Clean Paint for Starships
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Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #28 of 37 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What is this Mod?
This mod alters textures to clip out the heavy damage effects seen on every fighter in existence so that they don't look like they have been used as bumper-cars for 30 years. All of the actual texture edits were done by RangerDulann, pre-NMS 5.x mod pak assembled by Exosolar. Textures redone and packaged for NMS 5.x+ by Babscoole.
Philosophy
The paint damage is ugly and illogical.
Known Side-Effects
None.
Modified Files
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\HQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. DDS
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\HQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. MASKS. DDS
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\HQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. NORMAL. DDS
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\SPECIALHQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. DDS
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\SPECIALHQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. MASKS. DDS
TEXTURES\COMMON\SPACECRAFT\FIGHTERS\SHARED\SPECIALHQTRIM_METAL. TRIMMETAL. NORMAL. DDS
✦Exosolar's and Babscoole's Other Mods✦
Installation
Extract to GAMEDATA\MODS
Credits and Special Thanks!
Hello Games for making the wonderful, vast, and fun game, No Man's Sky!
monkeyman192 for the MBINCompiler and his continued efforts to keep it up-to-date
Tub0Crisco for the No Man's Sky Mod Station A. K. A. NMSMS
Big thanks to any and all of you lovely people who offer donations! It is greatly appreciated, and will help me buy lunch while I'm busy being a broke college student! :D
And, of course, all of the other modders who make mods too! It is very common that I inspect the work of other modders to learn how things are done. RangerDulann, WoodyMontana, jasondude, Gumsk, Mjjstral, moddinaccount, Devilin Pixy, saa044, and others have all helped me learn how to mod effectively! Without the other people mentioned here and their mods and applications, I would not be able to make any mods at all!
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"
-Sir Isaac Newton
Clean Paint for Starships removes the heavy damage textures from all fighter starships in No Man's Sky, giving them a fresh, undamaged look. This cosmetic mod, updated for NMS 5.x+, is ideal for players who find the battle-worn appearance unrealistic and prefer pristine ship paint.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 279 endorsements and over 8,400 downloads
- Active maintenance—last updated July 2026, so it's current with recent game patches
- Simple drop-in installation—no mod manager or extra tools needed
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects fighters—if you fly other ship types, you won't see any change
- Texture edits are permanent until you remove the mod—no in-game toggle
- No screenshots or preview images in the description, so you can't see the result before installing
For No Man's Sky players who are tired of their fighters looking like they've been through a war and want a clean, factory-fresh appearance. Skip if you prefer the gritty, battle-worn aesthetic or if you primarily use non-fighter ships.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have disabled mods in your game settings before launching with this mod, as No Man's Sky requires mods to be enabled in the options menu.
- If you're using other ship texture mods, check for conflicts—this mod replaces shared fighter textures, so overlapping mods may cause visual glitches.
- To uninstall, simply delete the mod file from your GAMEDATA\MODS folder—no save file impact.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- RangerDulann Exosolar and Babscoole
- Version
- 6.45
- Downloads
- 8,472
- Endorsements
- 279
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 11/3/2019
- Updated
- 7/18/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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Create /MODS/ folder in /GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/. Delete DISABLEMODS.TXT.
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