Living Ship Upgrades
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
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
- 🏆 #11 of 28 Ships mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Living Ship Upgrades
Description
Increases the living ship's speed and maneuverability to a bit below a fighter ship.
✅ Patch mod - likely to work well with other Patch and Overwrite mods
The speed and maneuverability changes are made to the pulse engine - Pulsing Heart upgrade modules... So go get those if don't have them already (really, you should).
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.
Synced for game version 6. 05
Compatibility
An EXML patch for the following file - should be non-conflicting:
- METADATA\REALITY\TABLES\NMS_REALITY_GCPROCEDURALTECHNOLOGYTABLE. MBIN
Living Ship Upgrades boosts the living ship's speed and maneuverability to near-fighter levels and enables installation of Teleport Receiver and Economy/Conflict scanners. A quality-of-life mod for No Man's Sky players who want their living ship to be more practical without losing its unique aesthetic.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 406 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Makes living ships viable for practical travel and trading, not just looks.
- Simple, focused tweak that addresses common complaints about living ship performance.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects speed, maneuverability, and scanner/teleport access—no other living ship limitations are addressed.
- May require a game update to apply changes, which could be a hassle for some players.
For No Man's Sky players who love the living ship's design but hate its sluggish handling and lack of practical modules. If you want your living ship to feel like a real fighter without losing its organic vibe, this is for you. Skip if you prefer to keep living ships as pure novelty or if you're not interested in stat tweaks.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the living ship unlocked in your save before installing, as the mod only affects that ship type.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable this mod after any other ship-related mods to avoid conflicts.
- After installing, check your living ship's stats in the inventory screen to confirm the changes are applied.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- lMonk
- Version
- 6.05
- Downloads
- 12,283
- Endorsements
- 406
- Category
- Ships
- Created
- 7/6/2020
- Updated
- 9/14/2025
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