Hatch-22 - Simple Ship Doors

"That’s some catch, that Catch-22," observed.

"It’s the best there is," Doc Daneeka replied.

Description

For years, Starfield shipbuilders have been trapped in the impenetrable logic of the game’s door placement algorithm. You want a door; the game wants a maze. Existing mod solutions can offer more control, but they often come with extra dependencies, compatibility concerns, and a growing stack of patches. It can be a lot.

Hatch-22 offers another option. It adds a lightweight set of placeable markers so you can specify where doors and ladders appear inside your ship. Instead of replacing the vanilla connection system, this mod works with Starfield’s existing door placement algorithm. Place the hatches you care about, and let the game do the rest.

Hatch-22 does not give complete control over every connection, but it gives you options that are better than vanilla while staying lightweight and easy to maintain. It's a solution, but honestly there is no perfect solution. That's the catch.

Main features

Three Placeable Hatch Types / One Hatch Blocker

• []Fore/Aft End Hatch: Generates standard round vanilla hatches, with 8 options: Open passage (no door), sliding doors, folding doors, shutter doors, fore/aft opening pressure doors, and fore/aft opening Nova pressure doors[/]

  []Port/Starboard Side Hatch: Supports side connections between habs, also with 8 options: Open passage, sliding doors, folding doors, shutter doors, port/starboard opening pressure doors, and port/starboard opening Nova pressure doors[/]

  []Up/Down Ladder Hatch: Generates ladder connections between decks. Includes a standard version and one with a door in case you're prone to falling down hatches.[/]

  []Ladder Hatch Blocker: Prevents the game from generating a ladder hatch where it's placed.[/]

• []Appear at the top of the Habs menu[/]

  []Include custom shipbuilder icons[/]

  []Are designed for easy placement and handling[/]

  []Are fully paintable and blend naturally into your ship's exterior[/]

[]Simple: Just four types of markers, easy to find, place, move, and paint.[/]

[]Effective: Once you place the hatches you want, the game will generally use that layout and just connect any unconnected habs.[/]

[]No paches: Hatch-22 does not require compatibility patches for other hab mods.*Although mod patches are not required, some mods may work better if they've made some compatibility adjustments to