@Conotron
This is basically an expansion + making story optional, akin to frackin universe. Not nearly as expansive, but a good option as an alternative. There are mods that are suggested to be used with it, and I have to say, the experience was pretty interesting without having to follow FU's progression to unlock stuff anymore but still having a lot of extra stuff to do.

Maybe give it a try, make a modlist for it.

update

This mod basically fixes starbound

i dont see what this mod does? as far as i can tell/remember unless you mean repair your ship your progression is in no way tied to the story

can i use this mod adjacent to betabound?

Why would you make the combat overhaul a required part of the mod? I don't understand.

Is there an alternative to this that does not require the combat overhaul mod? anyone?

Installed, beamed down and walked around for a minute on the starting planet, pirate beams down in front of me and two hit kills me, uninstalled.

why is the combat overhaul mod of all things the one thing absolutely required? It don't make a whole lot of sense to me considering the contend of both mods

I think you answered your own question.

Is this even being updated anymore? it was last updated way back in 2019.

My useless review on this mod.

Pros:
Obviously, removes story missions and progression isn't tied to it, planets are more random, monsters are more varied, and overall, pretty good changes.

Cons:
Perhaps the biggest problem for me is the combat overhaul mod, which for whatever reason is absolutely required for Sandbox to not crash. Said mod changes the core gameplay and ramps up the difficulty, so not newbie friendly. It's also weird how you need to go out of your way to find the easy patch.
Getting the Ship Repair Kit and FTL Repair Kit is not very obvious. Sure, it's in the handcrafting menu, but it could've been specified by SAIL.
The removal of story missions is also kind of a problem because of how you need to complete the Floran mission to unlock EASEL, and possibly other Outpost vendors. Also, no peacekeeper missions, which is a shame, those are kinda fun.

Other than that, the mod is alright. Still better than Frackin Universe lmao

My borked outpost was about Anom's outpost not having all the necessary patches.

That said, how can I access the arena that Nuru teleports you to in this? It's not story related. Also, is the bounty hunter poster disabled in this?

Ok, I can't find anything about this, but I'm having some issues.
The biggest one right now is that there's some borked areas right in the center of the outpost when using Anom's outpost with this. (the other one being that I can't find lush planets, but I think I know why)

Just giving you guys a heads up, out of boredom i made a lite version of this mod with less changes are more compatibility! Gonna release it after i finish bug testing.

just to be sure, how can I get to the outpost?

I can't use the ship teleporter at all, no matter what I try.

@etwothree are you serious? Legit open your crafting menu and you'll see new items that upgrade your ship

needs update

how to fix the ship? there are no missions to repair it and therefore I cannot travel the galaxy. author, delete the mod, if you don’t want to answer anyone.

How to get to Ruined world with this?

how tf am i supposed to get a mech

Is there any way to get the people from artifact missions? I would like the ability to buy augments and stuff

i love the random monsters, but i i cant play the game if i cant even get off my ship.

legit makes it unplayable. ship teleporter cannot be interacted with and i cant beam to the planet below. the only mods i have that affect the beginning the the game are this and better race intros

@♫ Tadpole ♫ I was looking to do the same thing. I could help with your mod if you are interested.

@♫ Tadpole ♫ Everything is free to use as long as you give credit on the mod page.

Since this mod is no longer in active development, may I re-use some of the assets from this mod for my own story-removal mod?

How do I play the game if I can't use the ship.
I don't know how to fix it without using the storymode.

@Edricus just do what i did and play without it. it worked for me with zero issue, unless that issue was extremely unnoticeable, or overwritten by another mod i had, or something.

Is there a version of this mod without Supper's combat ? I found it annoying, I can't play with it, overpowered enemies npc are constantly spawning in a newly generated world

Just one request. pls add an item called "Relic" soo you can tp to the ancient ruins to do quest that added by mods?

I've been searching for a long while for a complete disregard of the terrible and generic story this game has to offer. It did feel a lot more polished in its beta days.

I'll have to wait on the very SLIM possibility of a FU patch later down the line. The science tech, gameplay mechanics, and variety have all become an integral part of Starbound due to all the compatibility it is pre-loaded with. Not to mention, Vanilla starbound is just so freakin' dull.

I love the idea and the descriptions thus far. I just have to hold out hope on a pipe-dream of having this compatible with the largest mod that Starbound has, (that I know of.)

Perhaps I can still find a way to at least play without the matter manipulator, or at least build up to it. It'd feel a lot more rewarding to have to forge the technology and such and utilize rudimentary axes and such for harvesting until that point.

Sure wouldn't mind a way to launch granny into the nearest star.

okay then play without it

yeah, a version of this without removing the storyline would be nice

i would like it very much if Racial AI Restorer was seperated because i am having a few text conflicts with a different AI mod

It's a nice mod, but I would've like if you maybe made a copy of this mob, but with the story because most people would prob want the story as well. But overall, fantastic!

@nyakuzumi Have you still been able to have a good play experience using Sandbox without SCO? I've been wanting to get rid of SCO due to it having hard-incompatibilities with several other mods I also wanted to use, but Sandbox adds so many cool features that I'm very hesitant on getting rid of it...

kitkeiz <3 can you really just load the game without it? I thought that would have caused the game to crash/fail to load.

what's the point of having SCO as a requirement? I've been playing pretty good so far without it but is it like, absolutely required? because it crashes my game whenever i use it, otherwise without it i see zero difference to sandbox+

I also want news on that fork. SCM has a lot of compatibility issues :/

@GROMALOCARIS If you are still working on that update/fork, please let me know when you release it. Supper's Combat Mod is making this hell for me.

how do i start peacekeeper quest with that?

nice mod

i defied the rules and played with frackin' universe since i hate playing non frackin' starbound

so yeah, good mod

@dmn You could probably use admin commands to "finish" certain story missions so sandbox doesnt break it

well most likey it would but who knows back it up and try

Hello, would uninstalling this mod break my current saves?

Amazing mod! There are a few mods out there that kind of REQUIRE you to complete certain story missions. Is there any way to implement alternatives that can trigger basically the same thing? There's also the treasured trophies shop that you can find during the end-game that doesn't seem to ever make an appearance.

You can do whatever as long as you credit me as the creator of the original mod.

before I publish the updated version, I do also wanna make a few changes first, mainly adding a more sandboxy way of upgrading your ship without the need of commands and ironing out a few of the jankier things