Nimble Ships

⭐ — (55 endorsements) 📥 3,925 downloads 📌 v1.12 📅 5/18/2026
🟡 Updated this year

By Kilonova24 · Ships

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 6/4/2026 📅 Created: 5/18/2026
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ SFSE — Starfield Script Extender Download ↗
2🔧 Community Patch — Starfield Community Patch Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 1.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #30 of 198 Ships mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Let's make piloting your ship fun.

Description

Nimble Ships overhauls Starfield's spaceflight to feel faster, sharper, and more responsive. All ships move at higher top speeds than vanilla, with engines now adding directly to max speed. Dogfights and precision maneuvers take skill instead of turtles shooting lasers at each other. Various additional tweaks improve the overall feel of flying your ship.

Features

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    All ships have a 25% increase in max speeds.

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    Engines are additive to max speed. 

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    50% increase in boost acceleration.

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    25% increase in turn rate at max speeds (Instead of a 50% debuff, it’s now 25%).

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    10% increase in turn rate at min speeds (Instead of a 50% debuff, it’s now 40%).

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    Boost can be reused 25% lower, so you don't have to wait as long for the boost meter to refill before boosting again.

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    Various enhancements to improve the overall feel of flying your ship. 

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    Affects all ships in the game, including enemies. 

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I recommend using SECS - Ship Exterior Camera Separation or something similar alongside this.

Works well with TN's Ship Modifications All in One. All testing for Nimble Ships was done with TN’s mod installed.

Compatibility

Compatible with everything besides mods that do the same thing like Apogee, Updated Ship Combat, SCO, etc.

Compatible with enemy ship Ai mods like Improved Enemy Ship Ai and Eljefe Space Combat Ai.

Additional Information

This is the successor to the Ship Speed Module from my Updated Ship Combat mod. Ships are not as fast compared to USC but will be noticeably faster than vanilla.

I made this for my collection Novafield/ Wabbajack modlist Novafield/README. I simply cannot play with the vanilla ship speed. USC needs a new version of xEdit to be updated for Free Lanes. So, I am going to be creating my own ship combat overhaul entirely in the CK. This is the first installment. Ship speed/ handling improvements.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Starfield Mods
Author
Kilonova24
Version
1.12
Downloads
3,925
Endorsements
55
Category
Ships
Created
5/18/2026
Updated
6/4/2026

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