The existence of a .rar file for a specific date usually points to a few specific intentions within the gaming community:
: Starbound saves are stored locally. If you run this build, it may attempt to read your current save files, which could cause corruption if your current saves are from a newer version. Starbound Build 03232020.rar
: Because Steam automatically updates games, players often manually zip their "Steamapps" folder to preserve a specific version. This is crucial if a new update breaks a complex mod list. The existence of a
By March 2020, Starbound had been out of early access for nearly four years. This particular build represents the game in its late-stage development lifecycle. At this point, the core "1.4 Bounty Hunter" update (released in mid-2019) was the primary content set. This is crucial if a new update breaks a complex mod list