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Helios

by sam4413 · for Space Engineers

Helios

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5 yr agoLast updated
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About Helios

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Helios

Welcome to Helios

This is the mod.io verison. Steam version: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2628091301

Helios is a mid-sequence star with a planet orbiting around it called Helios Prime. The inside temperature of Helios is unknown, but scientists are certain its really, really hot with virtually all resources. That is if you can get into it without being crushed by the immense gravity and being burned alive.

Helios Prime is primarly a desert planet that may be devoid of life. But if you look in the lower lands, life is starting to repopulate the planet as terraforming efforts were made long ago by an unknown species. However, their terraforming efforts were not enough to make the air fully breathable, or get rid of the dangerous storms, but they were successful in lowering the temperature, somewhat. Now Helios is a semi-habitable planet with resources plentiful, but no trace of Platinum in site. Ice though, poses a challenge because it is the most rare resource on the planet. Also the name Helios and Helios Prime are both interchangeable for the planet.

I’m in the works of making a trailer for the mod!

Planet Info
Helios
Gravity: 5.00G
Average Temperature: 10000F (Inferno)
Resources: All but Ice
Heightmap: 512px (from ATA Stars)
Recommended size: 19km
(It will be around 70-80km due to the star’s clouds being much larger than 19km)
*If spawned at 120km it will be around 500km, which I do not recommend due to size when far away.
Helios Prime
Gravity: 1.15G
Average Temperature: 98F (Hot)
Resources: All but Platinum
Heightmap: 2048px
Recommended size: 60km or 120km

To spawn planets, be sure your an administrator and do SHIFT+F10 you should then select planets, and you can find both Helios and Helios Prime in the planet list.

Credits

Helios's star cloud models, textures, heightmaps, etc for Helios are taken from ATA Stars.
Visit them: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1557881032
Content of the star has been highly modified to iron out most visual glitches.

Special thanks to Dr. Octoganapus for letting me use his high quality voxels.
Visit them: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1391907091

Helios Prime's heightmaps are made by me using WorldPainter, WorldMachine, GIMP, and Photoshop. Voxels were kindly provided by Doctor Octoganapus.

Custom CrackedSoil texture, DustyRocks3 texture from 3djungle.
Visit them: https://3djungle.net/textures/ground/7135/ (CrackedSoil)
https://3djungle.net/textures/sand/1784/ (DustyRocks)

Important

This workshop item cannot be redistributed without explicit permission.
This item is not authorized for posting on Steam, except under the Steam accounts named sam.

If you are planning on using or remixing this planet mod for a server, another mod or modpack CONTACT me first in the Space Engineers Planet Discord so I can give you permission.

Any unauthorized redistribution will be reported!


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Made by Sam

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 5 yr ago.

Helios on Nxeon

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One-click install
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Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Space Engineers — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
13840-helios.zip, released 2022-02-17

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on mod.io as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Compatibility

Game
Space Engineers

Verified at the source

  • ✓mod.ioOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-30Open ↗
  • ✓Authorsam4413, as published on mod.io
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Helios, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Helios is free to download from mod.io.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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