Desolation

Starfield is a game full of POIs to discover, however they are everywhere. This leads to players constantly running in to them, leading to repeats, and nonsensical worldbuilding. Barren moons have seemingly a population in the millions, mostly Pirates. This mod aims to make the worldbuilding feel more realistic, while maintaining the POIs for players who like to grind.

The first change is to restrict POIs with human habitation to planets either inside the settled systems, or with breathable atmospheres close by. As there are over a hundred breathable planets in the settled systems, it was odd that anyone would choose to settle on a barren moon far away for settled space, unless there was a specific reason to do so. This leaves most of the galaxy empty as it should be according to the lore, and make settlers decisions make more sense. This massively decreases the amount of human POIs you will find at random, while still leaving an infinite amount to find in the core worlds. The only human habitation you will find outside the core systems is handcrafted, or radiantly generated for a quest.

The last change is to decrease the density of the human POIs that show up, so when you land on a planet you aren't surrounded by them, there will only be one or two. This means that each one you see feels more special. The amount of the change depends on how far from the core worlds you are, Jemison is densely populated compared to far off worlds.

POIs generated for radiant quests are unaffected, so there are still an infinite number to find, and each is more unique, as they will all have a context behind them. Locations you find on planet scans will also still show up, meaning each habitable planet still has some life, just not an infinite amount. As an added benefit, the Crimson Fleet is no longer the largest faction in the Settled Systems, with hundreds of bases on every planet.  

To install, download with Vortex or M02, and add Desolation.esm to your plugins.txt file.

Let me know if there are any changes you think I should add.