Deselecting "Go to Nauvis in a new game" renders progression into space impossible. The game refuses to launch a rocket with a starter pack for your first space platform. Most likely related to this bug: https://forums.factorio.com/116513

The bug was related to scenarios not having something in their code that the "Main Game Freeplay" had. If not going to Nauvis is intended behavior for hooking into another of your mods and you don't know how to fix the bug, at least a tooltip warning the user that deselecting the option without the appropriate dependent mod would be great.

(FYI I installed this for your teleporter mod and originally unchecked the box because the crash site doesn't spawn with it checked... and I'm a weirdo who likes to enshrine the crash site)

Hey!

Thanks for your feedback and for pointing this out. What you're experiencing isn't a bug, it's actually intended. When you deselect the "Go to Nauvis in a new game" option, the game starts on a simple surface that isn't linked to Nauvis. This means you can't launch a rocket with a starter pack for your first space platform.

The option is enabled by default so players can enjoy the full progression of the game. If you want to play the extension normally, you need to start a new game with this option enabled.

The issue isn't related to the bug mentioned on the forum. That bug is about scenarios missing certain code that the "Main Game Freeplay" has.

I get that you prefer to start with the crash site for fun. When I get back to working on my mods, I'll look into adding the crash site when requesting to stay on Nauvis, but it won't happen right away. Hope that clears things up!

Thanks for letting me know! I figured it was something like that, but I wasn't completely sure.

I'll look into restoring the crash site once the option is enabled, but for now, I don't really have time to get back into my mods.
PS: I need to finish my own playthrough before diving back into modding 😂