u/DEEP-WONG

I finally made a dialogue-enabled version of Skippy from Cyberpunk 2077 in vanilla Starbound.

This time, Skippy doesn’t just shoot — he actually talks during combat.

Different dialog lines can now trigger while firing, and Skippy also reacts differently depending on whether enemies are nearby or not. So the weapon has separate dialogue behavior for combat and non-combat situations.

The weapon still includes two gameplay modes:

Smart Bullet Mode
In this mode, Skippy behaves more like the smart weapon from Cyberpunk 2077.

Pistol Mode
This mode works more like a regular handgun. Skippy switches to a different set of actions and animations to match the pistol behavior.

Everything was done through JSON editing and vanilla Starbound behavior systems — no external framework required.

I’m still experimenting with more reactive dialogue behavior and combat interactions.
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I made Skippy from Cyberpunk 2077 in Starbound, using only JSON files, so it should be fully vanilla-compatible. Once activated by firing, Skippy will keep following the player and disappear after the weapon has been holstered for a short period.

The weapon has two different modes:

Smart Bullet Mode
In this mode, Skippy behaves more like the smart weapon from Cyberpunk 2077.

Pistol Mode
This mode works more like a regular handgun. Skippy switches to a different set of actions and animations to match the pistol behavior.

I tried to make the weapon feel close to the Skippy while still fitting naturally into Starbound’s vanilla system. Since everything is done through JSON, there are no Lua scripts or external dependencies needed.

I made a weapon via editing json file in vanilla Starbound that summons floating turrets to fight alongside the player. It can summon up to 6 at once, they follow the summoner and automatically attack nearby enemies. You can also right-click to despawn all active bits.