The Top 50 Starsector Mods You Should Be Playing
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
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People kept asking me what mods I used. While they do keep changing, I thought I'd make a list of what I consider the 50 best mods for Starsector.
Why did I make it 50 mods? Why didn't I do a Top 10 like everyone else? Because my friend, we simply don't know when to stop. Don't see your favorite mod on the list? Feel free to comment down below and tell us about it!
Thank you to the Starsector devs and mod makers for creating these awesome experiences. And for players, mod links are posted down below.
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Top 50 Starsector Mods Sections:
Intro: (0:00)
Mod List Overview: (0:58)
Libraries: (1:39)
Megamods: (2:46)
Portrait Packs: (3:54)
Flag Packs: (4:38)
Miscellaneous Mods: (4:50)
Utility Mods: (7:23)
Content Expansions: (12:16)
Faction Mods: (17:31)
Unlisted Mods: (23:01)
Honorable Mentions: (26:41)
Final Thoughts: (29:36)
Credits: (30:38)
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All mods except the unlisted can be found on the official Starsector mod index!
It turns out I don't have enough characters to list every mod link in this description. All mods on the index are categorized and ordered alphabetically, so you should be able find them easily. Happy Modding!
Official Starsector Mod Index:
fractalsoftworks.com/forum/in...
Unlisted Mods
Dakkaholics: / dakkaholics-1-5-71593204
Secrets of the Frontier: fractalsoftworks.com/forum/in...
United Aurora Federation: fractalsoftworks.com/forum/in...
Superweapons Arsenal: fractalsoftworks.com/forum/in...
Superweapons Arsenal DIRECT DOWNLOAD (.96a): drive.google.com/file/d/1mbnd...
Take No Prisoners: fractalsoftworks.com/forum/in...
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Fun Fact: Slightly Better Tech-Mining was made purely out of frustration at how useless it was.
And thats my favorite mod because of how overpowered it CAN be
Yunru! I love PD Targeting Focus from your "Yunru Hullmods". Thanks!
Would it be possible for NPC to use it as well? Maybe add some inaccuracy or weaker target leading as cost, it feels a bit OP but I like it!
Definitely bro
I've never gotten anything useful from vanilla tech mining.
I only put down tech-mining for a few months and then take it out when colony size increases
To all the Modders reading this, thank you for all that you are doing ❤
This comment needs to be pinned ♥
Thank you Modders! Here's a Coffee and a Cookie! ☕🍪
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I think I speak for all of us, when I say that IroncladLion and ssethtzeentach is responsible for showcasing just how amazing our favorite sci fi game is, and how much we treasure the both of them. it's because of Ironclad I found out about the UAF and PAGSM and Ever since I've bought sindrian.
*Stay Volturnian my friends.*
No, you don't :P
dude dont forget Splattercat man.. That guy uploasds a video on this game like a t least once a year, and he's a got a really big subscriber base.. its how i found out for one
Nachiketa fuel still cheaper
i dont care that im 1 year late to this, WE ARE BALLING WITH THIS VIDEO.
thanks for showing the wonders of mods
Your channel is what the Starsector community needed
Here is the mod I recommend: Leading Pip - it'll help you aim if you are not very good at aiming projectile weapons.
Oh god yes, I have used it since forever and was convinced that it was already in the base game.
This mod definitely made combat more enjoyable for me, and it makes sense
There are 3 excellent faction mods that would definitely deserve a mention in a future video.
Volkov Industrial Conglomerate (VIC): a faction that focuses on mobility and flexibility, with unique omni-shields that get wider when you point them towards your flank, and even more unique ship systems. The faction also offers genetic modifications that allow you to customise the appearance and skillset of your officiers and administrators, which is a godsend for minmaxers.
Shadowyards Reconstruction Authority: basically the Rebels from Star Wars, except they have some of the coolest-looking ships available, with smooth shapes and beautiful blue-green paintjobs. Those ships include several battlecarriers, so if you love those, here you go. It also adds its own brand of orbital station, which few factions do.
Dassault-Mikoyan Engineering: a corporate faction that comes with pretty white ships, lots of stuff lying around for scavenging enthusiasts, and a bonus faction of brand new AI ships with an emphasis on speed and swarming tactics.
All of these are pretty well balanced, full of personality, and will add a lot of fun to your game.
Don't forget the Magellan Protectorate! 7500 armor goes HARD.
I liked the look of the VIC ships, very compact and damn good chasers, the phase ships were bad though, wide and weak.
@@Sherudons Have you tried their phase frigate? That thing is pretty nasty in my experience.
VIC is too balance destroying, it completely removes carrier and missile combat by giving emp emitter to every single ship via hullmod.
@@100percentnotabear PD arc emitter doesnt target fighters, and is not as good as omens arc emmiter
Honourable mention to DME, Magellan and VIC, all very high quality and aestheticly pleasing in their own right!
I absolutely love VIC Ships
There is also VIC+ adds supercapitals. OP
FTL too
@@nerezza5505 enlighten me pls about bb+
@@nerezza5505 So, where do we look for BB+ then?
Edit: And if that came across as kind of rude, I do apologize. Internet and text and all that. I'm just really curious about this mod since I have seen a few of the ship screenshots here and there over time, but never got a chance to play it.
I miss Blackrock and the Knights Templar. Those two were essential mods for me before they went kaput. I also still remember playing the older mods that no longer exist when Corvus was still the only place you could play. There was a borg faction that I can't remember the name of, all I remember is that they had a megaship that was as big as several battlestations put together. It still amazes me how long I have been playing this game, and still have not gotten tired of it.
The Blackrock Nevermore is still one of if not my favorite Starsector ships ever.
Blackrock has an unofficial patch you can download, Knights Templar were too complicated to code so I think they are gone for good.
I liked Knights Templar quite a bit as well but I get why Dark Rev hasn't released an update for a while. Its a lot of work to upkeep mods and Dark Rev already has some big ones.
@@Alphascrub_77 I have a link to a bootleg update of Knights Templar that works with the most recent version, do you want it?
the borg one was called the zorg, there are a handful of videos of it still on youtube from the olden days
I realize this video is 7 months old now, but as a returning player to this game, this video was extremely helpful. Even though a few mods are not updated to the exact current version, many are. This was very helpful at reminding me which mods I loved previously and new ones I should try, thank you!
I just returned as well, 3 months after you. It is indeed still Gold 🥇💯❤. Badly need more videos, I've rewatched his videos like 5 times each one now lol 😂
My name is WMGreywind and I approve this video.
Where the fuel at?
you guys should try Captains log
it allows you to create custom entries in your intel screen and automatically logs any salvage or planet ruins you've missed
ED shipyards is a must have for me purely for the behemoth tanker so I don't have to worry about fuel and burn speed as much.
Try the Marathon from PAGSM, it has a base fuel capacity of 10,000.
@@ducanhluong918 but does it increase the burn speed of your fleet by 2?
@@DenGaming18 Ah, noted. I remedied that with augmented burn drives
I simply edit the capacity of the Prometheus in the files to be more reasonable, bumping it to 6k Fuel capacity makes it more usable in lategame fleets and it also feels like a more logical stat progression for a capital tanker. Did the same to Atlas and doubled it's cargo since it always felt weird to me how the only reason to use it was to save on ship slots, otherwise using colossuses was way more appealing, now it feels like you're getting value for the money you pay for it.
I like lights-out. It hides the stars on the map until you find them, makes the outer reaches of the sector seem even less charted.
You can literally just see stars.
Recently I have been particularly enjoying 2 faction mods: Roider Union and Legacy of Arkgneisis.
Roider Union is a fantastic mod adding a faction of asteroid miners, similar to Hazard Mining Incorporated mentioned in the video. The difference though, is those guys aren't crackheads and actually kinda know what they are doing, resulting in much more refined designs that don't look like something hastily slapped together by someone whose circumstances of birth involved brother and sister liking eachother a bit too much. Their main thing is that they can refit civilian ships into their own designs (on the go, if you have the right ship), which makes it actually worthwhile to pick up all those civilian derelicts you might stumble upon while exploring. And if you have the Starship Legends mod, the reputation is transferred, so if you grew attached to your venture-class ship, you can give it a new life with the help of roiders. Also they send exploration missions and build outposts in far reaches of space, which is kind of neat.
Legacy of Arkgneisis adds the "Anarakis Reparations Society" which are, in essence, a somewhat well-organised (but not particularly smart) faction of pirates/mercenaries. Their modus operandi is that any faction can just hire them to harass trade fleets of some other faction. Which usually results in everyone hating them. Also, their capital is a colossal ship floating through the hyperspace, which makes it difficult for player to find them. Except AI factions don't even pretend that they don't know where their capital is, resulting in hilarious situations in Nexerelin, where you can have entire konga lines of AI factions trying to conquer ARS capital. They come with a very neat looking, though admitedly underwhelming, ship pack. Absolutely recommended.
YES! Been playing with both, because while some mods add cool ship designs which have overpowered ship stats - Roiders and Arkgneisis have stats that are balanced to vanilla, they just offer ship mechanics that are a sidegrade to your fleets. Plus, the whole space viking feel to Arkgneisis makes it a comfortable faction to go down towards playing as a pirate-aligned faction yourself. Roiders, however feel like survivalists against a hostile sector. Perfect.
@@Pilvenuga I wouldn't exactly say Roiders feel like survivalists in the sector that really doesn't care if they live or die. Not when Brighton Federation HMI submod is a thing. Roiders kind of have their niche. They aren't strong, but they manage.
Brighton, on the other hand, is positively fucked. Their ships are objectively fucking awful, their location sucks, they exist for no reason other than to be bullied by everyone even slightly stronger than them, which is usually everyone and everything.
@@Pilvenuganow i want to see this conga line agenst the ARS sense i know the ship crew mod has a nice boon tot heir alignment too
Luv me Roiders.
Scy Nation may not have made it but its one of my favorite faction mods, cool ship designs that revolve around some interesting built in weapons for some of them
Scy is really high quality but I feel like, in the name of balance, their ships are undertuned, which detracts a bit from the experience. I dunno, even though they are a essential mod for me, they don't specialize enough in one area to be an interesting pick to play.
@@SpenzOTthey specialise in skirmishes, and I did not find them underpowered.
thank you for showing (and speaking up for) Super Weapon Arsenal. Its one of my favorite mods in the game, and its a major shame that it got removed like it did.
Freedom is a thing I love and I have a disproportionate amount of hate for very specific frivolous events so I'm highly grateful for this video and all of the mods in it as well as their creators.
There is little sillier than modders altering someone else's game for fun and then bickering over licensing and copyright like their livelihoods are at stake. It's just petulant control freak nonsense.
Thanks for sharing access to the superweapon arsenal! Not sure how I would find it otherwise.
I LOVE Terraforming and Station Construction.
Very strong, to say the least, but it sure adds a feeling of POWER.
Thanks for the list, there are definitely a few on here I was overlooking. Also shoutout to Blackrock Drive Yards. For me its up there with the best of them. I hope that Cycerin gets time to come back to it one day. Also thrilled to see its unofficial patch that is keeping it running in the mean time.
Agreed, Blackrock would 100% be on this list. But I also limited myself to mods that are up-to-date for this video. Hopefully it makes a return with the next major patch coming up.
After years I have remembered abt this game and I am just blown away by the community of this game and it's modding is pure art yall are fken amazing , keep it up!
Should really start a starsector mod video out by showing how to increase memory to starsector.
That's a good idea, I'll put it on the list
I am SO glad you discovered Starsector and i discovered your channel.
Listening about mods i never heard, or not to sure about, with you soothing voice, nice jokes and great montage? Yes please!:)
Lion you are a blessing, i been looking for the latest version of superweapons for a while so thank you so much for giving us the chance to use it again
Amazing list! I added a ton of the ones you listed to my playthrough. Subbed to you after your UAF video.
Thank you for shedding more light on StarSector, subbed and looking forward to more.
Thank you very much for this video! I didn't even know I needed these mods until I saw your suggestions.
Awesome vid! Not only very informative, but also great to watch and listen :) Thank you very much!
A very informative list! Good job!
Sad that the "Sylphon RnD" faction mod was not mentioned; fantastic faction with some cool ship designs, powerful weapons, and one of my favorite fighters in the game from any of the mods; the Catharsis Elite Fighter. It was adapted for 0.95 (and works in 0.95.1a) by a mad lad named bombasticmori after the original author, Nia Tahl, put a pause on updates (I'm assuming this version was done with Nia's approval seeing as the DL link on the Sylphon forum, page 31, has not been removed). If you ever have the time to take a step back from the current Starsector build and give this mod a review that would be pretty great to see!
I always look forward to your videos, they are both funny and informative. Thank you for bringing more attention to Starsector, the game deserves it. If you plan on doing more faction mods I do recommend Secrets of the Frontier.
Excellent video mate, love your content, hope to see iron shell soon 😋
Very entertaining to hear you talk and the way you edit your videos
I also appreciate your background culture, omega strikers, boondocks etc
Ok, so I watched a couple mod reviews from you, and then i find this. I previously just kinda browsed the massive list of categorized mods and added what I thought would be cool/additive to the experience. Now I have 10 tabs open on my browser to add mods to my next playthrough. You sir are a legend, you have my likes and subscription!
Been watching your videos on this game since the first one was released and youtube randomly had a moment of clarity to recommend it to me.
Finally getting around to purchasing and starting the game as of now. I am not ashamed to admit that I will be going in fully modded, because variety is the spice of life.
These range from immersive and lore friendly to *Basement Enthusiast*
Good to know I've found my people
Thank you for this, Lion! As a returning player who immediately wants to dabble into modding, this is such a great help to filter what I want. Just watched half the video and I already had 12 mods queued to install 😆
>They range from "Immersion friendly" to BaSeMeNt EnThUsIaSt!
Goddamn dude, SUBBED on that line alone I was wheezing for a solid minute at that. Your voice, your tone, and your style are an aural treat that entertains and educates. 10/10 would waifu.
Great vid dude, always fun
Thank you mate for your video you got me into the mods of starsector and I am forever grateful
Another mention I'd like to bring is JunkYard Dogs if you like carrier & drone centric experience it's awesome, just for reference there's a drone equipped mudskipper.
Really like JYD, some nice combinations of combat ships/salvage/Nav built ins. And they don't seem overpowered as far as I can tell.
I got into starsector because of ssethzeentach. But i got hooked so much because of IroncladLion. Must try all of these mods, definitely awesome!🎉
as someone who took a break from playing starsector over a year ago, this helps me get back up to speed. cheers!
bro your editing is on point lol
I am scared to jump in because I know this game I have never played will eat my life 😂
It's sooo worth it though
Vanilla is good but if you add mods it's like drug there is no way out if you start modded style
You are right to be fearful. But it is easy to pause and continue when you want. It is useless to resist...
You missed Scy! It's still great after many many years
Glad to see Superweapons is still updating
Thank you, this is great! 🧡
The Star Federation and Hiigaraan Descendents faction mods are pretty cool if you're into FTL and Homeworld.
Federation ships tech is a decent "Jack-of-all-Trades" sort of option with notable weaknesses. Hiigaraan ships are fairly OP but quite expensive to operate, but it's their weapons selection that justifies the mod as it fills in a lot of gaps for missile enthusiasts.
VIC has some truly awesome ships and weapons in it too with an interesting approach to combat, and their weapons tech is very out-of-faction friendly without being completely OP. (unlike the Aurorans, whose rail cannon series is just straight up overpowered; Tana-II Rail Cannons are basically large weapon effect on medium turrets)
Neutrino corp is an interesting faction for more corporate shenanigans, and has the Photon Torpedo missile tech in case you wanted to splash some Star Trek into the game.
Bro, liked and subscribed. I just got into this game and am finding Vanilla lacking, so I looked for a mod breakdown and found myself here. Most long-listed reviews are such a slog to get through, but yours is actually well produced and engaging, had to stop playing to start over and watch. I'm gonna go watch the rest of your channel now. Keep doing what you're doing!
Incredibly well made mod compilation. Now I'm hyped times ten to pour hundreds of hours into the game. Also a huge shoutout to all modders!
Really good list!
Honestly I think your starsector videos are all golden keep it up
Neutrino is an honorable mention that is in this weird limbo between dead and on life support. Fabulous ships and tech.
You've earned a sub.
Played it a lot back in the day. Revival is still in the works from what I understand.
You did a good job editing the video.
opinions of star federation? its a very under-appreciated mod if you ask me, transitions the ftl ships to starsector style really well whilst looking unique. was hoping to see it in this list but can understand why it wasnt
I like Star Federation a lot! I tried to balance this list with every category of mod (utility mods need some love too), so there were many faction mods that didn't quite make it. The ships are great though!
Amazing video! And funny commentary. It's worth noting that speed up 11:30 can be modified into a 'slow motion' button instead in the config files, for when you want to look at cool fights in slow mo :D
Good to know, although all you have to do to get slow mo is increase your battle size and install more mods 😄
@@IroncladLion true that 🤣
For faction mods, I would recommend the Apex Collective. Their weapons are word salads that seem to be based on someone thinking they were suitably SCIENCE sounding, but I do enjoy their ships and weapons.
I have found that their Anole fighters are the most busted fighter wings I have ever seen, next to Scalartech's Dessous.
@@ducanhluong918 I think I remember seeing a changelog nerfing them, but yeah.
And then you can double their wing size to four on the Spectrum carrier, even if it only has two bays total.
I watched this video before I bought the game, and now I have the game and the entire mod list. Watched it again after playing to see what it all changed. What a neat game. Thanks a bunch.
I bought the game a week ago, this video comes in handy thanks.
Thanks for the vid, great reference to what mods to pick up.
It feels bad that the Blackrock creator hasn't updated his mod, was my favorite faction mod.
Appreciate the comment, and yeah Blackrock was one of my favorites when I first started playing. Hopefully one day it can get a proper revival!
Wish one day we could see a video about VIC
Top notch quality of video. ❤
Remind me of some "warlord"😂.
Man.... I looked at the petty drama in the superweapons forum post and it killed some of my faith in humanity... I love it when people mod a game and then whine over someone else modding the game with similar assets while going full control freak narcissist....
great mod list though! I found quite a few to add to my next playthru.
"This is the spiciest mod I have in the top 50." That aged well. Ended up going down a rabbithole because I noticed one of these mods was nuked! Your vids with UAF and the SFC got me into starsector mods, and I hope to see more great reviews!
Thanks! We want more!!
they took down the take no prisoners mod my friend, also thank you for showing me these mods you are amazing!!!
So this got me back into playing starsector, yet again.
So much for my free time.
Niceeeeee just what I needed. Teach me the way of the modded starsector (my pc is gonna melt but it's gonna be worth it)
Thx for the video!
And to all modders - thank you! You doing this great game even better!
P.S.: Ironclad, maybe you should make longer version of this video, and break it down in parts? + tell which mods are compatible with each other.
Glad you liked it! I might go more in-depth with certain mods with future videos. For compatibility, every mod in this video is compatible with each other (I'm playing with the 50 right now). MagicLib has some issues with the most recent update so I'm using an older version, but everything should work together!
This is one for the history books, bookmark you browsers boys! It's THE GUIDE for all forum posters questions. THANK YOU IRONCLAD! YOU GOT ME INTO THIS GAME AND I CANT STOP PLAYING!
The chromehounds mention unlocked some deep nostalgia.
Aw yeah, give me that curated list of great mods. I love being sold on new mods rather than just kind of browsing through the list.
I should mention as of this video I have added 23 new mods and am now working with roughly a gigabyte worth of mods. They're all very spicy :)
Edit 2.0: I'm pretty dumb for missing it in the video, but Dakkaholics has one or two dependencies from Trailer Moments that can cause it to crash for certain ships if you don't have both of them running. If you're receiving the "Texture [trails_trail_zappy] from category [fx] not found" crash, that'll be your fix.
so excited to star a modded playthrough. ive only ever done straight vanilla.
Mayorate is a good underappreciated faction mod. It's been in the mod load order of my last few games. The weapons on Mayorate ships output higher damage as the ships flux increases, so it rewards aggressive combat, yet risky. The mod still hasn't been added on to Alex' modlist, even though it was updated for Starsector game version 095a back in November of 2021. One of the best finds outside the modlist.
Ah finally another video 😊, lemme tell you bro, i don't use youtube as i was 3 years ago but if i see a new ironclad videos you can expect me in the comment 😂
Can not wait for your new one of these, with the new 0.96+ version of the game and mods.. week after week more and more are being updated. Love seeing a good list of good mods, I will pick some up for sure.
oh well that what im wondering about.. im a noob to this game, but the first mod thats recommended right off the bat gets an error for not being compatible with the version of the game i have.. how to fix?
@@raidermaxx2324 If the mod is compatible with the update (0.96) just open the mod folder, open the folder of the mod that gives that error, open the json info file ( with notepad, editor, Visual Studio, etc for example ) and change the version ( probably 0.95xx ) to 0.96a
Althought I guess you already figured out since your reply is 2 months old :s
just getting in the game and this helped me a lot .. i downloaded a literal 26 of the 50 mods in this video!!! however after using them all at one time I have downed the number to about 15 :) the Libraries are a must and the factions are fun but some are overpowered have fun and thanks for the video! . ... P.S... since video posted we are now in .96 so check game versions for combatibility
QoL Pack: stores your shield input, so it's getting raised ASAP after an ability or overload, which is awesome. Also introduces several automatic tracking modes for shields, which you can activate with the F-keys (I stick to manual)
BRDY: Faction mod with some cool ships and weapons. Not officially updated at the moment, but the creator gave permission to release a hotfixed version, which runs on the current SC version.
I would like to give an Honorable mention to Hgih tech Expansion for some fun ship designs for the high tech enthusiasts.
Love Starsector, game changed my life
Augolia stands!!!! Gloria Ad Imperium. ;) Good stuff as usual bud! o7
This man has good taste in ... SHIPS.
God damn it, I love this game beyond what words can express. Even just simple user mods in the setting file add such fun!
Your starsector videos are very entertaining and informative, and the production value is very high!
I have some mods suggestions that may be of note:
.LunaLib : In game UI for mod config. Most popular mods have support for it
.Forge Production: Uses Domain Tech to add production capabilities to ships. It's very, very well made and goes well with a exploration oriented playstyle. Nothing like a self sufficient fleet!
.A New Level: Increases the max level of the player while maintaining a vanilla level-rate. There's various options available, from level 20 to 40, and a fast version as well
.Quality Captains: It rebalances the skill trees to make them more fun and worthwhile. But the main feature is that it's highly customizable, down to the individual effects. It has LunaLib Support
.Random Assortment of Things: It's a megamod from the author of LunaLib that adds a ton of exploration content, the main points being the abyss (a new area with new items and powerful enemies) and consumable hullmods, which add even more options to customize your ships. Curiously, there's a abyss-like feature planned for starsector next update.
Thanks!
Yoooo thank you my friend, much appreciated!
Fantastic list, I've been using most of these myself already and they all add so much to the game! There are also a couple other faction mods that are very high quality, including Neutrino and Blackrock that have unofficial compatibility patches that work with the current version! Also, almost forgotten about Star Federation mod! I am a big fan of FTL and that faction mod translates the ships and weapons from that game very well into Starsector, to the point where the aesthetics fit surprisingly well into the visual style of the vanilla game.
Also damn, you reminded me about the Superweapons Arsenal debacle. That one really left a sour taste in my mouth when I saw what happened. I don't think "petty" is quite the right word to describe it, it was the kind of shameless behavior I would've expected from a company like Nintendo and their team of lawyers, not from modders who are supposed to be the paragons of the community. Literally chasing the guy out of the modding community just because he might've used some other person's sprites as reference... It's sad, because the mod will almost certainly not be compatible come next patch, and it will end up being forgotten like many other good ones. And none of it had to happen if some people could just keep their egos slightly in check.
you should read the actual forum posts, he didn't use sprites as reference, he used portions of those sprites in his own sprites and when called out on it he vehemently denied it even in the face of proof, the sad thing is the starsector modding community shares, collaborates, and assists all the time, I'm sure those modders would've been fine with it had he just asked first, nor would removing the offending sprite portions have been all that hard (we're talking about sprites so small you can count the pixels by hand), but for some god damn reason the author decided this was a good hill to die on
pride go'eth before a fall
@@dukoth6552 I read the forum post, even better I looked at the exact sprites in question. The one part the author admitted to have re-used has been removed and apology was given. The rest was not stolen from another modder, the parts of the sprites that were similar were only that, similar. And there is nothing wrong with using aspects of other people's work as reference to create your own, it is literally completely normal for artists to do this. Besides, we're talking about free mods for a video game, not a paid product. Ensuing a Witch Hunt over something so insignificant is absurd and a sign of a massive ego trip. No wonder the author was annoyed by all of it, I would've been too if I had to deal with nonsense like that...
@@RiskOfBaer You can literally cut the parts of other's weapons to see that they weren't simply inspiration. What's more, the only thing needed for the mod to remain/come back was to *change the sprites*.
its just amazing how much drama a modding community can have . this is the actual real fun part of starsector mods
You are doing God's work with these videos!
Hey, thanks for the mod review, I returned to check out v.0.97 and still use many of your recommendations!
I wonder if it is possible to make an update?
With the release of v.0.96 and 0.97 new mechanics were introduced and during the time passed from your video, new things in modding were made (I don't remember if it was you who recommended the Captains log, but it helps to navigate among the explored systems so much).
Unfortunately, some mods also got problems with Java and either not working or need manual tinkering...
It would be amazing if someone could tell this all to our gaming community.
Cheerz!!
Kyeltziv Technocracy, it scratches the drone/fighter itch for me while also having long-range replenishable missiles
It suits my kind of playstyle well while also being balanced in my opinion
Chrome Hounds....what a gem of a game that was.
I miss it brother
You have really good taste in music fam.
Eurgh, Superweapons Arsenal. I hate it! I got no superweapons forever, then got three at the start of a run where I didn't have ships that could fit them 😢
One Faction Mod I loved was the Tyrador Safeguard Coalition. It got me to want to buy Starsector after seeing some playthrough of this faction my Nemo Naemo! I think it was a very good mix between vanilla-looking starships and uniquely designed ones. And I like the green and red combo they had.
Well damn, you've just commanded me to expand the modlist
Nice to see that someone else remembers Chromehounds
Chromehounds was fantastic, my UEF brother
Scy Nation, Machina Void Shipyards, and FSF are three great faction mods I recommend.
First has a completely different tech vibe, which stands out in a good way. Second is sleek and deadly, with a good focus on reloadable missile weapons (less powerful then their vanilla counterpart, to balance it out) and drones. Third is about bulk, daka, and missile spam.
Each of those mods have goodies that will fill in small niches you didn't know were lacking. For example, Scy Nation introduces the best large flak gun there is to have. Middling power against ships, but it has great range, AoE spread, and will dunk the rate of fire of enemies caught in the blast radius. Very Battlestar Gallactica sort of thing. Good complement of energy weapons with nice side effects.
MVS has a wicked assortment of fighters, drones, and bomber, and probably one of the best battlecruisers out there, something like a bigger, militarized Apogee. The battlecarrier is also sweet, for 'Ace Combat' reasons.
FSF has, bar none, the best missile capital ship out there (also one of the best missile cruiser), but also doesn't lack daka for its battleship and most of everything else. They really don't know the word for energy weapons.
How well balanced are these vs vanilla factions in your opinion? I keep playing with factions that are overpowered and ruins the game for me.
@@nathangerardy2669 MVS is a bit 'beefy' compared to normal high tech but seriously not overpowered. FSF and SN definitely have their strong points too but also their drawbacks.
Their mod page should fill you in. Between the three factions, maybe the one you should expect least form in terms of total content is FSF. It's got a dedicated ship lineup and somewhat comprehensive weapon library, but overall maybe about half the content of MVS and two-third of SN.
I also personally don't use busted mod factions.
Only got around to watching this now, because I play the game maybe once or twice a year for a couple weeks straight, when i'm not busy with work.
I had found the UAF mod through your video, and it is my number one go-to. Every mod I install is based around how well I can make it work with UAF. DME was my other one I'd like to pair with it, before I found out it has been removed. Because of how little time I have to play, I usually use console commands to play tall and skinny. Plan out an entire fleet or three using the Fleet Size by DP mod (1000 cap, then mod battle DP to 1000 cap (500 per side)), add ordnance points to absolutely OP them by adding every hullmod and weapon/wing i want (plus 5-6 S-Mods), fully load them up with supplies, fuel, crew, marines, and basic supplies, and look for a nebula to spawn, as it usually has about 12 colonizable planets. colonize the whole thing, use console commands to spawn in the industries and slightly tweak the conditions to get a 'balanced' system that is self-sufficient, improve them all, omega/alpha cores all-round, install items where possible, and then i WAIT.
I get friendly with a few factions i like, and i wait for the inevitable development and aggression from the non-AI factions. yes, i basically cheat, but i am nowhere near invulnerable. did a battle recently, went in with 4 supercapital-class ships. about 20-30 seconds in, still havent reached the enemy fleet, 3/4 of my ships dead. nuked by a single artillery looking shot. 10/10 would get nuked again.