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AStarfieldplayer has created a mod that makes ship building better.Starfieldis a huge success even before its official release, and part of this buzz is due to mod support. The list of mods available forStarfieldis modest compared to other games but is growing fast and showing a promising future for the modding community.
Todd Howard announced in 2021 thatStarfieldwould have mod support, which excited players considering Bethesda’s track record. The studio has games with high customization levels,Skyrimbeing the most notable example. WithSkyrimhaving so much inspiration forStarfield, there is huge potential for modders to create planets from scratch, each with their own characteristics. Players are already touching the surface of this potential, makingStarfieldhit yet another milestone with an impressive amount of mod downloads.
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User keanuWheeze has created a mod that improvesStarfield’s ship building. Named Ship Builder Tweaks, the mod available on Nexus Mods has more than 5,000 downloads. According to the description, the mod makes the controls and overall experience of theStarfieldship builder more responsive and straightforward. Ship Builder Tweaks also allow players to zoom further in and faster, pan and rotate faster, reduce snapping distances, and add more floors. To install the mod, players can follow a simple set of instructions and have access to the features.Starfieldplayers can customize their ships by buying parts with credits, saving pilots, or destroying enemy ships. With the parts obtained,players can createStarfieldshipsfor any kind of situation.
Ship Builder Tweaks is not the onlyStarfieldmod available to download and improve gameplay. One that recently got the spotlight is themod that adds DLSS toStarfield, making up for the official absence of NVIDIA’s technology in the game. Nexus Mods also has mods to modify the inventory ofStarfieldplayers, redesign the HUD, and even a mod to skip the intro screens. Over time, more performance and resource mods are expected to appear forStarfield, just as there are quality-of-life mods forSkyrim.
The arrival ofStarfieldkeeps the momentum of a year full of releases of eagerly awaited RPGs such asBaldur’s Gate 3,Diablo 4, andFinal Fantasy 16. For Bethesda,Starfieldhas great potential to change how the studio approaches its open worlds. In terms of gameplay,Starfieldaspires to push the boundaries of the RPGas a genre, differentiating itself from standard role-players and raising the bar for RPGs and games set in space.
Starfieldis available now in early access and officially launches September 6 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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