TN's Class M (and Starborn Guardian) Ship Building
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #43 of 202 Ships mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
My class M mod does a number of things you will need in order to use Class M parts effectively. Unlike other mods where Class M parts are unlocked, you will not need any BAT files, and every setting that needs to be changed is included.
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[]Unlocks Class M piloting at Rank 4 of piloting.[/]
[]Unlocks the ability to purchase Class M parts with Piloting level 4, and Ship Command rank 1.[/]
[]Increases the number of crew members unlocked by the Ship Command perk by x4.[/]
[]The mass and hull of the various M Class habs and structure has been increased and balanced.[/]
[]M Class engines are strong enough to handle the increased mass, AND add Landing gear strength, so you won't need a metric buttload of landing gear for it.[/]
[]Unlocked the M class particle weapons and made them functional on an M class ship (see screenshots).[/]
[]M Class Cargo, Fuel, reactor, and grav drives have all been rebalanced for their M class roles.[/]
[]The snap points on M class hab and structure pieces have been fixed so they will snap with other parts.[/]
[]Global variables have been set (in case any other M class parts are added in, or added by other mods).[/]
[]Game settings like the module limit and ship size restrictions have been vastly increased to accommodate the larger ship sizes.[/]
[]...and many more small bug fixes along the way.[/]
What the mod does NOT contain:
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[]No new M class parts.[/]
[]Camera fix for massive junk in the trunk not included.[/]
[]Won't make your computer stop crying in the ship builder. (These ships are gonna kill your FPS.)[/]
[]Does NOT make the M class parts colorable if they were not already. (I don't have the .nif know how to do that.)[/]
[]Does NOT give M Class habs interiors, but you CAN use a trick to place normal habs inside of them as shown in the example pictures.[/]
If you want to build interiors for your M class habs, there is a trick to it. You will need an INI setting, and to use the existing habs. I will have an article and video out showing how to do this.
Now with Starborn Guardian Building:
[]You can now edit your Starborn Guardian ships.[/]
[]The Non-Modular category has been replaced with "Starborn" as a category, where you'll find all of the guardian ships, as well as the guardian weapons as you unlock them through NG+ playthroughs.[/]
[]The Starborn Guardian ships have over 30 new snap nodes on them where you can customize the look of the guardian ship, attach different weapons, or any number of changes.[/]
[*]There's 8 special snap nodes where you can attach special "Starborn ________ Computer" modules. These can be found at (or near) the bottom of each category. These dummy objects make the ship builder stop complaining a
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[]No new M class parts.[/]
TN's Class M (and Starborn Guardian) Ship Building is a comprehensive mod for Starfield that unlocks Class M ship parts, rebalances their mass and hull values, fixes errors in their entries, and corrects snap points on hull and structure objects. It's the go-to solution for players who want to build massive Class M ships without encountering the usual bugs and imbalances.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 1,187 endorsements and over 101k downloads.
- Fixes multiple issues in one package—no need for several patches.
- Actively maintained (last updated September 2024).
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit compatibility notes for other ship mods—may conflict.
- Requires manual installation or mod manager setup—no installer provided.
- No detailed documentation on what exactly was fixed or how to use it.
For Starfield ship builders who want to construct massive Class M vessels without dealing with broken snap points or unbalanced stats. If you're tired of vanilla limitations and want a one-stop fix, this is for you. Skip if you're happy with standard ship building or prefer separate mods for each tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place this mod in your load order after any other ship part mods to avoid conflicts.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily enable/disable and manage updates.
- If you encounter missing parts, double-check that the mod is fully installed and not overwritten by other mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- TheOGTennessee
- Version
- v1.7
- Downloads
- 101,414
- Endorsements
- 1,187
- Category
- Ships
- Created
- 12/30/2023
- Updated
- 9/18/2024
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