Landing Balloons
The Landing Balloons are a type of generated vehicle that help the player to land on Mars without any fall damage. This vehicle spawns along the player upon entering the dimension.
Once the player has entered the Mars, the landing balloons with a parachute spawn involving the player and start to fall down to the surface. For the first seconds, a parachute will help slow down the descend and then detaches. The landing balloons will carry the player down to the surface and then bounce a few times until they stop. It cannot be driven or steered, all the player can do is to roll it, uselessly.
The player can exit by dismounting (shift-key). Dismounting the landing balloons before they land and stop can lead to fall damage and death. Once exiting, the player cannot mount anymore.
Landing Balloons have their own inventory space (right-click to access it) containing the items transported by the rocket before entering the dimension, two slots to retrieve the rocket itself and Rocket Launch Pads and another slot to retrieve the remaining Rocket Fuel which can be collected with Empty Liquid Canisters.
Landing Balloons can be busted by punching or arrows and drop all the content except the fuel and itself. They cannot be crafted.
Trivia
- The Landing Balloons are based on the real-life method used to land the Opportunity rover on Mars.
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