The CE version should work with CE AE. It's missing some AE items (like the vulcan) at the moment, but i'm working on a new version that should fix the issue.

@captaincannibal
I've had reports of similar issues and i'm going to investigate it. I couldn't reproduce the issue yet, but i think i'm getting closer. Hopefully i can fix it soon.

Yeah, i've overlooked the vulcan in all versions. I'm going to fix that soon. Sorry about that, i know it's one of the communities favorite.

I've already created a patch for the vanilla AE version. CE/CE_infinite will follow soon:
BYOS Vulcan patch (not for CE)
Just load it as the last mod.

New Update. Description and download in the OP.

This mod strips all ships of their crew and equipment and lets you browse and buy all items in the game on the first beacon. If you want to challenge yourself by using a unique strategy that requires a specific set of startig equipment or just want to mess around with your dream equipment right from...

Don't worry, i'm not taking choice away from you. There will always be a normal and a ton-of-scrap version. If i make a CE compatible version, it'll be as a separate file.

Thanks, glad you like it. You can help improving it by making suggestions for balance in this google docs file . Once we've gathered enough input on the balancing, i'm going to build that in to a release. After that, i'm planning CE and CE infinite support and custom ship and weapon mod support afte...

I'm not entirely sure what i fixed, but it's working for me now. Try it again.

Damn. i'll check it again. Thanks for the info.

I've stripped all type A and B ships of their equipment. Players should now be able to select the system configuration they want and equip them at the first beacon. See the OP for infos and downloads