Some quick troubleshooting help from the comments below: -Your nexus file path and your INI file path must be exact. 99% of issues are due to this problem. If your moving around game installation files, installing outside the default C drive, ect you will have issues. -when I say "if you put the content file path here (in contents) you'll have more issues", I'm referencing the folders WITHIN content. I did not clearly show that, my fault. -script extender mods are the only mods confirmed NOT to work on gamepass. All other mods should function properly, although you may need to manually install some without mod manager options.
appreciate the video brother. been trying to do this for days and no luck, the info out there for gamepass is lacking and you nailed it. thank you. will def recommend to my friends on the gamepass
Bro this actually worked for me! I was thinking of just quitting Starfield out of boredom but I just downloaded mods and they're all working. Time to go all out.
Thank you, I didn’t realize that the config file needed to go in documents instead of the game folder, couldn’t figure out why mods weren’t working. You’re awesome!
Broooo thank you . Had a full convo with a friend today about how i cant get mods working bc i was doing the text ini file. Thanks alot man ** IT WORKS!!** just make sure the game is installed on C
@jaimev2083 🤣🤣🤣I really thought this was going to work lol. I don't get it , I've modded so many games but can't get the one game I really wanna mod but can't
@carpetreviews5916 my nexus install path is the content folder where the game launcher is and the Ini is in the my documents starfield folder . Def in the right spot. I will say vids alittle confusing bc it says click content for the path then right after u say putting in the content folder can make even more trouble
well done, please note i tried putting in in the one drive location and it didnt work. just went through my games and dropped it in there thanks heaps for fixing this !
The way people are able to just rename it is if you enable file name extensions in your file explorer the file will show the .ini or .txt on the end and you can just change it to whatever you want. You can do the same to change a mp4 into an mp3. The audio wont be great, but it works nonetheless.
Does it matter if I have Starfield installed on a secondary SSD? I had no more space on my default drive so I had to install it to my second one. For context, I followed everything in the video and most of the mods in Vortex work. However, the only ones that don't seem to work are texture mods or mods that alter character looks. I tried downloading them on Vortex and also manually copying the mod data into the Data file of Starfield's, but it's still not working
Another person here had issues installing off the C drive. I don't recommend it, but I'm sure it can be done successfully. Unfortunately I have not installed any asthetic mods so I can't troubleshoot them 🫤
Yep same issue here. I think it’s just the way it is. Vortex can’t create a junction folder to my secondary drive either because of permissions issues with the gamepass directory.
My Vortex will not even install Starfield Vortex Extension". So how do I proceed then? I can't manually set the install location or do anything until that extension is first installed.
@@nathanburgett1599 unfortunately I can't say if these steps remain accurate in the 9 months since posting. I'm sure many things have changed and become outdated since last November.
This is a decent tutorial but with a lot of generalizations that are just flat our wrong with some of them only working if you've installed exactly as this user has.
I know this is an older video, does script extender still not work for gamepass version? Really don’t want to buy the game again on steam but seems like a lot of good quality mods only work on that. Or would it be worth just waiting for creation kit to come out and see what happens after official mod support
No script extenders work on any gamepass versions, because it replaces the .exe file. Gamepass blocks users from accessing those files to avoid illegal copies, because you don't own the games. I found all the mods I personally wanted without needing script extender, whereas fallout 3 I basically had to buy another version.
@@SpartanSam0034 dang, I guess I’ll just have to see if it would be worth it or not. I haven’t looked too into what mods require the extender and be missing out or not
In windows File manager Click view then show then click file name extention. Then you will see .ini or .txt. if you don't see .txt at end of file name then rename the file (text.ini) you get file named text.ini.txt if you do step I said you will see the .txt and when you save as text.ini it will prompt you saying it might break the file click ok and your .txt is now an .ini file. I hate but understand why it is hidden by default but I like to know what type of file I'm clicking on!
I go to download the No Kill Xp mod and look for the file to download it to and it doesn’t show up for Starfield. ThisPC/Users/scham/OneDrive/Documents/MyGames/ then the only two games that show up are Borderlands 2 and Skyrim. What am I missing? I deleted the game and reinstalled it to default c drive just to be sure and then opened the game so it would sync as well and still doesn’t show up in that file path
Hi thank you for this clear guide. Ive got most mods working now! There is one mod im having trouble with and cant figure out how to install following this proces. Starvival mod from lKocMoHaBTl, do you got this working by any chance?
Awesome thanks. I was hoping to install the Constellation Mod pack but see it says it doesn't work on Game Pass version, does anyone know of another good mod pack that will work with the GP version?
Yeah that usually means you have your games installing off the C drive. These instructions need to be modified if you're using an external hard drive, and I can't confirm if it even works.
In windows file manager click view go to show click file name extention. You will now see .txt at end of file name change it to .ini hit enter prompt will say it might break file say yes now it's ini file!
Not sure if you answered this already, but if I have starfield through gamepass installed on an external removable hard drive, will the INI file need to be on there as well, or would it be downloaded to my main computer under the same file location you showed us?
I'm sure there is a way to get mods to work off an external drive, but the file pathing will change somewhere and I can't say where anything would need to be for certain. You'd have to troubleshoot and see what works.
Yeah Xbox hides the exe files since you don't actually own the game. Make sure you use the exact file path thats shown where your Xbox app tells you it's listed.
Great video. Thanks! Is there a way to determine which mods are active in-game? Other games I've played have a "mods" section where mods can be selected/deselected so we know they are active. Did I miss it in Starfield? Thanks!
@@SpartanSam0034 Got it. Thanks. I am dabbling with Starfield mods and to start with I’m going to install some minor visual/gameplay mods to practice and was hoping to make sure I’d installed them correctly. 😀 I will go ahead and practice but Will just have to wait for the manager. No problem. Have a great day.
Good video but very confusing halfway. You say there is only one more things left to do after mapping the download folder to the content setting but then start talking about ini folders? If I’m using vortex and still having to fill the ini notes with mod text lines then isn’t that the same amount of work as manually downloading which I’m currently attempting? Sorry I am having way to many issues and have been struggling for days.
You should not be adding lines to your INI file if you're using vortex. If you've done everything else properly, my guess is that either your vortex file path is wrong, or your INI file is in the wrong location. You have to be exact with both.
@@Wagin-u8i top 2 problems are the wrong vortex file path, which usually shows an error that vortex cannot deploy the mods, and the lack of INI file in the correct location. Have you installed on your C drive via gamepass?
@@SpartanSam0034 yeah I do and the pathway is to c/Xbox gamepass/starfeild/ content. It's not giving any errors or anything it's just not working and I feel like I'm being dumb
Correct if your mods cannot deploy, that means the file path for your game is likely incorrect. Unfortunately I cannot guarantee your games are saved to the same location as mine, since anyone can move the files anywhere 😔 but you should see the location when you go to the Xbox app and view the files. Copy and paste that starfield file path right into vortex, and you should be all set.
Texture mods should be very easy to do through vortex, although I don't use them so I can't say 100%. It's a very simple code change. But any mod can be done manually if necessary
For Vortex, I found that the textures don't work if they contain .dds files. They do work if they contain other file extensions like .nig and .dat. If someone got them to work with dds, you're a legend, and please let me know how you got it to work 😂
Never mind, I got it to work by putting this line right under [Archive] in the regular Starfield.ini file in "C:\XboxGames\Starfield\Content" bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
I’m confused because you said you need to set it here after hovering in ver Contents, then you said If you set it her you will have problems, “if you set in on contents you’ll have even more problems” now I can’t start my game.
I had a feeling someone would have this problem haha. What I meant was, you cannot put it in a folder inside contents. Click on contents, and select that.
@@SpartanSam0034 when I played BG3 sometimes when I added mods it wouldn’t let me load from Vortex so I tried from Steam, it worked fine so far, but yeah I’m currently adding mods and loading the game up from Gamepass and they are working fine.
That's common knowledge at this point. Figure nobody wants to watch a video on mods they CANT use 🤷 and I did clearly title the video gamepass mods, not any mod.
What are the compatible mods that only works on game pass. This should save everyone time since not all mods work. And you seem to have a good idea of the ones that work. Could you list or recommend any.
Good point. Can't guarantee everything of course, but generally any mods that do not run off the starfield script extender should work for Xbox 👍 basically everything I've tried has worked, and what I do is filter nexus mods to the most popular all time and run through the first 20 pages or so. Just depends if you just want quality of life mods, visual changes/reskins, or cheat mods.
I believe gamepass defaults some files to onedrive. It may work if you can find the same folder that would be in the onedrive location elsewhere but results will vary. Most people have issues when they start moving around game files.
@@SpartanSam0034 thank you for responding I think I found the right place. Mostly interested in the community patch suppose to clear up some common bugs
Some quick troubleshooting help from the comments below:
-Your nexus file path and your INI file path must be exact. 99% of issues are due to this problem. If your moving around game installation files, installing outside the default C drive, ect you will have issues.
-when I say "if you put the content file path here (in contents) you'll have more issues", I'm referencing the folders WITHIN content. I did not clearly show that, my fault.
-script extender mods are the only mods confirmed NOT to work on gamepass. All other mods should function properly, although you may need to manually install some without mod manager options.
I am still getting deployment method not available.
appreciate the video brother. been trying to do this for days and no luck, the info out there for gamepass is lacking and you nailed it. thank you. will def recommend to my friends on the gamepass
So glad I could help
OMG, just started playing and cound not get mods to work, you are a legend , all woking now thanks.
Bro this actually worked for me! I was thinking of just quitting Starfield out of boredom but I just downloaded mods and they're all working. Time to go all out.
Yes dude it will make the game so much more fun I guarantee it
Thank you man! This was the first video that actually made it work for me. Big ups to you!
Thank you, I didn’t realize that the config file needed to go in documents instead of the game folder, couldn’t figure out why mods weren’t working. You’re awesome!
Pretty sure in most steam games it's like that. But gamepass has to be different lol
So helpful, I almost gave up, simplest and best tutorial out there, thanks so much.
Absolute legend. Its amazing how many videos you have to watch to get one that works. Thank you so much.
from someone that failed the minecraft tutorial i could barely complete this tutorial in other word A-M-A-Z I CAMEITS SO GOOD
Broooo thank you . Had a full convo with a friend today about how i cant get mods working bc i was doing the text ini file. Thanks alot man
** IT WORKS!!** just make sure the game is installed on C
lol
if you're having issues, its likely a prob with your nexus install path or your INI location. all my mods worked on these instructions.
@jaimev2083 🤣🤣🤣I really thought this was going to work lol. I don't get it , I've modded so many games but can't get the one game I really wanna mod but can't
@nanashi9352 I have the gamepass version. the only thing that I'm having trouble with is any texture mods
@carpetreviews5916 my nexus install path is the content folder where the game launcher is and the Ini is in the my documents starfield folder . Def in the right spot. I will say vids alittle confusing bc it says click content for the path then right after u say putting in the content folder can make even more trouble
ty your the only one to give me a solution that worked! subbed
well done, please note i tried putting in in the one drive location and it didnt work. just went through my games and dropped it in there thanks heaps for fixing this !
The way people are able to just rename it is if you enable file name extensions in your file explorer the file will show the .ini or .txt on the end and you can just change it to whatever you want. You can do the same to change a mp4 into an mp3. The audio wont be great, but it works nonetheless.
Yes it is possible to do, but the setting is not on by default in windows
Hands down, the clearest tutorial yet.
Actually helpful, I thought I did something wrong but my game pass ran out as soon as I figured out how to install mods timing was crazy 😭
Here king, you dropped your crown 👑
Thank you for the video, still didnt work for me and will probably just buy the game on steam eventually but im glad it worked for so many people.
Same here, didn’t work for me either
is the mod staging folder supposed to be the same thing leading into content folder of starfield
Update - some games are automatic (ex: fallout 4) as long as you give vortex permission
You kinda made it sound like it was a hassle to film this.
I appreciate the video though, helped me alot
Lol no I was more annoyed with the shitty instructions people were giving out 😆
Does it matter if I have Starfield installed on a secondary SSD? I had no more space on my default drive so I had to install it to my second one. For context, I followed everything in the video and most of the mods in Vortex work. However, the only ones that don't seem to work are texture mods or mods that alter character looks. I tried downloading them on Vortex and also manually copying the mod data into the Data file of Starfield's, but it's still not working
Another person here had issues installing off the C drive. I don't recommend it, but I'm sure it can be done successfully. Unfortunately I have not installed any asthetic mods so I can't troubleshoot them 🫤
Yep same issue here. I think it’s just the way it is. Vortex can’t create a junction folder to my secondary drive either because of permissions issues with the gamepass directory.
Bro you sound like bob from stranger things :)
My Vortex will not even install Starfield Vortex Extension". So how do I proceed then? I can't manually set the install location or do anything until that extension is first installed.
Not working for me. Says it needs an extension to even manage starfield. Still working on it however.
@@nathanburgett1599 unfortunately I can't say if these steps remain accurate in the 9 months since posting. I'm sure many things have changed and become outdated since last November.
This is a decent tutorial but with a lot of generalizations that are just flat our wrong with some of them only working if you've installed exactly as this user has.
@@bwloawesome it is a year old now so it's very likely to be out of date
@@SpartanSam0034 sure, but my statement would have been just as true as the day it was posted.
@@bwloawesome you're welcome to make your own superior guide
I know this is an older video, does script extender still not work for gamepass version? Really don’t want to buy the game again on steam but seems like a lot of good quality mods only work on that. Or would it be worth just waiting for creation kit to come out and see what happens after official mod support
No script extenders work on any gamepass versions, because it replaces the .exe file. Gamepass blocks users from accessing those files to avoid illegal copies, because you don't own the games. I found all the mods I personally wanted without needing script extender, whereas fallout 3 I basically had to buy another version.
@@SpartanSam0034 dang, I guess I’ll just have to see if it would be worth it or not. I haven’t looked too into what mods require the extender and be missing out or not
In windows File manager Click view then show then click file name extention. Then you will see .ini or .txt. if you don't see .txt at end of file name then rename the file (text.ini) you get file named text.ini.txt if you do step I said you will see the .txt and when you save as text.ini it will prompt you saying it might break the file click ok and your .txt is now an .ini file. I hate but understand why it is hidden by default but I like to know what type of file I'm clicking on!
My fuckin hero 4:24 is exactly what I've been doing
This totally works.
I go to download the No Kill Xp mod and look for the file to download it to and it doesn’t show up for Starfield. ThisPC/Users/scham/OneDrive/Documents/MyGames/ then the only two games that show up are Borderlands 2 and Skyrim. What am I missing? I deleted the game and reinstalled it to default c drive just to be sure and then opened the game so it would sync as well and still doesn’t show up in that file path
im using nexus. I downloaded that mod you mentioned. It did not add the entry to my Starfield custom file. Is there anything im doing wrong?
Awesome 1000 thanks
you sir are a legend thank you
Been doing it as you describe but it still appears as an ini file
Hi thank you for this clear guide. Ive got most mods working now! There is one mod im having trouble with and cant figure out how to install following this proces. Starvival mod from lKocMoHaBTl, do you got this working by any chance?
Awesome thanks. I was hoping to install the Constellation Mod pack but see it says it doesn't work on Game Pass version, does anyone know of another good mod pack that will work with the GP version?
Cutest tut
wow that sounded incredibly complicated
It's very particular due to gamepass
@@SpartanSam0034 I think imma just buy the game on steam lol
@@DeadZoneGaming honestly after like 20 hrs I realized how barren the game is once you start space traveling and got quite bored with it
@@SpartanSam0034 I’ve played it on Xbox. I’m one of the few who really like the game. I’ve just wanted to mess with mods lol
I think Im even more confused cause nothing works still lol
No mods that I do show up at all. Not even the lut filters. Makes me so mad. I followed step by step and nothing happened
What is this no kill do mod? Is that a mod you just picked for demonstration?
Did everything still doesnt work
Not working, i dont have one drive any file there, have in different place and there i put this and still dont work.
Yeah that usually means you have your games installing off the C drive. These instructions need to be modified if you're using an external hard drive, and I can't confirm if it even works.
THANK YOU
I am just dumb ik. but im still so confused
I installed the file the way you just put in a video, but it still says text document. I don’t know what to do just I’m stuck and whatever.
In windows file manager click view go to show click file name extention. You will now see .txt at end of file name change it to .ini hit enter prompt will say it might break file say yes now it's ini file!
still only about 50% of the mods work.... but i suppose some is better then none. maybe a fresh reinstall would help.
This vid is almost 6 months old at this point so it wouldn't surprise me that most of it is outdated at this point
Not sure if you answered this already, but if I have starfield through gamepass installed on an external removable hard drive, will the INI file need to be on there as well, or would it be downloaded to my main computer under the same file location you showed us?
I'm sure there is a way to get mods to work off an external drive, but the file pathing will change somewhere and I can't say where anything would need to be for certain. You'd have to troubleshoot and see what works.
It tell me that the game directory doesn’t appear to contain the game bc apparently it doesn’t have starfield.exe.
Yeah Xbox hides the exe files since you don't actually own the game. Make sure you use the exact file path thats shown where your Xbox app tells you it's listed.
@@SpartanSam0034 still gives the exact same result, i choose the path as the folder where the .exe file is and it still tells me the same thing
Great video. Thanks!
Is there a way to determine which mods are active in-game? Other games I've played have a "mods" section where mods can be selected/deselected so we know they are active. Did I miss it in Starfield?
Thanks!
Negative there's no in game mod manager yet. They have said it is coming later though.
@@SpartanSam0034 Got it. Thanks. I am dabbling with Starfield mods and to start with I’m going to install some minor visual/gameplay mods to practice and was hoping to make sure I’d installed them correctly. 😀 I will go ahead and practice but Will just have to wait for the manager. No problem. Have a great day.
@@niaralosusa you'll notice changes pretty quickly 😅
Good video but very confusing halfway. You say there is only one more things left to do after mapping the download folder to the content setting but then start talking about ini folders? If I’m using vortex and still having to fill the ini notes with mod text lines then isn’t that the same amount of work as manually downloading which I’m currently attempting? Sorry I am having way to many issues and have been struggling for days.
You should not be adding lines to your INI file if you're using vortex. If you've done everything else properly, my guess is that either your vortex file path is wrong, or your INI file is in the wrong location. You have to be exact with both.
Followed step by step and still no luck, I've watched 4 videos on this and I literally can't get it to work. Help
What happens when you run the game? Does it crash at all
@@SpartanSam0034 No it just doesn't input the mods, it just the regular game.
@@Wagin-u8i top 2 problems are the wrong vortex file path, which usually shows an error that vortex cannot deploy the mods, and the lack of INI file in the correct location. Have you installed on your C drive via gamepass?
@@SpartanSam0034 yeah I do and the pathway is to c/Xbox gamepass/starfeild/ content. It's not giving any errors or anything it's just not working and I feel like I'm being dumb
@@SpartanSam0034 I've downloaded the one you linked and even another and still nothing
can we use Disk Cache Enabler mod .... since i have my game installed on hdd it has dsync issue with audio and stutters ....will it fix it
I have not tested that mod since it just came out, but I'd certainly try it if you have stuttering. I've heard good things.
@@SpartanSam0034 thank you bro… make sure to check it and revert back if it works or not ✌🏼
So this didn’t work for me, vortex is telling me that mods cannot be deployed.
Change the file place for nexus to the folder as the game are
Correct if your mods cannot deploy, that means the file path for your game is likely incorrect. Unfortunately I cannot guarantee your games are saved to the same location as mine, since anyone can move the files anywhere 😔 but you should see the location when you go to the Xbox app and view the files. Copy and paste that starfield file path right into vortex, and you should be all set.
I need help
what about texture mods? do those need to be downloaded manually and put into game directory data folder or can i still install them through vortex
Texture mods should be very easy to do through vortex, although I don't use them so I can't say 100%. It's a very simple code change. But any mod can be done manually if necessary
For Vortex, I found that the textures don't work if they contain .dds files. They do work if they contain other file extensions like .nig and .dat. If someone got them to work with dds, you're a legend, and please let me know how you got it to work 😂
Never mind, I got it to work by putting this line right under [Archive] in the regular Starfield.ini file in "C:\XboxGames\Starfield\Content"
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
I’m confused because you said you need to set it here after hovering in ver Contents, then you said If you set it her you will have problems, “if you set in on contents you’ll have even more problems” now I can’t start my game.
I had a feeling someone would have this problem haha. What I meant was, you cannot put it in a folder inside contents. Click on contents, and select that.
@@SpartanSam0034 OHHHHH ok I gotchu lol, also I started the game from Gamepass and it seems the mods work fine from there so
@@DJ_LOONIE generally I recommend people run the game from nexus, but I have read you can run it directly and mods should deploy still
@@SpartanSam0034 when I played BG3 sometimes when I added mods it wouldn’t let me load from Vortex so I tried from Steam, it worked fine so far, but yeah I’m currently adding mods and loading the game up from Gamepass and they are working fine.
Doesn´t work with mods uses Starfield Script Extender - so all Gameplay Mods will not work with your METHOD!
"ALL THE STUFF YOU WANT"... doesn´t work this way ;)
That's common knowledge at this point. Figure nobody wants to watch a video on mods they CANT use 🤷 and I did clearly title the video gamepass mods, not any mod.
What are the compatible mods that only works on game pass. This should save everyone time since not all mods work. And you seem to have a good idea of the ones that work. Could you list or recommend any.
Good point. Can't guarantee everything of course, but generally any mods that do not run off the starfield script extender should work for Xbox 👍 basically everything I've tried has worked, and what I do is filter nexus mods to the most popular all time and run through the first 20 pages or so. Just depends if you just want quality of life mods, visual changes/reskins, or cheat mods.
Does achievement enabler work with this method?
Supposedly yes, assuming it isn't a script mod. Can't say for sure, I don't use it currently.
Thank you!!
how do i turn on the mods?
As long as they are activated in vortex they are on
Thanks m8
not using onedrive is it necessary?
I believe gamepass defaults some files to onedrive. It may work if you can find the same folder that would be in the onedrive location elsewhere but results will vary. Most people have issues when they start moving around game files.
@@SpartanSam0034 thank you for responding I think I found the right place. Mostly interested in the community patch suppose to clear up some common bugs
Ty for the guide but still only 3 mods works, more ships,more companions,and light saber the rest not