Planetoid Clusters

In Spaced Out you have the ability to choose a Planetoid cluster with an assortment of Asteroids to colonize. These clusters are grouped according to their starting planetoid to three different categories and several different sizes. The starting asteroid can resemble one of base game in size and biomes, it can be a smaller one that doesn't have all resources available, it can be a tiny one that will make the need to go to space more urgent or it can be a challenge one to deal with. All planetoids have an assortment of biomes, critters, and most of them several random world traits.

When choosing the Spaced Out style, the player is incentivized to move to other Asteroids in the early mid game to get access to more resources such as Crude Oil and Critters.

Asteroid Styles

Clusters are grouped into categories.

Classic

“	Scenarios similar to the classic Oxygen Not Included experience. Large starting asteriods with many resources. Less emphasis on space travel.	„
	~ Spaced Out! DLC

Classic Style gives you one starting asteroid and one smaller you can teleport to. The starting asteroid resembles the maps of base game with their traits and biomes. In all of them, you have access to critical resources, such as Crude Oil and Reed Fiber, with few exceptions just like in the maps of base game. Space resources, such as Niobium and Gassy Moo, still require rocketry to reach. Non-critical alternative resources, such as Arbor Tree and Waterweed, may require a Teleporter Transmitter to reach.

Spaced Out!

“	Scenarios designed for the Spaced Out! DLC. Smaller Staring asteroids with resources distributed across the starmap. More emphasis on space travel.	„
	~ Spaced Out! DLC

Standard Spaced Out style starts give you one medium-sized starting asteroid without access to Crude Oil and two nearby asteroids. A Teleporter Transmitter gives access to an asteroid with oil. The other close by asteroid can be accessed via a short rocket trip. Between these three asteroids you can find all common resources needed for a colony.

The Ceres Mantle Mini Cluster is an exception to this; with a small starting asteroid with 3 nearby.

The last five clusters of Spaced Out Style give you a selection of five small Moonlets and you can choose which one to start from. A teleporter gives access to another one of the Moonlets and short rocket trips can be used to reach the other three Moonlets. Access to critical resources varies wildly in these five clusters.

In all scenarios, space resources, such as Niobium and Gassy Moo, require rocketry to reach.

The Lab

“	Alternative gameplay experiences, including experimental scenarios designed for special events.	„
	~ Spaced Out! DLC

Very unique asteroids with unique challenges. All are Classic-sized as of 653500.

Planetoids by Clusters

Classic Style ClustersSpaced Out! Style ClustersSpaced Out! Style Moonlet ClustersThe Lab

Cluster	Starting Planetoid	Teleport Target Planetoid	Outer Planetoids
Terra Cluster V-SNDST-C	Terra	Radioactive Swamp	Tundra Marshy Superconductive Moo Water Regolith Ceres Fragment* Relica Fragment**
Ceres Cluster V-CER-C	Ceres	Stinko Swamp
Oceania Cluster V-OCAN-C	Oceania	Glowood Wasteland
Squelchy Cluster V-SWMP-C	Squelchy	Radioactive Forest
Rime Cluster V-SFRZ-C	Rime	Stinko Swamp
Verdante Cluster V-LUSH-C	Verdante	Radioactive Terra
Arboria Cluster V-FRST-C	Arboria	Radioactive Terra
Volcanea Cluster V-VOLCA-C	Volcanea	Radioactive Swamp
The Badlands Cluster V-BAD-C	The Badlands	Radioactive Swamp
Aridio Cluster V-HTFST-C	Aridio	Radioactive Terrabog
Oasisse Cluster V-OASIS-C	Oasisse	Radioactive Swamp

Cluster	Starting Planetoid	Teleport Target Planetoid	Other Inner Planetoids	Outer Planetoids
Terrania Cluster SNDST-C	Terrania	Oily Swamp	Irradiated Forest	Tundra Marshy Moo Water Superconductive Regolith Ceres Fragment* Relica Fragment**
Ceres Minor Cluster CER-C	Ceres Minor	Rusty Oil	Irradiated Swampy
Folia Cluster FRST-C	Folia	Rusty Oil	Irradiated Swampy
Quagmiris Cluster SWMP-C	Quagmiris	Rusty Oil	Irradiated Marsh
Mini Cluster - Ceres Mantle M-CERS-C	Ceres Mantle	Sweet Ceres	Ceres Core Irradiated Swampy

Cluster	Starting Planetoid	Teleport Target Planetoid	Other Inner Planetoids	Outer Planetoids
Moonlet Cluster - Metallic Swampy M-SWMP-C	Metallic Swampy	Frozen Forest	The Desolands Flipped Radioactive Ocean	Tundra Marshy Moo Water Superconductive Regolith Ceres Fragment* Relica Fragment**
Moonlet Cluster - The Desolands M-BAD-C	The Desolands	Radioactive Ocean	Metallic Swampy Frozen Forest Flipped
Moonlet Cluster - Frozen Forest M-FRZ-C	Frozen Forest	The Desolands	Metallic Swampy Flipped Radioactive Ocean
Moonlet Cluster - Flipped M-FLIP-C	Flipped	The Desolands	Metallic Swampy Frozen Forest Radioactive Ocean
Moonlet Cluster - Radioactive Ocean M-RAD-C	Radioactive Ocean	Flipped	The Desolands Metallic Swampy Frozen Forest

Cluster	Starting Planetoid	Teleport Target Planetoid	Outer Planetoids
Skewed Asteroid Cluster KF23-C	Skewed	Radioactive Swamp	Tundra Marshy Superconductive Moo Water Regolith Ceres Fragment* Relica Fragment**
Blasted Ceres Cluster V-CERS-C	Blasted Ceres	Stinko Swamp

*Remix option, Ceres Fragment can replace Tundra, Marshy, Water, or Moo. Not available for Ceres Starts.

**Remix option, Relica Fragment can replace Tundra, Marshy, Water, Moo, or Regolith. Not available for Relica Starts.

Game Feel

Each scenario will give a different gameplay experience depending on the availability of resources and other factors. Depending on what options are available at the start and mid game, you may need to rely on methods you normally wouldn't for survival and progress. For example, generating power without Coal , generating Oxygen without Algae , and developing space flight before Atmo Suits.

Notably, the Radioactive Ocean start has to use the teleporter to gain access to Algae, Coal, and Steel , and then use rocketry to access Gold Amalgam , Reed Fiber, and Plastic . It is arguably the most challenging scenario in terms of early-game resource availability.

In addition to varying resource availability, some scenarios have additional challenges, such as Rime starting very cold and Oasisse starting very hot. Developing heating and cooling in those scenarios respectively becomes a priority much earlier in the game than in a typical playthrough.

In some scenarios certain biomes do not generate on any asteroid, and so there is no reliable access to certain resources. The Printing Pod may have a random chance to offer a Care Package that provides some of the missing resources, but this is unreliable. Notably, the Critter Whisperer Achievement requires taming a Pokeshell which cannot be found naturally in The Badlands scenario.

Size

In general, with Spaced Out dlc the size of asteroids is smaller. This is compensated by having more asteroids to work with.

Planet Type	Width (X size)	Height (Y size)	Estimated Total
Base game Map	256	384	98,304
Spaced Out Classic style Map	240	380	91,200
Classic style Secondary Map	160	176	28,160
Spaced out style Map	160	274	43,840
Spaced out style Moonlet Map	128	153	19,584
Skewed (The Lab)	380	240	91,200

If we consider the total size for each group. We can see that the total is pretty similar, with Classic style maps generally having the largest area. Spaced out style maps may have less total area than Moonlet maps, but has the advantage of having a fairly large starting map.

Planet Type	Starting Planet	Warp Planet	Inner Planets	Estimated Total
Spaced Out Classic style Map	91,200	28,160	None	119,360
Spaced out style Map	43,840	19,584	19,584	83,008
Spaced out style Ceres Mini Cluster Map	19,584	19,584	19,584 * 2	78,336
Spaced out style Moonlet Map	19,584	19,584	19,584 * 3	97,920