HelmetToggle

My second mod has now been released.

It’s an AI assistant mod using AI-generated voices. It adds some voice feedback for exploration and combat.

If you’re interested, you can check it out here.

Description

Helmet Toggle adds a simple hotkey-friendly device that allows you to instantly hide or show your spacesuit helmet without opening menus. When the helmet is hidden, the HUD is automatically hidden as well, creating a cleaner and more immersive experience.

The device can be assigned to your favorites bar and activated like a normal item, making helmet management much faster and more immersive during gameplay.

Inspired by HONKCORE - Dynamic Custom HUD Overhaul and Hide Helm and Spacesuit Toggle Hotkey. If you're looking for both helmet and spacesuit toggles, be sure to check out Hide Helm and Spacesuit Toggle Hotkey. This mod instead focuses on helmet toggling with automatic HUD hiding.

Installation Instructions

Install the mod using your preferred mod manager or manually place the files in your Starfield Data folder.

Enable the plugin.

Launch the game.

Craft the Helmet Toggle Device at an Industrial Workbench.

Assign the device to your favorites bar and use it whenever you want to toggle your helmet.

Main Features

Instantly toggle spacesuit helmet visibility.

No menu navigation required.

Favorite bar compatible.

Lightweight implementation using a simple device item.

Automatically restores both helmet visibility and the HUD when toggled back on.

Small Master (ESM) plugin.

Requirements

No additional mods required.

HONKCORE - Dynamic Custom HUD Overhaul (not required, but highly recommended for a more immersive HUD experience).

Special thanks to the creators of HONKCORE - Dynamic Custom HUD Overhaul and Hide Helm and Spacesuit Toggle Hotkey for the inspiration behind this mod.

Thanks to the Starfield modding community and xEdit developers for the tools and documentation that made this mod possible.

This is my first mod, and it's roughly the result of three days of learning and experimentation. To be honest, I haven't exercised for three days because of this project, so now that it's finished, I'm going to slow down a bit. 😄

My original goal was actually to create immersive helmet equip and unequip animations. I even managed to get a basic working .af file, but I couldn't figure out HKX and AGX, and I couldn't get the Nexus SVF tools working either, so I had to put that idea aside for now.

For anyone interested and capable of diving deeper into Starfield animation modding, here's something I discovered: it's surprisingly easy to render helmets in first