Hi everyone We're back with another Planetiles devlog - this time focusing on cataclysms. Cataclysms occur frequently in Planetiles and are directly related to the score. Want to get a better grasp of the rules in our upcoming tile-based citybuilder? Read our first devlog that focuses on the basics.

How Volcanic Eruption works?

Volcanic Eruption is the type of cataclysm that players will encounter in Planetiles - one of the most devastating torrents in the game. With every 500 points earned, players get to choose between two pairs of upgrades and cataclysms, as shown on the slate below:
Once Volcanic Eruption occurs, it will destroy 6 random tiles within the vicinity of max 6 tiles. It won't destroy itself or any already built structures (evolved from 3x3 tiles). Volcano counts as the Mountain, however it is not upgradable as other not-yet raised Mountain Observatories.

How to prepare for Volcanic Eruption?

Volcanic Eruption may ruin your plans in pursuit of the perfect score so how can you prepare for it? This particular cataclym proves to cause the most damage in the later stages of your playthrough - destroying 1x1 chunks when your planet is almost fully terraformed leaves players with blank spots that are quite hard to fill. That is why it is advised to build structures that offer 1x1 chunks - wheter its the Mountain or Forest - they help you to keep your planet safe and your score high.

Still fear that the Volcanic Eruption will destroy important chunks of your not-yet raised structures? There is a number of ways that you can still avoid this cataclym - for example by enabling the Planet Protector feature, that we will cover in the next Planetiles devlogs. For more Planetiles content, we encourage everyone to follow its profile on X/Twitter, where we frequently post about new features and gameplay elements: https://twitter.com/planetiles We're always happy to see you join our discord channel for a chat and games discussion - if there is anything you'd like to see in Planetiles or got some ideas - we want to see it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games