hey, uuuhhh.. Chippy, if you remember that old game starbound that you did play through of, there are a heck ton of references in the Spirit Mod. For example, Floran armor (the Florans), and the Cavern Crawler (crustoise). Just though you'd find that interesting. Also, DON"T THROW AWAY THE BOOMSTICK! It's used for the crimbine/snadow shot, gun alts to the night's edge.
Retail copies also aren't necessarily given out for free either, you need to have a professional position in the game industry to test those versions before the public release.