Ancient Observatory
An alternate Stage 5 map set in a dormant observatory, resting high above the planet's surface. Includes a Simulacrum variant and music by Jared Damron!
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Ancient Observatory
An alternate Stage 5 environment set in a dormant celestial observatory, overgrown with glowing plants that sort of resemble the starry night sky.
It's a wide and expansive map with rolling hills, cliffs and large multi-layered buildings to navigate. There are launch pads scattered throughout to help with getting around.
Simulacrum
There is also a Void replication of Ancient Observatory with some (very) minor changes, exclusive to SotV's Simulacrum gamemode.
Music
Ancient Observatory has a unique music track, 'Orb Knowledge', created for the stage by Jared Damron (@FakeBees on Discord)!! You can find it, as well as his other work, on his YouTube channel!
Other Features
- Config options
- Ancient Observatory can appear (true/false)
- Ancient Observatory - map lighting (Night, Day, Night After Looping, Day After Looping, Random)
- Simulacrum variant can appear (true/false)
- Simulacrum variant can appear as Stage 1 (true/false)
- Toggles for modded enemies
- Some modded enemies can appear if their respective mod is enabled
- EnemiesReturns: Swift, Colossus
- Sandswept: Cannonball Jellyfish
- Starstorm 2: Security Chest
- ForgottenRelics: Brass Monolith
- Ancient Wisp
- Orb
Bugs / Issues
Please let me know on GitHub and/or Discord (@worms / @ry6240) if you encounter any issues with the map. Also feel free to message me if you have suggestions or other feedback!
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: