When an orbital scan announces The Nest, Xeno-Colony, Worm-Ridden, or Infested Paradise, the planet has rolled the Infested subtype over an ordinary Lush, Toxic, Scorched, Radioactive, Frozen, or Barren foundation. Twisted alien spire-trees, pulsating spore pods, and titanic Immortal Worms arcing overhead replace standard woodlands, turning a routine resource stop into an eerie xenobiology expedition while the parent climate's heat, cold, or radiation continues running.
Whispering eggs and Hungering Tendrils
Instead of spawning only around slime-covered Abandoned Buildings, whispering eggs dot open hillsides across the entire planet. Cracking a whispering egg with your Mining Beam drops a volatile Larval Core worth fifty Nanites in any refiner while instantly erupting a pack of leaping Biological Horrors from the dirt. Watch the ground for giant burrowing Hungering Tendrils as well: shooting them down yields Flesh Rope and Vile Spawn for Nanite refining and expedition milestones.
Summoning the Vile Brood Mother
Infested worlds are also prime hunting grounds for translucent Juicy Grubs wriggling through the alien brush. Picking up a grub and crushing it in your inventory summons a towering, acid-spitting Brood Mother flanked by insectoid swarms; shattering her glowing weak points unlocks four rare wearable insectoid chitin helmets and mounted brood trophies.
Parent crops and double hazards
Beneath the grotesque flora, every parent biome resource remains intact: an Infested Frozen planet still grows Frostwort over Dioxite veins, and an Infested Scorched world still yields Solanium and Phosphorus. Keep your ship parked close or drop a Minotaur bay before farming cores, because triggering a Swarm during an extreme parent firestorm or aggressive Sentinel patrol taxes shields fast.