10 best Starfield weapon mods

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If you’re playing Starfield, there’s a good chance you’ve experimented with mods. And if you haven’t already, you should, as it can add a lot to the experience.

Since launch, talented modders have added tons of new weapons to Starfield. Some are from existing franchises, while others are totally brand-new. These are the 10 you need to add to your load order!

Plague’s Optics Reimagined

Plague’s Optics Reimagined is a full remake of almost every reflex and holographic sight in Starfield, making them much more usable in combat. Creator PLAGUEW4LKER felt that “Vanilla red dots are pretty awful in some areas,” and they’ve taken it upon themselves to fix them with tons of customization options.

The plan is for this mod to get even better, too. PLAGUEW4LKER intends to allow you to pick a specific reticle per weapon in the future, whereas right now, you’ve got to pick one per weapon category. Despite this current limitation, it remains one of the best Starfield weapon mods on the Nexus.

Immersive Sabers

Starfield Star Wars mods just feel right, and Immersive Sabers is one of the best out there. This mod adds what creator somberX calls “lasersabers” into the game, a lore-friendly attempt at lightsabers.

It’s pretty great, to say the least, with a full perk tree and workbench upgrades for each lasersaber. If you’re running a Starfield melee build, this could be the right weapon mod for your playthrough.

Weapons of Fate (Ballistic Overhaul)

Weapons of Fate (Ballistic Overhaul) gives Starfield a little more of a hardcore shooter feel. By adding bullet drop and weapon tracers, it makes the game’s combat feel like a real warzone, with each shot feeling much hefty thanks to the visual feedback.

Creator Seb263 boasts no performance decrease either, so you’re not sacrificing anything by installing this mod. Players looking for a realistic Starfield experience must get this mod in their load order.

Craftable Weapon Skins – CWS

Craftable Weapon Skins – CWS does precisely what it says on the tin, and it’s a little surprising it wasn’t already part of the base game. It makes all Starfield‘s weapon skins available for crafting, giving players more options and customization.

Who doesn’t want that? Some of the best Starfield mods are about making small quality-of-life changes, and Craftable Weapon Skins – CWS fits the bill perfectly.

AK-47S (Futuristic AK)

In terms of individual Starfield weapon mods, AK-47S (Futuristic AK) is a remarkable piece of work. Featuring a new weapon modeled from scratch, this mod brings one of the most iconic assault rifles of all time into Starfield in a lore-friendly way, complete with various attachments to boot.

It replaces the Old Earth Assault Rifle, so it’s not entirely new. You’ll have to make the choice between the two if you’re planning to add this to your load order.

Weapon Balance Revised

Weapon Balance Revised has one main aim: “to re-balance all vanilla weapons, so every weapon is viable regardless of what level you are.” It does this by making simple tweaks to weapon tiers, quality levels, accuracy, and weapon modifications to ensure you’re not always looking for the next shiny new gun to use.

If the looting mechanics are a big part of your Starfield experience, this may not be the mod for you. You’ll still be able to find new weapons at the same rate as before; they just might not be as significant an upgrade as they were previously.

Halo AR (Tombstone Replacer)

Put a little Halo into your Starfield. Halo AR (Tombstone Replacer) adds Halo‘s most iconic weapon as it appears in Halo: Reach, Bungie’s final effort in the series. Visually, these two franchises have a lot of similarities, so it doesn’t look out of place at all here, even if it’s not 100% lore-friendly.

Using this mod will replace the Tombstone rifle, but let’s be honest: Halo’s assault rifle is legendary for a reason.

Project Warfare – Hardened Edition

If you’re here for lore-friendly Starfield mods, you can skip Project Warfare – Hardened Edition. If you don’t care either way, it’s one of the best weapon mods out there right now. It adds eight weapons from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered, all of which instantly become some of the most detailed and visually interesting models in Starfield.

Creator 510deshawn has done a great job picking the right weapons for this mod. Again, they’re not technically lore-friendly, but they all look right at home here.

Laser Replacements and Remove Laser

Is the default red laser not good enough for you in Starfield? Maybe you don’t want them at all? Laser Replacements and Remove Laser has you covered. You can swap out the game’s red laser with various different colors, or remove them completely with this mod.

It’s not the most enormous Starfield weapon mod by any stretch of the imagination, but anything that gives you more choices is a great addition in my book.

Avontech Munitions

Last but not least, there’s Avontech Munitions. This great mod by kaosnyrb adds three entirely new weapons named Tiberius, Janus, and Nitrophaser, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. They’ve got a striking look, unlike anything else you’ll find in vanilla Starfield.

Using another mod titled Real Time Form Patcher, you can even give the Avontech Munitions weapons out to NPCs in the world, making them feel like an integrated part of Starfield‘s vast galaxy.

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