Passive Ramscoop

Original Mod found here. Original author Meridias561 has given me permission to continue this.

What This Mod Does

Ever wished your fleet could collect fuel and supplies whilst travelling through nebulae and near stars? The Passive Ramscoop mod makes this dream a reality! Your ships will automatically gather resources as you explore, reducing the need for constant supply runs and making exploration more rewarding.

Balanced Design Philosophy:

The idea around balancing this mod was that it's used to make sure you can always get some fuel if you are very low by entering a nebula or star corona. By default, it only fills the fuel tank to 20% - enough to get you out of trouble, but not enough to replace normal fuel management. Everything is fully configurable though, so you can adjust the rates to match your preferred level of interaction with the fuel and supply management system.

Key Features

Automatic Resource Collection

- Fuel generation whilst travelling through nebulae and near star coronas

- Supply generation in nebulae (with configurable crew usage options)

- No manual activation required - just fly through space!

Fully Configurable

- Easy in-game settings menu via LunaLib - no file editing required

- Separate controls for nebula and corona environments

- Adjustable generation rates, caps, and limits

- Master on/off toggle for quick disable

Smart & Safe

- Prevents overfilling your fuel tanks

- Respects your cargo capacity limits

- Balanced default settings that won't break gameplay, unless you want it to.

- Works seamlessly with other mods

Default Settings

- Fuel: 4% of maximum fuel capacity per day whilst in nebulae or coronas

- Supplies: Generated by extra crew members (0. 1 supplies per crew per day) in nebulae

- Limits: Fuel collection stops at 20% of tank capacity, supplies at 20% of cargo space

Requirements

- LunaLib (required for in-game settings menu and configuration)

- Starsector 0. 98a-RC8

Perfect For Players Who Want

- Less micromanagement of fuel and supplies

- More immersive exploration gameplay

- Realistic "ramscoop" technology like in science fiction

- Configurable resource generation that fits your playstyle

Installation

1. Install LunaLib (required dependency for customisation)

2. Download and install this mod

3. Enable both in the Starsector launcher

4. Start playing!

Credits

- Original Creator: Meridias561

- Current Maintainer: PowerfulQA (with permission from original author)

- Testing: Nerhtal

This mod has been updated to 0. 98a-RC8 and modernised with many quality-of-life improvements including the in-game configuration system whilst also being compatible with TriOS.