# The Planet Crafter Development Branch update - v2.002

- Product: The Planet Crafter (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-planet-crafter)
- Vendor: Miju Games
- Date: 2026-03-26
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1284190/view/538881881928632401
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-planet-crafter/releases/2026-03-26-development-branch-update-v2.002

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- **added** — Planets in the sky are now the real other planets of the system with visuals that change depending on their terraformation values
- **added** — New item Rover Jetpack Chip available for purchase with the trade rocket or found in portal wrecks
- **added** — New item Angle rounded glass floor in creative mode
- **added** — New items Locker, Shower, and Toilet in creative mode
- **added** — New water shader on Prime and some other planets
- **added** — Ability to lay in bed, which saves the game and restores day time in single player
- **added** — Ability to reorder the teleport destinations list
- **added** — New portal wreck procedural part the pool
- **changed** — Improved rover to make it more grounded and more drivable
- **changed** — Specific blueprints chips can now be deconstructed to give circuit board
- **changed** — Improved foundations snapping to pod doors
- **changed** — Improved stairs snapping to pod doors
- **changed** — Improved foundations and living pods snapping
- **changed** — Improved building in the megadome
- **changed** — Tree planter t1 can now be placed in megadome
- **changed** — Increased toxic container capacity from 72 to 80
- **changed** — Tweaked tree spreaders generation to improve interest of tree spreader 2
- **changed** — Increased chips models size to avoid problems when dropping
- **fixed** — Containers image is now cleared up if the container is emptied
- **fixed** — Reduced vehicle sound

Hello Terraformers!

We've just updated a new version (v2.002) on the **development branch**.
To try it, [see the "How to switch branches?" question in the FAQ](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1284190/discussions/0/5805689546864510028/).

This version adds new content.

Let us know what you think about it, if you find bugs or performances changes.

As usual, restart Steam to get the update, and backup your save before trying the dev branch.  All players must have the same version to play co-op. If you have issues launching the game, remove all your mods before reporting bugs.

**Temporary changelog : **

- Planets in the sky are now the "real" other planets of the system. Their visual will change depending on their terraformation values.

- New item : Rover Jetpack Chip (Can be bought with the trade rocket, or find in portals wrecks)

- New item : Angle rounded glass floor (Only in creative mode for now)

- New items : Locker, Shower, Toilet (Only in creative mode for now)

- New water shader on Prime and some other planets (still WIP)

- Added the ability to lay in bed, and in single player it will save the game and restore day time

- Added the ability to reorder the teleport destinations list

- Improved rover to make it more grounded and more drivable

- Specific blueprints chips can now be deconstructed, gives circuit board

- New portal wreck procedural part : the pool.

- Improved foundations snapping to pod doors

- Improved stairs snapping to pod doors

- Improved foundations and living pods snapping

- Improved building in the megadome

- Tree planter t1 can be placed in megadome

- Increase toxic container capacity from 72 to 80

- Tweak tree spreaders generation to improve interest of tree spreader 2

- Increase chips models size to avoid problems when dropping

- Containers image is now cleared up if the container is emptied

- Reduce vehicle sound

- Various environment fixes and improvements

- Other minor various fixes and improvements

##### Stay in the loop

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- **[Follow us on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/developer/MijuGames)**

- **[Subscribe to our newsletter](https://mijugames.com/pages/planetcrafter/subscribe.html)**

- [follow us on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/MijuGamesStudio) and on  (https://twitter.com/MijuGames)

- [Join the official reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/theplanetcrafter/)

- [Listen to Planet Crafter soundtrack](https://kidkatana.ffm.to/planetcrafter-ost)

**See you soon, and good terraforming! **

Brice for Miju Games