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💭 The ship is the home of space explorers, the safe place where any traveler knows they can always return. But knowing that there are so many styles and ways to be an explorer in this wonderful universe, it is strange that the ship is often so generic, or limited. The standard ship model is basic, and it certainly does the job, but it is common to look out the window of our generic ship and think... Could it be better?

I have always wanted to answer this question, even though many other creators over the years have answered it in their own ways. With this in mind, I sought to develop a simple yet interesting and immersive system, which is modular enough to have few compatibility issues, but at the same time is cozy and interesting for new players who just want to explore the stars in Starbound! 💭


⚙️ Possibility to permanently convert the default ship into a ship that can be modified block by block.
🛒 The BYOS Module (Build Your Own Ship, a popular term in the community) can be purchased from Infinity Express, located in the Outpost.
🛰️ Zero-G effect outside the ship, requiring caution when exiting through the external hatch.
🌌 The space outside the ship is also non-breathable, ensuring a sad way to return to the ship if the player gets lost floating.
❌ If you don't like the gravity and vacuum system, you can exit the ship and remove the mod, keeping the customizable structure.
🧩 The mod will not make any significant changes to your default ship if you do not use the BYOS Module*.
📦 The Ship Locker that came with the default ship has been removed, and the starting items have been slightly modified, being received when turning on the ship.
🐧 Penguin Pete will now sell important ship objects, such as S.A.I.L. modules, pilot chairs, and fuel hatches.
🏷️ The names of some ship objects have been changed to include a species-themed identification prefix.
🔥 Thrusters are also sold by Penguin Pete, and are merely decorative, but very nice.
📡 Some new messages will be played by S.A.I.L. only once, giving the player useful information about the mod.
(*Existing Ship Light Bulbs on the ship without the BYOS Module are lost whenever the player performs traditional upgrades.)

⚠️ Important notice: This mod is probably a one-way trip. There are experimental methods to revert the ship to its original state, but it is always best to keep this in mind before converting your ship. If you install it by mistake and have not yet used the BYOS Module, simply exit the ship and uninstall the mod without any problems.
⚠️ Another important notice: You will receive a message from S.A.I.L. warning you of this, but keep in mind that it is recommended to remove all objects and blocks that you may have placed on your ship before using the BYOS Module. If you do not remove these objects and blocks, they will be placed on top of the structure that was designed with great care to be a complete starter ship.
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15 Jun @ 1:41pm
PINNED: Bugs and Crashes? You came to the right place!
Alpha Drako
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3 Sep @ 3:02pm
Race Additions
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26 Jul @ 10:12pm
PINNED: Any ideas to improve the mod? Amazing, thanks!
Alpha Drako
38 Comments
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Alpha Drako  [author] 17 Sep @ 11:13pm 
Hey Shadocat! It actually should still exist, but just instead of turn your ship into BYOS, it would turn your ship into a Tier 8 Ship for your race (probably). Avali was one of the first races I should have done the compatibility, and I promise I'll do it as soon as possible! Thanks for the interest and the comment =)
Shadocat 16 Sep @ 3:30pm 
If i Can't Find the BYOS Module in the infinity express, Does that mean The Race is Unsupported At the Moment? Just asking Because Im Playing as an Avali and Cannot Find the Modules in the Infinity Express.
Alpha Drako  [author] 10 Sep @ 9:51pm 
Hey Ninja! For now we have support to some races, which are: aegi, akkimari, animatronics, avikan, blattra, bunnykin, deadbeat, droden, felin, fenerox, pengukin, shoggoth taurikin and trink. The other ones need to be added one by one, and I'll do it when I get some time from the work =). Thanks for the interest by the way =)
SVD63Ninja 10 Sep @ 9:13pm 
hey quick question! will this mod work with custom races like inkbound's inklings and octolings? or is it strictly for vanilla races only?
fang 12 Aug @ 7:07pm 
BACK IN MY DAY-
Alpha Drako  [author] 26 Jul @ 10:15pm 
Wow!! Thank you so much, Windows 7 (again, the best Windows ever). I worked SO HARD to make sure all players could enjoy the Alpha Ship, thinking exactly about what you just said! Also thinking about players who want to experience all the improvements of the original ship before actually BYOSing it. I'm really happy with your comment, especially knowing that you don't usually comment, so thank you very much for the feedback! =)
Windows 7 26 Jul @ 4:50pm 
I really don't comment on mods often, but this is probably one of the best implementations of BYOS I've seen. Letting the player choose whether or not they want to build a ship later takes off a lot of pressure when making a new character. Sometimes I want to just stick with the base-game ship. Sometimes I want to do BYOS. This lets me do both!
Alpha Drako  [author] 22 Jun @ 10:20am 
Hello, greetings!!

Yeah, I'd love to learn about OSB, like, I know a lot of stuff that OSB brings and that I simply love, but the only thing that stops me from doing that is time (because I would need to learn a lot of OSB code, I think, and it would end up being a lot of work), and also one of my principles for mods, which is not to force players to install any dependencies. Of course I can think more about this in the future, especially when I can finally take a break from regular work to really understand how OSB really works. Anyway, it's something that's on the agenda, and if I manage to do it I'll let you know! Thank you very much for the comments and for being so kind as to read the posts here, it means a lot to me =)
󠀡󠀡 22 Jun @ 12:07am 
oops sorry i just noticed the message you posted below
OSB is a life savour as it fixes crashes and improves FPS i remember playing my collection of mods and having starbound stutter every 3 minutes with OSB its pritty much gone i also say if you ever do consider OSB making a patch for it would save the hassle of having to add each race mod a person requests one at a timei know OSB has a discord you oculd as them for help idk but thank you for this mod again another mod that just fixes stuff now we have a option to BYOS so we can have the normal upgrade system or the BYOS system
󠀡󠀡 22 Jun @ 12:00am 
this is great would it be possible to make it work with OpenStarbound and make a [Cumulative Patch] to support all custom races a [Cumulative Patch] for my understanding is a patch that OSB can do that will patch any mod that has been made or yet to be made i have so many mods that add new content but also includes custom races but me and my friends never play as them as they all use the normal ship upgrade system if it is possible to make this mod support any custom race mods then we would play with them

these mods seem to follow the [Cumulative Patch] system doesn't matter what mod you have installed they will support it and they don't even need to update there mods to support newer mods
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