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It is possible to create a mod which adds and/or removes possible [[Exploration]] encounters.

There are a few steps to create a mod which adds or removes ships as exploration encounters:

Step 1: Create a new folder for your new mod in AppData\Roaming\SpaceEngineers\Mods

Step 2: In that folder, make the following file paths: Textures\GUI\Icons and Data\Prefabs

Step 3: Copy the file "fake.dds" from SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\SpaceEngineers\Content\Textures\GUI and paste it into YourMod\Textures\GUI created in step 2

Step 4: Copy the file SpawnGroups.sbc from SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\SpaceEngineers\Content\Data and paste into YourMod\Content\Data created in step 2

* To remove a ship, edit the SpawnGroups.sbc file using a text editor (such as [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++]) and remove the entry for the ship you do not wish to encounter while exploring.

* To add a ship, copy a design's saved/exported "shipname.sbc" file (see [[Exporting SBC Designs]]) into YourMod\Data\PreFabs and then edit the SpawnGroups.sbc file and to add an entry for the new ship. Start by copying an existing ship's entry in SpawnGroups.sbc which includes the line <IsEncounter>true</IsEncounter> in the entry between <SpawnGroup> and </SpawnGroup>. Make sure to set <SubtypeId>_____</SubtypeId> in the entry to the same '''unique''' value for your design as in the .sbc file in the Prefabs folder.