Deadly Debris Fields - Hard Version

In vanilla, the damage done by collisions is almost negligible. This mod increases the damage done to to all ships (both player and NPC) by colliding with obstacles, whether those obstacles are asteroids, space debris, or debris resulting from the destruction of enemy ships.

This is the hardest version. From full health, ships with a shield strength of less than 500 will take massive damage from a single glancing hit, possibly being destroyed instantly. Stronger ships will be destroyed in about 2 to 3 hits. See videos for demonstrations (videos might not play in the in-game Creations menu and may have to be viewed on the Creations website with a web browser).

Damage done to a ship is affected by the size of the obstacle and the angle of collision. Colliding head-on into a huge asteroid will do far more damage than a glancing blow from a small piece of debris.

---- Effects of This Mod on Space Battles

If you are right on an enemy's tail and blow them up from close range, the resulting debris field has the potential to seriously damage or even destroy your ship unless you immediately break away and avoid it. Also, since NPC ships are affected by the increased collision damage, running away from a fight and hoping that your enemies crash into an asteroid or piece of debris is now a somewhat valid tactic.

The Starborn Guardian can be challenging to fly through debris fields, due to its tall vertical profile. If you are being attacked by Starborn, taking cover in a debris field might not be a bad move. Similarly, pilots of large or asymmetric ships will need to keep their ship's profile in mind when navigating debris or asteroid fields.

If you happen to park your ship close to an asymmetric asteroid that is slowly rotating in place, it is possible for the outer-most edges of the asteroid to hit you as it rotates. This would be a minor inconvenience in vanilla, but with this mod installed you have to respect asteroids and make sure you park far enough away to avoid getting hit and taking heavy damage.

---- Installation and Compatibility

This is load order neutral, and can be used alongside either version of my other creation that affects ship ramming damage. Just don't install this at the same time as the easy version of this creation, which is uploaded separately because as far as I know, there is no way to have 2 different versions of a Creation available at the same time.

Under the hood, this mod is as simple as it gets, only touching the following 2 game settings. The hard part was finding ranges that were challenging but still somewhat balanced.

fSpaceshipBodyCollisionMaxDamage fSpaceshipBodyCollisionMinDamage