Immersive Landing Ramps
By SkinnyPig2
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Immersive Landing Ramps implements a new variant of every vanilla landing bay module, in which the landing ramp operates only through direct control. These landing bays remain closed when you land your ship, allowing for immersive step-out moments each time you visit somewhere new.
All vanilla landing bay modules have been split into two variants: A and B. Both variants are identical, except for how their landing ramps are configured. A variant landing bay modules retain their vanilla landing ramp auto-deploy functionality. All ships in the Settled Systems are constructed with A variant landing bay modules. B variant landing bay modules come equipped with landing ramps configured for manual control. Manually controlled landing ramps stay closed when you land your ship. They can be controlled via a console in the landing bay, a remote control item, or by talking to Vasco. B variant landing bays can be installed at any ship builder carrying the respective A variant module.
To operate a landing ramp configured for manual control from inside the landing bay, activate the Ramp Control Console. The Ramp Control Console is usually found on the left side of the bay when exiting your starship, oriented towards the ramp.
To operate a landing ramp configured for manual control from outside the landing bay, ask Vasco to operate your ramp for you or equip your Ship Ramp Remote.
Vasco will be able to open and close your starship's landing ramp once he's been hired to your crew. The dialogue prompt to ask him to operate your ramp will appear when you're within 40 meters of your ship.
Your Ship Ramp Remote will be deposited into your starship's cargo hold after you have equipped any B variant landing bay. It is classified as a quest item, meaning you cannot remove it from your inventory once you retrieve it from the cargo hold.
Immersive Landing Ramps minimally overwrites the Generic Base Forms and Constructible Objects of all vanilla landing bay modules. Please load this creation below, or at a higher priority than, any other creations which modify these records.
This creation is natively compatible with Landing Bay Cargo Access.
Not fully compatible with Landing Animation Reloaded. Both creations can function simultaneously, but ship landings governed by LAR will revert B variant landing bays' behavior to their vanilla auto-deploy function.
If you'd like to leave feedback or report a bug, you can reach me at @skinnypig2 on the official Bethesda Game Studios Discord server, or through the Nexus Mods page for this creation: https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/8093
Release notes
Xbox
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3.1.0- Initial release on PlayStation.
- The Ship Ramp Remote is now categorized as a Miscellaneous item. -
3.0.1- Repackaged archives in an attempt to fix nonfunctionality on the Xbox platform.
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3.0.0- Added new variants of all vanilla landing bays to be affected by Immersive Landing Ramps's ramp behavior override logic. Vanilla landing bays retain their default auto-deploy functionality. This makes Immersive Landing Ramps entirely opt-in.
- Added new ramp control console activator with immersive textures and sounds, now used in all landing bays.
- Flagged Ship Ramp Remote as a quest item which can't be removed from the player's inventory.
- Added UI icon for Ship Ramp Remote.
- Added remote operation error messages for certain conditions under which the remote is unable to operate your ship's landing ramp.
- Added a concise usage guide to the in-game help menu.
- Added native compatibility with Landing Bay Cargo Access.
- Refined ramp behavior override logic for robust ramp state consistency when changing cells and completing "immediate" ship landings.
- Consolidated all ramp behavior override logic to one script which runs on the ramp control console, instead of relying on a scripted quest. The quest this creation utilizes now only manages Vasco dialogue and remote control functionality.
- Removed obsolete utility quest.
- Fixed ramp control console occasionally requiring two activations before working.
- Relocated the ramp control console in the Nova Galacic NG-6 bay to the port side wall.
- Renamed landing ramp control activator to 'Ramp Control Console.'
- Renamed landing ramp remote weapon to 'Ship Ramp Remote.'
- Ship Ramp Remote is no longer available for purchase from Apex Electronics. -
2.0.2- Fixed issue where ramp would be open, or open itself while you're approaching your ship on the ground, if you had previously closed it. (For real, this time.)
- Landing ramp should no longer be open during Landing Animation Reloaded's ship landing animation.
- Code optimization. -
2.0.1- Vehicles no longer incorrectly spawn inside landing bay when exiting ship. This has been fixed by reverting back to its vanilla functionality the feature that allowed the player to exit the ship directly from the pilot's seat and spawn inside the landing bay. That feature will be reintroduced once I've figured out a workaround for compatibility with land vehicles.
- Cleaned various identical-to-master and dirty record edits. -
2.0.0- Initial release on Creations platform.
- Rebuilt using the Creation Kit.
- Converted plugin to small master.
- Fixed issue where landing ramps would automatically open when fast traveling to a new location on the surface of a planet you're not currently orbiting.
- Fixed issue where ramp would occasionally open itself while you're approaching your ship on the ground.
- Reverted spawn marker position adjustments.
- Reverted control panel activation text back to "Activate" from "Use".
- Adjusted control panel position in the HopeTech Hope 4 landing bay.
- Updated landing ramp remote name, model, and sounds.
- Landing ramps now stay closed automatically on landing only if a control panel is already present in the bay. Ramps retain their vanilla auto-opening functionality if a control panel is not yet present.
- Implemented shared dialogue info for Vasco's ramp control dialogue scene. This drastically reduces the mod's file size and allows the game to automatically handle translations.
- Player now spawns inside landing bay when exiting the ship directly from the pilot's seat.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp now properly displays "open" or "close" as appropriate.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp now displays the name of your ship.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp no longer appears if your home ship does not have a ramp.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp no longer becomes greyed out after using it for the first time.
- Flagged landing ramp remote as player only and non-hostile.
- You can now safely uninstall this mod simply by removing it from your load order after opening your ship's ramp using the remote.
- Changed primary quest and utility quest priorities to 50.
- Now natively compatible with Landing Animation Reloaded.
Playstation
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3.1.0- Initial release on PlayStation.
- The Ship Ramp Remote is now categorized as a Miscellaneous item.
PC
-
3.1.0- Initial release on PlayStation.
- The Ship Ramp Remote is now categorized as a Miscellaneous item. -
3.0.1- Repackaged archives in an attempt to fix nonfunctionality on the Xbox platform.
-
3.0.0- Added new variants of all vanilla landing bays to be affected by Immersive Landing Ramps's ramp behavior override logic. Vanilla landing bays retain their default auto-deploy functionality. This makes Immersive Landing Ramps entirely opt-in.
- Added new ramp control console activator with immersive textures and sounds, now used in all landing bays.
- Flagged Ship Ramp Remote as a quest item which can't be removed from the player's inventory.
- Added UI icon for Ship Ramp Remote.
- Added remote operation error messages for certain conditions under which the remote is unable to operate your ship's landing ramp.
- Added a concise usage guide to the in-game help menu.
- Added native compatibility with Landing Bay Cargo Access.
- Refined ramp behavior override logic for robust ramp state consistency when changing cells and completing "immediate" ship landings.
- Consolidated all ramp behavior override logic to one script which runs on the ramp control console, instead of relying on a scripted quest. The quest this creation utilizes now only manages Vasco dialogue and remote control functionality.
- Removed obsolete utility quest.
- Fixed ramp control console occasionally requiring two activations before working.
- Relocated the ramp control console in the Nova Galacic NG-6 bay to the port side wall.
- Renamed landing ramp control activator to 'Ramp Control Console.'
- Renamed landing ramp remote weapon to 'Ship Ramp Remote.'
- Ship Ramp Remote is no longer available for purchase from Apex Electronics. -
2.0.2- Fixed issue where ramp would be open, or open itself while you're approaching your ship on the ground, if you had previously closed it. (For real, this time.)
- Landing ramp should no longer be open during Landing Animation Reloaded's ship landing animation.
- Code optimization. -
2.0.1- Vehicles no longer incorrectly spawn inside landing bay when exiting ship. This has been fixed by reverting back to its vanilla functionality the feature that allowed the player to exit the ship directly from the pilot's seat and spawn inside the landing bay. That feature will be reintroduced once I've figured out a workaround for compatibility with land vehicles.
- Cleaned various identical-to-master and dirty record edits. -
2.0.0- Initial release on Creations platform.
- Rebuilt using the Creation Kit.
- Converted plugin to small master.
- Fixed issue where landing ramps would automatically open when fast traveling to a new location on the surface of a planet you're not currently orbiting.
- Fixed issue where ramp would occasionally open itself while you're approaching your ship on the ground.
- Reverted spawn marker position adjustments.
- Reverted control panel activation text back to "Activate" from "Use".
- Adjusted control panel position in the HopeTech Hope 4 landing bay.
- Updated landing ramp remote name, model, and sounds.
- Landing ramps now stay closed automatically on landing only if a control panel is already present in the bay. Ramps retain their vanilla auto-opening functionality if a control panel is not yet present.
- Implemented shared dialogue info for Vasco's ramp control dialogue scene. This drastically reduces the mod's file size and allows the game to automatically handle translations.
- Player now spawns inside landing bay when exiting the ship directly from the pilot's seat.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp now properly displays "open" or "close" as appropriate.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp now displays the name of your ship.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp no longer appears if your home ship does not have a ramp.
- The dialogue prompt asking Vasco to operate your ship's ramp no longer becomes greyed out after using it for the first time.
- Flagged landing ramp remote as player only and non-hostile.
- You can now safely uninstall this mod simply by removing it from your load order after opening your ship's ramp using the remote.
- Changed primary quest and utility quest priorities to 50.
- Now natively compatible with Landing Animation Reloaded.
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- Published
- Sep 22, 2024
- Last Updated
- Apr 07, 2026
- Platforms
- Playstation, PC, Xbox
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