The line in the commodity files that makes things like Alien Organisms die is

decay_per_second = x

Try putting that in various equipment entries. Take into account the hit points of the particular piece of equipment so you can time your breakdown accurately. That's assuming it works at all

@Darkstone

Tried that but doesn't seem to affect powerplants, i've defined the powerplants in the misc_equip.ini file and added the line as you suggested but no joy. Will try it on other equipment to see if it works

Gibbons power comes from bananas

Do you still need help?

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Yeah, still stuck on this one Zack. I've tried numerous permutations but still no joy, any help would be appreciated. I've sulked off to build systems now till i get this sorted lol

Gibbons power comes from bananas

self-damaging equipment wont work.
there might be some other ways to simulate a similar effect, but those are usually difficult tasks and they are not completely the same what you wanted, just similar things.

you want to lose equipment?
it is possible to destroy mounted things with the fuses of the ships. That would work this way:
ship gets enough damage to trigger the fuse (hitpoints drop below given fuse value) -> fuse triggers, destroys whatever hardpoint you want to.

it would always destroy the same mounts though, so you would automatically lose your scanner (or whatever you prefer) if your ship's hull drops to a given hitpoint value.

Just ask if u need more info on this. fuses.ini and the Destroy_Hp_Attachment entries there would be the place to start.

Fjord

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Ah, now were getting somewhere. I don't mind if it loses the same bit of equipment as long as it loses sumthin lol. Good place to start, thx Fjord. I'm off to play with fuses now...

Gibbons power comes from bananas