I'd really like to slim down my mod list (of 105 mods), but I am very indecisive. I'd like to have some suggestions as to what I should remove, what I should combine, etc., from this list: Code: [21:31:10.493] Info: Detected mod 'Avikan Race Mod' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\avikan.modpak' * [21:31:10.493] Info: Detected mod 'tabularasa' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Tabula Rasa - GG - 2.2b\.' [21:31:10.493] Info: Detected mod 'Lighted Platforms' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lighted Platforms (full brightness)\.' [21:31:10.493] Info: Detected mod 'ApexHoverBike' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\apexhoverbike.modpak' [21:31:10.493] Info: Detected mod 'Chuan' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Chuan mod.modpak' [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'AutomaticDoors_v1.9' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\AutomaticDoors_v1.9.modpak' * [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'Rattan' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Updating - Rattan\.' * [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'CompactRattan' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\CompactRattan.modpak' [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'bk3k's base-in-a-box modules' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\bk3k base-in-a-box modules.modpak' [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'BlueBeam' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\beamblue.modpak' [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'greebles' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\greebles.modpak' [21:31:10.494] Info: Detected mod 'Avali' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Avali-Avali\.' [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'A.V.I.A.N. base' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\AVIAN BASE.modpak' [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'A.V.I.A.N. avian' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\AVIAN Avian.modpak' [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'Kao Celestials' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\kao_celestials.modpak' * [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'ColourfulBoats' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Colourful Boats - PG - 0.2\.' * [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'LogicalTools' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Logical Tools\.' [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'CompressorUpgrades' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\CompressorUpgrades.modpak' * [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'CompactCrops' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\CompactCrops - PG - 1.3.modpak' [21:31:10.495] Info: Detected mod 'Felins' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\felins.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'Felins Costume+' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\felins_costumes.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'DecoTools' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\DecoTools.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'ITA-DragonTemple' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\ITA-DragonTemple.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'Textures - Tanz Tweaks' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\TT_Textures_v0.1.2.modpak' * [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'PestControl' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\PestControl - PG - 1.1.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'generalstore-2.1' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\generalstore-2.1.modpak' [21:31:10.496] Info: Detected mod 'Elevators v2' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\ElevatorsV2.modpak' * [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'MoreFarming' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\MoreFarming - PG - 1.1\.' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'Erosion' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Erosion.modpak' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'Nanlight3' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\headnanites.modpak' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'ExNaGe' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Extended Name Generator.modpak' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'Modules in a Box' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\modules-in-a-box.modpak' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'Extended GUI' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\extended_gui_1_0_0.modpak' [21:31:10.497] Info: Detected mod 'Extended Songbook' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\extended_songbook_1_0_7.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'ExtraZoomLevels' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\ExtraZoomLevels.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'More Saplings' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\More Saplings.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'Felins Fur+' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\felins_furplus.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'AutomaticIrrigator' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\IrrigatorPacked.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'Felins Intro Cinematic' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\felins_intro.modpak' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'Felins Objects+' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\felins_objplus.modpak' * [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'Gallavoir' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Gallavoir Alpha 0.0.5\.' [21:31:10.498] Info: Detected mod 'GardenBot2' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Gardenbot2.modpak' [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'HullPlatingBlocks' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Hull Plating Blocks v35.0.modpak' [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'madExp_ChoosePet' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\madExp_ChoosePet.modpak' * [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'madExp_CustomPet' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Implement - TorchicPet\.' [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'lucario' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\lucario\.' * [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'BetterMerchants' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - BetterMerchantsUpdate\.' [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod '[COLORBOUND]+' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\[COLORBOUND]+.modpak' * [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'DungeonRenewal' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Dungeon Renewal\.' * [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'Gallavoir AI and Pet Test' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Gallavoir Pet Test\.' [21:31:10.499] Info: Detected mod 'Kineptic' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\kineptic.modpak' * [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'LongFall' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - LongFall\.' * [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'NPCRaces' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - NPC Races - PG - 1.0\.' * [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'VibrantWorlds' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Radiant Worlds\.' [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'Modern Loom' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\ModernLoom 1.0.modpak' [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'TooDeep' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\TooDeep.modpak' [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'Mantizi' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\mantizi.modpak' * [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'SodaMachine' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Soda Machine - PG - 1.0\.' * [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'SpeciesImprovement' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - Species Improvement Modpack\.' [21:31:10.500] Info: Detected mod 'letterpack' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\letterpack.modpak' * [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'StableTest' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\InDev - StableTest\.' [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'kirhos' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\kirhos.modpak' [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'lazarusdungeons' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\lazarusdungeons.modpak' [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'lopunny' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\lopunny\.' * [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'LopunnyImprovements' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lopunny Improvements - PG - 1.2\.' * [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'LopunnyImprovementsEpicene' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lopunny Improvements Epicene - GG - 1.0\.' [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'LessLight' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Less Light - GG - 0.1\.' [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'Mosaic' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Mosaic\.' * [21:31:10.501] Info: Detected mod 'LopunnyImprovementsExpressive' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lopunny Improvements Expressive - PG - 1.1\.' * [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'LucarioImprovements' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lucario Improvements - GG - 1.0\.' * [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'LucarioImprovementsExpressive' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Lucario Improvements Expressive - GG - 1.0\.' [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'Many Seeds' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Many_Seeds_v0.2.modpak' * [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'MoreFarmingCompact' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\MoreFarmingCompact - PG - 1.1.modpak' [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'orcana' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\orcana.modpak' [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'Pixel Goods Store' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\pgs.modpak' [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'Pilchenstein's Science Station' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\pilch_sciencestation.modpak' [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'Platform Books' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\PlatformBooks_v1.4.1.modpak' * [21:31:10.502] Info: Detected mod 'Pop-Off Lighting' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Pop-Off Lighting - PG - 1.2.modpak' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'RaceGameplayVariation' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\RaceGameplayVariation.modpak' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'RacialCrafting&Printing' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Racial Crafting & Printing_1.6 by Tremerion.modpak' * [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'RadioactiveMetals' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\RadioactiveMetals - PG - 1.4\.' * [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'RecipeReorganization' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Recipe Reorganization - PG - 1.0\.' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'RenTek_ProjectArmoury.' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\RenTek-ProjectArmoury.modpak' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'roro_vehicles' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\roro_vehicles.modpak' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'MetalBlocks' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Salvage - moreblocks (Bloxels)\.' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'SaplingMaker_v2.0' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\SaplingMaker_v2.0.modpak' [21:31:10.503] Info: Detected mod 'skizots_dozers' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\skizots_dozers.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'SolaerSelect' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\SolaerSelect.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Space Edits - Star Swap' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Space Edits - Star Swap.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Space Edits' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Space Edits.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Super SBG Race Mod' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Super SBG Race Mod.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Item Frame' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Item Frame v1.2 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' * [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Bloxel' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\Updating - Bloxel - SG - 1.0\.' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Vespoids' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\vespoid.modpak' [21:31:10.504] Info: Detected mod 'Water Wings' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\water wings\.' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Active Setalth Module v1.51 (Glad Giraffe)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Active Stealth Module v1.51 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod '[COLORBOUND]' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\[COLORBOUND].modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Armor Stand' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Armor Stand v1.2 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Harvester Beamgun Redux v2.1 (PG)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Harvester Beamgun Redux v2.2 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Item Broadcaster v1.5 (Glad Giraffe)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Item Broadcaster v1.5 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Mecharachnid v2.1 (Glad Giraffe)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Mecharachnid v2.11 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Phase Shift Module v1.3 (Glad Giraffe)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Phase Shift Module v1.3 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'The Game Hunter' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - The Game Hunter v1.41 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'Universal Uncrafter (Glad Giraffe)' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\WB - Universal Uncrafter v1.45 (Glad Giraffe).modpak' [21:31:10.505] Info: Detected mod 'YesChef' at '../giraffe_storage/mods\yeschef - Mackinz Hotfixes\.' I really like packing up my downloaded mods into modpack files. Also, my mods are marked with an asterisk or *, and I will not be deleting them. Even with 105 mods, I don't have any errors in the starbound.log (mostly because I keep on top of it and squash them when found). Only real issue my game has is occasional sprite glitching which can look something like this (it is entirely random and not replicatable): Please leave suggestions below. If you want to help resolve my sprite glitches as well, feel free. According to one Modding IRC member, it's caused by invalid JSON which doesn't cause an error... Dunno what mod would be causing it.
That's a a LOT of mods.... To slim it down you need to evaluate what you want from your game. Do you want more exploration or building? Races or vehicles? Automation or expansion? My list is only 5 or so mods. Frakin universe is my big one, for it combined many of the ones you have into one mod. I don't do any race mods or "parts" mods. Don't have any other expansion mods either. And I have the block table mod so I can craft all the blocks in game, but that's it. I play for variety and exploration, along with RP building. To keep the sort consistent, on must keep the game as pure as possible. But you need to have Frakin Universe... It's too good, and should really be incorporated into the base game.
I don't have problems with people liking the mod, but going so far as to say I "need" it is a bit much, don't you think? None of my 105 mods are total overhauls of game progression - maybe that indicates what kind of modder I am overall.
Space Edits and Star Swap could probably be combined. Realistically, since all the mods load, they could technically be put together. At worst you would just need to combine json patch files since nothing else should overlap, else one of them is being overwritten by the other.
None of the mods I use overhaul the game either.... I'm just pointing out some things I noticed. And the devs have added mods to the base game before, so that argument is pointless. I'm just giving ya some pointers, that's all. I see no point in race mods, personally.
...but that's what Frackin' Universe does... Yes, significantly smaller ones which did not make use of assets from other games.
Not really. It adds to it, but doesn't really break progression or the order of things. Simply builds on what is already there. Race mods far more break with lore and progression then simple additive mods. But it's just my opinion. If you want to par down your list, ditch all the race and block additive mods. That should shrink you by a lot.
If Frakin Universe isn't an overhaul, than I am not a white guy. (I am. Very white.) That mod is the definition of an overhaul, and is far from simple.
I just incorporated Colorbound and Colorbound+ into my Species Improvement Modpack. 2 down... Also, I, with the help of some members of modding IRC, convinced Kawa to consider incorporating Felin Fur+, Felin Constumes+ and Felin Objects+ into the base Felins mod - I will also be doing that this weekend, to condense my mods.
