Thanks for making the mod - I've been through the basics of the game a bunch and a mod to push people into learning circuits is just what I'm looking for. I started on Linox using the any planet start mod. On getting to purple / yellow science I decided to leave and build up a proper base somewhere else so the planet could focus on mod-specific stuff. The new emergency escape shuttles didn't work and seem to need the surface to be generated via editor if Vulcanus hasn't already been generated.

Details:
-Starting on Linox using any planet start
-Error when using the emergency escape shuttle - "Error: unable to locate Vulcanus"
-Around tech level of researching silo, so no planet research & had not visited yet
-Used console to research vulcanus, same result
-Tried to teleport directly via game.player.teleport but returned an "invalid surfaceidentification. Surface does not exist error"
-Generated surface with editor, the emergency escape shuttle worked

Seems that the shuttle will only work if Vulcanus has already been generated

-First observed on 1.6.10, reproduced on 1.6.11

Hello, and thank you for the report.

This behavior is intentional to some extent. If it were allowed, then with mods that restrict access to Vulcanus, players could bypass the normal progression and enter Vulcanus without authorization. Even with this restriction, in typical play Vulcanus is usually explored first before going to Linox, so it does not cause major issues.

Also, under the Any Planet Start condition, if this were allowed it would especially cause problems in multiplayer, where players could ignore Linox and immediately escape to Vulcanus. For this reason, the shuttle is restricted to operate only when Vulcanus has already been generated.

However, I think I did not fully consider the fact that the emergency escape shuttle is effectively useless under the Any Planet Start condition. You can basically assume that it is not provided at all in that case.

Thanks for the response. I figured it was an edge case, glad to have it clarified.

To be honest, I had wondered whether anyone would actually play Linox with Any Planet Start. But it turns out there really are players who do! That genuinely surprised me. I thought Linox might feel a bit boring because it lacks exploration elements and the space is quite small. If you have any good feedback, please let me know!