Ultra Minus - Tuned Ultra Quality INI
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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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #275 of 297 Visuals mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
REQUIREMENTS/SUGGESTIONS:
THIS WAS UPLOADED TO CREATIONS, IT WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON A CONSOLE!
FYI: Melius Wabbajack for Starfield now includes basically all of this + my ini tweaks!
1. Starfield HD Overhaul: The AO was specifically tuned for it.
2. Rabbit’s Entire Real Light Series, Open New Atlantis is really cool but if you're actually playing, a number of quests become broken and it's also incompatible with the NPC schedules mod.
3. Complete Weather Overhaul + Slightly Darker Nights (Variant 2): Not only is it the best of its kind, it has exposure GMST setting which work hand in hand with this ini to make auto-exposure as palatable as possible. The second is the critical second sun position swap to move off screen completely.
4. Starfield High Priority Launcher & Memory Fixes: Don’t help me much but they cannot hurt and others say it helps a lot.
5. SFSE Engine Fixes: Obvious
6. Souls of Cities: People have problems with it including me, but it’s better than the alternative (vanilla) and all you need to do is reduce fCrowdActorPlatformSpecificSpawnScalar in 0. 05 increments till your good.
7. DLSS4. 5: You need updated 310. 6 DLL’s (nvngx_dlss.dll & nvngx_dlssg.dll)- can use DLSS Swapper if you’d wish. Some recommend 3. 8. 1 FG over 310. 5, I don’t. Also update Streamline (all sl_xxx.dll’s) that exist in your SF folder via the Nvidia Streamline Github. You should also for AMD be able to use FSR4 but I’m simply not knowledgeable on it. I hugely recommend Preset M being used for Super Resolution, which you can set via Nvidia Profile Inspector. Preset M for DLSS, Preset B for Frame Gen.
8. EXE (Effect Textures Enhanced w/ Laser Beam Fix, DO NOT USE WITH BETTER IMPACT VISUALS) + Enhanced Blood Textures
9. Better Weapon Impact Visual Effect (CREATION): Yes, you have to pay like $2 for it, it’s really good and my ini is tuned for it but it’s not necessary.
10. Disable Distant Snow + Space Fog Begone + Flying Leaves Fix: Looks like crap with any upscaler which you’ll need.
11. Enhanced Lights & FX + Starluminous: Yes, you can run both together. I prefer Starluminous to get priority.
12. Gravity LUT: I think it’s the best, it’s just an ACES colorspace with no grading.
13. Reshade: Yes, I know, I roll my eyes when I see Reshade too. We’re not doing any color grading or nonsense though. It’s to simply use Lillium’s RCAS sharpening and MartyMcFly’s METEOR film grain (yes, I know you don’t like film grain, yes you will like it). Also necessary for RenoDX if you want to use it (if using Reno: install with addon support, if not, no addon support).
14. SETI + Light in the Dark Akila City & New Atlantis (+ More Lights) + SOL (Sensible Outpost Lighting): Compliment Rabbit’s perfectly. SETI does not cast shadows, che
Ultra Minus is a custom Starfield INI file tuned for high-end PCs running the Ultra preset. Created through thousands of game restarts and community testing, it aims to optimize visual quality and performance. With 44 endorsements and 7,031 downloads, it's a niche but popular choice for enthusiasts.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-tested by the Ultra Place crew, so it's got real-world validation behind it
- Decent download count (7,031) shows people are actually using it
- Aimed at high-end rigs, so it's not trying to be a one-size-fits-all fix
⚠️ Cons
- Only 44 endorsements compared to downloads, so feedback is limited
- Last updated in April 2026, so it might not be compatible with the latest Starfield patches
- No detailed feature list, so you're flying blind on what exactly it changes
For Starfield players with beefy PCs who run the Ultra preset and want a community-tuned INI to squeeze out better performance or stability. Skip if you're on a mid-range rig or prefer tweaking your own settings.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your current INI before replacing it, so you can revert if something feels off.
- Test in a demanding area like Neon or Akila City to see if the tweaks hold up.
- If you're using mods that also alter INI settings, load this one last to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- UltraMat and Ultra Place
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 7,031
- Endorsements
- 44
- Category
- Visuals
- Created
- 10/20/2025
- Updated
- 4/12/2026
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