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LazyLib
LazyLib is a library required by most other Starsector mods.
MagicLib
The goal of MagicLib is to create an Open Source, community driven "library" of useful (and well doc
ThirstSector - A Complete Portrait Replacer
ThirstSector is a complete portrait replacer for all generic and named characters in the base game a
Nexerelin
Nexerelin adds a number of 4X gameplay features to Starsector, such as faction diplomacy and warfare
Unknown Skies
This mod significantly expands the variety of systems and planets you'll encounter while exploring.
Diable Avionics Corporation
Claiming ownership over millions of people's possessions might seem like a bold claim, but that is o
Legacy of Arkgneisis
Adds the Anarakis Reparations Society, a duplicitous quasi nation of privateers flying fragile, angu
Combat Chatter
A simple mod that lets ships in battle say some useful (and not-so-useful) things. Sometimes they ev
Console Commands
An unofficial developer's console for Starsector.
Star Wars 2020
Star Wars mod Reboot. Introducing Galactic Empire, New Republic and more factions into the game.
Outer Rim Alliance
"We help the poor, lift the desperate, mend the broken, and together, we build a better future."
Archean Order
A complete rebalance of Starsector that focuses on smaller weapons, more fighters and a heavy additi
Arsenal Expansion
A content expansion mod that adds new ships, weapons and fighter wings that aim to fit in with the v
ThirstSector - Extra Thirsty Add-On Pack 🔞
ThirstSector is a portrait add-on pack designed for ThirstSector Complete Portrait Replacer. This ad
More Character Portraits
More Character Portraits adds 438 new vanilla-appropriate character portraits to the game with addit
Autosave
This mod reminds you when you haven't saved in a while, and can optionally save automatically for yo
Combat Radar
This mod adds a simple, classically-styled radar to the combat interface.
Scy Nation
Blood-thirsty pirates for some, ruthless slavers for others, treacherous spies for the rest... The S
Arian Empire 2.1 - Minor Fixes 09-01
This mod adds the new faction, the Arian Empire, fields a combination massive Expansion Ships - gian
Stinger Shipyards 🔞
A small but growing ship pack adding many ships, weapons and mechanics!
Himawari Portrait Pack
Fully updated for 0.96a-RC8. An anime portrait pack that adds (and optionally replaces vanilla) over
No Maintenance Costs
I didn't like constant maintenance costs for ships. I removed it.Updated for 0.98a-RC8
Lightshow
An utility mod modifying the vanilla beams to better differentiate them.
Missing Ships
Adds various ships that i personally feel are missing from the game. Hence the name Missing Ships. S
Version Checker
This mod lets you know when an update is available for your game or installed mods.
Whisper's Techmining Alteration
Base-game techmining is lackluster. This mod makes several changes. For game version: 0.97a-RC11 (te
Super Degenerate Portrait Pack
This is a pack of ~1600 anime-themed portraits from basically every pack I could find for Starsector
Steelclads
Revival of old Ironclads, with some expansions. Does not match vanilla design styles. Abandoned. Now
More Player Flags
More Player Flags adds 21 new flags for players to use, featuring familiar emblems from other franch
Xenoargh's Mod Pack
This is my Mod Pack for Starsector. The goal of this Mod Pack is to put all of my private modificat
Blackrock Drive Yards
- Adds the Blackrock Drive Yards Corporation, an unscrupulous corporate faction-state that has isol
Seeker - Unknown Contact
Venturing in the dark outreaches of the Persean Sector is a pathway to salvaging ships with many abi
Half Maintenance Costs
I didn't like maintenance costs for ships being so high. I halved the cost.Updated for 0.98a-RC8
Tyrador Safeguard Coalition
Adds an additional faction to Starsector's campaign mode, the high tech Tyrador Safeguard Coalition.
Upgraded Rotary Weapons
This utility mod is pretty straightforward: it only replaces the vanilla rotary weapons' animations
New Galatic Order
IT IS NEXERLIN COMPITABLE!!!! REQUIRES BEFORE USING= LazyLib(v2.2) and also requires, GraphicsLib P
Torchships And Deadly Armaments
A small (for now) collection of ships wings and weapons focusing on seamless integration into the va
Ramscoop
If you happen to be out scouting the sector and are getting low on fuel, just fly through the neares
Hyperion Systems
A Starsector ship, faction, and weapon mod from the domain-era.
Azur Lane Portrait Pack 🔞
Add anime-theme waifu from Azur Lane to the portrait, emphasizing the bust shot. Over 1400+ portrait
Logistics Overhaul
Splits Logistics hullmods into two categories: Logistics and Science. Maintains the 2-hullmods-per-c
An OK portrait pack
AN OK PORTRAIT PACK - 300 TOTAL - 30 NEW PORTRAITS PER BASE FACTION - 50 FOR PIRATES AND INDEPENDENT
Hiigaran's resurgence
This is simple, the mod created by Gotcha! and updated to 0.9.1a by bombasticmori, it has been colle
More Officer Skills
This mod increases number of skills from 4 to 25, so you can select any of available officer skill
Kadur Remnant
Adds the Kadur Remnant faction as well as several vanilla-friendly ships, weapons, and new starting
Shadowyards Reconstruction Authority
Adds the SRA to Starsector, a faction of curvilinear, organic looking ships with a focus on mobility
Bigger Colonies
This mod increases max colony size to 10 and max industries to 5 (at colony size 7).
More flags Pack
some different flags
Va11 Hall-A Portrait Pack
its a portrait pack that adds va11 character
Superweapons Arsenal
After playing Starsector for a while MIra noticed that there is not much excitement over finding wea
Chicken's Tech Shop
Chicken's Tech Shop adds a character named Chicken to the game.He is a Tech contact that provides a
More Story Points Per Level
This mod increases story point gain per level (depending on the version you download).
Dohna Dohna Portraits
Portraits for Starsector featuring major and minor characters from Alicesoft's Dohna Dohna.
Player Portraits Extended
few new vanilla-friendly character portraits generated by automatic1111&deeamshaper8&starsectorLora&
More Player Faction Flags
More Player Faction Flags adds 90 new "player.faction" color-scheme flags for players to use, featur
Musashi Manufactorum (Archean Order SWP)
Adds additional ships and weapons to a few factions in the Archean Order TC mod. This is a ship and
Target Practice
This mod add four practice targets to your simulation opponents. Three passive punching bags, and on
Extra Submarkets (Configurable)
This mod adds several stores to various planets, some of them sells various rare things, some of sto
Gorgeous_Sector Portrait pack
== 744 portraits ==
StarWars
Alpha version. Lots of custom Star Wars sprites from the the Galactic Empire, Galactic Republic, Reb
Vile's Yuri Expedition Portrait Replacer
An AI generated portrait replacer for YRXP.
Salvage Fleet (Increased Fleet Size)
This mod increases player and AI maximum fleet size (depending on the version you download).
Smod Removal (And more)
Mod which adds three new Refit options, which can be performed once ship is docked to a planet: Scru
Belter Free Navy (The Expanse)
What do you think happened to the ships that went "dutch"?
More AI Core Skills
Utility mod which allows to change level of AI Core skills, with LunaLib settings in Main Menu. Also
xcp_Portraits
Adds 570 portraits: 320 male and 270 female.
Passive Ramscoop
Automatically collect fuel and supplies while exploring! Your fleet gathers resources from nebulas a
Dohna Dohna Industries 🔞
This mod adds three industries and three commodities themed after the Alicesoft RPG Dohna Dohna. Thi
Long Ships
long bois
Salvage Ship Expansion
This mod adds several new salvage ships, hullmods, industries and a drone.
TSPAR Portraits - These Space People Aren't Real
Adds 331 portraits for the player to use and to the normal factions in the game that adhere to the s
HIgh Tech Invictus
I made a High tech version of the Invictus
Calvera System Custom
This is my modified version of the Calvera System by TheDeviL234 at https://fractalsoftworks.com/for
Stellaris Font
Replaces most tooltip/dialogue fonts with the one used in Stellaris
Better Combat Zoom
This mod increases min combat zoom by 100% (barely noticable) and max combat zoom by 25% (very notic
Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphan - Factions
A mod that adds content from the show Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphan, such as ships and factions.
SAVEGAME - Maxes out start with 2 colonies
Character is LvL 40 with all skills unlocked and the combat skills are elite.You have 2 colonies tha
Bigger Gate Network
This mod increases the possible number of gates (depending on the version you download) scattered ar
Better Campaign Zoom
This mod increases max campaign zoom by 66%.
Project TAILS - A vanilla-friendly furry-styled portrait pack 🔞
I wanted to see if I could spin up my own take on a furry portrait pack, but also see if I could ali
Touhou Music
replaces the music of the game with ZUN's compositions for the Touhou Project game series. For versi
-SAVEGAME- Ultimate Empire -Vanilla-
A savegame where you have 3 optimal planets/colonies. Your main character is maxed out with all skil
Phase Cloak Without SlowDown
This mod disables Phase Stresses slow-down mechanics and make Phase Ships work as they worked before
Blue Apogee
Adds blue apogge_TT for the chads of TryTac.The ship will show up in the fleets of Trytac, and their
Custom Battle Music
This mod is made in order to add custom battle music to the game.
Daiteikoku Portrait Pack
Adds 127 Portraits to use. Only covers the player faction.
Daiteikoku Flag Pack
Adds 14 Flags for the Player to use for their Faction
Balanced (Redacted) Core Drops
Adjusted (Redated) ai core drop rates, so farming their fleets no longer grants unlimited (alpha) co
Dead Man's Riot - Custom Questline
Strange signals echo through the void of hyperspace. Cries for help fall on uncaring ears. But they'
Cowboy Bebop Battle Music
Replaces the tracks that play during combat with some songs from Cowboy Bebop.
Ant Farm Ancyra
Here's the first revision of my script to reinstate the tutorial exploit. Why? Because I refuse to t
Realistic Tariffs
A small gameplay and economy mod which is vanilla friendly it replaces static global tariffs with a
Faction Aggression Level Adjustment
This mod adjusts the aggression level of the core worlds factions to overall better fit with their p
Better Static Combat Zoom
This mod locks combat zoom to max zoomed out (max zoom increased by 25%).
Extra Smods for NPC Fleets
Simple mod which adds extra SMods and Commander Skills to any NPC fleet. Have three "tiers" based on
Combat Chatter Voice Addon
This addon gives Combat Chatter actual voices during combat, with personality-based voice acting for
Gladiator Society
Adds an Arena Battlefield Option to the Com relay dialog Field
Celestial Creatures - Bestial portrait replacer pack
Portrait Replacer for all base game factions and player portraits, does not do special characters ye
AI Generated Player Portraits
35 character portraits generated by AI
Portugues Brasileiro
Tradução do jogo Starsector para Português Brasileiro.
Night At Derinkuyu
A story mod that currently adds two short quests, vaguely (but not really) related to Derinkuyu.
Celestial Creatures - Friends of the reef
Adds just over 100 AI generated portraits to the game based around animals that live in or around co
Trails' (Kiseki) Series Flag Pack
A compilation of a player faction flag based on the Trails'(Kiseki) series.
Average Guardian
Just changes Guardian into Average Ship (reduces OP cost to 375 and removes Advanced Core since ship
Static Combat Zoom
This mod locks combat zoom to max zoomed out.
AEF-The Avalon Expedition (English)
An english translation of the Avali mod.
FlyByBuy
Авто-закупка топлива, припасов и экипажа. Automatically purchases fuel, supplies, and crew.
Spacer Start - No Debt
This mod enables the secret Spacer start, a.k.a the Broke MF start, without the DEBT that comes with
ClearHull FIxed
Make the ship's stains disappear without a tracelanguage:all
Goblin Girl Space Pirates 🔞
Gooner mod. Replaces a handful of portraits with goblin girl space pirates. Gameplay unaffected.
Political Map - Sector Map Layers - KMU
Political Map, a read-only sector map faction and alliance territory overlay.
Starsector Ships (P) Pirate
Changes the appearance of the Ships and adds them to the Pirate Faction Starsector 0.98a-RC8
No death run
By KiaF | Starsector 0.97a-RC11 | English Your run ends when the ship you are currently controlling
How to Install Starsector Mods
How do I get started with Starsector mods?
Install via a mod manager (Vortex or Mod Organizer 2). Most mods drop into the game folder.
Are Starsector mods free?
Yes. All mods listed here are free downloads. We link to the official pages.
What are the best Starsector mods for beginners?
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