Many Mod Concepts (emphasis on survival & creativity)

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Comprehensive Suggestions

 

An Initial List Of Potential Mods,

Organized By Category

 

Any ideas here free use to all if they happen to be original. Id like to collaborate on writing if someone takes up any of the companion or quest concepts. Will add more as I ponder.

 

FAV VIRTUES/INFLUENCED BY

Surprise/Exploration

High Risk/High Reward

Realism/Immersion

Upkeep/Automation

Infrastructure Expansion/Utility

Customization/R&R

Questlock Most Abilities/Mods

Sunless Sea Random Events

FTL Ship Logistics & Configs

Subnautica Survival Outposts

Skyrim/Fo4 Mods

 

 

VR

Who Knows, But Keep UI In Mind

Draw Constellations For Powers

Weapon/Duct Tape Holsters

Immersive 1st Aid/Tool Satchel

Favorites Gestures

Manual Reloading

Manual Put Out Fire

Manual Break Ice On Gun

Manual Neutralize Acid Burn

Manual Clean Visor

Manual Refill/Swap O2 Tank

Manual Sit/Eat/Drink

Manual Empty/Swap Urine Tank

More And Stranger Stuff To Scan

Manual Scan Filters

Manual Duct Tape Suit Leak

Manual Weld/Rivet Hull Leak

Manual Drive Rovers Etc

 

 

GAMEPLAY

Linked Map Tiles

Multiple Favorites Bars

Crimson Fleet Registration Forge

SysDef Player Battleship

New Route Travel Idle Ship Time

Grav Drive Stat LY/Min UT

Engine Stat AU/Min UT

Deep Space Cluster Travel Idle

Local Space System Travel Idle

Delivery & Passenger Val Up

Gun Sell Val Down, Fuel Cost Up

No Auto Deceleration Post Boost

Explosives In Ships May Destroy

Blinding (Foes & Player)

Maiming

Tune Enemy Helmet Frequencies

 

 

SURVIVAL

Save On Sleep Only (Full Save)

Hunger

Thirst

O2 Tank Limited

Boostpack Fuel He3

Bladder/Bowels

Hygiene

Suit Integrity/Duct Tape Patch

Ship He3/Nuclear Rods

Stranding & SOS Beacons

Ship Leaks/Welding/Rivetgun

Vehicle He3/Nuclear Rods

Darker Nights

Scanner & Flashlight Battery

Resource Scarcity

PTSD

Signal Detect POI No Exact Pin

Ammo Crafting

Latching Parasites

Enemies Accrue Till Orbits Clear

Faction Quests Accrue Faction

Hazard Protection Powercells

Escape Pod/Crash Landing

Find A Ship/Call Help/Build Base

 

 

COMPANIONS

Avoid Combat Obstruction

Framework:

- Advanced Commands

- Advanced Tactics

- Level Up Skills Quests

- Auto Outfit Categories

- Crew Full Followers

Require Ship Food & Drink

More Crew Variation

Complex Crew Tasks

Complex Outpost Defense-

Masc/Fem Voice Modulations

Superstitious Spacemariner:

- Name Fin Lazerbeard

- Neon/Holo Beard Accessory

- Ship Mysteriously Lost

- Claims Aliens At Fault

- Small Flying Pet

- Prosthetic Feet & Fingers

- Fed To Pet When Marooned

- Teaches Body Modification

- Sings Shanties

- Gets Drunk If In Bar Location

- Home Neon Ocean Boat

Identical Twins Age-gapped:

- Name Bee (Beatrix) Gemini

- Name Ant (Antigone) Gemini

- Parents Exo Entomologists

- Artifact Stasis Field Held 1

- Parents Died, Twin Grew

- Annoyed Clones Big Deal

- Are They Actually Clones?

- Pet Whiptail Lizard

- Clones Equal Rights Twins

- Scan For Player

- Teach Cybernetics Crafting

- Hunting Artifacts

- Corporate Scientists

- Study Stasis/Cryotech

- Interested In Far Future

- Hobby Earth Time Capsules

Spacer Delinquent:

- Name Star Faller

- Parents Destitute Miners

- Parents Killed For Theft UC

- Kid sibling Killed By Ranger

- So Spaceborn, Crawls >1G

- Mechsuit To Stand >1G

- Extremely Agile In 0G

- Hates Citizenship Reqs

- Dreams Of Own Moon

- Quest Lunar Citybuilding

- Used To Survival Of Fittest

- Enticed/Skeptic Collectivism

- Excellent But Dark Artist

- Unlock Var Ship Art Modules

- Card Shark

- Teaches Dual Wielding

- Dances When Thinks Alone

- Crazy Laughter In Combat

Scrapper Fugitive Robinhood:

- Name Widget Sherwood

- Steals From The Rich

- Gives To The Poor

- Quest Buy Paupers An Isle

- Reduces Registration Costs

- Teaches Weapon 2nd Func.

- Quest Pay Their Bounties

- Automatically Patches Leaks

- Former Mech Mechanic

- Guilt For War Orphans

- Hobby Old Electric Cars

Pacifist Philosopher Hermit:

- Name Mild Mirrorlake

- Thinks Aliens Judge Us

- Rants Human Ineptitudes

- Rants Human Potential

- Only Uses Martial Arts Or EM

- Talks About Sublime Beauty

- Wanders Off

- Vegetarian

- Distracts Foes With Keytar

- Chance Turn Foes Neutral

- Distracts Fauna With Food

- Chance Turn Fauna Friendly

0G Ringdancer:

- Name Milkyway Spiral

- Found @ 0G Casino

- Had Dispute With Owner

- Takes No s#*!

- Dangerously Short Temper

- Not In Combat Gathers Foes

- Highly Competitive

- Wants Compete Space Race

- Wants Travel Beyond Cluster

- Angry Offboard Spacers Atk

- Angry Onboard Sabotage

- Dislikes Charity Work

- Likes Getting Paid Extra

- Great With Kids

- Childs Parent Crimson Fleet

- Quest Regain Custody

- Kid Pirate Bonus Companion

- Talks s#*! Other Companions

- Airlock Use Make Icecream

Racing Creature Farmer:

- Name: Avalanche Iditerod

- Collects Fastest Creatures

- Quest Clone Extinct Animals

- Quest Stop Nuclear Dumping

- Quest Critter Decathalon

- Heavy Grav Worlder

- Former Ranger

- Tired Of Policing Contraband

- Teaches Mount Downed

- Dislikes Pollution/Littering

- Plays Guitar, Strings, & Flute

 

 

NPCS

Lunar/Planetary Film Crews

Predatory Trader Fuel Gouging

More AI Flight Strategies

AI In Ship Grenade/Avoid Ladder

Enhance For Followers

Alien & Cyborg Parts @ Enhance

Body Replacers & Outfits

Translucent/Transparent Suits

 

 

ANIMATIONS

Rock, Paper, Scissors

 

 

FAUNA

Megafauna

Swarms/Migrations

Orbital Fauna

Scan Resistance (less highlight)

Wider Behavior Variety

 

 

ROBOTS

AI Mechs (shadow of colossus)

Pilotable Mechs

 

 

FLORA

Megaflora

Carnivorous Flora Traps

Scan Resistance (less highlight)

Orbital Flora

Earthplants Main Systems Only

 

 

LOCATIONS CLUSTER

Ship Travel New Route Idle Time

Deep Space Stranded SOS

Rogue Planet Extreme Ice Dark

Deep Space Nebulas

Deep Space Organism Colonies

 

 

LOCATIONS SYSTEM

Planet Travel Boosts Stack Acc

Computer Core Rev Thrust Orbit

Sanctum Universum Flotilla City

 

 

LOCATIONS SURFACE

POI Further, Clustered, Larger

All Temples With Dungeons

Stranger Temple Locations

All Temples With Unique Bosses

Enlightened Commune City

Larger Dungeons & Variety

Insect Hivemind Planet

 

 

UI

Mark As Junk/Sell All Junk

 

 

WEATHER

More Noticeable Extremes

Stranger Standing Liquids

Lava Flows/Eruptions

Extreme Winds Lift Move

Radiation Severely Limits Scans

Corrosion Creates Suit Leaks

Heat May Overheat Energy

Cold May Jam Ballistic Weapons

Melee Lightning Rod Chance

Grav/Mag Storm Temple Planets

- May Suppress Powers

- May Distort Time

 

 

WEAPONS

Rare/Epic/Legendary Swapping

More Mod Variations

More Weapon/Types

 

 

EQUIPMENT

Glider Packs (Forward Thrust)

Camping Pack (1 Away Slp/Sav)

More Cybernetics

Prosthetics

Working Glasses

Radio Ship (Req Computer Core)

 

 

OUTPOSTS

Interdimentional Armilary

Space Stations

Battleships

Colony Ships

Outpost Layout Memorization

Jurisdiction Demands (tax/bribe)

Creature Reactions (water/pwr)

Outpost Cloaking

Outpost Walls

Outpost Environmental Tech

Hazard Module Energy Reqs:

- Heating

- Cooling

- O2 Synthesis

- Air Filtration

- Radiation Shielding

- Decontamination

Geothermal Generators

Ongoing Sale Contracts

Storage Filters/Min Quantities

Cleared Locations All Buildable

Outpost Auto Sell Box

Outpost Storage Filters

Outpost Multi Link Terminal

Planetary Roads/Rails

Outpost Layout Memorization

Outpost Border Expansion Tasks

Module Doors

Module Showers w/ Autochange

Module Pools w/ Autochange

Fleet Cmnd/Repair Pad/Terminal

Gas Giant Living Island

Gas Giant Giant Bubble

Gas Giant Solar Sailing Station

Dwarf Moon Interior Station

Dormant Lava Tube

Active Volcano Crater

Frozen Ocean Elevator Lab

Ocean Floor Lab

Cave Outpost

Submarine With Windows

Exotic Liquid Ocean Platform

Linked Flotilla Of Ships

Interdimensional Rift Outpost

Lunar Space Elevator

 

 

SHIPS

Interdimentional Armillary

Static Inventory and Crew

Manual Docking

Computer Core Auto Docking

Manual Spacewalk Repair

Robotics & Drone Autorepair

Robotics & Drone Leechkiller

Onboard Gravity Toggle

Fleet Formations

Ship Schematic Memorization

Luxury Modules

Legendary Ships Pilotable

0G Hot Tub w/ Autochange

Assign Ships to Clear Orbits

Escape Pod Modules

- A Class Crashland

- B Class System Travel

- C Class Cluster Travel

Directional Thrusters Aid Strafe

Recreation Module Var. Games

360 Degrees Window Module

Training Module/Shooting Range

Storable Ship Modules

Lootable Ship Modules

Larger Module Price Gaps

Latchable Heatleeches

Other Latchable Creatures

Spacewalk To Remove Creature

Higher Collision Damage

More FTL Style Ship Parts

- Asteroid Launcher

- Cloak

- Nuke

- Drones

- Defense Turrets

- Shield Mode Variations

- Mines

- Deployable Barriers

- Battering Rams

- Deploy Junk

Some Ships Rigged To Blow

FTLlike Combat Triage Decisions

- Fires

- Hull Breaches

- System Repair Boost

- Cargo Resource Leak

- Lose Crew Bonus If Busy

- If Ignored, Ground Repair

- Variable Crew Death Chance

- Variable Catastrophes

 

 

VEHICLES

Rovers

Submarines

Hoverboards (Cut Pwr To Sled)

Hamster Balls (Atk Destroys)

Hovertrains (Planetary Link)

Space Elevators (1G or less)

 

 

QUESTS

NG+ # = Questmod % Chance

Corporations vs Communists

Starborn Posing As God

Neo Feudalist Queendom

Rogue Planet In Deep Space

More Complex Misc Quests

Defend The Train

Find And Rob The Train

Bring Bounty In Alive

Jailbreak

Crew Overpowered, Ship Jacked

Crew Tasks/Skill Training

War With Spacers

Truce With Spacers

Collaboration With Spacers

Tracer: Pursuit, Find & Jettison

Outfit Currently Disguised As

Ship Transponder Disguised As

Fleet Mission Clear Waves

Rings/Asteroids Stealth Boarding

Impounded: Bureocracy

Contraband May Trigger Quests

0G Olympics

Space Race Leagues

- Ring Courses

- Combat Race Courses

- Asteroid Wall Tunnel Courses

Defend Natural For Research

Destroy Natural For Resources

Unforeseen Effect From Natural:

- Causes - or + Mutation

- Causes Extended Drug Trip

- Causes Illness

- Grants Buff

- Grants Extended Alien Ally

- Communicates (XP Bonus)

- Puts You To Sleep

- Opens Rift

Deep Space Sabotage Mystery:

- Brain Parasite Hijacked Crew

- Starborn Planted Device

- Hunter/Merc Planted Device

- Crew Member Is Wanted

- Vasco Hacked By Rogue AI

- Hull Dmg Cascade Failure

- Heat Leech On Outer Hull

- Crew PTSD From Combat

- Nanobot Ship Infestation

Grav Jump Fails To Disengage

- Stranded in Isolated System

- Encounter Alien Probe

- Encounter Lost Colony Ship

- Encounter Derelict Cruise

Starborn Merlins Comet Tower

Starborn Draculas Castle Ship

Non Human Starborn Encounter

 

 

 

UNIVERSE VARIANTS

Naturist: Spacesuits Worn Only

Shy: Everyone Wears Helmets

Creative: Random Snyc Dances

Unstable: Misc. Mass Murders

Impatient: NPCs Hate Indecision

High Grav: So Heavy

Low Grav: So High

Authoritarian: Unusual Crimes

Samurai: Swords/Melee Only

Terrormorph Apocalypse: No Ppl

Still At War: UC Vs Freestar

Sports Fanatics: All Mascots

Aurora Legal: People Act Odd

 

 

SKILLS

Quest To Initially Unlock Each

More Unique Challenges

Post Mastery Quests

More Unique Skill Effects

 

 

TRAITS

Pre Opening Trait Quests

Quests To Unlock Each Trait

More Traits

Night Owl: O2 Drain Less Night

Early Bird: O2 Drain Less Day

Beatboxer: Beatboxes To Talk

Gassy: Rare Make Hostile Farts

Low Metabolism: Eat/Spd Dwn

High Metabolism: Eat/Spd Up

Musclebrain: Carry Up/Acc Dwn

Dextrous: Carry Dwn/Acc Up

Psychopath: Dialogue Options

Pacifist: Dialogue Options

Nihilist: Dialogue Options

Terrible Past: Terrormorph Link

Nearsighted: Glasses

Farsighted: Glasses

Union Head: Corpo Assassins

Photographic Memory:

- Save Ship Schematics

- Save Outpost Blueprints

- Slower XP Gain

 

 

POWERS

Dungeons/Bosses For Each

Puzzles Variety & Difficulty

Temple Cloaked Until Close

Temple Far, Vehicle Required

More Powers:

- Reflect Powers

- Suppress Powers

- Detonate Explosives

- Mark Creature Summon

- Summon By Environment

- Inter Dimensional Chest

 

 

MUSIC

Quantum Casts

Stations Suggestions

SPAM Cast: Ads/Infomercials

Dark Dimension: FO4 Imports

Singularity Signal: AI DJs, Synth

Finale Frontier: DJ EMH Opera

Rusty Rocket Radio: Rock n Roll

Night Tunes: DJ Joe Pera, 90s

Outcast: Industrial/Metal

Rad Radio: DJ Malc X, Funk/Rap

Jolly Roger: Sea Shanties/Dirges

Ground Control: Prog/New Wave

Space Elevator: Vaporwave

Scow Hall: Classical

Lone Star: Desert Guitar

Remembrance Radio: Earth Intl

Motherboard: Kid DJ, Chiptune

 

 

QOL

Inventory Improvements

Working Televisions

Working Videogames

Working Cardgames

[FALCmods4all]

While this list is mostly serious, the mod idea I may be most proud of is

 

New Trait: Gassy - Rare farts may turn anyone standing extremely close hostile (important to have a very extensive library of unique fart sfx)

Edited October 14, 2023 by FALCmods4all

[FALCmods4all]

Questions about mod workflows, avoiding issues that were common in Skyrim/Fo4 modding. I understand most things dont matter until tools are released, bit organized prep makes for an organized modding community.

 

Has anyone started creating an interactive map where people can mark major mod locations to maintain things like planetary and system theme cohesion?

 

Has anyone started keeping a spreadsheet of unique mod request/ideas (based on export if these threads) where modders can check off theyve started working on something and summarize the approach to reduce redundancys or increase collaboration?

 

Has anyone made a modder skill matching tool to help form creative collaboration teams (or maybe just a series of pinned threads here)? A thread of intros to people with x skill, y skill, z skill and the types of mods theyre interested in working on.

 

Apologies if any of these are inane questions. Check tge discords, or whatever. Not new to installing mods, but newly interested in making.