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Archean
Archean is a realistic, immersive engineering sandbox and full scale space sim. Featuring Earth 3 billion years in the past, in the Archean eon.
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
About Archean
- Released
- May 2024
- Developer
- batcholi
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)
Where to get it
Release, studio and platform data from IGDB. Store links go to the sellers, not to us. We do not sell games and we do not host files.
Browse everything
Sorted, filterable and paged. Every link goes to the author’s own download.
From the developers
Official announcements, newest first. Posted on Steam.
- Community AnnouncementsThe Weather UpdateEarth has weather now.Clouds form, drift and break apart across the whole planet. Low-pressure systems bring rain, fog banks hug the terrain, thunderstorms roll in, and tropical storms spin up over the oceans in season. The weather runs on the entire planet at once, so a storm you see on the horizon is still there when you fly to it, and everyone on a server sees the same sky.CloudsFully volume...
- Community AnnouncementsUpdate 136HUD: Added functions for environment name, latitude, longitude, heading, pitch and roll Volume/Tank: Added a Creative-only "Freeze contents" checkbox that keeps the current contents and temperature constant DieselGenerator: draws mixed fuel pro rata, power scales with fuel quality, stalls below 70 % fuel quality Build: Fixed components placed directly on terrain being immune to heat (no grid oc...
- Community AnnouncementsWelcome to Earth!Welcome to EarthThis update moves Archean from the Earth of the Archean eon to the Earth of today, with its continents, its atmosphere and its oil. It also brings a new Moon, two combustion engines (Turbojet and DieselGenerator) and a rebalanced Electrolyser.New Earth & MoonEarth and the Moon are now generated from real elevation and color maps, with seven biomes on Earth. The atmosphere now co...
- Community AnnouncementsUpdate 129Added Temperature Probe component, a contact thermometer for hull blocks and panels Computer: Added device(), device_at() and device_count() to inspect the components connected to a computer (type, alias, temperature, damage, position, size, mass) Volume/Tank: Added a Creative-only "Fill with atmosphere" button that fills with the planet's air at sea-level pressure Bugfix: aiming at a pipe in r...
- Community AnnouncementsThe Destruction & Aerodynamics UpdateA destruction model, a new rendering mode without ray tracing, a fully rewritten aerodynamics model and improved physics: this update changes how your crafts fly, take damage and crash.DestructionYour builds can now be damaged by impacts, heat, explosions and pressure. A high-speed crash, a nearby explosion or an over-pressurized tank now have real consequences on the integrity of your craft. T...
- Community AnnouncementsUpdate 119Physics: Fixed vehicles being launched into space when parented to a resting or anchored grid
- Mods indexed
- 421
- Versions
- 0
- Newest tracked
- none yet
- Most disruptive update
- No breakage data for this game
Most downloaded
Measured from the source's own counts, summed across every release.
- Color ore scannerScan for three different ores at once using a three-color scheme. UI button to select: -Ores to scan for -Scanning range -Stop or start scanning to save power There's a section at the top of the code to specify ores to scan for, scanning speed, range and detail. You can also artificially boost th...1.1k downloads
- Ore RadarThis is basically a OreScanner on a rotating Pivot using a MiniComputer and a Dashboard screen to scan specific elements and displays Radar-like visuals.892 downloads
- Automatic CrafterAutomatically crafts an item, and any items required to build it. You can queue multiple items by pressing again, or using the x10 or x100 buttons. Setup Press V on the crafter and container you've already built. - Set the name of the Crafter to "crafter" (all lower case) - Set the name of the Co...821 downloads
- Beginner's Mining HelicopterOops, I destroyed the description while developing the "Workshop" interface of the Archean launcher... it might come back one day...807 downloads
- Mining QuadcopterThis large quadcopter is equipped with a mining drill and can sit 3 people. It also features a complex dashboard with a radar to detect a selected ore deposit. The rotors are mounted on hinges that automatically pivot forward when the throttle is around 50%, to switch to forward flight and gain s...664 downloads
- VTOL Cargo Shuttle597 downloads
- Fire's Low Cost Tracking SolarPanelsPID based tracking solar panels designed to be easily obtainable in adventure mode. Internal battery is designed to power the tracking system only, you will likely need to add batteries for charging devices. 2 ports are provided to export power.496 downloads
- JetThis jet aircraft is very fast yet very stable and flies smoothly. It also features retractable landing gears (press 1 to toggle) It's all dark-chrome finished.423 downloads
- Badger Smart Quad [v4.5]BUILT FOR SURVIVAL & MULTIPLAYER An airtight cockpit. Practical equipment. Thoughtful automation. The Badger isn’t just built to look good—it’s built to get you out, get the job done, and bring you home. It's also highly optimized with only HALF the CPU usage of it's v2.x predecessor while on the...415 downloads
- xelTech Ore Scanner v1.2.0Premium Ore Scanner - brought to you by xelTech | v1.2.0 - 13/OCT/2024 + Ore & Range selection - no code editing needed! + Two operating modes: ~ relative density mode ~ scan for 3 ores in tri-color mode404 downloads
- Triple D Mining RigThe Triple D is your all around goto for mining on multiple surfaces, both above and below the water line. It comes with an ore scanner to help discover those rich deep sea deposits of uranium. When in Drilling mode, the wheels fold up so the drill can reach the surface, and when in driving mode,...400 downloads
- EasyCopterThis aircraft is very easy to fly and very cheap to build in Adventure Mode385 downloads
- Puddle Jumper - Twin prop airplaneA small plane perfect for your local commute. Made using all nodes for the control systems. Unlike my other creations, this one is made with as few bells and whistles as I could manage. Some light code is used for displaying stats to screen. PDL-J01 CHECKLIST (The controls) TAKEOFF - Set throttle...353 downloads
- Auto tracking solar panel - No computer neededAn inexpensive early solar panel array. Uses a sensor to track the sun as it moves overhead. To align panel array towards the sun, use the built in shadow guide and numpad to set tower angle, preferably at sunrise or sunset. This only needs to be set once, since the sun always moves in a straight...338 downloads
- Water-Powered Amphibious CarThis vehicle can drive on Land or Water. It draws in water and converts it to H2 and O2 for combustion with a Thruster. On land it can drive for about an hour from a full tank, but in water it has unlimited range and will refill the tank as it floats. This is possibly the most efficient non-flyin...329 downloads
- submarine mkiiisub with ore scanner and mining drill310 downloads
- Augustus-7 Exploration Corvette📚 | Overview ⚠️ - This build does not work in adventure as it uses a magic cube. You can get rid of the magic cube and it should still work fine at the cost of limited maneuverability. The Augustus-7 Exploration Corvette, a spaceship created and upgraded over the course of a few weeks to be perfe...307 downloads
- Icarus Inc. Auto CrafterWe are thrilled to introduce you to a groundbreaking innovation from Icarus Inc. – The Auto Crafter. The Auto Crafter is designed to revolutionize the way you approach crafting and manufacturing. It automates and streamlines the crafting process, making it faster, more efficient, and more intuiti...296 downloads
- Serenity EXP - Smart VTOL📚 | Overview ⚠️ - This build does not work in adventure as it uses a magic cube for stability during cruise flight. VTOL does not depend on the magic cube and therefore the VTOL aspect can be used in adventure. ⚠️ - This VTOL was created before the destruction update, and therefore things like th...290 downloads
- QuadcopterThis is a single-seat pure quadcopter that must be flow manually. Controls are very sensitive, just like real FPV drones. Using a single high voltage battery, It can fly for 10-20 minutes.289 downloads
- Automatic orbiter286 downloads
- SS TriumphModeled after a US coastguard ship, This vessel is mostly empty and can be configured however you like for a great ocean going base. Thrust is supplied by 4 RCS modules.Q/E for Lateral movement. ore detector(credit to Snjo)is installed282 downloads
- Dorito SSTODoors open weirdly on first spawn btw (Had to repost, last version was saved empty on fuel) An Hp and XP project Body inspired by Controls: T: Start Engines 1: Zoom Zoom mode (twr of 20 and its unstable in space) (Not recommended for actual use, just speed) 2: Landing Gear 4: Toggle RCS 5: Toggle...271 downloads
- Beacon Navigation Display (BASIC)A very basic setup for navigating to beacons you have placed on structures or vehicles out in the world/universe. Includes a simple touch interface to set the frequency of the beacon you want to track. Simply press the buttons above or below the numbers to increment/decrement them. Place on a mov...257 downloads
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Why Archean mods break
A mod is compiled against one version of a game. When the game updates, anything that reached into the parts that moved stops working, and it usually stops working silently rather than with a message that explains itself.
That is what the table above counts. It is not a guess: each row is a mod the community has reported as broken by that specific release. The number is a fair measure of how disruptive an update was, and it is the reason people delay updating a game they have modded heavily.
Common questions
Does IndexGG host Archean mods?
No, and it never will. Every download link points at the author's own page on Nexus, GitHub, CurseForge or wherever they published it. We index the ecosystem; the files stay with the people who made them.
Where does the compatibility data come from?
From the communities that maintain it in the open, not from guesswork. Each claim carries how it is known, so a reported breakage is never presented as though the author said it.
Why is a mod listed as broken when it works for me?
Compatibility depends on your exact game version and the rest of your load order. A mod marked as broken in one release may work fine on an older one, which is exactly why the version is recorded next to the claim rather than a bare yes or no.