Creations, though, solves that problem instantly. This is because when you download a mod from its in-game menu of Creations, it ties the mod in question to your Bethesda account. This then means that when you boot the game up on another system, and go ahead to launch your cloud save game, your list of Creations is automatically consulted and, if you don’t have them installed on this machine, then you’re simply offered the option to press a single button and have them all downloaded.
This makes keeping your mod list updated across multiple systems so easy, and if I spot a new Creation that I want to use, I don’t have to spend some of my (very limited and super valuable) gaming time to download them all again.
Some of the free Starfield Creations I’m running right now that are making the difference
The Wondrous Weightlessness [All Resources Edition] by Trainwiz is a super simple mod that makes resource items in your inventory not take up any weight. Suddenly, instead of being bored to tears, having to spend ages constantly being encumbered and ferrying resources back and forth between myself, my ship and vendors, I can just actually make things with those resources (you know, the actual fun part) and not constantly worry about the tedium. Thanks to this mod, I’m now crafting exciting weapons with top-level parts and customising them to my taste, which is something I’d previously struggled to do due to the grind of resource management.
Here are more examples. Smarter Spacesuit Auto-Hide by Deebz hides your spacesuit while inside a sealed starship or safe, breathable planet, so you don’t have to keep taking it on and off again. For those of us who like to role-play seriously in RPGs, this change is so welcome. Now I’m not ordering a Flat White at TerraBrew while wearing a full-on military-grade spacesuit.
Then there’s the Improved Follower Behaviour mod, also by Deebz, that simply reduces the distance to you that your companions keep. This means no more losing a companion in the beyond, or finding yourself fighting an army while your mate is six rooms away, faffing about. Now, with Sarah Morgan et al fighting at my side, combat encounters feel more realistic and dramatic.
There’s the excellent Avontech Shipyards by kaos_nyrb, a fantastic mod that adds a ton of new ship parts from the company Avontech that can be used at any ship builder. These parts look great and add a level of advanced alien-tech cool to Starfield’s roster of more industrial ship parts, even if most are mainly cosmetic. The Ship Pieces Unlocked mod by SayHelloToMrBullet also makes ship building more intuitive and clear, as it unlocks the ability to see all ship parts at any time. You still need to have the relevant perks to buy them of course, but now planning for how your ship is going to get upgraded is so much easier.
While we’re on cosmetics, I’d like to call out the a6 Exclusive Clothes mod by A6addon, too, which simply allows you to craft 48 outfits at any Industrial Workbench for one cosmetic. Suddenly there are so many more great outfit options for your character and your companions, too. Oh, and I can’t not mention Starfield Hair+Beards by zone79, which provides so many more options for character customization as well.
Finally, I’d also like to call out Simple Dynamic Boostpacks by shadedness, which gives players more options to customise their boostpack to their liking, as well as the Starborn Gravis Suit by Bethesda itself, which not only looks kick-ass but also boasts some truly excellent defensive specs, the latter meaning that frustrating difficulty spikes in the game are no longer as daunting.
