Bethesda’s latest creation, a space-exploring RPG Starfield, is out now! Needless to say, the company’s community that has always been known for its creativity is already hard at work creating fan modifications and additions to the title.
The game’s Nexusmods page already has over a thousand mods that change, revamp and fix existing areas or add something completely new. If you are setting out to explore the vastness of space, some of these might enhance your experience in a variety of ways.
Before installing any particular modification, make sure to scan its description and installation requirements and warnings. Some mods need to be installed in a particular order or might conflict with each other.
Let us know in the comments below if you have any suggestions to the list.
Achievement Enabler
If you care about continuing to receive achievements even after modding your game or using console commands, then this mod is for you. As comes from the name, Achievement Enabler allows you to explore the fan creations for Starfield without worrying about achievements getting disabled in the process.
Note that the author implies people to make a backup of the original file/s and store this somewhere safe so if anything does go wrong you can restore your original files and try again.
Starfield Upscaler
This plugin replaces FSR2 with DLSS in Starfield. This version only supports DLSS2 and not DLSS3. Note that DLSS/DLAA is only supported by RTX cards, the author mentions that other GPUs can try XeSS but it might not be better than FSR2.
Additionally, the mod includes a ReShade CAS effect and players seeking to install another would need to do some manipulations according to the installation/notes instructions provided in the description.
StarUI Inventory
A different IP, the same old story: Bethesda game and its convoluted inventory. Thankfully, your fellow fans have your back! Enter: StarUI Inventory, a handy mod that improves all inventory screens for use on a PC.
Some things that you can find inside include compact display style, more details in sortable columns, item category icons, category as left sidebar. Overall, the mod contains many quality of life features that will make your Starfield life easier.
Starfield Performance Optimizations
The author of this mod set out to introduce simple performance optimizations to Starfield to make the game run as smooth as possible. According to the creator’s comment, Starfield Performance Optimizations comes with a Potato Mode included.
Make sure to read the FAQ and the provided installation instructions!
Neutral LUTs – No Color Filters
For those color-sensitive who find themselves annoyed at the inconsistencies in Starfield’s palette, this mod is a savior. Neutral LUTs removes the color filters from the game, making the colors more uniformly neutral with deeper blacks.
Note that while this mod itself doesn’t require any others, there are quite a few mods that require it instead. As always, check out the installation instructions and the author’s notes before putting it on your PC.
Cleanfield – A No-Intro Videos And Clean Menu Fix
Are you a fan of minimalism? Do you want to get rid of all the extra text you’d seen a couple hundred times by now? Welcome Cleanfield, a mod that introduces a no-intro videos & clean menu.
Here’s what you can find inside:
- No Epilepsy & Seizure Warning
- No Bethesda Logo Video
- No Bethesda Logo
- No Message of the Day (Optional)
- No Starfield Logo (Optional)
- Vortex & MO2 Support
Smooth Ship Reticle (120fps Smooth UI)
The author describes this mod in the following way: “This is a super simple interface tweak that lets the spaceship HUD run at up to 120fps. By default, it’s capped to 30fps which looks pretty choppy when you’re playing at anything higher than that.”
Additionally, the creator made a version that boosts all UI elements to 120 FPS. However, the author also warns that there might be certain animation oddities as some of the files appear to be specifically authored with 30fps timings in mind.
Starfield Frame Generation – Replacing FSR2 with DLSS-G
This mod replaces the game’s native FSR2 implementation with DLSS along with implementing support for Frame Generation. A built-in but optional sharpening pass is also provided through Nvidia Image Scaling (NIS).
While the Frame Generation portion of the mod requires a RTX 40-series graphics card to function, the rest can be used with any card that supports DLSS. Make sure to read the installation instructions and notes before engaging with the mod.
Starfield FOV
This mod aims to change the player’s field of view (FOV) and shows how to do just that both for the first-person and for the third-person modes of the game. If you want to see more of the world around your character or have the game zoom further ack, this is the way to do it.
Enhanced Player Healthbar
Enhanced Player Healthbar makes it easier to tell how healthy or wounded your character is by dynamically changing the player’s healthbar color at 75%, 50% and 25%.
Before installing the mod, check out the requirements!
Easy Digipick
Are you feeling positively done with the mini-games? Easy Digipick allows you to ignore the respective minigame forever.
BetterHUD
Looking for a less distracting, more immersive HUD for your game? Take a look at this mod. In addition to providing just that, it also comes with a fully customizable version.
