One of the best things to do with any sandbox game is to change it up to keep the experience fresh and fun. The same situation arises in Starbound, where a dedicated community of modders have changed and shaped the game to make it much better. If you're looking for the absolute best mods you can use in your game, we've compiled a guide to show you some of them and how to activate them.
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If you're using Steam Workshop, just find the mod you want, click Subscribe, and the rest will be taken care of for you. If you don't know how to use Atelier, all you need to do is open Steam, go to the Community tab and click on Atelier. In the search bar, type in "Starbound" and you can see all the available mods.
Manually installing mods in Starbound is fairly easy given that there is a built-in mod loader for the game. To get started, download any mod you want. Once downloaded, find it on your PC and copy it. It should be a .pak file, which makes this process extremely easy.
Open your Starbound folder by going to (Steam directory) SteamApps common Starbound and create a new folder named "mods" if there is not already one. Drop your .pak file and you're good to go. Let's take a look at some of the best mods we've come across.
Frackin Universe
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Frackin 'Universe has been a massive mod in the works for years. It adds new biomes, hundreds of monsters, thousands of decorations and much more. Downloading this mod also includes the popular Frackin 'Races mod which adds abilities to races in Starbound. If you have a universe that is close to your heart and you think you might not keep Frackin 'Universe forever, be sure to save this file as if you were deleting this mod as it would crash your entire game.
A.V.I.A.N.
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This mod is more of a cosmetic change that adds a bit more personality to the game. You can replace each race's AI with a blue bird with unique dialogs and animations. It's not about the same scale as Frackin 'Universe, but a nice addition nonetheless.
Crew improvements
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Do you think recruiting crew members is not worth your time? Make sure to download this mod to increase its usefulness on board your ship. With this mod, each crew member will have more damage, more health, can apply terrain buffs from further afield, and active crew members will be increased to three at a time. You can also customize your members with new uniforms and head items, making each crew member stand out more than before.
Perennial crops
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Some people aren't the biggest fans of farming in games, and that's where the Perennial Crops mod comes in. With this mod, you will only need to plant a crop once, whatever it is; every time you harvest it, it will immediately revert to its first stage of growth. There is even a patch available on the community page for this mod that will support the crops added in Frackin 'Universe.
Efficient watering
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Here is an additional mod to help you make your farming process more bearable. With this mod, you will no longer have a cooldown when watering crops; You can water your crops while walking, the area of effect of your watering will be increased and the time it takes to water the crops will be reduced. It just takes your time into consideration.
Borderlands Random Generation Weapons
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If you play Starbound and think, “You know what that might use? Some Borderlands ”then we have the mod for you. This mod randomly generates weapons and parts to be more in tune with the popular looter shooter. The legendary weapons in this mod will also have unique colors and names as a nod to the Borderlands series.
More NPC ships
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If you want a little more variety in the NPC ships you come across, give this mod a try. It adds a variety of new friendly and hostile ships that you come across. On the friend side, you can now trade with merchant ships, or you can battle with new alternative pirate ships. If the spatial part of the game is starting to feel stale, switching up encounters is a good place to brush things up.
Cutebound
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Want Starbound to have 100% cutest anime girls? Then download Cutebound. Faces, bodies, armor, props, hairstyles, and all other cosmetic items have been changed to give the game a cuter aesthetic. This mod also features the Monster Girls and the colors have been adjusted as well.
