No Man’s Sky has been out on PC for less than a week, but that’s plenty of time for some mods to pop up. Some motivated players have taken up the task of improving or tweaking the game, and their mods are now available for you to download.
It’s still very early, so most of these mods are minor. This being said, some of them are actually quite helpful, making quality-of-life improvements that smooth out some of the potentially annoying parts of the game. We’ve taken a dive into Video Game Mods, currently the primary site for No Man’s Sky mods, and found the best changes and additions to the game that are available now.
Super Hyperdrive
Let’s break the game right off the bat–Super Hyperdrive, made by user atomicinf, is described as a proof-of-concept mod that changes the multiplying factor on hyperdrive distance. In other words, it bumps up the amount of space you can cover with one hyperdrive jump by a factor of 1000.
Atomicinf writes, "This is a proof of concept to demonstrate that core data files, like the technology table, can be modified to have interesting effects. The next steps for the modding community would be to figure out how to add new entries to tables, and figure out a clean way to merge multiple table mods."
We checked this mod out, and, as you might expect, it dramatically reduces the difficulty of the game. Being able to fling yourself toward the center of the universe with huge hyperdrive jumps makes the journey fairly trivial–although finding Warp Cell materials is still a concern. You can download it here.
Cel-Shading/Graphics Mod
There aren’t many graphics mods out there yet, but one that’s pretty cool is SweetFX by user KeriaGaming. It removes some of the visual effects and adds a cel-shading filter onto the game.
With the mod, the game looks kind of similar to Borderlands. You can see a comparison of the modded game (left image) and the normal game (right image) below.
If you want to check it out for yourself, you can download it here.
Fast-Action Mod
This is probably the most essential mod made so far: it cranks up the speed on actions so that you only need to click to act, as opposed to holding down the mouse button to "confirm" your action. Of course, this also means that you can accidentally sell or dismantle something much easier. But personally, I’m willing to take that chance in exchange for bypassing the long clicks.
You can download this mod from creator shadwar here.
Holo Icons
If you feel that the HUD icons for resources could be a little prettier or less intrusive, you’re not alone. One modder has decided to make resource icons appear more like 3D highlights rather than 2D notifications. The Holo Icons mod makes these symbols look like they’re floating in space. Here’s what it looks like:
The one issue is that planetary or orbital objective markers are still rendered as normal, which looks strange when combined with the holographic icons. But it’s still a pretty cool mod, and you can grab it here from modder fullbitgamer.
Clean Icons
If holographic icons aren’t your style, you can also pick up the flatter, more minimalist Clean Icons mod from user enem. This replaces all the symbols in the game with flat, "clean" symbols. You can see it in action below.
If you’re interested, pick it up here.
No Man’s Sky Trainer
Let’s break the game again with the Trainer mod, which essentially allows you to get rid of all the pesky resource management and health parts of the game. With the press of a button, you can give yourself millions of units, make yourself invincible, refuel your ship, and give yourself infinite resources. It completely bypasses every challenge in the game, and you can zip around the universe very quickly. Coupled with the Super Hyperdrive mod mentioned previously, this would let you get to the center in record time.
Obviously, if you want to play the game the "right" way, this mod isn’t for you. But if you want to just cruise around without having to worry about anything, the trainer lets you do that. I’ll probably install this mod after I finish the game so I can go exploring without being concerned about hazards or money.
You can download it from user level23 here.
Rick and Morty
And then there are mods that just add weird things to the game, like this one from militiaspack that gives the game a Rick and Morty theme. The modder replaced some of the icons and a bunch of the sound effects with assets from the TV show, and the result is pretty hilarious.
It’s simple, and the modder explains that it’s still in the early stages, but it makes me excited to see what other modders will do and add to the game. You can download it here.
Keep an eye on GameSpot for more cool and interesting No Man’s Sky mods in the future.
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