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WELCOME TO MARS!

Unlike the Moon, Mars is an optional place to visit (but still very recommended because of the weapons you can get here). Reflecting the Roman god of war who inspired its name, it is filled with hostile mobs, being the ideal place for grinding. On Mars, in fact, you will be able to get tons of XP, weapons, cosmocoins and materials, but will you survive?

Gravity on Mars is something between Earth and Moon. Since there is no oxygen, you'll need to wear an Astronaut's Helmet to breath. It will also protect you from the poison emitted by Mars's toxic surface.

Mars is very rich in iron (thus the red color). While you cannot extract it from the soil, you will still be able to find Iron Ore at a very common rate:

Anyway, let's talk about the mobs now:

The first one is the Arrugginitron: an Ingumatron which was sent long ago on Mars and got rusty over the time. It is a bit weaker than its regular counterpart, but has a chance to drop a random metal rather than the usual Space Energy Core. And you'll need the latter, since Violet Teleporters are broken on Mars (you'll have to repair them like on Earth)!

Then there are Lost Uralien Raiders (yep, Cyan Raiders now actually got a name). Spending that much time lost on Mars mustn't have been a beautiful experience, and as a result she now looks more like a zombie rather than a pirate... She drops Cosmocoins on death.

Next there are... yellow creepers (still have to find a name for them). They might look like a lazy recolor of a vanilla mob (they absolutely aren't), but they were added because Creepers will be important in Chapter 2, regardless of Mars. Unlike normal Creepers, they explode istantly, but at a shorter range. They still drop gunpowder when killed by someone who isn't themselves.

Finally, an actually original mob... Rougetusks! Unlike the other mobs mentioned earlier, these little guys are neutral and don't actually have a drop... for the moment.

Nothing really exciting, right? Well, here comes a new mechanic:

RADIATIONS!

While staying on Mars you might find some Radioactive Asterocks (still have to make them generate though). These rare blocks emit lethal radiations which slowly (very slowly) damage whoever is near. And, if they manage to kill a mob, rather than simply dying, that mob will MUTATE!

*insert epic music here*

I added a BlockBench screenshot too since the creeper moved too fast and I wasn't able to catch a screenshot while it hopens its mouth

Mutated mobs are stronger, faster and better versions of boring regular mobs! They drop more XP (and in the future unique loot too), but try to not fight too many of them at once or you would easily die!

Mutated mobs get new abilities (mutated creeper jumps in the air before exploding and mutated rougetusk is always aggressive, but actual abilities will be added soon), besides improved stats. They also are immune to radiations.

You could just break some Radioactive Asterocks and replace them anywhere you want to make a farm (they were also designed for this purpose). Right now, only yellow creepers and rougetusks mutate (but many more are coming soon!). If you like the idea, I will also add mutated vanilla mobs (in another update though).

As a bonus, pigs will also mutate in zombie pigmen, to easily make a gold farm.

There also are some new changes (when teleporting to a planet, you will be falling from high altitues to prevent spawning buried underground - since gravity is low fall damage isn't a problem; the weird stone platform automatically generated by Minecraft under the spaceship was removed), but the update is only 30% ready! New weapons, outposts, npcs and ruins are also coming soon!

Hope you will like the next update :)

@FreddyFoxGam3r

Martian rocks actually are more orange-y, but I probably drew them too saturated

Regarding Martians, Mars is supposed to feel "wild" so there will be no cities, villages, colonies etc. (though there will be some rare outposts). There will actually be some ruins though to hint that an advanced civilization might have lived there in the past

@Klemen

Thank you! It actually is just a reskin of another robot from the same mod, but I thought the mod would feel to chaotic and forgettable if each mob looked completely different from the others (besides taking too much time to be made), so I added a rusty robot as the first martian mob :)

Just as the NASA rover has just arrived at Mars, Mars has just arrived at Event Horizon (it actually was just a coincidence but nevermind)!

In this update, you'll be able to visit Mars (obviously), fight its many mobs, watch them mutate into even stronger mobs, collect a lot of loot, meet some new NPCs and complete quests for them, use torchlights and lightsabers and much more!

The next update, 1.3, won't bring Venus (which will be totally different from Mars and will come in 1.4), but will instead add more mobs and structures to Mars, more mutated mobs, a way to get mars&venus spacemaps if something goes wrong with pirate battles and more.

NPCs giving quest will be a recurring mechanic: you'll find those kind of NPCs very often (though not as much as you find trading NPCs which basically is ANY friendly NPC), and future quests will include something different from basic bring-me-that-item tasks.

Now I'm a bit unsure about which mod to update next, I've basically ignored any mod which isn't Event Horizon this year :P

Anyway, here's the changelog:

1.2 - Ares Update - 02/18/2020 - 201 mod elements
+Mars
No oxygen, little gravity (more than Moon though), toxic rocks, radioactive meteorites, hostile mobs. This is the ideal place for grinding, but will you survive?
+Martian Soil, Martian Rocks
The first covers the surface, the latter is the main block of the planet
+Martian Iron Ore
Mars is very rich in iron, which can be found pretty much anywhere
+Martian Bricks, Martian Brick Slab, Martian Brick Stairs, Carved Martian Bricks
+Rougetusk
A little neutral mob who swarms the surface of Mars
Its mutated form is stronger, faster and always aggressive
+Rougetusk Meat
Disgusting, but at least restores some hunger
+Rougetusk Shell
Sometimes dropped by Mutated Rougetusks
+Arrugginitron
A rusty Ingumatron who wanders around Mars, attacking players and dropping either a Space Energy Core or a random metal
+Naranja Creeper
Found on Mars, instantly explodes when near players
Its mutated form is faster jumps in air while exploding
+Naranja Creeper Scales
Sometimes dropped by Mutated Naranja Creepers
+Lost Uralien Raider
Staying that long on Mars mustn't have been fun... She looks more like a zombie than a pirate
+Radioactive Asterock
Found on martian surface, manates toxic radiations which might mutate nearby mobs
+Diamond Asterock
Rarely found on Mars, its diamond can be extracted using an Asterock Extractor
+Mars Outpost
The only place where you can find friendly NPCs on Mars
+Calapuff Colonizer
Sells you food and talks in a weird way
+Lumistro Settler
Gives you quests to complete for a reward and sells miscellaneous items
+Flashlight
Emits light in the direction you're looking at
+Lightsaber
Deals more damage on consecutive hits
+New advancements
+More tips and analysis for AIbert
+Many new custom sounds
+A few WIP stuff
~Teleporting to the Moon or Mars will now happen at high altitudes to prevent you from spawning buried underground (the fall won't matter anyway because of low gravity)
~The stone platform automatically generated by Minecraft at the bottom of Outer Space is now removed
~Renamed Cyan Raider to Uralien Raider and Calapuff (the hostile one) to Calapuff Swabbie
~Done a few more tweaks
! Fixed some bugs

Well, looks like my reply to your other comment is useless now.. . XD

Thank you for your comment! :)