Introduction
The first time that I play a videogame, I prefer the vanilla experience. However, at times some design decisions might not sit well with the players, or there might be some subtle bugs, or half-baked features. Starfield leans towards the first category: When you are play from a PC, certain aspects feel quite annoying. So, here is my small list of mods and tweaks that I am, at the time of writing this post, using on my first playthrought of the game.
Installation Instructions
Read carefully the instructions for each mod. Also, the ones I use do not disable achievements, but others might do!
There are two main directories files usually go:
Documents\My Games\Starfield- Your Steam game install directory: In Steam, e.g. in your Library, right click on the game ⇾ "Manage" ⇾ "Browse Local Files"
Mod Recommendations
- BetterHUD: A more minimalistic main in-game HUD.
- Cleanfield: De-clutter the main menu.
- EXE - Effect Textures Enhanced: Vastly improved effects, from particles to blood and explosions.
- NaturaLUTs: I use the enhanced preset. This is a must have.
- StarUI Inventory: Another must have, because the default inventory UI was clearly designed for consoles, not PC.