The main features of this mod is to increase the ability to craft advanced items and introduce some new advanced weapons, items and buildings without breaking the game or deviating to much from the vanilla version.

The mod can be added to any existing savegame, however it is encouraged to start a new game.

Main features:

New Events:

• Spaceship crash - A spaceship crashes near your colony. Send a caravan to investigate. In the wreckage you might find riches and dangers. Beware, others might want to disrupt your salvage operation.
• Thrumbo sighting - A herd of Thrumbos gather nearby. Kill or tame them.
• Doctor request - The presence of a doctor was requested at a campsite, sending a good doctor will result in an increase of goodwill for that faction.
• Psychic emitter activation - An ancient emitter activats and produces a powerful drone. Either go out and destroy it or endure the drone until the emitter shuts down again.
• Trade fair - Some caravan traders are gathering nearby to trade. Go out and trade with multiple caravans at once.
• Infested ship chunks - Bugs from space! Some infested ship chunks fall down near your colony. They act like normal insect hives.
  
  
  

New Stuff:

• Three new orbital traders (glitterworld, farming and mining goods)
• Non-leathal melee and ranged weapon
• Neutroamine production using Boomalopes
• New Faction of Spacers
• EMP Grenade Launcher
• Three Railgun/Gauss weapons
• Plasma gun
• Nuclear power plant
• Mind Altering Device
  
  
  

More crafting:

• Healer/Resurrector mech serum crafting
• Orbital bombardment targeter crafting
• Plasteel, Synthread and Hyperweave crafting
• AI persona core crafting
• Glitterworld medicine and Mechanite injector crafting
• Craftable Luciferium
• Flat-, Megascreen TV and Telescope construction
• Bionics crafting
• Grenades and Rocket launcher crafting
  

More features coming.

Forum thread with more details:
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=35373.0