Sorry, dont really have the time, but iirc Splitsie made a guide some time ago, also the Encounters mod discord should be good for asking for help.

hey, i am trying to make my own pve mod and having some issues. would you be willing to give me some hints and tips? i sent you a steam friend request.

Not sure if anyone else is having the same issue, but whenever I add the solar panel to my build planner my game crashes

Lol no worries! I just figured you'd be interested considering the content of both our mods. Turns out you were inspired by me! :)
You do you, buddy. I'm willing to admit I may have gone a little overboard with the op blocks in my mod. I may have to tweak it at some point.

and yea, i dont intend to make this way to OP, the highest change i go with is for Solar Panels with a 4X multiplier, and the reactor is at 2x at the moment, but im not sure if i keep it this way

Also when thinking about it, i should probaly update the page to credit your mod for giving me the idea

I kind of got inspired of your mod, but i also wanted to give the player the choice what to make out of what they have gotten. Also my mod is meant to be less hard while still giving atleast something to fight against, so this solution fits in better while still being rewarding.

At some point i also had the idea to add a block to enemy ships that when rebuild unlocks a block blueprint, but that would have gotten a bit to annoying i think, and i guess for an expierence like that you could just play Escape from Mars

I still need to do a lot for this mod here though, as at the moment 2 blocks arent that much

Interesting mod. It's kinda similar to a mod I've made a while ago: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1215572313

Difference is that my blocks don't show up in the g-menu and are meant to be merged to player ships (for added challenge, keeping the g-menu tidy, and to emphasize that these blocks are fragile and precious).