How to install Starfield Inventory Mod (StarUI)

Starfield is an expansive space RPG from Bethesda, allowing me to immerse myself into the delightful Settled Systems. However, it shares a common complaint many Bethesda games have: the UI and especially the inventory is not good. Fortunately, like other Bethesda games, modders have stepped in with a inventory mod to fix Starfield's it.

Starfield Star UI mod installation

The StarUI mod was created by m8r98af2 and can be found on Nexus Mods. Installing the mod is a simple process, but can be confusing for those who haven't used mods before. Here is how to install and use the Starfield inventory mod.

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• Vortex (Mod Manager)
  • Create a Nexus Mods account.
  • Download Vortex.
  • Download the StarUI mod with Vortex.
  • Open Vortex.
  • Go to Downloads.
  • Install the StarUI file.
• Manual Download
  • Download the mod file manually through Nexus Mods.
  • Extract it to its own folder using 7-Zip.
  • Download the BethINI file and extract it to its own folder.
  • Open BethINI.exe and enable "load loose files" in the bottom left corner.
  • Click File > Save
  • Open StarfieldCustom.ini in your Starfield directory (Documents\My Games\Starfield) add the information detailed below, then save.
  • Copy the mod's Interface folder to the Starfield\Data folder and overwrite.

You can create a Nexus Mod's account and use Vortex to automatically install the StarUI mod or manually place and extract the files into your Starfield folder. Either option will enable the StarUI mod; it just matters if you want to create an account and use the Vortex program or do it yourself. I prefer manually installing my mods, but only because I don't like downloading files if I don't have to.

If you go with the manual method, add these values to StarfieldCustom.ini and save:

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

Once the mod is installed, simply launch Starfield and you will be able to enjoy the improved user interface when browsing your inventory. I highly recommend using StarUI if you can't stand Starfield's inventory management like me. Note using mods will disable achievements, but there is a mod to fix this problem as well.

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