Originally the only sounds you ever heard in the game were sounds that originated inside your ship. Sound isn’t supposed to travel through space, but more importantly I wanted to emphasize the sense of isolation by not letting you hear anything from outside. I made an exception for when you destroy an enemy because it felt too weird not being able to hear it, and the game needed a big payoff moment.
So yeah, since you can’t attach ship modules to yourself there’s no way to hear them :)
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