Starfield is Bethesda Game Studios' latest open world RPG, so naturally, fans are going to want to know about mod support. Of course, on PC you can always turn to unofficial mods, but what about official Bethesda-supported mod tools, and what about Xbox mod support?
Are Mods Coming To Starfield?
On PC, official mods are indeed coming to Starfield. According to a recent interview with Bethesda's Pete Hines, mod support is coming, "as we've always done on PC".
Are Starfield Mods Coming To Xbox?
Thankfully, mods will be making their way to the Xbox version of Starfield as well! Bethesda says "you'll be able to use mods both on PC and Xbox" once the feature becomes officially supported on PC.
When Will Starfield Mod Support Launch?
We don't have a specific launch date for official Starfield mods just yet, but we do have a hint at when they'll arrive.
In a translated interview with Todd Howard, the developer said that "mods will be supported next year", so expect them to launch sometime in 2024.
Can You Use Unofficial Starfield Mods On Xbox?
No, you cannot use any unofficial Starfield mods on Xbox. These sorts of mods are available on PC via various third party platforms, but until Bethesda releases its own official mod tool support, you won't be able to use them on Xbox Series X and S.
So, there you have it! Bethesda is well aware of the demand for Starfield mods and is hard at work developing their tools for release next year. In the meantime, there's plenty to go at in the base version of Starfield on Xbox, PC and Xbox Game Pass.
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What mods are you hoping to see in Starfield? Let us know!
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I hope not. Bethesda was not happy after pc gamers killed their scheme with Valve to charge for mods. i have always maintained they are going to give it another go - this is the game that will show my prophecy.
Bethesda has always been at the forefront of scumbag developers looking to fleece their fans. Talented, very. but slime none-the-less. Don't forget that.
In general I'm a huge fan of mod support on consoles, so this is good news.
@Cashews Sounds like what they offered for Fallout 4 and Skyrim what was pretty great.
I’m definitely down for some mods!
As I mainly play on consoles I never used mods. Will be really cool!
I do and I dont,mods are great,but I seem to spend more time messing about with them than actually playing the game,but I want someone to make an xwing or millennium falcon
@DennisReynolds a 70/30 split (70 to bethesda/valve) for what was always one of the most pure aspects of pc gaming and showed off what the most talented among us could do - to simply make more money on the hard work of others you do not pay on salary...was pretty great for who?
I always have a non modded gameplay file as my main file to play and continue playing with DLC. So for me modding is still a ways out for sure. With Skyrim and Fallout for (for console) there was a lot of great mods including gaming mods. I just hope with Starfield they expand on the storage. I believe 5 gigs was the cap on xbox.
Regarding paying for mods i never had too. They do offer that but as an option.
If they do the same for Starfield and expand the storage cap then should be great.
I always look for story content mods to add to the ever growing lore of the games and the mod community are always awesome and look forward to that!
Siiilveeer Hawks! Yes…The Miraj will be in my fleet!
Some mods on console would be great!
If they charge for them they can GDIAF.
Nexus mods all the way.
A shame too when there are games on Xbox games that support free sites like mod.io.
@Cashews I'm talking about the proper mods that are on Xbox versions not the creation club stuff. Skyrim and Fallout 4 have full mod support on Xbox and limited mod support on PS4/PS5 (thanks to Sony's restrictions).
I hope so. Though with the game running at 30fps on console that doesn’t leave much headroom for the inevitable worse performance with any serious mods enabled on Xbox
By the time it happens I'll probably be long done with the game and not care outside of maybe an hour of messing around.
I hope Bethesda firstly focus on a few updates first.
60 fps support
HDR improvements and sliders
Inventory menus
And few bugs that are about
I mean it can’t be that hard they have about 400 employees and their mind focus is still on Starfield.
Not being disrespectful to all the studios out there but I do wonder what they do sometimes especially the ones with around 150 plus employees.
@OldGamer999 i doubt we'll see 60 FPS on consoles for this one. In order to implement this Bethesda will have to sacrifice too many other things: starting with overall resolution, drawing distance, texture quality, etc..
An inventory mod would be nice.....
Mods for fixing the problem game it needs fixing it's crashing on me at the minute this engine Bethesda uses is ancient and needs bining
@Tomato_Goose
I’m not to sure they would have to sacrifice all that much.
Inside is where the graphics mainly shine and that’s a very short draw distance.
What about optimisation and the usual tricks developers use.
Maybe 40fps for those that have 120hz VRR TVs.
@Tomato_Goose
There are a lot better looking games out there that run better and above 30fps.
Don’t get me wrong Starfield is a great game but Bethesda are not the best studio, don’t know why people stick up for them so much and give excuses for them.
Did anyone see the space walking mod? It looks great! You can exit the ship and walk on asteroids and even establish an outpost on them.
https://twitter.com/Mr_Rebs_/status/1701241355979121100
I imagine there will be map mods but I have found that I am actually enjoying no local maps. I have found a lot of cool things exploring each city that I would have missed if I just highlighted an icon on a map and walked to it. It feels like I am actually experiencing each city. I am regularly like oh this looks like some sort of store, lets see what this is and next thing i know I have a couple more questlines and a new companion.
i would be more than happy to pay a fair price for some quality quest mod expansions for starfield, skyrim, and fallout 4 on xbox!
@OldGamer999 - I think a 40fps mode or 60fpsVRR mode (even if not completely stable) would be worth implementing. Digital Foundry put up an interesting video speculating how either or both would be possible in theory. Hope Bethesda work towards this.
Mod support would be amazing. I wouldn’t mind to pay for mods. I really like the idea of supporting the modders in some way. There are so many amazing mods for Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Really wish you guys would stop posting Starfield articles every day...
Mainly because I'm reading this article at work and all I want to do is go home and play more Starfield 😂
The only mods I use are:
Character mods. More and better choices with creating a character. I'd like a height and age mod.
Location mods. Add more towns/cities to the world. Add in interesting locations too.
@Pranwell
Not just ammo. Everything.
Please make a Tardis
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