Exocraft Scanner Upgrade

⭐ ⭐ (495 endorsements) 📥 16,920 downloads 📌 v2.72 📅 5/30/2020
🟡 Updated this year

By lMonk · Vehicles

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods 📅 Updated: 6/12/2026 📅 Created: 5/30/2020
⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
1🛠️ AMUMSS — AMUMSS (script compiler) Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 2.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #7 of 13 Vehicles mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Exocraft Scanner Upgrade 2. 72

Description

Adds all possible planetary buildings to the exocraft scanner and makes the list of scan targets available to all land vehicles. The vehicles and mech will have the same list.

Some scan targets are added in existing options:

  • []Palaeontological Digsite has a chance to find an ancient guardian.[/]

    []Supply Depot has a chance to find a remote terminal.[/]

    []Monolith has a chance to find an alien artifact (ancient plaque).[/]

    []Trade Outpost also has a chance to find a Minor settlement.[/]

    []Ruin also has a chance to find a treasure ruin or an underwater ruin.[/]

    []Abandoned also has a chance to find an underwater abandoned building.[/]

    []Distress Beacon also has a chance to find underwater distress signals.[/]

    []Archive, when on a glitched planet, also has a chance to find a boundary failure.[/]

    []Sentinel Pillar, On a corrupted sentinels planet, also has a chance to find an abandoned robot camp.[/]

    []Settlement scan has a chance to find a Builder Settlement.[/]

    []Settlement: If your starter settlement mission is still active, meaning, you received the settlement distress message but didn't follow through on it yet, it will interfere with the scan for other settlements.[/]

    ✅ Patch mod - likely to work well with other Patch and Overwrite mods

    How To Use

    For the vehicles, install the three scanner tech modules like normal. For the mech, the mod works by making the vehicle's two scanner upgrade modules - 'Advanced Signal Booster' & 'Exocraft Signal Booster Upgrade Tau' - available to the mech... To get the full list of scanner targets you'll need to install the vehicle's upgrades along with the mech's scanner.

    Install

    Unzip the mod and place the full folder into {NMS Install Folder}\GAMEDATA\MODS (not PCBANKS). Create MODS folder if necessary.

    If the mod(s) still doesn't work, delete the mod settings file {NMS Install Folder}\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS. MXML and try again.

    2. 72: Re-addded allowing mech to install scanner upgrades; Synced with game version 6. 44

    Compatibility

    changes made in the following files:

    An EXML patch for the following file - should be non-conflicting:

    - METADATA\SIMULATION\SCANNING\SCANEVENTTABLEVEHICLE. MBIN

    - METADATA\SIMULATION\SCANNING\VEHICLESCANTABLE. MBIN

    - METADATA\REALITY\TABLES\NMS_REALITY_GCTECHNOLOGYTABLE. MBIN

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Exocraft Scanner Upgrade expands the exocraft scanner to include all planetary buildings and makes scan targets available to all land vehicles, including the mech. It adds chances to discover rare structures like ancient guardians and boundary failures. A patch mod with 495 endorsements, updated June 2026.

✨ Key Features

Adds all possible planetary buildings to the exocraft scanner.
Makes the scan target list available to all land vehicles and the mech.
Adds chances to find rare structures like ancient guardians, remote terminals, and alien artifacts.
Includes special interactions for glitched planets and corrupted sentinel planets.
Patch mod designed to work well with other Patch and Overwrite mods.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community-approved with 495 endorsements and over 16k downloads.
  • Massively expands exploration options for vehicle users.
  • Regularly updated (June 2026) and designed as a patch mod for compatibility.

⚠️ Cons

  • Requires installing three scanner tech modules on vehicles and two on the mech for full functionality.
  • Active starter settlement mission can interfere with settlement scans.
  • No explicit mention of compatibility with other mods that alter scanner behavior.
🎯 Is This For You?
For No Man's Sky players who love exploring in exocraft and want to find every type of planetary structure without flying. Perfect for completionists and base builders hunting for rare sites. Skip if you rarely use vehicles or prefer a more streamlined scanner.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 5 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Ensure you have the MODS folder in GAMEDATA; if not, create it.
  • If the mod doesn't work, delete the mod settings file in the MODS folder.
  • For the mech, install both the Advanced Signal Booster and Exocraft Signal Booster Upgrade Tau to get the full scan list.

📊 Mod Details

Game
No Mans Sky Mods
Author
lMonk
Version
2.72
Downloads
16,920
Endorsements
495
Category
Vehicles
Created
5/30/2020
Updated
6/12/2026

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