Modded games tend to fall apart whenever the developer pushes an official update to them, but I am thrilled to announce that this is not the case withStarfield. Specifically, the release ofShattered Spaceandits accompanying patchworked surprisingly flawlessly, and our mods are mostly safe.
The jury is still out on whetherStarfield: Shattered Spaceis some of Bethesda’s finest work yet. I find it roughly comparable to prior Bethesda mainline DLCs such asDragonbornandFar Harbor, though a tad more disappointing in some key ways. The flip side of the coin, though, is thatShattered Spacedoes not seem to break the vast majority of mods forStarfield, and even the legendary Script Extender hasalready been updatedto support it.
Your Starfield modlist is safe with Shattered Space, and the Script Extender has already been updated
As is usually the case with any other first-party Bethesda RPG, it doesn’t take long before it becomes unthinkable to play them without mods. I myself enjoy systemic revamps such asBedlam’s dungeon randomization features, while others might be more keen on upgrading the game with a whole assortment ofnew gear,vehicle mods,graphics upgrades, or evenStar Wars-themed paraphernalia. Who am I to judge?
The obvious expectation was that our modded builds of Starfield would basically be out of the picture for a little while until all the mods get updated and tweaked to accommodateShattered Space. Imagine my surprise, then, when I managed to load into the game basically minutes after the DLC’s release.
For better or for worse,Starfield‘s newShattered Spaceis almost entirely separate from the rest of the game. It adds a reasonable chunk of new stuff, sure, but it doesn’t tap intoStarfield‘s core progression and gameplay systems. In turn, this meansShattered Spaceis functionally a mod in all the ways that matter and should behave nicely for most users.
Very, very few mods needed updates outside of the Script Extender. I’m not running an overly hefty modlist, granted, as I’ve got “only” a few dozen mods installed at this time, butother people are happily reporting experiences that mirror mine.
In case you missed the news, the update that dropped alongsideShattered Spaceis a monumental achievement in its own right. Specifically, it resolves a whole bunch ofproblems withStarfieldin general, including the infamous mod limit that has been in place from launch day onwards. In practice, this means we no longer have to keep our modlists lean just to prevent the game from keeling over and crashing, which is phenomenal stuff. Now, if onlyShattered Spacehad added some new ship-building content, I would’ve been happy.
