nms-modding

[grand anvil]

Like for example; The battery... Or what ever that thing is called that we all have to have.

I also would like to do without thrusters too.

[final hazel]

Oh, there are already glitches that enable us to do this

[grand anvil]

Really...?

So, how would I go about doing that? 😮

[final hazel]

#nms-corvette-discussion message

[grand anvil]

Awesome.

Ty

[round sinew]

@urban tangle in short, a save editor will view a save folder you direct it to. what save editor are you using, and what did you mean by "cloud saves"?

[urban tangle]

it's the one by goatfungus on github, and i meant cross-platform saves

[round sinew]

so you're trying to cross platform from-to which platforms?

if you cross save to steam for example, once you download the save from hello games cloud to the pc, for the game to use, at that point, the save file is in your pc hard drive - save editor can read it

[urban tangle]

pc to xbox, but the things i change on pc don't even show up there

[round sinew]

dont show up where, on pc gamepass?

[urban tangle]

like once i edit something in my save it doesn't change when i'm playing on steam

[round sinew]

ah, so you're trying to cross save pc steam to xbox

1. are you actually editing the right steam save folder?

2. might want to disable steam cloud sync for now

[urban tangle]

yep, it's the one that was most recently updated, but i'll give that a shot

[round sinew]

is it ok now?

[urban tangle]

haven’t gotten a chance to check yet bc it needed an update and I’m out of the house for a bit but we’ll see what it does later

[round sinew]

ah ok, all good. another thing that came to mind was, if you're still not getting results in game after save editing, run a file system search for files with *.hg extension. if you get dupes, or two diff paths, that's probably indicating you're editing the wrong folder

[vale iron]

@urban tangle Make sure if you are editing the autosave, you do not have the game open while editing or it will often be overwritten with the game's autosave. Also, if in NMSSE, make sure you do a final save on the main tab.

[round sinew]

ty gumsk 👋

[crude oar]

What mod/mods can I use to get rid of the max length and max parts for a corvette

[red vector]

has anyone had issue with save editor overlapping?

[solid hawk]

The one mod which does so on NexusMods

[crude oar]

thanks

[solid hawk]

Search for the keyword corvette

Think it has complexity limit in the title

[solid hawk]

What do you mean overlapping?

[crude oar]

how buggy is modding? what are the chances of my just bricking my save?

[cobalt condor]

pretty much 0

[crude oar]

mashalla

[haughty stratus]

you can always do a backup of your save if you want before doing anything. (ofc do it anyways even if you dont mod your game or savefile) 🫡

[solid hawk]

Infinitely less buggy than the vanilla game itself. 🙂

[sudden lava]

hey is there a big list of mods other than nexus

[vale iron]

Almost all of us use Nexus exclusively

[sudden lava]

any good starwars one update?

[solid hawk]

Most people who want to play a star wars game....play an actual star wars game.

[sudden lava]

whats your problem

[rapid sandal]

you are on an nms server in an nms modding channel asking about something that is unrelated to nms or nms modding ... this seems like an odd place to ask what you did. you'd likely get a better response in an off-topic or general chat channel.

[solid hawk]

None here

Add a ship, here and there, but people don't make mods for NMS to turn it into something it is not. Just don't exist.

[solid hawk]

Gotcha. Not happening on my end. May want to report though. https://github.com/goatfungus/NMSSaveEditor, Issues tab

[red vector]

Okay

[haughty stratus]

try to move the window down to get it out the desktop area and bring it back? i saw that issue with other software, that some things remain visible and i did that to make some things that are displayed vanish...

i mean this and bring it back up

[red vector]

i look at the site they said it could be the mouse or software in the background or its miring on itself but the best thin i can do it minimize it and open it for everything.

[sudden lava]

they do? just not updated yet

im part of a starwars community for nms

[solid hawk]

Both Ships of Moar and gShip Custom Ships have a few. Neither updated to current and no ETA when they will be. Be aware that when one, the other, or both are updated, only those with the same mod installed will be able to see.

[neon nova]

Thought modding might be the best place for this, tried out one of the modded Corvettes and saw that the NPC's do actually still land on the pads. It just breaks whenever you move. As people who mod the game what's the feasibility that one day NPC's can land on a Corvette (or player) and it stay on the Corvette?

I'm guessing it would need to count as part of the base somehow but unsure if ships could count as a "base object" once landed

[final hazel]

It's not something that we could do, not outside the realm of HG doing it but there's really not much of a point since players can only have one active starship, and they don't wanna make players feel obligated to make each corvette a Super Aircraft Carrier to hold all their friends' ships

That seems more of a feature for freighters to get, if they ever get another rework

[cobalt condor]

Landed starships are just completely static objects. They can't be turned into anything else when entering the landed state (or at least, not without significantly breaking other functionality of the game) so we'll just have to wait and hope the HG will eventually code moving landing pads into the game

[crude oar]

Today I tried modding to increase the max part count and max corvette editing size, but despite the game saying im playing with mods I cant seem to use the functionality of them. Any advice?

[solid hawk]

Chance of exactly zero.

[solid hawk]

See the troubleshooting section of the doc at http://tinyurl.com/nmsmodding550

[ivory shard]

Is there a mod that adds a search bar to your storage?

[brisk epoch]

got my hands on mods. this is big bertha the god killer. she broke gravity in the space station and made the ship a horror map when i tried landing on a planet

im thinking of making a frigate themed corvette

since we cant fly them normally

[solid hawk]

With NMS, mods can't add new features. We're limited to changing values for existing properties. Red to blue, 1 to 0, false to true sort of things

[solid hawk]

To add to that, your storage contents only exist in the save file. NMS mods can't directly access data in the save file.

[latent jewel]

My pirate ship, made with the save editor
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/1o6zglt/realistic_pirate_ship_corvette_halloween_build/

[ivory shard]

Ahh damn ok

[vale iron]

You want the troubleshooting and getting help sections here:
#nms-modding message

The most likely problem is you have it one folder too deep. Does the mod folder have a bunch of numbers at the end of the name?

[frigid grove]

@lunar spade before the expedition ends, go to https://cwmonkey.github.io/nms-expeditions/ and download the config file for Corvette. You can go offline and finish the expedition whenever.

[lunar spade]

ok thx

[lunar spade]

So i see al these other settings in the "customize area", i just leave these as default if i just want it to be exactly how the expedition was set up right? its just there in case i want to change the parameters?

[frigid grove]

Yep.

[lunar spade]

So if i do this, will it just cointinue the expedition from where i am now? it wont restart it or anything right? also, do i just go to the terminal when im done with the expedition? will i be able to export my items back to my main save like normal or no? ** oh just ssaw the part about exporting rewards, my bad fo rasking

[frigid grove]

Yep, right, yep, yep.

[lunar spade]

ok guess ill give it a go, thanks dude 🙂

[lunar spade]

one last thing, why is one of the options to set expedition date to 2061? just wondering?

[frigid grove]

It's the reason you're using it, right?

[lunar spade]

its the thing that pushes out the end date? i am genuinly just curious. thought maybe it did somthing else as well. CHEERS! 🙂

[frigid grove]

Yep, it says end date. Made me look, though, lol.

[lunar spade]

oh sorry, it DOES say that. its late, im baked, ill shut up now haha 😉

[sharp aspen]

if there were any good starwars games i would play them ... And no not those pay to win battlefront games they crapped out ! i mean like the first ever battlefront on Ps2

[haughty stratus]

i try the same and look what happen when i land on the anomaly lol, nps do land but thats all 🤣 @brisk epoch @neon nova

[vale iron]

ok, that's a pretty good idea

[silver condor]

maybe when its on the ground, its counting as grpund base. but taking off changes that? technically the deck is an interior cell....sort of...

i want to put an exocraft pad on one. i wonder if they will work if scaled down a bit

[haughty stratus]

the pads work for any shop, you cant use them to call ships after the first take off, when you just put them are good but they the prompt to interact is gone the moment you move the ship, then the ships on the pads wont stck around ofc. but if you add exocraft summon pads some are able to use and summon stuff like inside the anomaly. but if you want to use something on the field of a planet works great somtimes...

[silver condor]

i just tried with the bike, i had to delete the pad as it was in the middle of the deck just temporarily. the prompt for the bike higher than normal, but i was able to get in and drop down to the ground

[haughty stratus]

the hover one thingy (nomad i guess is the name) that one works pretty much all the time

[silver condor]

i found a wiring texture i like as a test piece, now i have to figure out how to make it into a decal. hoping there is a vid on youtube

[silver condor]

@hearty wasp gm, does buildframe sacs affect colors of other things like system ships?

[solid hawk]

It affects BASEBUILDING color palette groups, not ships

[silver condor]

cool, just checking, ive been noticing new color variations i havent seen before, i guess HG added some new schemes or maybe the rng finally got to those for me😬

[graceful sigil]

Is service bot talk allowed here? Trying to learn and make sure I don’t damage my save

Or is there a better channel to be?

[hearty wasp]

It's allowed but most people who'd talk about it aren't here

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[hearty wasp]

Try there instead

[graceful sigil]

Ty!

[azure hamlet]

Anyone know of a really good terrain generation mod? It looks like the best ones on Nexus are long dead, like the Atlas project and Better Planet Generation

Basically looking for a vanilla+ experience for terrain, nothing too insane

[cobalt condor]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3537

[azure hamlet]

thanks

[lone swallow]

whats the mod that lets you build any base part on the freighters

[distant dagger]

Not sure if I should put this in this chat or in the questions chat- but people save edit or mod in those dragon creatures, create eggs, and give them to people right? Is this also doable with fish, swarms, and even digging animals?

[vale iron]

You probably want Beyond Base Building

[pallid ridge]

is it a mod that allows one to reach 25k+ hyperdrive range or a glitch? whichever/if anything different someone should lmk how to do it 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3651

[ruby wedge]

anyone knows if there are any mods that can fix solar ship wings/landing gear animations bug? tired of restoring/resummon etc to fix it when it breaks most of the time after 1st landing. kinda made me stop using solar ship

[gusty fulcrum]

Is there any way to add new audio tracks for the game to play?

[hearty wasp]

if there is no one has done it

[gusty fulcrum]

I've seen someone's done it for derelicts but yeah nothing outside of that

[solid hawk]

HelloGames will have to fix this, not a mod.

[ruby wedge]

i see ty for info

[naive isle]

is there a Lightning rod style Mod or tool that i can place to avoid getting fried while working on my base when a electrical disturbance procs?

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3417 the only one that exists is one that fully stops them from occurring

[naive isle]

thanks but i dont want to go that far i guess il just hide in a hole until the game decides im allowed to play

[brisk epoch]

my mods kinda just wont work? I got on nms and it said "mods disabled" and i cant turn them back on

do i need to do somethin

[final hazel]

Delete No Man's Sky\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS.MXML

[brisk epoch]

is that like

important

[final hazel]

No, not at all

It's just the mod load order, with a "disableAllMods" at the top

deleting it makes the game regenerate it on startup

which by default sets DisableAllMods to false, as well as reorganizes the load order in a way that should work

though load order is not very important for NMS mods

[brisk epoch]

its working now thank youu

i was very tempted to delete the other files

[final hazel]

Do not, those are significantly more important

one of them contains all of your player titles I believe

[brisk epoch]

they look so deleteable

[silver condor]

i had to, they wouldnt stop. they follow and as soon as one stopped, another popped up right away

[solid hawk]

Up to you, if you decide to break your game

[azure hamlet]

Anyone else had an issue with world generation mods, where it would vanish your existing settlements?

[steel crypt]

Are you talking about terrain gen (ground) or something else?

[azure hamlet]

I just installed Terra Firma 3, and it made my settlement vanish, its waypoint relocated to another undeveloped settlement on the same planet.
The weird thing was, I could still see the A-class settlement in the remote interface, and couldnt claim the other undeveloped settlement because "Already supervisior of settlement on planet X"

[azure hamlet]

Terrain generator mod, yes

It's supposed to make things better, but made a mess of existing structures

Removing the mod restored things to normal, but not sure I trust mods with terrain if thats the result

[steel crypt]

First, Terra Firma 3 isn't updated for 6.06
If you read the description, it will tell you about what happens with settlements and bases.
Bases and settlements have location based on terrain. Terrain changes, locations relative to terrain change.

[azure hamlet]

Yeah, that wont do

I do sometimes play in multiplayer, and was wondering why things were so weird earlier this afternoon with the random player i was with

coudlnt complete a mission because it an objective didnt spawn for me

[steel crypt]

Not sure what you mean by "trust", but that's just how things work when a change like terrain is made.
Kinda like a color changing mod will change colors.

[azure hamlet]

I supposed I didnt fully understand how the mods interacted with NMS. My assumption was it was a terrain generation mod, affecting how new terrain generated, not affecting all terrain, and affecting players with/without the mod disparately.

I assumed that it would only change planets that hadn't been discovered, or would intelligently work with existing points of interest in how the terrain is presented

[cobalt condor]

ah yeah, no such thing a "new" or "old" terrain, just how the game works. A planet is generated from scratch when you visit it, regardless of if you or anyone else has been there before. Normally it will be the same because the planet's seed and the generation settings are the same. If you mod the generation settings, things will be different

[solid hawk]

Not how anything in the game works. If a mod affects X, then it affects all X. Game makes no differentiation between discovered and undiscovered. They all get their marching orders from the single terrain file for the game.

Now you know

[azure hamlet]

I could live with both of those side effects, if it didnt mess up multiplayer interaction

from what I saw, the player I was with was interacting with different levels of terrain than I was, so he was floating/underground randomly

[solid hawk]

Mods for NMS are local

[azure hamlet]

That, and the objective was broken until I left the group, which wasnt ideal

[solid hawk]

Modded data isn't synced. Player location data is though.

Kind of fun watching people run across the sky. lol

[azure hamlet]

If the Terra Firma 3 was as awesome as project Atlas or Better Terrain Generation, it would be worth it, but I wasnt terribly impressed

[vale iron]

It might have been intended to be more subtle. Each one has a different aesthetic goal

[solid hawk]

Considering the above two examples are completely dead and buried, never to return....

and they are both biome mods, not terrain mods.

Very different things with different end results.

[eager valley]

is it safe to copy a ship from a permadeath save to a normal save?

[frank bridge]

Would it be possible for a mod to change faction/uncharted/abandoned system generation?

[vale iron]

Yes, gLonely when I finish updating it

[magic lava]

Any build mods that let me use different themed modules with Corvette habs? Like using a Thunderbird habitation, but Ambassador refiner module?

[vale iron]

No, it's all in the EXE I believe

[hearty wasp]

no I think it's in the placement entities

FF dug into it a bit previously

I'm not sure they're different objects and if they're not their styles can't be manually set like the basic base walls

[vale iron]

They are different objects, but I think they are automagically decided by the exe

[vague granite]

Can you mod your game on pc when it's through the Xbox app?

[final hazel]

The Xbox PC version does support mods, yes #nms-modding message

[vague granite]

Okay thanks

How does it work exactly?

[final hazel]

Just creating a MODS folder within the GAMEDATA folder, then placing extracted mod folders within that (and making sure they're not buried a subfolder deep) #nms-modding message

[vague granite]

Subfolder deep?

[final hazel]

Mod folders should have a folder structure within them that resembles the game's file structure, if they have an extra folder between them and the MODS folder then they will not be read

Just a common mistake many people make, follow the troubleshooting guide for more information if you get caught up on anything #nms-modding message

[vague granite]

Okay, thanks

Can I use nexus mods for this?

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/mods?sort=updatedAt is the only place that mods for No Man's Sky are uploaded, yes

Note that any mods last updated before Jan 29, 2025 will not work

[vague granite]

Alright

Thank you

[final hazel]

Vortex can be used but isn't necessary at all and usually causes many more issues than it solves

[vague granite]

Oh lol

[thin urchin]

Hey, is there a mod that makes combat a bit harder? ||I know prepare to sky does that, but it also does a whole bunch of other changes I don’t need, and messes with other mod I like (cheaper slots repair on salvages ships)||

So like is there a mod that makes sentinels/pirates scarier, but without spawning 10x of them?

[cobalt condor]

Realistic Space - Elite Dangerous Edition might be what you're looking for with pirates, its supposed to make space combat harder without increasing spawns

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1608

Don't know of anything for sentinels

[thin urchin]

Seems to be broken at the moment, unfortunately

[final hazel]

Found a "defaultshipbase" file and got bored and manually converted it into an actual base... this is how they made the snap points for landing gear...

I'd do the same thing for the emergencyshipbase but we've all seen at least one person's corvette turn into that tiny nothing-ship

[lunar spade]

@frigid grove Hey, thanks again for pointing me to the expedition mod, it worked like a charm. Now that I have ended the expedition and returned to my main save, removed my stuff from the expedition terminal and copied my multitool/ship, do i just fire up the game like normal in online mode and the game will automatically replace the JSON file, or do i have to manually do somtrhing here? PS, super stoked to be able to go back and run some of th eones i missed back when my kid was little and i had no time for gmaing. I don't think i get to do like 3-5 or somthing, i missed th efirst cpl as well but the have rerun a few over the yrs. so THANKS AGAIN, I salute you !!! 🫡

[frigid grove]

Yep, you can just go back online as normal.

[final hazel]

The game should automatically replace the file upon game startup while online I believe

[round sinew]

@jaunty cairn in short, using nmsse, you'd see something like this after you selected what save

[jaunty cairn]

ima search nmsse

oh

no mans sky save editor

[round sinew]

check pinned posts in this channel, there's links if needed

[jaunty cairn]

thanks

why are no saves popping up

[round sinew]

did you direct it to the save folder?

[jaunty cairn]

i see no save folder

[round sinew]

type !faq-savefiles in #nms-commands

[jaunty cairn]

only default user

k

[azure hamlet]

are there any mods that make corvette building easier, like a freecam for decorative building, or true free rotation and connection?

[cobalt condor]

I'm a little curious about what those 'parts' that it uses for the snappoints are

[final hazel]

They're called BIGGSCONNECTOR

You could technically do the formatting I did but backwards and make the "default ship" whatever ship you desire (maybe) (or it might break everything)

[frail silo]

What would you guys recommend for a save editor?
(I’m getting desperate for the titanic trophy)

[final hazel]

There are two main save editors that everybody uses, both do the same things #nms-modding message

[frigid grove]

They're both fine. You can also just unlock all the old expedition rewards easily without a save editor. You also have the option of "earning" the unlock by playing the expedition offline.

[frail silo]

Wait really?

[frigid grove]

Yes to all three things I said, lol.

[frail silo]

How would I unlock these expeditions offline?

[frigid grove]

Link in my profile.

[frail silo]

That is the shadiest thing I’ve ever seen lmao

But thanks

[frigid grove]

More laziness than shadiness

[frail silo]

Fair enough

But thank you mate

[lunar spade]

Ok thanks man 🙂

[silver condor]

is there a mod that can make the phage have more variety? the ones in my settlement are all the same two versions. rusty guy and blue guy with racing stripe. some have the gun shoulder. no cloaks or hoods or staffs either, i would like some of them running around if possible

[solid hawk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1275

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1537

[solid hawk]

No

[silver condor]

thanks

[solid hawk]

Sorry. Thing is we're really limited with new models, since we can't add new animations

Maybe this one affects autophages, not sure. https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3051

[silver condor]

this looks promising, ill have a peek, thanks!

[undone flower]

so im using the nom nom save editor and when i click on my normal save and then "Edit", nothing happens

[frail silo]

Yeah, it’s bugged sadly

A lot of people have had the same problem

[undone flower]

damn, any work around? it was working perfectly fine yesterday

[frail silo]

Not one that I know of

[undone flower]

and earlier today i should add

[frail silo]

A different save editor could work?

[undone flower]

like i was just using it like an hour ago

[undone flower]

i'll try

[lone swallow]

can someone hop in a call with me im having trouble with a mod of some sort

[solid hawk]

Good luck with that. Most of the helpers here will only do text chat, not voice. As you don't say what the issue is, got nothing, but there's a troubleshooting section in this document: http://tinyurl.com/nmsmodding550

[azure hamlet]

Anyone have reccomendations for general quality of life mods that dont drastically alter the vanilla experience?

I have silent refiners, better clouds, in-atmo hover, fast text, and better pets, but looking for anything that makes things better without drastically altering the game structure, like how terrain mods make multiplayer wonky

[solid hawk]

Mods are a highly subjective thing. What you may like, others would hate and vice versa. You are much better off just looking through yourself and deciding what YOU want and works for you. https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/newrecently

..and terrain mods do not make multiplayer wonky. MP works the same with or without terrain mods. 1) All NMS mods are local. As they change the game data files, only those with a particular mod will have the effects of that mod. 2) HelloGames is very minimalist with their MP data sync, just about only location data, seeds, and object ids.

[azure hamlet]

I found that when trying a couple terrain generation mods, it made multiplayer positioning way off. I would see drastic craters/mohntains/etc and the others would see vanilla terrain, and some mission objectives were bugged because the didn’t spawn for me

[solid hawk]

Probably did spawn for you, but was based on the spawn location for the session host, so for you was buried in a terrain feature. This is not a bug, it's how the game works. Locations are based in the coordinates for the host, which is then synced to the other joined players. When grouping, it's always recommended to either all be running the same mods or if not possible, then with no mods at all. Else people will be experiencing things differently.

[eager valley]

also is it safe/possible to change a save to abandoned galaxy? im upset that the adrift exp save became non abandoned after converting

[vale iron]

They didn't have abandoned mode at the time

Yes you can save edit it to abandoned mode

[azure hamlet]

I did notice the terrain objective difference issue, but the specific bug I encountered was an Anomaly mission to destroy flora. We had to find a Travellers grave first, and that grave didn’t spawn for my companion, and I was able to interact with it, but it gave me nanites/mods like a normal grave instead.
An infinite amount of them.

Leaving the group caused it to work properly again, which was also strange

[final hazel]

wow, now I know why the rainbow trail has top priority

[rigid gate]

As I'm not quite fond of it, it's the only one I don't ever install -- so almost all my ships have red trails lol.

[final hazel]

Well I have something for you! https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3433

[rigid gate]

lol, thank you! Can't use mods around here though 😕

[pearl fiber]

is there a mod that allows you to resize stuff you cant normally resize? i tried searching the nexus and all i saw was "resize plus" and apparently that one is out of date according to the comments on it
i bought some stuff with quicksilver i want to resize, and its saying i cant

[final hazel]

O yeah... 🍎

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096

[vale iron]

Beyond Base Building

[final hazel]

ohhhh wait yeah

[vale iron]

gBase Scaling if you want to extend the scaling range

[final hazel]

I mix them up a lot lol

[pearl fiber]

and this should work on corvettes?

[vale iron]

Yes

[final hazel]

Though the bug that stops objects from being shrunken based on distance from the origin isn't solved by this

[vale iron]

Though there's a weird bug in the game where if you change the size too much, it starts getting confused where the item is

[silver condor]

i use this one, as well as the above mentioned. lets more non-resizing parts work

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3794

[pearl fiber]

thanks

[azure hamlet]

For those looking to really go nuts with their corvette decorations and customizations, I recommend "Exosolar's and Babs' Beyond Base Building" https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096

It allows rotation, resizing, and recoloration of every normal base decoration that ordinarilly cannot be placed on a corvette, and is fully compatible with multiplayer

so even if you place something whack like a landing pad on your corvette, itll be part of the corvette

[sand torrent]

Hey

Can someone help me

[azure hamlet]

and other players without the mod will see it as normal, and if you uninstall the mod it'll still maintain rotation

[sand torrent]

Idk how to tame it

Its in my pet bar

I can summon it

[azure hamlet]

What mod did you get that from?

That would be the first place to check, and check if you have other mods that affect pets

[sand torrent]

Servicebot

[final hazel]

Also yay my silly starship trail mod is updated so if you wanna use all the trails but have the one you like show up then this is the thing to use ^~^ https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3433

[solid hawk]

May need to ask on the Discord for the servie bot.

Can try using Companion Pet Unlocker mod and see if it helps

[sand torrent]

Whats that ship

[final hazel]

Mine, a custom corvette

[compact patio]

Finally getting around to adding some vanilla-friendly(-ish?) mods for offline play. Using Expedition and Twitch unlocks, Replay Expeditions, and Enjoyable Quicksilver (possibly Quicksilver Missions too? Not sure yet...)

Just wondering if anyone knows if these mods are only mildlty version specific (v6.x = safe with v6.05.2), or if it's kind of a "get em while they're hot" thing - where you would want to download them immediately after a fresh update along with the current NMS release?

[vale iron]

EXML are quite safe. MBIN are moderately to highly version specific. You can read a bit more detail in the modding after 558 document pinned in this channel.

[undone flower]

its fixed!! no idea what i did but being silly and messing with stuff fixed it

[compact patio]

Ah thank you. I know Enjoyable QS and QS Missions are LUA+MBIN. Replay Expeditions is a .json file drop-in (which might be equivalent to XML??). And Unlock Expedition Rewards was an edit in appdata... Looks like I may have some research to do then.

I would assume the Unlock Expedition Rewards at the very least is universal to some extent.

[solid hawk]

No, the QS ones are EXML

Not talking about what's referenced in the Lua, it's the files in the mod folder that matter

Whether they are .EXML or .MBIN

[compact patio]

Ah ok. I saw there was a program available to make the MBIN edits or for combining those types of mods.

(AMUMSS)

[solid hawk]

That being said....nobody can give you 100% that anything will or won't work between versions. Not up to the playing or modding community. Solely based on what HelloGames changes between versions. They change something in the game files, depending on the nature of the changes, could break mods which use those game files.

[solid hawk]

ONLY should combine if conflicting MBINs. Again this means that the final output files in the mod folder are .MBIN (certain files cannot be .EXML patch files).

In Lua scripts, files have to be referenced as .MBIN, as that's the format all game files are in within the game .paks, so cannot use that as an indicator.

[compact patio]

Ah I see. That gives me a modding strategy then, as I'm trying to set up a stable offline install. I'll do trial and error with what files I compiled (hopefully all v6.05.2 compatible at that time), then maybe go for the "get it while it's hot" method if something is wonky lol. And tiptoe around with the Enjoyable QS / QS Missions stuff.

[vale iron]

Replay Expeditions isn't technically what I would call a mod (not disparaging it, just a pedantic clarification). I think it tends to survive updates fairly well and isn't too difficult to update when it needs it. For unlocking expedition rewards, I would suggest either Consumerism if you want to buy the stuff, or the "Unlock x" mods by Babscoole. Messing with saves is more dangerous than modding.

[frigid grove]

Yeah it's just a cached configuration file hack. Tricking the game into thinking there's an expedition running.

[signal agate]

anyone experienced with the save editor? I tried exporting and importing a ship I made so that I could have a second version to edit and work on but it doesn't show up in-game

[vale iron]

I'm not sure that corvettes work properly with import export yet.

[strong sphinx]

yo wtf

i didnnt know nms had mods

'lol

[vale iron]

Indeed. Lol

[proven loom]

Hey guys just asking

Do corvettes built in modded game to increase part count

Survive and function in regular game

After removing mods

[sharp gyro]

how do you increase.

[vale iron]

Yes, but you won't be able to edit it. And if you have lots of pieces you should turn off multiplayer

[proven loom]

I heard there are mods for it (haven’t checked)

[proven loom]

If it’s not too intense would it be ok for MP

[sharp gyro]

why?

[proven loom]

-# Also do you know a good mod for this :3

[sharp gyro]

why turn off

[vale iron]

Stay under 150 or 200. Even 100 is hard for some players

[sharp gyro]

ah

[sharp gyro]

i got 4090

itlll be fine

[proven loom]

Am not going further than above 150 tbh just need to bump it a little

[vale iron]

But you aren't all the other players that you would be subjecting to your corvette.

[sharp gyro]

gumsk, let me have fun T_T

sean says have fun

[vale iron]

Yeah, just don't do it in multiplayer

[sharp gyro]

what happens if i do it

[proven loom]

You will blow up someone’s potato laptop running on windows xp

[vale iron]

You can cause the game to freeze for other players

[sharp gyro]

LMAO

[sharp gyro]

ngl, not my issue

i worry about myself unless im with friends

sean didnt say i cant anyway

[vale iron]

Respect for other players is why we are allowed to use mods in multiplayer. Violate that and you risk the whole system for your fun.

[proven loom]

lol rip that child in the anomaly when your flying mothership that takes the entire capacity of the anomaly sets his house on fire via lithium battery detonation from his cpu crashing out lol

[proven loom]

Agreed

I’m more impressed the game allows MP with modding

[cobalt condor]

You lagging other players with your massive corvette makes it more likely for Hello Games to hardcode the limit so it can't be modded anymore

[sharp gyro]

tell sean to ban the ship mod then

[vale iron]

I have

[sharp gyro]

HG needs to anyway

[vale iron]

!hg

[hardy aurora]

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

[vale iron]

I only know of two mods that have caused issues for other players, ever, and this is one of them

[sharp gyro]

anyway, whars the max corvette ship size

in parts

[proven loom]

100 bits only

[sharp gyro]

with mods?

[proven loom]

Idk doing it Tommorow

[sharp gyro]

which mod is it]

apparently theres multiple

[vale iron]

100 structural parts without a mod. I wouldn't go above 150 or 200 in multiplayer

[sharp gyro]

ig. but i alway disble it anyway

i cant stand random people visiting me

whats the best comaptible mod?

im on PC

4090\

[vale iron]

Search by most unique downloads this year

It will be one of the top ones

[sharp gyro]

on nexys mods?

[vale iron]

Yes

[sharp gyro]

thx!

[vale iron]

On a 4090 single player you could do 1000+ I would guess

[sharp gyro]

theres no limit?

lol

am i on a wrong page?

[proven loom]

What’s about 4060

[sharp gyro]

all of em are outated'

[sharp gyro]

its basically equivalent to 2080 ti

lol

but not better

both 2080 ti and 4060 iirc are trade offs

[proven loom]

Wait the 4060 sucks? Idk much abt computers ;3

[sharp gyro]

yesnt

preferably? no

it sucks

4050 is worse

alot worse

tho thats laptop only

[vale iron]

This year, not all time

[sharp gyro]

infinitely worse LOL

[proven loom]

Bruhhh

Welp gg to me ig

[sharp gyro]

im talking 4060 from 2 years ago

[vale iron]

4060 is fine for this game. I would guess you could do maybe 400 without issue? Might be higher

[sharp gyro]

thats too optimized considering its a trade off with 2080 ti

[vale iron]

Hab modules are apparently the worst

[sharp gyro]

likely 3

300*

400 would likely strain

already

[vale iron]

Maybe, not sure until someone tries it

[sharp gyro]

@proven loomcan try

[vale iron]

In single player you don't have to worry about other corvettes taking part of your resources

[proven loom]

Mayhaps I will

Does this game need a mod manger

[vale iron]

Also NMS hits the CPU more than most people expect

[sharp gyro]

XX60 series shouldnt exist....make XX70 series a bit cheaper then we all G

[sharp gyro]

nah

i do manual

but

with the new engine update......

idk how to use AMUMSS

its weird its mechanism is different

[vale iron]

AMUMSS isn't needed as much as before

Most mods don't conflict anymore

[sharp gyro]

so i can jusrt shove all my mods into MODS folder???

[proven loom]

Yooooo

[sharp gyro]

yes?

[vale iron]

I can't promise that, but it's more likely than before

[sharp gyro]

i see

[proven loom]

This is amazing if true

So many others games screwed me up for putting even a 2nd mod

[vale iron]

EXML mods are very interoperable and resilient to updates. MBINs much less so

[sharp gyro]

ah

[vale iron]

My collection has like 138 mods

Better NMS

[sharp gyro]

thats not fair of you

[vale iron]

Without difficulty changes

[sharp gyro]

other games i mod are done via mod manager

[proven loom]

Ok yeah I know some others aren’t as resistant or versatile

Just saying it’s a breathe of fresh air here

[sharp gyro]

ah

[proven loom]

Helldivers have been a nightmare for modding

[sharp gyro]

its online no???

[proven loom]

One update or patch and gg all 150 mods I got

[sharp gyro]

you cant mod online

[proven loom]

For client side stuff

[sharp gyro]

still cheating

[proven loom]

Models and textures

Wha

No cheats

Just reskins

[sharp gyro]

its like modding discord client

[vale iron]

Hogwarts Legacy is the worst game I've ever seen for modding. Mainly because they tried to make a built in manager and didn't do it well

[sharp gyro]

discord hates it

[sharp gyro]

it tanks some of fps in certain areas

shittiest optimization

calls it 1.0 and done

smh

[sharp gyro]

still against TOS

lemme google

[proven loom]

Eh either way I stopped after mods broke for the 15th time

[vale iron]

Eh, mods are probably technically against the ToS in NMS, but they don't care

[proven loom]

Mine was cosmetic

[vale iron]

They actively help them exist

[sharp gyro]

didnt sean allow it? hence the mod warning message popup

if they dont care, why they bother to help mods and make popup?

[vale iron]

Like I said, the ToS likely forbid it in some way. In law school I built a model ToS for games and you'd be surprised what's commonly in those

[sharp gyro]

i dont think their tos says no modding

can you check

[vale iron]

Nope, I'm on phone at the beach

[sharp gyro]

o ok

[vale iron]

And don't really feel like it :p

[sharp gyro]

theres no tos for disalllowing mods

[proven loom]

Awwww yeah

To be fair you can’t ever stop the determined modders

[sharp gyro]

thats....what nms wants?

nms alwats want moddera

[proven loom]

I mean even if you Ban modding

[sharp gyro]

if youre banned, good luck modding

enjoy the game you buy otherwise

also

are you pc

[proven loom]

Somebody will always pick up the torch in any game

It’s just bound to happen

[proven loom]

Ye

[frigid grove]

I mean didn't people mod a World of Warcraft server so it could be played outside of Blizzard's servers? Good luck banning someone for doing that.

[sharp gyro]

ah

[sharp gyro]

well, wow is different

wow doesnt car

care

tho some games do care

[proven loom]

I mean most of the time is harmless

[frigid grove]

That type of thing can't be stopped regardless of how much someone cares

[sharp gyro]

not true, most are unfair

[proven loom]

Otherwise I’ll directly lead moderation to a jackass that is basically cheating

[proven loom]

^

[sharp gyro]

uhuh

most mod online for extrea power unfairness

nms is exception

kinda

[proven loom]

But if someone wants to be a shrek in helldivers 2 while throwing a Asian slipper then be my guest

[sharp gyro]

^

[sharp gyro]

true

well, night guys....gotta take a shower then sleep

[vale iron]

You should not consult AI for complicated issues. Here are the clauses they would likely use to ban people for modding, if they wanted to, which they don't.

Consult a lawyer in your local justification for reliable legal information, etc etc

HG's ToS are far better than most, but they are still written to protect the company in anything they might need to do.

[steel harbor]

Is there a camera mod
Like more camera customization settings for the photo mode

[vale iron]

We can't add settings like that, only change what is there

[wispy marlin]

any mods to improve galaxy map limited filtering options?

[vale iron]

Can't add new filters, but there are a couple of mods to improve the colors

What I use:
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1348

[wispy marlin]

👍

I'm just getting tired of searching every star system for rating level and race at the same time.

[vale iron]

Ah, not much to help with that

[wispy marlin]

idk why HG think that will be fun.

[sullen crater]

how do i setup ammus and give it a lua script

i need this for a mod

[magic lava]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> Helpful links and tips for Modding

• See guide on how to install and troubleshoot mods »

• 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 - PAK mods will not work with current game version - 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

[sullen crater]

i got this mod and i need to do something with it cus its a framework for another mod

[magic lava]

Out of my depth, I was just giving the link for AMUMSS

[vale iron]

I believe there are instructions on the RecTUM mod page

[silver condor]

amumuss is easy ti install. dl the zip, and put the contents in an Amumss specific folder on C: and thats it. dl the rectum zip , unzip and put the file in amuss, the folder should be listed in the rectum page. then run the buildmod.bat and thats pretty much it.

[silver condor]

whats the other mod?

[silver condor]

@vale iron gm, is there a way to tell what way the vette will face when placing the paving stone in the gbase vette landing pad?

[sullen crater]

eucli ea

[undone flower]

is there any way to make a custom sentinel interceptor via mods/save editors/other tools?

[timber citrus]

Has anyone been successful in getting GumskBF's texture mods to work? 🙂

[solid hawk]

Not updated, so won't work. No mod last updated prior to January 29 2025 will work

Gumsk is working on it, but like many of his TEXTURE mods, the TEXTUREs most probably need to be redone, due to changes HG made earlier in the year. Gumsk has lots of mods like this, so hundreds of TEXTURE files to redo from scratch.

[timber citrus]

Would you by any chance know how to make it usable, or is there no way? 🤔

[timber citrus]

ohhh i see

That sucks, downside of a game constantly having to be updated😅

[solid hawk]

I think currently he's working on reviving gFreighter Custom Freighters, which will take weeks of work, dedicated to just that one mod.

[timber citrus]

Thanks for the info, appreciate the update! 🙂

[haughty knot]

Ok so I havent played the game in a while, and I wanna hop back in. I got some mods I always used, and I wanna check if theyre compatible with AMUMSS. I managed to install AMUMSS, but I think Im stuck. Where do I put the .lua files?

[solid hawk]

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

[haughty knot]

Cheers, thanks

[solid hawk]

Also, since you've been away for a time, you'll want to read the mod user section of http://tinyurl.com/nmsmodding550

[haughty knot]

Well. I put all the .lua files I could find for the mods Ill use, and I got a 7.7k line long report back, with 51 warnings and 8 notices

[timber citrus]

Does anyone know how to start the process of texture modding a ship like the starborn runner? Thought I would take a crack at it myself 🙂

[silver condor]

the only .luas i put in Amumss was build frame rectum and sacs🤔

[solid hawk]

1. Why are you running them all through like that? Only need to run a script through if a) mod needs to be updated and either you're impatient waiting for the author to do so or author has abandoned the mod. b) mods need to be combined due to conflicts. The only comflicts would be two or more mods, which contain the same .MBIN files in their mod folders.

2. Well, now up to you to go through said report to find the details for the warnings and notices and remediate if you so choose. In general, notices can be safely ignored. Warnings, on the other hand, depending on the exact nature (which will be in the report and log), often times indicate the end result mod will be broken, fully or partially.

[solid hawk]

Extract the vanilla TEXTURE folder and contents from the game .pak files. For whatever vanilla TEXTURE you want to change, check the DDS compression method being used, as your replacement for the vanilla DDS will need to be the same. Prepare to get photoshop and your plugin of choice (nvidia or intel). Used to be able to do edits with paint.net, but it's been messing up lately (think it's an issue with paint.net dealing with mips). Gimp can do DDS editing, BUT does not support exporting with BC7 compression, which about 75% of NMS TEXTURES use now.

If you know of another free option, which can work with BC1, BC3, BC5, BC7, and mips I'm all ears. 🙂

[final hazel]

Paint.net is what I use for the BC7 stuff

[solid hawk]

I used it for a long time too, but several times in recent months, had it save\export bad files with issues.

One was the simplest thing ever. blank\transparent texture.

Done it many times before.

So 🤷‍♂️

[final hazel]

How dare you expect the bare minimum from free software smh

/j

[solid hawk]

Guess the moral is if using paint.net, don't assume working, even though everything done right. Always check in-game before uploading. lol

[solid hawk]

That's the way it should be done now. Only if necessary. Before the mod changes earlier this year, with the inclusion of EXML patch files, any mods which touched the same game files needed to be combined, now this is a much rarer event.

[vale iron]

It will face away from you if you place the paving in front of you

[steel crypt]

Same here.
FYI, if you export with the best quality from GIMP, you can convert to BC7 in pain.net... again using the quality export. I have compared that vs just pain.net to export, and is exactly the same.
Pain yes lol

[final hazel]

pain.net

[steel crypt]

yes

[frigid grove]

pain.net is my favorite bread website.

[round sinew]

@robust nacelle using nmsse for example, it's easy - in the bases tab, select each base, look at item count. can find links to nmsse in the pins

[true slate]

I'm looking for a playstyle that limits me to the starting planet (or system) and using the exo devices to gather resources and finding blueprints on PIOs and such. But for the exo devices I need to follow the archive computer quests which sends me to different systems so early on and that somehow kills it for me, if you get what I mean. I wonder if there are mods that let me find (all?) blueprints from PIOs without visiting the Anomaly or Space Stations so early on. I have thought about abandoned mode, but it gives me too few longterm goals.

[vale iron]

Moved all the MBINs to a separate collection so I have Better NMS Update Safe and Better NMS MBINs
https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/collections/7qowkp
https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/collections/cumltp

[frigid grove]

I like the idea of a one-world-challenge mod as well (I've actually been working on one for Starbound/Frackin Universe on and off for a while). The Utopia expedition actually had rewards that were consoles that let you learn anything that you could learn from the Anomaly. You could start a new save on that expedition, get those stations and learn everything without leaving the first system. It did have an annoying mechanic where you could only craft within a base, but that can be turned off with some json editing.

[true slate]

You can do old expeditions?

[frigid grove]

Yep, link in my profile

[steep stag]

does anyone know a working stack size mod? all the ones i can find dont work

no wait

not a single mod is working

why tf isnt a single mod working

did they change the enable mods path or sum?

[hearty wasp]

#nms-modding message troubleshooting section

[steep stag]

@hearty wasp this the correct path or no?

[hearty wasp]

did you read the mentioned section

is the txt mentioned in there

[steep stag]

browser guard blocked the site

[hearty wasp]

then you should look into fixing that too

[steep stag]

opeing in edge now

[steep stag]

it was that one gcmodsettings file. i didnt know that that existed. and usually i dont open sites that my browser guard opens. still thx. it seems to be working now

[hearty wasp]

nice

[undone flower]

is there really no free ship customizer?

[solid hawk]

There is

[undone flower]

i meant is there really no free ship customization site

[solid hawk]

There's sites to get ship seeds, that's it

[undone flower]

but no sites to actually use those seeds?

[solid hawk]

For detailed part by part, color by color builds, then the bot is it

[undone flower]

wait which bot

[solid hawk]

Don't need a site to use a seed.

[undone flower]

the nms.center one?

[solid hawk]

Replace your current seed using one of the save editors

[undone flower]

ohhh icic

the nms.center one says i need a patreon subscription to use it

at least for the colors

[solid hawk]

There is normally a free tier, with a usage limit, but I think that had to go on temporary hiatus due to sheer volume of users

Was overwhelming the backend infrastructure.

[undone flower]

damn

[frigid grove]

@undone flower The way I understood it, the free tier still required a Patreon follow, but not a contribution. I could be wrong on this.

[silver condor]

if i wanted to change a poster or decal to as different image, can i just swap the image dss?

[graceful fiber]

@neat hedge https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3835

[silver condor]

must have👆

[pearl fiber]

Is there a mod that makes it so you can build anywhere in the 1,000 unit radius from your base computer without the need for placing an object every 10 feet?

[cobalt condor]

Sometimes straight DDS replacements work, but most of the time you need to add a new texture and then edit the poster/decal's material to point to it instead of the vanilla one because of texture caching.

[solid hawk]

Replacements will work, but MUST use the same compression method as the original and has to have same number of mips, to my understanding.

[solid hawk]

gBase Boundaries

That's the only mod to extend boundaries. Do have to build out a bit from center, but not every 10 feet.

[silver condor]

whats a mip, and how do i find out how the original was compressed?

[solid hawk]

mipmaps

I use renderdoc to see the details of the original image, but there is other software which can as well.

[undone flower]

i tried following but it said paid tier is required

[quaint raptor]

is there a mod that gets rid of the hazardous flora?

[solid hawk]

yes

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2682

[glad crest]

hey guys I'm interested in trying modding. I just tried to build a UFO off a youtube video and I couldn't glitch panelled windows to the satellite so here I am LOLL are there mods that make building complex corvette ships super easy? Or like.. even have corvette preset builds bc that'd be cool. Idk where to start

is there an updated modding guide I could follow :3

[vale iron]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> Helpful links and tips for Modding

• See guide on how to install and troubleshoot mods »

• 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 - PAK mods will not work with current game version - 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

[quaint raptor]

thanks 🙂

[versed dagger]

Guys can i save Edition on console or is it only PC?

[vale iron]

Save edit? You would need to get the save to a PC somehow

[versed dagger]

Hmm ok thanks

[heady gull]

You can edit a console save if you enable cross-save and use a pc to transfer/load the desired save and then transfer/load it back onto console after editing

[versed dagger]

Ok thx

[heady gull]

If you have xbox games pass, I believe the pc version should be included (depending on your membership tier)

PC version via xbox app on pc, I mean

[true slate]

Are there any mods that decreases the drop rate of found modules in general or at least in drop pods?

[halcyon notch]

hey is there a possibility if you could tell me if this is the modified build area or if its the stock build area, tbh im unsure if i installed my mods correctly

i have this for my setup in files i had to make the folder manually howsoever

[solid hawk]

I can't tell, but also haven't been building corvettes. Mods working in general though? If you bring up quick start menu and go into the emote menu, do you see the unstuck button? If so, you're probably ok. Would confirm mods are loading properly.

[halcyon notch]

yeah unstuck is valid and confirmed to be here

let me see if things are now properly working i think alot of stuff might be out of date

BBB seems to be non functional nor the coordinate tool

man i really hate that i started this so early

into an update

[vale iron]

You have about 12 hours left 😉

BBB doesn't require much. Can you show further down into the BBB folder? The coordinate thing is an exe, not a mod. I'm not sure what those DLLs do.

[halcyon notch]

so wait how would i activate it successfully if you know by chance

[vale iron]

Just being installed properly should be enough

[halcyon notch]

this is so so weird honestly cause i checked binaries made sure it was enabled which it is, and i have the mods folder listed under gamedata rather than PCBANKS

[vale iron]

I have to go to class soon, but if you can go down a couple of levels into BBB and screenshot the folder structure, it would be helpful to make sure it's correct

[halcyon notch]

heres the folder hierarchy for BBB and i may aswell add Colossal corvettes as to its not working either

[solid hawk]

BBB should be fine. You got any other mods with BASEBUILDINGOBJECTSTABLE in them?

...and, how do you know BBB is not working? If you've got more build tabs than usual available, good indicator it is working. Also can scale things you can't in vanilla.

[halcyon notch]

hmm okay then i feel as if it may be its just a case of i need to figure it out fr apologies for my confusion

[solid hawk]

No apologies needed, we're here to help

[void pewter]

what are the mods ya'll mostly use ? popular ones

[void pewter]

!faq modding

[hardy aurora]

@void pewter

FAQ COMMANDS:

-# Prefix Gunter commands with exclamation mark (i.e., !command)

Currency

Faq-Nanites - Tips & guides for making nanites.
Faq-Pirate - How to pirate & recover standing
Faq-Units - Tips & guides for making units.

Expeditions

Faq-Expedition - Important expedition tips, bug workarounds (pre-patches), and lists of other relevant commands.

Info and Tips

Faq-AnomalyFirstVisit - The proper order of steps for your first visit to the Space Anomaly.
Faq-Arg - Explains ARG.
Faq-BeginnerInventory - Tips for early game inventory management.
Faq-BeginnerTips - Important tips for brand new players.
Faq-CrossSave - Cross save information and link.
Faq-Derelicts - Explains the difference between the two derelict encounters.
Faq-ExoticFarm - How to farm exotic ships through freighter battles.
Faq-Interceptor - Methods for finding and claiming Interceptors.
Faq-Inventory - How to upgrade your Inventories.
Faq-Likholu - Warning about the Likholu system.
Faq-LivingFrigate - Information on Organic Frigates.
Faq-LivingShip - All living ship information, including the Starbirth questline.
Faq-Maps - Maps for the Anomaly, space stations, freighters and harmonic camps.
Faq-Multiplayer - Shows recommended network settings & in-game friend code info.
Faq-PortalGlyphs - Various ways to unlock the portal glyphs.
Faq-PortalUse - How to use portals.
Faq-Quicksilver - How to get and spend quicksilver.
Faq-Settlements - Planetary Settlements Guide
Faq-Squadron - How to recruit for your squadron.
Faq-Time - Why you shouldn't change your system time.

Mechanics

Faq-Biomes - Guides to all names and resources for all biomes.
Faq-CoreWarp - Guide on warping to the center of a galaxy.
Faq-Corvettes - How to start building a Corvette.
Faq-Freighters - Freighter Infographic & helpful guides.
Faq-Frigates - In depth information in all aspects of frigates.
Faq-Galaxies - Commonly asked questions about galaxies.
Faq-GlitchBuilding - Glitch building guide on YouTube.
Faq-Mechafauna - How to locate Mechafauna.
Faq-OutlawSystem - How to find outlaw systems.
Faq-Portal - Guide to locating portals.
Faq-ShipSpawns - Ship spawning and tier information.
Faq-StarColor - How to use the spectral classification.
Faq-StorageAugments - Ship storage augments drop rates from scrapping.
Faq-SystemScanners - How to see Economy and Conflict levels in the Galaxy Map.

Quests

Faq-ArtemisPath - List of Artemis Path missions.
Faq-AtlasPath - In depth information for the Atlas Path.
Faq-BasePersonnel - Instructions on how to hire base NPCs.
Faq-Echoes - Latest known steps to start the new Echoes content.
Faq-PurpleSystems - How to access the purple systems.
Faq-Starbirth - Please use !Faq-LivingShip instead.

Support

Faq-EventView - Guide the users on how to access event viewer on PC.
Faq-ExplorersArchive - Tips on how to use our #explorers-archive channel.
Faq-Help - Basic information most commonly requested by #nms-questions regulars while assisting users.
Faq-Modding - Links and tips to get started modding NMS.
Faq-SaveFiles - Lists save file paths for different platforms with info for HG bug reports.
Faq-SettingsFiles - Lists settings file paths for different platforms.
Faq-Spoiler - How to use spoiler tags.
Faq-SystemReq - Minimum PC requirements for No Man's Sky.
Faq-Troubleshooting - Multiple resources for troubleshooting well known issues, mostly on Windows.
Faq-Update - When will my platform get the latest update?

Tech Layouts

Use help {command} for more information. 📖 Page 1 of 2

[void pewter]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

-# to view info below, enable embeds

<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> Helpful links and tips for Modding

• See guide on how to install and troubleshoot mods »

• 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 - PAK mods will not work with current game version - 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

[vale iron]

Mods are very subjective. What you like is very different from what others like. Search through the most downloaded mods this year and maybe look at what people include in collections a lot

[sweet dust]

Anyone know of a mod that makes planetary ship flight more responsive? I’m talking jet-style agility,tight turns, fast rolls, canyon threading, full acrobatics. Vanilla’s fun but I’m chasing that MiG-in-a-sci-fi-sandbox vibe

[pseudo sage]

https://youtu.be/gjnAGPUJEm8?si=5wcO-uccVpQbA8SK

Can anyone get this ship working on their game and upload it to the no man’s sky service bot please?
Obviously give credit where it’s due
The JSON file code is in the description of the video

[marsh eagle]

We need proper permissions to include it to the corvette sharing center

[solid hawk]

You're never going to get full-on flight sim capability from NMS and a mod can't add new features, only tweak values for existing. HG would not do so, because it could shut out the majority of players, who are casual gamers.

This one makes some improvements. https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3566

[pseudo sage]

He made a video showing how to get all of his ships tho. He said he tried uploading it to the service bot but didn’t know how.

[solid hawk]

Not the same though, from a legal standpoint.

Have to do things right

[marsh eagle]

Oh ok can he contact me on discord ? I can help him

[pseudo sage]

I’m not sure. You could ask him in his YouTube comments. Currently he says the only way you can get his ships are through save editor on PC by editing the JSON. I didn’t know there was legal issues. You’d think if he didn’t want people using his ships, he wouldn’t put the file code out there for everyone but idk 🤷‍♂️

[burnt nebula]

Is there anyway to unlock previous expeditions on Xbox

[pseudo sage]

NMS Service bot website can do that I believe

[sweet dust]

I see. Alright seems will be probably a thing in future updates. Will try the link link, thanks for sharing

[astral quest]

If you have a pc yes

Does anyone know how long it on average takes for the nms save editor to be updated to the newest version of the game?

[warm rune]

Is anyone else getting mod incompatibilities hvae been detected. still can't play game?

[astral quest]

I guess thats because the mods may not be compatible with the new version

[warm rune]

I guess I will just have to wait for them to be updated. bummer.

[solid hawk]

There's two different ones. Comes down to when the authors of each can get around to it, based on IRL committments. Could be a day, could be weeks. Happens when it happens.

[silver condor]

i just got in, im hoping the mods are ok

[mint robin]

Has the new update broken some mods?

Also, out of curiosity, why does an update break mods?

[astral quest]

New things get introduced, others get removed and the data encryption sometimes changes

[mint robin]

Ah ok

[silver condor]

im looking on nexus to if any i have are updated..

[solid hawk]

Yes

For this update mostly missiontable files and mbin type file mods

[final hazel]

If you save edited your account to already have a reward unlocked, doing that part of the expedition again won't do anything. If you simply already have the blueprint of whatever you unlocked but never claimed it from the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion, I believe it will stay there but be unclaimable, at least that's how Twitch Drops work if you already have the blueprint of what you're claiming

[silver condor]

does anyone know if AMUMSS needs updating?

or does that auto update? its showing it was modified at the time the game updated..

[vale iron]

6.0 was just released yesterday or the day before. It does not need to be updated for NMS updates usually

[marsh eagle]

If someone is interested, Propzies Venator Hello Games featured today in the update news is now available for delivery on the corvette sharing center for all platforms (even consoles).
Thanks to Propzie for sharing and uploading 🙏 👍 Now everyone can have one.

Direct delivery link: https://nomansapp.com/?corvette=3877913181

[astral quest]

Doesn’t that service cost money? Like a patreon subscription or so

[marsh eagle]

You can order corvettes for free. You have 4 requests a month for free (more and the server would go down) .
Cool right ?

You don't even need a login or account, just your friend code

This is how it looks like to get a idea and this is the image hello games featured in the update news https://www.nomanssky.com/media/iiqpotfh/u_propzie.png

So it seems HG encourages and accepts that we use modded ships with more than 1000 parts even. The Venator has 1286 parts !

[tawny bane]

Having a hell of a time figuring out which mods work and don't NMS keeps crashing :/

[marsh eagle]

Binary disection method as usual. Test half - test other half. Split again, repeat

[tawny bane]

Yea trying that.

[solid hawk]

Always more of a pain if there's more than one problem mod.

If it helps, mods containing MBIN type files and mods which make changes to misstable files are most likely culprits for needing updating, this time around.

[delicate kayak]

Is there anyone with a mod that lets you build on/remove limits for corvettes that's able to help me?
I just want to remove a landing pad from my vette but because I'm on Xbox I'm unable to do it. 🙃

[left bramble]

Any new way around the mandatory landing gear yet? 🙃

[solid hawk]

nope

[pearl fiber]

does anyone know what happens if you install a mod that increases the range limit on your base and then remove it?

[solid hawk]

ICE bashes through your door and deports you to Papau New Guinea

Probably no change, as once your range limit is set, it's in your save, but couldn't say 100% without empirical testing.

[vale iron]

Kind of, the existing pieces will exist and you'll be able to build within 50u of them, but if you are more than 1000u away without the mod, you will only be able to build within 50u of those existing pieces.

[rotund cosmos]

does anyone know if there's a mod that ever so slightly alters the threshold at which the ship's pulse drive will automatically deactivate near planets? because trying to autopilot around a giant planet following a marker is nigh impossible without dropping out of pulse 5 times along the way, seems like the ship just clips that threshold and then you're suddenly jolted out.

reported this a while ago and i was kinda hoping they'd've fixed it by now, but no dice

[vale iron]

Your can try gShip Pulse Blocking and tweak the EXML to your tastes

[rotund cosmos]

ooh, awesome. thanks for the rec!

[south orbit]

At least they liked the creation.

[magic lava]

It's disingenuous

But whatever

[astral quest]

I need some help with the nms service bot

[vale iron]

!creativehublink

[hardy aurora]

https://discord.gg/AEXcap6

[solid magnet]

Anyone know the discord server for the orbital uplinks?

[vale iron]

Whu?

Orbital uplinks are an item in NMS from the last expedition

[granite geode]

anyone giving out eggs?

[astral quest]

#nms-fauna

[solid hawk]

Sorry, what's disingenuous? That HelloGames is enjoying corvette builds which can only be done by mod tweaking the vanilla build limits?

[astral quest]

What happens if I install a mod on my pc (gamepass) save and then play that save on console? Is the modded stuff just not there or will it corrupt everything?

[vale iron]

Depends on the mod, but likely nothing

[astral quest]

So its just not gonna be there and my save will be ok?

[vale iron]

Depends on the mod, but very very likely

[warm rune]

So still having issues with the mods. a few of them have updated, but still cna't play, get mod error and it wants to disable my mods, now when i do, of course i can play, but no fun with out some of my visual mods and things.

[vale iron]

Disable MBIN mods for a couple of days. EXML mods should be fine

[warm rune]

how do i know if its mbin mod

oh, i guess if it has EXML for the end file name .EXML ok got it. thanks

[warm rune]

That did it. I had 5 that were MBIN mods, now i can play. thank you again for the info

[vivid furnace]

There are mods for this game???

[warm rune]

nope, none. lol

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/mods?sort=updatedAt

[shadow sedge]

Hi! I just got a mission progress blocker issue on my expedition save, I got warped to another system while aboard the derelict freighter, and now I need a new emergency signal scanner in my inventory, they redirected me here to ask for a save editor? thanks

[native flower]

Can Someone help me get more units and nanites plz

[fluid fable]

Has anyone figured out how to save edit the new expedition rewards? Not really feeling like doing it . I remember you could edit one of the accountdata(?) files and add the trigger words to unlock them automatically something like d4u: [ ]

[round sinew]

grab nmsse, link here <#nms-modding message>

backup your save folder, type !faq-savefiles in #nms-commands for paths

[rain yoke]

Yo, I can't seem to find the mod that removes the part limit for corvettes, if there was one, can anyone assist?

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3701

[rain yoke]

weird, that didnt pop up when i searched the word limit, thanks

[magic lava]

Sure, makes it look like that's just something anyone could do

[silk hollow]

I've heard there is a mod that fixes the amount of lights on corvette - is it works only for me, other players will not be affected by my frigate superiority? 😄

[magic lava]

I don't mind them enjoying it, I think it's excellent as well

[final hazel]

Other players will not see the extra visual effects enabled by the mod, no

unless they too have the mod installed

[silk hollow]

Ah okay. Is it pinned here somewhere?

I'm tired that only 2 rockhoppers of 4 are working...

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3736

[silk hollow]

ty!

[silk hollow]

Is there any information on which items are considered as lights and what is the limit?

Can I configure the mod to match my ship?

[final hazel]

I believe each type of object has it's own limit, rockhopper wings count as "Access" for some reason, probably due to how they react to takeoff

You can configure each variable of the mod in it's GCBUILDABLESHIPGLOBALS.GLOBAL.EXML file

[silk hollow]

Gotcha, Ty!

Actually, here are the default values

In the end of each row

[solid hawk]

Anyone with a ridiculous amount of free time who doesn't mind causing lag to anyone near their monster corvette. haha

[cobalt condor]

Isn't the Venator possible to build in vanilla? Yeah it has a stupid number of parts but they're mostly decoration parts which don't have a limit

which is silly because they aren't free to render

[pliant jungle]

hey guys I wans wondering, i've seen a mod for removing corvette limit build, and that seems kinda like "cheaty" no ?

Like, i know hello games tend to encourage modding, but this kinda break the fair, i mean, i can stack up trusters and get an insane maniability ship, ect ?

[final hazel]

That's for you to decide

[final hazel]

Only the first three of each type of thing installed count as functional technology, unless you also use a mod that removes upgrade module overcharge limits

[solid hawk]

As NMS is completely NON-competitive, it really doesn't matter. People play the game how they wish. No leader lists or anything like that.

[solid hawk]

Generally, not encourage. Modding is an option, but 100% officially unsupported by HG.

[rotund cosmos]

question, does this mean that if i want to make sure certain thrusters are the ones physically available in my tech inventory, then i need to make sure those are placed first OR remove and replace everything else afterwards to put them back in rotation?

[final hazel]

Just place them first, though you may need to remove all but the desired ones first, finalize, then add the extra ones

[rotund cosmos]

ideally i'd like to just place them first, but sometimes designs change midway through and then my thrusters get all out of whack lol

[soft swallow]

I was asked to repost this question here as its a more appropriate channel.

Im new to NMS and this discord, I had a question about save editing in order to play through past expiditions, or to collect unique rewards, does that then transfer over to online play? or do you have to play in offline mode for the remainder of that playthrough?

added : sorry for the redundancy if I wasnt clear enough, but I guess my idea is to play through all the expiditions at some point for fun and rewards, but then be able redeem those items on a current online normal mode or any future online modes I decide to play?

[cobalt condor]

You only need to be offline while playing the old expeditions. The reason is because otherwise the game will try to download the current one instead.

Once you're done playing any of the older expeditions, you can go back online and continue playing as normal, the game will have no idea you didn't do the expedition "legitimately" and will let you redeem them same as if you had finished the expedition when it was active.

[soft swallow]

thank you so much

[astral anchor]

So I don't ahve a MODS folder for NMS, am I ok to make one myself?

NVM GOT IT

[potent roost]

does BetterNMS package includes making covette parts with materials?

[solid hawk]

Has exactly the mods listed: https://www.nexusmods.com/games/nomanssky/collections/7qowkp/mods

[vale iron]

I don't know that author, so I haven't included it

[fluid fable]

anyone got the reward IDs for the expedition 20 rewards?

[fluid fable]

epic thenks

[true slate]

Is there a way to let NMS continue after alt tab out to desktop?

[magic lava]

Only with a mod, don't recall the name
Edit hours later: I just realized this was in the modding channel and that wasn't helpful lol - sorry. Thought it was #nms-questions when I answered

[obtuse creek]

Would BetterNMS need a new save?

[hearty wasp]

no

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3308

[obtuse creek]

awesome, thank you! @hearty wasp

[silk hollow]

Are there mods for better corvette parts rotations & extra snap points?

[true slate]

That would be great

[solid hawk]

No

[still dawn]

does goatfungus have a search bar

[obtuse creek]

Never done a modlist via NMM before. Do i just install one by one or is there perhaps a guide someone could link?

[solid hawk]

What's NMM?

[obtuse creek]

nexus mod manager, i followed a link from scrolling up a bit on a BetterNMS mod list, linked me to a Nexus pag

page rather

[solid hawk]

You want Vortex. Nexus Mod Manager was deprecated years ago, well before collections came about.

https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/1

[obtuse creek]

ok cool, thats one problem solved. Im just unsure if there is a download all button? I see Add Collection button, will that just create and download it into Vortex?

[solid hawk]

Should be, I believe

[obtuse creek]

awesome, downloading now. Thanks for talkin me through it!

oh, some of these mods are yours

thats even cooler

[silver condor]

all the good ones hang out here.

[obtuse creek]

Any recommendations on ship building / new ships / new ship parts mods?

[untold wigeon]

.I want to cheat in a ship - what's the best save editor for that?

I literally know where the ship is I just cant manage to get it to land LOL

[vale iron]

I think you need premium for it to download everything for you, but I'm not sure

And be sure to endorse and mark it as working if it does work 😉

[fair narwhal]

It sure as shit does

What would be really cool is ability to have unlimited construction, like , no limit

[vale iron]

Transcender app is the only way to change save build limits

[vivid dew]

Does anyone know of a mod to add the NMS alphabet as decals?

[fresh arch]

I don't think there's one yet

[south orbit]

The alphabet pic is also missing the " ! "

[still dawn]

where i cant find it for the life of me

[rapid sandal]

NMSMB comes with a cmk mod script Add_Decal that takes any dds in the Add_Decal folder and creates a mod that adds them as decals. If those are existing dds in the game pak's then you could tweak the script to just update the relevant mbin's and not re-include the existing dds.

[silver condor]

i have to look at this. i want to have a few decals of battle damage or exposed machinery/circuitry

[rapid sandal]

Sure. If you have any questions you can ask in the NMS Modding discord nmsmb-csharp channel.
The GitHub page maintains the latest release: https://github.com/cmkushnir/NMSModBuilder

[hearty wasp]

I don't think they exist as individual textures in game and I'm way too lazy and unmotivated to do em myself

[undone flower]

i tried copying my corvette from my creative save to my expedition save but now i can't save the changes and i get this warning and can't do anything

i'm using nomnom

and when i tried copying over my primary starship from the anomaly it just gave me a random mess

like the most barebones corvette ever

[final hazel]

Did you copy the base data along with it, assigning it to the correct starship slot?

[undone flower]

yeah, i think so lol

whenever i try copying it over i just can't save any of the changes anymore and have to exit out and open it again

[final hazel]

Well the corvette reverting to the "default" means that the base data was formatted improperly, lost, or wasn't pointing to the correct starship slot

Idk how nonom works tbh

[undone flower]

ah alright, i'll try again and make sure i did everything right lol

do you have the link to the message in this server explaining exactly how to copy corvettes over? i'm doing it from memory so i only think i'm doing it right

[final hazel]

#nms-modding message

[undone flower]

tysm lol

[final hazel]

Also https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/3791 (not a mod, but a writeup)

[undone flower]

okay, i've made sure everything is properly formatted and exactly how it's supposed to be and its still not letting me save the changes

[undone flower]

tried everything in that step by step too, and it still wont let me save

[final hazel]

I don't know why it won't let you save unfortunately

[undone flower]

alright well ty for attempting lol

[graceful fiber]

can i get a hand? suddenly none of my mods are loading

[final hazel]

Have you already tried deleting No Man's Sky\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS.MXML?

[graceful fiber]

i JUST did that and it fixed it

thank you 🙂

[cunning chasm]

Does save data editing count as modding/cheating?

Just curious

[final hazel]

Save editing and modding are two different things, and neither of them are classified as "cheating" any more than the options available to you in-game

[cunning chasm]

Ah cool thanks for letting me know.

[quiet moth]

Before I mod my game, or try to, wheres the file for the game so I can make a backup save?

[hardy aurora]

@quiet moth
-# to view info below, enable embeds

<: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

[quiet moth]

Been awhile, which file am I making a backup copy for? Entire folder? Some files?

[final hazel]

The entire folder, yes

[quiet moth]

Just to be sure, file, not whats in it?

[final hazel]

Back up the st_<Steam64ID> folder

[quiet moth]

Got it. I'll try modding in a bit, but wasn't sure how to backup save data for this game unlike others.

Anything I should know aside some mods having compatibility issues?

If any?

[final hazel]

Most mods are completely compatible with each other, though all mods last updated before Jan 29 2025 will not work with the current game

A mod installation/troubleshooting guide can be found in the links here #nms-modding message

[quiet moth]

So keep an eye on the dates. Most games I've played are UE4, drag and drop or varying forms of difficulty for modding if I'm not file savy.

[final hazel]

This game is simply drag and drop folders into the GAMEDATA/MODS folder

and make sure that they are not an extra folder deep (the folders don't have tons of numbers in their name)

[sonic girder]

Do we know the chances of purple star specific fauna replacing or adding to (not sure which it does) a planet's fauna pool?

Was directed to ask this here

[gentle remnant]

has anyone had an issue where they cant put down a new base? for some reason it tells me no matter where i am that im within another base and doesnt let me put one down. ive tried making a new save tried different systems and nothing works

[potent roost]

Is there a mod that reduces sound effect of entering frighters? Its volume are absurdly loud

[cobalt condor]

I'm not super well versed on the specifics of how ecosystem generation works, but I'm seeing a probability value of 0.35 (so 35% chance) of the purple specific ecosystems being used

Those ecosystems are PLANTCATWORLD, BEETLEWORLD, PURPLEWEIRD and GLOWSTRIDERS.

[sonic girder]

oh, glowstriders is separate? that's interesting, i thought it was the same 'pool'

an additional favour, is it possible to see whether the the 'purpleweird' or 'glowstriders' ecosystems can show up as the fauna on weird biomes? i can verify the other 2 can replace the weird biome fauna

[final hazel]

I believe glowstriders still appear in the Purpleweird ecosystem, just that the glowstrider ecosystem is the one that has a ton of different species of them

[sonic girder]

yep, found them too, just havent spotted purpleweird now

[cobalt condor]

Those specific ecosystem files should be exclusive to purple sytems, though the creature types they use may be referenced in other contexts. I know the plant cats and beetles are obviously able to spawn from other ecosystem types as well. The glowstriders are present in both the GLOWSTRIDERS and PURPLEWEIRD ecosystems, but I don't think they're loaded by anything else and they are set to only appear when an ecosystem specifically calls them

Yeah okay, just did a quick search. The STRIDERGLOW creatures only appear in the GLOWSTRIDERS and PURPLEWEIRD ecosystems, and the PURPLE_WEIRD creature type is only used in the PURPLEWEIRD ecosystem. Both are set to not be included in any generic pools, so they should be completely exclusive to the purple systems.

[sonic girder]

just wanted to say i found a weird biome with 'anomalous flyers' (defined by expedition wording) so that settles it, thanks for the research ^^

[silent kernel]

Any modders here that are destiny fans? I have a .obj file of the nanophoenix ship from the D1 raid Wrath of the Machine.
I lack the skills to put the ship in the game but hoped maybe a fan would like the idea and make it a reality I would love to have this in the game

[potent gulch]

Hey, is there a way 1.
that I could take an .mbin mod and turn it into a .pak, and exml(?) and turn it into a pakfile, because I have the Black Space mod, but can't get it into a pakfile, and am not sure what tools I can use to compile those file types and things like them to a .pak on Linux
2.
Could someone compile it to a .pak for me, or is there an online tool to do that?

[cobalt condor]

There's no reason to turn mods into pak files anymore, the game won't read them in that format.

see #nms-modding message

[potent gulch]

Excuse me for this, but wtf?! I am under a rock 😭 😭 😭

Well is there another mod that is post 29/01/2025 that can make space black?

[potent gulch]

I just got black space and no stars and this shit is scary 😭

It is bad

[gentle remnant]

@silent kernel ayyy thats dope ngl i might make that

lol im making an emperor titan from warhammer as a base currently

[solid hawk]

Black Space
Expanse Black Edition
Darker Space

Each different from each other in various ways. Try each, individually, for a few days, then decide which you prefer.

[tepid crag]

is modding only customization oir does it affect gameplay?

[latent ravine]

THIS!

How do i mod nms?

And can i if my copy is a cloud/gamepass model? (Subscriptive license)

Can mods introduce new game items, i.e. new technology, new upgrades, new game mechanics, new currencies, new building items, any of that

[vale iron]

!faq-modding

[hardy aurora]

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<:AtlasNmscord:1269532093076078658> Helpful links and tips for Modding

• See guide on how to install and troubleshoot mods »

• 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 - PAK mods will not work with current game version - 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

[vale iron]

Yes, most mods I would say affect gameplay on some level, but they can't add new features that don't exist in vanilla. Yes you can make new technology, to an extent

[vivid lagoon]

Is there like a mod manager for downloading no man sky mods or is it pretty easy to download and put in the files your self?

[potent gulch]

You basically get your mod, must be post January 29th of 2025, you download it, and then unzip the contents into a folder, which is going to be in your NMS GAMEDATA/MODS/ folder, if you don't have that, then just make the MODS folder in your GAMEDATA, and then go into Binaries, and then delete GCSETTINGS or something like that, and they shsould just work by unzipping into that folder.

[vale iron]

Vortex if you want to use collections, or need notifications of mod updates, otherwise manual is fine

[potent gulch]

I don't think it has a MacOS or Linux build though

[vivid lagoon]

Delete the whole settings folder?

[potent gulch]

Nope, just the GCSETTINGS thing

[final hazel]

GCMODSETTINGS.MXML (do not delete the other settings files!)

though deleting this should not be necessary unless you believe your mods have been disabled by it

which only happens automatically after a crash with mods installed

[vale iron]

Mac can't run NMS mods. I'm not sure on vortex and mods for Linux

[potent gulch]

Oh they run fine

[final hazel]

Mods work for linux, but vortex idk

[potent gulch]

Just not vortex

Or well you can if you use a VM, but I'm not sure about wine/proton helping with it

[vale iron]

I assume you mean they run fine on Linux, not Mac

[potent gulch]

I was responding to the only question, or well, unsure statement yeah

[heady stag]

Hi. If I want an accelerated timer on my settlement, I should be using the .25x timer on the mod, yes?

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2067?tab=files

[vale iron]

If you want 25% length timers

[heady stag]

oh so that makes it 25% longer

[vale iron]

I need to take all those WP2 logos off my mod pages

No 25% of the original length

[heady stag]

Okay.

[vale iron]

Oh wait, let me read again

Haven't looked at it in a while

[heady stag]

Sure. Lemme know.

Oh, just realized, youre the mod author. Thank you for your contribution btw.

[vale iron]

Yeah. 25x

You can edit the EXML yourself to adjust the speeds

It's just a text file, values are number of seconds

[heady stag]

Copy

[short karma]

how do i mod it with vortex or is there a diff modding thing i have to use?

[potent gulch]

You can just unzip them in your modding folder

Which needs to be in GAMEDATA/ and it should be named MODS, and they should work, if you want, you could make a script to do that for you

[short karma]

? im new to modding so pls explain

[potent gulch]

Okay so you make a MODS folder in GAMEDATA in the NMS local files, and then decompress/unzip the mods into the said MODS folder, if they have trouble, you may want to remove Binaries/SETTINGS/GCMODSETTINGS

[final hazel]

mod managers aren't necessary for NMS

if anything vortex overcomplicates the process of dragging and dropping folders and can fail at a few parts

[potent gulch]

Yeah, I mean I have a script that just takes the most recently added .zip, and then extracts it in MODS

[short karma]

theres already a MODS folder for me and the mods themselves are folder looking things

it doesnt give me a decompress option on compress

[potent gulch]

Yeah, perfect

[potent gulch]

Well are they .zip files?

[short karma]

how do i check?

[potent gulch]

Hovering over them or checking the end of the file name to see if it ends in .zip

[short karma]

i have 1 .pak file the rest js say managed by vortex

[potent gulch]

Do you have vortex installed?

[short karma]

yes

[potent gulch]

Yeah, you could just disable it for NMS

Also what mod(s) are you running?

[short karma]

corvette base pad, gFreighter custom freighters and wraith unlocker from nexus

[potent gulch]

Are those all up to date?

[final hazel]

gFreighter Custom Freighters has not been updated after Jan 29 2025 and will not work with the current game

[short karma]

ye but others are i was checking lol

it doesnt let me use my normal save which also confused me

[final hazel]

It should always allow you to use all of your saves

[short karma]

i mean with the mods

it says the saves arent to the latest version but i was on them 30 min ago

ive got a MODS folder in pc banks and js gamedata

[potent gulch]

yk what, do you want to go in one of the VCs cause this seems like it should be a quick fix

[short karma]

ye sure

[final hazel]

the MODS folder in PCBANKS is not read, please see #nms-modding message

[potent gulch]

https://discord.com/channels/146101654981312513/471010180830593036

[rain bay]

Any graphics mods out there worth getting? I finally decided to upgrade my GPU so I want to abuse it

[native prism]

If i had $50. I'd give it to the first modder that'd change the bytebeat device to use 12 notes, instead of 7 and support more than one note (or chords) per beat. I would then extend this offer a second time to any willing developer on HG's side to make it official.

[hearty wasp]

You're gonna need a hell lot more than 50 dollals

[native prism]

[tepid crag]

ayoo ive already done that

just not released yet

only given to close friends, pretty good so far

[native prism]

👁️ 👁️

[silver condor]

is there a mod to change the output timers here?

[cobalt tiger]

Not sure it has one

[frail nexus]

im on ps5 and i have the save game thing editor running on my laptop but idk how to get my file to the editor i need a bit of help

this one: https://github.com/vectorcmdr/NMSSaveEditor

[final hazel]

You would need to have the game on that laptop to be able to send your saves to PC via cross-save

[obtuse creek]

is there a mod that allows sentinel building? or ship building in general?

[regal knoll]

i want to build dyson sphere structures around planets

using a dyson contructor ship as a exo craft multi tool constructor

[final hazel]

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

[final hazel]

Well get used to dreaming

Hello Games have specifically avoided "player can alter planet/system" level things for many reasons, partly because this isn't a space conquering resource empire game and partly due to the griefing potential tied with the unreliability of discovery services

[regal knoll]

im simply refering to shaped skeletal structures where you can add a base compartments and port essentially.

[solid hawk]

Still not possible via mods though.

[frigid grove]

@pine sierra You can probably just load a bunch of expensive stuff in your inventory and fly around. You can also get around having to warp with your freighter by making a corvette or getting an interceptor. Which expedition is this?

[pine sierra]

#8

I didn't think about getting a corvette, i'll give it a try.

But yea, i've been flying around with expensive stuff and nothing 🙁

[frigid grove]

Another good way to find help is to just search youtube. People have old videos with walkthroughs. I just did that and it reminded me there are pirate bounty missions in pirate space stations, so you can go there and probably finish it pretty quickly.

[pine sierra]

i've never seen a pirate bounty at an outlaw station, and there isnt any at this one 🙁

just hanging around in the pirate system has given me another few kills, so i might aswell just wait

the respawn is faster then i throught it was

[wispy frigate]

Don’t think there is a way to alter the timers but I’m pretty sure there is a way to change the amount of items in the output using the save editor. I’m not 100% sure though so you’ll need to check for yourself.

[fluid fable]

Is there a mod that improves and "liberates" placement in Corvette buildings? One that "skips" the need to use elaborate glitches to offset parts by half-step, rotate them at a certain angle etc etc

[final hazel]

No, though https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2598 could be used to basically do that

[candid pollen]

can other players see any parts added beyond the 100 complex limit when using a mod?

[final hazel]

I believe so, though it will greatly impact the performance of those other players

[candid pollen]

like crash their games?

so that's true?

[hearty wasp]

mostly just crawling performance I've heard

[final hazel]

It can lead to crashes on lower end hardware, like PS4 and Xbox One

[candid pollen]

for PS4 and Xnox one, is that because they cant really mod on those platforms?

[final hazel]

No, it is because they are weaker hardware and will struggle to load many base parts at once

So if you have a corvette with 1,000 base parts able to move around and stuff, and then have four of them...

[round sinew]

@tired ether maybe try beyond base building

[tired ether]

Oh ok. That's a pretty huge mod for just this feature 😅 thx anyway !

[final hazel]

https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1096

[round sinew]

yeah, there's most likely just smaller mods for just scaling

sorry about that

[final hazel]

I don't think there are any that enable scaling for normally unscaleable base objects, but not sure

BBB is functionally quite a small mod tbh, it doesn't break things or anything

[round sinew]

thanks grouch 🙂

[solid hawk]

BBB enables scaling for objects which normally can't be scaled in vanilla.

[final hazel]

Yes, that is what I mean

functionally simple, just affects mostly everything

If there's something it does that you don't want, you can usually just not do that

[solid hawk]

Yes. 🙂 More than a one trick pony

[opal furnace]

any way to get any corvette?

without building one

[final hazel]

Probably, through complicated manual save editing

Just set any starship's type to a corvette, then paste in existing corvette base data over an existing base, and set it's userdata to the slot that the "corvette" is located in #nms-modding message