1. Planet Environment & Features

• Ore rusting / transformation: Metal ores exposed to the atmosphere rust and convert into different minerals. Mining, transport, and processing must be timed carefully.
• Remote deposits: Ore patches are often far from each other and from the landing zone, making a single centralized megabase difficult to maintain.
• Limited lava extraction: Lava production must be planned around fixed extraction points.

2. Gameplay Suggestions

• Build distributed outposts and process ores locally before they change.
• Use trains for long-distance logistics. Move processed intermediates or finished materials instead of raw ore whenever possible.
• Keep buffers small or controlled. Large stockpiles of unstable materials may transform before you use them.
• Plan rail networks early to connect remote mining sites and lava extraction points.

3. Rewards

• Expanded stone-derived recipe chains and upgrades.
• Logistics or containers that can accelerate or slow down the rusting / spoiling process.
• Enhanced centrifuge machines for advanced ore processing and resource recovery.
• So on...

4. Credits & Collaboration

• Co-developed with hbai and huen.
• Special thanks to PlanetsLib, long_stack_inserter and Hurricane046

5. AI Content Disclosure

Some assets and code in Rustara were created with the help of AI tools. This includes a portion of the mod's images and some of its code.

AI-generated images have been reviewed, edited, and adapted to fit the mod's visual style. AI-assisted code has been checked, tested, and integrated by the development team before release. We are disclosing this for transparency so players know how the mod was made. We understand that opinions on AI-generated content vary, and we respect that. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out.

On Rustara, timing is everything; hesitate, and your resources will rust away.