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When playing on starbound , having new mods can bring a new enjoyment to your starbound games .
Whether you’re playing on solo mode or with friends , installing mods on your starbound server hosting can help you spice the game a little bit .
Installing mods on starbound can be done in two different ways .
You can install mods on starbound by :
1. The Manual Way
Using the manual can be a little handy and you’ll need to have some knowledge about the technical side of the game to be able to download mods on starbound , however getting the required knowledge can significantly pay-off .
The first thing you need to do is to head over to the Chuckle Fish Community , in the above folder section which is at top of the page you’ll be able to find the mod section .
After that , you’ll be redirected to an interface where you will have the ability to see different mods allowing you to filter and sort by different states , max players , worlds and much more .
Now that you’ve reached this point , what you’re going to want to do is you’re going to want to choose the mod that you’re interested in and the want you feel like will be the most enjoyable for you .
Then , you’ll need to go ahead and pick it up and hit the download button so it can start downloading .
Before that , you’ll have the option to see different formats of downloads , you can choose the one you are more comfortable with , however for better experience when downloading mods in starbound we advice you to choose the rar format .
Now that the download is finished , you can use WinRAR to unpack starbounds mods that you have downloaded .
Normally , the mods themselves come in two different formats during the installation .
Now , you need to copy the files and paste them into your Starbound directory in your steam or GOG library and then go to the mods folder .
You need to make sure that the metadata file is on the first level of the folder that you’re entering into your Starbound / mod folder .
This is how you can manually install and add mods to a starbound server you created , all you will need to do so you can see the mods installed on your starbound game is to reset or close and re-open your Starbound partie and you will be able to see the mods added into your game .
If you’re at this point and still , did not see any changes or your starbound mods are not loading don’t worry as some mods are not working anymore , all you need to do is choose a different mod and start the process over again and if you respect the mentioned steps in this article you will be able to see the installed mods working just fine on your starbound game .
2. The Steam Workshop
This way to install mods on starbound on steam can be better for you if you are not interested in doing the technical changes yourself as dealing with that can be frustrating for non techie starbound players .
The First thing you need to do is to head up to your Steam Starbound area and click on browse the workshop now button .
Choose the Starbound Mod you are interested in and select it so it can be downloaded .
Then , go and take a look at our mods folder to see if it’s changed or not .
The next step will be to go ahead and turn your starbound game to see if the changes have been applied successfully .
How To Uninstall Mods On Starbound
To disable mods like breathing in the moon on starbound is actually really easy to do now in the new version released in 2022 .
You can do it manually by just deleting the folders that you added to your starbound files .
For the workshop all you have to do is hit unsubscribe and that will take care of it , so you won’t need to do any of the manual process mentioned above .
You will then find that everything that was modded or added to the game now gets changed into the whole generic version of the game .
If you go back to your upgraded ship you’ll see that anything that you added to the world is just gone .
