No Atmosphere No Dust (and No Fog) II
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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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #27 of 48 Environment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
There can be no wind without an atmosphere! So let's remove all that flying dust from no-atmosphere planets.
Now with add-on to remove fog as well!
Update for https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1559. With gracious permission from degraaaff. This is the original mod changes, updated to work with NMS 5. 5x+
Extract archive contents to GAMEDATA\MODS
Files Modified:
CLEARCOLD. MBIN
CLEARWEATHER. MBIN
GCSKYGLOBALS. GLOBAL. MBIN
For install and usage of AMUMSS to self update the mod or combine with other mods using the included Lua script please see AMUMSS How To
This mod removes dust and fog effects from no-atmosphere planets in No Man's Sky, updated for NMS 5.5x+. It includes an optional add-on for fog removal. Simple install by extracting to GAMEDATA\MODS. Based on original mod by degraaaff, with permission.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Cleaner visuals on airless worlds—no more unrealistic dust storms
- Fog removal add-on gives you extra control over atmosphere effects
- Active update (May 2026) means it's current with recent game patches
⚠️ Cons
- Only 90 endorsements—small user base, so less community testing
- Requires manual file extraction—no mod manager integration mentioned
- May conflict with other mods that alter the same .MBIN files unless you use AMUMSS
For No Man's Sky players who want more realistic space environments and are bothered by dust or fog on airless planets. Perfect for screenshot enthusiasts and explorers who value visual fidelity. Skip if you prefer the game's default atmospheric effects or don't want to fiddle with file placement.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you extract the archive to the correct GAMEDATA\MODS folder—not the PCBANKS folder—or the mod won't load.
- If you use other mods that edit the same files, use AMUMSS to merge them and avoid conflicts.
- Test on a no-atmosphere planet after installing to confirm the dust and fog are gone.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- degraaaff and Babscoole
- Version
- 6.42
- Downloads
- 13,907
- Endorsements
- 90
- Category
- Environment
- Created
- 6/27/2025
- Updated
- 5/29/2026
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🔧 How to Install No Man\ Mods
Create /MODS/ folder in /GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/. Delete DISABLEMODS.TXT.
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