Starfield Smithing
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- ✅ Updated 13 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #20 of 26 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Upgrade the Quality Tiers of your weapons with resources and manufacturing components instead of credits. Reroll and install Legendary Effects with X-tech only. Attach Upgrade Modules with a simple Manufacturing component instead of
Starfield Smithing overhauls weapon upgrades by replacing credit costs with resource and manufacturing component requirements, allowing players to upgrade quality tiers, reroll and install legendary effects using X-tech, and attach upgrade modules. A crafting-focused mod for Starfield players seeking deeper resource management, with 52 endorsements and recent updates.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Ties weapon progression into the crafting economy, making resources matter more.
- X-tech requirement for legendary effects adds a late-game grind for min-maxers.
- Recent update (June 2026) shows the author is still supporting it.
⚠️ Cons
- Low endorsement count (52) means it's not widely tested by the community yet.
- Only 6.7k downloads — niche appeal, so you might run into bugs.
- Potential conflicts with other crafting overhauls or economy mods that touch credits or manufacturing.
For Starfield players who want crafting to feel meaningful and enjoy resource management over credit sinks. Perfect for survival-style playthroughs where credits are scarce. Skip if you prefer simple credit-based upgrades or don't want to hunt for X-tech components.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if your game version matches the mod's last update date to avoid compatibility issues.
- If you use other crafting mods, load this one after them to ensure its changes take priority.
- Stockpile manufacturing components early — you'll need them for every upgrade.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- Kilonova24
- Version
- 2.3
- Downloads
- 6,737
- Endorsements
- 52
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 10/28/2025
- Updated
- 6/24/2026
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