Asteroid Types

This article contains outdated information that is inaccurate for the current version. It was last updated for LU-356355. Unreflected changes in the discussed game mechanics are detailed here: EX1-445422 • U47-561558

This article contains outdated information that is inaccurate for the current version. It was last updated for LU-356355. Unreflected changes in the discussed game mechanics are detailed here: EX1-445422 • U47-561558

This article is related to content of the Base Game. There may be a version for the DLC, see Planetoid Clusters (Spaced Out).

In Oxygen Not Included you have the ability to choose an asteroid type on which to found your colony. These are all variations on the same basic asteroid template intended to mix up early and midgame strategies. They all have different assortments of biomes, critters, and randomized traits.

Asteroid-Biome Table

Asteroid Type	Temperate Biome	Forest Biome	Swamp Biome	Caustic Biome	Frozen Biome	Rust Biome	Tide Pool Biome	Oil Biome	Volcanic Biome	Space Biome	Barren Biome
Terra	✔		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
Oceania	✔		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
Rime	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Verdante		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Arboria		✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Volcanea	✔		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
Badlands	✔			✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
Aridio		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Oasisse	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔	✔	✔

World Seed

World seeds define the maps layout. They are completely randomly generated, but if you loved the map you just played on and just want to retry that seed, you can take that seed, enter it to the seed menu, then voila.

Version History

• Before Launch Update there were two additional preset maps:
  • Helicona, where the most of asteroid was consisting out of Frozen Biome
  • The Rock, where asteroid was composed of Space, Volcanic and Frozen biomes.