[Fyron]

possibly the integration of it

That would be completely contrary to the goal of the image mod. No mod using image mod images should include those images in it's download file(s) (unless it uses only a small number of images). This is to prevent you from having to download the same images multiple times, for each mod that uses them. You should actually install them into the stock Pictures sub-folders, rather than in the Star Trek Mod folders. This will prevent having to install them into a new mod that you install later that uses the image mod images.

The Mod Launcher is not required to use the mod. You can edit Path.txt in the root SE4 folder to point to the "Star Trek Mod" folder, and SE4 will load with that mod enabled. The Mod Launcher just makes the whole process easier, especially if you play with multiple mods (such as in a few PBW games that use different mods).