Ship Software Updates

Description

Ship Software Updates adds an automatic software-tuning system for player ships. Your ship receives a modest performance tune based on its current configuration, with no vendor, terminal, upgrade purchase, or credits required.

The effects represent improved calibration, power routing, targeting assistance, shield tuning, propulsion control, cargo management, and grav-drive optimization rather than free hardware upgrades.

What’s New in v1.1

• Smart Firmware automatically identifies ten ship roles:
  • Balanced
  • Combat
  • Explorer
  • Hauler
  • Armed Freighter
  • Scout
  • Long-Haul Freighter
  • Logistics Platform
  • Patrol Cutter
  • Interceptor
• Role-specific performance overlays:
  • Propulsion for Scout and Interceptor
  • Navigation for Explorer
  • Tactical for Combat, Armed Freighter, and Patrol Cutter
  • Heavy-Duty for Hauler, Long-Haul Freighter, and Logistics Platform
• Diagnostic Slate showing the current firmware, tune, ship data, and grav-range results
• Working top-right notifications when tuning changes
• Corrected Hauler performance effects
• Improved Explorer and Scout role reachability
• Save-safe tune and overlay integrity handling

Installation

Install with your preferred mod manager and enable SMRShipSoftwareUpdates.esm.

The tune applies automatically when your home ship changes or when the current ship is modified. Existing saves are supported.

A Ship Software Diagnostic Slate is automatically added to your inventory.

Main Features

• Fully automatic ship tuning
• No credits, vendor, terminal, or activator required
• Tune strength based on the ship’s configuration
• Balanced, Combat, Range, and Hauler tuning packages
• Smart Firmware role-specific performance bonuses
• Scaling shield bonuses
• Tier 5 provides a modest +1 reactor power-routing bonus
• Automatic recalculation after changing or modifying ships
• No vanilla record overrides

Tune Tiers

• Tier 1: 3% tune and +5% shields
• Tier 2: 6% tune and +10% shields
• Tier 3: 7% tune and +15% shields
• Tier 4: 9% tune and +20% shields
• Tier 5: 11% tune, +25% shields, and +1 reactor power

Example notification:

Ship Software: Scout | Range T5 | Tune 11% | Shield +25% | Reactor +1 | Grav 23.8 -> 25.2 LY

Role Performance

• Propulsion improves turning, boost capacity, and boost recharge.
• Navigation reduces grav-jump fuel cost and calculation time while improving system repair.
• Tactical improves weapon recharge, accuracy, and target-lock critical chance.
• Heavy-Duty improves system repair, damage mitigation, and low-speed handling.
• Balanced ships receive the standard tune without an additional role overlay.

Combat classification remains intentionally conservative, requiring three active weapon groups and at least a Class B reactor.

Uninstallation

Land your ship and make a save outside ship combat before removing the mod. Disable the plugin, load the save, and create a new save before continuing.

Requirements

No additional mods are required.