Take Your Time - Quests Don't Autostart
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #6 of 49 Quests mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Starfield is full of quests. Whenever you walk through a town they are thrown at you, and a typical game sees your quest log full up of quests you will never get to.
Now when a quest starts the first objective is missing, so instead of a quest to Talk to the Scientist by the tree, you won't see the quest until you talk to them and accept the quest. As a rule, you can talk to a quest-giver about their quest and reject it, all without the quest showing up in your log. Only accepting the quest will make it visible.
This includes the main quest and the faction questlines. For the main quest, The Old Neighborhood and All That Money Can Buy will only start when you talk to Sarah and Walter. This allows you breaks in the main questline, or to just ignore it entirely.
The Faction questlines now also only start if you want them. The markers to talk to the Vanguard, the Ryujin kiosks, and talking to Emma Wilcox have been removed.
Failure to Communicate and Mantis work differently from the other quests. They can now be rejected in the Questlog like Missions can. Failure to Communicate now only starts in the Eridani system.
This is designed to work with my other mod, Revelation - Main Story Overhaul, without issues.
Separate files are available for Shattered Space and Terran Armarda. In order to start Shattered Space, go to the Serpentis system. For Terran Armarda, use the gameplay option when you're ready for it to start.
Let me know if I missed any quests.
Take Your Time - Quests Don't Autostart, by Gothos25, stops quests from beginning automatically, requiring player engagement instead. With 673 endorsements and 137,953 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for players who want control over their quest log. Last updated May 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 673 endorsements and over 137k downloads
- Gives you control over your quest log—no more surprise quests
- Simple concept, likely works with most quest mods
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with mods that rely on auto-start quests for progression
For players who hate being bombarded with quests they didn't ask for and want to explore at their own pace. Perfect for completionists and role-players who prefer to choose their own path. Skip if you enjoy the game's default quest flow.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a specific load order—place it after other quest mods to ensure it works
- Test with a new save or after starting a new game to see the effect clearly
- If you use a mod manager, install via manager to keep track of updates
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- Gothos25
- Version
- 1.5.0
- Downloads
- 137,953
- Endorsements
- 673
- Category
- Quests
- Created
- 7/5/2024
- Updated
- 5/7/2026
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