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Mechanics

Mods that alter Starbound's mechanics.

Top Mods

  1. Automatic Doors
    Makes all doors open and close automatically! - by lornlynx
    Updated: Sep 29, 2021
  2. The Game Hunter: Mounted Monsters
    Use the Game Rifles to bag place-able stuffed versions of your foes. - by Wellbott
    Updated: Jan 11, 2017
  3. [Starbound 1.0+] Tanz' Lighting Overhaul!
    Overhauled lighting system with loads of customization! - by TanzNukeTerror
    Updated: Nov 16, 2016
  4. Improved Containers
    Persistent storage, Mass selling, Renaming, Searching, Sorting, Quick stacking - by v6ooo
    Updated: Oct 9, 2017
  5. Blood Mod
    More blood during combat - by dDefinder
    Updated: May 28, 2017

View All Featured Mods

  1. Race Gameplay Variation

    Adds new mechanics based on the player's chosen race!
  1. GraySloth

    Make Anomalies Great Again 2018-03-25

    Increases the drop rates of loot in space encounters
    5/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    1,218
    Updated:
    Mar 26, 2018
  2. bk3k

    bk3k's More Powerful Techs 2.04

    improved upon some techs to make them fun and useful
    4.875/5, 8 ratings
    Downloads:
    2,571
    Updated:
    Jan 30, 2018
  3. DrakorHunter20

    Frackin' Races - Addon Base 1.0

    For making your own Frackin' Races addon
    4/5, 2 ratings
    Downloads:
    225
    Updated:
    Jan 30, 2018
  4. nickc01

    Smart Tubes 1.2.5

    The smart way to transfer items around in Starbound
    4.90909/5, 11 ratings
    Downloads:
    1,715
    Updated:
    Jan 19, 2018
  5. EclipticWulf

    Tenacious Monsters v1.2.0

    Most monsters will now break doors to reach you!
    5/5, 1 rating
    Downloads:
    234
    Updated:
    Jan 11, 2018
  6. EclipticWulf

    Classic Smelting v1.0.0

    Remember when furnaces didn't have dark matter smelting everything that you put into them? I do!
    5/5, 1 rating
    Downloads:
    160
    Updated:
    Jan 10, 2018
  7. greenRAM

    No Shadows 1.1

    Disables point light shadows to increase performance.
    5/5, 6 ratings
    Downloads:
    13,612
    Updated:
    Jan 8, 2018
  8. EclipticWulf

    Classic Food Mechanics v1.7.0

    No more rotting or unstackable food!
    4.75/5, 4 ratings
    Downloads:
    2,723
    Updated:
    Dec 8, 2017
  9. xaliber

    Realistic Fuel Cost 1.1

    The farther you go, the costlier the fuel!
    5/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    808
    Updated:
    Dec 1, 2017
  10. PikachuInTheShower
    5/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    302
    Updated:
    Nov 24, 2017
  11. ColonolNutty

    CN - Animated Handheld Torches v2.0.5

    Torches on the go, anytime, anywhere!
    4.66667/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    492
    Updated:
    Nov 23, 2017
  12. soldierfast90

    Realismbound: Arcade v1.0 Arcade [fixed]

    A lightened version of RealismBound: Definitive. READ DESCRIPTION.
    4.5/5, 2 ratings
    Downloads:
    161
    Updated:
    Nov 19, 2017
  13. soldierfast90

    Realismbound v1.36 [fixed]

    A uniquely extreme take on increasing Starbound's difficulty.
    4.5/5, 4 ratings
    Downloads:
    485
    Updated:
    Nov 19, 2017
  14. DarkMage16

    Eye colors 2017-10-17

    Eye colors for Floran
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    53
    Updated:
    Oct 17, 2017
  15. royal_fish

    Humble Healing 1.0

    Nerfs various healing methods to make the game more challenging.
    5/5, 4 ratings
    Downloads:
    285
    Updated:
    Oct 9, 2017
  16. v6ooo

    Improved Containers 2.11

    Persistent storage, Mass selling, Renaming, Searching, Sorting, Quick stacking
    4.90625/5, 32 ratings
    Downloads:
    10,560
    Updated:
    Oct 9, 2017
  17. makasouleater69

    Turn Off FPS limiter 2017-10-03

    Makes fps unlimited
    5/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    5,045
    Updated:
    Oct 3, 2017
  18. makasouleater69

    Casual with Hunger 2017-10-03

    Hunger for casual play mode
    5/5, 3 ratings
    Downloads:
    1,455
    Updated:
    Oct 3, 2017
  19. SomethingRetarded

    Difficulty Overhaul, Plus, and Nightmare Edition 1.2

    Make Starbound harder with these modular mods!
    0/5, 0 ratings
    Downloads:
    359
    Updated:
    Sep 12, 2017
  20. Mooncalf99

    Cheaper mech parts 2017-08-25

    Because you have better things to do than grind anomalies for salvage.
    5/5, 2 ratings
    Downloads:
    550
    Updated:
    Aug 25, 2017