Mod of the Week - Immersive Landing Ramps

starfield ramps mod

starfield ramps mod

Letā€™s admit it - landing our ships in Starfield and seeing our ramps automatically open takes away from that ā€œauthenticā€ science fiction experience.

After all, even Han Solo had to wait a few moments before opening the Millennium Falcon ramps in case some hostiles were waiting nearby.

However, in Bethesdaā€™s newest open-world RPG, the ramps closing and opening are as automatic as breathing. This new mod called Immersive Landing Ramps by SkinnyPig2 aims to change all that.

According to the modā€™s description page, this mod keeps the landing ramp closed by default when you visit a new place in the galaxy. With the bay closed, this allows the game to play that awe-inspiring landing animation.

This mod also adds an activator panel at certain locations of your ship to open and close the landing ramps. Youā€™d think that, by default, it will be located beside the landing ramp. However, thatā€™s not the case with this mod since the actual location varies between each model of ship parts.

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Credit: Nexus/SkinnyPig2

These are the locations as specified by the modā€™s description page at Nexus:

  • Nova Galactic NG-6: Directly in the center of the aft wall.
  • Deimos 120LD Fore: On the port side fore wall, between the med kit and the landing ramp.
  • Deimos 120LD Aft: On the starboard side aft wall, between the med kit and the landing ramp.
  • Stroud-Eklund Stability Pro Port: On the starboard wall, to the right of the landing bay door.
  • Stroud-Eklund Stability Pro Starboard: On the port wall, to the right of the landing bay door.
  • Taiyo Astroneering Ship Bed 200 Fore: On the port wall, to the right of the landing bay door.
  • Taiyo Astroneering Ship Bed 200 Aft: On the starboard wall, to the right of the landing bay door.
  • HopeTech Hope 4: On the aft wall, directly above the med kit.

The modder specifies that this mod is a temporary solution for this particular need in the game, as Todd Howard promised to create a more sophisticated solution once the Creation Kit drops this year.