open, and try again.

Minecraft crashes with:- AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed

This is a rare Minecraft start problem. It’s the audio code crashing.

It’s a confusing one, because sometimes you see this when there is some other startup problem (scroll up higher in the console or error log to see if there was something else) and sometimes the audio system is the real problem.

Advanced users who are having to start Minecraft over and over due to setup problems are the most likely to see this…

The cause of the audio system problem is like this. When the Minecraft game ends normally, for example using the Quit button in the main game screen, then if you look at the console logging you can notice it always finishes with the rather important message: “SoundSystem shutting down…”.

Even when the Minecraft game crashes, it normally shuts down its sound system OK before it exits to desktop (it’s good that way!) But if you force-closed the Minecraft game, last time you played, then it misses that all-important step. By “force-close” we mean on Windows, right-click on the Minecraft tab in the Windows taskbar and select Close (or even worse, use the Task Manager to force the application to close). Force-closing Minecraft is bad, don’t do it!

The good news is that usually this problem fixes itself if you just start Minecraft again after seeing the error.

If it recurs, check again that there isn’t some other cause – look for error messages earlier in the console or log. You can also try shutting down any other Minecraft or other game running on your computer, also your music player, movie/TV player, Skype and other voicechat programs, and anything else which might take over your PC’s sound system. Then start Minecraft again!

Minecraft crashes with:- java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException

If you are having this specific crash (these are the first four lines of your crash report):

   java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
  at java.nio.Buffer.checkIndex(Unknown Source)
  at java.nio.DirectIntBufferU.get(Unknown Source)
  at net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderGlobal.func_72712_a(RenderGlobal.java:350)

the reason for this crash is mostly likely your view distance is too large for Minecraft to handle. This can happen – for example – if you play later Minecraft versions like 1.12 or 1.14 then switch back to 1.7.10 to play older mods. The later Minecraft versions are OK with the longer view distances, but the earlier Minecraft versions can’t always handle them.

If you got as far as the Minecraft main menu, you can change your Options there, including the view distance.

If the game doesn’t get as far as the main menu, but reports this error in logs, you can fix it by quitting the game and editing the options.txt file in your .minecraft main folder. Look for a line like this: renderDistance:32 (it could be another number, anything over 16 is potentially a problem).

Change the number there to something like 12 or less, that’s a render distance of 12 chunks (192 blocks) which should be enough for most people. If 12 works OK and your PC is powerful, you can try increasing it through in-game options after the game started OK. If 12 doesn’t work, try something even smaller like 6, 7, or 8.

Minecraft keeps crashing while the game starts up

• If you’re seeing a “brown screen of death” with Forge requirements missing, make a careful note of what it says, shut down the game, and put the missing mods in your /mods folder. (Sometimes it’s asking for a specific version number of a mod there, so make sure you have that version – so some mods have “dependencies” on other mods, it’s trying to tell you there what is needed!)

• If mod configurations are wrong, or there is a bug or incompatibility between mods, Minecraft can crash after starting Forge startup but before reaching the main menu. There are probably details of this crash in your logs (look in the .minecraft/logs folder for the latest log)

• First thing to check is whether it’s Minecraft + Forge themselves which are crashing, or a mod which is crashing. So, empty out your /mods folder totally – move the mods to another place for now, like to a new folder in Documents or on your desktop. Click Play. It should launch Minecraft with only Forge installed, no mods. The game main menu will say, bottom left, “3 mods loaded”. (That’s Forge, FML and MCP – the framework for modded Minecraft but no actual mods!) Create a New World – do not use your existing worlds, you will damage the world if you play it after removing mods! Check the New World plays OK.

• If there’s even a crash with no mods then you need to fix your Minecraft + Forge. Maybe it doesn’t have enough memory (try the default memory settings, in the launcher click Edit Profile and untick the JVM arguments box). Or maybe it’s not installed correctly (a bad download?) Or if the crash says Exception in native code then most likely it doesn’t like your video driver, try updating the video driver and also it’s important to make sure the video settings on your PC have all the OpenGL settings fully enabled, see above.

• If you can launch OK with no mods, then start adding mods back into the /mods folder in small groups. Keep on over and over adding more mods and starting the game again to see if it still works. Keep notes of which ones you just added, so that if it stops working, you know which mods to be looking at. Maybe start with Galacticraft’s three files (GalacticraftCore, Galacticraft-Planets, MicdoodleCore) and check that you can play OK with only those installed.

• While you’re doing this, check again that all the mods are versions intended for this Minecraft version! People sometimes try to mix and match mods for different Minecraft versions, and that won’t work!

• A few people have incomplete downloads of mods, especially larger file sizes (for example GalacticraftCore is a large mod file, around 11MB). Incomplete downloads can look like they’re working but then cause various crashes soon after the game starts, usually ClassNotFoundException. Please check carefully that your Galacticraft file downloads completed – look in your browser’s Downloads history, it will show which downloads completed and which failed! If you’re not sure, definitely try downloading Galacticraft again!

Galacticraft actually checks for a few common installation problems when it starts – if you see a text box reporting a problem, do what it recommends and do not just hit the Ignore button!

It reaches the Minecraft main menu screen but then crashes when I start playing a saved world

• Try updating to the latest version of Galacticraft, also test whether a new world plays OK.

• If that doesn’t fix it, read the first few code lines of the crash report, starting from the top – this is also called the stacktrace. Often (not always) it names right there the mod which is causing the problem. In those code lines in the crash report, the author name comes first (sometimes also com. or net. at the start). For example Galacticraft is micdoodle8.mods.galacticraft.core. because micdoodle8 is the lead author.

• Try doing a Google search for words or computer code seen in the first few code lines of the crash report, maybe you can find something written about the problem and how somebody else fixed it.

• If it’s a Galacticraft problem, you can ask for support on the forum. You will be asked to post a copy of your crash report (find it in folder .minecraft/crash-reports) and maybe other information as well.

• Be patient, most problems are fixable and people on the forum will help you, but it can take a few days to find the answer.

Bugs and incompatibilities can be reported to the Galacticraft developers at the issues list, please respect the developers’ time by using that only for definite problems in Galacticraft.

MultiMC problems

• Are you using MultiMC as a launcher? Some people have made it work OK but if you have even a small error in your MultiMC setup then you can have problems launching modded Minecraft.
• The main thing to watch with MultiMC is that you have all the vanilla and library files (that’s Minecraft, LWJGL, Forge, and maybe LiteLoader and more) in the Version tab and all the mod files from the /mods folder, including Galacticraft, in the Loader tab. If you mix them up, it won’t work.
• If you have problems with MultiMC, that’s something the Galacticraft team can’t support.

Installing Forge

First up, Galacticraft only works for the Windows PC, Mac, or Linux versions of Minecraft (or any other modern computer which can run Java) – now called Minecraft Java Edition. You can’t play Galacticraft in console (XBox360, Playstation, etc) or mobile (Minecraft Pocket Edition) versions – also called Bedrock Edition – of Minecraft.

Also you can’t play Galacticraft in the version of Minecraft which comes pre-installed in Windows 10, because that’s actually a limited mobile version, not the full Minecraft game – it’s not Minecraft Java Edition. All of that is out of our hands, if you want to play Galacticraft on a console then go ask Mojang or Microsoft to make proper modding possible in the console versions.

You will need Java of course. To run mods you need, specifically, Java 7 or Java 8. Out of these, we recommend Java 8 – that’s jre8 also called Java SE Runtime Environment 8. Galacticraft 4 for Minecraft 1.12.2 requires Java 8.

Unless you’re a coder or running other Java applications on your computer already, you probably need to install Java on your PC or Mac at this point. [Download Java 8 from Oracle] and on that page from Oracle you’ll want one of the x64 versions, probably the .dmg for Mac or the .exe for Windows. (Oracle don’t make this very easy to find for users, so hopefully our link will continue working.

Note that Oracle themselves are now promoting newer Java versions, and they want commercial users to pay for them but personal use is free and the classic and very popular Java versions like Java 8 remain free for everyone).

Download the Minecraft version you want from an official source if you don’t have it already. (The Minecraft launcher, under Edit Profile, Use Version, should have a list of all the Minecraft versions available on your installation.)

If you don’t have it, recently Mojang’s main Minecraft download page is only linking to the latest Minecraft versions, but Mojang also makes all the older Minecraft versions available on its official (Amazon-backed) download server. [Download link for the official 1.12.2 version]

For earlier versions, we have given links to the official Mojang download server in our table at the top of this article. Check every download link carefully: as long as it’s coming from amazonaws.com that should be from the official source.

Now install Forge. (If you are already playing modded Minecraft, most likely you already did that, so why are you reading this?) It’s pretty easy because Forge has an installer you can download – Forge Download page for 1.12.2. Forge has many versions, even after you chose the Minecraft version.

Usually there are only very small differences between different Forge versions. The Recommended version is usually best. Galacticraft 4 is happy with any version of Forge as long as final number is the same or later than the required version listed in the table at the top of this guide.

Other mods you are playing may have more specific Forge version requirements so you can check that. If you plan to play on a server with other people, it would be an idea to ask the server owner which exact Forge version the server uses, and use the same.

Installing Forge on Windows

Download the Forge installer for Windows – the ‘Installer-win’ version. Find the downloaded file, and run it. When you run the Forge installer, it should present you with a short menu with three choices: select ‘Install client’ and then hit Install. Problems? See Forge official guide.

Installing Forge on a Mac

Download the ‘Installer’ version of Forge, not the ‘Installer – Win’ version! This downloads a .jar file.

The .jar file is runnable on your Mac just by double-clicking on it, but on most modern Macs your security settings (Gatekeeper) will cause it to throw this error message when you try that: App can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.

Have no fear, there is a simple solution. Just Ctrl-click on the .jar file and choose ‘Open’. It will give you the same ‘App can’t be opened …’ error message, but this time there is an extra button you can click, called ‘Open’. Click the ‘Open’ button and the Forge installer should run. Choose ‘Install client’ and it should automatically install Forge on your Mac.

See also

• Tutorials: Galacticraft Getting Started Guide
• Compatibility
• Common_Problems
• Config files
• Game Balance

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Introduction

Building rockets, space stations and colonies on new worlds may seem a little overwhelming, if you’re just starting out. So here is a small guide to getting started with Galacticraft!

Quick Start

Before you head into space, you will need a few items including the Tier 1 Rocket, Rocket Launch Pad, Fuel Loader, Fuel Canister, Oxygen Gear, Oxygen Mask, Oxygen Compressor, Oxygen Tanks, Parachute.

To make all those items, first up you will need a Circuit Fabricator and a Compressor or Electric Compressor which are the most basic machines in Galacticraft. Basic energy can be made using a Coal Generator. Watch demonstration here (starts at 11:28).

Later, for a proper scientific look (once you have obtained the basic items from a Circuit Fabricator and a Compressor), you can power your base using Basic or Advanced Solar Panels which track the movement of the sun.

The NASA Workbench and Refinery are needed to create your rocket and make the fuel for it. You will also need plenty of raw materials: a stack or more of iron ore, copper ore, tin ore, aluminum ore, and some silicon.

Additionally, you can make a Display Screen to place in your control room, which shows some of the planets and other interesting information.

Life Support and a Parachute

If you don’t take oxygen equipment with you into space, you will die. The four most crucial items you will need are the Oxygen Gear and Oxygen Mask and Oxygen Tank, and a Parachute of course. Once you have this equipment, you are almost ready.

Launch Your Ship

You will need to make the Rocket Launch Pad and Tier 1 Rocket, of course. Make the rocket in the NASA Workbench.

Place the nine rocket launch pads you have on the ground in a 3×3 square shape, so they join up to make a launch pad. Place your rocket on top of them. You will then place a Fuel Loader directly adjacent on any side of the launch pad. You are all but ready. You will of course need some Fuel to put in the Fuel Loader.

If you haven’t found any oil yet, go ahead and get some, which generates deep in the ground around the gold ore level. Use a Portable Oil Extractor to place the oil into canisters, take those Oil Canisters to your Refinery and start converting the crude oil to Rocket Fuel. Place the Fuel Canisters in the Fuel Loader and click the load fuel button to have it fuel your rocket.

You can now go to the Moon! All you have to do is equip your Parachute and Oxygen Gear and mask, climb in your rocket, and hit Launch. If you want to be able to come back again, it’s also essential that you take a Fuel Loader with you, also a couple of charged batteries or something else to power it with and an Empty Canister, a spare Fuel Canister would also be wise just in case.

Once you reach the Moon, you can finally explore the lunar surface for Moon Village(s) or even the prized Moon Dungeon. For a longer stay, build a Moon Base.

Next stop, Mars!

Full Guide

Before we begin: Mod Compatibility Notes

Some quick points that you will be interested in if you are using Galacticraft in conjunction with other mods. For full notes on compatibility see Compatibility.

Power Sources

Some Galacticraft machines need power to function. This can be provided in the form of:

• Galacticraft energy (from the Coal Generator, Basic Solar Panel, or Advanced Solar Panel)
• RF (Redstone Flux) (requires Thermal Expansion in Galacticraft 2 – Galacticraft 3 and Galacticraft 4 work with all RF mods)
• Mekanism J (Joules)
• IC2 EU (Energy Units)
• Buildcraft MJ (Minecraft Joules)
• Universal Electricity’s UE units (Galacticraft 1 only)

Ore Dictionary

Galacticraft’s ores and fluids are registered with the ore dictionary, thus making them compatible with most other mods. For example, Galacticraft Copper Ingots and Tin Ingots are interchangeable with: Mekanism, IC2, Tinker’s Construct, Thermal Expansion or Forestry copper and tin. Galacticraft Oil and Rocket Fuel are interchangeable with Buildcraft oil and fuel. EnderIO Rocket Fuel Buckets can also be used in your Fuel Loader.

Aluminum Ore can be powdered in Thermal Expansion’s Pulverizer. From version 139 (February 2018), Galacticraft 4 also lets Aluminum Ore be ground in a Grindstone from Applied Energistics 2 or it can be macerated in an IC2 Macerator (and then processed further in IC2 by ore washing and thermal centrifuge).

Step One: Gathering Resources

Overworld Ores

The first thing is to gather Tin Ore, Copper Ore, and Aluminum Ore (which can be smelted into Tin Ingots, Copper Ingots, and Aluminum Ingots respectively). You will also want to find some Silicon Ore, which is rarer than the other three ores and forms at deeper levels (drops Raw Silicon when mined).

Oil

If Galacticraft is the only mod that you have installed, you can gather oil using either regular buckets, or Empty Canisters and a Portable Oil Extractor — we’ll get to these in a minute.

If you have Buildcraft installed, the recommended method for gathering oil is by using a pump and Buildcraft or Railcraft tanks. Buildcraft also has the ability to gather oil in buckets. Forestry gives you the option of using tin cans, which are cheap, but single-use. Or, you can wait until we’ve created the Galacticraft tools necessary for oil collection.

Step Two: Power Source

In order to make most of the Galacticraft components and tools, you need Galacticraft machines which themselves need power to run. You’ll need to create a Coal Generator first, since crafting Basic Solar Panels and Advanced Solar Panels involves components that require power for the machines that make them. Of course, if you already have a power infrastructure from another of the mods mentioned at the top of this page, you’re golden.

Step Three: Crafting Machines

Galacticraft has quite a number of machines – usually the size of a crafting table – that perform some amazing functions. This part of the tutorial covers the basic machines you need to start off with.

Although the orientation of a simple crafting table doesn’t matter much, the machines you create using Galacticraft have some unique sides to them. Some might require power input on a particular side, some might produce oxygen on another side, and so on. Many of the machines need electricity to power up, though a couple of them are powered using coal.

Like regular Furnaces and Crafting Tables, usually right-clicking on the machine will let you view its console. Moving your mouse over the slots in the machine’s console will give you some information about what each part does, and what materials go where.

Circuit Fabricator

The first machine that you will want to build is the Circuit Fabricator, since it creates the Basic Wafer and Advanced Wafer which are essential components used in many of the other machines. (It also creates Solar Panels which you will use later to make solar power.)

Side Note (Galacticraft 2 only): If you power a Circuit Fabricator via a Buildcraft kinesis pipe network, we recommend using an iron kinesis pipe to limit the power that it draws. It works fine on an iron pipe at the lowest 2 MJ setting, but connected directly to a high-power pipe network, it can draw all available power.

Compressor

Now that you are able to create a Basic Wafer, the next machine to build is a Compressor, which compacts ingots into more durable, compressed versions of the material. The Compressor runs on coal, or other combustibles. Later you will be able to make an Electric Compressor that runs from a power source instead, but since it requires compressed materials to build, you need to make the coal-fired one first.

Step Four: Begin Refining Fuel

Gather oil, using either buckets or a Portable Oil Extractor and some Empty Liquid Canisters.

You will need either the Galacticraft Refinery or the Buildcraft refinery to (slowly, using much power in the process) refine the oil into Rocket Fuel / Fuel. (Later, once you get as far as Mars, you can find other ways to manufacture Fuel).

Step Five: Collecting Oxygen

Eventually, you will be able to create oxygen while in space. But your first time up, it’s a rather crucial resource to bring with you!

Oxygen Collector

First, you will need to create an Oxygen Collector, which likewise requires power to run. In the Overworld, you can place it anywhere to begin gathering oxygen.

In space or a no-atmosphere environment, you would need to surround the Oxygen Collector either with leaves or growing wheat. But in the Overworld, you can place it anywhere, it just takes oxygen out of the air.

Oxygen Pipe

In order to do anything with the oxygen collected by the collector, you will need to create Oxygen Pipes using six panes of glass on the regular crafting grid – three across the top and bottom.

You will use the Oxygen Pipe to feed the Oxygen from the Oxygen Collector to the…

Oxygen Compressor

You will need to pipe the oxygen into the Oxygen Compressor, which will use it to fill….

Oxygen Tanks

You will use the Oxygen Compressor to fill Oxygen Tanks. There are three sizes of oxygen tank that you can build — the Light Oxygen Tank, the Medium Oxygen Tank, or the Heavy Oxygen Tank. In order to have ample time to start your moon base, bringing multiple medium or heavy tanks is recommended. For detailed information on oxygen tanks as well as how to put on your spacesuit, head over to the Oxygen Tutorial page.

Step Six: Building a Rocket

Reviewing steps completed so far: you’ve gathered ore and oil, created a power source (perhaps even solar power), crafted various machines for processing ore and filling both fuel and oxygen tanks, you’re wearing your spacesuit gear – or at least the oxygen-related components – since it’s always a good idea when leaving solid ground to carry a Parachute, add that too. The last slot on the spacesuit tab is for a Frequency Module – it’s optional, but will help you hear sounds properly while in space (it’s also used with the Telemetry Unit so that your buddies can keep track on you from your base, if you are playing with friends).

Every space program of course needs a rocket. It’s now time to get to work on that. First up, build the NASA Workbench – right click to view the Tier 1 Rocket layout. Insert the various components to make the rocket – nose cone, plating, fins and of course, the engine. Pro Tip: wooden chests are optional, but not expensive, so you should always add 3 wooden chests when crafting your rocket to give it the maximum cargo hold.

Build a launch pad and place your rocket on it and you’re almost ready for take-off!

Installing a Fuel Loader next to the launch pad enables the loading of fuel via canisters made in your Refinery. Other mods can also enable piping fuel directly, rather than using canisters. Click the Load Fuel button to start the fuelling process for your rocket. Enter your rocket and press “F” to not only view the fuel load percentage but also your inventory and – if you added chests during assembly – the inventory of the rocket itself.

Step Seven

It would be a good idea now to read Pre-Flight Checklist to make sure you have everything you need before going into space. If there’s something you forgot, it’s a long way to come back…

Hit SPACE to launch your rocket. As the countdown counts to 0, try to relax and enjoy your ride into space!

Don’t Forget!

Your Tier 1 Rocket can take you either to the Moon or to a Space Station (if you have the materials to create one).

Be sure to do a little research about the Moon so that you know how and when to land safely!

Moon Base

For a longer stay on the Moon, apart from the Fuel Loader and Empty Canister (needed to refuel your rocket to come home again), the items you should be taking to the Moon with you might include:

• power source – solar panels, wires and Energy Storage Module
• oxygen source – Oxygen Compressor, some dirt and seeds or saplings, or a couple of stacks of leaves
• a source of light
• food(!)
• Oxygen Bubble Distributor or Oxygen Sealer and some Oxygen Pipes

You might also want a couple of water buckets to make a water supply, although water can sometimes be found in Alien Villages.

If you are wondering what the Sealer’s, Collector’s and Bubble Distributor’s function and purposes are, oxygen can be provided to your Moon-base through the use of the Oxygen Collector.

Breathable oxygen is created by planting two or more trees on the moon with a source of water nearby with the Oxygen Collector very close to the leaves of the trees. Then, connect the Oxygen Bubble Distributor to the Oxygen Collector with Oxygen Pipes, so that the oxygen can travel from the collector to the Bubble Distributor.

The Bubble Distributor is meant as a quick way to get you started, so you can take your mask off. For a more permanent base you will probably want to build an Oxygen Sealer which can fill any enclosed space with oxygen. To “enclose” your future Moon-base, it’s just a case of making sure that the walls are solid, and you will need a door made of solid blocks.

If you are good with redstone, you can perhaps make a piston door, otherwise Galacticraft has Air Locks. To make one of these you will need at least seven Air Lock Frames, and one Air Lock Controller – note that has Meteoric Iron in its recipe so it can’t be made until you get to the Moon.

Like all Galacticraft machines, the oxygen providing machines require a source of power to work. A good source of power on the Moon is the solar panel, so long as you have a couple of Energy Storage Modules to keep everything running during the long Lunar night. A Coal Generator might be good to have as a backup.

Can you live permanently on the Moon?

The short answer is yes, as long as you took some supplies with you for farming food – so some wheat seeds, and maybe some pumpkin seeds, cane, and chicken eggs (to make a chicken farm, and eventually pumpkin pie). You will also need saplings to grow trees (needed to make enough oxygen for the Oxygen Collector) and as a supply of wood – or you can maybe steal saplings from an Alien Village.

There are some mineral resources on the Moon: so you can gather plenty of copper ore and tin ore, and Meteoric Iron which is an important resource to build some of the more advanced mid-game items, and to get to Mars.

However, some materials are lacking on the Moon and can only be found on the Overworld. These include: iron ore, silicon, gold ore, lapis lazuli, redstone, diamonds, lava and obsidian. Maybe also ores from other mods (depending on your worldgen settings). Also cobblestone, gravel, sand, flint and dirt! All are suddenly precious commodities on the Moon, as you will only have what you brought with you.

To replenish supplies of these materials, and perhaps also for food or other items, you will probably need to return to the Overworld sometimes – at least until you reach Mars, after that you can maybe set up an automatic system of Cargo Rockets and loaders and unloaders to bring you the items you need.

There are mobs on the Moon (Evolved Creeper, Evolved Zombie, Evolved Spider, Evolved Skeleton) and also (in Galacticraft 4 Evolved Endermen, so you can find Ender Pearls on the Moon.

It is impossible to reach The End from the Moon, and it is hard to reach the Nether as a Nether portal cannot be ignited in a no-oxygen environment. (Future versions of Galacticraft may disable Nether portals totally in space dimensions.)

There are no animals on the moon, and you cannot carry living animals with you in a rocket (unless you have another mod giving you a way to transport animals). This means normally in Galacticraft the only animals you can have on the Moon with you are chickens, because you can at least carry eggs.

What Next?

There are tons of great things you can try out in Galacticraft, and more are being added all the time!

Here’s a short list of things to try out:

• Construct an Overworld Space Station and invite your friends.
• Explore the Moon and make contact with a colony of Moon Villagers.
• Make your mark, by placing a Flag on the Moon or try it on the Overworld.
• Mine up some Cheese Ore.
  Establish an oxygen supply system on your Space Station, or Moon Colony.
• Make a Moon Buggy and drive around in it.
• Mine some Meteoric Iron and build Spin Thrusters to have your Space Station spin
• Build a more technological looking base, with Arc Lamps for illumination (this is the brightest light source available in Minecraft) and Display Screens on the walls
• Continue on to Mars.
• Mars unlocks a new material, Desh which will let you make better armour and tools and some other more powerful items
• Mars also unlocks new machines, and access to the Asteroids …

This How To guide can give you some more ideas for what is truly possible in Galacticraft…

Creative Mode start

Galacticraft is supposed to be a detailed technological mod with a lot of things to do, so that it takes a lot of time and effort for a player to make it as far as the Moon, Mars and beyond. (It can be easier and more fun if you play in a team with 2 or 3 people helping.) It is not supposed to be easy, and space is a dangerous place when you get there. There are plenty of possibilities for having accidents, running out of oxygen or getting stranded with no way home.

Why is Galacticraft like this? Basically the Galacticraft creators see vanilla Minecraft as being fairly easy to achieve all main quests in the game like getting diamond armor, getting to the Nether or reaching the End and slaying the Ender Dragon.

Almost any achievement which doesn’t involve a huge build can be achieved within 1 or 2 hours of game time. (Some people with lucky seeds and some practice runs have killed the Ender Dragon within 16 minutes of game start.) The Galacticraft creators wanted to make a mod which gives players more of a sustained challenge. Getting to space should be hard.

It is possible to get to space in less game time by using a Fast Mode setting: this reduces the metal resources needed, which saves you time, but it does not offer any other speed ups.

If you are impatient to see some of the other planets in Galacticraft quickly, you may want to use Creative Mode.

In Creative Mode you can give yourself a pre-fuelled rocket, so you only need that rocket and 9 launchpads and you will be all set to travel to the other planets. Creative Mode also has the other advantage that you will not die from lack of oxygen nor from the extreme temperatures or dangerous mobs you may find out there in space…

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