How To Actually Use The Order 66 Feature In Solar Smash
Order 66 in Solar Smash is a Darth Sidious-themed planetary destruction mechanic available in modded versions of the game. It replaces or supplements the standard weapon arsenal with a storyline trigger where you command the clone troopers to execute Jedi — which translates to blowing up planets with a specific cinematic flare. Most people find it because they saw a YouTube thumbnail showing a planet getting obliterated with a Star Wars twist. The actual implementation is less dramatic than the videos make it look. Here is what you need to know before you go hunting for this feature. Solar Smash is available on Android and iOS as a legitimate App Store / Play Store title, but the Order 66 content is not part of the official release. It exists only in modified APKs or patched iOS builds that circulate on third-party sites. This matters because downloading random mods from YouTube description links is how you get malware on your device. I learned that the hard way back in early 2023 when I grabbed what turned out to be a repacked version with adware embedded in the installer. The mod itself worked fine once installed, but my phone started pulling random notifications from apps I never downloaded. The practical workaround I settled on was to only use mods from the Solar Smash modding community on XDA Developers and the official Solar Smash Discord, where builds are tested and checksums are posted. It saves you about twenty minutes of troubleshooting and another hour of uninstalling spyware. The mod itself gives you a new weapon slot labeled "Order 66" that fires a laser beam from a Sith Lord icon positioned at the top of the screen. You tap and hold to charge it, then release to fire. The beam deals massive damage to the planet's core and triggers a cutscene-style destruction animation. It is visually satisfying. It is also fairly useless for speedruns or efficiency because the charge time is longer than most other weapons and the damage per second is comparable to a standard laser at best.
One thing the tutorials do not tell you is that Order 66 has a weird interaction with certain planet types. If you use it on a gas giant or a star, the beam will still fire and the animation plays, but the damage output drops significantly because the hit detection registers differently on non-terrestrial surfaces. I spent roughly forty-five minutes trying to figure out why my Order 66 shots were barely registering on Jupiter-class planets before I realized the mod simply applies reduced damage multipliers to those categories. The fix is to switch to a terrestrial or lava planet if you want to actually see the feature do what it claims. It is a minor detail but it ruins the experience if you do not know about it. What you need to get it working: First, you need an Android device running version 8.0 or higher. iOS is trickier because Sideloading requires a computer and a valid Apple ID, and the modded builds rotate frequently as Apple patches the signing loopholes. You will need the official Solar Smash base game installed first, then the mod APK overlaid on top. Uninstalling the base game before installing the mod will break things because the mod depends on shared assets from the original installation. I wasted an afternoon figuring that out after a clean install left me with a black screen and a force-closed app.
The installation process takes about three to five minutes if you already have unknown sources enabled in your security settings. Disable your antivirus temporarily during installation because it will flag the mod as a false positive every single time. Re-enable it immediately after. The mod version numbers change monthly, so check the date on the download page rather than assuming the latest link is the most stable build. Older builds tend to crash less on mid-range devices because they use fewer texture swaps and lighter asset loading. Limitations you should expect: The Order 66 feature does not work in multiplayer or challenge modes. It is single-player sandbox only. Some players report that using it triggers anti-cheat flags in the official game's online leaderboards, which can result in a temporary ban if you try to submit scores after running a modded version. Stick to sandbox mode and you will not encounter this. Another issue is save file corruption. The mod writes its own data structure alongside the base game, and if you update the base game without updating the mod to match, your saved planets may become unreadable. Always back up your /Android/data/com.hyperhypergames.solarsmash/ folder before switching versions. A simple copy to your cloud storage or a second partition takes about thirty seconds and prevents you from losing weeks of planet destruction progress.
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If you are looking for a safer alternative that does not involve sideloading, the official Solar Smash updates occasionally add themed weapons that mimic Order 66 aesthetics without the mod risk. The dark energy laser and the plasma cannon from recent patches hit similarly hard and work across all planet types without damage penalties. They are not as thematically fun, but they do not require you to manage compatibility between two separate app versions or worry about what background processes the mod is running on your device. The mod is worth it if you care about the Star Wars theme and want to see the specific cinematic destruction animation. If your goal is just efficient planet removal, skip it and use the standard weapons. The performance difference is negligible and the safety risk of a random APK download is real. I have run Solar Smash with Order 66 for about six months across three different devices and two mod versions. It works, it looks cool, and it breaks occasionally when you push it too far. That is the accurate summary without the hype.
