Station scanner
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- ✅ Updated 19 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #20 of 597 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Station scanner
https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/496
(previously named Report scan requirement)
v9. 0. 0. 6, 29 Jun 2026:
- New feature: Deactivating the mod from the Settings > Extensions menu deactivates the mod's scripts and zeroes its data. More information is in the "Uninstall" section.
- Note: Read the "Uninstall" section for important information on deactivating the mod and creating "clean" saves.
Mod effects
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- When using the spaceship scanner, modules that need the spacesuit scanner are targeted.
- When using the spacesuit scanner, the closest module with an incomplete scan is targeted. Follow this trail of targets to scan the station.
Requirements
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SirNukes Mod Support APIs mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/503)
Kuertee's UI Extensions mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/552)
Recommended companion mods
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Here are all my quality-of-life mods. All these mods' missions are listed in the Guidance Missions tab. Use my mod, UI extensions (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/552), to enable the Set Active and Set Inactive buttons in Guidance Missions. Otherwise, you won't be able to switch between them manually.
- Loot mining (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/511): During a player mining session, manually targeting loot activates the targeting AI to target all others of the same loot. After the destruction of a targeted mineable asteroid, the nearest mineable asteroid with the same loot is auto-targeted.
- Ship scanner (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/591): The Ship Scanner is a targeting AI that continually targets unscanned ships after the completion of a ship scan until all ships in your vicinity are scanned.
- Signal leak hunter - increasing range (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/498): Scans for and targets signal leaks and/or repair panels within an ever-increasing range.
- Station scanner (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/496): When using the spaceship scanner, modules that need the spacesuit scanner are targeted. When using the spacesuit scanner, the closest module with an incomplete scan is targeted. Follow this trail of targets to scan the station.
- Surface element targeting (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/710): Auto-targets the next surface element after destruction of the last. Find All surface elements of the same type.
- Waypoint field for deployments (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/585): Creates waypoints that you and your wingmen can follow to deployment equipment and weapons.
3rd-party mod compatibility
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Use this code to disable the mod's mission from become active when enabling scan mode:
Station scanner (formerly Report scan requirement) by kuertee improves station scanning in X4: Foundations by auto-targeting modules that need the spacesuit scanner when using the ship scanner, and guiding you to the closest incomplete module when in the spacesuit. It requires two mods and is part of a suite of quality-of-life targeting AIs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 562 endorsements and over 25k downloads.
- Solves the tedious hunt for scan targets by auto-targeting the right modules.
- Actively maintained, with a recent update in June 2026 adding clean uninstall support.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires two mods (SirNukes Mod Support APIs and Kuertee's UI Extensions) to function.
- If you don't use kuertee's other QoL mods, you might miss the integrated Guidance Missions setup.
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter scanning behavior or targeting AI.
For X4 players who find station scanning tedious and want a smoother, more guided experience. If you're already using kuertee's mod suite, this is a natural fit. Skip if you prefer vanilla scanning or don't want to manage extra dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install both required mods first, then Station scanner, and enable them in the Extensions menu.
- Use Kuertee's UI Extensions to enable the Set Active and Set Inactive buttons in Guidance Missions so you can switch between his QoL mods manually.
- If you deactivate the mod via Settings > Extensions, it zeroes its data—useful for creating clean saves before uninstalling.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- X4foundations Mods
- Author
- kuertee
- Version
- 9.0.0.6
- Downloads
- 25,485
- Endorsements
- 562
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/12/2020
- Updated
- 6/29/2026
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