Roleplayers' Alternate Start

Roleplayers' Alternate Start

1. Overview

Tired of always starting your journey as a miner on Vectera? NG+ doesn't suit you? Roleplayers' Alternate Start is what you've been waiting for!

Inspired by classic mods like Start Me Up (Fallout 4) and Alternate Start – Live Another Life (Skyrim), this mod provides a fully dynamic alternate beginning framework designed for roleplayers, modders, and explorers alike.

- Multiple paths into the main quest: Discover your first artifact naturally during exploration, get help from a mysterious new NPC, or follow the original miner introduction by taking the job at Argos HQ.

- Unique starting options: Start shipwrecked on a remote planet and build a rescue beacon to escape. Or begin without a ship (or with a grounded one) and earn enough credits to get back into space. And more!

- Immersive introduction: Begin your journey in a custom area inspired by the Unity, seamlessly integrated into the game's lore and narrative.

- Made with compatibility in mind: The mod relies primarily on hooks and replacers, keeping vanilla quest edits to an absolute minimum to ensure compatibility with most mods.

- Dynamic integration: Automatically detects and integrates mod-added locations, ships, and items into the starting options. No patches required.

- Modder-friendly: Built from the ground up to be easily extended by other mod authors. Documentation is planned for a future release. Also fully open-source — see LICENSING/LEGAL for more info.

2. Details

Main Quest Edits

There are three ways to begin the main quest:

1. Argos Recruit (Vanilla Start)

Visit the Argos Extractors Office in the Valberg Building, located in New Atlantis' Commercial District. Accepting the job starts the original vanilla introduction on Vectera.

2. Organic Discovery

Artifact Eta can be discovered naturally during exploration.

- By default, it has a 33% chance to appear after level 5 when entering an eligible location.

- These conditions can be customized through Gameplay Options.

- A complete list of eligible locations is available in the FAQ.

Discovering the artifact launches an alternate introduction that bypasses the Vectera opening sequence.

3. The Guide

Speak with "The Guide", a unique Starborn NPC who appears at the Viewport in New Atlantis after your first encounter with the Hunter.

"The Guide" will direct you toward Artifact Eta and initiate the same alternate introduction as the "Organic Discovery" path.

How the Alternate Introduction Works

- Once acquired,