No Rim Lighting
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 37 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod removes the fake rim lighting used on objects, creatures, and terrain throughout No Man's Sky. Rim lighting makes it easier to tell apart shapes from the background, but can look ugly in the wrong circumstances.
Compatibility
This mod modifies COMMONLIGHTING. SHADER. H. BIN and will conflict with any other mods that also modify that file.
Installation
Extract _MOD. NoRimLighting.pak to No Man's Sky\GAMEDATA\PCBANKS and then clear your GAMEDATA\SHADERCACHE\ folder.
No Rim Lighting removes the fake rim lighting effect from objects, creatures, and terrain in No Man's Sky, making visuals less artificially highlighted. It modifies a specific shader file and is only for older game versions, as the 1.2 Path Finder update made it unnecessary.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 632 endorsements and over 21k downloads
- Fixes an aesthetic issue that can look ugly in certain lighting conditions
- Simple install—just drop in the .pak and clear shader cache
⚠️ Cons
- Obsolete since the 1.2 Path Finder update—no reason to use it on current versions
- Conflicts with any mod that touches the same shader file
- Last updated in 2016, so it's ancient by modding standards
For No Man's Sky players on older versions who want a more natural look without the fake rim lighting. Skip if you're on the current version—the game already fixed this.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're on a pre-1.2 version of the game, or this mod won't do anything.
- Clear the SHADERCACHE folder after installing to avoid visual glitches.
- If you use other visual mods, check if they modify the same shader file to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- Apst
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 21,744
- Endorsements
- 632
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 8/18/2016
- Updated
- 11/28/2016
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Create /MODS/ folder in /GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/. Delete DISABLEMODS.TXT.
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