Loot mining
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- ✅ Updated 19 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #29 of 596 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
-Loot targeting AI: Target asteroids or containers with loot will highlight other containers with the same loot.-Loot targeting AI: After breaking up an asteroid, the nearest asteroid of the same mineral is targeted.-More efficient
Loot mining is a two-part X4: Foundations mod by kuertee that improves mining efficiency. It adds a loot targeting AI that highlights containers with the same loot and auto-targets nearby asteroids of the same mineral, plus makes every asteroid drop the same inventory loot after mining. Requires two other mods and is regularly updated.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 321 endorsements and nearly 18k downloads.
- Actively maintained—latest update June 2026 adds a proper uninstall feature.
- Two mods in one: targeting AI plus more efficient loot mining, so you get a full QoL package.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires two other mods (SirNukes Mod Support APIs and Kuertee's UI Extensions) to work, so setup is more involved.
- The uninstall feature is new and you need to read the instructions carefully to avoid save bloat.
- Compatibility risk: since it alters mining behavior, it might conflict with other gameplay overhauls that touch asteroid loot.
For X4: Foundations players who spend a lot of time mining and want to cut down on tedious targeting. If you're tired of manually scanning every asteroid for the same loot, this mod streamlines the process. Skip if you prefer vanilla mining or don't want to install multiple dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you install both required mods first, or Loot mining won't function properly.
- Use the Settings > Extensions menu to deactivate the mod before uninstalling to keep your saves clean.
- If you use other kuertee mods, enable the Set Active/Inactive buttons in Guidance Missions via UI Extensions to manage them.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- X4foundations Mods
- Author
- kuertee
- Version
- 9.0.0.6
- Downloads
- 17,905
- Endorsements
- 321
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/30/2020
- Updated
- 6/29/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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