Compiled list of unofficial updates and bootlegs

The USC Discord server has a pinned list of mods that are, or have been, commonly asked about.

Here is a more complete version of the list, with links to the Discord replaced by links to the official forum.

This is for Starsector 0.97a.

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Discord is terrible for mod discoverability.

They don't show up in search engines and you need an account to even view mods.

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Legend

🟩 Available now.

🟨 May be available in the future / exists but unstable.

🟥 He's dead, Jim.

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🟩 ApproLight

0.96a version. Need to edit mod_info.json gameVersion to load it. https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=26531

🟩 Blackrock Drive Yards

Working 0.96a version, plus balance patch. Need to edit mod_info.json gameVersion to load it. https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4018.msg395206#msg395206

🟩 Foundation of Borken

Unofficial translation: https://gitgud.io/KindaStrange/foundation-of-borken-fob

🟩 Diable Avionics

Unofficial fork: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=29432.0

🟨 DIY Planets

Outdated 0.96a version. Unmaintained, sometimes crashes in bar mission. Need to edit mod_info.json gameVersion to load it. https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=27992.0

🟩 DME (Dassault Mikoyan Engineering)

Unauthorized bootleg: https://gitgud.io/KindaStrange/dassault-mikoyan-engineering-dme/

🟩 Endless Sky

Not at all balanced, I think. Link to the Endless Sky discord. https://discord.com/channels/251118043411775489/251118330436386826/1215741630645272636

🟩 Exiled Space

Latest here: https://github.com/PureTilt/ExiledSpace/releases/latest. JRE 8 or higher is required.

🟩 Iron Shell

Authorized update, with some new content and sprite updates, here: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=18297.msg439838#msg439838

🟩 Kadur Remnant

Vayra's mods merged into one: https://github.com/RkShaRkz/Starsector-IntelliJ-Template/releases

🟩 LOA (Legacy of Arkgneisis)

Dev version, with unofficial bugfixes: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=13667.msg442749#msg442749

🟩 Magellan Protectorate

Unauthorized 0.96a bootleg. Need to edit mod_info.json gameVersion to load it. https://gitgud.io/KindaStrange/magellan-protectorate

🟩 ORA (Outer Rim Alliance)

Unofficial update: https://github.com/MnHebi/ORA/releases/latest.

🟩 Scy Nation

Unofficial update: https://github.com/Starficz/scy-nation/releases/latest

🟩 Seeker

Unofficial update: https://github.com/MnHebi/SEEKER_UC/releases/latest.

🟩 Sephira Conclave aka BB+

Requires DME https://gitgud.io/KindaStrange/sephira-conclave-bb

🟩 Shadowyards Reconstruction Authority

Unofficial update: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.msg437795#msg437795

🟩 Stellar Networks (StelNet)

Unofficial update: https://github.com/wararjey/stelnet/releases/latest

🟨 Superweapons Arsenal

Unauthorized bootleg, possibly unstable, not sure: https://gitgud.io/KindaStrange/superweapons-arsenal

🟩 T.A.D.A. (Torchships And Deadly Armaments)

Unofficial update: https://github.com/MnHebi/Torchships/releases/latest

🟩 Take No Prisoners

Unofficial, on the forum: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=30039

🟩 Unknown Skies

Unofficial, on the forum: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=29876.0

🟩 Vayra's Sector

Vayra's mods merged into one: https://github.com/RkShaRkz/Starsector-IntelliJ-Template/releases

🟩 Vayra's Ship Pack

Vayra's mods merged into one: https://github.com/RkShaRkz/Starsector-IntelliJ-Template/releases

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And, since you're here, I will also shill the searchable mod "database" that auto-updates twice a day: https://starmodder2.pages.dev/. It contains most mods on the forum and on the USC Discord, but not all, and not organized.

Finally: there are many, many more old mods that have been kept updated and aren't on this list. These are simply the ones that seem to get asked about the most often, and have relatively stable releases as far as I can tell. Also, most of those are in Discord servers that require an account to join.