Current "must have" mods for X3TC

[Wrath]

I've decided to revist this game after a long hiatus (six-ish years) so I'd like to know what are considered necessary mods these days. I remember using a load of scripts back in the day, that primarily governed trading, but I have no idea if they're still valid or if maybe they've been added right into the game now. What's generally considered to be necessary mods these days?

[Fedora01]

I don't really know of any "necessary" mods, but I'd recommend:
Anarkis Defence Systems (additional combat commands and defence options),
Pirate Guild (makes pirates a fair bit more threatening),
and Yaki Armada (6-10 Yaki M1's and TL's jump around at random and wreak havoc).

These mainly focus on adding difficulty and a random element. As an added note I have yet to find a mod that these don't play well with.

[Harrison]

The only mod I consider a must is Hephaistos Corp.

I hate manually placing stations for any complex with more than 5 stations. Only having to place the complex connections and move mines around is wonderful.

[Wrath]

Thanks. I'll give these a try.

[buffy805]

The best script to make mission travelling less boring :

Free Jump, v1.4 credits

You don't need E-Cells in cargo bay when you are jumping manually (your are inside the ship, or your are piloting it yourself from distance)
Your mk3/cag will still need E-cells (except when you are the one who order them to jump)

Best for the end : you can jump anywhere on the sector map, no need to exit from jumpgate anymore (this is so fantastic)

https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=223425

[7th7andwich]

I can't beleive no one has mentioned Litcube's Bounce here, I'd say it's ABSOLUTELY essential given the homocidal auto-pilot.
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=295405
(original DL link is dead, mirrored here:)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/201310/discussions/0/1319962599254383536/

There's also the bonus pack, so essential Egosoft bought it from the modders to make official. Includes a lot of QOL stuff, especially for managing stations
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=276039

There's also Litcube's universe but I *Think* that's just for AP?

This is probably redundant for most of you guys, but for new players (like me a month ago) it's good to have them here for posterity, since they're so essential it's easy to take them for granted XD

[BDK]

Bonus pack for sure. Let's see if linking to it actually works this time around ..
It it doesn't it's listed on the store page under dlc. It's free.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/235940/X3_Terran_Conflict_Bonus_Package/