Starfield TGs Hyla II Mansion Retreat Player Home Paid Mod Is It Worth It?

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

Now THIS is a player home! im hoping to see more high quality mods from the paid mods. i feel like they havent gotten up to standard yet. they should have a guide on where in the modlist they should be, what kinda mods they conflict with, and have a fitting amount of content.

[@Cblan1224]

Most modders had huge plans and stopped modding the game after a couple weeks, or a couple months at most. Paid mods is doing nothing positive for the modding community. The best mod authors will not charge for their mods. I really can't believe we have reached a point where bethesda is making money off their modding community. Unfortunately for them, most people went back to cyberpunk, witcher, fallout and skyrim. I wish some of the modding teams from skyrim came over to starfield, but they all went back. I have around 125 mods in my modlist. Creations is broken so I'm not even using it. Around half of my mods are from the first week of the game. They're the best ones. When they become incompatible, someone releases a tool to convert them. Maybe after shattered space we will see more modders coming on board, but I'm not sure how many playthroughs I have left. I did a couple hundred hours when it came out, and I just picked it up again. But I'm really burnt out. Spending most of my time in ship builder using derretech, matilija, place doors yourself and darkstar

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

@@Cblan1224 "Most modders had huge plans and stopped modding the game after a couple weeks, or a couple months at most." you do know that modders who havent modded bethesda games in about 8 hyears came back to mod it once the creation kit dropped? Starfield atm has double the active modders of skyrim. skyrim is the game with the most modders in all their games. The large and great mods takes time. apart from 1 or 2 exceptions, skyrims best mods came out over a year after creation kit dropped. and the best modders do have paid mods, do you know how i know? cause i talk to them. You can also double check the names of mod creatiors with the popular mod creators of bethesda games. And theyre happy they finally get paid for their work as donations barely brought in anything at all. Kingah, the sim settlements 2 in fallout4 guy have put together a team of modders now, BECAUSE of paid mods what it sound like is that you heard some rumours and though they were true cause it fits your distaste for bethesda. btw nearly ALL their games have been heavily fleshed out and fixed with DLCs. even skyrim and new vegas. and nearly all their best questlines stems from DLCs. so i you feel that way about the game, id suggest comming back after 2-3 DLCs, when the really good mods roll out and lots of the issues are fixed. Cause right now theres not even any proper animation mods for starfield. most of the mods are basic and quick fixes. im waiting for the melee mods, CBBE, proper quest mods, POI mods, AI overhaul that isnt just ini setting changes. mods like sim settlements, hopefully there will be one thats kinda like legacy of the dragonborn. mods where you have a fleet of ship. i know mechs are coming. etc. also we already know how creation kit works, cause it has happened twice before this one. and both times the first mods were overpriced and under quality. which changes as time passes. the creation kit is also way easier to use now, than before. and the engine is a lot better to work with.

[@mtfreeman800]

Very cool. Life on the bayou. And the little shrimp boat was a nice touch. Man, game day and crawfish, I could have a helluva party for the companions there. Great job on the video review.

[@willia451]

At this point Andreja and I are just sitting in our outpost on top of a mountain on Serpentis VI-A waiting on the Shattered Space Story Expansion. We watch your vids from time-to-time CF. This one was pretty entertaining. Good work.

[@briancowan4318]

This is fooking awesome! I don’t mind the language since I spent enough time in the Navy. When the video first started it reminded me of that ‘gangster’ villa quest. It would be awesome to be able to use the boat and submersible. Oh, and thanks for killing us all with the radiation leak!

[@JesseJamison-f6i]

Once again, delivering top quality content for us to check out! Thanks for the showcase!

[@Trifocal7777]

Damn these sea creatures were gigantic. They look massive when I’m scanning them from the shore on the planets and Bethesda definitely did well in making it a bit unnerving when you are in the water with them, but seeing them up close underwater was scary even through my phone screen lol. Just being up close to things that massive is insane. Awesome stuff haha. The scale of this mod is amazing.

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

This wasn't made my betheada, it was made by tank girl, an independent modder

[@Trifocal7777]

@@CrimsonFlyboy Oh yeah I know its by Tank Girl, I was just saying that without this mod, the devs only ever really allowed us to see the sea creatures from above as we scan them since we can't dive, so their sheer scale isn't always apparent, but with this mod you can finally see what they look like underwater lol, and being that close to things that huge is intimidating even for the viewer haha. Reminds me of when you increased Simeon's size to be a giant man lol.

[@1Bearsfan]

Great video Crimson, and yeah our air is like 70% nitrogen. Too much oxygen is REALLY bad! The water can't be controlled by the modder. It's the way water is on that planet unfortunately :/ BTW, you had the exact same reaction to the aquarium that I did! 😂

[@TKAandMore]

Pretty sure a mod was put out not too long after this mod's release that switches Hyla II's water to "Safe," which corrects that issue

[@cole9706]

This is a really nice player home. With the amount of space and amenities you get, I'd say it's almost worth the six dollars, but I'd like to see it function like an outpost you can assign crew to (since that's way too much house for just me). And I can't help but think that it being right next to Eren's camp is a bit grim

[@hellblizz4308]

Vault key is on Mars next to trade authority on top of vending machine

[@Reaperus]

Thank You

[@JesseJamison-f6i]

This is the kind of stuff that is really inspiring, I wish they had an underwater research base on neon... Alas they don't. But they could if somebody got smart enough to do it. The only technical landmass on the entire planet is neon. There's plenty of space to build things. I wish somebody would create a mod where you can use a submarine like this 32:31

[@greydef]

Thanks for another great video. Your reactions are priceless. The vault key location is a bit ridiculous…

[@horridfuture3835]

Where is the key?

[@Kamal-vn2ly]

The Underground base gives vibes of sorens underground mansion in Minecraft SMS1 😂❤

[@pragmaticeagle4832]

That decorate panel behind the shutter is accessed via a secret switch on the mini statue on that desk by the computer. Once I started locating "secret switches" on statues I was sure to check every one I came across.

[@GamersonicRyanBruno]

It is a nice player home. But the armor 0:30 he’s wearing doesn’t appear that way on Xbox. You only have the helmet and gloves and the rest of the armor is not there. It works fine on pc but not Xbox. There are problems on the Xbox version of this creation. Am going to have to wait for a fix until I redownload this creation again.

[@Nyrok007]

I am having no problem in series X.

[@leefenney3446]

i saw a vid last night on this, the key is on a mashmallow dispensing machine in cydonia on mars, a lot of people have had probs finding this

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

Why is it on mars wtf

[@leefenney3446]

@@CrimsonFlyboy not a clue, did u find any mention of mars?

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

No I didn't, its strange. Maybe I missed something

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

Most amazing mod in the game.. had so much fun working everything out. The armor bit/vault keycard etc might need a bit more .. info and prompting

[@hraefn1821]

If it had the option to have it pre-decorated with changes allowed as desired, it'd be an automatic buy. As is, still tempted but cheezus crisp is that a lot of work for something that vanishes when you pass through the unity. Lot of work period...more than I find "fun" especially considering the current limitations with the decorator compared to what mod authors can do. I'm using pre-decorated mods for all the vanilla player homes and love it. This is a very VERY talented mod author with a LOT to offer. Just wish what they offered had an alternative to "metric f*ck ton of empty visually impressive but nonetheless EMPTY SPACE.*

[@JesseJamison-f6i]

He mentioned that you like the house mods in Skyrim, which one was your absolute favorite? Personally my favorite was the lake Iliinata lodge, mainly because it had a secret armory and plenty of storage..and was well-stocked with all kinds of useful items. My other favorite was the one that was in Rorikstead.. because they had this really cool swing next to it that you can sit on. And it was pretty spacious.

[@tree2292]

For someone who is 100% against paid mods it's definitely worth it! Amazing beautiful work by the modder.

[@Trifocal7777]

Lol the fact that this mansion is on a planet where you can actually breath the atmosphere and not wear a suit makes it instantly better than Sonny Di Falcos party mansion in Maheo haha. That place was awesome but I just facepalmed when I saw that it had all those outdoor pool sections and yet the atmosphere wasn’t breathable haha. The devs either put that in as a joke or just weren’t thinking haha. It’s nice to see a massive mansion like this on a breathable planet.

[@nywolf9798]

It's awesome work, worth the money. But I find I really don't do nothing with big houses, as long as I have a bed, crafting benches and a landing pad, I'm good to go. Also valuable resources to pay for my ship building problem helps.

[@Cartman_Kennedy]

It’s a pity it’s not treated as an outpost. Would have been nice to have your companions there. And it bugs me that these payed mods still affects achievements

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

31:00 That seems to be a mistake. Those entries are part of a quest in Cydonia where you help the miners. You take a part time job as an office assistant for the corporate guy in charge: a guy who has zero knowledge or interest in managing a mining site.

[@FP194]

Only problem with this mod is the new armor doesn’t stay in your inventory and every time you go back, you have to go all the way to Mars to get the vault key again

[@kingjackel2607]

The mission log/ onjective directs you to read the note on the front door for clues

[@mallatratt36]

i bought this a few days a go well worth the cash

[@daffyduck76]

This mod looks great but if you can't assign crew members it seems a bit too large for one person to live there.

[@owencox1861]

Yeah I agree, I love the house and am hoping for a decorated version soon but would love to have it as an outpost/hq type of thing so don’t know if there’s a mod that allows that? Of anyone knows of one would really appreciate it

[@daffyduck76]

@@owencox1861 If the modder as the ability to add crew members I would buy this immediately.

[@smoklares9791]

Has anyone tried to make an add-on for this mod that would add furniture? At least in some of the rooms

[@admiralhorton7121]

Is there a ship builder if not that need to be put in an update

[@FekenDruid]

Swearing? All I heard was descriptors. Your videos are always informative, and dialogue is what keeps me coming back. I looked at this mod last night and decided not to purchase it. You now have me double thinking that decision.

[@roberthatcher1224]

Interesting about this mod. The mansion is great, the quest doesn't give good enough hints (shouldn't have to go through a King's Quest search just to figure out where a key is), and there are some serious problems. 1-The Starborn Gunslinger outfit doesn't fully render. This is a major bug, that many have commented on. Should be some response from the mod author on this, since so many are experiencing it, but nothing I'm aware of. 2-I can't have this mod running and be able to see other ships flying in the game. I spent a day and a half going over my mods and the load order and tried, literally, every slot to place this mod. Also, I checked all of the existing mods to see if there was a conflict, and I still can't see other ships and have this mansion. One thing also, TG has many quality mods. I play xbox x, so I've been getting used to going to Nexus. I figured, since TG has made several Starfield mods for PC and Xbox, and I know I can usually leave comments on a certain mod, that I'd be able to do so with Hyla. This is strangely not the case. Therefore, I spent $6 on a decent exploration/gear purchase, but can have neither. Also, there have been no updates to this mod, for the past couple of weeks. Hopefully, this will get fixed or at least something will be addressed by the author.

[@QuestorWI]

The keys to the vault is on Mars just outside the trade Authority Depot there's a marshmallow vending machine and it's sitting on top of it

[@Bear-Knight]

SPOILERS Vault key is on Cydonia. Go down a ramp, outside the trade authority vendor on the right is a marshmellow vending machine

[@JesseJamison-f6i]

47:02 you could try TCL and go inside the submarine

[@XSilverWolfX]

I got this on xbox, and after finishing the quest, the gunslinger armor doesn't even show for me. It's nothing but head and arms. Apparently lots of others are experiencing this too and it has nothing to do with mod conflicts. Feel kind of bad for wasting my money on an empty house, too. Would've been nice if it was furnished.

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

I'd recommend getting a refund if that's the case. Hit up bethesda support and explain the situation.

[@bravo3six956]

It’s not listed as an outpost and no controls for ship landing pad. Those 2 things make it kinda useless. Not recommended till those 2 very useful and important things added.

[@Ъяктям]

I wanted so much to open that door without using a code. You destroyed my dreams.😭

[@JesseJamison-f6i]

For 600 credits I would definitely buy it. 🎉

[@enokarden3205]

Cool and beautiful armor but the DarkStar armors from wykkydgaming have much better stats by far. And DarkStar Astrodynamics is free. I don't like big houses, mansions, castles but I'm not the center of the universe after all.

[@TheExile1138]

I’ve been wandering around for about 30 minutes and still can’t find the distress beacon or armor

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

It's through the locked vault door

[@TheExile1138]

@@CrimsonFlyboy there should be at least a hint somewhere, somewhere easy to find that tells you to go to Mars for the key. There may have been a clue but I had to go to Reddit to even know that

[@rickfowler273]

It’d be nice if we had a bunch of cool characters to interact with at this home. It’s cool but there’s no life.

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

Hopefully the author can make it an outpost so we can assign crew.

[@Ъяктям]

The Mod I have doesn't even have that pipe that blows that crap out, everything is different from each other.

[@mrmsc919]

I think I saw you pass the key on the floor in the 19th closet.

[@mrassassin104]

Why isn’t the Key card at Neon instead of mars at least, they never talked about mars 💀👨🏼‍🦳

[@Pacmanghost]

This mod has been making the wakizashi model disappear in my character's hand

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

That's very strange, it shouldn't be doing that. Are you on xbox or pc

[@Pacmanghost]

@@CrimsonFlyboy PC, I can enable and disable the mod and the sword disappears accordingly so it's definitely the mod, not sure why though.

[@Truth1981]

Why is my gunslinger armer mostly invisible head and hands is all that's visible. Any suggestions. I'm pretty new at modding, still learning. Also I'm on Xbox series X. Thanks

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

Apparently, there's an issue with the armour on xbox. Hopefully, the author gets it sorted asap.

[@TheEvilstarter44]

My armor is see thru from this pack , I tried to load it in ao many times.

[@PPOcuinn]

does the pad have a shipbuilder console ?

[@Ъяктям]

I wasted some time in my life thinking that I was going to find the answer to this, a statue on the table and the guy killing himself to open the door, he just had to click on the statue, which is the same one that's there, big, only in miniature, and the guy keeps messing around, then I'm going to watch two hours of video and in the end I don't have the answer.

[@Themistocles30]

Paid mods should be small dlc

[@grandmasoffgridliving]

I paid for this, and it won't load no matter the order. I get a ship hanging in mid air and nothing but vegetation. I'm on pc gamepass. There's been other poi's that won't load properly

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

Do you have any other mods installed.

[@greydef]

I had the same thing. Not sure if shuffling the load order worked or not, but seemed to fix itself day later… on Steam

[@sublight1233]

I put this near the top of my load order and it works fine, but I couldn’t find the vault key either

[@grandmasoffgridliving]

@@GameBoyDame I would have to say this may have more to do with Microsoft and how they handle files. This is not the only poi i have issues with. But to have paid for it is Crap. There was a nexus mod to the builder before creations that never worked by the same modders. None of the player homes would load but some of the extras in that mod could be used.. So I think that is modder issue. The newest that this modder rolled out with creations worked very well in the builder menu till a change was made for xbox users specifically. Now the mesh is a wreck. Lost an entire setup in a room in regards to spacing. I do blame microsoft in part, but it also needs to be the modder to change values in spacial like items too far apart to make sense. The one thing that trashed and entire setup with it was all the sudden none of the workbenches were usable IE obstructed when prior to the "update" everything was fine. But all I get on this mod, and it is not a problem with microsfot is that I have a ship floating in air, no landing pad and a few doors hanging in mid air. Same thing with her Nexus player home mod before creations. I had doors hanging in mid air. placement in load order didn't cure it nor deleting any mods fixed it. Frankly, this mod should not have these issues unless the collision with the proximity of the place next door is interfering which is tied to a quest of a main character. What is more irritating is there is no way to contact the author on this and get any help at all. This mod is not listed in Nexus, my guess is because it is a "paid" Bethesda mod. But that pisses me off. It's my money, you created something that doesn't work in my eyes. And its not the first mod either from tank girls. But the others I have tried from her on nexus have been hit or miss.

[@grandmasoffgridliving]

@@greydef Never did for me. I even did the go sit on Venus and sleep!

[@racheluriah]

Wait, how did you get the door open without lock picking?

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

I used console commands

[@enokarden3205]

6 € for a mod only in english ? At this price, bethesda mods are translated into all languages.

[@monkishmeerkat]

I just need to find the vault key.

[@otissanders2624]

Can you put down a crew station?

[@connorroberts7335]

Anyone know how to add crew to the house?

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

You can't sadly

[@curtiscreations2024]

surely this will clash with andrejas quest?

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

I don't think so as its far enough away to not cause any issues

[@sublight1233]

I was going to go and kill all the ecliptic mercenaries but decided not to because I have broken other quests by doing things like that

[@suavevalen]

This reminds me of a mission board quest that sent me to clear out a mansion on Maheo I. Not as fancy as this one, but you get to fight pirates. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6LHl2qKfcuUbZI

[@KyoKomma]

This mod was a waste of money for me once down in the underwater area I get stuck. and cant get back to main start house n vault tooo confusing and deleted it from my game not worth it in my book

[@sdefiel3719]

I'll stop watching now. Thanks for the heads up. I gotta spend all cash I bought last month. ;) S

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

After installing this mod, I havent been able to start or load any game. My first paid mod. Dozens of others had no issues. Also my credit card got shut down after purchasing as someone started trying to use it in the middle of the night shortly after. Buyer beware.

[@EdmondEnache]

I agree that this is a fantastic looking mod and it’s worth the price if you want it. But how is this, and other of your paid mods videos, sitting with the “Paid mods need to stop” video that you made? Or is it that only Bethesda needs to get steam for releasing paid mods? Before trying to say that Bethesda is a company with multiple employees and the modders are just one person, remember that those employees have to be paid as well. Now, let’s look at the quality. In the case above, yes, it looks like a high quality mod, well done, worthy of the price tag. But that’s not the case with all the other paid mods you have reviewed. The majority are using assets that are already in the game and others have been in beta since and broken since release. Not to mention the Starfield Compendium one which is a joke as it’s far from alpha release even and they have the audacity to ask money for it. The Bethesda ones, although sometimes a bit pricy, contain new built assets, voice over, actions, actual missions and integration between factions. Just because they’re a company, it doesn’t mean that its employees haven’t worked hard on them. I just find it a bit hypocritical to release a video like that and then to go and recommend paid mods that are subpar compared to those. You’re either against paid mods all together, or you accept the fact that some are paid, regardless of the price or who released it and focus on the quality of each. You can’t tell me that the mining one, which has been in beta and incomplete without any updates since inception, is worth the money more than The Vulture. Get your direction straight. You have a good, unique channel here and I love that you dive in head first into everything (although you need to familiarise yourself more with the game in order to assess mods better - see and recognise the differences) do you should keep some verticality and not release stuff just because it’s trendy to hate “big companies”. There are people lake you and me and any other modders behind those companies, that work hard and need to be paid. You should also be more frank and sincere about the paid mods - if they’re in beta or incomplete, you should say something. Those should not be paid for until they’re finished and ready to go. The mining conglomerate is not finished nor has it been updated since launch, the starfield compendium not even close, the CF habs use assets from the game, rearranged in habs (they haven’t created the assets), the TG Luxury homes released without navmesh. You should point these issues out. There are ways to release betas for free and then re-release the paid finished product and delete the old one as long as you make it clear in the description. Anyway, I hope you take this as constructive criticism. I like watching you but I don’t like when you’re not fair and objective in some of your reviews.

[@CrimsonFlyboy]

My video on paid mods was in regards to betheada making them. Not third-party modders

[@EdmondEnache]

@@CrimsonFlyboy And that was exactly my point if you read what I wrote. What’s the issue with Bethesda making them? What’s the actual difference? Is it because they’re made by Bethesda? You know that there are actual people that are making those creations, even if they’re employed by a company. And what’s the issue with the mods made by Bethesda actually? Are they more expensive and lower quality than the Mining Conglomerate which an unfinished mod that promises a lot and delivers very little? Are they more expensive or lower quality than the Starfield Compendium which is asking for money for an idea that might never come to fruition and which has incorrect data? What I’m saying is that it’s hypocritical to bash Bethesda for releasing 3 paid creations while recommending broken, unfinished individual paid mods just because they’re not made by Bethesda. The issue runs deeper actually: it seems to be a trend emerging where unfinished mods are being released and the creators are asking for money in advance. What is this? Kickstarter? Why don’t you release a video about this? Or here’s a thing to bash Bethesda about - the impossibility to ask for a refund if a paid mod is broken or it’s not delivering to its promise, the impossibility to add some comments and feedback on their platform. That’s actually important.

[@Atarijmike77]

@@EdmondEnache Mods are not DLC man and your opinions are completely off base. As a reference are any games ever finished and could they be made better at some point down the road? Yes because thats how games are just made to compare something that someone doses in their spare time to something a company made by professionals is also too much. Have you ever created a mod do you know what it takes? Not all variable ie "Bugs"can be right away either given unknown scenarios or lack of people to test it. Like no one knew how to apply nave mesh to a custom made home or ship hab till Tank Girl finally figured it out and shared it with the community several weeks ago. If you want a perfect thing that doesnt cost anything load up creation kit and make it yourself and then get back to me. Otherwise think about what you say before you say it. Otherwise you are just trolling quite nice people like crimson here and that's not very cool.

[@EdmondEnache]

@@Atarijmike77 As a matter of fact, I’m a designer and programmer so I know how hard it is, trust me, I do. If you read my messages carefully, you will understand that I’m not against paid mods, on the contrary, I think people should be paid for their work. My issue is with recommending some unfinished ones while bashing others just because one is made by an individual and other is made by a company, and that with false statements like “it only lasts 10 minutes”. It only lasts 10 minutes if you speed run it. Anyway, I’ll leave you with a question: If The Vulture would have been released by someone else on Creations for 700 credits, would you have considered it expensive? Would you have said they need to stop? No? Then what’s the difference? Is it because is made by a company? You know there are people that worked on that, that have to be paid, that work hard, every day. That’s my point.

[@Atarijmike77]

@EdmondEnache Yes, $7 might have been a lot of money in 1980, but it’s not that expensive in 2024. Plus, it’s unfair to compare professional, company-developed content to mods created by hobbyists. Company standards are much higher and they have a lot more overhead costs. It makes sense that their products would cost more. Yeah we have our own opinions and we are all entitled to them. that's what a chat format is made for but there is never a reason to belittle or defame someone just for a opposing opinion. At the end of the day all I'm saying is you can state your opinion in a nice and constructive way without being mean or rude. And honestly when you do that people are going to be more inclined to listen to your personal ideas on something.

[@PoloGangster81]

There’s a water for the water on Hyla btw.

[@PoloGangster81]

Water mod I meant to say