a mod that increases the scale of the sector map by a factor of [some big number]. Not, "adds more stars", but, "makes the distance between clusters of constellations, harrowing." without affecting the core
we're talking, unless you have an atlas full of supplies & a prometheus full of fuel it is effectively impossible to explore the outer rim.
basically, it turns the game from a sector of clustered constellations, into a series of small sectors of 1 constellation cluster each, separated by long, long stretches of the hull of your ship creaking as you make the long haul. the kind where if something goes wrong while you're out on the frontier, you are going to be crawling back on your belly, sun-baked and begging for a drop of waterfuel, if by some miracle you make it back at all
we're talking the kind of distances that threaten, if not actively attempt, to strip all fun out of the game and make it feel like you're dragging yourself up a mountain by your fingernails.
we're talking the kind of distances where if you run out of fuel & wind up adrift in between clusters, you are actually, legit, for real ***ed.