General
Q: Why is it called "Rubia"?
The name is inspired by the hit series "Sherlock Holmes", which is set in the fictional country of England, where people call trash RUBBIsh.
Q: Can I add Rubia to an existing Space Age save?
Yes. Rubia works at any point of your playthrough (including the beginning and postgame). Adding Rubia will not break your existing base.
Gameplay Help
Q: How do I land on Rubia?
Read: Tips and Tricks > Rubia Planet Briefing.
Q: Iām stuck. How do I get X?
Rubian crafting chains are fairly simple to emphasize build restrictions. If you feel stuck, you either 1) misunderstand a Rubia-specific machine, or 2) donāt realize you have access to a certain vanilla machine.
Q: How hard is Rubia?
Rubia's difficulty is on par with Aquilo.
Q: Rubia is too hard/easy!
Rubia has difficulty settings under Mod Settings > Map Settings > Planet Rubia > Rubia Planet Difficulty. I beat Normal difficulty with no optional technologies. Different difficulties allow you to adapt the mod to wherever you are in your playthrough.
Q: Any advice for playing Rubia?
1) Rubia severely punishes sustained use of hand-fed ammunition.
2) Leave extra space to adjust to new building mechanics.
3) Tooltips/factoriopedia/etc. contain all critical information that you will need.
Development
Q: Please remove Rubia's incompatibility with mod X.
Incompatibilities are a work in progress. Sometimes I can resolve it in 5 minutes. Other times, it takes weeks, especially if I need to coordinate with other modders.
Q: Can't you change Rubia's theming? I hate it.
If you don't think I'm funny, try Kryzeth's censorship mod for Rubia. It provides accessibility options for anyone with a fatal allergy to joy.
Q: Allow wind turbines outside Rubia?
No. Wind turbines would compete with solar on every surface, creating an uninteresting non-choice where one is just numerically better. If you want universal wind turbines, get this mod.
Q: Please add a setting/technology to toggle Rubiaās wind/trashsteroids.
No. It goes against my vision for Rubia. See full reasoning.
Q: Just tell me exactly what I need to land on Rubia.
Forum post on the topic.