Freighter Defense Reward
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #23 of 43 Tweaks & Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Freighter Defense Reward 1. 63
Description
Replaces the capital-freighter-defense battle reward with a better selection, nothing dramatic or over-powered: a fuel cell, a bit of gold, platinum, units, nanites and some items appropriate for each race.
Replaces the tribute for the pirate freighter surrender with appropriately expensive items instead of just money.
✅ Patch mod - likely to work well with other Patch and Overwrite mods
Install
Unzip the mod and place the full folder into {NMS Install Folder}\GAMEDATA\MODS (not PCBANKS). Create MODS folder if necessary.
If the mod(s) still doesn't work, delete the mod settings file {NMS Install Folder}\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS. MXML and try again.
Change-log
1. 63: Minor change in the loot list; Synced for game version 6. 18
Compatibility
changes made in the following files:
An EXML patch for the following files - should be non-conflicting:
- METADATA\REALITY\TABLES\NMS_DIALOG_GCALIENPUZZLETABLE. MBIN
- METADATA\REALITY\TABLES\REWARDTABLE. MBIN
Freighter Defense Reward is a small tweak for No Man's Sky that replaces the capital-freighter-defense battle reward with something better. It has 282 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads, last updated January 2026. For players who find the default reward underwhelming, this mod offers a simple improvement.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 282 endorsements and over 10k downloads.
- Lightweight tweak that does exactly what it says.
- Recently updated (January 2026), so likely compatible with current game version.
⚠️ Cons
- May not be compatible with other mods that alter freighter defense rewards.
For No Man's Sky players who find the default capital-freighter-defense reward underwhelming and want a quick improvement. Skip if you're looking for a comprehensive overhaul or if you prefer to keep the vanilla reward.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this is a mod for No Man's Sky, ensure you have modding enabled by adding the appropriate launch argument (e.g., -modding) in Steam.
- Place the mod file in the GAMEDATA\PCBANKS\MODS folder; if the MODS folder doesn't exist, create it.
- Check for conflicts with other mods that modify freighter defense rewards by reviewing their descriptions or using a mod manager.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- lMonk
- Version
- 1.63
- Downloads
- 10,173
- Endorsements
- 282
- Category
- Tweaks & Fixes
- Created
- 5/29/2021
- Updated
- 1/7/2026
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