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Steam News28 February 20264mo ago

Lava Caves Biome!!! Also Maxed-out Laser :)

The Lava Caves biome is finally here! :) Added the Lava Caves biome - the deepest biome, with many new materials and access to rare earth elements :) Added gems: emerald, sapphire, amethyst, diamond - and access to the

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changedThe Lava Caves biome is finally here! :)
addedAdded the Lava Caves biome - the deepest biome, with many new materials and access to rare earth elements :)
addedAdded gems: emerald, sapphire, amethyst, diamond - and access to the higher level Lasers (this also adds uses for more of the materials in the mushroom cave biome and the new lava caves biome)
addedAdded chemical access paths to many new elements:
addedadded the ability to click on elements in the Progression Window (ship repair) and warp to their entry in the Material Guide with the recipe toggle set to Outputs
addedMore updates coming soon, with additional upgrades that will use the new elements :)

Atomcraft changes

changedThe Lava Caves biome is finally here! :)
addedAdded the Lava Caves biome - the deepest biome, with many new materials and access to rare earth elements :)
addedAdded gems: emerald, sapphire, amethyst, diamond - and access to the higher level Lasers (this also adds uses for more of the materials in the mushroom cave biome and the new lava caves biome)
addedAdded chemical access paths to many new elements:
addedadded the ability to click on elements in the Progression Window (ship repair) and warp to their entry in the Material Guide with the recipe toggle set to Outputs

The Lava Caves biome is finally here! :)

Added the Lava Caves biome - the deepest biome, with many new materials and access to rare earth elements :)

Added gems: emerald, sapphire, amethyst, diamond - and access to the higher level Lasers (this also adds uses for more of the materials in the mushroom cave biome and the new lava caves biome)

Added chemical access paths to many new elements:

  • Arsenic

  • Beryllium

  • Cerium

  • Cesium

  • Dysprosium

  • Gadolinium

  • Lanthanum

  • Neodymium

  • Potassium

  • Radon

  • Samarium

  • Thorium

  • Uranium

  • Yttrium

Quality-of-Life:

  • added the ability to click on elements in the Progression Window (ship repair) and warp to their entry in the Material Guide with the recipe toggle set to Outputs

More updates coming soon, with additional upgrades that will use the new elements :)

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Steam News / 28 February 2026

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