Mods are always big with Bethesda Game Studios releases - they've helped extend the life of titles like Skyrim and Fallout 4 for years beyond their initial launches. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, it could be a similar story for Starfield - the team's latest RPG.
As spotted by Rebs Gaming over on Twitter, the 'NexusMods' site hosts a bunch of super-popular Starfield mods already - including ones that improve general performance, add tools like DLSS support, and even some more niche mods such as one to improve certain UI elements. In total, Starfield mods on the site have been downloaded more than 30 million times by PC players.
That's a lot of downloads - and these figures are here before Bethesda unleashes its own official mod tools. That's right, the team has already committed to official mod support in 2024 - and those mods will be applicable to both the PC and the Xbox Series X|S versions of Starfield. If you are a PC player though, it could be worth browsing these current mods to see if there's anything you think is worth a download!
It's the official mods where things could really take off though, we reckon. PC Players are no strangers to applying mods but it's much more of a novel concept on console, with Bethesda being one of the mod tool pioneers via some of its last generation titles. We're quite excited to see what the community will come up with in terms of official Starfield mods; they could and should extend the life of the game by quite a margin.
Are you hyped for Starfield mods on console? Tell us what you'd like to see the modders improve in the comments below!
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Oh, I wouldn't know. I bought the crappy windows store version and it doesn't work with the script extender so the best mods won't work
Do wish that mods didn't disable achievements (they do in Fallout 4) as I'd love to play Starfield through again with mods that properly flesh out more areas, make all possible companions more reactive (rather than just the main ones) and give you more agency in missions.
I guess I've got the main achievements though so I'd probably give mods that offered those even without them
@Widey85 I don't understand why achievements would hold you back in any case though? If a game is more fun to you to play in a certain way that clearly trumps fake points which no one cares about. It's a very easy choice.
@Dround87 I played Fallout 4 with mods so never got a single achievement so I guess I'm not that fussed, but it's a bit annoying given the 1K points Reward requires some Game Pass achievements in addition to the "daily play" ones
@Dround87 I don't mean to pounce on your take here, but "fake points which no one cares about" isn't exactly accurate is it? Lots of people care. It's the measure by which lots of people judge whether or not they've seen and done the majority of things to do in the game. And whether that metric is accurate or not is debatable, but it's definitely used. Gamer Score, and Trophy counts may be considered inane to you, but their collection is also considered fun by many. Myself included - I like having things to aim for.
Anyway, not wishing to start an argument at all here, just putting across my contrasting opinion
I'm hoping there will be some sort of star wars conversion mod or something of the sort. Starfield would be the perfect Star Wars game. I wish Bethesda made a Star Wars game in the mould of Starfield... Imagine you can be jedi, sith, bounty hunter, you could join the empire or rebellion, jetpacks, blaster, the force, lightsaber, different imperial armours etc. Ahh one can dream, maybe I'll get it one day...
@Dround87 don't you dare criticize achievements, which are perfect!!!!!!!
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