Any mods that make credits a bit more.... optional?

[Z]

There's so many parts of this game I love, but one of the biggest issues I've had with it since the start is that if you want to play it like a space empire-building game, you have no choice but to play nice with at least some of the NPC factions.

What I've always really wanted to do upon starting the game, is immediately go find some quiet sector and start trying to build up a new faction from the raw materials there. Mine some ore, refine it onboard my ship, use the material to start constructing more ships and space stations, perhaps gain crew by raiding NPC ships and stealing theirs. Even if it's impossibly challenging, I just want the freedom to play as my faction vs literally everyone if I so choose. Like if I want to roleplay as the Reavers from Firefly, or the Borg from Star Trek, that sort of thing.

But I can't do that, because for me, any sense of immersion dies the moment I have to be like "Uh, hello, yes we're the Reavers (or Borg or whatever) and we're here to sell some metal we gathered, otherwise we can't afford to build any more ships... Oh, and we'll also need a station core while we're here, since we can't make our own right now... And we'll probably be back later to hire more crew..."

TL;DR Are there any mods that would enable a new player faction to build ships and stations from scratch without any dependence on the existing infrastructure of NPC factions?

And if there aren't any like that... then perhaps any suggestions for other games that might cater more to the playstyle I'm looking for?

[Morkath]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1747899176

Then open the chatbox, type "/cheat"
Then type "/give YourUserName X credits"