The best Starfield mods

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The wide world of Starfield mods is expanding every day. Everything from simple graphics and UI tweaks to gameplay changes have made their way to the stars, and the Starfield modding scene is only going to explode more now that it has official modding tools to match the Elder Scrolls and Fallout scenes.

With the creation kit having arrived, things are looking good for Starfield, and the mod-juice is flowing for creators. Todd Howard once said "Starfield is going to be a modder's paradise," which sounds like exactly what we all want for our star-futures, and that prediction seems on point with how the mod scene continues growing.

If you're ready, there's already plenty of ways to tweak Starfield and dial it in to your preferences with mods right now. Make sure you also check out our guide to Starfield console commands and cheats for other ways to modify Starfield.

Starfield utility mods

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Starfield Script Extender
Adds scripting functionality that will likely be used by many future Starfield mods. Already required for some mods.

Add spaceship to fleet
Lets you skip making a ship your home ship and just add it to your fleet directly.

Baka Achievement Enabler
Lets you earn achievements while using mods.

Starfield graphics and UI mods

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Starfield HD Overhaul
Prettifies the Starfield experience with thousands of texture upscales and replacements, from water to surfaces and far more.

StarUI Inventory
Our favorite UI mod, adds sortable inventory lists.

Move or Disable XP Bar
Don't like the XP meter hovering your crosshairs? No one does! Why is it there? This fixes it. Requires an .ini tweak to work.

Neutral LUTs
Makes the color grading in all scenes neutral, removing the bluish haze in some scenes. Also includes instructions for making space darker.

Dark Mode for Terminals
Every computer screen needs Dark Mode, right?

Starfield gameplay mods

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Starfield Combat Overhaul
If you're interested in a more complicated solution, SCO does everything from rebalancing health level scaling to rebalancing weaponry and skills.

Constellation Overhaul
Massive mod project that makes dozens of worthwhile changes to the experience.

Simply Faster Ladders
Does what it says, and thank goodness for it.

Star Wars Blasters and Melee
Add 75 weapons from the Star Wars universe to Starfield.

NPCs Have Routines
Bring a little Skyrim flavor into Starfield by giving shopkeepers lives outside their stores.

Stroud Premium Edition
Add 30 new Stroud-style hab modules to your starship.

Legendary Ships
Makes three legendary ships buyable at the New Atlantis ship shop.

Crew Eats Food
Enjoy a bit more realism as your crew now consume food and drinks stored on your ship.

How to install Starfield mods

Most Starfield mods can be installed by placing their files in Documents\My Games\Starfield\Data, but refer to each mod's specific instructions—some are more complex than that (such as the mods that add DLSS support), and require special .dll files.

Almost all Starfield mods also require an .ini file that tells Starfield to load loose mod files instead of the default files stored in its various archives. It's easy to make this file, and you only have to do it once:

  1. Navigate to Documents\My Games\Starfield
  2. Create a new text document and open it with Notepad
  3. Add the lines listed below.
  4. Close the document and rename it StarfieldCustom.ini Ignore the warning about changing the file extension. (If you don't get a warning, make sure file name extensions are visible in Explorer. You can turn them on in the View > Show menu.)

Starfield custom .ini file text:

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

Once you've done that, Starfield should load mod files you add to the My Games\Starfield\Data directory instead of the default files. You can also try adding mod files to the Data directory in the Starfield install folder if something isn't working. Most likely, though, there's just a problem with your StarfieldCustom.ini file. You can try downloading a copy if creating one didn't work.

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