NAT Station Lake Windows
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #45 of 65 Locations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A small but impactful New Atlantis edit.
- Changes the aquariums in the NAT station into windows looking out into the lake.
- Includes architecture edits necessary to plug gaps.
- Lighting will look a little different.
- Added more underwater objects and plants, very soft overhaul to the lake.
- A few surface Lilypads that may have been intended for use in New Atlantis.
- Mod is based on concept art, and possibly early development, where the windows were underwater.
- Compatible with New Atlantis mods and mods that reuse New Atlantis assets.
I'm not sure why the vanilla route was taken, there are signs that cities and water content were dialed back. This is just one of many water themed mods I work on, I also have a houseboat mod, with underwater cities and POIs in the further future.
This mod was initially easy to make, though it did grow. It just took a jumpstart of inspiration from messing with aquatic assets a lot.
Things this doesn't touch:
1. Navmeshes.
2. LOD layer.
3. Culling.
4. MAST itself though I was tempted to change the black glass texture. I avoided the urge to bloat a mod.
5. The station model or texture files. Mods reusing NA assets will work fine.
6. NPC/Crowd spawns.
Does not affect quests or scripts.
Most cell mods have a disclaimer to leave the area first or start a new game so I do advise that. Quests and navmesh will be fine though.
Performance:
Tested on a heavily modded New Atlantis (Awaits+Positively New+house mods) and got 42fps without, 41 with. With no mods, NAT was 62FPS vanilla, 60FPS with early mod version, ~54FPS with V2+ as it's very beautified and is the first time I definitely lost frames.
With my above layman but below expert knowledge of games, I speculate the aquarium tank way was done this way for style and effort reasons, they don't seem to save NA's performance.
Fully 'finished' mod but some ideas for future updates:
- Better water surface material
- More obvious water caustics.
- More underwater objects, thicker foliage.
- Bring back creatures I wanted to add, give them unique models.
If you enjoy this change, track me and follow what I do, as you may also like my future mods, almost all my WIPs are water themed or city mods.
I can be found in the Bethesda Discord usually as Hycas or Shep, and am PM open here.
This mod remodels the MAST transit station in Fallout 4 to feature underwater windows, offering a scenic view of the lake, and also improves the lake itself. It's a small, focused cosmetic overhaul for players who want to enhance the station's atmosphere. With 171 endorsements and 22,655 downloads, it has a modest but active following.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Nice touch for players who want more visual flair in the Commonwealth
- Decent download count (22,655) shows it's been tried by many
- Simple concept that does exactly what it says
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one location, so it's a niche change
- No compatibility info provided, so it might conflict with other mods that edit the same area
- Last updated over a year ago (April 2026), so it may not be actively maintained
For Fallout 4 players who enjoy atmospheric tweaks and want to make the MAST station feel more immersive. If you're a completionist who likes to explore every corner, this adds a nice visual reward. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or major overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple mod, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Vortex is still recommended for easy uninstallation.
- If you use other mods that alter the MAST station or the lake area, test this mod early to ensure no conflicts.
- Check the mod's comments section for any user-reported issues before installing, as the description is minimal.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- Hycas
- Version
- 2.1.0
- Downloads
- 22,655
- Endorsements
- 171
- Category
- Locations
- Created
- 6/16/2025
- Updated
- 4/15/2026
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