Starbound Change Character Appearance Mod Work

Changing your species can sometimes cause issues with racial armor or quests. It is best to change species only if necessary.

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Press /admin in the chatbox to enable administrator privileges. starbound change character appearance mod work

Using the item opens the character creation screen or a similar menu.

For most users, an item- or station-based Lua mod is recommended, provided it explicitly states compatibility with the current game version (v1.4.4 as of this report’s writing). Changing your species can sometimes cause issues with

Modify these values based on known, valid values in the game’s assets, then save and restart [Source: 1.2.3]. Summary Checklist for Changing Appearance

Mod conflict with Frackin’ Universe (FU) or other overhaul mods. FU has its own appearance logic for its custom races (e.g., Slime, X’thian). Fix: Load order matters. Put appearance-changing mods above FU in the mods.config file. Alternatively, use FU’s built-in /fuadmin changespecies command. Using the item opens the character creation screen

: Similar to StarExtensions, this engine modification includes an command. If you use large mods like Frackin' Universe

Many clothing and hair mods are hardcoded to specific species files. If you are playing a custom modded species, standard human hair mods will not automatically apply to them.

: Changing your species can break quest flags (e.g., the Apex storyline may not recognize your new race). Most appearance mods disable species switching to prevent save corruption. If a mod allows it, back up your player file first.