Vehicle Hazard Protection

Does it bother you that being inside a vehicle in Starfield, even the Deimog with its chunky plate glass and metal panels, doesn't make you any safer from various planetary hazards? Then this is the mod for you! But keep your arms and legs inside at all times. Except you, Vasco.

It makes the following changes:

💪Vehicles confer a moderate amount of hazard resistance while you're inside: +10 airborne, +10 corrosive, +20 radiation, +30 thermal

🌊Water is always safe to drive in, no matter what type it is

🌨 Random weather events don't penetrate vehicles (but anywhere that can generate hazardous weather will still be a bad place to be)

What it doesn't do:

• []Change anything about combat or other vehicle stats

  []Negate all hazards entirely - I wanted it to be helpful for exploring extreme planets, not a mobile weatherproof fortress

  []Regenerate suit protection - if you're playing with the advanced settings where running out is a real concern, you probably already have a way to do that

  []Let you drive on lava... or does it? (Actually I forgot to test this but I'm pretty sure it won't. Good luck though!)

  No other mods or DLC needed - if your Starfield is updated enough to have vehicles, it'll work. My screenshots are with the official Deimog Creation but it'll work fine with the Rev-8 too. Or any other vehicle, I think.

  However, If you're using the advanced Environmental Damage & Afflictions gameplay option (which this mod is kind of meant for), there's a few mods that make the experience better (and make the lack of protection in vehicles stand out more):

  • []Environmental Hazards Overhaul by Aestherus42 (or Extreme Environment Resistance Fix by the same author, if those fixes haven't already made it into some other patch roll-up)

    []A similar Nexus mod is Suit Protection Restoration Kit by PlatinumPoster, which has the benefit that you don't have to rely on crafting for items

  • Improved Powers - Personal Atmosphere, also by Aestherus42, a "lore-friendly" improvement of the power that helps deal with hazards

    Q & A

    Q: Is there any performance impact?

    A: I haven't benchmarked but, no. The extra checks that the mod adds are super simple. If seeing a creature running around on a planet doesn't slow the game down, this won't.

    Q: Does this work with my cool mod vehicle?

    A: Probably! The original idea was to only make changes to the Deimog, but this is my first mod and it turned out it was a lot easier to make general changes. So it should apply to anything that the game lets you drive. The benefits might not make sense for some vehicles but this way I'm not forcing everyone to use the Deimog all the time.

    Q: Is it safe to remove this mod mid-game?

    A: I didn't not