nms-modding

[steel crypt]

There isn't one up to date because the compiler is not ready.
If the authors can't update it, how will you?

If you really want to, you can.
Just open the serialized mbin in a hex editor and change the proper values.

[marsh eagle]

Agreed, also HG's decision on mods has become very obvious over all the years: Copy the best and most popular mod concepts and melt them into the game with updates. At this point I'm convinced we don't get mod support but at least they let us do freely and so the modding ecosystem can flourish on it's own

[silk onyx]

good morning/afternoon depending on your locations...Before i left for vacation with friends we were waiting for updates on the MBINCompiler.... but im back now and wondering if it has been updated?

[cerulean cipher]

Is there any way to unlock previous expedition rewards for consoles?🤔. I downloaded a mod for pc but I know that doesn't carry over

[digital flax]

I believe for console its only possible at the end of the year with an event (from what I've heard)

[cerulean cipher]

Are the rewards tied to the world you are in or your account?

[sonic yoke]

What is the creature Id of a vile brood mother/ a vile brood mother minion?

[solid hawk]

These are the new Creature IDs for Worlds:
PLANTCAT
ARTHROPOD
WALKINGBUILDING
BUGFIEND
BUGQUEEN

[sonic yoke]

Thank you my friend. This will help me a lot 🙂

My friend will turn them into pets.

[solid hawk]

At the end of the day, the answers to your question are we don't know and never will. HelloGames does NOT conduct dialog with the community. Information is one way, mostly via release notes. Else it's Sean doing interviews. All other Hello Games employees are bared from communicating with outside entities about their employment or the game, without express company permission, strictly enforced by NDA, so they all stay as far away from social media as possible. As such nobody really knows why they do what they do. We can guess and theorize, but never actually know.

[orchid wyvern]

I can respect that. It's a better policy that some other companies have, where devs seem to be unable to keep their foot out of their mouth.

[steel sleet]

Guys, does anyone know if I can transfer my NMS save file from Xbox Gamepass to Steam. I've just bought the game on Steam.

[viral oak]

...plant...cat?

[fallow meadow]

You could use NomNom, which is a save editor and has platform transfer as a feature. It does currently appear to be having an issue with the Account Data though, so I'd highly recommend making sure to create a backup of all your save data before any attempt to transfer.
See links here: #nms-modding message

[digital flax]

Anyone knows a mod making items such as lubricant refinable?

[hot ember]

the game freezing indefinitely upon entering certain planets' atmosphere for the first time is a vanilla bug, or modded?

[glad wharf]

I followed the instructions listed to the letter but nothing happened. I'm trying to download this: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096?tab=files

Nevermind, think i got it

[marsh eagle]

Yes the only way to unlock expedition rewards on consoles is the service bot on nomansapp.com

[silk onyx]

was wondering if the scan circle circumference can be modded to be bigger?

the scan UI?

or at least theres a mod that already doing that?

[cerulean cipher]

Are all of the current ways to replay expeditions on pc broken?

[cerulean cipher]

Thanks I did not know this existed!!

[marsh eagle]

Yes it's bit secret and an insider tip

[vale iron]

gTech expands the range, but can't promise it's working properly right now

[silk onyx]

@vale iron ok but i was asking about widing the scan UI on screen

[solid hawk]

If it happens without mods loaded, then it's a vanilla bug. If only happens with mods installed, then it's probably a mod issue.

[solid hawk]

Screenshot of what you're talking about please. There's multiple scan screens

[silk onyx]

Any way to make that oval larger?

[hot ember]

since nobody here has recognized that error, I'm going to assume modded

[crude stirrup]

in NomNom am I able to unlock my difficulty settings? Cuz in the editor I am only able to choose new preset? will it then automaticly unlock, or lock to the one I choose?

[solid hawk]

Yeah, that should just be a DDS TEXTURE file that's overlaid.

[silk onyx]

I was hoping to have a wider scan area like instead of scanning a small screen area would it be possible to widen that

[solid hawk]

Would just be visual on the screen. Making that larger wouldn't change scanning behavior at all

Boosts the scan range https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1198

[silk onyx]

Thank you

[solid hawk]

Like gumsk said with gTech, can't guarantee it's working yet with, even though updated for NMS 5.00. The MBINCompiler we're working with now is kind of broken. Awaiting an updated version in a few days.

[silk onyx]

Ok

[vale iron]

I don't know of any eat to expand the active scanning width. I think that's in the exe but I'll try to remember to look later

[silk onyx]

Ok

[dire orchid]

guys i was thinking about buying nms on steam after trying it on xbox game pass, u know if its possible to bring the progresses done on a game pass account to the steam account? (i am playing on pc)

someone told me to ask here

[cosmic badger]

Yes, as long as you're using the windows store/game pass version and sign into your account on the Xbox app, progress syncs between the two. However I do believe that it's also possible to do it with steam after converting the file using nomnom save editor or NMS Save editor but I'm not entirely sure what the process is...
Obviously someone else might be able to enlighten it a bit more but here's the info I found for steam to PC...
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/103eap7/move_save_data_from_xbox_to_steam_using_nomnom/

[vale iron]

Plus the version mismatches right now. I'd say just start over

[dire orchid]

got it, i will look into it, thank you very much!
i think i will wait until the update comes out, i got 2 weeks of game pass for 2 euros so i'll just enjoy them

[lime mesa]

Just curious if anyone's already tried out the new season 14 liquidator mech

Wanna use the consumer mod to unlock it all but also don't wanna.. do that lol

[solid hawk]

Nope. I'll wait for the actual Expedition to play through. 🙂

[tulip thorn]

Anyone have a list of multiplayer-friendly graphical enhancement mods? I wanna make the game look nice for VR.

[vocal quiver]

any reason why it keeps saying there was like a mod problem and the game is going to shut down

[tulip thorn]

where do i even put mods?

[solid hawk]

None will stop you from running MP

[tulip thorn]

Even ones that change world generation and stuff? Im looking at a grass mod that has a side-effect of re-randomizing flora spawns. Won't that desync in MP?

[solid hawk]

Because the mods are outdated. Must be updated at least for the major version NMS updates and sometimes minor versions. Neither forward, nor backwards compatible.

[vocal quiver]

what mods the only 2 in there are compatibility and fast actions

[solid hawk]

Nope, mods run local ONLY and very little data is synced. You'll just be seeing different things.

[tulip thorn]

Ah, neat

[solid hawk]

game install folder\GAMEDATA\PCBANKS\MODS

You create the MODS folder

[tulip thorn]

ah, tyty

[solid hawk]

In PCBANKS, delete or rename DISABLEMODS.TXT

[vocal quiver]

soo what do i do

[tulip thorn]

I'm not seeing any HD texture mods on Nexus.. are there any?

[solid hawk]

Are you running NMS 5.0x, Worlds, or are you using gamepass and stuck on 4.72?

[tulip thorn]

nvm its a totally different mod category, not visuals & graphics.. silly

[vocal quiver]

gamepass

[solid hawk]

Yeah, up to the individual mod authors how they tag their mods

[solid hawk]

ok, Gamepass has NOT gotten the update to 5.0, like other platforms, yet. So, you can't use mod .paks updated in the past few days. If the mod author makes then available, on the FILES tab of the mod page, look in old versions for the last update.

[vocal quiver]

ohh yea that does make sense thank you

[solid hawk]

I know Consumerism offers old versions, not sure about the other one....

If you wish there's a way to update them yourself, for the version of NMS on your system. Take the Lua scripts for the mods, then process through AMUMSS. https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2626

Will rebuild the mod .pak using the game files in your game install, so will be the correct version for you. 🙂

[tulip thorn]

ok yup can confirm there are not any upscaled texture mods on nexus.. shame

[vocal quiver]

ill probably give in and buy nms on steam

but i dont have money rn so gotta make do with what i have yk

[solid hawk]

!xbox

[hardy aurora]

Update 5.0 is not yet on Xbox (ETA Unknown)

• Discuss: #1264954393305026675
• Please read this: #no-mans-sky message
  -# (or click button for a DM)

[solid hawk]

^ links to some discussions about the GamePass delay

[solar dock]

Is there a mod that makes base building bearable.

[solid hawk]

Define bearable. Beyond Base Building

[hot ember]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3091?tab=description
crazy how just one sound can bring tons of memories

(thumbnail won't load, it's a mod that replaces the pulse drive sound with supercruise from Elite)

also uh, can't download it yet

[gritty silo]

Is there a mod or any way to attenuate/equalize some of the bass out of the soundtrack?
It's a bit over the top, or under the bottom, as it were.

[hearty wasp]

Equalizer APO, but it EQs your whole PC

(most rec also using the Peace GUI to actually use it)

[gritty silo]

That's no good for me.

[hearty wasp]

Then you can do nothing

[hot ember]

does this method work to repack an audio mod for the current update?

[fresh arch]

It should work

Anything not related to MBIN files in theory should still work

[leaden rivet]

Hello! I just got the game 3 days ago, so I'm not sure how the modding space works here, yet. If I have mods installed, will I be able to hop into other players' worlds/bases? Or Will I crash when I do stuff that includes the mods? ; ~;¿ Worse, will I crash other people if I go to their spaces?

[fair verge]

is it possible to save edit on PlayStation?

basically I just want all the expedition rewards from all past and current expeditions and I'm not sure how to do that on ps5

[vale iron]

Not on PS5. The delivery bot might be able to do it, but I'm not sure

[vale iron]

Check the pins. You can join others. Unfortunately, many mods are currently broken. Wait a week and come back to modding is my advice

[glossy lake]

Is there any tool for finding near by planet types?

In nearby systems.

Like say I want to find the nearest empty planet.

[nova vault]

anyone know where the default character meshes are located???

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2144 . That being said is currently broken. Will be updated in a few days when we get a working MBINCompiler

[solid hawk]

MODELS folder, once you extract the files out of the game .paks

[dusk marsh]

do gBase Boundaries mode still working? because it doesnt work for me

[solid hawk]

MODELS\COMMON\PLAYER\PLAYERCHARACTER to be prercise

[solid hawk]

Most mods are broken now. Have to wait for an update to the MBINCompiler tool, so mod authors can properly update the mods to work with NMS 5.0x

Should be by the end of the week, based on last status update from the developer.

[dusk marsh]

when did it broke

[solid hawk]

When NMS 5.0 was released

Last Wednesday

A partial fix MBINCompiler was released last Friday, but for many game files it's not working correctly or at all. So some mods you see that have been "updated" for 5.0 on NexusMods still may not work or cause a game crash.

Most mod authors are just waiting until we get the real fully tested and working MBINCompiler to update their mods.

[dusk marsh]

what if i download older version of no man sky?

[solid hawk]

Then yeah, you can use versions of mods made for that version of NMS

I know of several people sticking on NMS 4.72, for now, until the mod situation is resolved

Myself, personally, and this is from a mod author who publishes over 130 mod .paks to NexusMods, I'm just playing vanilla for now

[dusk marsh]

which platform do you using for posting your mods

[hearty wasp]

He mentioned Nexus Mods in the comment you replied to

[dusk marsh]

oh right

[solid hawk]

Yes, NexusMods is the ONLY platform for NMS mods

Used to be a competing plaform, but it died out years ago

[dusk marsh]

btw can you name one of your mods

also how can i check the version of no man sky i have

oh right bottom?

[solid hawk]

I can name all of my mods

These will get you started...

[dusk marsh]

i actually need a mode that extends your base range cuz i cant find a hotspot for my EMG

[solid hawk]

Better Colorful Planet Rings, Companion Pet Unlocker, Exosolar's Quick Scan with Range Boost, Firmware Update for Signal Booster

[solid hawk]

For that use gBase Boundary

Good companion mod to one of mine, Beyond Base Building

[dusk marsh]

also how can i learn version of no man sky that i have

[dusk marsh]

oh wow is it yours

[solid hawk]

Of course, as above, would HIGHLY recommend waiting until we get the new MBINCompiler and all mods can be really updated for NMS 5.0. Probably by Friday, but I'm not the lead developer of MBINCompiler, so strictly an educated guess.

[solid hawk]

Yes, the internal build number will be in the lower right

[dusk marsh]

ngl i do download this mod but it says it makes EMG'S work without hotspot

but i think i have to download this if i cant find any base extend mode

[solid hawk]

It can. if you run the Lua script and choose the option

Not everything with Beyond Base is enabled by default. Some people want some settings, others want different settings, so is configurable via the script

[dusk marsh]

ooh

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2626

Can't please everyone with one set of settings, especially in a mod that makes literally thousands of changes

[dusk marsh]

i cant find the version of my no man sky tho how can i find it

because some of the mods does not work for me

besides that works for others

[solid hawk]

Oh shoot, looks like they may have moved it to lower left

[dusk marsh]

oh alr

[solid hawk]

Then you can correlate with #nms-questions message

[dusk marsh]

also what kind of version is this? because i cant see any letter in my version

[fresh arch]

That letter is how Gumks denotes the revisions of their mods

Not part of HGs versioning scheme

[dusk marsh]

so how do i learn if a mod compatible with my version?

[solid hawk]

Date is always a good method. We know NMS 5.00 was released last Wednesday July 17 2024. So, at a minimum, for compatibility, mods should have been made or updated since that date

Ignoring the fact that some will be broken even after updating due to the janky MBINCompiler....

Use this page for seeking updated mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/newrecently

[solid hawk]

Mod authors can use whatever versioning system they want. Lots do the 1.0, 1.1. 1.2 thing, which give zero indication what NMS version it correlates with.

I do Mod version = NMS version it was made for. Much easier for users to see, at a glance.

[dusk marsh]

oh thanks

[solid hawk]

Firm believer in the KISS principle. :0

[dusk marsh]

but i couldnt find when did 111039 version released how can i check for it?

[solid hawk]

No problem

I did a search and only found

Are you on a Mac?

[dusk marsh]

no im on PC, windows

[solid hawk]

That's from last September. You need to buy the game and be updated to current for ANY support from HG or here.

Currently 60% off on Steam, I believe

[dusk marsh]

is it?

its still so expensive ngl its still suprising how a game can be 60 dollar

dyk how can i find older versions of the mods?

[solid hawk]

Going to be different amount, depending where you're from, but $30 here now. Would be less in the states

One the mod pages, FILES tab, under old versions, IF the mod authors allows it. I have that disabled on all of mine

Have a good day, enjoy. I'm off for a bit

[dusk marsh]

alr

[dusk marsh]

why did u disable it tho

[fresh arch]

Because it's easier for mod authors to maintain and provide support only for current version of the game

That's what most people run, with the notable exception of Pc gamepass players nowadays

[dusk marsh]

wth is pc gamepass

[trim bough]

my mods broke with update again

[hearty wasp]

yeah it happens

[trim bough]

annoying

is it possible to make all the mods i use into one big pak?

or will that cause a big ol' mess?

oh wait i can create individual paks with all my luas in the same directory right?

[steel crypt]

You can use AMUMSS to combine them, or manually do it.
The only problem would be if you have an issue/crash, finding what is causing it would be harder.

Yes, I typically run 50+ pak files in MODS folder.

[trim bough]

cause im prolly doing it the stupid way of copying my luas into the directory manually one by one and compiling one at a time

[steel crypt]

I don't use AMUMSS, so I can't really tell you the best way to go about that.

[vale iron]

Look at AMM (AMUMSS Mod Manager)

[trim bough]

i use that

[vale iron]

You can use that to setup a subfolder that has everything you use and auto combines

That's what I do for all my hundreds of mods

[trim bough]

i hadnt noticed that i was given the option to compile individual mods when having multiple luas

[vale iron]

There's a combine checkbox in AMM next to each folder

[slate portal]

save editors pain for me work on linux

[trim bough]

so i compile 2 mods and i got a warning

AMUMSS doesnt say which mod its reffering to?

oh i see the report does

wtf

none of my mods are working even those compiled successfully?

is the compiler good?

[steel crypt]

the compiler is not ready.

[trim bough]

so the update broke the compiler even tho i didnt have get errors in compiling?

[steel crypt]

AMUMSS errors are not compiler errors.
mbincompiler is the compiler.
mbincompiler has not been ready since 5.0

[trim bough]

so how come my mods that were working before todays "small" update arent working after compiling them for the current version?

[steel crypt]

The update might have changed some things, so that the mostly broken compiler you were using got "more broken" for use with the latest update.
Also possible that the "working" mods you had were only partially working (not causing crash at start, etc.) but missing fields. The files changing after that might have been enough "broken" to cause more issues that are easier to see.

Also, looking at the changed files in the update, I'm pretty sure you're not modding any of those. So, if that's the case, the update didn't change anything as far as the mods go.

[trim bough]

my perfect technology upgrade mod wasnt working after compiling for current version

[fresh arch]

Just FYI the 5.1.1 update brings Disable Mods TXT back

So make sure you remove that

[trim bough]

fudge

thats why. i didnt realize that brings the file back

[steel crypt]

lol well easy fix then 👍

[fresh arch]

This is why it's nice to have some kind of texture / graphical mod to serve as a reminder

Like "wait, why is my menu red instead of blue / green from the mod?”

[solid hawk]

Pink, hot f-ing pink

[solid hawk]

What FriendlyFire said

The moment I update my game to the new version, then becomes difficult to impossible for me to troubleshoot or support any version prior as I can no longer do an apple to apples test.

[vale iron]

Honestly, I just don't like people pirating from independent devs, except maybe to try before buying, so I refuse to help

[unique crown]

Can anyone help me.!?

[solid hawk]

Depends what this issue is. Helps if you tell the nature of the problem. If it's to do with NMS modding, maybe. If you've skin caught in a zipper, you're on your own.

[steel crypt]

Franks and beans!!!!

[devout osprey]

Curses, you're making me hungry!

[solid hawk]

Amazingly, 30 minutes later, we still don't know the assistance required.

[devout osprey]

You saying using a mod is like getting you skin caught in you're zipper? LOL!

[solid hawk]

Suppose it depends if you're doing it wrong or right. haha

[vale iron]

Instructions unclear, mod stuck in zipper, please help

[slender shoal]

I just got the steam version, transfering over my gamepass save with nom nom. Hopefully this still works

[vale iron]

Might not transfer properly with version mismatches, but hopefully it works

[slender shoal]

🫡

@vale iron does the program always crash?

or freeze up

it did this before I installed steam version as well

freezes on this screen

im guessing its just loading everything?

yea the program keeps freezing

[vale iron]

Yeah probably the version mismatch. Try downgrading your steam version

[slender shoal]

do you have the steam script to downgrade

I imagine its a steam depot, might be able to do it myself

[solid hawk]

@granite flint You good with the log file cleaner now? You asked, were answered, and you dropped from the Discord without status.

[granite flint]

i ended up not needing it for consumerism

[solid hawk]

ok, cool. Just wanted to know you were good now

[slender shoal]

download_depot 275850 275851 4687977719404286055 yea pretty easy

[brisk lintel]

someone know a mod that reworks the system for repairing interceptors? cause you can't get a harmonic brain when not in the quest

[slender shoal]

@vale iron I rolledback and its still crashing

[granite flint]

Also is there a mod to allow ship building without needing the parts in your inventory? I want to experiment a bit

[solid hawk]

I'd take it to the NomNom Discord, where the developer hangs out. https://discord.gg/nomnom-762409407488720918

[slender shoal]

I asked a bit, just no response

[solid hawk]

Sorry, unsure about that. Only a couple mods dealing with shipbuilding. One by TheBomberBoi and the other by FriendlyFire I think

[solid hawk]

Can take awhile. Zencq does do silly things, that take him away from NMS stuff, like go to IRL work, sleep, and have family time. 🙂

Hopefully you hear back soon

[slender shoal]

no worries lol, I think I may have an idea anways

its only crashing when I select my steam save, I might need a restore point

[granite flint]

Damn, forgive me for if this is irrelevent but where the heck is the stealth paint for the iron vulture

oh nvm i found it

[unique crown]

Any got any s class ship modules .!? Looking to get the best of the best

[vale iron]

Not modding related at all

[granite flint]

is there a mod for faster food processors

[slender shoal]

I believe I fixed it

I appreciate the help

[solid hawk]

Good to hear

[tulip thorn]

i think my mods didnt initialize, even though i put them in the MODS folder in GAMEPAKS and renamed the disablemods.txt

[vocal quiver]

your supposed to make a MODS folder in pcbanks

[tulip thorn]

or yeah PCBANKS yeah

not GAMEPAKS

idk where i got that name from

wtf it created another disablemods.txt lol

[toxic barn]

probably because the game update?

[vocal quiver]

why does all the starships have a exchange button not a add to collection ( i only have 2 ships)

[granite flint]

inb4 no frigate

[vocal quiver]

what

[granite flint]

freighters are your friends

This also has no relevance to modding so you should move to #no-mans-sky

[vocal quiver]

yes it does its a mod causing it and i have a frigate

[hearty wasp]

Game bug

[vocal quiver]

darN

[hearty wasp]

Get a trash ship and exchange that

Pick a crashed one off a planet or sth lol

[wraith osprey]

is there a mod that forces the player model to render regardless if its single player or 1st person? i like taking shots with the character shown, but i also prefer playing in 1st person when on foot

plus it also looks weird when im in photo mode and i just see a floating multi tool lol

[hearty wasp]

No but you set set a quick access key for perspective change in vanilla

[wraith osprey]

ye, i have one, just thought i'd ask in case there's an easier alternative than going out of photo, switch view and go back in :P

[hearty wasp]

Reality is often disappointing.gif

[wraith osprey]

[hot ember]

after hotfixes/patches, do I need to redeploy mods in Vortex and run the game from there in order for them to load properly, or is there no need?

[wintry jungle]

So….is there a mod that just outright gives the rewards of previous expeditions that have already passed? Maybe even some that just re-enables them for me to complete if not?

[junior hatch]

so should i be able to delete the disable mods file to use mods, the rename the enable mods file to disable mods to... disable mods again? i did look in the file and the seemed to be the same contents

and it seems to work that way for me - unless im missing something

[solid hawk]

Consumerism right now

[wintry jungle]

I can’t tell if you’re making fun of me, or giving an answer

I just want the poncho outfit I saw, and some cool ships

[solid hawk]

There is no ENABLEMODS file. Only thing the game cares about is existence of DISABLEMODS.TXT. If it's there, mods will not be loaded, if it is not, will load mods.

[solid hawk]

Giving an answer. There is another mod to do so, but broken at the moment due to current state of MBINCompiler.

Can also get previous expedition rewards with either save-editor

[wintry jungle]

So the mod gives the rewards, or opens the quests again?

I’m at work rn so I can’t exactly look

[solid hawk]

Not sure how Vortex works. Isn't used a ton with NMS, due to the way modding working in NMS and mod conflicts. The important thing after an update is that any mods which "touch" files that have been changed in a given NMS update are updated.

[wintry jungle]

It’s just a mod manager for Nexus mods, in case you don’t wanna mess up files

[solid hawk]

Consumerism allows you to buy the rewards from the QS merchant. Save-editors give.

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2996 would allow you to play through previous expeditions

Not sure if it needs an update or not, you'd have to ask the author

[hot ember]

for the purposes of modding this game, it's about the same as moving the files by hand, just with a convenient GUI

[wintry jungle]

What currency is used to buy the rewards?

[solid hawk]

QS = QuickSilver. 🙂

[steel crypt]

It doesn't work with NMS correctly.

[solid hawk]

Most just do manually with NMS

So yeah, you'd want updates to applicable mods after an NMS update

[steel crypt]

Vortex conveniently messes up files

[wintry jungle]

I don’t trust myself with moving the files. I’m never given a good enough explanation on wtf to do

[steel crypt]

You put them in a folder. Done.

[solid hawk]

Mod .paks go into NMS Install Folder\GAMEDATA\PCBANKS\MODS

[wintry jungle]

I need a damn picture book written in Barney style going “ok this is what you gotta do”, like modding for dummies

[hot ember]

I'm not seeing any difference by grabbing a collection from Nexus through Vortex than what I'd accomplish by putting the files there by hand so I guess I'm fine

[solid hawk]

...and after every NMS patch check to see if PCBANKS\DISABLEMODS.TXT has been recreated

[hot ember]

I'm looking at my mod folder right now, the files are there, named correctly, and they work in game

[steel crypt]

The difference is Vortex doesn't work with NMS mods correctly

[hot ember]

you would have to give me a better explanation than just "it conveniently messes up files", I don't understand that

[solid hawk]

As I mentioned mod conflicts is a huge thing. By default only 1 mod .pak can use a particular game file and work. If you have 5 mods which use the REWARDTABLE files, 1 will work, 4 will not. Vortex has no awareness or care about this. If you use Lua scripts (which most mods have) and AMUMSS can combine\merge conflicting mods, so they can all work. AMUMSS can also check for existing mod conflicts in your MODS folder.

[junior hatch]

my game had both when i first started to get into modding - coulkdnt figure out why ata first when they were the same contents

[hot ember]

as I said, I downloaded a collection, and I understand that it's on me to trust the author that it's compiled well enough that it doesn't require any further setup - especially if there are no instructions indicating so

[steel crypt]

Some mods have multiple versions in one mod download. Vortex will use all of them.

[solid hawk]

This would not work well with also having Vortex, as let's say you make a combine .pak of conflicting mods, but also have the individual mods in Vortex. You'd have all the individual mod .paks and the combined .pak in MODS...itself a conflict then.

What Jason just said is another huge one

I publish multiple mods setup like that. Multiple varients of the mod in one archive file for download, with the instructions to only one. Vortex will dump them all into MODS.

[bold ruin]

is there modding for removing the limit of frigates you can have?

[steel crypt]

no

[bold ruin]

Sad, thanks though bud

Are there any Frigate or Freighter mods in general? Haven't touched modding yet

[solid hawk]

There's some. Search NexusMods for frigate, then freighter

[haughty granite]

Just tried the mod that removes stutter when leaving planets. How/why this is not fixed by Hello Games I dont get. Any way to contact them and ask? Seems a minor fix that would benefit everyone

[rancid wasp]

Are there any mods that make it easier to overlap objects when building? Like maybe makes it so objects don't ever lose their snap points. ie I can place an arch on a snap point, and then place a window on the same snap point?

[dry bronze]

There’s a mod for that? I just have lived with it lol

[vale iron]

Beyond Base Building, when mods are reliable again

[vale iron]

No Lag Leaving Planets, DIY version

[vale iron]

It's situational. Some people it doesn't help, some it hurts, some get benefits. All it does is decompress some of the files, so you save some processor time in exchange for drive access time

[rancid wasp]

I grabbed this mod actually! I can see a few new parts and I can scale anything, but I'm still constantly being blocked from placing objects as the game keeps blocking snap points for seemingly no reason 😦

[vale iron]

Did you try toggling the vanilla option for free placement?

When you're in build mode there's an option

[rancid wasp]

free placement can be useful, but you lose your snaps and alignment.

I want to be able to click and place a perfectly snapped alloy arch, and then click and place a wooden window exactly in the same spot

[slow river]

forked NMSResign and fixed a bug in it
https://github.com/cheatfreak47/NMSResign/releases/latest

also updated NMSDecompressinator to use it- the few others who have tested it on Worlds suggest it has a very significant performance gain, perhaps the changes in worlds introduce a lot of decompression lag spikes?
https://github.com/cheatfreak47/NMSDecompressinator/releases/latest

[hearty wasp]

Wait for base building app to get updated and then use that instead

Or the blender plugin I guess

[rancid wasp]

base building... app???

[hearty wasp]

Search on Nexus

[solid hawk]

Not possible due to the way snapping is implemented in the game. You're choices, which have already been mentioned are free placement and making your builds outside of the game with the base building app and importing.

No means to have snaps pass through one object to another or transfer snap settings between objects. Snaps are static and we cannot dynamically adjust or modify them as we've no capability to add runtime logic.

[errant path]

heyo I played on xbox game pass and now just bought the game on steam, but I cancelled game pass. how do i get my save file back?

[ocean prairie]

Anyone knows the max vanilla ship stats that show up in the save editor i am confused

The iron vulture is a hauler yet it has almost as close to as fighter dmg stats, like what?

[fiery owl]

hi guys! At one point I had a base building mod that allowed me to tesselate the snap for walls at 45 degree angles. But since then, the mod no longer works even after trying to run it through AMUSS. Is there another mod someone could suggest I download that would do the same thing?

[white sundial]

Hi, guys. I have a request for a few small changes to the exocraft. Specifically, the minitaur. I want it to strafe. Is that possible?

[viral oak]

that one...doubt it

[thin wind]

Guys, let's say I don't want to play the current expedition yet as I've already started playing the second expedition(via mods). What do I do then?

[rancid wasp]

What I keep hearing is that we have to wait. Mod authors need time to update and so on and abandoned mods need time to find new caretakers.

[solid hawk]

We're waiting on a fully functional version of MBINCompiler. As far as abandoned mods, VERY rarely get new caretakers. Usually abandoned because 1) They were a low hanging fruit copy of another mod so someone could call themselves a modder. No loss. 2) What the mod did is no longer possible due to HelloGames based file changes.

I would think the tesseraction script would still work, but without knowing the exact script used, no way to check. Could be as simple as HG deprecated a property used in the script.

[fiery owl]

I thought it would too. The thing is that Argh Water was in there with it.. and whoo let me tell you we definitely don't need that mod anymore.. even tho it was my first and the most amazing! (it did water the way we see water now). Ah but then with its removal.. AMUSS wasn't compiling the other mods (tesselation) so I guess I will.. wait.

[obsidian tree]

https://github.com/monkeyman192/MBINCompiler/releases/tag/v5.01.1-pre1
Latest MBINCompiler!
This should be pretty good now, so modding should now be back in full swing! 😄

[plain oyster]

anyone know how to edit the Json to get the new Minotaur parts?

[obsidian tree]

Also, might need to get someone to update the pinned comment about mods as it's no longer true

[coral gale]

yay, Exosolar mods updated

[paper storm]

Anyone know how I can open up a bin file/ps4 for no mans sky that I just copied onto my usb onto my PC? I don't want to use Save Wizard because that only gives you a set of already made cheats. I want to open the file and edit it myself and not have save wizard do it for me.

[toxic barn]

hey, i wonder how did you get the 45gb numbers from? My default NMS folder is 19gb, when i decompress it with NMSDecompressinator, will it be 19gb+24gb or 19gb+45gb?

[hearty wasp]

SaveWizard is the only way we know

If you need more assistance you prolly need to find a server for PS4 jailbreakers

Which for obvious reasons I'm legally obligated to say is highly not recommended

[pine anvil]

Is there a mod to stick the VR ui onto my face so I don't have to use the clunky stick rotation

[hearty wasp]

Likely not because virtually 0 modders have a VR

[pine anvil]

Damn

How difficult would it be if i was to learn modding

[hearty wasp]

You would be looking at hours of param diving because you'll be breaking new grounds

But it's modding so who isn't breaking new grounds really

Takes patience (or spite) more than anything else

[fallow meadow]

Updated Alternative Vehicle Control - Worlds 5.01.1
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2848?tab=description

[merry wasp]

Updated

[verbal panther]

is therre modded saves or is that not a thing?

[steel crypt]

huh?

You can save edit.

[verbal panther]

game saves

[steel crypt]

I know, but what are you asking?
If edited saves exist? Or save editing exists?
There are save editors and you can edit a save file.
Does that answer your question?

[verbal panther]

i think i dont even know what im asking

haha

sorry

[steel crypt]

lol it's okay, just trying to understand you.

[verbal panther]

yeah your good im tryna figure my self out😭

[fast peak]

Hello

Is there any tuto to install the no lag mod ?

[hearty wasp]

Search for the DIY version

[fast peak]

where i can find it ? im a new player little bit lost

[hearty wasp]

Nexus Mods search function

Searching for "lag" should work

[fast peak]

this one ? https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2812

[hearty wasp]

Yeah it does say DIY on it

[rocky coral]

Is anyone else having trouble finding sentinels for the expedition mission?

[hearty wasp]

Try #no-mans-sky

[fast peak]

if i understood correctly i just have to execute one script , select my PCBANKS folder and its done

[hearty wasp]

I don't use it so you have to try that understanding out yourself

but at the end you should have a pak file inside GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/MODS

[fast peak]

i have a file

in my mods folder

[hearty wasp]

cool

[slow river]

19GB + 45GB but once the decompress is over you can reclaim the 19GB by deleting the backup folder it makes

the size is ~44.6GB

https://i.imgur.com/W65Zzxi.png

[slow river]

For those curious this actually does make a fairly significant impact on performance, far fewer lag spikes overall especially on weaker CPUs but apparently with Worlds Part 1, it's made even more of a difference

I don't know if this is just because Worlds introduced enough new decompression loading choke points or what

but multiple people have reached out to thank me for the tool since it took the game from being a lag-spikey mess to totally playable for them

it takes effectively the same fix for that one lag spike everyone gets when leaving planets and applies it to all game files, eliminating that and all other possible lag spikes with file decompression as the possible cause

[ocean prairie]

The mod " Fine LOD" is it only for terrain or also objects like grass?

[hearty wasp]

if it has lods it should be affected

[arctic kestrel]

with .pak files how do i use it..

i have a custome freighter builder

but i dont know how to open it

[solid hawk]

Place into NMS install folder\GAMEDATA\PCBANKS\MODS folder

[arctic kestrel]

uhhhh

[solid hawk]

Don't use it with NMS 5.x. Hasn't been updated yet

[arctic kestrel]

😭

idk whaty any of that means

[solid hawk]

You don't need to open it. Place into the previously mentioned folder and the game will load the mod on start

[hearty wasp]

mod broke, you use, game break

[arctic kestrel]

oh ok

[arctic kestrel]

PLS4

ok nvm

is there a way

to complete missions in a save editor

because

i have a normal save

[solid hawk]

Oh, if you're on PlayStation, can't use mods

[arctic kestrel]

i have completed already

im on PC

[solid hawk]

ok, "PLS4" looking like it could have been PS4

[arctic kestrel]

and i cba to do the tutorial mission

[arctic kestrel]

na i smacked my keyboard by accident lol

[solid hawk]

You can edit mission milestones with a save editor in raw json mode. Not much in the way of guidance out there for doing so though

But, in theory, possible.

[arctic kestrel]

hmm ok

[solid hawk]

Last time I did that, destroyed the progress on all of my Atlas storyline missions. PITB

[arctic kestrel]

RIP

i

i have all my old save data saved into a completely different folder

its not in my nms saves

so im starting "fresh"

but just wanna

completely max out a save with the editor

[solid hawk]

If you want to do so, you'd best wait for one of the save experts, like bk201 or develin pixy. Not many have that level of expertise.

[solid hawk]

Much of that, except mission milestones, you should be able to do via save editor GUI, without having to touch the raw json. Safer.

[toxic barn]

ah, thanks for confirming, but for the NMSDecompressor, can you add an option to allow decompression without creating a backup? maybe something like "-no_backup" parameter when launching the .bat file, so my dying SSD can at least breath a little more.

[arctic kestrel]

ok so

all i wanna do

is within the save editor

get access to the anomly

as soon as i get my ship

is this possible?

[sly raptor]

how does the deep space v2 mod work?

[slow river]

It actually wouldn't harm your SSD at all, since the backup is made by moving the source file to the backup folder, not copying it

ergo, only updates the file table location of the file not actually writing a copy of the file

but I might add a command line switch for that anyway if I work on it again

[toxic barn]

yeah sorry for the misunderstood, i'm trying to say that the "dying" in my terms is actually stands for "i got no free space left" 😂

when i use the decompressor today, i had to manually delete the backup files because when i don't, the new .pak files won't be created

[slow river]

Oh, you mean flat out running out of space

yeah I'll add an argument for it when I get back to it

I'm thinking also of adding an option to make it only process files if they're newer than the last time it was ran, for update purposes

[unreal frigate]

were do i locate my file for my save on xbox incase a mod messes it up ?

[arctic kestrel]

whats the highest manuverablity i can get in save editor without breaking my ship

[vale iron]

xbox or PC gamepass?

[arctic kestrel]

cos ages ago i made it max and my screen bugged out

[vale iron]

depends on the ship. Experiment

[arctic kestrel]

true

[vale iron]

what you put in save editor is not what comes out in the UI, so it depends

Depends on installed tech, adjacency bonuses, supercharge bonuses, etc etc

[vale iron]

!faq-savefiles

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:nmsatlas:972222451801010207> **Save File Locations**

Steam
%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS\st_<Steam64ID>\...

Game Pass
%LocalAppData%\Packages\HelloGames.NoMansSky_bs190hzg1sesy\SystemAppData\wgs\...

GoG
%appdata%\HelloGames\NMS\DefaultUser\...

Linux & Steam Deck
$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/275850/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Application Data/HelloGames/NMS/st_<Steam64ID>/...

Mac
/Users/<yourname>/Library/Application Support/HelloGames/NMS/st_<your steam ID>/

When sharing saves in a report to Hello Games, it is best to create a package/archive of the full folder shown for your platform above (.zip/.rar).

Contributors: Devilin Pixy#9298, bkay201#1943

[sly raptor]

is this normal? (im using vortex to run the game with mods

[sacred apex]

yes

[sly raptor]

Ok

[sacred apex]

yeah if you have DISABLEMODS.TXT renamed or otherwises removed that'll show each time you load up

[arctic kestrel]

when ever i load my save (editor used) i get the hermatic seal popup right behind the game loaded thing. how do i get rid of it?

[stark ingot]

save editor keeps saying "Self extracting archive' when i run the exe, any fix?

[sly raptor]

Is the season reward unlocker actually cheating?

Also how many mods are up to date and currently being work on?

[solid hawk]

It doesn't. Currently 99.9% of mods made\updated before 17 July 20924 will crash the game. Something from 2016 is completely out of the question

[sly raptor]

Ok

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/newrecently Feel free to count, you now know the date

[sly raptor]

Ok

[solid hawk]

Anything new or updated since 17 July, last week Wednesday. There's maybe a few dozen mod .paks older than that which will still be updated, but the authors haven't had time to do so yet. Then a few dozen more which will work, because they are TEXTURE or sound only mods, less susceptible to breakage.

[sly raptor]

So everything July 17 and up are working

[solid hawk]

In theory, yes

[sly raptor]

Ok

Can mods be used while being online or no?

[solid hawk]

That's not to say there wouldn't be teething pain. NMS 5.0 made some major changes to some game files.

[solid hawk]

Yes, mods are local

[sly raptor]

Oke

[rapid sandal]

you don't have to unpack all the game pak files in order to create mods. nor do you have to unpack them to view their contents. i believe amumss will extract mbin's as needed when it runs the lua scripts to create mod paks, and nmsmb doesn't extract anything to disk for viewing or creating mod paks.

[sly raptor]

If you have too many mods installed will it crash the game?

[rapid sandal]

like how many ? but in general i would say no, number of mods shouldn't be an issue, however the more you have the more likely it is you will have conflicts that could cause the game to crash.

[fresh arch]

I've run a 100+ PAK files in mods folder and had no issues

[marble slate]

did you check with _Check_CONFLICTS_in_MODS.bat?

[fresh arch]

No, the number comes from windows explorer lol

[marble slate]

I am just curious if those mods conflict, you should try it out

[fresh arch]

No need to worry about me, I'm a mod author, I know how AMUMSS works

[marble slate]

ah okay

i am curious about the version of lua. if an author doesnt update but still put it on Main files. Does that mean current version of game can use the lua?

[opal basalt]

Couldnt help myself

[fresh arch]

Lua and C# scripts are not actual mods, game does not care about them

These are scripts used to generate / compile mods using 3rd party tools like AMUMSS

It's like a crafting recipe, in theory it should be resistant to game updates

In practice, sometimes scripts need to be updated due to changes in structure of game files

[slow river]

Late but https://github.com/cheatfreak47/NMSDecompressinator/releases/tag/v2.0.0

basically complete rewrite, uses timestamps to check if a file actually needs decompressed or not on subsequent runs

but still basically works the same

[solid hawk]

In most cases yes.

[marble slate]

alr, thanks modders. I just dont use them just in case i guess.

[solid hawk]

You use the Luas, if you need\want to 1) Self update the mod, when there's a new version of NMS that has broken the mod 2) Combine conflicting mods

[marble slate]

self update the mod by just changing number inside of lua i think? but 2) one ill try it out. thanks

2. is better for me noob and zero c+ knowledge.😭

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:NmsAtlas:972222451801010207> Helpful links and tips for Modding

• [How to enable and install mods:](#nms-modding message) #nms-modding message

• Learn how to use AMUMSS to compile mods

• [Mods do work in Multiplayer:](#nms-modding message) #nms-modding message

Always check the correct path and contents of the MODS folder! Example Image »

• Game updates can break mods - check if your mods have been updated: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky?tab=updated

If you experience any glitches or bugs, please remove or disable all mods and try again before reporting to HG or asking in #nms-questions.

Contributors: friendlyfirepl, .sohail, Atlas Emissaries

[fresh arch]

2nd link

[marble slate]

👍

[thin wind]

I know this question has been asked a bazillion times already so I apologize in advance, but let's say, I want to do expedition number 2 while the current expedition is on. Is there any way i can do that by going offline mode on steam? Or do I have to wait till the current expedition ends in order to do the past expeditions?

[marble slate]

pray for me pls

[ocean prairie]

I have no idea i just know i am sick every time i turn around i see the grass growing all of a sudden, i get optimization and such but this is so jarring and this is on all ultra settings

[hearty wasp]

OK

Then don't use it and try if it makes a difference

Or use it if you're not already and see if it makes a difference

[fallow meadow]

There are various modifications around that claim to be able to do this, but no idea which you are using to play previous expeditions. I recommend to check with the author of the one you are using or planning to use. That being said, knowing it most often uses a file replacement in the save files location, being offline to prevent it changing is likely going to be a requirement. And make a backup of your saves, just in case!

[toxic barn]

yes, i know that AMUMSS doesn't unpack anything if i want to change the variable via lua, but in this context i was talking about @slow river NMSDecompressor which has it own workflow to use, not the AMUMSS 😂

[toxic barn]

Thanks a lot for your quick response regarding my dumb request 🙏 (I've starred the repo don't worry)

[obsidian granite]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1944?tab=files
is the pak file supposed to just work in the nms mods folder?

[hearty wasp]

If it doesn't it's either broken

Or you didn't install correctly

[obsidian granite]

oh nvm, for some reason the disable mods file reappeared, and thats why it didnt work

[thin wind]

yes, it involves copy pasting the cache file. This one in particular.
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2996

[nova vault]

best way to extract models? NMSMV kinda broken

[dry lotus]

hey all, what are some must have mods for like QOL and some graphic improvements wich works on newest version? looking for a list 😄

[nova vault]

ReShade will work on any version of NMS, but I found all the presets to be pretty bad, you'll need to create your own

[dry lotus]

awesome

gonna take a look in that

[fallow meadow]

It appears to not have been updated since end of May this year, so there might be issues due to all the changes the game has seen since, internally as well. I suggest to check their Github and possibly other public locations to figure out if there are any current issues known about. I am sure you're not the only one making use of this or similar.
https://github.com/leodium/leodium-ReLive-NoMansSky-Expeditions-Offline
Also check this repository linked, as it is used:
https://cwmonkey.github.io/nms-expeditions

[fallow meadow]

Wait on updates, either for NMSDK (Blender plugin) or NMSMV.

[nova vault]

thanks

[fallow meadow]

@nova vault And perhaps additional info can be found in the Discord below, feel free to join them

!moddinlink

!moddinglink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/22ZAU9H

[nova vault]

legendary, cheers

[thin wind]

to be honest, i've used their mod just a few days ago and it still works as flawlessly as it can get.

[fallow meadow]

Good to know, appreciate it. I have seen mixed results , but may have been another source that was used,

[thin wind]

could be. Well guess the only way to find out is to do the current one, then replace the file in appdata in offline mode.

[fallow meadow]

Yeah, like I said, just make sure to keep backups of your saves. Offline should do the trick to not get replaced with anything current.

[thin wind]

noted. Thanks dude.

[slow river]

It's fine, I needed to completely rewrite the script anyway for other reasons, the biggest being the much more graceful update handling

If you wanna talk saving SSDs, the update code is definitely gonna do that

now whenever you run it, it uses a saved timestamp to determine which files actually need to be unpacked and which ones don't so it doesn't waste time and space repacking files that don't need it

that genuinely does save SSDs since it eliminates a lot of unnecessary writing

[toxic barn]

ok so let's say the next update, the only thing that gets updated is 2 files, so the NMSD will technically decompress and repack the 2 files only?

[slow river]

Yep, that is currently the behavior. It checks this by comparing it's last run's timestamp to the file modification date on each file

if the file was modified after that timestamp, that means it was updated, so it needs uncompressed

this functionality can be disabled with -force but I can't think of any situation where it would be necessary to use -force from how I implemented it

the file modification date would be newer than the timestamp file always in any situation where the user does something with the files, so it would always run on the files if it needs to

[cosmic badger]

As a returning player can anybody help me understand if "No man's connect" is still working/a thing...?

[slow river]

looks pretty dead to me from the github repo, no commits in 3 years

[fallow meadow]

It is no longer fully functional. It will install fine, but unable to get your data from save. Things have changed quite a bit since it was last updated September 2021. The Github repo can be found here: https://github.com/jaszhix/NoMansConnect

[cosmic badger]

Thanks might take some historic screen shots and depart from it...

[solid hawk]

None currently. Both NMSMV and NMSDK are broken for NMS 5.0. Both being worked on, but may have to wait days to weeks for fixes. The applicable developers are both very busy IRL atm.

[cerulean cipher]

So what happens if I have expedition 14 in progress but I wanted to go back and start expedition 1... should I finish 14 first?

[solid hawk]

Guessing, most likely, but if using https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2996, then you need to ask that guy. Make a POST on the mod page.

[tidal portal]

which editor is most uptodate?

[solid hawk]

Both

[tidal portal]

which one is more popular, goat?

[solid hawk]

Neither, equal

[hearty wasp]

flip a coin

[tidal portal]

there used to be a more favored one last i recall

[solid hawk]

Lots of overlap, each has some features that aren't in the other. Grab both. 🙂

[hearty wasp]

yeah but both are equally developed nowadays

[tidal portal]

ahh

[stark ingot]

How do you delete a squad mate from the save editor?

[solid hawk]

Then there's DNA, the newer kid on the block, but that one is currently outdated

[solid hawk]

JSON edit: Base Context>PlayerStateData>SquadronPilots, it looks like. Make a backup of the save FIRST.

Should be able to get rid of at the Freighter console though.

[stark ingot]

Edit Raw JSON?

[stark ingot]

Can’t, it’s bugged rn

Dismissing a squad mate does not get rid of them

[stark ingot]

Ok I found it but what do it do?

Do I just delete everything in it?

[round sinew]

these would be the default values with no pilot hired on slot 0

[stark ingot]

Alright, I assume 0 is the first slot on the top left and they go from left to right?

[round sinew]

that i'm not sure, i'd have to go hire a couple pilots to see it in the save file after. that said, fwiw, i cannot reproduce this issue on steam experimental branch (tried this afternoon after the latest exp patches to drop today)

i wonder if just clearing all boxes (except the "enabled" ones) in the squadrons tab in nmsse would do the trick as well

[stark ingot]

I assume that just turns them off

If that’s the case then I wonder what happens if you hire someone in their place and then go back and check the box again

[round sinew]

no, i think those boxes might be just locking the squadron slot, as if it were never unlocked and would require paying with nanites again

[solid hawk]

Ah, that would explain it

You're in great hands with bk201, save EXPERT. I just dabble

[wispy anvil]

Is it a bad idea to pull updated Lua from just MetaIdea/nms-amumss-lua-mod-script-collection where possible, rather than going to Nexus Mods?

[solid hawk]

If the Lua is for a currently updated mod and exists on NexusMods, that should be your first go to. Those are going to be updated on NexusMods first and your download gives a little luv to the mod author. That being said, there's many scripts which only exist on the lua repo or for abandoned mods where it's not possible to update on the mod page, because the author is gone, but has been updated in the repo.

So, context dependent. 🙂

[wispy anvil]

Makes sense, I'll keep checking both places. Thank you for all your work on modding. 🙂

[solid hawk]

No problems. Enjoy

[neon nova]

Gave this mod a go but it seems to be conflicting with the latest updates, hopefully it gets sorted out. It's honestly a must have mod for me
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1662?tab=description

[vast gust]

Wish there were a mod to make planets how you want them

Like edit an existing planet's parameters to be exactly what you want

[viral oak]

because of how the game works that is...basically impossible I think

[vast gust]

How so

Or also a search of all existing planets would be nice

[viral oak]

do you...really have no idea the scale of NMS? ._.

[viral oak]

also, mods cant add new functionality (like this)

[solid hawk]

What exactly is wrong? Lo2k did update for NMS 5.x

[solid hawk]

Much of a planets parameters are based on seed

[solid hawk]

18 quintillion of them

As further context to what Kherae said last, we can edit values for existing properties in static game files. Can't add new properties, can't add logic, no means to make changes during run-time.

[vast gust]

Yall are pretentious as hell and wrong

Gross
Nexus has many deep planet mods

[solid hawk]

How so, what mods are you looking at?

What are you calling a deep planet mod? There's nothing that meets your criteria, set at #nms-modding message

[indigo bane]

Good luck to any modder knowing all 18 quintillion planets

[obsidian tree]

Fun fact, to store the data for 18 quintillion planets (the quoted number is 16 ^ 16), you'd need 7.8ZB of storage space which is (if the estimated size of the internet is to be believed (44ZB)) about 17% of the total size of the internet

(as of current NMS patch)

[toxic barn]

then somehow HG decided to create an entire new multiverse by purchasing the second server

"see that 18 quintillion planets? yeah skip it and double it to the next century"

[round sinew]

Babs 😅 you're giving me way too much credit, i'm definitely no expert at save editing i have to say. i try my best to help out, but i often get stuck too and require assistance from folks that actually know their way around the saves - i'm just a newbie at that part

@stark ingot hi, did you get the squadron issue sorted out? if not yet, we can try some more

[lime mesa]

is there a mod to add east and west markers on the compass?

[whole olive]

Is there a chat where I can ask someone to drop me resources?

[fresh arch]

#nms-lfg-or-trades

[hearty wasp]

Not from my knowledge but if it's just a texture I can see it being able to be made quite easily

[fresh arch]

The north and south markers are declared in scanner icons MBIN if memory serves right

And those weren't referenced anywhere

But feel free to correct me

[hearty wasp]

Oh rip then

[vale iron]

It's all procedurally generated, not stored anywhere. Mm was pointing out that storing the data isn't possible.

[toxic barn]

welp, I thought HG store the planet's data after it's discovered

[vale iron]

They store custom names, but nothing else needs to be stored. It's all generated identically by every client

[leaden rivet]

Hello--I was wondering if there are any cosmetic/custom ships as a mod? Like, someone built a new model for a ship and uploaded it as a mod type deal? Or is this not a thing? ; o;?

[vale iron]

gShip Custom Ships and Ships of MOAR. I know gShip isn't working right now, not sure about MOAR

[leaden rivet]

Thank you very much! I'll look into it. I appreciate you a whole bunch! Also, thank you for your mods, I use the stack one and I'd go mad without it ; u;! ❤️

[warped osprey]

Hey folks, is there any mod that do some magic with the sky rendering ? I'm a rx 570 user and on my gen of cards the sky render/ cloud generation thing is completely borked to the point that it brings down fps to single digits if sky is occupying around 10% of screenspace

[karmic shell]

That explains why my game kept on closing

Anybody recommend some good mods? The ones I tried so far just been crash in my game

[stark ingot]

I decided not to mess with it

I think it’s safer to simply change the ship and its seed

[round sinew]

well, in case you want to try it, after making a backup of your save folder, it should clear them if you clear all these fields

[solid hawk]

None of the model "replacement" mods are updated yet, between ENTITY changes and now some GEO issues.

[solid hawk]

Best rule of thumb. If the mod hasn't been updated since the release of the lastest major version (currently NMS 5.x, 17 July 2024), don't try using it. 🙂

[karmic shell]

I honestly may have to wait a few days cause most the mods I use are trying to get updated for World I. So its really just vanilla for me atm

[solid hawk]

There's a few hundred updated. See https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/newrecently

[karmic shell]

Will these mods work in multiplayer or only solo?

[steel crypt]

Either

[hearty wasp]

#nms-modding message

[amber bramble]

Just tried the No Man's Sky Save Editor on a new expedition save and lost the Expeditions tab. Anyone else see or have this issue?

[vast gust]

I guess the only way to get past expedition rewards is modding

[junior hatch]

so i have a question, probably a noob one, but here goes:

without wanting to sound pushy on mod updates, i have 15 or so mods that havent been updated yet

what i want to know is, do they need to be? a lot of them are gmech, gmultitool, gship with like 2 ff (atlas staff recolor & ship textures) plus laylaps signal booster (just found it) and craftable wiring loom (though im not sure its ever worked)

with the exception of the laylaps mod, previous game versions have launched fine with some of these outdated mods

so if other mods by the same dev have been updated, but others have not, does that mean, patience required, or updates not needed for these/amumss does this for us?

[hearty wasp]

"previous game versions" as in which

5.0.0? maybe

4.75? your game will die

[junior hatch]

outdated mods seemed to work prior to 5 at the time (eg: craftable wiring loom did not crash game at least)

so i guess im asking if these recolor mods (the bulk of the outdated ones currently) even need updating?

[summer socket]

save editior should i get?

[junior hatch]

you can use it to back up your save file - so its great that way
but i found it too easy™️ to uber the crap out of my equipment and ships

eg: all storage and tech slots unlocked and supercharged

i may have gone a little mad on power when i first tried it

[summer socket]

i played on xbox and im on steam now i wanna transfer is that possible?

[junior hatch]

id guess not, but dont actually know

[summer socket]

if not no biggie

[junior hatch]

cross invetory and cross progression are becoming quite commonplace in gaming, im surprised its not as far reaching as id expect

though thats mostly in the mobile phone gaming to pc section

[pale frigate]

looking for help on how to change a permadeath save to normal so i can play with my kid and not have to start over

i have a save file editor but when i went to change the version to normal from permadeath it reset my save and is still labeled as perma death

[solid hawk]

Currently, either save editor or Consumerism mod

[solid hawk]

It's all based on what HG changes in the files, as to whether or not mods NEED to be updated.

In the case of NMS 5.0, HelloGames changed the header data layout in ALL MBINS, so all mods with MBIN files (99.9% of them) would need to be updated

If the mod is ONLY TEXTURES, then MIGHT still be useable. Hello Games made some change in NMS 5.x which broke SOME TEXTURE mods as well. Not sure exactly what, but I have to update one of mine for the first time since NMS 2.16

[steel crypt]

You can transfer the save to game pass (PC) and then transfer to Steam… I think.
I don’t know the process and not familiar with gamepass stuff.

[steel crypt]

Save editor.

[vast gust]

I already know

Actually it didn't work with the save editor, there isn't a way to access my appearance options so I could only turn on unlocked armor achievements but in game I guess they technically hadn't been claimed and there is no way to

[cerulean cipher]

Still can't tell if I shouldn't go back to a previous expedition during this one? I have to keep this one open for the community goals but I don't want it to reset if I go back and play a different one

[steel crypt]

I don’t understand what you did. Use a save editor. Unlock expedition rewards in account. Go in-game. Claim rewards at vendor.

I’ve done this several times while testing mods. Always worked.

[vale iron]

They want to play both the current expedition and use the hack to play old expeditions, possibly regardless of rewards

[steel crypt]

I was responding to Uoi, who said “only way to get past expedition rewards is modding”

[vale iron]

Ah, sorry

[steel crypt]

Then said they tried save editor, but did something weird.

Nah all good dude. Thanks. I don’t know the answer to dueling expeditions.

[vale iron]

Yeah, not sure on save editor compatibility with 5.x. I know there have been some issues still

[steel crypt]

If they keep ramping up mod update difficulty like this, I hate to see the next one lol

[vale iron]

Hoping they are just bringing it in line with what they have planned for LNF, so that it's just a few of these, and that it will make our backend work on modding work for LNF too

[steel crypt]

Sounds about right.

[sturdy holly]

Does anybody have a list of must needed mods for no man's sky or something? Is there a mod that fixes grass only being visible like 3 feet around you? Etc

[vale iron]

When I get Better NMS updated, that fits that

[plucky stone]

Anyone know where I can get some real good exotic seeds for ships?

[solid hawk]

No clue either. Sent somebody the other day to ask the person who makes the json files to allow playing old expeditions.

[solid hawk]

Exos grass fix...and there is NO must need mods list. All subjective. The mod you may like the next person would hate, for the same reasons. It's about what you'd like to see changed in the game. More of, less of, etc. Use this page: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/newrecently

Any mod new or updated since 17 July 2024 is at least partially functional. Anything prior to that....99.9% of those are toast and will not work.

[junior hatch]

thats what i thought i remembered - so with all mbins being updated, the answer is patience

thanks for the in depth answer

[spiral nacelle]

.

[tiny marlin]

anyone know how to use nom nom or a similar file transfering program?

nvm I got it

[marsh delta]

Is there a way to mod in a ship and gift it to someone

[hearty wasp]

Elaborate

[wintry sage]

Why do I have to be offline for witch drops?

[fallow meadow]

Twitch Drops rewards are being verified. If you did not actually earn them on Twitch, being online will revert your changes.

[wintry sage]

I can go online after claiming them I assume?

[fallow meadow]

Correct, but do make sure to finish all claims you have planned.

[wintry sage]

Kay

[solid hawk]

...AND jump in and out of your ship to initiate a game save, after you've claimed. Just to be on the safe side.

[fiery owl]

Hi Guys! I was told to ask in here if anyone knew what the seed code was to make an exotic JUST the orb and nothing else? anyone know?

[hearty wasp]

you can't

it's not a seed thing

it's a ship file directory thing

[fiery owl]

Okay then how do you modify the ship directory then for jus the orb? Another player showcased theirs in general chat earlier today

[hearty wasp]

I got this from google and it should work https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/16cvk02/orb_ships_and_how_to_make_them/

[dapper cairn]

Any good star wars mods?

I want blasters, lightsabers, stormtroopers exosiut skins, xwings, maybe even a death star

[hearty wasp]

come back in a few days and there will be

[solid hawk]

Not really. Some of the star wars ship in Ships of Moar and gShips Custom SHips, but not updated for NMS 5.0 yet

Beyond that, not much because mod authors don't want to get sued by Disney and neither does NexusMods, hence their strict policies about use of copyrighted materials.

[glossy lake]

Is there any documentation or any guisdes anywhere about planet terrain? specifically what kinds of biomes get what kind of phsyical terrain?

I want to find the flattest non-dead planet i can

[hearty wasp]

no

and I ain't even sure if biomes have an impact on terrain other than ocean worlds

[dapper cairn]

Roblox and MC mods never have those problems

[neon nova]

Bit late but figured it out, I think the pak file was an older version. Finally got around to using AMUMMS and it works perfectly

Would love to see a version of this mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1510?tab=files&file_id=12057

But made procedural like this mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2486?tab=description

[fiery owl]

Thank you!

[tidal smelt]

Hello guys I'm trying to use one of the trails from this mod but it seems outdated https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1723?tab=description
Any way I can repack it and make it work or do I have to wait for it to be updated?

[fallow meadow]

I think the creator is working on fixing it when they find time. See their reply here: #nms-modding message

[tidal smelt]

Oh alright, any way I can try anyways to update it by myself?

[fallow meadow]

If a Lua file is provided, you might be able to try with AMUMSS

[tidal smelt]

No lua unfortunately

[solid hawk]

What color?

[tidal smelt]

Timeloop red

[solid hawk]

give me a couple of minutes to see how this is setup

[dapper cairn]

Can you play with mods on multiplayer or single player only

[fallow meadow]

Can play either, but the mods will only affect your client

[tidal smelt]

Thank you very much mate!

[solid hawk]

Give this a shot

Did have an Lua, was inside the .pak

[dapper cairn]

So if play with a mod that adds x wings to the game and fly one hoe will other players see it

[solid hawk]

no

mods are local

You'll only see what a modded player does if that person is using the same mod

Else your game files will be different

[dapper cairn]

I mean if the mods adds a completelynew ship and then fly it how would other players see that?

[solid hawk]

You're will have an x wing in them and vanilla players won't

[dapper cairn]

As a big fat error?

[solid hawk]

There is NO way to add a completely new ship

[dapper cairn]

Or like textureless

[fallow meadow]

@dapper cairn Here is a pinned post which describes it all pretty well.
#nms-modding message

[solid hawk]

Mods of that sort, for NMS, are just skins over an existing ship type

[grizzled ibex]

When I'm trying to use the service bot! I made a pateron an shows I have 0/3 request. But keeps telling me all free slots where used even though I didn't use any?

[tidal smelt]

Works perfectly mate! If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the .lua?

[solid hawk]

NOTHING to do with here. Have to take that up over at the Creative and Sharing Discord. Home base of the bot and the Paetron service

[fallow meadow]

!creativehublink @grizzled ibex

[hardy aurora]

@grizzled ibex https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[solid hawk]

Extracted the .pak contents

There's a channel specifically for Paetron members, that would be your best bet to ask for help with this. Paetron-lounge, I think it's called

[tidal smelt]

Like with 7zip?

[solid hawk]

PSARCTOOL, which is drag drop

[tidal smelt]

Thanks!

[solid hawk]

Can also use PSARC, which is command line

If you use AMUMSS, can place a .pak into the ModScript folder, run buildmod.bat and it'll extract\decompile the contents for you

No problem

Would actually be rather cool if there were a pak plugin for 7zip. 🙂

[tidal smelt]

I try to go for the buildmod and ti gives me a 1kb pak called updatepackage, I'll redownload Amumss

Should've specified, rn I'm trying to turn a lua into a pak

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2626

[tidal smelt]

Thank you very much mate

[solid hawk]

No problems The short install portion helps to avoid some pitfalls

[tidal smelt]

I'm so so sorry to bother you again but I'm having troubles. The mod I'm trying to update, when unpacking the pak file, gave me a models and texture folder other than the .lua I tried chucking all of that in the modscript folder but it tells me that the modscript subfolder is too deep and wont be used. I have no idea what to do, do I have to use mbin complier or something?

[solid hawk]

@tidal smelt Additional files, that the Lua doesn't recreate, like TEXTURES, for example, those would go into ModScript\GlobalMEFTI. So the TEXTURES folder would most likely go into the GlobalMEFTI folder

MODELS, depends if these changes are made by the Lua or not. If it's simply value changes, it won't matter. If the mod is adding or removing sections from model files, could break the mod having that MODELS folder in GlobalMEFTI and if the Lua makes all the necessary changes to those files. In essence you'd be setting up for the same changes to be attempted twice.

There's no hard and fast rules with this sort of thing, all context based.

[tidal smelt]

Thanks mate!

[urban thunder]

Hello. New person to save editing. I am on PC Gamepass. Where exactly do i find my saves? I cannot find them

[shrewd nebula]

I just replaced libmbin.dll file in the no mans sky model viewer with the latest version, however now the application will not even start

[marsh eagle]

It's not yet fully updated

[weak star]

oh maybe this is a good place to ask: is there any mod that will just show the galaxy name in photo mode? (it is so frustrating trying to remember where I took screenshots when I forget to add galaxy name to the caption field in steam's screenshots archive)

[hearty wasp]

can't

[weak star]

sigh

[hearty wasp]

updated

[marsh delta]

If someone were to mod in the starborn runner could they trade it to me

[hearty wasp]

isn't that a vanilla ship

[marsh delta]

Desperate times

[hearty wasp]

I have no idea what that means

if you're just grabbing a vanilla ship you don't need a "mod"

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[hearty wasp]

use the service bot there

[marsh delta]

You are the best human being to ever breathe

[silk onyx]

looking for mod to block laylaps to stop cuttin on me when im scanning

[brisk grotto]

what's the best render distance mod to use?

[flat kelp]

Really random but are there anymods that let you like place or add npcs at your base? Idk if the way NMS runs if it would be even possible and I haven't found one but figured I'd ask

[hearty wasp]

Eucli-ea/UBB

[hearty wasp]

finelod is the closest thing

[cerulean cipher]

How do I know all of the expedition rewards wil save when I go online? When using the method to play previous expeditions

[merry crest]

any mod that brings ships from galaxy on fire 2??

[solid hawk]

Only currently functional ship skin mod is Ships of Moar

[solid hawk]

As long as your saved after being rewarded the items, they are in your save

[karmic shell]

is there a mod to have more than one freighter?

[cerulean cipher]

Is it just that save or across all saves like the rest? Sorry I have no idea how it works when I turn it back online

[solid hawk]

Nope, used to be a setting which allowed this....but it would also corrupt the saves of anyone who had a freighter in a system with another player freighter.....the freighter bases would get mixed up. So, HG deprecated the setting, so it could never be enabled again.

[solid hawk]

The "unique" expedition rewards, ones you would get at the QuickSilver shop in the Nexus, are per account, so can claim on any saves.

[naive yarrow]

Does edited save files break when the game updates? Or is it just mods that get affected?
So simple things like edited weapon tech slots or edited npc or item values etc?
Which save edito app would you guys recommend for PC/Steam user?

[hearty wasp]

Saves don't break

#nms-modding message

[naive yarrow]

thank you been playing around with the goatfunggus save editor and it does seem to make editing easy and doesnt seem to break it too much.

2 questions regarding the goatfungus save editor though:

• is there a max maneuverability value for ships to prevent it from spazzing out when using pulse drive?
• does the twitch drops function not work? I enabled it on my save and went offline, it shows the available twitch drops in the QS NPC but I cant actually claim the rewards when i click on them nothing happens.

[hearty wasp]

1. ~5000 in game, but that's the final value after all the bonuses multiplied together so in the editor you'll have to fiddle around with the base value
2. Idk I don't use it

[naive yarrow]

oh one more question when adding procedural items like mods is it possible to manually specify value to get max possible mod stats?

[naive yarrow]

ah thank you i was lost on what value the maneuverability was looking at. I will fiddle in-game thanks!

[hearty wasp]

No

[naive yarrow]

ah ok so that is good ol rng. thanks for all the info!

[naive yarrow]

hey so about the procedural mods. I stumbled across this yt vid and git repo of a database for tech module IDs.
But it doesnt appear to be up to the 5.0 update.
Would you happen to know about this database or if there might be an updated version somewhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qzlSVxX_k4

https://github.com/zencq/Pi?tab=readme-ov-file

[hearty wasp]

prolly not

[silk onyx]

good morning,

[solid hawk]

Go to the NomNom Discord. Zencq is the author of NomNom and that Git. Ask him.

[marsh eagle]

We have a special upgrade seed channel on C&S hub with up to date seeds

[vast gust]

What mod is used for giving me armor and twitch rewards? I toggled them on on my save editor but there was no way to accept them in game since they passed

[vast gust]

Oh thats the save editor i use

[solid hawk]

The mod for that is Consumerism

For twitch rewards, must claim while offline

[pastel umbra]

I think there is a mod on nexus that gives you all the season items

like the atlas scepter and starborn runner

[solid hawk]

Can get with Consumerism or save editor

[naive yarrow]

Thank you!

[naive yarrow]

Would you happen to have a link for that?

[viral oak]

RE: maneuverability: basically, if you have no network lag, you're looking at around 700 u/s speed. 600 or less if you have higher delay. had fun poking around with that a bit with my ships .-.

[steel crypt]

Scroll up here a bit you’ll see it

[naive yarrow]

Thanks found it. Wasnt sure what CS stood for haha

[summer dew]

does anyone have the original box art from the files

[steel crypt]

I could be wrong; never looked for it. I think it doesn’t exist. I’ve never seen it/them.

Do you mean this?
This is from 4.72

@summer dew

[summer dew]

How do I open this

[steel crypt]

It's a DDS file. There are many many programs that could open it.
If you are looking for something free to edit it or convert it, you might try paint.net or GIMP.

@summer dew This is the same file converted to png

[summer dew]

thanks

[steel crypt]

If you are looking for a version for NMS v5+ , I don't have those files yet. Someone else here might.

[summer dew]

What about the original box art

I heard it is in the files

[steel crypt]

Like for version 1.0?

[summer dew]

Yes

[steel crypt]

Hmmm not seeing it...yet.

This?
@summer dew

[summer dew]

Like this

[steel crypt]

I'm not seeing that one.

[hearty wasp]

you're prolly better off using wayback machine on the NMS website

[fallow meadow]

Or check the creator of said boxart...
Here, from Simon Stålenhag's website: https://www.simonstalenhag.se/otherbig/37.jpg

@summer dew See above

[prime cypress]

anywhere i can find a companion file for like a dragon or sum?

[fallow meadow]

I'd suggest trying in the Discord below

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[prime cypress]

thanks boss

[calm hamlet]

is there a mod to make groups bigger than 4 max

[steel crypt]

No

[solid hawk]

There's a mod to make a group smaller, it's called Tourette syndrome. Guarenteed to leave you in a group of one.

[dire ridge]

That is equal parts funny and not funny 😆

[solid hawk]

Intended goal achieved. 🙂

Make another funny on a different NMS Discord a few minutes ago. Hint: about a mod called PTSd.

[toxic barn]

is there any documentation on what keys and value can be written in lua? for example the [MBIN_CHANGE_TABLE], [SPECIAL_KEY_WORDS], and so on?

[viral oak]

AMUMSS/README/README-AMUMSS_Script_Rules.html

[toxic barn]

Thanks!

[solid hawk]

The bible of NMS scripting

[solid hawk]

and your guide to what can be used as SPECIAL_KEY_WORDS or _PRECEDING_KEY_WORDS are the MapFileTree files, found at AMUMSS\TOOLS\MapFileTrees. When a script is run, a MapFileTree file is generated for each game file that the script "touches". These are loiterally maps to the file layout\structure and keywords for use.

[limber marsh]

is there a mod that adds better icons to planets?

or makes it easier to find out what's on each planet?

[robust willow]

I am trying to figure out how supply and demand works here. From my understanding, You would need the economy types and the number of an item sold to affect the percentages. I though that this would be saved in the player save file, but I couldn't find it. I saw supply and demand values in the player save json file but they were all zeros. I have bought and sold many things. Is it not determined client side?

[pastel sundial]

Anyone know a mod to Increase Ship price , but only For buying it ? to do something like : 600 000 000 To buy a Huge ship with 50 Slots etc... it's so EZ to make credits etc... ^^ or a new economy overhaul , Like buying Nipnip for 120 000 and selling it for 30 000 , just to force the player to grow it etc...

[slow river]

Posted my NMS Decompressinator tool on the NexusMods under Utilities, does this earn me the modders role? https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3126/

Also on Github:
https://github.com/cheatfreak47/NMSDecompressinator
https://github.com/cheatfreak47/NMSResign

[marsh eagle]

Have you tested that on a ram drive ? Would be interesting to see loading times in that case

[magic lava]

Yes

[toxic barn]

Hey man, i'm just gonna link your mod page in my mod page because your mod saves like literally my bottlenecked toaster, thanks! 🙏

[hot ember]

any mod for more galaxy filters? guild envoy, economy tier (1-3) etc.

[hearty wasp]

can't

[hot ember]

like, not possible to code?

[fresh arch]

Correct

Mods can't add brand new functionality

Only change parameters for existing values

[hot ember]

I mean the values are already coded into galaxies, but I guess you mean there's no way to create another filter

well I'll have to play something else for a bit, today's patch makes my game crash

[pure mulch]

Mods will want updating after patch, just done the ones I use

[viral oak]

repeatedly headdesks

I just finished setting up my mods to play last night 😿

[humble cairn]

Is there a mod to stop the high pitched whirrrrrr sound the sentinel ship makes while flying?

[pallid elk]

anyone with the same problem after the update?

does the mods need update too after patches?

the ui is really small and no its on 100% ui size

[hot ember]

this update was like 5 GB so it overwrote a lot of files, therefore yes, for this patch mods will need updating

I have the same issue, my game crashes right after I hop into the game after loading a save

[hearty wasp]

Wait for fast actions to update

[pallid elk]

thanks

[hearty wasp]

Every game update breaks mods

So it's good to be patient after every one

[pallid elk]

like every single mods break??

[hearty wasp]

Assume all updates break all mods, yes

Unless you've tested them and confirmed them to work

[pallid elk]

sure i'll test it

[fresh arch]

Looks like any mod targetting UI globals files could cause this issue

Finally, a playable UI

Waypoint could never

[pallid elk]

can confirm fast action caused that

[fresh arch]

Can confirm I don't use it

[pallid elk]

also tested these mods work

[pallid elk]

fast text display?

[fresh arch]

No lag should be updated for each game version

Unless you're 100000% sure none of the model files were udpated

[pallid elk]

so i might crash at some point ?

nah its still there for now

[fresh arch]

For me it was Old Style Slots or my Unnecessary Icons Be Gone

[dapper cairn]

Any mod that makes hyperdrive look like star wars?

Also how do you change in game font, I wanna make it look sci fi

[solid hawk]

No

[solid hawk]

You replace the existing font file with a different one and package correctly into a mod .pak that the game can use. There's large numbers of font replacement mods for NMS at Nexus Mods. Take a look at them and how it was done.

Several were uploaded in the past week, so should be easy to find

[viral oak]

and it fires the laser at the camera
funny

and...1 FPS inside the ship cockpit. well, guess i'll go back to waiting for MBINCompiler to update. XD

[steel crypt]

It is up to date.

[viral oak]

well then, waiting for the mods to update...I just recompiled my mods a few hours ago

so...something must be up I guess?

[coral oriole]

hey guys, does anyone use orbit anti lag mod? https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2672

[tacit tide]

Not sure if this is strictly modding, but since it probably requires messing with the JSON: is there a way to reset the Vyk base exocraft specialist?

Mine has essentially errored out. I use him to sell upgrades to, and accidentally selected his recurring mission to hack a computer. The dialog ran normally, but there was no icon for the location to "run" to. I reloaded, no icon. I only have the specialists on my freighter base, so I moved the freighter around and back to the starting system. No icon. This mission does not appear in my log (not sure if it ever does).

When I interactive with them now, I get the "I should leave this Vykeen alone" dialog.

The folks in #help didn't have new ideas.

So I think I'm down to futzing with the JSON.

[viral oak]

shouldnt it be in your quest log?

[tacit tide]

This mission does not appear in my log (not sure if it ever does).

[viral oak]

no idea then

[tacit tide]

Right. May have to dig through the JSON file now. Hoping someone knows where the code lives.

[fallow meadow]

@tacit tide Have you tried to place the terminal planet side?

I can see how it may be an issue having it on a freighter

[tacit tide]

You think try to build the station on a planet-side base and summon the specialist there to try again?

[fallow meadow]

Ahuh, exactly

Not sure if this would by this time still work, as they now feel a desire to ignore you

When it comes to JSON efforts, you could check your 'CurrentMissionId' if your exocraft mission is actually active. That would give you a reference to look for in MissionProgress.

As for Progress values, this can be a pain. -1 is usually a reset value, up or down a value is forward/back a step in progress. But not all missions and progress are that easy. Requires verifying with other source files, which is a pain for missions, with a lot going on. (PuzzleTable etc.)

Make sure to backup before messing about with the above JSON

[tacit tide]

Went to boot up the game and it's downloading an update. Something drop today?

[fallow meadow]

Yes, Steam Experimental went public for PC

[tacit tide]

{backing up saves}

[fallow meadow]

And make sure you are in the correct context

(I assume BaseContext)

[tacit tide]

I wonder if I can go into another save (with a working specialist), export the json, accept the mission, export the second json, and compare in something like Note++

[fallow meadow]

It could be helpful, but only if you can narrow it down to the imprtant sections

Mind you, this is likely one of those missions that is split up into sections as part of the tutorial. So each step has an Id and progress with it.

[slow river]

I haven't, since I only have 32GB of real ram on my PC, but that's an interesting idea.

[tacit tide]

I've finished their story line, so hopefully that stuff is no longer being modified.

[fallow meadow]

@tacit tide Do you have a bit of dialogue that comes with it? I can have a look in which section it belongs

[tacit tide]

That would be awesome! I'll grab it when the game loads.

[fallow meadow]

Yeah, I'd say have it active, check CurrentMissionID first

That is usually the easiest route. I can check values on my end with one of my saves

[tacit tide]

Update is downloading super slow.

[tacit tide]

There's no log entry to make active

[fallow meadow]

Ah ... hmmm ... maybe ^EXOTUT_LOOP

[tacit tide]

Not sure why, but "exotut loop" is making me giggle.

Well, the update fixed whatever the issue was. Interacting normally now with the specialist.

[slow river]

Any idea if any of the font mods out there allow english users to see international characters, like japanese or chinese? It's always weird on the anomaly how all the non-english or non-roman characters appear as little squares.

[tacit tide]

However, the dialog windows are now minute.

Win some, lose some. 😄

[fallow meadow]

"not minute"? Not sure what to imagine

[tacit tide]

Misspelling. Meant "now"

[fallow meadow]

Ah, got ya. Oh well, at least the issue got fixed.

Also forgot how various things have moved to other locations (source files).

Very happy to not have to dive into this though

[slow river]

Nevermind apparently someone has already figured that one out.

[tacit tide]

Thank you, Pixy!

[fallow meadow]

It is possible to install various fonts and possibly have support for a few different languages for that matter on your OS, but I doubt this will extend to the game, where it is likely solely based on your store platform language setting

(or the in-game chosen language for that matter)

[slow river]

Seems like someone actually sorted it out

[fallow meadow]

Ah, curious to know

[slow river]

the problem is apparently the default font "GAMEFONT.TTF" is just missing a lot of international characters

like, all of them

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3117

this mod here replaces the Roboto font with Noto which includes all the characters

pretty neat

[fallow meadow]

So even native asian languages are not properly shown in all UI locations?

[slow river]

Not unless you change the game language

the game uses different font files for different languages

[fallow meadow]

Ah ok, so indeed based on a single choice with a single result

[slow river]

Yeah, so just replacing the GAMEFONT.ttf with a font that includes all the international characters fixes it

this one above fixes it for Japanese, Korean, and Chinese

which is nice

I'm actually learning a bit of japanese myself so it's nice to be able to see what people are saying

[fallow meadow]

Yeah, that is pretty cool and sounds like a simple fix actually. Why is this not a standard?

[slow river]

HG should probably fix this to be honest

[fallow meadow]

Feel free to suggest it

!hg

[hardy aurora]

You can submit bug reports, suggestions or feedback to Hello Games here: https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[slow river]

I'm sure they've gotten reports about it on the zendesk by now

it's been like this for years lol

[fallow meadow]

Of course, but the more the merrier, not to mention a reminder at times

[hearty wasp]

if you are using AMUMSS you should define to use experimental (latest) when asked

the compatible version of the MBINCompiler hasn't been marked for use in public yet but is in use for experimental

[slow river]

Sent it in, apparently the choice of that mod above Noto Universal is actually a great one, since it looks good in game and Noto Universal is licenced under the SIL OFL, which allows for commercial bundling

HG could literally use that font themselves if they wanted

The font they're using by default is also an FOSS font

Roboto

so

[floral dust]

Anyone know why I can’t access my 1st save slot in this