prehistoric planet, no shining bug mean no cure for zombie spore

[oghim]

hi there,

i m just playing prehistoric pack for the first time and i m not able to cure zombie spore infection because the map doesn t have any light bug.

maybe it s a choice but there is a lot of sporchid in the oil biome, so it s annoying. maybe you can think about something

thx for reading me,

good day !

 

[Fistleaf]

The printerceptor story trait can print shine bug eggs.

I do not like that Zombie spores can only be cured by 1 thing, which may not even be available on the planetoid. Seems to be a legacy from when diseases are a threat.

Edited December 8, 2025 by Fistleaf
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[Tigin]

I believe they can also be cured by yeeting them from a rocket

[Gurgel]

You can also get shine-bugs as care package from cycle 1 on. 

Best approach is still to not be a zombie in the first place. 

Edited December 13, 2025 by Gurgel

[vonVile]

The best thing to do is to where ever the zombie spores are, fill in the area with tiles without entering the space. Build the tiles diagonally between to natural ones. When it comes to the planted Spore Seed do the same thing by digging out the dirt it's planted on.

[Alexander Block]

Enter through the water seal wearing an oxygen mask, dig up the plants, and pump the contaminated air into space.

[KittenIsAGeek]

On 1/3/2026 at 6:22 PM, vonVile said:

The best thing to do is to where ever the zombie spores are, fill in the area with tiles without entering the space. Build the tiles diagonally between to natural ones. When it comes to the planted Spore Seed do the same thing by digging out the dirt it's planted on.

Or build a vacuum gap and send in a dupe in an atmo suit to build a gas pump to deliver all that built up zombie spore to critter-bot device.