Storybook planet
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Storybook planets are planets that have been molded to look like things. Storybook planets seem to be placed randomly in a players game (it can even be your own home planet) so, unlike Sol, no coordinates can be given to lead you to them. However Crab Legs was found by following the coordinates given in this research page Storybook planet search, research is currently being performed to try to determine if this is the same for multiple games or a coincidence.
There may be more than one of each storybook planet. If there were only one of each, distributed randomly around the galaxy, the odds of finding one are 10 in X (the number of planets). Supposing the average star has 2 planets, and there are 100,000 stars (conservative estimates), that would mean you'd likely have found your first one after visiting 20,000 planets. Experience tells us this far from the case. If storybook planets are placed as you visit stars for the first time, rather than in locations pre-determined by your game, there may only be one of each, but then the probability of finding one is determined by some other in-game variable. Measuring this would mean recording the total number of planets visited and number of storybook planets discovered.
Storybook planets do not display beige "rare" signals in solar system view. You must visit the planet to find out if it is a storybook planet; if so, you will receive the message as soon as you are planetside.
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[edit] Crab Legs
"Looks like crab, tastes like crab, must be crab."
[edit] Craters
"Holes are small. Craters are large."
[edit] Dill Pickles
"A pickle not dilled is just a cucumber."
[edit] Gears n Cogs
"Is this where the Antikythera device originated?"
[edit] Marshmallows
What kind of mind could create such a planet? I bet they make good cupcakes.
[edit] Pastry
"Is this where the Egyptian's learned to make pastries?"
[edit] Pineapple
"It's always a good idea to peel the pineapple before biting into it."
[edit] Tentacles
"This planet really sticks to you."
[edit] Rattlesnake
"They say rattlesnake tastes like chicken, but that chicken doesn't taste like rattlesnake." (You might not be able to see it on this picture, but there are large rattle-like formations sticking out of the surface too.)
[edit] Rock Stack
"Rocks stack, rocks fall, only rocks."
