nms-modding

[manic wharf]

wdym

[cold sequoia]

Whats thst

[manic wharf]

so both need to be in one folder

wouldnt that make subfolders and not work

[round sinew]

cut and paste the black carbon 4.4 folder into MODS

[cold sequoia]

What dies black cs4bon do ?

[round sinew]

probably the one that makes carbon crystals black instead of red

[manic wharf]

mhm -w-

[cold sequoia]

Hmm

[manic wharf]

also brb-

[cold sequoia]

Strange

[manic wharf]

and what about the textures??

[round sinew]

don't know why there's a TEXTURES folder in the zip root, but it's basically the same files

[manic wharf]

oh ok lol

i see

[manic wharf]

is there a mod that lets you see the level of a stations economy without clicking on it?

[final hazel]

That isn't something that shows up there, so we can't make it show up

[manic wharf]

well cant the mod make it-

.w.

i mean the stats for the economy level are there so-

[final hazel]

It can't, that's not how modding works for this game
We can't add additional functionality

[manic wharf]

oh

oh okay

[final hazel]

They aren't, only the economy type symbol

[manic wharf]

but-

[final hazel]

That is a different menu, and is text

[manic wharf]

well id think you can just assign a number from like 1 to 3 depending on the text no?

[final hazel]

We can't add additional functionality like that

[manic wharf]

alright

i see

[final hazel]

At best we can change the text to 1 through 3

But that won't add a script making the icon change

[manic wharf]

kk

[final hazel]

I made a mod that does something like that at the very least https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3410

But it does change like half a dozen other things that vary in name

[manic wharf]

hmmm

is this from your mod?

[final hazel]

No, that's from expanding the details
The low part is, that's the economy "tier"

of high/medium/low

[manic wharf]

i see

[manic wharf]

is there a mod to change this stupid menu

[fresh arch]

There are very few mods that tackle UI in general

So most probably no

[manic wharf]

gah

[manic wharf]

time to ask this for like the 10th time today but uh
is there a mod to automatically transfer technology modules from one multi-tool (or ship) to the other

[pure mulch]

not that im aware, not sure its even possible

[manic wharf]

smh..

[fresh arch]

Mods can't add new functionality to the game

Only reuse / tweak whats already there, still with some caveats

[marsh eagle]

Why not just package them one by one and transfer ?

[manic wharf]

cuz thats painful as shit?

and with ships it will almost always lead to the ship you were trying to get just-

leaving-

[hearty wasp]

if you have to ask 10 times chances are the answer is "no"

and "can't"

just use a save editor

[manic wharf]

what

[manic wharf]

that doesnt sound like its gonna make me be able to do this smh

[hearty wasp]

you should be able to copy the json data of a ship's inventory and paste it onto the new one after you've gotten it

[manic wharf]

hmmm

yay thats..

about as cumbersome as doing it normally

[final hazel]

NPCs will never take off if you stand near them/their ship, so just make those transfers to suit cargo while standing near them

[hearty wasp]

if you have no other options then unfortunately you are going to do it the vanilla way

[manic wharf]

wait wh

[final hazel]

or you can just make the transfers after if you don't exchange your current ship

[manic wharf]

true..

[tranquil zealot]

are shaders worth it? I have a 4090 on max quality already. I saw a convo in main chat and hadn't even considered looking to see if there were shaders out there

[hearty wasp]

you prolly mean reshade

if so then it's entirely up to personal preference

it's all just post processing

[tranquil zealot]

the question is does it affect the graphics a lot

or is the 4090 already overkill

[hearty wasp]

post processing can invert your colours if you want it to

it affects as much as you want

if you mean fidelity instead then the DoF/bloom stuff might

but again those are up to personal preferences

just go on Nexus Mods and search for reshade and you'll be able to see for yourself what they do

[manic wharf]

@round sinew ik you said its not in nexus but..?

or is that also just a preset

[round sinew]

that's a preset for reshade yeah

[manic wharf]

but it says highly customizable so :p

[round sinew]

not really a mod in the strict sense of the word

[manic wharf]

ok well wheres the program :3

[round sinew]

reshade.me iirc

[manic wharf]

th

ye ok

oh my god

my eyes

yup. thats the one baby.

gimme those high quality shaders for doom

@round sinew should i just go with dx12?

[round sinew]

no, NMS only runs on vulkan

[manic wharf]

even tho its so relatively old?

wowies

[round sinew]

first releases: dx12 2015, vulkan 2016

[manic wharf]

well yeah exactly!

[round sinew]

well, both apis have been updated since then multiple times, vulkan is improved upon often

[hearty wasp]

NMS had an update where HG switched it from using OpenGLto Vulkan

[round sinew]

back in 2020 iirc

[manic wharf]

why is...

i have like 2 fx running rn

then i clicked on two that didnt work

and i just started to spam to see what would(nt) work

and so far i got like 15 in a row

uh..

all the blooms work for example but almost all the others dont

[round sinew]

i can't read german (is that german?), sorry

[manic wharf]

yes

"couldnt be compiled"

[round sinew]

then possibly shader isn't for that reshade version, or hasn't been updated to it?

[manic wharf]

p

:p

for example none of the zention shaders work apart from the bloom one

fnerjhif

[round sinew]

hmm

the official reshade ones should work at least

[manic wharf]

im just gonna start spamming effects to get rid of the duds

(assuming it doesnt break anything if i have too many ones trying to compile)

[round sinew]

not sure, but can always just reset it

[manic wharf]

alright

like 85% dont work

[steel patrol]

Only the ones in red shouldn’t work

and u can probs just go into the folder and delete the ones in red, but it doesn’t really matter to keep them there

check the settings, make sure u installed it all correctly etc

likely user error

[solid hawk]

Based on download numbers, a fraction of 1% of the NMS player base uses reshade. You'd be best off asking the reshade filter author via POSTS on the page on NexusMods for assistance with it.

[hearty wasp]

or better, on the reshade forums

because it's a reshade thing not a game thing

[steel patrol]

reshade isn’t on nexus, only some of the presets are. Afaik they didn’t download other presets they were just trying to get the built in ones working

[solid hawk]

The point being, as QP pointed out, the person is going to get better expertise and assistance other places than here.

Almost nobody here uses it

[steel patrol]

Me and bk, the 2 people helping, do! :D

I think it’s reasonable for them to want to seek help for it in this chat, especially considering they were directed here after a discussion in the general chat

[solid hawk]

It started with him using or wanting to use a preset package from NexusMods.

[steel patrol]

nop it started in the gen chat, we were helping them install it. But regardless, I don’t really see the problem with them at least asking

No harm in trying

[solid hawk]

Nor is there an issue to trying to direct him to a place with a better knowledge base for what he wants to do. 🙂

[steel patrol]

okeee

[gilded wedge]

Are there anymods that let you place housing items via the x,y,z axis

[fresh arch]

Most likely no, anything involving adding new functionality to the game is a no-go

Unless it's an option HG already provided but disabled from actual gameplay

[manic wharf]

exactly?

when i click on em they turn red with "failed to compile"

atleast 80%

[vale iron]

Best option for that is save editing. It's not easy, but you can do it, kind of

[final hazel]

or external programs which allow editing bases in more advanced ways, such as https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2598 or https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/984
(which also involve save editing)

[steady flame]

how does companions work in goatfungus save editor?

[mellow dagger]

Hi ! I would like to play expedition and I'm pretty sure there is something i can modify smth in game's file to allow expedition to be played whenever i want

[final hazel]

That's just normal save editing, modifying the game's files is not necessary

This website that most players use to set up old expeditions is https://cwmonkey.github.io/nms-expeditions/, you will want to follow every instruction very carefully and probably make a backup of your save folder

[mellow dagger]

Thanks you

[balmy oracle]

is there a mod or something related to unfreezing time in photo mode?

[cobalt condor]

It's not immediately obvious from the description, but this mod unfreezes photomode: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3364

[balmy oracle]

you, my friend, are a hero

[manic wharf]

reshade do be nice at times it seems

[steady flame]

how does companions work in goatfungus save editor?

[hearty wasp]

what do you mean by how does it work

it works like all other save data

it's just there to be edited

if you want to ask about some specific feature then ask about those directly

[steady flame]

it doesnt say a name it ust says companion egg

[hearty wasp]

are you looking in your inventory instead

[steady flame]

wdym?

[hearty wasp]

are you looking at your egg in your exosuit

[steady flame]

no

[hearty wasp]

post a screenshot of the NMSSE window

[steady flame]

it doesnt say a name? or what type of pet it is

[hearty wasp]

that is your inventory

not your companions tab

you are looking to add an egg

not a companion

but yeah that's just how it works even in game

[steady flame]

oh ok, so if i wanted a certain pet how would i do that?

[hearty wasp]

pet or egg?

[steady flame]

either

[hearty wasp]

you can just ask around for someone to gift you an egg

not here obviously because we make mods here

try #no-mans-sky ig

if pet maybe ask in the creative hub for an DNA export or something

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[steady flame]

ok, thank you

[lunar flume]

is there any working silo capacity mod?

[fallow meadow]

I can't really find one, but I am not too familiar with what all is out there to be honest. Could perhaps look for a 'stack multiplier' mod, like this: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2068

[lunar flume]

stack size is separe thing to silo cap

im ealdy using stack incrase mod

[fallow meadow]

@magic estuary https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/mods?keyword=build&sort=updatedAt
Has several base building mods you could look into. Make sure they are recently updated though. See pin in this channel for more info on modding.

There is also a tool listed with that same search result: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2598
Standalone App to actually build with, but also available as a Blender plugin you could use together with Blender (3D modelling software). A Save Editor then also helps. Either NomNom or NMSSE, see pins for links/info

[solid hawk]

Beyond Base Building can increase Silo storage and limit. Be aware, not by default. Will need to process the Lua script in AMUMSS, to get the effect, by answering the following question prompt:

[manic dragon]

i lost a bunch of expedition rewards when my drive got wiped with my dna data on it is there any mods that would allowed me to claim the lost rewards again?

[final hazel]

Probably https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2062, and you could give yourself the quicksilver to purchase it using a save editor

or just use the save editor to enable each individual reward, which may be easier

Like https://github.com/goatfungus/nmssaveeditor or https://github.com/zencq/NomNom

[manic dragon]

ive tryed that on like 2 diffrent editors and it says ive already claimed them so i cant claim them again

[vale iron]

You need to go into the JSON and remove the items from ClaimedSpecials

[manic dragon]

0-0

how do i go in to the json

[lime mesa]

I use the JSON editor in GoatFungus, seems to run faster and cleanerr than most, probably because the whole app is Java to begin with.

[manic dragon]

nom nom and goatfungus some intresting names

[lime mesa]

NomNom has a lot more easily navigable interface, I think, but GoatFungus I use more since it does a lot for baking things up well and most of what I "edit" is just offloading extras past the limit of things I can keep.

[manic dragon]

im honestly trya get back the multitools and ships i lost so whatever i need to do ill do

[lime mesa]

I don;t have the tools backed up, but I do have ship backups in GoatFungus format.

Every expedition reward, and all Twitch drops, since I don't actually use them they stay in a export folder of my editor. The only "special" items in my game are Iron Vulture and Wraith.

Which ones are you missing?

[manic dragon]

the last expedition would of been liquidators so im misssing all the ships multitools and pets before that

[lime mesa]

I'm actually really new to Discord, but I think I can send files to you if you DM me, I have all the ships even if I don't have the tools. Easy to import once you get GoatFungus running. Need to run soon, though. Dinner time and the kida are demanding noms XD

[vast elbow]

i was wondering if i could have some hlep modding?

[manic dragon]

i dont need them rn but can i let u know if i cant figure it out myself?

[lime mesa]

Sure thing, I'll be gone for a few hours, but I'll be back grinding core jumps later tonight.

[manic dragon]

so how do i put consumerism on the game?

[fresh arch]

http://tinyurl.com/nmsmodding550

See this guide, it covers how to install mods

[manic dragon]

ty

[manic dragon]

uhh is there supposed to be a mods folder in game data or do i need to make it?

[ionic condor]

Until just recently I didn’t know that modding was openly accepted.
Where should I start for quality of life mods? Navigating items and menus, organizing items without drag and drop being so painful, potentially scan for more than the game shows so far? Idek where to begin asking

[fresh arch]

Create it yourself

[fresh arch]

All active mod authors publish their stuff on Nexus Mods

Mods can't add new functionality and there's very little mods for UI

Browse through recently updated or newly released sections on Nexus

Mods releases prior to February 2025 will not work with current game version

[ionic condor]

ayo thanks a lot
didn't expect so much info back

i have been on nexus before, so good to know that's where to go

[cold sequoia]

@ionic condor infinite item stack mod is a game changer with your storage lol

[vale iron]

In GoatFungus NMSSE, it's in the drop down menus at the top. Go to raw JSON editor, find either RedeemedSpecials or ClaimedSpecials and just delete everything in that section.

[manic dragon]

alright

[manic dragon]

that will make the game think i havent claimed any?

IT WORKED

U ARE AMAZING

But now cant claim them

T-T

[gilded wedge]

Why is that? Is it not allowed?

[magic lava]

Cant be done

[remote wren]

Hello

I need help for get a spaceship

The spacerrunner

[final hazel]

I assume you mean the Starborn Runner, or it's other variant the Starborn Phoenix

[remote wren]

Yeah, is this the Starborn runner

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2062 would allow you to purchase it in-game from the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion using Quicksilver, or you could use a save editor to check of it's acquisition in the account data, or you could just have another player give one to you by selling their ship to a lifeform and having you claim it from that lifeform (you could ask for one in #nms-lfg-or-trades)

or you could use the community-made service bot's Expedition Reward Unlocker function https://nomansapp.com/, though for that you may want to equip a ship that you don't mind exchanging for it

[remote wren]

Well I’m gonna try, really really thank you

[manic dragon]

That mod didn't work for me

[mossy cypress]

You could also try this and do old expeditions off-line: https://cwmonkey.github.io/nms-expeditions/

I did all of them already (now)... Lol

It was super fun too!

[manic dragon]

did the mod work ?

[hearty wasp]

Why would it not

[manic dragon]

when i tryed it there was nothing new in the shop

[hearty wasp]

Prolly installed wrong

Post MODS folder

[hearty wasp]

Put the folder inside into MODS folder

[manic dragon]

it is

[hearty wasp]

Open the "Consumerism" folder

The folder within that goes into MODS

If there is a folder inside that then evidently not

Vortex should handle this for you properly if yoy are confused

[hearty wasp]

Yes

[manic dragon]

ty

[hearty wasp]

Also capitalise MODS

[remote wren]

Hi i need help

I have good internet

But that message apear

Idk what is the problem

[fresh arch]

Modding has nothing to do with connection issues

[remote wren]

Butt is not the connection

I have internet

Good internet

And all is working

But the servers are not working o something?

[fresh arch]

This is not topic for #nms-modding

Try asking in #nms-questions channel

[remote wren]

Thanks

[steel patrol]

does save editing the colours on a ship show for other players? one of my ships colours bugged. The OG starship from release. I’d really like to be able to return it to its red

[final hazel]

All products of save editing will show for other players
What you desire may be the "use old colours" toggle

[steel patrol]

Awesome, thank you!

[final hazel]

In goatfungus it's this, it's checked for the radiant pillar and presumably very very old ships like it

[steel patrol]

Oo okok yeah I’ll have a look at it later - tyyy

[torpid quartz]

Does anyone know how to create a pet

[final hazel]

You can create creature json data for use with save editors using this site https://creature.nmscd.com/

[torpid quartz]

Grouch could ya help with creating this thing I have a specific creature I want to make. I have a picture

@final hazel

[final hazel]

You can send a picture of it in #nms-media

[torpid quartz]

@final hazel sure I'll do that now

I sent it

[final hazel]

Found this one which is similar which I'll start with

[torpid quartz]

Oh gotcha sounds good. I really appreciate you helping me with this

[vale iron]

@final hazel Save editing colors specifically will not show up for others; they see an ugly shade of teal. If you edit the seed, that will show.

And the old colours switch shows, as you said.

[final hazel]

Yes, I never knew there was a way to edit ship colors besides the old colours toggle

And of course ship fabrication data

[vale iron]

Yeah you can go into the JSON and assign RGB values

[final hazel]

That's very weird yeah, I did not know that whatsoever

[vale iron]

I used to make mine magenta and neon green

I'm not at home to look it up right now, but it's basically an override for specific parts and their pallettes

[final hazel]

That's really interesting, sounds like a groundwork for the way ship fabrication works that was never used, or maybe something nice to have when making trailers instead of generating new ships of the same shape with a new color

I obv have no knowledge about it and I doubt it's structure relates to fabrication at all

[vale iron]

I don't think they ever used it. There was a ship customization terminal from several years ago that was never implemented; I think it was intended for that but not used

Other players get the information that the color should be overridden, but the net code doesn't sync the color data, so it's just always teal

Slightly desaturated teal is the color they use on texture images to mark procedural color areas, so it's probably just showing that

"Override this color." "With what?" "You know, stuff..."

[final hazel]

That is all really interesting info yeah, surprising that the flag for custom colors transmits but not the color itself so it can't default to proceed colors, it makes me happy for how mildly polished starship fabrication is, interesting that they changed the approach entirely and put the customization in a different part of the save

[vale iron]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyMods/s/sEA8nRyexX

[weak star]

is there any place where stuff like this is documented? Or is it just head-knowledge some of you have accumulated? I'm endlessly interested in the inner workings of this game, but the tutorials etc. tend to be more about "how to make X" not "how the game's logic is built so you can make X"

[weak star]

ah well I now see the article you linked to, thanks!

[fresh arch]

Almost all info is just this, experience of people who have tinkered with game files / mechanics themselves

There's no one shared documentation covering all the different bits the game operates on

And only a handful of people have expertise on various mechanics, most people tend to have their niches they operate in

[hearty wasp]

we don't really write about that because on a technical level it's not a "modding" thing as much as it is a game thing

it'd be worth more to talk to a frequent writer on the game wiki to see how the documentation can be integrated

that is if you want to write about it

[weak star]

I have reached a point in my life where I know a temptation to promise to do such a thing would turn into never getting around to it 😅

[hearty wasp]

fr

most of us ain't writers either which is why the docs can seem shoddy in general

sometimes it's easier to just teach em as they come because of the intricatcies involved

[final mango]

Im tryna use the save editor and i don't know how to use the latest save kind of thing

[round sinew]

"latest save kind of thing"?

post screenshots of what you're seeing

[round sinew]

1. what did you download? the zip, the exe, or the jar?

[final mango]

Option 1 the zip

And then it made it the exe

[round sinew]

extracted the zip to a folder: screenshot its contents:

[round sinew]

that's a self extractable 7z archive

double click it

it should want to extract somewhere

[final mango]

Oh nice

[hearty wasp]

do you have java installed

[final mango]

Yes

[round sinew]

file, open

[hearty wasp]

nice

[final mango]

Then just press reload?

[round sinew]

no need

select game slot

[final mango]

Yes got the game slot

[round sinew]

good to go

[final mango]

Now I just press the buttons?

[round sinew]

you don't need to press any of the buttons there

[final mango]

Use the top bar things tho right?

[round sinew]

now you do whatever it was you wanted to do, yeah

[final mango]

Sick thanks!

I changed my multitool to an atlas scepter does that break my thing?

[round sinew]

i'd not do that

i'd suggest giving yourself some quicksilver, then use consumerism mod to unlock atlas scepter in game

[final mango]

Is this bannable?

Like giving myself a bunch of stuff?

[round sinew]

alternatively, i'd unlock atlas scepter via account tab instead of just changing a tool like that

[round sinew]

devs dont really care unless you use these programs to harass and mess with other players

[final mango]

Just making sure cause this is a multiplayer game afterall

So I could technically give myself infinite cadmium?

[hearty wasp]

HG cares about what you do with the game about as much as my mother cares about me

just don't bother other people

[final mango]

So if I collect the ships they replace my ships right?

[round sinew]

if you could keep adding cadmium stacks till inventory was full? sure

[round sinew]

we can have up to 12 active ships, and 18 archived once we own a freighter

just make sure to claim ships from qs shop with enough free ship slots

[final mango]

So theres no need to worry about losing anything from doing this?

[round sinew]

well, you should definitely play it safe and have backups of the save folder before starting to mess with any program that messes with your files

but thousands of people have used that program to do what you're doing

and never had an issue

[hearty wasp]

NMSSE should back up your save when you open them anyway

[final mango]

I just learned every word im so cool!

Is it a bad idea to upgrade my freighter from here or should I just buy a new one?

[barren trail]

You know what? Forget modding the game!

Mods are basically cheating, and most aren't even supported on the latest version.

Also, this game gets continuous updates, so it will be frustrating to deal with.

Mods also don't work well with cross saves, so I don't reccomend mods at all if you're using cross saves.

[final hazel]

Mods don't affect save data in any way that the unmodded game doesn't normally support, so unless you're using a terrain overhaul mod then that isn't a problem

[final hazel]

All mods made after Worlds Part II use a new system where they won't break unless the variables they directly modify are changed with an update, so that isn't really an issue either

[hearty wasp]

I'm sure you'll be happier from forgetting about failing to install mods

it's not for everyone for sure

[solid hawk]

As well, we do NOT have access to the inner workings of the game. Based on extensive testing of the end output (things happening in-game), we have theories. None of which can be confirmed to 100%, as there's no access to current NMS exe code, such as functions.

[weak star]

That’s actually a really helpful framing of the challenge. Thanks 👍👍

[solid hawk]

1. Have is expanding the number of colors available for planetary skies cheating? Mods which do just that. Most mods created or updates since 29 January 2025 will work just fine. Probably at least a few hundred.

2. As mentioned, new modding system, in theory, may reduce the need to update mods for new versions of NMS. This will be seen over time.

3. Don't directly affect cross saves at all. Mostly would affect mods which add build objects to the game. Those mods require non-vanilla object IDs and potentially non-vanilla model files. Said model files can't be used with consoles or MacOS, so any non-vanilla object IDs which are transferred to a console, via cross-save, will be auto purged by the system, because the matching files won't exist on those systems, like it would on PC with the applicable mod installed. Cross-save only shares save data, not any game data files, like models.

Up to you though if you choose to use or not, but if you don't care to use mods, seems quite silly to be in a modding channel. As well, posting incorrect information or opinion as fact is quite disingenuous.

[remote wren]

Bro I need to pay for the expedition spaceship

😰 👉 👌

[solid hawk]

Why would you need to pay for it?

Which ship exactly?

The latest, Wraith?

I can recommend mods for that, but need to know which first. 🙂

[remote wren]

I want this

But I need be partner from de nomanskyapp

The web site

Because this is exclusive from a expedition

[solid hawk]

Can use this to reply\play any expedtition: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2996

Or these two mods can get it for you:

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3242

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

[remote wren]

But I can use it in multiplayer?

[solid hawk]

Yes.

[remote wren]

Thanks

[remote wren]

Sorry for ask a lot but, where i put this file?

[weak star]

The linked page has instructions, scroll down it to see them. I recommend reading them thoroughly because it explains something about how many ships you can have live when importing.
Also if the “MODS” directory doesn’t exist yet in your file path just add it yourself.

[remote wren]

THANKS 🙏

[remote wren]

Thank you all for being patient with me

This is normal?

[final hazel]

That isn't, would saving and reloading fix it?

[remote wren]

i reload and its fixed

thanks

[steel patrol]

there’s mods that let u replay expeditions? Thats so good, i was kinda sad I missed out on some of the expedition ships haha

[fresh arch]

Not mods per se, but files to import into the game to have it think another expedition is currently active

[steel patrol]

I won’t get like, banned for doing that right

[fresh arch]

https://cwmonkey.github.io/nms-expeditions/

Nope

[steel patrol]

Okeee tyty

[fresh arch]

You can use mods, save editors and other trinkets for yourself

Using them to cause harm on other players is what gets you banned

[steel patrol]

That makes sense

[solid hawk]

That was just texture cache

[solid hawk]

Yeah, nobody cares much what worthless trinkets you have in a completely non-competitive game.

[steel patrol]

[open bronze]

I got that in the expedition👍

[open bronze]

No that's not normal just in case you see that again

wish there was a way On Xbox to get the past expedition awards without having to Wait for the next expedition forever. Just in case we miss one

[final hazel]

The service bot works on all platforms with access to multiplayer https://nomansapp.com/

[open bronze]

Thank you I didn't know about this I was getting frustrated cuz I missed a few expeditions and then there was a bug war I lost some of my expedition stuff and I was upset about it and now I have to Weight to tell those expeditions come back to get that stuff back

[buoyant nova]

Can someone mod a ship for me and sell it?

[hearty wasp]

just use the service bot linked a couple messages above

you cannot get anything other than those ships without installing mods in your own game

[buoyant nova]

Where can I pick up the ship?

[hearty wasp]

in the space station iirc

there's a button to a guide

the guide says anomaly

[remote wren]

Someone know how i can put better spaces in this? this only have two supercharger spaces

[buoyant nova]

I seem to be too stupid for that, it doesn't work🫠

[final hazel]

It has a third one in a yet-to-be-revealed slot, you can unlock more slots using Multi-Tool Expansion Slots

Upgrading it to S-Class will add a fourth supercharged slot

[remote wren]

thanks

[hearty wasp]

if you're following the guide it's prolly useful to describe which step you are stuck on

ask in the creative hub

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[buoyant nova]

I play on PlayStation and don't see the bot when I send him a friend request

[marsh eagle]

Friend request ? You just add it to your friend list

[cold sequoia]

Hello all

Whats the mud called again that allows for unlimited attachment fir structure and objects without using glitches please?

Basically I mean the mod thst allows you todo the glitch builds so you don't have to do the glitch methods

[round sinew]

hmm, perhaps exosolar's beyond base building would do the trick?

[cold sequoia]

Cheers let me look

@round sinew found it i could not remember what it was called when I last was told

[round sinew]

nice, have fun 🙂

[cold sequoia]

Cheers you to

[random fox]

eei
i see some mods can summon ship that what ship seems like you want and the other players can see what u see
how it achieve?

[solid hawk]

By modding

[untold arch]

Is there a way to get rid of the mod warning screen on launch?

[crystal bramble]

no

[vale iron]

There used to be a mod for it, but don't think it's been updated in years

[cobalt condor]

Old mod did it with a dll hook so would definitely need to be remade. If you really wanted to get around the warning screen you could convert all your installed mods to paks using the new format, add them to the pcbanks directory and then resign the pcbanks manifest to prevent the tamper detection from noticing but that's way more work than it would be worth

exml mods would need to be converted to mbin too pretty sure

[solid hawk]

Close your eyes, no more warning screen

[vale iron]

I like it to show me that the mods are indeed working

[cold sequoia]

It's crazy that alot of stuff is hidden and can build with compared to what mods unlock

Like structures others and what you can grow is cool

In one mod ya got like freighters you can place ect so cool

I defo think hello games should allow other to create inyo the game along side them i believe this would be a game changer for the game

It's almost just there since they are allowing the modding

And what i think there no point in is mods for the ships and multitools ect because the pirate and on ground theres none that are extremely dangerous with there damage out put so for there tobe mods for stuff that really increase our damage i don't see it necessary

[solid hawk]

People want to play in different ways. There's no one right or wrong way. Mods exist to serve a purpose regardless of your chosen style.

If you don't want to use a damage increase mod, nobody is holding a gun to your head to do so. 🙂

[lunar flume]

where exactly do i have to type my chosen multiplier for mod?

is it current = ?

[vale iron]

You need to edit the .lua file then run it through AMUMSS

[long quest]

I modding the ship's speed so I can fly faster in space and on the planet with boost, I see the in lines there's "PlanetEngine" and "SpaceEngine" etc which too me I think are self explanatory, But there are multiples

[vale iron]

There are different types of ships

[long quest]

here's a partial screenshot, the bulk of the text is "ControlLight" the bottom is under control heavy

[long quest]

gotcha that must be what I uploaded

[vale iron]

There's control, light, and heavy, then space, space combat, atmo, atmo combat, hover

[long quest]

alight, Ill find the category that falls under the ship I have, thx

[vale iron]

What kind of ship?

[long quest]

I have a Fighter ship.

[vale iron]

That's controllight

[long quest]

cool, gonna do some tweaking in that category, thx again 🫡

[vale iron]

No problem

[solid hawk]

Process script through amumss and you'll be prompted

[lunar flume]

damn what a cool moding system

[lunar flume]

any mod other than more animals and Increase Animal Spawn rates which boost animal spawn rates ? im loosing hair when trying to find underground animals which is especialy hard if more than one species exist on planet

[vale iron]

Underground spawn fix

[solid hawk]

Wow, the image for the mod is so........

disturbingly bad

[vale iron]

Come on old man, get with the meme times! 😉

[solid hawk]

haha

Kicking and screaming

They need to change the saying "With age comes wisdom" to "With age, comes dementia"

[frozen sigil]

is it ok to mod to get old expedition rewards?

[vale iron]

Yes

[frozen sigil]

yayyy

[vale iron]

As long as you aren't screwing with other players, HG doesn't care what you do

[frozen sigil]

nah , i just want to get the stuff old expedition stuff cuz i missed out on it?

[gilded wedge]

what do you mean? Is there no way to modify the code of the game? is the engine not available to the public?

[vale iron]

There is not. It is not.

Why do you assume it would be available?

[gilded wedge]

I just assumed since there was a modding section there would be. To be fair I don't know how to mod and wanted to get into it for this game. It's a shame there is so little in terms of modding despite how old it is. Can I ask why? If anyone happens to know. I assume it's due to the complexity of the game itself.

I mainly wanted to mod planets to be more Variable. You visit once and just leave. I wanted to make it to where you can modify or change certain aspects that if you return it has changed. Such as destroying and changing large parts of landscape and introducing new flora/fauna

[vale iron]

The engine is proprietary and private. There have been attempts to DLL hook or similar, but it never goes very far. Part of it is that the game is relatively small, so you have few people to work on things.

[gilded wedge]

Ah I see

[vale iron]

We can adjust a lot of values and do a little bit more, but then you start getting into harder stuff that most don't want to learn or is just not worth the effort

[gilded wedge]

Anything is worth the effort if all the information is shared and compiled imo\

[vale iron]

We can't add any mechanics that don't already exist

[gilded wedge]

That's a shame :(

[solid hawk]

We also cannot add new logic. Basically limited to changing values for existing properties. 5 to 6, red to green, sort of things.

[lunar flume]

is there any mod which incrases nanites rewards from scaning fauna and discoveries ?

[cold sequoia]

I thought there was a mod thst can do all of the glitching for building ect i installed some mods but one don't seam todo fully glitch methods sure you can place stuff differently abit to compared to vanilla you can't do

[lunar flume]

how can i open pak file ? i tried to drag it to psarctool but nothing happened

[solid hawk]

Hgpaktool

[round sinew]

follow babs

[solid hawk]

For nms 5.50+ paks

[lunar flume]

how to instal that python thing?

i have an option only to press any buton to quit

in hgpak

[lunar flume]

now in hgpak i got error the following arguments are required filenames . Cant get thru that one

@round sinew could u help

[round sinew]

hmm

give me a few

[round sinew]

well, basically, it's complaining that you didn't give it a pak file to work with.

[lunar flume]

i tried to drag file on it

[round sinew]

https://github.com/monkeyman192/HGPAKtool

[lunar flume]

but nothing happens

it insta closes

[round sinew]

trying to set this up as well, so i can try to guide you

[lunar flume]

thanks!

[fresh arch]

Why are you trying to open a PAK mod in the first place

Game doesn't read data from PAK files for mods anymore

Compression changed, individual file structure changed

Unless you already have experience in modding and know how the individual files changed, there's no reason you should bother with older PAKs

[lunar flume]

so all mods in pak files arent working anymore?

still i would like to check some pak files i want to make my own mod and im interested in vallues changed by some mods

[final hazel]

Most of them you would have to rebuild manually since they contain mbin files, which are exact recreations of the game's files, so if a single part of them changed via an update then the file will crash on startup

[lunar flume]

so nowaday to make a mod u have to make lua and go with it thru ammus?

[final hazel]

That could just be checking the differences between it and the current game's mbin file and copying/pasting stuff to make it work, but that'd make it so if any mods also use that file at all then they wouldn't work (since mbins are the entire file)

[final hazel]

Maybe, idk the workflow for most regular mods, just my own experience of zombieing together old mods and changing existing mods

[lunar flume]

i still canot extract those old pak file mods for a reference

thats the problem

[final hazel]

You need psarctool or whatever, not hgpackwhatever

At least that's what I did

[lunar flume]

i tried psarctool first and when i drag file to it nothing happens

[final hazel]

can you link to which you're trying to do this with? idk why my psarctool would work and yours wouldn't but idk

[lunar flume]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/19?tab=description

[final hazel]

oh no I meant the mod you're trying to extract using it

the pak

yeah, the psarctool from nexusmods works the same as the one I have so I'm not sure what's stopping it from working on that pak

[final hazel]

Mine opens it into this

And now I need an mbincompiler version from the mesozoic era

How old is this mod specifically?

[lunar flume]

not sure

[final hazel]

Where did you get it from?

[lunar flume]

but i want to check which values it change

nexus

[final hazel]

Well do you have the link to it's nexusmods page?

[lunar flume]

ye let me find it again

ah it was from this site https://videogamemods.com/nomanssky/mods/increase-animal-spawn-rates-pack/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

preety old

still i would like to take a look at it inside

[final hazel]

Oh.,... this is from launch

I have no idea if the variables from this long ago are even recognizable

[lunar flume]

well mby there is at last name of file which i have to look for

i have cuple other mods which i would like to try opening those are old not working also

[fresh arch]

Don't even bother with mods that old

Game files change big time, HG adds or removes properties as they see fit

Go to Nexus Mods, sort through recently updated or newly released mods only

[lunar flume]

hmm could u point me in direction in which i have to look for values regarding animal spawn rates than

[fresh arch]

Pick what strikes your fancy

[lunar flume]

well unfortuanately there is probably no mod which is updated and do things i want to change i have cuple ideas but no luck finding existing mods or working mods

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3328?tab=files
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1826?tab=files

[lunar flume]

thats not it

this mod and his other one arent workign properly

if u instal the version which incrases to max only 1 species fill all the spawn ammount

the planets are populated with 1 creature after using his mods in higher version

as this one incrases density

[final hazel]

Well that's probably a limitation of the game itself when values are raised like that, like a spawn cap

I'm seeing the same thing so I'm not sure what causes it besides it being too high

[lunar flume]

i think its spawn rate of that certain creature

its probably 100% and if single group is risen to max it only fills with this one

[final hazel]

Well I set all of the spawn rates for each rarity of creature to be the same and it would still spawn the same thing everywhere, so it's probably favoring the first one in the list or the first one that spawns

[lunar flume]

ok thats strange

i tried mbincompiler now

and it behaves simalar for me

i have only option to close it with pressing button

do u have to run it as admin

?

[solid hawk]

Also, do NOT use videogamemods for NMS. Only place is NexusMods

[solid hawk]

Shouldn't need to run as admin, unless your system permissions are highly messed up. Drag and drop or command line

[lunar flume]

when i drag and drop window closes and nothing happens

i have same problem with all the compliers for pak files for mbin

[solid hawk]

Oh, do you have .net 6 desktop runtime installed? It's a pre-requisite for MBINCompiler.

Without that would show the symptom you're seeing

Must be desktop, not core

[cold sequoia]

Whats the best glitch build mod ?

[final hazel]

Probably beyond base building (https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096), or the base building app (https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2598) or blender plugin (https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/984), there's no building mod that enable more than those

With beyond base building you can enable certain things in the lua, like the ability to resize prefab stuff, I forget if that's in the default mod

[cold sequoia]

Okk I've got beyond base building added already

@final hazel what about fir making circlier shape building

[final hazel]

There's no mod that adds extra functionality in the game, this is something mods cannot do

The closest you could get is using the blender plugin, or using hotkeys for repetitive glitch building button combos

[cold sequoia]

So you just got todo glitch build

[cold sequoia]

Ok

[final hazel]

Basically, yes

[cold sequoia]

Ok thanks

There is one of the mods that allows structures to replace on and angle

Almost creating circle but an arch

[final hazel]

Yeah, mods could modify snapping points and stuff like that

[cold sequoia]

@final hazel like what ive been able to do on my base am building it's improved more yous will see when am finished and I've got no idea what todo for interior

[cold sequoia]

Yeah this is best gonna get it

Until you do glitching

@final hazel I realised with those electric things enlarge i can't connect electric wire lol

[lunar flume]

i instaled this one and no result

[vale iron]

You're the only person saying this, and the mod changes shouldn't do that. I'll try to look later, but I have doubts.

[vestal nebula]

any mod to get the old stuff from expeditions? and how can i install it

[final hazel]

Consumerism (https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2062) allows you to unlock old expedition rewards using quicksilver

[solid hawk]

I also have some mods, which will give major items (ships and staves) one at a time, via a direct methodology. Can find them at https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Babscoole/mods?gameId=1634, all have Unlocker in the name.

[cold sequoia]

When the update drops how long does it take for mods to get updated?

[vale iron]

EXML mods should keep working

MBIN mods, no idea

[cold sequoia]

Ok thanks

[lunar flume]

i saw comments saying this wdm

try for example x10 version its very visible with it

and so on

i saw similar changes in my game

for example on my main planet most of visible animals wo mod are flying ones when i turn his mod on i only see predators everywhere and no flying creatures at all

Anyone have an idea why decompilers MBIN HGpack and PSArc arent working for me ? @solid hawk is net version i instaled correct one ?

[solid hawk]

As long as it takes each individual author to do so

Prior to Worlds Part II, usually a matter of hours to days. Worlds Pt II hit and I know neither Gumsk nor myself have all of our mods updated to the new system yet

[solid hawk]

Yeah, .Net6 desktop runtime is correct

Could ping the MBINCompiler author, Monkeyman192, but he would have just gone to bed for the night

So, give it 8 hours or so

[lunar flume]

oh in 8 h or so i will be in bed

[cold sequoia]

Ok thanks but will the mods still wirk when new update drops ?

[final hazel]

EXML mods should keep working, MBIN are a mystery but if they don't work then the game will crash on startup if you have any that don't match the next update

[cold sequoia]

Yup as you said thanks

@final hazel I'll have to look at the mods files later to see

[weary ruin]

post an example pak that does not "unpack" (not "decompile", that is the job of MBINCompiler) with HGPAKTool nor PSArcTool. I will be able to tell you what you need...

[lunar flume]

well thats an example pak but in my case its not rly about unpacking its more about the programs doesnt seem to work properly for me

my bat window looks like this

and the only thing which i can do is close it its the same story with psarc and mbin

maybe im missing some software?

[fallow meadow]

The NMS version for this mod is 3.90, which means HGPAKtool will not work with it. You either need PSARCtool or use a newer version that is compatible:
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3470

[lunar flume]

when i drag it to psarc toll nothing happens

[fallow meadow]

The pak works fine with PSARC and extracts the 3.90 lua as well as the gcrewardtable.mbin within the respective folders

[fallow meadow]

Can you show the console output?

[fallow meadow]

Works fine for me when I drag the 'naniteMultiplier.pak' on PSARC.exe. It extracts right away and doesn't even give me time to check the console output.

You are actually just dragging the .pak file on top within explorer?

[lunar flume]

yes

[fallow meadow]

I'd check if it is getting blocked by Win Defender or antivirus software you may have installed

If you wish to run it directly from the commandline, you do it like this from within the folder where both PSArcTool.exe and the pak file(s) are located
PSArcTool.exe naniteMultiplier.pak

It should then extract to this same location

[fresh arch]

Again, you can't expect older mods to work with current version of the game, just unpacking them and looking at their files won't be enough

Pretty sure there are "better rewards" type of mods available for current version

Or better yet, use the free purchases setting provided by vanilla game

And skip all the trouble

[fallow meadow]

I have linked the same mod, although created by a new author for current updated version

[fallow meadow]

The message shows it is not able to find 'PSArcTool.exe', so either the file is named different, or it is not in the location you are running it from.

[weary ruin]

I used AMUMSS built in capability to unpack and decompile the pak with the right version

here are the resulting files

[lunar flume]

could u tell me how can i do that myself?

i would like to take a look at cuple of old mods

[weary ruin]

install AMUMSS latest version and execute BUILDMOD.bat
put the pak in the ModScript folder
execute BUILDMOD.bat again
look into TOOLS\UNPACKED_DECOMPILED_PAKs folder for a folder with the pak name

you can get AMUMSS from here: https://github.com/HolterPhylo/AMUMSS/releases/tag/v5.4.1.1W

[lunar flume]

Thanks!!! it worked

[solid hawk]

Thing is, you won't easily be able to tell what has changed in most cases with older mods, unless you compare the file(s) in the mod with the vanilla version of the same mod from the same time the mod was made. If the mod was made for 3.90, you'd need to compare with 3.90 vanilla files. Can't compare with current NMS vanilla files as over time, HG adds, removes, deprecates, and changes the name of properties. As well, vanilla values change over time, when HG needs to do so. Comparing to current would lead to lots of false positives (looks like changed by the mod, but aren't).

[weary ruin]

here is version 3.91:

taken from archive: https://github.com/MetaIdea/nms-archive/blob/main/3.93-LEVIATHAN-17.June.2022/METADATA/REALITY/TABLES/REWARDTABLE.EXML

[rugged relic]

Do any of you know which parts are which?

[solid hawk]

Ask at https://discord.gg/AEXcap6, that's the official Discord for the tool

Someone there should be able to answer

[manic wharf]

is there a mod that doesnt speed up extractors in general, but increases the diminishing returns cap for higher ranks of hotspots?

so that an A rank is like capped at 2/3k per sec

[solid hawk]

Search on NexusMods for Extractor. Can also try hotspot as a keyword. If you don't find one then doesn't exist and then, chances are, can't be done.

[vale iron]

I'm pretty sure diminishing returns are hardcoded

[solid hawk]

Same, but he might get lucky

[frail trout]

Hey guys! I need yalls technical game knowledge to answer my question. So I was searching around for a way to essentially create my own sentinel ship using the ships JSON file, couldnt find it, dont know how to edit it, and dont know the part names. I stumbled across this website that allowed you to create your own ship and have it delivered but it requires donations. Does anyone know how I can effectively create my own sentinel ship?

[cold sequoia]

Did I hear that the game don't load pak file mods?

[frail trout]

that is a very old format...

[cold sequoia]

I see

[cold sequoia]

Ive got one in mods

@frail trout hie can I make it work please ?

[frail trout]

Hmm, doesit load? I would assume it doesnt since the mod system has been reworked

[cold sequoia]

The game loads yeah

[frail trout]

No I mean does the mod load

[cold sequoia]

Idk

Ive got other mods in folder

[frail trout]

Have you updated any of them?

[cold sequoia]

@frail trout I recently installed them

And this is no clip zone mod

[frail trout]

any mods made or updated before january of this year wont work... unfortunately

[cold sequoia]

I lnow

[vale iron]

No clip zone? That sounds ancient

The only modern one I know is mine, and no one uses it

[cold sequoia]

Tbh this 9ak 9ne i thought i had seen it in date

[cold sequoia]

Why is it good ?

[frail trout]

ancient meaning old... xD

[vale iron]

No, because as was just stated, anything before January 29th won't work

[cold sequoia]

Do you recommend me to dekete this one and download yours ?

[opal venture]

if its his you know its reliabl;e

[frail trout]

yes

[vale iron]

The only time people use mine is for troubleshooting, when stuck inside objects

Not sure why you would want to play with it normally

[cold sequoia]

Share the link please ill get it downloaded now

[cold sequoia]

So is no good

I don't need it

[vale iron]

On phone, don't have easy access. Just search noclip on Nexus mods

[frail trout]

Oh boy.... dude just go to the mods nexus and download it yourself

[cold sequoia]

Well of course I was going to download it my self lol

[vale iron]

Actually, mine isn't updated either

[frail trout]

Im glad youre here actually, I know you and I talked a little bit about sentinel ship parts recently, is there documentation for the parts and a way to edit the JSON to make my own design?

[vale iron]

I needed AMUMSS to update all the model files in batch

[cold sequoia]

Why mention it then lmfao

[frail trout]

Because you asked....

[vale iron]

Because I forgot

[opal venture]

there is help and there is hand holding, you are asking a bit much. the guy develops the stuff you can at least take time to find it

[cold sequoia]

That happens lol

[frail trout]

THIS is what I was trying to find the words to say xD

[cold sequoia]

I was only trying to get the link to the correct mod silly people lol

[vale iron]

The best and maybe only way to do it I think would be FriendlyFire's mod, but not sure if it was updated

[frail trout]

All you gotta do is look it up in the search bar and look for "gumsk" asthe creator

[frail trout]

theres a MOD?! : o

mind blown

[vale iron]

I know he did one for shuttles. Not sure about sentinels

[cold sequoia]

Yeah alright I don't need todo because it's outdated also

[frail trout]

Oh is it the one that overwrites other parts?

[vale iron]

It allows you to use the ship builder on different ship types

[frail trout]

I think I know what youre talking about. I sure hope he updated it

[cold sequoia]

@vale iron thanks alot mate

[vale iron]

Sentinels are, by far, the most complicated ships, so not positive he got it working.

[vale iron]

I'll try to update more of my mods now that AMUMSS seems fully updated

[cold sequoia]

Awesome dude

[frail trout]

do you happen to know part of the name of the mod, having trouble finding it

[vale iron]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3044

Looks updated

[frail trout]

oh thanks!

omg I love his desc xD

[cold sequoia]

Wonder how this would work

[frail trout]

So basically the mod is using an existing mechanic, just like how the fabricator does for existing ships, using the placeholder code for shuttles, which is in the code but isnt implemented. It edits that, and implements it

It takes the shuttle parts and codes them to be sentinel ship parts

so its just editing code thats already there

[cold sequoia]

Thats cool

[frail trout]

It is actually pretty cool

[cold sequoia]

Am interested in trying it

[frail trout]

editing existing code is among the easiest forms of modding, considering you already have the framework done and you just need to edit it to provide the function youre envisioning

[cold sequoia]

So what we take any sentinel ship to a station and them instantly start creating it ?

[frail trout]

dont even need to do that, the starship fabricator takes a reactor from the ship module merchant and then ordinarily you scrap other ships to get their parts and then build it that way, but I was reading the desc for this mod and it seems it uses other materials for the core of the ship, s class being the carrier AI fragments you get from defeating sentinel freighters

And then it uses other materials to fabricate the specific parts you want, all of which is documented in the description of the mod. You do However need to understand the names of the parts you want

[cold sequoia]

Dam

Already got some Ai things

Dam that's crazy and can you add also tanks feet ?

Defo will take time collecting the ship parts

I bet HG will end up adding it in the game soon

[solid hawk]

...and about all we can do with NMS modding. We can't add logic or anything truly new. No API, so just modifying values for existing properties in static game files

[solid hawk]

VERY unlikely. As FriendlyFire mentions in the disclaimer, LOTS had to be cut out. Fabricator would require an extensive redo from the ground, by HelloGames, to be really compatible for Sentinel type ships. Given the small group group of devs who work on NMS, HG isn't big on rehashing old minor things which will take a lot of man hours. That doesn't make new sales. They prefer brand new stuff or rehashing a major old thing that's flashy and in your face (like the recent biome\terrain changes).

Those are what make new sales in content updates.

[cobalt condor]

Sentinel ships are by far the most complex procedural ship type in the game. HG added them after they'd already implemented ship customization so I think they must have made the call early on to give them that variety over ever being buildable

[pure mulch]

Sentinel ships came before customisation

[fresh arch]

Most has been covered, but just wanted to clarify, you will not be able to customise the appearance of an interceptor by changing the parts description

Because the description for those parts does not exist in vanilla game like it does for fabricator compatible ships

There are descriptors/ names for stuff like fighter hotrod cockpit or hauler ball wings or solar crescent sail

But there are no keywords for interceptor parts to be activated, my mods adds them, so without it there's 0 point going into the save editor

The only thing you could do is change the seed value and for specific looks the best option is to use Mjstrals customizer bot

[cobalt condor]

like a year before I'm completely wrong, lol

[severe badger]

Can anyone point me to a new texture/paint for the Starborn Runner. I've tried the looking at the pimp my ship ones, and it says there that it won't work. Just looking for suggestions. TIA

[vale iron]

I haven't updated mine, and I think that one and mine are the only ones

[severe badger]

ok was just hoping, but I can wait until you have the time and energy to work on it. Thanks for making the mod anyways

[frail trout]

THank you for the info 🙂

[manic wharf]

well i tried x3

[sly sigil]

hey, i recently downloaded a mod to essentialy disable the distance limit for build camera, but i now encounter the problem of teleport cables not wanting to connect to other teleporters since the distance is too far, is there a mod that removes this cable limit or can it be changed in gamefiles?

[fallow meadow]

This is the only one I can find for this: https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1369

[sly sigil]

ty

[weak star]

I suspect these choices are also driven by what they’re prioritizing as proofs of concept for LNF

[fading swift]

Are there any newer Exosuite Voice mods that for whatever reason aren't available on NexusMods? There are a few older ones on there and my understanding is that you can get them to work, but I also have my quibbles with each of them and don't quite want to pull the trigger and put the work in to port them to the new mod system.

[hearty wasp]

people stopped making em

"don't quite want to pull the trigger and put the work in" is likely why other people don'y do it either

[clear crow]

guys

how do i use a save editor

or how do i get one

[fallow meadow]

From the pins: #nms-modding message

[lunar flume]

im lf values which include units reward for scaning, trying to make mod which adds nanite rewards when scaning fauna flora and minerals. if anybody knows for what keywords , values im lf i will apriecieate any help

[fresh arch]

I don't think it can be done

If I member correctly the values for scan rewards are hosted in default reality MBIN

And there's no way to specify which currency to use there

[hearty wasp]

if it's not done thru reward table you prolly can't edit what type of rewards you get

[mint robin]

Is there a mod that adds snapping points for lights?

Also, when I'm adding mods, do I *just * put the LUA files through AMUMSS or do I also put the files in the GAMEDATA/MODS folder?

[mellow dagger]

I try to download this mod with vortex and I it tell me this

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

[fresh arch]

Nexus was down for most of the day

[mellow dagger]

that's why?

[fresh arch]

Try opening the webpage in your regular browser

If it still error out then yeah, nothing we can do

[fresh arch]

Lua scripts are used with AMUMSS only

You can have them in mod folders inside game's MODS directory but game will ignore them

[mint robin]

ah ok

didn't know Vortex could be used with nms, is it better than using AMUMSS?

[fresh arch]

Different apps, different jobs

Vortex is mod manager, Amumss is mod builder / update program

[mellow dagger]

I was with brave and tried with opera after you said it, still nothing

Should i try to download manually ?

[mint robin]

Vortex can update mods too, so can it replace Amumss?

Wondering if I can use Vortex instead because I'm more familiar with it

[hearty wasp]

vortex doesn't update mods

vortex is a delivery/deployment system

it simply waits for a human to update and upload the mod and then download it for you

[mint robin]

ah

So can it replace AMUMSS or not?

[solid hawk]

no

[solid hawk]

It's not about replacing. Two different programs for two completely different purposes.

Like asking if a toaster can replace a blender

Both small kitchen appliances, but they do different things.

So no, Vortex cannot replace AMUMSS. Each used for purpose, as required by the context.

[hearty wasp]

Your maccas delivery doesn't replace your kitchen in your home

Unless you don't know how to turn on the stove

[fresh arch]

No it can't, Amumms is used to generate / compile mods from game files with provided scripts

So mod users can try to update their mods themselves without having to wait for pesky and lazy mod authors

Different functionality than what Vortex has to offer

[mellow dagger]

@fresh arch I solved my problem from earlier

I didn't update Vortex for a year at least

[solid hawk]

That'd do it

[stoic raven]

Anyone know of any mods that remove the reticle?

Only 2 on nexus i found and they dont work

[cobalt condor]

No Man's Reticle works

[stoic raven]

Maybe im installing it wrong

Do you do something other than extract it to mods?

i could just be stupid lmao

[final hazel]

the mod might be in a subfolder after being extracted, in which the game doesn't dig into subfolders to find mods

Only the top level folder should have a custom name, everything inside that is the names of game file paths like metadata, globals, textures etc

Kinda like this

[stoic raven]

ill check

[final hazel]

Also mods last updated before Jan 29 2025 don't work with current game versions anymore

[stoic raven]

It works now

Just moved it out of the folder

Thanks for the suggestion

[clever holly]

Welp, here's to hoping my save doesn't break due to no longer having mods.

And it looks like it did, because my Switch just crashed, though that might also be due to my elaborate freighter base.

[fresh arch]

In most cases mods do not have any effect on game save data

Mods modify the game files in installation directory, not the contents of save data folder

When you remove a mod that adds custom data that would be written in save file (ex. custom item / tech) and restart the game, the game will purge that unknown data

[hearty wasp]

game issue

[clever holly]

Ok, so it's probably because of my freighter base then.

[strong surge]

Is there a mod that adds the daft punk helmets

[hearty wasp]

Not unless you make one

[solid hawk]

daft punk helmets are so passe. Join the cool kids and get a helmet with Mickey Mouse ears!

[brisk drift]

is there a mod that adds a landing pod that stays closed but when I wanna Land on it it opens?

[fresh arch]

If you don't see it on Nexus, then most probably no

[remote wren]

What is the best way to get a specific spaceship what I’m looking for?

[vale iron]

I suppose you could try to mod a proximity switch to a very large radius, then try to build something that is automated to open, but there aren't very large automated base items. If you scale up the existing items, they break easily

[brisk drift]

💔

[marsh eagle]

nmsce.com and nms.center

[round sinew]

just a short fyi, and also not surprinsingly, i tried loading Beacon with jason's mods on, crashed. didn't go into and see which one(s) though, but yeah keep that in mind if you use them

[vale iron]

Yeah, I crashed with some others, mostly EXML. Haven't gone into look why yet 😦

[round sinew]

it's not disabling mods automatically though, as i told it to

[vale iron]

Strange, mine did

[round sinew]

might be some linux thing

[vale iron]

It crashed, asked if I wanted to disable, restarted and it showed a warning that they were disabled

[round sinew]

oh, i didn't relaunch 😅

maybeee

my fault i guess 😄

@vale iron i do now see what you mean

cool, i didn't expect it to do that

yeah, now "DisableAllMods" value="true"

i'm sorry for the false alarm!!

[hearty wasp]

the disablement is not always reliable I found

sometimes it just doesn't

especially when it crash out hard

[round sinew]

gotcha, will certainly keep it in mind

[hearty wasp]

not that I'm complaining I wish there's a setting to make it never disable anything

[final hazel]

Oooo

[marsh eagle]

Write protect the config file

[hearty wasp]

fucks up putting in new mods

rember someone trying it

[austere salmon]

My audio mod doesnt work after Beacon, all others do, any ideas?

[hearty wasp]

yeet modsettings

[fresh arch]

ideas are to check the mod settings file like the other people in chat were discussing

and waiting till modders get their hands on the update and see what actually changed

[cold sequoia]

Will all mods get updated today ?

[austere salmon]

aye thanks disable all is false and all mods are true, so i guess wait..... just cant stand that "units received" audio grrr 🙂

[cobalt condor]

you can turn that off in game now

[austere salmon]

wow ... looking 🙂 thanks

[clear forum]

does anyone know where/how to get a freighter base loaded

[final hazel]

Like I showed, ye ask and ye shall recieve

[hearty wasp]

not all mods need updating

[cold sequoia]

Cheers

[junior grove]

Is there a rule of thumb for which mods do or don't need updating, or is it trial and error?

[fresh arch]

in theory EXML based mods should survive the update

I managed to load into the game with a handful of such mods active

the only surefire way would be to get the diff report from modding discord that highlights exactly which files were changed (spoiler: a lot, especially geometry and material files, aka how things look)

then you reference that list with list of files affected by mods in question, if the mod doesn't touch of any of changed files, chances are it will work properly

[junior grove]

I guessed as much, and already turned off all of mine that weren't EXML-based. Good to know I'm not as dumb as I thought. 🤪

[ocean prairie]

Are mods broken now? Here are the mods in question , mostly light mods i guess

[hearty wasp]

you can test by disabling each mod in modsettings

[final hazel]

One warning I have is that some mods that still work could still completely break stuff, beyond base building ripped apart autophage settlements (obviously) but even upon removing them, the settlements were permanently bugged out and I had to reload a backup to fix everything

Idek if BBB was the cause of the new settlements being completely stuck, but since loading that backup and removing most mods, the autophage one it gave me is making me build an overseer building, which it just skipped before

[hearty wasp]

I'm not aware of BBB touching anything settlement related

[final hazel]

There are a lot of mods I have that I didn't realize used mbins

[final hazel]

It made it so all autophage buildings used vykeen pallets

It was probably a different mod that broke the settlement missions

[hearty wasp]

sounds more like a planet building table issue?

is BBB in MBIN as well?

[final hazel]

Yeah idk, the exp patch notes talk about a similar issue that can happen

[final hazel]

Yeah, which is why I said it obviously didn't work in Update That Adds Base Stuff

[hearty wasp]

if it's in mbin and doesn't work w/ current version it'd just crash the game

[final hazel]

So this seems like it activates a weird vanilla issue or makes it's own issue happen idk

[hearty wasp]

not cause any functional differences

[final hazel]

Well I have like a dozen mbins and they're working

[hearty wasp]

then they are working

mbins that don't overwhelmingly crash your game

[final hazel]

BBB booted and worked, but caused that issue

Also a freighter mod that added terminals to the hangar broke the freighter base boundary

Which is odd

[hearty wasp]

it's more likely that BBB is likely also functional (but missing some new buildables) and you just found a game issue

[final hazel]

Yeah, but it was directly caused by it being installed, removing it next to the settlement fixed it and re-adding it made it all vy'keen and broken again

[hearty wasp]

yeah but that shouldn't be related to your settlements being "stuck"

[final hazel]

Mhm

[modern shard]

Nms modding?

Huh

WDYM by modding? There's mods in nms?

[final hazel]

Yes, there are simple mods for the PC versions of No Man's Sky (besides Mac) https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/mods?sort=updatedAt

[modern shard]

Is there a tutorial for it I need to do this bro!! Is it like modding any other game and going into the files and stuff and there's a folder for mods??

[final hazel]

The game has a dedicated place to put a mods folder, where placing mod folders into it will make the game read them and they'll work. Modding for this game isn't anywhere near as crazy as other games, we can't add new functionality or anything huge, mostly change variables that already exist in the game
There is a document about the current modding system that you should read if you desire installing any #nms-modding message

Also note that a major update for No Man's Sky released today, so some mods may function improperly, you may have to test them on your own for now

[modern shard]

Yippeeee

Thanks will try this soon when I get my crossplay

Cause I recently got nms on pc so when I get the cross play I'll do it thanks for the help

[final hazel]

Cross save should be available for everyone now or soon, so it would be good to check now (unless you already have checked)

[modern shard]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

I'm happy today 🙂

[final hazel]

https://cloud.nomanssky.com/cross-save

[modern shard]

yo i tried looking at a tutorial for it and i did it but i think i did something wrong because my character was in the t pose and when i went on my pet it made it so i was standing on it. it was pretty funny tbh. but could you help or give me a good tutorial? i am currently re downloading my game cause i kinda deleted smth by accident so pls could you?

it may be out dated idk

i did 2 mods

[final hazel]

I'm not sure I could give better guidance than the document I linked, but as I said many mods may be broken due to the newest update, and any mods last updated before Jan 29 2025 will not work outright

[hearty wasp]

post MODS folder

post it like this

[modern shard]

Oh didn't see that doc myb

[solid hawk]

If it's noted in the release notes, has NOTHING to do with any mod, it's then a vanilla bug

[final hazel]

Yes, just that it happened with it, and didn't happen without it
That's all I'm saying

[solid hawk]

Being an MBIN mod, going to be missing anything HG added with this update. Once we get an updated MBINCompiler, I'll be able to update the mod. MIGHT try as an EXML mod this time. Didn't previously because BBB touches every object in the file and previously creation of EXML was a manual affair. Just couldn't do it, with an estimated creation time of probably between 8-10 hours, with the file including around 80% of the full MBIN.

[vale fox]

do you sell donuts on that freighter??? tell me you have a dunkin' donuts somewhere on-board.

XD

[gentle sonnet]

Exactly my thoughts lmao

on a pirate dreadnought too, so right behind where this photo was taken is menacing Darth Vader red and black

lucky to run into this beast, unlucky that it isn’t exactly the pirate vessel I was picturing, but a donut and coffee shop (or lucky too who knows lol)

[knotty glacier]

can someone please for the love of jod! PLEASE make a mod that replaces the music in nms with the music from interstellar!!!

[indigo gull]

Is there any way I can use a save-editor to copy the exact same state I was in my old Save? My old save got corrupted, but I want to resume my progress like nothing happened (including the quests too).

[sweet moth]

You can change the exterior colour of your freighter with paint that’s bought in the freighter upgrade terminal. And make sure to avoid holding donuts in your inventory while in space because pirates will risk their lives to get them (I learned that the hard way)

[gentle sonnet]

Hey, unfortunately the color changes are super minimal on the Pirate Capital and really only affect the sides from what I saw. I’ve tried to but the pink and orange stick around unfortunately. I got no donuts but I heard the anomaly is a great place to move shop rather than a freaking Pirate Dreadnought.

[sweet moth]

If nothing else works you could try to find a better pirate freighter with a better colour and class

[gentle sonnet]

It’s an S class I believe and a good one at that, just this color that kinda spoils it for me

otherwise it’s totally awesome

that’s why I was more so thinking there would be a mod to change this color rather than ingame since the base colors don’t affect these areas sadly..

[sweet moth]

I realize that now because I like purple and black colours on my freighter but that area is blue for me, never noticed before

[gentle sonnet]

Yeah, not sure why it’s made to be like this, it would be totally cool if you could actually change more colors on the pirate freighter but 🤷‍♂️

I use want to get rid of the ugly color scheme

[fresh arch]

can't you change these colours by going into freighter paint options?

[gentle sonnet]

No, those ones don’t change the affected areas

[fresh arch]

well, if you dont see a mod already that would cover it on Nexus then there is none

[gentle sonnet]

Well, I’ve glanced but didn’t see anything obvious, so I asked here incase I missed something

[fresh arch]

not many people deal with models or procedural textures sooo

what you see on Nexus (updated past January 2025) is effectively all that's available

[gentle sonnet]

oof, well I guess I’ll live with it until I find another. Thanks though!

[solid hawk]

No. It's Copyrighted material. Not allowed.

[knotty glacier]

@solid hawk it would still be cool though

[vocal quiver]

do mods auto update

[fresh arch]

no, mods do not auto update

In theory mods that are EXML patches or DDS texture replacements should not need an update

[fresh arch]

just to add to this, just had a case of EXML mod breaking due to a particular change by HG

They renamed some properties related to scan event structures, thus breaking them

[vagrant plume]

I dont see a filter on the Nexus but is there a term or such that I can use to search specifically for mods that won't block Multiplayer?

[cobalt condor]

none of them block multiplayer

[vagrant plume]

Good to know, had a friend telling me some did, tyvm.

[fresh arch]

tell friends to get educated by reading this: #nms-modding message

[vagrant plume]

Fair, I've gotten so used to servers have no pinned messages I didn't think to look, apologies.

[sinful dagger]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096
@hideaki._.

bruh ping wtf

@mellow dagger

[mellow dagger]

Thanks you

[warm knot]

how do i install shaders?

[fresh arch]

according to instructions provided by the mod author

I dont recall anyone from active mod authors who deals in shaders

[warm knot]

ok

[marsh eagle]

You can use reshade and premade configs for it

[warm knot]

this?

[marsh eagle]

Yes thats it

[outer jolt]

Gave myself billions of units, nanites and quicksilver

[solid hawk]

No, as there aren't any.