UPclose - ENHANCED NORMALS
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #6 of 9 Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Renewed version Vulkan - Visions +1. 5/1. 77 compatible.
Improving all four current races, special characters and Robotic entities. Enhancing close detail at no processing expense.
Enhanced, vanilla sized resolution normal-map textures for all NPC humanoids, Players and Sentinels.
Their skin and clothing will also display extra detail that I took from the specular and diffuse vanilla textures and baked inside the normals. Sometimes I did manual edits, more could be done! Screenshots and feedback appreciated...
The mod overwrites the normal-maps of the Non Player Characters, their actual colour, variations and any fancy code related to them is not touched by this mod. This is just a retexture... of the fake geometry that gets applied over the real geometry.
UPclose - ENHANCED NORMALS is a texture mod for No Man's Sky that improves normal maps for all NPCs, players, and Sentinels, adding close-up detail without performance cost. It's compatible with Vulkan and Visions versions, and only affects normal maps, leaving colors and gameplay untouched.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Zero performance hit—pure visual upgrade, which is a win for anyone on mid-range rigs.
- Community-trusted with 299 endorsements and over 8.5k downloads, so it's proven in the wild.
- Works across all humanoid NPCs, players, and Sentinels, so you get consistent detail everywhere.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019—might not play nice with newer game versions, so check before installing.
- Only affects normal maps, so if you're after color or texture overhauls, this won't scratch that itch.
- Author notes manual edits were limited—some areas could use more polish, but it's a solid baseline.
For No Man's Sky players who want sharper close-up detail on characters without sacrificing performance. If you're a screenshot enthusiast or just tired of blurry NPC faces, this is a no-brainer. Skip if you're looking for full texture overhauls or gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture mod, drop the files into the GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/MODS folder and delete the DISABLEMODS.TXT file if present.
- If you're using other mods, load order matters—place this one after any mod that touches NPC textures to ensure it takes effect.
- Back up your original files before overwriting, just in case you want to revert.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- Virakotxa
- Version
- 2.1
- Downloads
- 8,556
- Endorsements
- 299
- Category
- Textures
- Created
- 9/26/2016
- Updated
- 5/27/2019
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Create /MODS/ folder in /GAMEDATA/PCBANKS/. Delete DISABLEMODS.TXT.
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