Wave Randomiser

Description

Vanilla StarRupture waves arrive like a train timetable. Every ~54 minutes, almost to the second, the next wave begins. Once you've memorised the schedule, "wave incoming" stops being a threat and starts being a calendar appointment.

This mod randomises the calm period between wave cycles — the long quiet stretch where you're farming, building, and exploring. Each calm period is rolled fresh from a configurable range, so the next wave doesn't arrive on schedule. By default the gap is rolled to somewhere between 33 and 43 minutes, using a bell-curve distribution that keeps most cycles feeling about normal but occasionally throws you a short one or a long one.

The framing: a wave is deterministic stellar physics — PreWave, the wave itself, fadeout, and growback all run on the same clock they always have. But the pressure building toward the next eruption isn't perfectly regular. Sometimes the star pulses early. Sometimes it holds back.

Only the gap between waves changes. The waves themselves, the extraction window during growback, the warning during PreWave — all vanilla.

Installation instructions

• []Install AlienX's StarRupture ModLoader first (see Requirements below).[/]

  []Download

  FrilWaveRandomiser.dllfrom the Files tab.[/]

  []Drop the DLL into your StarRupture Plugins folder:

  <Steam>\steamapps\common\StarRupture\StarRupture\Binaries\Win64\ModLoader\PluginsIf the

  Pluginsfolder doesn't exist, create it.[/]

  []Launch StarRupture as normal. The mod loads automatically — there's no in-game prompt or menu to confirm it's running.[/]

To uninstall, just delete the DLL.

To temporarily disable without uninstalling, open

Plugins\config\FrilWaveRandomiser.iniand set

Main features

• []Randomised calm period. The gap between wave cycles is rolled fresh each time, defaulting to 33–43 minutes.[/]

  []Bell-curve distribution by default. Most cycles land near the middle of your configured range; outliers are rare. Matches a "predictable in structure, not in timing" feel. Switchable to uniform if you'd rather every duration be equally likely.[/]

  []Fully configurable. A

  .inifile lets you set the min/max calm period and choose between truncated normal and uniform distributions.[/]

  []Waves themselves stay vanilla. Only the timing of when the next wave arrives changes — wave duration, intensity, recovery, and extraction window are all untouched.[/]

  []Singleplayer and listen-server multiplayer. Tested in both. Works fine when hosting friends.[/]

  []Privacy-respecting logs. The mod doesn't log countdown values or next-wave times — you can't accidentally spoil yourself by reading the log file mid-cycle.[/]

Requirements

AlienX's StarRupture ModLoader is required. This is a separate community tool that lets mods load into StarRupture. Without it, the DLL does nothing.

• []📥 ModLoader download: https://github.com/AlienXAXS/StarRupture-ModLoader/releases[/]

  []Minimum ModLoader version: v1. 12. 0 (use the latest available)[/]

Install the ModLoader first before installing this mod — its release page has its own setup instructions.

Game build: the ModLoader is built against a specific StarRupture build (currently CL-121032). When the game updates, the ModLoader usually updates within a day or two — keep both current. If they ever mismatch, the ModLoader refuses to load and tells you so in

modloader.log.

Compatibility:

• []✅ Singleplayer[/]

  []✅ Listen-server multiplayer (you host, friends connect)[/]

  []❌ Dedicated server (the standalone

  StarRuptureServer.exe) — currently crashes due to a client/server SDK mismatch. A separate server build is planned but not yet available.[/]

Shout outs

AlienX for building and maintaining the StarRupture ModLoader — none of these mods exist without his hook infrastructure and SDK work. Catch him in the HIVE Discord.

Catch the streams at https://twitch.tv/frilioth — most of these mods get demoed there first.

Issues, suggestions, or "it broke after the update" — leave a comment on this Nexus page or ping me on stream.