About this mod
Andromeda: A Starfield Mod List - Play it again with our carefully curated selection of mods, optimized for the best gameplay experience.
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
A comprehensive mod list by the team that brought you Starlit - A Starfield Mod List.
Having spent countless hours modding Skyrim and Fallout 4, I knew I could bring the same passion to Starfield when it was released in September. For more than 6 months we did that, posting weekly updates to Starlit, trying almost every new mod that was released to see if it fit this vision of how the game should be.
Now, it's time for a fresh start with Andromeda. This isn't Starlit 2.0, it's closer to that vision we had in week 1 as opposed to what we were working with by week 29. Enhanced gameplay without changing the core vision that Bethesda gave us. Think Starfield on release day, but with 9 months of modders working on the final product.
Andromeda represents more than just a collection of mods; it's a testament to the power of community-driven creativity. Every modder, tester, and enthusiast who contributed to this project shares in its success. Thank you to every single one of you that make up this corner of our shared world.
Andromeda is a meticulously crafted mod list designed for Starfield enthusiasts who want an unparalleled gaming experience. Andromeda focuses on enhancing gameplay, realism, and immersion, while ensuring a seamless and enjoyable ride.
Think of Andromeda as your gateway. We're not forcing a one-size-fits-all approach; we're clearing a path. Think of Andromeda as a suggestion, not an order. As you'll see, very few mods are truly required, so feel free to pick and choose, mix and match, or go entirely rogue – the choice is yours! We believe in giving you the freedom to tailor your Starfield experience to your unique tastes. So, go ahead, explore, experiment, and make the game your own.
I try to be as responsive as I can on Nexus, but the fastest and easiest way to reach me is always on Discord. Like minutes or hours vs. days.


Andromeda is designed to be used with Mod Organizer 2 and the Steam version of Starfield and has been thoroughly tested with the difficulty options given at the end of the guide. Do not follow this guide unless you are starting a new game. It should work with the Game Pass version or with Vortex, but unless anyone wants to confirm that, I'm totally guessing.
Guide to mod colors and notes:
Required: Something will break if you don't install this.
Recommended: Not quite required, but nobody should play without this.
New: New mod added this week.
Updated: This mod has been updated since the previous version of Andromeda.
Cleaning: Mod needs to be cleaned in SF1Edit.
Any mod not marked as Required, (there are very few) it can be considered optional, and you can probably swap out what I have for your favorite "similar mod", however everything in this list is built to run together and matches my load order.
Remember, mod authors should be responsible for their own mods, not the 150 others you've installed that might not play right together. If you have any questions, or want us to test how a mod works with Andromeda as a base, I'll always do what I can to help.


I'll rewrite this section specifically for Andromeda soon. The steps should be the same, you just need a clean installation of Starfield and Mod Organizer 2.
1. Update your video drivers
2. Install Starfield from Steam or Update Starfield to the latest version (1.11.36)
3. Launch Starfield for the first time
4. Install Mod Organizer 2
5. Configure Mod Organizer 2 to use Nexus Mods
6. Configure Mod Organizer 2 for Starlit - A Starfield Mod List

Description: This ini file contains several settings that I like to use. Swapping this for your own StarfieldCustom.ini is fine as long as it has the basic commands to allow loose mods.
Installation: Manual download from my Files page and copy\paste it to \YourModOrganizer2Directory\profiles\YourProfileName

Old picture, same idea
2. Required: Starfield Script Extender (SFSE)
Description: Starfield Script Extender (SFSE) is a tool adding additional scripting capabilities and functionality to the game.
Installation:
1. Manual Download and copy only sfse_1_11_36.dll and sfse_loader.exe to your main Starfield directory (ie. D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Starfield). You don't need the src folder.
2. Click on Starfield just above the Plugins tab in the right window and then select <Edit...>

3. Click the + to add an executable, then 'Add from file...'

4. Locate sfse_loader.exe where you just copied it ((ie. D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Starfield).

5. Change the title to SFSE and if you'd like to keep the Steam overlay in game place -- %COMMAND% in the Arguments section. I use that to monitor FPS, but there's little other use for it.

6. Click on Starfield just above the Plugins tab in the right window and select SFSE so it is the default option.
7. Make sure Steam is running, then test SFSE by clicking the large Run button to the right of the SFSE drop-down.

8. After Starfield launches, verify SFSE loaded by going to the Settings page and looking for SFSE 0.2.6 at the bottom of the page.

Old picture, same idea.
3. Required: Plugins.txt Enabler
Description: Restores plugins.txt functionality as in previous BGS games. Supports Steam (Starfield Script Extender) and Game Pass (ASI loader).
Note: Despite the name, this is compatible with Starfield v1.11.36
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Required: Address Library for SFSE Plugins
Description: Contains a database to make SFSE DLL plugins version independent easily.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. Required: Baka Achievement Enabler (SFSE)
Description: Prevents achievements from being disabled with mods or when using the console. Also removes the warning when opening the console for the first time in a session.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. Baka Hold to Sprint
Description: SFSE plugin that changes the game's toggle sprint to a hold to sprint
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
7. Baka Limited Fast Travel
Description: SFSE plugin that prevents Fast Travel in interiors, or whenever the player is not on their spaceship.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
8. Quick Lowered Weapons
Description: Puts your equipped weapon into "lowered" state after finishing aiming in 3rd person (so more no long delay).
Warning: There is a vanilla issue with laser sights pointing a different direction than your barrel in relaxed 1st person mode, this becomes very obvious if you decide to use the First Person plugin, for that reason I suggest only sticking to the main SFSE plugin for third person.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
9. Required: Real Time Form Patcher (SFSE)
Description: Allows modifying game data(Form lists, Leveled lists, Form lists,Ammo, Weapons,NPCs etc.) and Game Settings during runtime with your config files.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
10. Scanner Closest Path Highlight Improvements
Description: New features and minor improvements for the Highlight Closest Path feature of the Handscanner (like Partial Path Highlighting, Aim Vector Restricted).
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: A community-driven mod fixing bugs, errors and inconsistencies in Starfield. This project aims to make the game better for everyone by offering up fixes in a free and collaborative manner.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Recommended: Sneak Damage Hotfix
Description: Fixes the sneak/stealth damage bug in Version 1.11.36 that causes much too high stealth damage multipliers when being hydrated.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Required: Ship Terminal Mod Menu
Description: Enables a hidden terminal in the ship cockpit for various functions and mod menus.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: This won't be enabled until you've edited your ship at least once (check out of the ship builder). Afterwards, you'll have a new computer to left of storage (in the Frontier at least) where you can configure this mod (requires Item Filter Framework from Inventory and Loot section).

Description: A community-driven mod fixing bugs, errors and inconsistencies in Starfield. This project aims to make the game better for everyone by offering up fixes in a free and collaborative manner.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install, Merge when prompted (If you're only updating, parts 1 and 15 have changed since the previous version)
Notes: Skip this if you don't have at least 12GB of Video RAM, it is not that big of a difference. Make sure you download all 15 parts, plus the Textures patch and the empty .esm file, which loads the .ba2 archives and means we won't have to edit the StarfieldCustom.ini any further. When active, this esm may show as crossed out in the right panel of MO2, this only means it's empty, not that something is wrong.
2. Stellar LUT (Custom LUTs - AgX Color)
Description: Custom LUT created using ARRI Log 3 conversion and includes AgX color management for crisp, accurate color and gamut. Hand crafted, per-location LUTs for the perfect balance.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You can swap in your LUT of choice. I never had a problem with the colors as much as I did the fog, which is removed by our custom ini file.

Description: Behavior mod consisting of locomotion tweaks to first and third person. Slide faster, jump cancel slide, removed slide to sneak transition, better third person leaning.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Stop Flailing While Falling
Description: Ever notice how your character starts waving their arms and legs around whenever you jump? Now you won't.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Faster Workbenches
Description: Makes entering and exiting workbenches faster by replacing the walking in/out animation with a quicker exit animation.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Customisable Animation Speed
Description: Customise your gameplay experience in several different ways by tweaking certain animations. Included are doors, ships, furniture, climbing, weapon reloads and equip animations.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings: You can pick what you want, my settings don't make it look obviously sped up.
Airlock Speed: x1.5 (Slightly Faster)
Hatch Speed x1.5 (Slightly Faster)
Loading Screen Airlock Speed: x1.5 (Slightly Faster)
Next
General Ship: x1.5 (Default)
Next
General Furniture: x1.25 (Realistic)
Next
Ladder x1.25
Mantling x1.25
Next
Guns: Normal
Melee: Original
Install
5. Faster Airlock and Hatch and Door Animations - Sound Fix
Description: Syncs audio with animations in Customisable Animation Speed by DankRafft (was formerly Faster Airlock and Hatch and Door Animations)
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. More Dramatic Grav Jumps
Description: Changes grav jump animations. Now they play longer and with more dramatic views.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings: You can pick what you want, this one is a nice mix.
Vanilla Enhanced
Install
7. More Visualized Docking
Description: Makes docking and undocking sequences/cutscenes a little more visualized. Several options included.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings: You can pick what you want, this one is a nice mix.
Vanilla Enhanced
Next
Install
Notes: There is a patch for More Immersive Landings and Takeoffs, however that mod has not been updated for the latest version and will show you outside the cockpit on the ground after the takeoff animation has played, so leave the Slower MILAT Patch selection blank.

Description: Enhance your Starfield experience with Interstellar Auralis. Immerse yourself in epic space battles with better sounds, explosive thrills, and more engaging audio.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings: You can pick what you want, I don't know any better
Mod Organizer 2
Next
Check all sounds
Install
2. Vanilla Ballistics Automatic Weapon Sounds Fix
Description: Fixes the annoying automatic weapon sound loop on ballistics weapons
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Weapons Reverb Fix
Description: Adds reverb to ALL NPC weapons, adds reverb to NPC and player weapons that did not typically have it.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Weapons Reverb Fix - Vanilla Ballistics Automatic Weapon Sounds Fix
Description: Simple patch that makes OrgasmicSneeze's Weapons Reverb Fix and Vanilla Ballistics Automatic Weapon Sounds Fix play nice.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Increases the UI files to 60 FPS, for a smoother and less jittery user interface and menus.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Recommended: Undelayed Launching (Skip Intro Screens)
Description: This allows you to skip all intro screens, removes the delay required before pressing a key, hides the Message of the Day on the main menu and enhances the interface to run at 60 frames per second.
Installation: Right click the Data folder and select 'Set as <data> directory'

click OK to install

3. Recommended: StarUI Inventory
Description: Improves all inventory screens. Compact display style. More details in sortable columns. Item tag icons.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
No Colors
60 FPS - Smooth and stable
Next
Install
Notes: A custom ini file for StarUI Inventory is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
4. Recommended: StarUI Workbench
Description: Improves all workbenches with a more compact layout, more information, sortable columns, new data columns, custom layout, recolouring, dark mode, Quality-of-Life features and more!
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
Hoarder Dark Mode
Next
Install
Notes: A custom ini file for StarUI Workbench is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
5. Recommended: StarUI Outpost
Description: Improves the outpost interface for PC. Add a comfortable build menu with separate lists for category, building and variation
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
Author's Choice
60 FPS - Smooth and stable
Next
Install
Notes: A custom ini file for StarUI Outpost is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
6. Scanner Encumbrance Display With Time
Description: Adds an encumbrance display to the scanner watch interface so you don't have to constantly check inventory.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
7. Faster Favorites Menu
Description: Speeds up the favorites menu animation and removes the flickering. Set background transparency
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Install
8. New: Compact Ship Builder UI
Description: Modifies the ship builder menu so more items can be seen at once. Increases viewable items by 33%.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Your choice
Install
Notes: A custom ini file for StarUI Ship Builder is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
9. Compact Mission UI
Description: Modifies the mission menu so more items can be seen at once. Increases viewable items by 50%.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Keep Vignette
Install
10. Compact Crew UI
Description: Modifies the crew menu so more items can be seen at once. Increases viewable items by 50%
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Keep Vignette
Install
11. Recommended: Visible Skills Descriptions
Description: Allows the player to see locked skill descriptions without having to open their respective levelling trees.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
12. Show XP on Loading Screens
Description: Displays your current/next level XP on loading screens.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install[
Notes: It doesn't matter which version you install, your choice.
13. Slightly Better Map Icons
Description: Just slightly better map Icons.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
Install
14. Slightly Better Weapon Icons
Description: Slightly better icons for weapons.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
15. Show Star Names
Description: Always show star names when on the galaxy map.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
On By Default (your choice)
Install
16. Show Power Names
Description: Shows unlocked power names by default when opening the powers menu.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Show (your choice)
Install
17. Recommended: Better Dialogue Controls
Description: Improves the dialogue menu controls by allowing you to select topics using the number keys, move through topics using the left and right arrow keys or mouse wheel, and confirm your selection using the space bar key.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: A custom ini file for Better Dialogue Controls is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
18. Enhanced Subtitles
Description: Allows you to customize and improve your in-game subtitles for a better gaming experience.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
19. Ship HUD Tweaks
Description: Assorted configurable tweaks for the Ship HUD. Ship Parts count, auto-repairing, repair icon threshold, true shield health, and mouse inertia.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
60 FPS
Install
Notes: A custom ini file for Better Dialogue Controls is included in the Andromeda Interface mod installed at the end of the guide.
20. See Distances in Light Years
Description: Tired of seeing interstellar distances measured in astronomical units (AU)? See them in light years (LY) instead.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
21. Updated: CharGenMenu
Description: Modifies the vanilla CharGenMenu to show numbers, compacts vertical space to show more sliders, adds JSON presets, and more.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Makes the temple grind less annoying.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Note: Do not update this mid-save if you have any Power From Beyond quests currently active.
2. NG Plus Fixes and Improvements - Softlock Fix And Variant Chance
Description: Script edit fixing the infamous NG+ bug where you cant save or open the inventory in "variant universes". Also optionally changes the chance of entering a "variant universe" in NG+.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. New: Leveled Mission Board Rewards
Description: Rewards from Mission Board quests are now leveled and scale with player level.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. More Mission Board Quests
Description: More quests (10x max at a time, 3-4x chance an extra quest will be available at a board) from boards at once.
Installation: Manual Download and install to MO2 (File -> Install Mod... or CTRL+M), rename if necessary
4. More Survey Missions
Description: Relaxes the weirdly strict requirements for the radiant survey missions, allowing for far more valid target planets
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. Immersive Bounty System
Description: Makes big changes to how the bounty system works.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Restores cut content to visit the Leaning Tower Of Pisa and The Face On Mars, and adds new landmark quests to visit the NASA Launch Tower, Nova Galactic Research Station, and the Mars Rover.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Updated Instructions: Dark Universe - Crossfire
Description: Adds new 60 space encounters, focusing on faction warfare.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Note: We are investigating an issue with this mod causing infinite loading screens in certain cases. This mod deserves to be here, but is not required. Save often.

Description: Contraband is more expensive in places that scan you.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Quick Trade
Description: Tedious menu browsing to simply trade? No more! Adds a new activation option to traders for your convenience.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Edited Billboard/poster advertisements on pretty much all of the planets.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Immersive New Atlantis City Map
Description: More realistic city map of New Atlantis, with points of interest.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: Even with the in-game maps, these next few mods still look like they belong.
3. Improved Transit Signs for New Atlantis
Description: More detailed transit signs for New Atlantis.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. NEON-Citymap NSFW-ReTexture
Description: Don't click if you're offended by a bare shoulder. This mod will change the texture of a billboard near exit/entrance inside of Neon to a new map.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
Install
5. Some Alternate Akila Sign Text
Description: Replaces some sign text in Akila CIty with ones that are not painfully basic.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. Stellar Glass
Description: Custom glass textures to create a more realistic surface.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
7. Artifact Retexture - Platinum Artifacts
Description: This is a retexture of all the Artifacts, remade into platinum while keeping all of the markings.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Unlocks fuel consumption in the game, including refueling by the ship services technicians.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Note: Can't refuel in some places and a reported issue with the mod not working after NG+. Decide if you want it, no harm, no foul here.
2. Immersive Ship Battles
Description: See the aftermath of ship battles with their debris still floating about for much longer than by default.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Immersive Landing Ramps
Description: Landing ramps now stay closed upon arriving somewhere new, and can be controlled via a panel in the landing bay, a remote, or by talking to Vasco.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Improved Engine Trail Glow
Description: Make the hideously long engine trail glow better now!
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Realistically resizes all human NPCs in the game, plus tools for customizing character heights to suit one's preferences.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
uncheck CCR Addon (all Optional should be unchecked)
Install
3. Scared of Shootings - NPCs react to shootings
Description: Discharging firearms in settlements while not in combat causes NPCs to panic and is considered a crime.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Extends functionality of companions and crew, adding quality of life improvements and improved stat/skill levels for high-level gameplay.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Visible Companion Affinity
Description: Allows you to monitor the metrics that describe your relationship with your four companions in Starfield.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Affinity Reworked
Description: Adjusts the impacts your actions have on your companions in order to slow down affinity progression.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Andreja Outfit Texture Replacer
Description: Replaces the Textures for Andreja's Outfit.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You could install any Andreja outfit replacer here.
5. Better Outfit For Barrett
Description: A less futuristic version of Barrett's outfit in three different colors.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You could install any Barrett outfit replacer here.
6. Better Outfits For Noel
Description: 8 different outfits to choose from for both male and female characters
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You could install any Noel outfit replacer here.
7. Rebel Sarah Outfit
Description: Lore friendly black and white texture replacement for Sarah's default outfit including her Constellation patch and a white/black boots variant.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You could install any Sarah outfit replacer here.
8. Better Outfit For Sam Coe
Description: A less futuristic version of Sam's outfit. Replaces both male and female version of the outfit and the Adventurer Hat
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: You could install any Sam outfit replacer here.
9. Rosie Tannehill - An Actual Doctor
Description: Turns Dr. Rosie Tannehill into a functional Starfield doctor.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Enemy numbers in most abandoned, deserted, and forgotten places are doubled.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Recommended: Royal Arena - Leveled Enemies
Description: All combat enemies in Starfield now have size scaling, increased variation, and level with the player.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Royal Ashta - Akila Belongs to the Ashta
Description: Overhauls the planet Akila to add better Ashta, new PoI, and a new predatory relative of the cowardly Ensifer. Improves story encounters on Akila as well.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: This changes a lot of top-right-corner notifications and messages, plus some other messages. It doesn't just turn them into first-person messages, but makes messages more conversational as well.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Shut Up Cora - Less Chatter While Flying
Description: Silences Cora and Sam's conversations, and crew/companion/passenger "hello" and "idle" lines, while you are piloting your ship.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Background overhaul that includes starting skill changes, added buffs, and new Backgrounds.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Starfarer's Hairstyles - RTFP
Description: Improved vanilla hairstyles and new hairstyles for female characters. RTFP Standalone
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Pekoe Eyes - RTFP
Description: 12 eye colors made by Avarantia. RTFP Standalone.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings: ]
1K (2K at most)
Install
4. Starfarer's Makeup - RTFP
Description: 6 Blushes, 8 eyeliners, 8 Tattoos and 6 Lipstick Accents. RTFP Standalone.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. Subtle Moles and Freckles - RTFP
Description: 6 Freckle options, 9 Mole options and 1 Dermaesthetic option. RTFP Standalone.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. More Piercings - RTFP
Description: 14 additional jewelry options for female and 12 for male. RTFP Standalone.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Replaces the ingame cgi galaxy with the real Milky Way picture from NASA at 4k resolution.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Royal Weathers - An Immersive Starfield Climate Overhaul
Royal Weathers v1.33
Royal Weathers - Textures v1.31 (Merge when prompted)
Description: Royal Weathers adds increased weather variety to all locations, along with improved transitions, increased weather change frequency, and many other small tweaks.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Disable Distant Snow
Description: Disable Distant Snow.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install, disable distant snow
4. Recommended: Real Flashlight
Real Flashlight Soft v1.2
Bigger Size Plugin v1.2 (Merge when prompted)
Description: Simple retexture of the flashlight gobo to remove banding artifacts and make it look like a real flashlight.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: Fun fact. Exactly 18% of all mods released in September of 2023 were flashlight mods, and even the worst ones were better than the default.

Description: Adds new encounters to PoI and some aliens to caves. Also hand-tweaks some story missions for lore-accurate difficulty and increased spawns.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. Royal Weathers - An Immersive Starfield Climate Overhaul (Vanilla Encounter Rates)
Description: Removes a lot of the extra terrormorph spawns introduced by the previous mod.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install, Rename the mod to Vanilla Encounter Rates when installing, do not merge or overwrite Royal Weathers
3. Recommended: Desolation - POI Overhaul
Description: This mod overhauls how POIs are selected, to create a more realistic world.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Human Activity on Earth - Man-made Points of Interest
Description: On almost every inhospitable barren rock in the Settled Systems, you can't walk a few kilometer without stumbling upon abandoned human structures infested with pirates, spacers, ecliptic and the like, but somehow Earth is completely devoid of signs of human activity outside of a dozen ruins.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. Required: PoI Faction Diversity
Description: Increases the diversity of randomly-generated points of interest by adding five lore-friendly factions to the pool of potential hostiles.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. PoI Faction Diversity - New Hostile Factions
Description: ]Expands PoI Faction Diversity by adding six new, mechanically distinct, non-canonical but lore friendly factions to encounter.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
7. Reduced Gas Vents
Description: Most Earth-like biomes do not have gas vents minus volcanic, most desert, savannas, and diseased biomes.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
8. Concept Art Akila
Description: Modifies Akila's Savanna biome to look a bit more like the 2021 concept art.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: Make sure you rename it when prompted so it doesn't merge or overwrite Royal Weathers.
9. Royal Weathers - An Immersive Starfield Climate Overhaul
Description: Adds new encounters to PoI and some aliens to caves. Also hand-tweaks some story missions for lore-accurate difficulty and increased spawns.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
10. Real Accurate Moon
Description: Makes Luna (The Moon) look more like the moon.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
11. Real Accurate Titan
Description: Makes Titan look rmore like Titan.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Fixes a number of small and major bugs in vanilla mods.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Check Pistol Holstering and Heavy Holstering (not No Ember Backfiring or No Maelstrom Decals Normal Change)
Next
Standard Grip
Install
2. Weapon Retexture - Black Weapons Pack
Description: Edits to the AR-99, Beowulf, Breach, Drumbeat, Inflictor Pistol, Inflictor Rifle, Heller's Cutter, m1919, Magpulse, Magshear, Magshot, Magsniper, Magstorm, x898, Microgun, Orion, Painblade, Regulator, Shotty and Tombstone.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. House Va'ruun HD Project
Description: PBR repaints of all house Va'ruun weapons. in 4k 2k and 1k texture sizes, in either lose file or ba2 archive form
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: Don't download the ba2 file unless you want to manually edit your custom.ini file to load it.
4. Clean Reflex Sight Lenses
Description: Removes the tint, dirt, and glare from all reflex sights, making it easier to see your target.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Fixes a number of small and major bugs in clothing and spacesuits.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. UC Surplus Stores Expanded - Spacesuits and Uniforms
Description: UC Surplus stores now sell UC uniforms and all UC spacesuit variants (Marine, SysDef, UC Sec & Vanguard) at all armour types.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. U.C. Colonial Marines
Description: United Colonies Colonial Marine Corps texture replacement for the Constellation assets, companions, and Vasco.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. UC Military Series - Faction Overhaul
Description: Retexture for the UC military faction: includes 17 UC spacesuit variants and 11 UC uniforms, across 98 texture files. Compilation of all my UC retextures
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Next
Leave defaults (or your choice)
Next 12 times
Install
5. The Crimson Dilemma - Crimson Pirate Concept Art Retexture
Description: Retextures the Crimson Pirates to be more inspired by the Bethesda Concept art.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. Updated Instructions: The Ecliptic Vendetta - Ecliptic Concept Art Retexture
Description: Retextures the Ecliptic mercenaries to use the darker but still shiny concept art that actually makes you look like a badass rather than like a loser.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Post-Installation:
1.11.36 made the merc helmet invisible with this mod.
Double-click the mod in the left panel
Go to the Filetree tab
Right-click the meshes folder and either 'Hide (this renames the folder so it's not loaded, but won't delete anything)' or 'Delete (this deletes the meshes folder, which will save you 1kb of disk space.)'
7. Mantis Suit - Vigilante
Description: New Mantis spacesuit.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
8. Black Gloves Overwrite
Description: ecolors the base gloves in the game to be black. Works well with other spacesuit mods that darken the textures.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Every last visual effect in Starfield remade and improved.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Post-Installation:
1.11.36 made the mining laser invisible with this mod.
Double-click the mod in the left panel
Go to the Filetree tab
Right-click the meshes folder and either 'Hide (this renames the folder so it's not loaded, but won't delete anything)' or 'Delete (this deletes the meshes folder, which will save you 1kb of disk space.)'
2. HD Scorch Marks
Description: HD scorch marks for some energy weapons like the laser cutter. also explosive scorching
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Enhanced Blood Textures Starfield
Description: A blood mod.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Enhanced Blood - Default
2K
Install
4. Improved Blood 4K
Description: True 4k blood textures photoscaned from sprayed fake blood to look high velocity,4k wound texture,realistic impact fx no more goofy huge blotches on impact.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: Changes the textures from Enhanced Blood Textures, looks better running them both IMO.
5. Bullet hole Impact VERSION 3.0
Description: Bullet hole Impact.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Changes and increases the requirements of materials needed to research projects for all research plans (Outpost, Mixology, Medical, Performance Enhancing, Spacesuit, Weapon Attachments) at the research lab.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Note: This mod will not work if you install on an existing save.
2. Shell Shocked - Ammunition Crafting
Description: Ammo crafting with a focus on realism and immersion.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Required: Ship Builder Categories
Description: Adds categories to the Ship Builder for use by other mods.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Recommended: TN's Ship Modifications All in One
Description: This is an all in one version of my various ship module mods: TN's Hab Tweaks, TN's Useful Ship Structure, TN's Expanded Cargo Holds, TN's Supplemental Thrusters, TN's Supplemental Reactors, TN's Supplemental Cockpits, and TN's Weapon to Module Snapping.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. TN's Space Mining and Salvage
Description: Mining out in space is more challenging and more rewarding now
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
6. Updated: Ship Builder Retexture - Grav Drives and Reactors - Black
Description: Retexture and mesh edit to grav drives, reactors, and radiators, made into black with trim that still works with the ship color system.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
7. Ship Builder Retexture - Weapon Modules - Black
Description: Retexture and mesh edit to every single weapon module for npcs and players in the ship builder, including the commspike and jammers into black.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Gives packaged Chunks see-through packaging.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Framework to enable configurable filtering/sorting of items.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
2. ItemFilterFramework - The Lodge containers as sorting destinations
Description: Makes all Lodge Containers (Safe, Basement) persistent and adds them as destinations for sorting in ItemFilterFramework.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
3. Inventory Filter Sorter
Description: Automatically filters all items going into your Inventory.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
4. Cargo Hold Filter
Description: Automatically filters all items going into your ships Cargo Hold.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
5. Item Sorter - Better Weapon and Armor Names - Improved Naming Scheme
Description: Sorts all of your weapons, space suits, helmets and backpacks into a much more manageable naming scheme.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Mod Organizer 2
Customize
Next
Mk.2 to Mk.5
As [Tags]
Next
Show tier and modifers (default)
Show after base name (default)
Install
6. CDO - Clutter Description Overhaul
Description: This is an RTFP-powered mod which seeks to rename non-moddable items in the game to make it more immersive as well as to break up monotony and confusion.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, FOMOD
FOMOD Settings:
Next
Apparel
Next
Aid
Next
Install
7. Eli's Renamed Survey Data - Better Sorting
Description: Renames the survey data slates from Survey Data to Survey Data: for less inventory chaos!
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
8. Better Visible Resources
Description: Make materials/resources stand out more with bright colors so they stand out more. .
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
9. More Visible Dataslates
Description: Make Dataslates stand out more by making them bright green.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
10. Visible Magazines
Description: Re-textured Magazines for better Visibility.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
11. Visible Credit Stick and Digipick
Description: A more visible retexture of credit sticks and digipicks
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install

Description: Custom ini settings for my preferred playstyle. Feel free to replace with your own as long as it's set up to enable loose mods.
Installation: Manual download from my Files page and copy\paste it to \YourModOrganizer2Directory\profiles\YourProfileName.

Picture from Starlit, but same idea.
2. Updated: Andromeda Final Patch
Description: Makes everything you've installed play nice together.
Installation: Mod Manager Download, normal install
Notes: The final patch already includes both Better NPCs and Better Death Physics, which I think everyone should be using regardless. I didn't include them separately because it's the least I can do for any of you that got this far and struggle for how to add additional mods before things start crashing. It's an esm which fixes any conflicts with all of Andromeda's mods, as well as an interface folder, which has custom dialogue and StarUI templates. Delete those if you already have your own.
3. In Game Settings
Play how you want, but these are the difficulty settings I have been using in my playthrough.
