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Removes both decorative & hazardous plants from the surface of Airless (Dead/Low Atmosphere/etc.) Planets. Does not remove Oxygen plants or plants in caves. Sadly, currently some decorative plants do still remain in certain "Mountainous" regions on Airless Planets, however these are generally less common and less noticeable.

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Certain Airless Planets (Especially the Frozen Airless subtype) have both hazardous & decorative plants all over the surface, which tends to break the isolated, sterile, & still "Moon" vibe I like about Airless Planets.

This mod prevents those plants from appearing, although currently some smaller decorative plants do still remain in isolated "Mountainous" sub-regions of the Airless Planets. Luckily those are easier to avoid going near, and the plants in them tend to blend in with the terrain better.
Oxygen-rich plants, or plants underground in caves on Airless planets are unaffected by this mod.


Regrets

So far I haven't found an easy way to remove some decorative plants in the "Mountainous" regions. I suspect this is a trait of all "Mountain" sub-biomes on planets, and so I'm not sure how to remove these plants without either removing plants from all "Mountain" sub-biomes on all planets, or potentially screwing with the terrain generation of Airless Planets.

Installation

From the wiki:
  • Browse to No Man's Sky\GAMEDATA\MODS.
  • Place mod folder into the MODS folder.
  • Start the game and wait for the splash screen to disappear.
  • If done correctly the game will display a warning just before displaying the selection of saved games.


Compatibility

This mod is unlikely to conflict with any other mods, as it is an .EXML mod and affects only a few lines in a few specific .MBIN files:
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\BIOMEFILENAMES.MBIN
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\OBJECTS\ROCK\DEAD.MBIN
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\FROZENDEADOBJECTS.MBIN
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\FROZENDEADOBJECTSULTRA.MBIN
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\FROZENDEADWEIRDOBJECTS.MBIN
  • METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\FROZENDEADWEIRDOBJECTSULTRA.MBIN


Recommended Mods

If you're interested in keeping Airless Planets lifeless & interesting, here are some great mods to help:
(The .lua linked in the Posts tab works as of NMS v5.01.1. Direct link here, .luas are at the bottom of the list) Essential mod for Airless Planets: removes unsightly (and unscientific) dust & fog from Airless Planets. 

Adds a variety of useful structures to Airless Planets such as Crashed ships/Freighters, Monoliths, Ruins, etc. while still keeping the planets feeling dead & uninhabited. Helps give more justification & reward for visiting & exploring Airless Planets.


Special Thanks

A huge thanks to Babscoole, Gumsk, jackty89, as well as the rest of the modders here and the No Man's Sky Modding discord for all their help and guidance for getting into NMS modding, and maintaining the tools & mods to do so.