Planet Hopper


Planet hoppers are miniature rockets that can travel directly between planets, but can only carry players.

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Changelog

Version: 4.0.9
Date: 2025-09-04
  Changes:
    - Silo entity description update.
Version: 4.0.8
Date: 2025-08-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Correctly introduced PlanetsLib as a dependency.
Version: 4.0.7
Date: 2025-08-26
  Changes:
    - (Muluna compatibility) Removed the oxygen surface condition from the launcher.
Version: 4.0.6
Date: 2025-07-26
  Changes:
    - Adjusted the launcher to have a rocket weight of 1000kg
Version: 4.0.5
Date: 2025-06-23
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that players could launch a Planet Hopper from remote view.
    - Fixed that players could attempt to launch from a frozen Planet Hopper.
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2025-06-13
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash.
  Changes:
    - Reduced ingredient costs.
Version: 4.0.0
Date: 2025-06-13
  Changes:
    - A small step towards realism: Planet hoppers are now burner entities (powered by fuel) and its rockets cost 20 steel to build.
    - Crafting a Planet hopper silo is now more expensive.
  Bugfixes:
    - The launch button is now disabled if the rocket is not ready for launch.
    - Fixed the behavior of the silo GUI when planets become unlocked/locked while the GUI is open.
  Compatibility:
    - Destination planets can now request Planet Hopper to abort the launch.
Version: 3.1.1
Date: 2025-06-12
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that players would not land in cargo landing pads on the target surface unless it was connected to at least one cargo bay.
Version: 3.1.0
Date: 2025-06-09
  Changes:
    - Adjusted the requirements for launching to a given planet to match the requirements for space platforms travel: that the planet in question is unlocked. (Previously, the LuaSurface existing sufficed, except for Nauvis. We might bring this functionality back in the future if there is demand.)
    - Added a new tooltip to the launch button for the case that there are no destinations to choose from.
Version: 3.0.7
Date: 2025-06-09
  Changes:
    - Tweaked the mod's name.
Version: 3.0.6
Date: 2025-06-05
  Changes:
    - Made Nauvis an exception for the rule that players can travel to surfaces that exist even if they are not unlocked.
Version: 3.0.5
Date: 2025-05-31
  Changes:
    - Rocket silos opened in Planet Hoppers v2 or Planet Hoppers v1 no longer show the old GUI alongside the new one.
Version: 3.0.4
Date: 2025-05-26
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that players could carry items in their inventory whilst hopping.
Version: 3.0.0
Date: 2025-05-12
  Changes:
    - Planet Hoppers no longer require an overhead space platform in order to travel directly between planets.
Version: 2.3.6
Date: 2025-05-05
  Changes:
    - Hidden planets no longer show in the destination override list.
Version: 2.3.5
Date: 2025-03-21
  Changes:
    - Compatibility with No Space Platforms: Planet Hopper no longer shows the destination override if this mod is enabled.
Version: 2.3.4
Date: 2025-03-20
  Changes:
    - License switch.
Version: 2.3.3
Date: 2025-03-18
  Changes:
    - Description updated.
Version: 2.3.2
Date: 2025-03-17
  Changes:
    - Remove enabled=false from automatic rocket parts recipe.
Version: 2.3.1
Date: 2025-03-17
  Changes:
    - Compatibility with mods that remove fixed_recipe recipes from player machines.
Version: 2.3.0
Date: 2025-03-16
  Graphics:
    - Improved graphics. (Thanks cackling.fiend!)
Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2025-03-16
  Changes:
    - Changed the setting to allow traveling directly to planets to be enabled by default.
Version: 2.1.6
Date: 2025-03-13
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when hopping directly to a planet surface that did not yet exist.
Version: 2.1.5
Date: 2025-03-11
  Changes:
    - Fixed a second bug in which the GUI failed to open.
Version: 2.1.4
Date: 2025-03-11
  Changes:
    - Fixed the new GUI failing to open.
Version: 2.1.3
Date: 2025-03-11
  Changes:
    - Fixed mod title.
Version: 2.1.2
Date: 2025-03-11
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed another crash.
Version: 2.1.1
Date: 2025-03-11
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crashes on indexing 'silos'.
Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2025-03-08
  Changes:
    - Direct travel from planet to planet is now disabled by default, until enabled in the mod settings.
Version: 2.0.2
Date: 2025-02-24
  Changes:
    - Description update.
Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2025-02-24
  Changes:
    - Description update.
Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2025-02-24
  Changes:
    - Players can now jump directly from planet to planet, as long as a space platform is overhead.
Version: 1.0.8
Date: 2025-01-30
  Changes:
    - Pressure surface condition removed from the launcher.
Version: 1.0.7
Date: 2025-01-25
  Changes:
    - Crafting time of launcher reduced.
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 2025-01-25
  Changes:
    - Launchers no longer require electricity to function.
    - Mining time of launcher reduced.
Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2025-01-25
  Changes:
    - Planet hoppers now launch on command without any delay.
    - Launcher recipe tweaked.
Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2025-01-22
  Changes:
    - Tweaked mod name.
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2025-01-22
  Modding:
    - Compatibility with mods that allow rocket silos to switch recipes.
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2025-01-19
  Changes:
    - Recipe adjusted.
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2025-01-19
  Info:
    - Description updated.
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2025-01-19
  Features:
    - Initial mod release.