Modding a Bethesda game has become an age-old tradition, and Starfield is no different. Although new among its predecessors, modders have already caught on to the game (before the official release) and are slowly starting to build mods to expand the features of the game. With Bethesda promising full modding support, learn how to prepare your copy of Starfield for modding. So, without further ado, let's learn how to install mods in Starfield.

Before proceeding, we need to take some precautions as we also did in our Baldur's Gate 3 modding guide. This ensures that we can revert to the original files if we accidentally break our game files. Also, remember that Skyrim does not have modified files like SKSE for Skyrim and FOSE for Fallout. We do not mention such files in this guide.

First, you need to make sure that you update the game to the latest version. Then we will back up the original game files so that we can restore Starfield to its original state if something goes wrong. That said, here's what you need to do:

Finally, make sure you create a separate save file that doesn't use mods. Unfortunately, Starfield does not allow you to rename the saved files. So remember the date when you last saved the game in order not to lose the progress.