Protect Sector
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- ✅ Updated 40 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #46 of 596 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Protect Sector
This extension allows you to protect a sector from being harassed by hostile ships.
This is useful when you want to prevent hostile ships to attack your ships and stations. Or when you want to prevent from building in a sector.
Compatibility
Compatible with X4: Foundations 7. 50 and upper.
Features
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[]Always the closest possible target will be selected to attack.[/]
[]Several ships/fleets with one order can work in one sector or crossed sectors.[/]
[]Mimic order in a fleet is fully supported. But, again, not set single ship to mimic mode - use the fleet instead.[/]
[]The Lost Ship Replacement feature is fully supported.[/]
[]The own (Experimental) order for station attacks is available.[/]
[]The workaround for player ships repairing/restocking not only in current sector is implemented based on received damage sensitivity levels.[/]
Download
You can download the latest version via Steam client - Protect Sector
Or you can do it via the Nexus Mods
Executing the order
You can select the order as any other, like "Protect Station" or "Protect Ship", from the "Combat" section of orders.
Please be aware - this order requires the ship captain to have at least two stars in the "Pilot" skill.
Configuration
There are a several configuration order parameters available. You can see all of them on a screenshot.
Home Sector
This is a sector which will be protected. You can select it from the list of discovered sectors.
If you select not current sector, the ship will fly to the selected sector to some "safe" point before to start protecting it.
Attack Stations
Disabled by default.
If enabled, hostile stations in the protected sector will be attacked by ship and fleet.
Use "Coordinate attack"
Enabled by default.
If enabled, the ship will use the "Coordinate Attack" order to attack the stations. It will be used for the stations only, not for the ships.
If disabled, the ship will use the usual "Attack" order to attack the stations.
Use experimental "Attack Station"
Disabled by default.
If enabled, the ship will use the Experimental "Attack Station" order to attack the stations. It will be used for the stations only, not for the ships.
Will work only if the ships in a fleet contains only L or XL classes only. Otherwise it will be de-sel
Protect Sector is a gameplay mod that lets you designate a sector as protected, preventing hostile ships from attacking your assets and blocking construction there. With 144 endorsements and 11,683 downloads, it's a niche utility for players who want to control hostile activity in specific areas.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community traction with 144 endorsements and over 11k downloads.
- Solves a specific pain point for players tired of sector raids.
- Simple concept that's easy to understand and apply.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is cut off, so full feature list is unclear.
- No mention of compatibility with other mods or game version.
- Potential conflict with other sector-management mods.
For players who want to secure their home sectors from constant enemy attacks or prevent unwanted construction. If you're tired of babysitting your stations, this is for you. Skip if you prefer combat-focused gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a new game or works with existing saves.
- Test in a sandbox save to see how it interacts with your current mods.
- Look for in-game settings to configure which sectors are protected.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- X4foundations Mods
- Author
- ChemODun
- Version
- 1.18
- Downloads
- 11,683
- Endorsements
- 144
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 12/7/2024
- Updated
- 7/20/2026
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