MODDING STARFIELD (PC) - A Quick Guide

[@GophersVids]

IMPORTANT: When renaming the "New Text Document.txt" to "StarfieldCustoms.ini", if you cannot see the ".txt" or ".ini" part of those file names, go to the top of your Windows Explorer and make sure the box marked "File name extensions" is checked. This let's you see the file extension for known files. As a general rule, I'd recommend always having that checked. If you're on Windows 11 @ShakeyHandedArtist found a solution for you : "to anyone using windows 11 go to the top of your windows explorer, click view, then at the bottom it should say "show" click that and then find "file name extensions" and click that. then you're good to go :) hope this helped." Thank you to him for that :)

[@LastHazzerd]

I did encounter that issue since my PC swapped to Win11 and i forgot that's not on by default. Though i appear to still be struggling with getting mods to actually enable, I at least have ruled that issue out.

[@LydianArtist]

I cannot find this option, my computer is currently running windows 11, any tips? Edit: I FIGURED IT OUT, to anyone using windows 11 go to the top of your windows explorer, click view, then at the bottom it should say "show" click that and then find "file name extensions" and click that. then you're good to go :) hope this helped.

[@theorangeiscool1]

@@LydianArtist Thank you kind sir

[@Nokav]

@@LastHazzerd if you are playing on the gamepass version or xbox version the starfield scrip extender will not support it and they will not even consider it

[@jessiej3991]

Can you do a video on how to mod Starfield as in making our own mods instead of downloading existing mods on Nexus,etc...... ??? How to Edit and or Create .ESP files

[@GophersVids]

Re-upload to remove adult content on the front page of Nexus that I didn't notice in editing :)

[@LiorRotberg]

I was actually wondering about that, good thing you've noticed

[@sentinelkevin7375]

😂 Classic nexus...

[@James-ih2lb]

I’ve read that proper mod support for pc is coming on the 6th and I also read Xbox mod support is being bought out along side it does that mean Xbox will have mods on the 6th also?

[@JonoLB]

Gotta love it 😅

[@t3po3]

SFSE is out!🎉

[@Squeeble00]

Doesn't matter if i know all this already, i'm still going to watch every one of these. Mod tutorial asmr should be it's own genre

[@N7-ElusiveOne]

It's basically a genre Gopher invented. I could sleep to these.

[@beowulfschmidt6031]

Big same. Been using Vortex since it released, and I will watch every single Gopher mod video I see. 🤣🤣🤣

[@yiasemi]

Omg back to the early days of modding a new Beth single player. It's been a long time a'comin' as someone must have sung once. So excited, I'm so enjoying my first playthrough and already planning others, and now gopher is tutorialising already. You can take the teacher out of the classroom but you can't take it out of his blood.

[@HeIsDante]

I remember it like it was yesterday. 15 year old me playing Skyrim then finding gopher on here introducing me to mods. Things were simpler back then, beautiful, and he brings back all those memories

[@truegamer2819]

same

[@ArthurD]

Even the whole 12 (TWELVE!) years later after the release of Skyrim, Gopher is still our guide to the modding of Bethesda games. Great job, Gopher!

[@ozziealtec]

I was playing Fallout NV when I discovered Gopher on KZbin and I had never heard of modding. I watched his How-To videos for several days and went from only playing straight out of the box vanilla games to modding until my PC was about to burst at the seams! This was 12 years ago. What a wild ride and still going! 😃

[@CaptnNMorgan1996]

I found Gopher because I was looking for Skyrim modding tutorials about 10 years ago now. He's the reason I bought New Vegas

[@RobbieB2606]

Same story here - Fallout NV mods were amazing

[@somakun1806]

same here

[@jclosed2516]

I was a bit more early, because for me it all started with Gopher's LP of Fallout 3, and me starting to mod that game. If I remember well there was not even a really reliable and decent mod manager at that time, so it was all done "by hand". We come a looong way since then, but Gopher was my constant and reliable source of knowledge through all those years... 🙂

[@KNIGHTJUMPS]

Gopher has been an amazing help to me over the years. I love G O H P E R.

[@Tapr00t349]

it feels like it’s 2011 again, and TESV Skyrim just launched and I’m going down the rabbit hole of Gopher’s videos 😍 the best kind of deja vu, what a time to be alive

[@TomH2681]

I can't keep up with how quickly mods are coming. So much enthusiasm around Starfield, this is really encouraging.

[@TdogGaming_Vods]

Same! im suprised the amounts of mods that have came out since early access started!

[@Igzilee]

@@TdogGaming_Vods And it's only going to increase when the early access period ends

[@farmsalot1233]

​@@TdogGaming_Vodsbethesda gave some modders earlier access to get ahead of the game.

[@ironside61]

imagine how many will arrive after the creation kit for this is released

[@jclosed2516]

Yeah - Exiting times. Because modders have a really giant palette to mod on (just imagine all those bare planets ready to be filled with stories and interesting locations). I really wonder how this all will turn out the coming months and years...

[@Party_Doll]

You were my instructor during my first days at Modder University way back in the Skyrim days and then Fallout 4 ( I ended up running 240+ mods in both )...now here we are, many years later, prepping for another load order...altho I require much less hand holding than I once did, its comforting to know you're here to help if needed...

[@kaliban4758]

At one point in playing skurim I had 256 mods installed, not all of them had an esm/esp to activate in my mod manager

[@LazloArcadia]

Gopher I don't get to tell you often enough how much I have ALWAYS appreciated all you have done for the modding community of the various Bethesda games. Your efforts over the years have truly changed the way I play these games. You have my heart felt "Thank you!"

[@dragonstar1618]

Great to see you in Starfield Gopher. I will definitely be following your Starfield videos. Better HUD was actually my very first mod I installed to Starfield two days ago... and because of a recommendation by you from a previous video, and you were right it is a must have mod and is a great improvement of the vanilla HUD. Thanks ;)

[@arron2861]

I have watched MANY mod installation videos and yours is the best I've seen hands down. Excellent video.

[@lil_old_man202]

it seems as if gopher has been hibernating all these years, waiting for a new and moddable bgs game. now it's finally here, and he's back, and the fun begins.

[@jessicameves3672]

Gopher is the modding tutorial GOAT

[@Blakobness]

This takes me back to when I first got into modding games, it was Skyrim and I came to this channel for modding tutorials.

[@R3TR1BUT1ONz]

So nostalgic hearing gophers voice again, glad he's still alive and kicking - awesome stuff!

[@darkspartan806]

Thank you so much for making it easy for dummies like me. Modding can be so overwhelming to the uninitiated.

[@caloss2]

I find Starfield to be a true return to form for Bethesda; so much is familiar, yet so much feels new

[@jclosed2516]

Completely agree. I have a blast with this game now. And I am not even that far in yet...

[@officialteaincorporated243]

Im personally enjoying starfield massively however the community response is so weird to me. Everybody seems to either absolutely love the game or despise it with a passion, I havent seen many people saying that its decent or alright.

[@Snay1998]

Skyrim but in space Hell yeah

[@CrouchingscarabflyingJ]

​@@officialteaincorporated243notice that the people who are hating it are actively not playing it

[@dc37wwe2kmods]

Tbh I believe Starfield is the true successor of Skyrim's masterpiece.

[@joehudson4651]

I have to say that I found your clear and concise instructions very helpful, I'm almost 50 years old and could understand perfectly what you were laying down, thank you!

[@ivanrivas9094]

Your videos are the best because you don't talk fast like most do. Thank you. Instead of trying to keep up and going back and forth, I can listen and understand first time through.

[@TENCHUSNAKE-]

Gopher! 💪🏽 Glad to see you still kicking ass and still making amazing videos for the modding community. Thank you for all the tutorials, past, present, and future.

[@mazurka13x]

i never knew about the injection scroll down on vortex i just did it manually. All these years and you are still teaching, thank you for all you do.

[@nbygmr-wj6vj]

never understood a tutorial so fast, ur amazing keep up the good work my brother

[@msrpmusic303]

I've been watching you so long. Your voice is like a warm blanket for my soul.

[@cindyscrazy]

Sigh...so I have to say this AGAIN?? You couldn't have said this in like a minute!? Sorry...couldn't resist! Thank you for being so thorough and informative!

[@jacobwrightnow]

You are an absolute legend doing this level of step-by-step for people. Not only helpful for new modders, but also for returning. And all while not being condescending or judgemental - really informative and great. Thank you.

[@Wethepeople1826]

lol not really

[@janbonte6422]

Ooooh how i've missed these videos! I remember watching all of them for Skyrim, at length. You're so thorough and clear about everything and your voice is sooo relaxing, love it! Keep up the excellent work Gopher!

[@JoshBurnsTech]

10/10 guide 👏👏👏

[@biscuit8038]

For a Vortex newbie like me this was a fantastic video. Thank you.

[@UnfilteredMedic]

Awesome! You are a mentor in PC game modding. I've followed you for years and your guides on modding Skyrim and Fallout 4. IMO, it's good that you keep it simple and although I've learned a lot I'm not comfortable doing too much and too far into modding.

[@w0tness]

BY FAR, the most clear and concise Mod guide for Starfield. Only video that helped me successfully activate modding. Thank you sir!

[@jakethurston5458]

Dude, what a helpful encouraging video. Props to you and thanks for helping me get started. Blessings!

[@matthewjalovick]

Thank you for this. I basically only use my PC for VR and had no idea how to do any modding of titles. Super helpful :)

[@llakuawyus7326]

Oh boy. Here we go again! Gonna be modding this game for years probably.

[@trentbieber4316]

Thank you much fine sir. I've never played with mods before but seems easy enough, I'll give it a try tonight. Cheers!

[@DJ_NOOB]

It's been a while since we've had that "Have Fun" Outro. I've missed it. Gave me goose bumps. Like feeling the embrace of an old friend.

[@thechosen_png]

Thanks Gopher for the super helpful video. Also glad to hear that you are doing voice work in Fallout London. Can't wait to meet your character in April.

[@badmoon7695]

Would definitely want to see an Event Horizon mod (like the movie). Imagine finding this ship in the middle of nowhere and experiencing the scary horror vibe that comes with it. It would be awesome!!!

[@DFX2KX]

That movie messed with my head for about two weeks when I saw it as a kid (nobody read the DVD back when we rended it, lol. 'hey, this has a space ship on the cover, it's fine')

[@Squeeble00]

You just know there's going to be a mod for The Thing too

[@DFX2KX]

@@Squeeble00 God that would be terrifying.

[@Kadarro85]

perfect description as always :) tbh your early review of Starfield was the reason I bought the premium access :D

[@ImSaneee]

Easily my favorite guide youtuber. Good shit brother

[@BeefIntoCake]

This video is incredibly clear, and very well explained. I was UP and RUNNING with a few mods within 10/15 min. Thank you sir.

[@lawrenceshurtleff6851]

You sir... are amazing. Your modding videos are so helpful to me. I also get great enjoyment from your gameplay video's. Your ability to immerse yourself into the game with losing the fact that it is a game is top notch. Keep up the good work.

[@angeldelagarzajr9464]

Thank you for a very clear explanation. This will be my first attempt at adding a mod.

[@PhunnyConflicts]

Thanks Gopher! Haven't watched your vids since the fallout4 and Skyrim days. Hope you are doing well. Amazing how much mudding has change compared to back then - not saying it was any more difficult. but these new tools are amazing.

[@jsuchoski111]

Thank you sir you gained my sub. I got a pc for this game so it’s a huge learning curve coming from console. Many videos show a mod and briefly how to install but you dumbed it down perfectly for me.

[@Razor_6]

Thanks for showing up Gopher. Your guides for each Bethesda games helped me and are the best. Cheers man🍺😉

[@hjm9586]

You're an MVP mate. Been away from the modding scene since Fallout 4 on release lol. This was a great refresh on the topic

[@skydiver91]

It's actually quite insane that there are mods for a game that has not even been fully released yet! I think BGS is actually counting on modders to finish Starfield for them!

[@truegamer2819]

man i can never get enough of your moding videos, cause its simple and quick just the way i like it

[@blackwatertv7018]

Thanks for the quick lesson Gopher! I already knew the parts about the Mod manager and stuff (thanks to you from an older video) Keep up the good work.

[@troy1993]

I remember I discovered you in like 2012 or 2013 gopher and I bought Skyrim as my first Bethesda game. but I wanted to mod the game before I play, but I ended up taking so much time modding the game that i never played it. I learned my lesson now. I'm playing starfield vanilla before I touch mods.😂 I get overwhelmed with mods and keep adding more and more before i feel like im ready to start my playthrough.

[@gkw9882]

@troy1993 Play Skyrim, really. It's old now and I guess you've seen lots of in game videos, but no matter how much you've seen, or how many playthroughs you finish, there's always something to find, that you haven't seen or done before.

[@jclosed2516]

@@gkw9882 Completely agree. I even go back to Oblivion now and then. When (strongly) modded even that game looks good and is fun to play..

[@troy1993]

@@gkw9882 Oh I have played it already. I ended up playing vanilla skyrim in 2020, during the covid lockdown. Got 100% achievements for it too.

[@fredchevalier2333]

​@@gkw9882Fallout 4 is like that to me, been playing for years and still find new characters and places

[@XMegaJuni]

Finally have chance to play this over the weekend!

[@felflamel5196]

i spent the past 3 hours trying to figure this out. You, good sir, are a life saver!

[@shawnswc2539]

Thanks again every time when I install a game mode on my games. And you never disappointed me yet thanks again I appreciate everything you done for. And everybody else. I do have reading problems, so doing. Mods is not the most easiest thing for me. So again, I've appreciate the time you put into this.

[@Gottaculat]

It's weird and exciting to think we're about to see a whole new generation of modders. First game I ever modded was C&C: Red alert, way back, and the first game I made mods for was C&C: Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge. left PC gaming and then came back in 2012 shortly after when Skyrim released (11/11/11). It never ceases to amaze me what mods people make, and I look forward to makeing a few of my own for Skyfield - I mean - Starim, dammit... Starfield.

[@adamk8376]

First time ever modding for me. Never really felt as if I needed them before, and when I was younger I was on 360 so really couldn't do things like this. Excited to change things and personalize the game now that I am into NG+

[@andreassk]

0:00 Thats what I absolutely ♥ about Gopher mod guide videos is that they start with: *IN THIS VIDEO I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU* .... pretty much exactly all what I was looking for with 0 BS in calm and wise man voice - 10/10

[@puntacana7550]

Here we go again. Good to see you back

[@jessecarson666]

Gopher you are a king as always. thank you sir. Been a fan for over a decade...

[@kailenmitchell8571]

Love ya Gopher you are one of my main go toes for moding instructions.

[@thefirsttrillionaire2925]

7:46 For this video, your awesome little gopher character, amazing commentary and that welcome… You sir have earned a well deserved sub! Thank you so much! I can now enjoy My first modded game on my first pc!

[@steppedcoyote3507]

Been modding for a long time but it's worth mentioning I still used this to set myself up and you did a damn good job! I even learned along the way!

[@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo]

Any chance you'll make a video about the dlss mod?

[@GophersVids]

Probably :)

[@annmester2740]

@@GophersVids I second that request

[@gunshine8657]

you sir, are an absolute legend.

[@davidbruce482]

Thank you so much, this was painless and very easy to follow, instant sub!

[@TankofStank]

New to modding, this video is insanely helpful and easy to follow. Instant subscribe!

[@YsmirDovahkiin]

Hi. Manage to install Vortex but don't know where to assign the Manual Set Location part. I went to C drive My games and Starfield but only have Data and Save option not the Content folder. Now I'm stuck as I cant find that. You know any solution?

[@casperandthebeast5780]

Awesome concise guide! Worked with my Starfield and my 7 Days to Die games flawlessly.

[@gregorleckie1244]

Brilliant vid!! Really helpful - it can be a little daunting modding your first PC game but you made it so simple!

[@ricardometachon]

Thanks Gopher!! I've been following you since fall out new vegas and always come back your wisdom.

[@bilago]

The Starfield Configuration Tool saves you all the headaches of creating ini files

[@kogachan33]

Chop Chop Magic Man episode 3 of your space adventures! /s Keep up the good work, love everything you do for the "scrollslike" games out there and honestly I was more excited for a new roleplay series from you then I was for the actual game.

[@snakedoc81]

once again a very well explained guide through and through. together with the clear and pleasant voice it makes fun to follow the video 👍

[@TheBloodyriot]

The hero we need and deserve!

[@ElFisk05]

thanks so much, i have never modded in my life and this was a very easy to follow guide and i understood everything! Much love

[@georgebaker4169]

Loved that mate, thank you for the detailed tutorial and simple instructions! your a star

[@sergemo4607]

Thank you very much Gopher for your modding tutorials. That is how I learned modding and Skyrim was my first modded game. People that criticize Starfield and give it a low score don't understand. This game is a modder's country, just like a software that a community handles where anyone can bring in some input is always better than the creator's. Blender is one example, and Autodesk struggles to keep up with it. Starfield has over 1000 planets and batallion of modders standing at the ready to fill them up with content. In the end no game will be able to rival it. Let the fun begin.

[@patricksullivan9713]

Us older gamers that just haven't used things like nexus mods thank you!

[@stuartthurstan]

Great tutorial! Every step concisely yet clearly explained. Earned yourself a sub. Thanks. 👍🏻

[@bojo785]

You are a hero amongst men....I have spoken.

[@jackmcmahon6964]

Thanks so much! I’ve been playing Skyrim this whole time on Xbox One, I’ve bought an $$$$ gaming PC for Starfield specifically so I can mod it over the years. First time PC user so this was super helpful! Thanks 🕺🏽🕺🏽

[@Glowware]

Man i dont know how but this was the best guide for me and I watch like 3 other people explain the same thing but it didnt click. Yet they were all visual but it works for me

[@MADMOVIESINC]

Perfectly executed explanation. Thanks!

[@Flex241-yv4lj]

Bloody good explanation much appreciated, well presented thanks

[@CDanteModding]

we'll have a ton of fun with this one indeed, what an exciting ride it's going to be :)

[@ClellBiggs]

Good to see that things haven't changed much.

[@SomeonessChannel]

Any chance you might do an updated version now that the official modding tools are out?

[@travisboggs2174]

I really hope to get lots of Gopher Mod updates for Starfield.

[@jdsandiego7950]

I hit the like button and subscribed. Your video was detailed and easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@otrupper4869]

Thank you so much for the Modding Content, one of the best. Look forward to future How to's.

[@FlashGordon1023]

Thank you mod makers. Even though I have a good computer, the game was an unplayable mess when I first ran it. The Upscaler fixed the issue and now it runs great.

[@MAplays-si8td]

So nice and informative video ❤ thank you for sharing ❤

[@Sulto_]

I don't have Starfield folder in MyGames folder, and no mods working for me using vortex too (only skip intro worked). I'm playing Starfield on Xbox Game pass PC.

[@aodxtristanbub5165]

did you ever get it too work?

[@Sulto_]

@@aodxtristanbub5165 nope, some works though some doesn't at all. Trash game trash devs

[@alexbronnings1906]

You're like the Gandalf of Modding!! I don't even have the game but it's nontheless a pleasure to listen to your modding guides on the game. I hope that one day, a modder will fix all the elements I wanted to see in the game. (True landing on the planets, atmospheric flight, a way to travel between two planets with faster engines, etc...) and then, I'll be good to discover Starfield in great conditions. :-)

[@cjsimon6517]

Thank you so much! I got the PlayStation button prompts mod to work because of this video!

[@thetruemystic_]

Another banger video from gopher

[@bughunt69]

Thank you for this guide just starting out on modding

[@Kane69022]

My favorite gopher videos

[@Milkman12345]

Yoo I remember when I watched your video on how to mod Skyrim. Feels surreal to see you make one for Starifled

[@taylor6075]

life saver, amazing video and presentation!

[@buggybuilder5891]

ngl after doing some mods and then running the simulator for the vanguard test. game felt so much better and looked great looking forward to even more great mods

[@goonie1995]

Thank you so much. Straight forward and easy to understand! Thank you!!

[@Jay_Shrimp_Master]

I followed your steps and it works great. Vortex works great. The only thing that is an issue is sometimes I’ll download a mod on vortex but it won’t work in the game. The only way I’ve done a workaround is manually downloading the mod and adding it to mygames/starfield I was told by a nexusmod manager that I shouldn’t do that. Was wondering if you had any options I could take to make sure the mods work while they download to the steamapps folder. Thank you in advance