nms-modding

[thin urchin]

And mods in general, what’s the rule of thumb, can stuff be safely added/removed without restarting the game

[hearty wasp]

the former; yes

[solid hawk]

You can't switch out mods while the game is running. Have to exit, make your mod changes, then restart, but do not need to start a new save or anything silly like that.

[empty egret]

Is there a Mod that raises the amount of Base Components from 16,000 Per Save?

[solid hawk]

base build limits hardcoded

Only HG can change

as it would entail significant data changes in the save files, as well as changes within the exe.

[hearty bobcat]

alright, waiting for a replay of a expedition is a bit long, any mod for the expedition rewards to be available?

[fresh arch]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2062

[hearty bobcat]

and im doing this correctly right?

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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

[hearty bobcat]

do i delete the disablemods text?, a video i saw it said to change it to enable

like this?

[fresh arch]

Game does not check for EnableMods.txt

It checks whether DisableMods.txt is present or not

[hearty bobcat]

ouh

so this should be good right? i just manual download and put the file in the MODS right?

[fresh arch]

Just refer to the 1st link in the bot message

[hearty bobcat]

copy that

[fresh arch]

what do you mean "it did not work"

[hearty bobcat]

it work now, sorry2 🤣

[jaunty perch]

Wait, so if I use Exosolar's Beyond Base building, I can place freighter rooms on a planetary base? That's so cool! I always wanted to do a "crashed freighter" type build that actually has functional freighter base rooms.

And they won't disappear or anything?

[vale iron]

They won't disappear

The only things that will disappear are items that aren't able to be placed at all, normally

If it's something that can be placed somewhere else, just not there, it's safe to place it with a mod then remove the mod

[modest storm]

Hello all. So I’m currently doing the expedition and I’m almost done with it. I went to craft bait earlier and saw that I never got the blueprints from the milestone for finding the second angler’s note. Trust me when I say I’ve tried everything to acquire them. #nms-questions pointed me here to see if I can possibly acquire the recipes via save editing. I already tried NomNom, but it doesn’t work for seasonal saves. So I’m here asking if there are other alternatives to modding in the recipes.

[hearty wasp]

If NomNom doesn't work have you tried NMSSE instead

[solid hawk]

Don't forget to Endorse. 🙂

[minor prairie]

!moddinglink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/22ZAU9H

[minor prairie]

anyone know if theres a mod that increases the amount of ships i can have?

[fresh arch]

No because it can't be done

[limber lily]

Im thinking of using a save Editor. But i have some questions, if i use a save Editor can i still play multiplayer? And can i get banned for using one?
If anyone could help me i would be grateful

[steel crypt]

You can still play multiplayer and will not be banned.

[thin urchin]

do I need to have NMSMB or other mod managers to have settings from .lua file apply?

or I just copt the file to mod folder and it works

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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]

Don't use mod managers with NMS, just copy-paste PAK files into the dedicated folder

LUA scripts are used with program called AMUMSS, it's a mod builder that compiles mods from vanilla game files by modifying them according to instructions in LUA scripts

[flint yacht]

Its there any difference between Euclid-ea and Kribbles and Bytes?

[hearty wasp]

different objects

see literally any pictures in both the mod pages

[fresh arch]

👀

[flint yacht]

elaborate

[flint yacht]

oh so i can use both, great

[hearty wasp]

as long as you merge em, yes

read Eucli-ea's mod descriptions for details

[summer dew]

Should I use amumss

[hearty wasp]

yes

[summer dew]

What if I have mods that don't have the lua

[solid hawk]

Then find one, most do

If you find one that doesn't, ask

Look on the POSTS tab of the mod, if not offered for download with the .pak or as a separate download on the FILES tab.

[onyx tundra]

Do we have a depot for this game code? I wanted to make some tweaks of my own for Starship weapons and I tought prehaps we may have one (Google searching returns me to a depot of game info that is not usable for modding)

[ebon cosmos]

if no one responds here you can try modding discord

https://discord.gg/22ZAU9H

[onyx tundra]

Will give it a look. Thanks Bjorn!

[solid hawk]

No. You extract and decompile the game files on your system, from your game install.

[vale iron]

This is most likely thing to help with what you are wanting, though not exactly what you asked for:
https://github.com/MetaIdea/nms-amumss-lua-mod-script-collection

[fresh arch]

(Simplified) Sentinel Starship Fabricator mod updated - now with better selection of hull designs and couple new accessories! https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3044

[oak ruin]

Hey, anyone use this tool? https://creature.nmscd.com/#/builder

I want 2 Pets but i cant make it 😂 i only can send the finish code

[hearty wasp]

If it outputs json you save edit it in

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[hearty wasp]

They do a lot more save editing there

[oak ruin]

Ehm and how i get the Egg? i play on xbox 😂

[hearty wasp]

Through gamepass

Or xbox play anywhere I think it's called

You get your save onto a PC thru that and edit it

[desert sparrow]

does anybody have one of those modded griffin bird thing eggs

I'm on console and i'm wondering if anybody has one

[hearty wasp]

ask in the CS hub

no one is likely to ever have one if you ask here

[desert sparrow]

oh alr

thx

[marsh eagle]

We have thousand of creatures uploaded to the CS channels

[subtle summit]

does anyone know how https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2953?tab=description works?

i am having some issues

[solid hawk]

It's a save editor. Go to the DNA Discord server, linked on the Description tan at the link above

[subtle summit]

i know...

[solid hawk]

That's where you'll find your answer, not here or anywhere else

[lime mesa]

So

blender

sup sup

is it any good?

[hearty wasp]

blender is a 3d modelling program and not a mod

if you want to use it for any modding related purposed be more specific

[fallow meadow]

@lime mesa

• Standalone App: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2598
• Blender plugin: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/984
  Available on Github as well: https://github.com/djmonkeyuk/nms-base-builder

[fallow meadow]

I personally love it, as it allows me to do pretty much anything without the hassle of glitch building and some other limitations. It's just not in-game, so you may have to switch back and forth at times.

I am very familiar with Blender as well though, which may be a hurdle for those who have never used it before. In that case I would recommend trying the standalone first

[lime mesa]

ily

[lime mesa]

and ily

(i just had to when you mentioned you love it, i'm sorry)

nah but fr, thx that's rlly nice, i can just click through

i got a yt guide from some1 i know too which is cool, NMS beware, i'm coming for you lol

[fallow meadow]

Would love to see what you end up creating. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask

[drifting hatch]

Could anyone help me with skin swapping/ save editing?

[steel crypt]

DUD'S SKY updated v512-B

• New mod! BetterFishing_v512-B
  https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/507

DUD'S SKY - COLORS updated v512-B

• Custom crystal colors.
• Custom crystal textures and animations.
  https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/968

[weak star]

Is there a save editor or other tool that allows you to reorder your bases easily? like drag/drop? I'm using NMSSE, and it appears the best way to do it is to copy/paste the JSON -- paste one in another external document, then replace that one with the other, then copy/paste from the external document to replace the other. But it's fairly annoying and prone to errors.
I'm really wanting to group my Galaxy Portal bases together, and have my most frequently used bases at top of my list.

[solid hawk]

Not sure if can do GUI reordering or not, but best bet for it. https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1879

If not, than JSON cut\paste

[fresh arch]

New mod released: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3231

[lime mesa]

Hey guys

I am trying to install blender to use with NMS

a guide i'm following first suggested i get save editor which i did yesterday and i started exploring with it on my creative save, but i didn't have much time left, so i had to wait until today to get blender actually

and... i'm just too stupid to get blender 3.0

I can install blender 4.2 but i... just don't know where to click to get the 3.0 version

[hearty wasp]

There should be a previous versions button on the page

[lime mesa]

like where do i press

[hearty wasp]

Does scrolling down not do anything

[lime mesa]

There's just a bunch of stuff

https://www.blender.org/download/releases/3-0/

Like, i get it, blender is awesome now where do i get it?? lmao

[hearty wasp]

God I forgor how trash their release pages are

[lime mesa]

ikr? like no front, thing seems cool but that release page is slightly annoying

[hearty wasp]

Does 4.0 not work? The changelog said it should

[lime mesa]

Are we sure?

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/984?tab=posts&BH=0 It works with this?

[hearty wasp]

Either way https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/#versions

LTS versions are easier to grab

[lime mesa]

Thank you

finally lol

And then i don't need this anymore ?:

[hearty wasp]

Idk what that is

You prolly should get it just in case

[lime mesa]

I got it on my pc... i just don't know what is and how to.. .activate it

but i think it's supposed to be a fix for 4.0 but not sure

I'll just... leave it on my desktop for now lmao

[lime mesa]

so um

would that "launch asset browser" launch like a catalogue like in-game where i can see the things that can be put down?

[solid hawk]

no

You load up game scene files

[lime mesa]

I would ask you but i know i'd have just more questions afterwards

So i'll ask this instead:

Any good resources to learns ins and out

[solid hawk]

you get to look at what's in the scene you loaded

Probably 1000 blenmder tutorials out there on the web

Just have to hunt around

[lime mesa]

I'm not aware of terms, so my cave monkey brain is assuming: I'd see what the terrain and stuff looks like in NMS upon moment of saving

[lime mesa]

i see, thanks, hunting is what i'm good at haha 😄

[solid hawk]

Blender\NMSDK won't show terrain

No SCENE files for terrain.

[lime mesa]

I see

but those files are for what... walls and stuff?

[hearty wasp]

it says in the error it uses bpy

prolly do need that addon

[solid hawk]

Ships, characters, objects

[lime mesa]

I know, i know also, that i have it on my pc somewhere, but still a bit confused

[lime mesa]

ahh okay.. that's kinda cool

[hearty wasp]

"have it" doesn't necessarily mean "installed"

[solid hawk]

Creatures if you look at the scene files at MODELS\PLANETS\CREATURES

[hearty wasp]

from bpy_externall's page

[lime mesa]

Yay, i have my very first weird construction

All of this is on creative right now

[lime mesa]

This is from the readme file, right?

I really read it but i find it hard to understand

No wait

im getting it now

[hearty wasp]

it prolly is if you've never used blender yeah

[lime mesa]

I was reading this page before i opened blender yeah

exactly

And now i know where to add it to

[hearty wasp]

you install plugins through User Preferences > Addons

[lime mesa]

mann there's someone making good guides, on YT but i can't stand their voice lol

I'm sorry but sometimes if you just don't like how someone sounds it can be hard to sit through 1hr of it, i'm considering watching the video with undertitle bc the production is rlly good lol

But there's probably plenty of good guides for Blender on YT

[amber acorn]

Is there a way to increase the render distance? I get trees rendering in a little late for comfort sometimes when boosting super fast in ships

[hearty wasp]

no

[amber acorn]

dang

[plush ember]

that's a platform issue. Switch is the worst for it

[amber acorn]

I'm on PC with everything on ultra, sorry for not specifying

[steel crypt]

All platforms will have the same issue. Some better, some worse.
NMS is creating everything you see from math and assets during runtime. There will always be floating point precision issues. Rendering things that rely on locations of other things like land can only be done so far without introducing a lot of issues.
If "it" is happening more while moving faster, the only thing you can do is improve hardware and/or run the hardware more efficiently. None will remove the issue, but it could make it "better".

In other words, NMS is trying to render the stuff, but it's waiting for your hardware to finish doing other things.

[peak laurel]

Hello, I was wondering if there was some pc mod that allows them to grab flying pets to adopt?

[hybrid coral]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1868

[empty egret]

When the Update comes will I have to quit Modding for a bit?

[hearty wasp]

ye

wait a week or two

[fresh arch]

Yes, new update usually means a new build of MBIN Compiler will be needed to read new game files

So mod authors will wait for MBINC to be updated, then we can start updating our mods

Can take a couple days

[empty egret]

Ok so what do I do just remove the old ones from the Mod Folder?

[fresh arch]

Rule of thumb: consider all mods to be not compatible with new game version

[empty egret]

Ok

[fresh arch]

And wait for mod authors to update them (after we get a new MBINC) or recompile them yourself using tools like AMUMSS (after you get a new MBINC)

[empty egret]

Ok Cool

[exotic heart]

So, I need a bit of help I think, I don't really know what to google anymore.

I found an exotic ship, but I wanted it in a different color. I googled a ton but it seemed too complicated for me personally to edit the right things in the save file. But I found out, you can import a seed for some ships. I had an explorer (half damaged but able to fly) in stock, so I imported the ship in another color over that ship. It was completely empty but I rebuilt or imported everything, I even bought storage.. but the cockpit is that weird shiny way. And I don't know how to get rid of it. I restarted the game several times but that didn't help. For comparison another pic, how it's supposed to look like.

TL;DR: Cockpit looks weird, how to fix it?

[fresh arch]

I think that's the display glare effect

[exotic heart]

the identical red one didn't do it

[fresh arch]

You can try installing Duds Sky Colours - Display Glare Reducer

[exotic heart]

I didn't really intended to use mods tbh. I just don't understand, why it is in the yellow ship but not in the red one.

[fallow meadow]

What exactly did you do to change the colour of the exotic? Did you only change the seed? And why am I seeing an exotic on the left and a fighter on the right?

[exotic heart]

it's like it stands outside all the time, even in the rather dark space station

[exotic heart]

I imported a seed of the yellow exotic onto the found explorer and changed the ship type.

Because it is, I already destroyed the red exotic, so I couldn't make pictures of that one for comparsion

[fallow meadow]

It is still not quite clear to me what you are doing. So you found a red exotic, but you wanted it yellow?

[pure mulch]

What did you use to import the new ship, .sho file?

Or did you just over write the seed?

[exotic heart]

yes. I had a previously found ship and after looking at that edoitor tool I found that you could import a seed from a specific ship and I tried that - instead of editing the colors cause I found no video or pictured tutorial and the tutorial itself was too unclear for me.

[exotic heart]

this editor tool: NMSSaveEditor-master

from goatfungus

[fallow meadow]

Editing colours in raw json is complicated. The alternative is indeed to change the seed value to one that matches the model and colour you want, but it has to be the same ship type.

You only change the seed, you do not import a seed, which is what confuses me

[pure mulch]

I'm asking HOW in goatfungus, did you just change the seed and ship type, or did you change by loading/importing a saved ship via .sho file that someone else made

[exotic heart]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the terms. I copied the seed value and overwrote the one in the program with it

[pure mulch]

Yer my confusion also, hence why I ask about the saved ship file, cause you import those

[exotic heart]

no, I just changed the values

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the terms used, I only got into that topic like 2 hours ago

[fallow meadow]

That should be fine then. The other thing that confuses me is the other ship types you mentioned

Can you show me where you found the seed value?

I assume you have a link to a post with image somewhere that provides the seed value?

[fallow meadow]

Ok, so what happened to the red one you found first

[pure mulch]

Only thing about changing seed and ship type, it dont alter sc slots and I'm not sure about other traits

[exotic heart]

that was the page

https://l1quid.design/nms/

[exotic heart]

I destroyed it in hopes for storage parts

[exotic heart]

what are sc slots?

[pure mulch]

Supercharged slots

[fallow meadow]

So you did not keep it to then change the seed value to the yellow one?

[exotic heart]

nope, I guess I should have 🙈

[fallow meadow]

Basically yes, you have a ship you want, but the wrong colours, you then edit the seed for it and you're done. Starting all this from a completely different ship is making it a lot more complicated.

The save editor only changes what you tell it to, so it is basically missing out on the proper 'basis' to start from

[pure mulch]

Thats why you are often best importing from an .sho file thats been saved from an original found in game ship

[fallow meadow]

@exotic heart Would it be a lot of trouble to find the red one again?

[pure mulch]

I have only location for yellow with gold and not silver unfortunately

[exotic heart]

does it alter the inventory and technical slots if I do it that way?

[exotic heart]

dammit 😅

[pure mulch]

It will have whatever slots it was saved with or tech

[exotic heart]

I'm not able to use those portals yet, if that's what you mean. 🤔

[exotic heart]

and the stuff inside it?

[fallow meadow]

It will also not have the proper stats and several other things that differ between the ship type you start with and the exotic end result

@exotic heart Have you tried here perhaps: https://nomansapp.com/

[hearty wasp]

for the record the glare is quite literally just a reflection from the sun

and exotics uses the same cockpit interior as explorers

[pure mulch]

Ok in the goatfungus root folder, make a folder called exported and put the .sh0 file in it, you should be able to import the exotic in the picture. Basically its as if you had just bought it. If you import it, it should go in a free ship slot instead of overwriting a ship

[exotic heart]

thanks. And no. I don't know, what Nexus is yet.

[exotic heart]

I had both but both weren't that bright. It's like it was in the brightest sun, ecen in darker places

[hearty wasp]

it's just the sun's angles

happens

[exotic heart]

except it's in places where there is no sun. 🙈

[hearty wasp]

ye sun works in mysterious ways in NMS

space station interior receives sunlight

[exotic heart]

I see, thank you. Can I then overwrite it with the silver one?

[hearty wasp]

no shadow volume I think

[exotic heart]

the fighter doesn't. The other ship didn't either. 🙈

[pure mulch]

no that would be instead of silver one

[hearty wasp]

doesn't really matter, the explorer cockpit is curved and angled differently, the cockpit positions are also different in difference ship types

try it in space and spin around and you'll see the glare go away when it's not shone at by the sun

[pure mulch]

unfortunetley thats the best I can do for you, my only other advice would be find a yellow one in game

[steel crypt]

You will not eliminate the glare on the displays without using a mod.
All displays in all ships will do this. You just didn't see it because of the sun angle and the display angle.

[exotic heart]

well, those exotic do it far worse than others it seems. I've had fighters and solares and an explorer but didn't use it much and same with a shuttle and none did it as hard at those.

I took a look at some mod but it makes everything darker it seems, which is not good for me, since I'm sensory sensitive and hard of seeing. If it's darker, I can't see properly.

Thanks for all your help and suggestions. And @pure mulch for the ship

[empty egret]

I finally broke a Million DPS with the Infra-Knife Accelorator

[steel crypt]

The display glare reducer mod doesn’t make anything darker. It just makes the glare less. 🤷‍♂️

[fresh arch]

So it was a screen glare issue or not?

I wasnt keeping up with the convo, had to go to sleep

[exotic heart]

nah, it was the ship. +for comparsion: the "bad" ship in the station

the new one in hangar of freighter

aqnd new one in bright sun

[vale iron]

So what's the issue? I see three different lighting situations with three different lighting outcomes

[exotic heart]

the first one is too light for it's surrounding

[hearty wasp]

Objectively comparing the first and third the there isn't much of a difference at the brightest point

It's just that the space station floor is darker

[exotic heart]

exactly, that's the point

[lone idol]

I saw that you said it can be downloaded of nexus, would other players be able to see it or would it show as some other helmet
did you replace a helmet for this or is there mod support for custom helmets

[fresh arch]

Other players won't be able to see it

It's a new helmet, you can see on 2nd screen it's a new option 18, in vanilla game there's only 17 options

There is no mod support from HGs side in general

You get a warning message when booting up the game with mods that this is not supported so any bugs you get, you have to deal with

[solid hawk]

@lone idol With NMS, mods are local. May be able to see side effects, like a mod that makes you move faster, others may see you warp across the screen, but in general, to see and experience the same things, people have to use the same mods.

[fresh arch]

Plus this is based on a reference node, not dedicated mesh node

Even if custom descriptors would sync in MP, I dont know if game would know what to do with it

[solid hawk]

Also, again general rule, we can't add truely new types of things, more either unused vanilla models, like this one or skins replacing existing.

[hearty wasp]

I mean that they are literally just coloured darker and does not reflecct light at the same level as all other environments, not the environment itself is not receiving the same amount of light

it's an issue that HG should fix

[fresh arch]

there's nothing weird in this screenshot

[dire latch]

Hi, it's not technically about NMS but the use of NomNom software to export save to JSON
To explain my problem, I wanted to export my NMS PS4 save to my PC, so i exported my NMS PS4 data and decrypted it with Save Wizard
I can successfully read it but i can't seem to export it to JSON, idk why
Another thing is the fact that it doesn't detect correctly my gaming platform
Does someone know the solution here per chance ?

[solid hawk]

https://discord.gg/nomnom-762409407488720918

[dire latch]

Already asked it there, but the server seems quite inactive

[solid hawk]

That's the developers server. Best chance for a definitive, accurate answer

Usually within a few days

[dire latch]

Okk, thx for your response

[dire latch]

Found a workaround by stopping being dumb 😂

[steel crypt]

Popular workaround.

[flint yacht]

i wish we could use hoods in every helmet

[fresh arch]

!hg

[hardy aurora]

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

[fresh arch]

Almost 0 chance anyone would attempt modding that

[silent rampart]

i am not sure if this is the right channel, but i am not seeing anything more technical.. are there any good resources on how seeds are generated and related to each other?

i am looking for something that seems like it should exist; a way to take a system's portal code and derive the seeds for the local planets, their ships, tools, ect from the code, but it does not seem to exist. is it just a matter of people not having figured out the algorithms involved?

it is difficult to find any technical info among all the aged forum posts full of yapping gamers saying funny things like "systems dont have seeds"

i am just assuming that the system coordinates encoded in the portal code are the top level seed. is that wrong?

[ebon cosmos]

You can ask people on Creative hub, they seem to do quite a bit of things seed related

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[silent rampart]

thank you. i have not really looked into the NMS nerdspace before, unsure where they gather to bang numbers together

[hearty wasp]

none that most are likely able to figure out

it's like asking how exactly a CPU function from silicon to screen

[silent rampart]

i ran into someone who has done it, gave some logical explanations for why it is not out in the wild

[hearty wasp]

because they don't want to

[silent rampart]

REing is complex, but that never stops anyone giving enough time

[hearty wasp]

and not really has a need to

yeah I assume they had enough time

and you prolly just have to invest enough time yourself as well

[solid hawk]

Yes the seed system has been RE-ed. No, it is not available, due to legal considerations

If you wish to do so, on your own, nothing to stop you, but there would be zero assistance of any kind forthcoming from anyone.

If you were to post any information about the system, expect nasty grams from attorneys. 🙂

[hearty wasp]

Fish your favourite plushie in No man's Sky
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3232

[elfin sand]

are you Rin Penrose, or perhaps related to the Penrose family?

[hot bramble]

Hey there.. new to the modding scene but tried the Relive- exhibition json mod. I recently played ME and the idea of getting the Normandy frigate really appealed to me.. so I successfully did the mod and got to the rendezvous 5 and needed quicksilver. Well I was stuck so I took a break. When I did that I went online with my steam deck and NMS updated and now even when I go offline the save file says the exhibition is over.

TLDR; is there a way to make sure I can finish the exhibitions when I go online with my steam deck only with other games and not NMS? Is there anyway I can stop it from updating?

I got really bummed that I spent all that time for it to just end and I didn't get the Normandy

I guess the other question is that if I use a save editor or something or the like would I have access to repurchase the exhibition rewards using quicksilver in the future or will I be forever needing to use a save editor to have those rewards?

[hearty wasp]

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/71AB-698D-57EB-178C#:~:text=If you'd like to stop Steam from automatically updating,Library page > Properties > Updates.&text=Your queued downloads can be,ordered from your Download Manager.&text=box and specify the time when Steam should perform auto-updates.

but usually you can't play until you update

so you may as well just go into offline mode

[hot bramble]

But is it fine for me to go online as long as I don't play NMS? Like I play Helldiver's and kinda need to go online for that.

[hearty wasp]

no

[hot bramble]

Crap

[hearty wasp]

just edit your save if you just want the reward

check pins

[hot bramble]

Some YouTuber said that it was fine to go line and swap back and forth between the exhibition and normal save as long as you go offline. I guess that is false then.

[hot bramble]

Thanks. So will the rewards stay active in my account the ? So like if I start a new save will they be available in the space anomaly?

[hearty wasp]

ye

[hot bramble]

Profit.. thanks!

[lament quiver]

when you use a NMS save editor, can you "adjust" the parts you built a custom ship from? in term of, i found better wings after the craft, can i "replace" them this way? dont want to scrap an entire S class ship with tons of slots unlocked

[fresh arch]

If the ship was fabricated then yes, it's a matter of finding the group descriptor ID in save data then replacing it with a new one

[lament quiver]

thx

[fresh arch]

Since prolly none of the save editors have the functionality to edit that in GUI, you will need to edit the raw JSON data

Look for DescriptorGroups section towards the end of the save file, replace the wing part name with another one, remember to keep the "^" signs

[slow tangle]

Guys I was pointed here to ask about how to play older expeditions on pc and whether the rewards are also included

[fresh arch]

IF you actually want to play through the expeditions: https://github.com/leodium/leodium-ReLive-NoMansSky-Expeditions-Offline

If you just wanna get the rewards, see pinned messages about using mods or save editors

Another option just for the rewards would be using service bot delivery, which you can get more info at

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[slow tangle]

Yes I wanna play through, the GitHub seems promising and it says you also get the rewards.

Could I do a new save per expedition and then my main will have access to the rewards?

[fresh arch]

No idea, never used it

But in general yes, main expeditions rewards can be claimed on other saves, past or future

[dusk saffron]

I did Utopia a couple of days ago and it worked very smooth. But I never paid attention to the rewards as I had done it when it was live, sorry.

I used Goatfungus to unlock rewards from other expeditions I had missed, and that is a cakewalk.

[hot bramble]

I was just messing around with this as well and was easy enough to do but if you read up the chat you will need to make sure NMS stays completely offline for it to work. If you try to go online or if NMS updates then it will kick you out of the expedition which was very frustrating after spending a couple hours doing the milestones.

[hot bramble]

is that one of the save editors?

[dusk saffron]

yes

[hot bramble]

thanks! going to try and mess around with that tonight then!

[dusk saffron]

if you end up needing guidance, go to the creative hub, the invite is right above

[hot bramble]

does it work with steam cloud saving? I play on PC but also on Steam Deck

[dusk saffron]

I am on Steam, and use cloud at times

[slow tangle]

Pretty new to the game so I wanna experience them properly. I will wait for the update to come out and maybe I will try it next week or something. I also read somewhere that during the holiday months we might get replay of this years expeditions so maybe I will wait till then, do those and then deal with the older ones in 2025

[solid hawk]

Yes, the replay of expeditions from the ending year is called Redux.

[dawn lagoon]

Redirecting here for additional opinions/answers

[solid hawk]

Appearances of...? Not so much, for the most part. The amount of appearance info stored in the saves is minimal. Like with ships, it's the seed and a link to the model file used.

[hot bramble]

Thanks for the tip! Got the goatfungus editor and it was super simple to get the Normandy reward. Probably will still go through the expeditions since I never did them. It's dangerous to have so much power 😆. Didn't realize how much you can change. 🤯

[hearty wasp]

no

unless you mean the 3 that you save

I don't care to explain further unless you're interested in actually modding the presets

[dawn lagoon]

so you say no than give the impression its a yes... helpful

[fresh arch]

You need to provide more detailed explanation of what you mean by "redesign the preset appearances"

Do you mean the 10 presets offered by the game when selecting any of the available races? Then no, save editor won't do here, those presets are part of game files

Do you mean the 3 presets you can save for your character? Then yes, that can be found in save data somewhere

Do you mean the 1 exact preset that you set in appearance modifier machine and use throughout the actual gameplay? Also yes

Remember, images are worth a thousand words, there's nothing wrong with uploading of image with a red circle pointing to a thing you mean

Better than have multiple people guess what you wanna do given the couple options that all could have the same label assigned to them

[hearty wasp]

You asked if it can be done in the save editor, the answer for that is no

I said it is possible to mod them

[spiral plaza]

oh no, all the mods are gonna break aren't they

[fresh arch]

Yes, consider all mods outdated, wait for mod authors to update them

Or if LUA / C# scripts are provided, use tools like AMUMSS / NMSMB to update them yourself

[spiral plaza]

Is it easy to break things?

[hearty wasp]

define "break things"

you game? your save? your sanity?

[mossy perch]

hallo. i couldnt create a .pak file with amumss. i did everything right from putting the .lua file in the modscript folder to running the bat file. the supposed pak file should be in the NMS MODS folder automatically right? in my case, there is none

there is this error if that helps

[spiral plaza]

exactly

(sorry didn't mean to ping)

[solid hawk]

drag drop the report.lua file

[empty egret]

Ok I took all the Mods out of the PCBANKS\MODS Folder and my Game is still acting like I have Mods in it in some areas. What can I do?

I took them out until they are Updated

[steel crypt]

If no mods are in mod folder, no mods are used.
What does "still acting like I have Mods in it in some areas" mean?

[empty egret]

Like every Slot in my Exosuit is still Supercharged

[steel crypt]

Do you see a mod warning screen when starting NMS?

[empty egret]

No

[steel crypt]

Okay. You are not running mods then. I'm not sure what mod you used and I'm not familiar with those type mods but I would assume they are changing that info in your save file.

[empty egret]

Oh ok

I mean I like it just wasn't expecting it

[hearty wasp]

your inventory is saved

in the save

[empty egret]

Oh and Jason

[hearty wasp]

the save contains the data for slots and that includes supercharge

[empty egret]

It is a New Game

[hearty wasp]

did you start the new game before or after yeeting the mods?

[empty egret]

After I think

I don't remember actually

[hearty wasp]

"you think" may not be a certain enough answer

start another one

[empty egret]

Ok

Ok I didn't start it after

[hearty wasp]

so you're still getting the effects

[empty egret]

I put most of my Mods back in and still no Mod Screen coming up

[hearty wasp]

that doesn't answer my question

[empty egret]

No on that Save I didn't have it

[hearty wasp]

cool

so now you want it back?

[empty egret]

It was normal

[hearty wasp]

or the other mods at least

[empty egret]

I put all my Mods back in and still NO Mods Pop-Up

[steel crypt]

How pic of folder

show

[hearty wasp]

^

post a screenshot of your MODS folder

[empty egret]

Not getting a Mod Screen Pop-Up

[hearty wasp]

can you go back up one folder and yeet DISABLEMODS.txt

[empty egret]

I Deleted the DISABLEMODS.txt

[steel crypt]

What is this Content folder? Is that new or ....

[hearty wasp]

show a screenshot of PCBANKS as well

[steel crypt]

I don't have that in GOG install

[empty egret]

It is back

[hearty wasp]

cool

that's why I told you to yeet it

[empty egret]

It is not GOG I am XBOX

What is Yeet?

[steel crypt]

go bye bye

[empty egret]

Oh ok

Getting that

I am getting that now

How do I fix that?

[hearty wasp]

find outdated mods and yeet

are you using Vortex?

[empty egret]

We ju7st had an Update right?

[hearty wasp]

ye

so chances are everything is broken

[empty egret]

No I'm Manual

[hearty wasp]

hmm weird then

anyway yeet all mods dated before today

[empty egret]

Should I go MO2 or Vortex?

[hearty wasp]

which in your case is all of them

[hearty wasp]

neither if you're already comfortable with doing it manually

[empty egret]

Ok

I had to get used to it

[sacred apex]

wonder when nomnom's gonna be updated

[hearty wasp]

when it's done

the author had busy periods in the past so just need to be patient

[sacred apex]

ah

wait

wdym "when it's done"

[hearty wasp]

when the work required to update it is finished

[sacred apex]

oh

how long you think it's gonna take

[steel crypt]

🔮

[solid hawk]

Could be days, could be weeks

Somewhere between those two parameters

[hearty wasp]

however long it takes for the work to be done

[west ibex]

is there a mod for unlimited companions yet?

[fresh arch]

No and there won't be

It's a fixed size array in save data, mods can't affect that

[west ibex]

why though

[fresh arch]

Because we don't have access to game's executable functions

Game expects to read 18 companion data from save file and there's nothing we can do to change it

Same how there is no mod to increase the starship or frigate limits

[west ibex]

no why us there a limit

thats what I meant

[solid hawk]

Because Hello Games wants there to be

You want more detail than that. You'll need to contact HG.

[west ibex]

and I will if I must

[fresh arch]

Mod status update: most common mods updated to version 5.20 with exceptions of:

• Project Apollo - Lost in Time
• Misc Text Fixes
• More Options for Starship Textures

Will update them at a later date

[hardy aurora]

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[hardy aurora]

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Contributor(s): Devilin Pixy#9298

[fresh arch]

New mod released: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3233

[lunar spade]

Hey, the expedition announcement in the bot spam channel said there is a way to get old expedition rewards via modding. How do I do this?

[hearty wasp]

#nms-modding message

[lunar spade]

I cannot seem to find the JSON file in the NMS directory, do you have to us a seperate utility to gain access to the file?

[fresh arch]

JSON refers to the decrypted save data file

It's not a game file, it's your save data, use a save editor to get to it

!faq-savefiles

[hardy aurora]

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<:atlasnmscord:1269532093076078658> **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

[lunar spade]

I went and looked in the savegame folders as well, I guess I'm just used ot having it be a file that can be accessed without having ot use another utility, except maybe Notepad++, for every other game I ever modded. Thanks. Any suggestion on which save editor is the most user friendly, I have some modding experience but not a huge amount?

[fresh arch]

Keyword being "decrypted"

You will not see a .JSON file in these folders, the save files have a .HG format

Save editors will open these files and allow you to modify them, the issue is I doubt any of them were updated to account for new stuff added with the Cursed update

So all you can do is use them to edit raw JSON data which is kinda advanced stuff

You will find the links to either of save editors - Goatfungus or NomNom - in pinned messages

[lunar spade]

Yeah I gathered it was somthing like that form your comment. I mean Ive never modded a game that didn't just have its JSON file expesoed to the user without having to use a translation layer of any kind before. First time for everything I guess. I dont mind editing the RAW file, someone has helpfully added al the object calls into a nice list here in this thread, so in theory I should just be able to cut and paste it in there, i was just lost trying to locate the JSON.now I know why, Backed up my save, gonna give it a whirl. thanks for the info cheers 🙂

[fresh arch]

I see Devilin is typing, there's no better person to help with save editing here

Im just a stupid ass modder, different ballpark

[fallow meadow]

Note that NMSSE (goatfungus) is not working with current saves, and NomNom is unable to edit expedition mode saves at the moment

[fresh arch]

uhhhh GF ain't working?

[lunar spade]

So I should use Nom Nom to get access tothe JSON file, and then just hand edit in the things I want. Correct?

[fallow meadow]

Has not been working for experimental last month, and I gave a heads up on that. Now this went public with the new update, and no fix yet

[fallow meadow]

For any game mode NomNom appears to work fine, apart from expedition. So if you plan on playing the expedition, you are not able to load that save into the editor

After you finished the expedition and it gets converted back to normal mode it works again

I am currently forced to use a customised python tool to do anything with expedition saves

[lunar spade]

I have not started the expedition yet. I figured to do this this morning while i wait for my friends to get on, then show them how to do it, then we will go do the expedition. it should be ok to do it before we go on the new expedition right?

[fallow meadow]

If you mean to edit an existing save, before using it for an expedition, then yes, this should work.

I have actually not even tested what would happen using NomNom on an existing save that started the expedition. I used a fresh save to start it

[lunar spade]

Do I need to do this to my main save, or should i spin upa new one and do it to that. the rewards are accountwaid right?

[fallow meadow]

Do keep in mind though that neither save editor even has the new items listed or functional. They just show with their internal references (IDs), but otherwise not recognised

[fallow meadow]

Correct, any of the main rewards unlock account wide. How you start (existing or fresh) is your choice to make

[lunar spade]

I just want it for the OLD expedition rewards. for the ones i missed back when since it seems they dont plan on rerunning the older ones from a cpl years ago.

[fallow meadow]

Ah in that case, you do not have to worry much at all, as those are in the account data, which is a separate file altogether.

[lunar spade]

I guess I thought it would be the same, so there is an "acct data save" and then a "character save" and they are seperate are they?

[fallow meadow]

Load the editor, make sure to select the 'Account' to edit

[pseudo sage]

Anyone know when the new expedition will be updated into nom nom?

[fresh arch]

!nomnomlink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/nomnom-762409407488720918

[fresh arch]

Official Discord server, you can try asking there

[pseudo sage]

Appreciate it!

[lunar spade]

ok, so i got the nom nom going, opened the save, checked the "add all" selection under account for expedtition rewards, hit save. but it did not unlock them in game. did i do it wrong? ***oh i just saw a "save account" button maybe thats it?

[fallow meadow]

Did you make sure you selected to 'Save Account' ?

[lunar spade]

no i just saw that, will try it now. do i need to be offline for any of this at any point ?

[fallow meadow]

Only for Twitch Rewards

[lunar spade]

awesome, thanks so much for your help/info, i appreciate it ❤️

[dusk saffron]

you can edit stuff into a ship cargo area in NomNom, then use NMSC app to save it to their file, then with NMSC import that ship into your expedition save

[fallow meadow]

@violet token You could give this a try: https://github.com/leodium/leodium-ReLive-NoMansSky-Expeditions-Offline

[dusk saffron]

I used that for Utopia last week, pretty cool

[old gull]

So how does one actually use nomnom? I have imported my old save off of another steam but it doesnt seem to want to show up in the available saves to use in game

[fallow meadow]

How old was that save?

Was the save recently forced to update by loading it and saving again in-game?

Also, you may wish to check their Discord for full support

!nomnomlink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/nomnom-762409407488720918

[pearl night]

Is the expedition save not editable by the Save Editor?

[fresh arch]

#nms-modding message

[pseudo scarab]

Is there starbound mods for No man sky?

Please tell me there is

[fresh arch]

What is a "starbound mod"?

[pseudo scarab]

A mod to a reference to starbound.

I mean what about an avali mod?

[dusk saffron]

go to nexus mods and use the search box

[viral oak]

._.

[pseudo scarab]

I'm ashamed sci-fi fans don't know anything about starbound.

[dusk saffron]

you don't even know about search boxes 🙂 j/k

I just checked it out, maybe 1980 me would have liked it on Atari

[fresh arch]

Just because we play NMS doesn't mean we know all the other sci-fi franchises

As for modding, like others said - go on Nexus Mods, use the search box or browse through newly released or recently updated tabs only

Assume all mods released before / not updated past July 17th (Worlds Part 1 release) are not compatible with current version of the game

[pseudo scarab]

Thanks!

[hearty wasp]

Starbound isn't that big or a game let's be honest

It was big, but not so big that it's gonna get a mod in every scifi game

[rotund cosmos]

does anyone happen to know which file contains the model and/or texture for Small Timber Wall B? i've been looking through using the pcbanks explorer but i've yet to find it. 🤔

[hearty wasp]

do you need both or nah

and what for

[rotund cosmos]

i'm not sure. been using the decompressinator mod and it makes that particular piece invisible. still has collision, but it's not visible, so probably a texture problem?

[hearty wasp]

I doubt it

texture issues don't manifest as invisibility

have you un-decompressed and tested it?

[rotund cosmos]

in that case i guess i'd need the model instead. 🤔

[hearty wasp]

if it has collision then the game did load the scene

[rotund cosmos]

i found a file (TexBiomesCOMMON) that seems to have a bunch of building piece textures in it, so i replaced that one with the original from Steam and no dice.

[hearty wasp]

yeah because it's most likely not a texture issue

all timber objects use the same textures

[rotund cosmos]

i wasn't sure if that was the correct one or not, but if it's not a texture issue then i need a different file

[hearty wasp]

if it's texture issue all of your timber pieces would be rainbow vomit

ig you can grab the mesh one but that'd defeat the entire purpose of decompressing

on top of that it sounds more like a game issue either way

[rotund cosmos]

i'd like to grab the mesh one to at least make sure that's the issue

[hearty wasp]

it's the one that has the word "mesh" or "model" in it

since you have NMSPE you can prolly search for "timber"?

[rotund cosmos]

that's a very good point.

wasn't sure if the keyword would've been "timber" or "wood" or (......)

[hearty wasp]

wood is the old basic parts

also they're just under a folder named timber iirc

not in the file name but NMSPE searches for whole paths anyway

[rotund cosmos]

looks like it's in MeshPlanetBIOMES, interestingly? gonna verify, re-run decompressinator, then replace that file and see if it's fixed

if that fixes it, then i might try extracting just those few files and leaving them loose until the issue maybe gets more attention from the mod creator.

and of course a patch would drop and begin downloading and updating as soon as i started this oml.

[rotund cosmos]

loving that the shaders file takes the most time, by far, to extract and re-pack even though it's not the biggest one

[ornate dune]

So, are mods broken because this update? I haven't played since worlds update. And when i loaded in with mods my game was very broken to say the least. Even with just a jetpack mod only

[fresh arch]

Yes, consider all mods becoming outdated with each game update, especially larger ones

Check out whether updates are available on Nexus Mods

Or use tools like AMUMSS / NMSMB to recompile the mods yourself

[ornate dune]

I would have no idea how to recompile them myself

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

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<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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 for AMUMSS guide

[ornate dune]

Is it easy

[dusk saffron]

the guide for AMUMSS is great, I suck at that stuff but learned it

[fresh arch]

The most difficult part is AMUMSS installation

especially when you have some wacky antivirus like Avast

[ornate dune]

I only use Windows defender

[fresh arch]

Actually updating the mods boils down to copy-paste-double click - press couple keys - wait for process to finish

[rotund cosmos]

following up on this, it isn't the textures or the mesh--it's the scene that's broken. which is great because that's one of the smaller files already, so having that one be compressed shouldn't be a huge performance hit.

[dusk saffron]

I got 2 mods that there were too many errors or conflicts, so I have to be patient

[solid hawk]

Lua scripts? Which ones?

[dusk saffron]

autoscanner plus and a terrain manipulator 10x one

but I am fine with being patient

I feel a little edgy without NMSSE, though 🙂

[solid hawk]

Both run fine here. Make certain you've updated AMUMSS to v4.5.8.0W

[dusk saffron]

ok, mine wasn't updated....

wow, mine was WAY behind

@solid hawkthanks

[solid hawk]

All good now? Cool. Glad I could help. 🙂

[dusk saffron]

gonna jump in game in a min and test, but my version was pretty far behind

[merry wasp]

updated

[elfin kraken]

do my mods need to be in folders or do i dump pak/lua into mods folder?

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

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<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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]

See 1st link for instructions

[empty egret]

I Love this Mod it rewrites basically all the ingame Graphics

Except for the Lists and that and it has Infinite Biomes

[solid hawk]

NMSSE update is out now

[dusk saffron]

thanks!!!

[frail sigil]

is there a mod that lets you browse buyable firgates from a menue withing the lead firghter?

like players do when managing their own firgates but for buying them

[fresh arch]

Told you in help channel, there is no such mod and won't be

Mods can't add new functionality to the game

Only reuse what's already provided by vanilla

[hearty wasp]

can't

now we need a third person to say the same thing

[frail sigil]

why?

[hearty wasp]

#nms-modding message

[dusk saffron]

nyet

mais non

[placid bane]

Hang on, mods are allowed? IS this officially allowed or just permited if the player is offline mode or something?

[hearty wasp]

neither

[placid bane]

Explain pls

[hearty wasp]

you can play online with whatever mods you want

HG just doesn't support it

[placid bane]

Which means its bannable right?

Like HG will ban ppl or no

[hearty wasp]

no

they just don't listen when you complain if you have mods installed

[placid bane]

Ohh ok. Cuz its not their game that caused the issue

[hearty wasp]

unless you also give them the solution

[placid bane]

Too bad you cant dupe saves like some games let you do. Modder saftey

[hearty wasp]

you can

use a save editor

[placid bane]

rly?

oh

So what do mods offer?

[hearty wasp]

you can head to Nexus Mods and see for yourself

kinda hard to elaborate

[placid bane]

Ok, so Vortex works with it right? LIke it puts the mods in propper locations

[hearty wasp]

"works" is a strong term

[placid bane]

yea ima stay out of mods due to that sentence alone

[hearty wasp]

a lotta mods have multiple versions packed in one download so you're recommended to install manually

cool

[pure mulch]

Some are still updated by the Modders, others you have to update yourself

[steel crypt]

DUD'S SKY updated v521-A
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/507

DUD'S SKY - COLORS updated v521-A
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/968

@round sinew

[round sinew]

yay! 🥳

thank you so much for the ping! 🙂

[wintry jungle]

What the fuck is up with the consumerism mod? I bought the new ship, it ate my quicksilver, and now Im down 3k and dont have the fucking ship!!!

[wintry jungle]

Yeah I figured as much....

[round sinew]

from Consumerism files page:

Updated with MBINCompiler v5.20.0.1 for NMS Build 16151577 - 131597

from !nmsversions, which has the latest available builds posted:

Steam Public: 131733

[wintry jungle]

Already have this version installed before encountering the problem

[round sinew]

you're not following - that page says consumerism works for up to 131597

currently everybody but Switch build is on 131733

as in, 5.21 update that dropped.. today. well, today from ~40min ago.

[wintry jungle]

so what youre saying is the mod got outdated...

?

[round sinew]

quite possible, because of the update today, and author simply hasn't had a chance to update it yet

[wintry jungle]

"Updated with MBINCompiler v5.20.0.1 for NMS Build 16151577 - 131597 from 23/10/2024, added expedition 16 rewards"

[round sinew]

that doesn't mean that will be compatible forever

[wintry jungle]

its been ONE day...

[round sinew]

all it takes is HG changing something in a certain way in the same file the mod does its work at

we've seen multiple cases of bugs caused in exp16 because of outdated mods

so i'm not surprised tbh

[wintry jungle]

Im gonna go take out my anger on to bots in Helldivers now...

[round sinew]

sorry this happened

have fun

[wintry jungle]

yeah...

[solid hawk]

Saw another report of the same thing with this ship and Consumerism, earlier in the day.

[hearty wasp]

game issue

always remember that all consumerism edits is a list of items and nothing affecting the redeem mechanism

also cannot replicate

[empty egret]

Wow the Vanilla Black Holes look like Micro Black Holes to these

I LOVE this Black Hole Mod

[peak laurel]

Can someone post that link that let's you use a bot to get stuff?

[wintry jungle]

Do you know of a fix?

[fallow meadow]

Service Bot: https://nomansapp.com/
Or check out their Discord

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[round sinew]

ah okay, thanks for clarifying and explaining Winder, i did my best

the basics 😄

also apologies @wintry jungle

[wintry jungle]

I ended up getting the ship from someone willing to trade…I’m probably never going to mod this game every again after that

[round sinew]

well, just unlucky/is a bug

couldn't have known

winder knows because, well, he makes consumerism

[young warren]

Hey guys quick question

i'm on PC and am going though old expeditions at the moment, replacing the file in Appdata

i'm stuck on expedition 2 "Echo Through The Ages"

Following the marker takes me nowhere, i even tried to teleport to the coordinates i found on the wiki

But the marker doesn't update at all and i'm stuck 2 missions off of finishing the entire expedition lol

Anyone with a fix?

[fallow meadow]

No idea for a fix, as this is unintended territory for old and likely outdated expedition data used, that can get bugged as the game gets updated. If you are using a guide or mod or otherwise, I would suggest reporting to whoever created/provided the info/functionality for you

[young warren]

I'd like to finish the expedition "legit style", but if there's no way to manipulate missions state easily i''ll just edit the rewards in i guess

[fresh arch]

You can try raising an issue on the Relive github

I assume that's where you got the exped files from

[young warren]

yeah i prob should do that

y

w/e i'll just edit that in, as you said this entire thing runs out of out of date stuff, wasn''t really intended to begin with lol

i''m just salty it happened at the very end when all i had to do left was finding the point of interest and use the communicator to finish the entire thing

[fallow meadow]

I know they try hard to keep it all functional, and I do support the effort, as it is much more interesting to actually replay them than simply grabbing the rewards alone. There may just be some issues every now and then, and it is hard for use to provide help for.

[young warren]

Yeah for sure

as a returning player from forever ago i'm really glad people dedicated time to keep the older content alive tbh

[fresh arch]

Well if you did so much as close to legit as possible and you got stuck on last hurdle

I'd just use save editors or mods to get the final reward

[young warren]

yeah

i'm doomscolling the list of rewards to find the ones i need to unlock atm lol

[fallow meadow]

I can possibly help with actually editing the data to complete that specific milestone, but it may get complicated for someone not too familiar with the save data. Not sure if worth the effort

This is pinned to this channel: #nms-modding message

[random basalt]

Is there a modding tool like fluffy mod manager to make nms easier to mod

[fresh arch]

No, due to how game files are handled the common recomendation is no mod manager

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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]

See 1st link that's all you need to start modding

[random basalt]

Ima be honest… I might have to join a call and share screen to get help XD I’m abit dumb

[fresh arch]

There's nothing to explain really

Make a MODS folder, copy-paste PAK files inside, remove DISABLEMODS.TXT, start the game

[random basalt]

So

It says there suppose to be a warning before save files? Dont know if I did anything wrong I did the copy Pak files to mods folder removed what I’m supposed to remove

[fresh arch]

Yes when mods are installed properly game displays a Mod Warning screen during startup

If you dont see it, something has gone wrong

[random basalt]

So I don’t have to use the Amummns stuff?

Or create 4 different folders for this

[fresh arch]

I told you to see the 1st link

[random basalt]

Yeah and I’m not getting it

[fresh arch]

It says "How to enable and install mods" and points to a post that explains the basic procedure

Then Im afraid I wont be able to help further cause the instructions are pretty straight forward

[random basalt]

Ive never gotten into modding at all ever so i dont know how or what anything is

K so how do I get rid of this now?

The game has encountered an error

Since I did what the link said it know errors the game and won’t even launch it so?

[fresh arch]

What mod did you try to install?

Anything that was not updated for the last major version of the game has a good chance to brick it

Hence the 5th link in bot post

[random basalt]

Just a mod to improve the game to keep it from stuttering and lagging

[rotund cosmos]

mind telling us specifically which one, though

because it's hard to provide support if we don't know which mod is being used

if it hasn't been updated for version 5.20 (at least) yet, then there's a decent chance it won't work. if it hasn't been updated since before version 5.10, then even more likely.

[hearty wasp]

post MODS folder like so if you can

[solid hawk]

BAAA?

[empty egret]

Yeah

[random basalt]

Thank you figured it out from this lol

[hearty wasp]

cool

[tawny kindle]

Hi, I just screwed up and accidentally "salvaged" at least 6 starships (5 A class and 1 S class) all with inventory. :*( I

I downloaded NomNom and I managed to get to the Manager page where I can see all the tabs. Looking at the Starship tab, I see only the two that escaped the results of me being a complete idiot.

I guess my question is...will I be able to recover the other ships here, or since I only installed this AFTER I messed up, are they lost?

When I click the "Assistant for No Man's Sky" button to the right, I see all 7 ships there - so does this mean at the very least I can recover the cargo of those ships I lost?

If there is a guide or something that would help I'm not opposed to reading it instead of asking questions but Im soo lost today :/

[hearty wasp]

no

if you saved after they're scrapped then they're gone

else load restore point in game

[tawny kindle]

Ok they're just gone. It seems that Assistant for No Man's Sky is a different mod and this just helps sync that? Is that correct?

btw fml

[hearty wasp]

the Assistant is just an encyclopedia

[tawny kindle]

it's weird because I see all my deleted ships there, and the inventory

[hearty wasp]

I can see there's a restore inventory option but you'd prolly have to back up the saves before you delete your beloved saves

[tawny kindle]

lol they're cursed saves! Ugh.. ok well I'll just them back the old-fashioned way. Thanks!

[plucky snow]

any mods that lets you have more ships than your supposed to?

[hearty wasp]

can't

[terse current]

Show me how to mod NMS again?

Anyone?

Should I delete “disable mod” files to get it working?

Hmm okay…

[terse current]

Okay I got it, I think

[stuck gyro]

i can't move character after installed mods, i installed (better rewards, fast refiners and jetpack enhanced mod)

nvm i think i know what causes it, its the jetpack mod

[viral oak]

@obtuse terrace if you want to build it with amumss, tada

[obtuse terrace]

Nice, i'll take a look at it later ^^ Thankye

[orchid needle]

my new mod https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3187

[fallow meadow]

Oh wow, I totally dig that purple green, completely my style! 😍

[dusk saffron]

that was my choice, too, love that color scheme

[dusk notch]

hey, id like to make a save with all ship parts available so i can muck about and see what i like without having to... you know

any ideas?

[fresh arch]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3211
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3009
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3177

Pick your poison

[dusk notch]

thank god

[dusk saffron]

I also have json pasted in notepad files if you want them

parts in ship inventories

[dusk notch]

right uhhh also i have no idea how to mod nms lol

[fallow meadow]

Looks like I am not even going to have to say a word 🥰

[fresh arch]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> 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]

You can, many ways to skin a cat

[fallow meadow]

You're in good hands @dusk notch

[fresh arch]

Im just providing the methods I know something about

[dusk saffron]

we also have ship files for NMSC app with parts loaded in the ships

[dusk notch]

nmsc app as in the mobile app?

[dusk saffron]

NMS Companion, from Dr Kaii

[dusk notch]

i think im going with 3009

[dusk saffron]

This gave me a flashback of Let's Make A Deal..... choosing a curtain

[dusk notch]

and i dont need to worry about this affecting my existing saves right

[solid hawk]

Nothing is completely safe. Even vanilla game has been known to corrupt saves

No Mans Bug Factory

Best phrase for dealing with NMS, "You get what you get and you don't get upset"

[dusk notch]

yeah i know that much, i meant like uhh last time i modded nms it had a separate switch for mods being active on a save or not

something like that

[hearty wasp]

You prolly just had an external manager doing tgat for you

[dusk notch]

possibly

[fresh arch]

New mod released: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3236

[restive heath]

i know that theres a mod that changes terrain soo it made me thinkin - is there a mod that adds deep oceans?

[hearty wasp]

P sure the current oceans is the deepest as they can go

[lone idol]

has anybody got the font for this text

[fresh arch]

Dragon Serial font

[steel crypt]

DUD’S SKY - TERRA FIRMA has the deepest oceans possible, which is not much different than vanilla in depth. There is a hard coded cap for the sea floor.

There are mods that claim they make ocean deeper, but first it’s impossible and second when looking at those mods, it’s clear the authors don’t understand how terrain gen works.

[restive heath]

how deep? also thank you for the information

[steel crypt]

I would have to do some calculations to remember exactly, but from bad memory, I think absolute floor is right at 150u

[lone idol]

thanks

[drowsy bloom]

hi every one, question. Exist some MOD to make better photos?

[rotund cosmos]

what do you mean by "better"?

in what way do you feel photo mode is lacking currently?

[drowsy bloom]

I have all the graphics on ultra but when I take a photo it looks pixelated, I put the steam option to see the screenshots in a separate folder but it is still the same.

[rotund cosmos]

this afaik is moreso an issue with steam--if you take screenshots using another program they tend to come out better. windows' built-in snipping tool works okay for this--some people use OBS or other third-party programs

i've also seen others suggest running the game at a higher resolution just for screenshots, but i haven't tried that

[cobalt condor]

Make sure you take screenshots with f12 instead of clicking. They come out significantly higher resolution if you do

[drowsy bloom]

but when i press F12 no take the photo, i dont know why

[deft kettle]

Is their a way to glitch my inventory slots? I dont want to hav to go from system to system to get them

[empty egret]

Thank You to all of you that work hard on Mods it really let me Update the Graphics and everything

[rotund cosmos]

anyone know if there's a mod that makes the clouds...thicker? in the sense of, currently i can clearly see stars through the clouds, and i'd like to not

[solid hawk]

Maybe?? https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3105 . But, also hasn't been updated since July, so could easily just crash the game.

[misty pebble]

Hi wondering if there’s a way to get blueprints for the old legacy base parts using no man’s app. I missed out on them

[fresh arch]

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[fresh arch]

Ask on the server that is home to this project

[thin urchin]

Hey people, does any of you uses PTSD? How do you deal with sentinels, like groups guarding the pillars or manufacturing facilities? I can’t take out a single quad, cause the repair bots keep spawning, and repairing it faster than I damage it

[solid hawk]

Get upgrades to beef up your damage potential

Or don't use the savage sentinals part of PTSd

[orchid needle]

[vale iron]

Take out summoners first, then repair bots, then quads

[dusk notch]

hi alt, im thinking of installing your uhhh 3009 mod, but i was wondering if there was a way to make it exclusively work on one save file

[solid hawk]

Not how mods work in NMS. If installed, will work with any of your saves.

[dusk notch]

yeah i know thats why i wanted to ask the author himself if theres any hackerman things we could do

although i guess at that point that would be even less pure

yeah ill just install

[dusk notch]

should i back something up before i install mods? (Sorry for ping)

[hearty wasp]

There really isn't

[dusk notch]

i see, thanks

[solid hawk]

Won't hurt anything to do so.

[dusk notch]

what should i back up then?

[solid hawk]

Not strictly necessary though, as NMS mods, which are game file replacements have NO direct access to your save data.

[solid hawk]

Your game save files would be the only thing to backup.

[dusk notch]

right, and those are where? savedgames?

[solid hawk]

Remove a mod .pak from your MODS folder and mod effects will be removed, as vanilla game file will then be used.

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\HelloGames

[dusk notch]

cheers

[dusk notch]

here goes nothing

well, it didnt explode

heyyy it works

nice

thanks for the help

[proven igloo]

Hello all. I am trying to combine some conflicting mods that I'm using, but one of them requires extra files in order to replace some product icons. I do not know how to correctly change the path in the lua file itself so I figured id give the MEFTI function a try but I still can't seem to figure this thing out. The rest of the combined mod works just fine, but the item icons still aren't being replaced. I know I'm missing something but I just don't know what. This is my first time having to take these extra steps with a mod so any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time! 🙂

[hearty wasp]

does the mod description page have instructions

[proven igloo]

No. The mod author simply referenced either changing the path in the Lua script or using amumss but didn't elaborate. I read the amumss rules regarding the topic but it didn't clarify what I was missing.

[hearty wasp]

did you put the files, along with the folders containing em, in GlobalMEFTI

[proven igloo]

Yeah

[hearty wasp]

post a screenie of GlobalMEFTI

[proven igloo]

thats whats in there right now. there are a number of other folders that contain the files referenced in the script for the path

[hearty wasp]

looks to be in order

so the mod does have an lua, it's in ModScript, and you've made modifications to it?

[proven igloo]

I have not modified the lua. I tried that before this. for this method though i figured i should just use the original, unedited lua

[hearty wasp]

link the mod page

and post MODS folder

like this

[solid hawk]

Bet this is that lMonk one where he actually renames the TEXTURE files in his custom path

[hearty wasp]

lol

shouldn't matter if they've the lua tho right

or are they supposed to be in a custom folder

[solid hawk]

IF it's the one I'm thinking of, won't do the rename if outside the hardcoded custom path

[solid hawk]

Let me take a look

[hearty wasp]

no way the generated pak is getting priority

rename the combined mod pak and add 7 or more tildes (~) at the start of it

also we don't reccommend using Vortex for mod installation

[solid hawk]

Nope, this one should be fine to just put TEXTURES into GlobalMEFTI

[hearty wasp]

a lotta mods have multiple versions in one download so they'll fuck with each other

[proven igloo]

i havent run into any problems with vortex actually. but I have gotten into the habit of just manually modding anyway now that im more comfortable with the basic functions on amumss

[hearty wasp]

it's fine if you feel comfortable using it you'll be recommended to not use Vortex either way because it's a known source of confusion and issues

[proven igloo]

ok so i renamed the combined mod

well i fixed it

i somehow managed to have an older version of the textures folder in there that didnt contain the rest of the destination folders and files

[orchid needle]

ADD https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3187

[slate vale]

How to use this save editor ?

[round sinew]

what java version are you using?

[round sinew]

argh stupid oracle site can't figure out if that's latest or not

[slate vale]

latest 8 version

[round sinew]

high dpi display is what i keep seeing on search hits

is that your case?

maybe i'm just using the wrong keywords

[slate vale]

No, the Save editor just stops there when I open the app, unable to select a file

[round sinew]

ah it freezes?

any cpu usage for it, or just idles?

[slate vale]

no, the app is fine but I can do anything to Chose Save path

[round sinew]

do you see any useful output on the terminal output when you run the jar file directly from a command prompt? maybe try to uninstall all java runtime versions, then reinstall latest;

if java exe is in path, then you should be able to just cd to folder where NMSSaveEditor.jar is, and java -jar NMSSaveEditor.jar

if java exe isn't in path, then provide full path to java runtime exe first or full path to NMSSaveEditor.jar, while being in java exe folder ofc

(i'm not on windows, i'm unable to repro this issue, but i don't use oracle's java runtime, i use openjdk's https://openjdk.org/)

[slate vale]

Ok

[round sinew]

maybe try that one, not sure if it'll behave any different

[slate vale]

How to use it ?

Openjdk

[fallow meadow]

@slate vale The Java from Oracle is perfectly fine, but make sure you get the 64-bit version

https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

[slate vale]

How to slect path ?

[fallow meadow]

Through the File option at the top left

[slate vale]

cant

[fallow meadow]

Can you show me the info from your java install?

Java Control Panel > Java tab > View...

[slate vale]

cant bro

[fallow meadow]

Why not?

[slate vale]

idk

[fallow meadow]

Open the Java Control Panel again, like you showed before.

[slate vale]

open Java Control Panel just forceclose

[fallow meadow]

You did it here: #nms-modding message, so why is it not working now?

[fallow meadow]

Close that window and select the Java tab in that Java Control Panel

Then click 'View...' and make a screenshot of what it shows

[fallow meadow]

You did not follow instructions correctly. Go here, then click 'View...'

[fallow meadow]

Ok, so Java 64-bit is indeed installed. That looks good at least, thank you

Can you browse to the Save editor installation and show me the files in the folder?

[fallow meadow]

Remove the MNSSaveEditor-master.zip, remove the NMSSaveEditor-master folder you extracted. Then create a new folder somewhere you can easily find again

Make sure the folder you create for the Save Editor is not in a location that is protected

Then go download the Save Editor from here and put it in the folder you created for it
https://github.com/goatfungus/NMSSaveEditor?tab=readme-ov-file#installation

Do not click that 'green' Code button to download anything that way

You should be getting either a self-extracting archive, or you download the proper .zip file to extract yourself

The self-extracting archive is an .exe, which may get blocked when trying to execute. Make sure it is not blocked, so it can extract to the location specified.

Once you did this correctly, the files should be like this

The .exe above, is the self-extracting archive, and the NMSSaveEditor.bat is what you run for the program

If you have any questions, please ask. Let me know if the above works for you

[slate vale]

ok

[silent crow]

I was sent here from #nms-questions because I want to use sentinel parts on non-sentinel ships

[fresh arch]

You mean the tech modules like Crimson Core or Luminance Engine?

Then you either need to find a mod that makes those craftable and makes the standard tech removable and install them

Or use save editors to well, do the same but in a save editor - add Sentinel tech, remove standard tech

[silent crow]

I see

Does using mods seperate me from the normal players in places like the anomoly?

[hearty wasp]

No

P much nothing does

[silent crow]

Oh cool

Idk I don't always like modding games because even if there's little to no benefit it kind of feels like cheating, but I guess if it's only to do things the base game can't and doesn't rope me off from vanilla players then that's fine

[hearty wasp]

Yeah you can decide that for yourself

That's what modding's all about

Being able to choose

[round sinew]

what gives starborn runner and the sentinel ships the hovering capability?

is it an exe thing? something we can't touch?

or on the contrary, we can "activate" that as simple as using save editor to modify the ship in some way?

curious about that

[silent crow]

starborn runner is that ship with the electricity instead of landing gear right?

I've seen it but I didn't know it could hover

[round sinew]

yeah, the expedition 12 reward

yep, it can hover too

something added to it after release

[fresh arch]

most likely controlled by the exe

There is a defined template for starship control data ControlHover

But it isn't referenced anywhere in the files

[round sinew]

gotcha

ty

[silent crow]

I do hope that's a thing at some point

[fresh arch]

I mean there are multiple of these control plans for different flight patterns and in general these aren't referenced anywhere else

[silent crow]

higher mastery of sentinel tech

so we can use their parts in ship crafting and stuff

[fresh arch]

yeah just referenced somewhere in the exe

[pure mulch]

What's the etiquette for altering other peoples mods for personal use only. Ie not releasing on nexus. OK to just do it?

[dusk saffron]

I hope so, I have tweaked the luas on a couple of them, then ran thru AMUMSS

[fresh arch]

IMO editing mods for personal use is fair game

[pure mulch]

There is just a mod, that makes some stuff craftable via unlocking from nexus, but I just want to alter the items that are better suited for me

Like carrier ai consumables instead of repair kits

[fresh arch]

If it has a LUA or C# script then you can try editing that and compiling it yourself

[pure mulch]

Yer I just wanted to make sure that it was ok by modders

Cause end of day im just altering a few words in lua

And they have done all the work

[fresh arch]

Can always ask the mod author in advance

Not like they gonna stop you doing stuff on your PC lol

[pure mulch]

Yer I'm asking cause I hate people as Gix knows, posting my ship finds as their own

Wanna add new quicksilver potion, so I can use on all my saves without having to save edit them all

[dusk saffron]

then trying to make us the bad guys for calling him out LOL

[silent crow]

Weird... I tried the save edit trick to put sentinel parts on my ship, and it's not allowing me lol

it can't put "robot" ship parts on non "robot" ships

aaaand I think I just messed up my account settings...

Oh nevermind it didn't save

good

[fresh arch]

Oh right forgot about that

That technology can only go on interceptor ships

So yeah you still need a mod to bypass that

[silent crow]

What happens if i change the ships type from unknown to robot

does it turn into a random sentinel ship?

[fresh arch]

Dunno never tried swapping ship type around

[silent crow]

Welp I coppied the ship first

and saved it in another slot to be extra safe

but I'm about to find out

My guess is it's going to a a sentinel ship with a random seed

Yep

well that's a bummer