Outpost Foundation Engineering with Landing Pad Mods
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #69 of 106 Outposts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Foundational Awareness:
Adds stand alone:
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[]No Foundation Structures
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]Tall Foundation Structures[]Tall Landing pad with shipbuilder and Ground level Landing pad with shipbuilder
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[]Menu Redesign! All Foundation Engineering Categories are at the top of their respective sections
[]Increased heights to 100m
[]Tall Watchtowers (Structure section)
[]Tall Reactors - Power Tab
[]Tall Cargo Links and Small Landing Pad - Misc Tab
[]A snap seed storage unit for placing storage on platforms, buildings or landing pads. Once you place the snap seed storage you can then use the vanilla storage, or other storage mods, that will snap to the snap seed storage unit. Note: Once you place a storage unit you can delete the snap seed - Storage Tab
[]No foundation and tall greenhouses and animal husbandries - These are in the builder tab and have redesigned platforms that have snaps for catwalks
[]New platforms in structures tab - 1x2 mesh, 2x2 mesh, 1x2 platform, 2x2 platform, 4x4 platform
IMPORTANT!
If updating to from 1. 2 to any version later:
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[]Remove all airlocks placed with 1. 2 from your game world BEFORE updating
[]Update the mod
[]Should be able to load save without crashing. If you crash you have likely missed an airlock form 1. 2. The airlocks I am talking about are any of the no door airlocks and the tall airlock from the Tall Foundation menu.
Incompatible mods:
Mods that override the vanilla cells:
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[]Outpost Resources Complete - not compatible
Installation:
Install with your mod manager of choice
Add "
FoundationEngineering.esm" to your Plugins.txt fileOptional Files:
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[]I have included patches for the Modular Extraction mods that adds tall foundations for the structures in those mods; Armory, BioLab and Greenhouse
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]CatwalkNoDoors is an optional file that removes the outside door from the airlocks in the catwalks mod - Tall airlock adds a single airlock to the vanilla airlock menu that has
Recommended Mods:
I highly recommend:
Catwalks by Eiswolf999. It pairs wonderfully with the relaxed restrictions of my mod
Build in Water by Aurreth Allows placement underwater and with my mod you can literally start an outpost out to sea and set the heights either out of the water or in it.
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[]I have included patches for the Modular Extraction mods that adds tall foundations for the structures in those mods; Armory, BioLab and Greenhouse
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[]Remove all airlocks placed with 1. 2 from your game world BEFORE updating
Adds two standalone structure categories for Starfield outposts: one for extended foundation height and one that removes foundations entirely. Designed for building on ocean, cliffs, mountains, and mid-air. With 492 endorsements and 15,392 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life building mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 492 endorsements and over 15k downloads.
- Solves the frustrating terrain snapping issues in Starfield outposts.
- Opens up creative building possibilities on cliffs and in the air.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects foundations—no other building pieces are changed.
- May conflict with other outpost mods that alter structure menus.
- Last updated in December 2023; could be outdated with recent game patches.
For Starfield builders who want to place outposts on impossible terrain like ocean floors or cliff edges. Also great for players who enjoy creative mid-air structures. Skip if you're happy with vanilla foundation limits or don't build outposts often.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use the extended foundation height option when building on slopes to avoid floating platforms.
- For mid-air builds, combine the no-foundation option with landing pads to create functional sky bases.
- Test in a new save or backup your current outpost before switching foundation types to avoid placement glitches.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- MadisonMods
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 15,392
- Endorsements
- 492
- Category
- Outposts
- Created
- 11/17/2023
- Updated
- 12/19/2023
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