Exosolar's and Babs' Deadzone III - Revenge of the Deadzone
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #49 of 133 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What is this Mod?
This mod boosts the variety found on Dead planets.
Some Dead worlds will have one of 5 dusty aesthetics.
One-sixth of Dead worlds will have giant rock formations.
One-sixth of Dead worlds will have something else.
Check out another mod, Exosolar's Planet Type Converter, if you would like to change the rarity of a certain planet type.... like Dead Planets, perhaps. :)
Philosophy
Dead doesn't have to mean boring.
Known Side-Effects
None.
Modified Files
METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\DEADBIOME
METADATA\SIMULATION\SOLARSYSTEM\BIOMES\DEAD\DEADOBJECTSDEAD
✦Exosolar's Other Mods✦
About Available Versions
The version of MBinCompiler used will match the file and MOD version. The packing date will match the file upload date on the Files page. Any older mod that is no longer compatible with the current version of No Man's Sky will be demoted to the "Old Files" subsection, but will remain available for download. If I have missed one, please tell me.
This means that any mod files which are not hidden or demoted to the "Old Files" area can be expected to work.
MBINCompiler versions exactly match the version of No Man's Sky that was current when the MBINCompiler was made. In other words, MBINCompiler version = NMS version. This fact can be used to figure out which Legacy mods work with which Legacy versions of No Man's Sky.
Installation
Extract archive contents 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!
A gameplay mod by Exosolar and Babscoole that adds variation and attention to dead worlds, with very rare combos becoming possible. It has 280 endorsements and 11,345 downloads, last updated May 2026. For players who want more variety in dead world exploration.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing — 280 endorsements and over 11k downloads.
- Updated May 2026, so it's current and not abandoned.
- Adds variety and rare combos to dead worlds, giving more reasons to explore them.
⚠️ Cons
- No install instructions provided by author in the description.
- Description is vague about what the 'very rare combos' actually are — you'll discover them blind.
- Only touches dead worlds, so if you avoid those zones you won't see any difference.
For explorers who spend time in dead worlds and want more variety or a shot at rare combos. Good for completionists hunting obscure spawns. Skip if you never visit dead worlds or want a total overhaul — this is focused content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install using a mod manager if you have one; otherwise drop the mod files into your game's Mods folder.
- Start a new game or travel to an unexplored dead world to see the new variation and rare combo chance.
- Pair this with other world-generation mods carefully — if two mods edit the same dead world files, the last one loaded wins.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- Exosolar and Babscoole
- Version
- 6.42
- Downloads
- 11,345
- Endorsements
- 280
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 8/21/2019
- Updated
- 5/29/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
Users add these mods to the same collections — a real compatibility signal, not an AI guess.
🔧 How to Install No Man\ Mods
Create /MODS/ folder in /GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/. Delete DISABLEMODS.TXT.
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