Recently Purchased - Any Mod Reccomendations?

[Stone Chipper]

As the title suggests, I have only recently purchased this game (without the DLC). Any mod recommendations to enhance the experience?

[Ravness01]

Planet POI and Creature Density Increased-increases number of explorable areas

Tiny Reasons to Explore Space-(paid mod)adds destroyed space stations to explore

Astral Genders - All Females-changes dancers in Astral Lounge to all female and lets you channge their outfits(default outfit looks silly) to any clothes you equip on a mannequin in the back of the bar

Lyria - A starfield companion- (paid mod) very funny companion you can get near start of game, use her if you want a voiced companion that is not one of the constellation members

McClarence Outfitters: Legendary Customization- (paid mod) adds new shop to New Atlantis that allows you swap legendary effects between equipment

The Veil- (paid mod) custom quest chain, comes with a companion, quests/companion both have voice acting

Forgotten Frontiers - POI Expansion- (paid mod) Adds 5 new well made POIs to the pool of potential POIs that can spawn on planets

Dark Universe: Takeover- adds a lot of military base POIs to the pool of potential POIs

Avontech Suit Power Cores- adds small unmarked on your map POIs

Batten's Shipwrecks (POIs)- adds shipwreck POIs

Tiny Reasons to Explore- adds more small unmarked on your map POIs

My Price - No One Dies- lets you pick who if anyone among the main companions will die during a certain quest in the game

RoboDo6-M34T- robo dog companion that can be gotten very early in game

Japanese Andreja- I just think she looks better than the vanilla game's model does to each their own

Starfield Spacer Overhaul- (paid mod) changes the appearance of the armor spacer enemies wear to make them look more like a unique faction, can be looted and worn by the player as well

Useful Infirmaries- makes ship infirmaries useable if you have a medic companion onboard your ship

Useful Mess Halls- lets companions with cooking use the mess hall

Improved Follower Behavior- changes the follow distance of followers so they don't get left behind when you sprint

Smarter Space Suit Autohide- can't remember if bethesda added in the option to base game for autohiding your suit or not when you're in breathable atmosphere but this mod can cover that

Tiny Reasons to Scavenge- more small unmarked on your map POIs

Avontech Shipyards- more parts to build ships with

Dark Universe:Crossfire- adds more random encounters to space

Yet Another Sarah Morgan Replacer- overhaul of sarah's character model to make her look better

Starfield Hair+Beards- mod's name says what it adds

Eit Clotheirs Plus- adds new clothing to the game
a6 Exclusiv Clothes- adds new clothing to the game
Varuun X- adds new clothing to the game
Crimson X- changes the look of crimson fleet gear
Bounty Hunter Outfit- adds new clothing to the game
Varuun Cyber Runner- adds new clothing to the game
Infiltrator 2- adds new clothing to the game
Cyber Ops Outfit- adds new clothing to the game
Ecliptic Mercenary (Standalone)- adds new clothing to the game

Enhanced Blood Textures- makes it where enemies actually have blood splatters when shot

Make Rosie A Real Doctor- makes a companion you get that has the background of a doctor actually have medic skills

Better Crowd Citizens- makes generic npcs look a bit more detailed and less bland

Outpost Mission Boards- lets you build all mission boards at outposts you build

12000 Vendor Credits- increases base amount of credits vendors carry for buying stuff you sell them

Color Filter Removal- Most important mod on this list, game looks so much better once you install this

Robin Locke - Uc Fly Girl Companion- (paid mod) another companion you can get early game, has a ton of dialogue and her own personal quest

Crew Eats Food- crew on your ship will consume food/drink giving you a small xp buff when they are properly fed, and a small penalty when they are not



^ Everything on this list can be gotten on the creations page in game and all can be used together without mod conflicts. I also recommend you go to Nexus and get Loot(it's a mod) and install that and run it any time you download/update a mod and it will sort your load order for you on it's own. I marked which mods are paid mods, anything that doesn't have the (paid mod) tag in it's description was a free mod.

I do have and run some more paid mods that aren't on the list, not because they aren't good, they are just more specific and would be something that an individual specifically wanted in their game and not something that would be as useful in general to all playthroughs as the ones I put in above list.

[oak]

I primarily use mods from Nexus, and I know some, possibly most, of these are on both Nexus and Creations, I'm not 100% on that.

Lyria is a great companion, but a paid Creation like the last poster said.
Pilot Assist Bot[www.nexusmods.com] is cute, helpful and doesn't get in the way - free mod. Adds ship related perks.
Rosie Tannehil[http//Rosie+Tannehil] is another great companion mod that turns Rosie Tannehil (Akila companion) into an actual doctor.

Speaking of companions, if you do pay attention to the generic crew you can hire at various bars, these can help with immersion...
Various Crew[www.nexusmods.com] increases variation to the pool so you encounter less clones :) and...
Tell Me Your Name[www.nexusmods.com] expands the generic names of interactive (non-"citizen") NPCs in the game, including random crew.

As a base to some mods there is of course SF Script Extender[sfse.silverlock.org], Address Library for SFSE[www.nexusmods.com], and Unnoficial SF Patch[www.afkmods.com]. Some mods will rely on the first two, and the USFP can stop issues before you're aware they exist.

I consider these ones essential:
Vastly improves inventory UI, StarUI Inventory[www.nexusmods.com]
Makes the default use-health-item function intelligent (auto-picks cure to match afflictions), Smart Doc[www.nexusmods.com]

And this one near-essential, enhancing the HUD: Scanner Encumbrance Display w Time[www.nexusmods.com] (+ has more options, like showing power name near health bar)

I also have a bunch of visual, appearance and outfit mods, plus around 20 Creations - but I'm out of time to post, so below is just the greatest hits that I can remember without pulling up my MO load order :)

I'd also endorse the Dark Universe: Crossfire (more space encounters, some deadly), Bedlam: NPC Location Randomiser (can, but not always, make POIs more interesting by mixing up spawn points and giving NPCs ability to call reinforcements), Planet POI and Creature Density Increased (more POI, more fauna), Smarter Spacesuit Auto Hide (better auto hide of suits), Smart Captains Planet Resource Database (easier way to find resources on planets), Improved Enemy Ship AI (less dumb enemy ships), Ship Commander Extraordinaire (better balanced ship crew limits and other tweaks), Trees Rescaled (larger flora), DarkStar Manufacturing (deeper weapon and armour systems), Functional Infirmaries (goes well with Rose Tannehill, infirmary beds work), Neutral LUTs (colour balancing), Stellar Glass (nicer glass tex), Orange Black (or is it Visible Credstick? easier to see credsticks), Improved NAT Lettering, Cleaner Floor Glass, Starluminous (lighting overhauls), No Space Suit Va'ruun/Spacers/Crimson Fleet (has the faction member NPCs drop their space-suits in breathable areas and switch into faction themed clothing - requires clothing mods too).

[Fanboy]

StarUI Inventory via Nexusmods
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/773

EXE - Effect Textures Enhanced via Nexusmods
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/340

Starfield Achievement Enabler via Nexusmods
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/1402

Unofficial Starfield & SS Patch via Creations
https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/details/363ee78b-1735-4402-b3db-24236d060f7f/Unofficial_Starfield_Patch
https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/details/b752542d-e488-437d-8c99-a3e5a19cad64/Unofficial_Shattered_Space_Patch

Texture improvements via Creations
https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/all?author_displayname=XilaMonstrr
https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/all?author_displayname=RabbitDoesStuff

Bethesda free creations!!
https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/all?author_displayname=BethesdaGameStudios

Easy Lockpick via Nexusmods
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/451

[utahcowboy]

OP, before modding your game, I would give the vanilla experience a try first. In some respects, I've learned that more mods, especially the kind that change game mechanics, can make the game less fun. The vanilla experience is pretty good already, and I would give that a shot first before you mod the game at all. But, after you have had a good solid play through, then start looking at these suggestions.

The most important part is having a rig beefy enough to give you a good experience, and make sure it's installed on an SSD.

Have fun! I know I certainly have :)

[A. Silvermane]

Originally posted by Fanboy:

Easy Lockpick via Nexusmods

That's not a mod, it's a straight up cheat.

[utahcowboy]

I would also like to add that most players mod suggestions are based on their particular play styles and they mod the game to that end. Every play style is different, as I'm sure you are well aware, and so many of these mod suggestions given by other players may not work with your particular play style. Also, players mod games to "fix" things they perceive as inadaquite or lacking in game play, but that also differs from person to person and is very subjective. My list of essential mods will be different than yours most likely. I'm happy to post a list here, but I really recommend not modding the game at all for your first play through. Then, once you've sunk 100 or so hours into the game, you'll have a better idea of what types of mods you would want. Then you can ask more specifically here in the forums and get more useful answers according to how you personally play the game.

[Neo]

One of the flying vehicles for easy planet/moon exploring, I personally use the Sub orbital shuttle, but also the Neo-8 looks equally cool.

[veer]

I do mod demos on my you tube channel. You are welcome to pop by and look at my 80 or so videos. Here is a sample where you can get my channel from, just click on the astronaut :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dnhdfc-JCk

[Vlad 254]

Whatever you do for mods I highly recommend starting with the Unofficial Starfield Patch - USFP[www.nexusmods.com]

That's the one mod I'd recommend first and foremost.

[Stone Chipper]

Some good suggestions here. Should I use Nexus's Vortex program to install/manage them all?

[kdodds]

Originally posted by Stone Chipper:

Some good suggestions here. Should I use Nexus's Vortex program to install/manage them all?

I'm using Vortex and I'm also mixing and matching from Nexus and Creations. If it's on Creations, I get it from there, otherwise Nexus. I only have a handful of Nexus Only mods. If you're only going with Creations, you don't need a Mod Manager, and it really won't do anything for you. In that case, it's just another layer to worry about. However, if you want to use Nexus mods, I would strongly suggest a Mod Manager.