Better Spacesuits

Update 1.1: Critical fix with QoL improvements. Did you know that base Starfield has over 50 different spacesuits? Yet despite amazing art, gameplay-wise suits are bland, generic, and stats make no sense. Not anymore!

Welcome to Better Spacesuits.

DESCRIPTION Summary Better Spacesuits enhances spacesuit design depth while also remaining simple to use. From now on spacesuits visually communicate what they do. Great care was taken with each suit to rebalance stats according to their visual function. Suit visual add-ons such as external pockets get buffs. Some unique armors get a full-set bonus when you wear its helmet and pack!

Additionally Better Spacesuits fixes several base Starfield issues, like removing buffs and debuffs that were hidden to the player, making every suit be able to reach Superior quality, every suit actually getting stat buffs for leveling up, and allowing every suit to reach Legendary Rank 4.

This Creation works for Vanilla Starfield, includes optional DLC integration, and has planned updates for any future main Bethesda update (see below for important specifics). You can use Better Spacesuits as is, or as a launching pad for adding more Creations.

Still Starfield, just Better.

FEATURES Ever wondered why a flimsy looking spacesuit had more defense than an armored one? Or why a suit with pockets is no different than a suit with oxygen hoses? Figure out which spacesuit is good for you just by looking at it. Every suit is now unique and intuitive.

New Bonuses What you see is what you actually get! Pockets give extra carry weight, Oxygen Hoses give o2 recovery, and Oxygen Tanks give extra o2. Mining suits get a bonus if you have a Cutter equipped, Tech suits give you a bonus for using industrial weapons, and Pilot suits make grav jumping faster.

Refined Stats When art and stats align, magic happens! Every combat and environmental resistance are now tailor made to each spacesuit. Suit materials like aluminum, leather, ceramic, titanium, and kevlar all differ from each other. Suit volume plays a bigger role: slim, normal, bulky, and extreme. Armor plates and armor pads have meaning. Everything influences weight and credit value. Suits level up in quality differently based on their combat, exploration, pilot, miner, tech, or balanced roles. Everything works under the hood so that every suit is unique and you can intuitively tell what it is good at just by looking at it!

Full-Set Bonuses Gain unique buffs for wearing complete sets! “Full-set” means exact parts must be worn (like Ranger suit, ranger helmet, and ranger pack). Applies to unique sets that have no initial bonuses: Constellation, Mercury, Vanguard, etc. Spacesuits will state when they can give a full-set bonus. To see the full-set bonus active, go to your character > effects screen.

Other Fixes More freedom and control for you! Starfield used hidden armor modifiers that were hidden. These have been removed so you know exactly the capabilities of your gear. Dozens of Starfield suits could not reach maximum quality (Superior). Now every suit can spawn or be upgraded to Superior quality. Other minor fixes: Some suits got no stat boosts on quality increase, others were not set up for Legendary rank 4. All these things have been fixed and made consistent.

Longevity ^ Your time and credits matter! Planned support until 2029 (exclusive) including any new major Bethesda base-game Starfield update or DLC. Shattered Space and Terran Armada integration already available via FREE DLC Patch Creation. Check Creations by CionMods often for future FREE patches for other DLCs or Creations. This Creation may evolve in the future to add, remove, or fine tune functionality in accordance with its main vision.

CONCLUSION Your game your style! Depth with simplicity, greater roleplay, better combat, improved exploration, enhanced ship play, and general fixes. Better Spacesuits enhances your Starfield experience.

^Free or DLC Creations are currently not achievement-friendly. See “DLC and Future updates” section for explanation.

TECHNICAL You as a player do not need to worry too much about any of the following, this is intuitive ingame just by looking at the suit and the suit modifications! However, this is still mentioned so you have a better idea of how Better Spacesuits improves your Starfield experience.

Method: Stats and buffs were baselined using 9 custom long mathematical formulas considering every visible factor. Most of these factors are listed above and below. Then manually reviewed, tested, and tweaked stats for more fun gameplay. Then refined and polished over and over until it felt great. Over 1200 meticulous edits or additions.

Full List of changes: -Rebalanced DR, ER, EM, Air, Corrosive, Radiation, Thermal, Weight and Value of every spacesuit in the game considering their material, function, volume, plates, pads, etc. -Added new quality increase paths for combat, exploration, pilot, tech, and balanced suit functions. -Added suit buffs for visible add-ons like pockets, o2 tanks, and o2 hoses. -Added full-set buffs for equipping an entire set of unique non-legendary armor. -Made every suit be able to spawn at Superior quality. Every suit gets actual buffs for leveling up (some suits got no buffs). -Every suit can now get Legendary rank 4. -Changed Peacemaker Legendary to use Laredo weapons instead of all rifles. -Removed vanilla hidden suit modifiers.

For other authors: Specific Creation Kit edits: Every Spacesuit in the game. Peacemaker legendary effect. Most Spacesuit Leveled Lists. All new CK objects have CM_BSuits_ prefix. -If you wish to patch your custom spacesuit so it levels up with this framework, assign the spacesuit>objecttemplate>default> to the appropriate CM_*quality object.

REQUIREMENTS NONE! Just base game Starfield!

Installation / Uninstallation instructions Safe to install and uninstall for new playthrough or mid-playthrough. Add it and make sure it’s downloaded! (sometimes you may have to click the download button). If installed mid-playthrough, items already owned may only partially update, but new items will fully update. As with any Bethesda game, it is always recommended you make a save before enabling/disabling Creations.

Compatibility This Creation is compatible with most popular Creations. Any Creations that add new items, new quests, new companions, new areas, new weapons, new armors, etc., in a standard method will work. Maximum compatibility the goal! Any other Creation that also edits base game suits and their spawn lists conflict, with the one loaded last taking priority.

Stability Maximum stability because this Creation does not inject new scripts or cells into the game, so absolute minimal risk. Basically, if the base game works, then this Creation will as well.

DLC and Future Updates If you own both DLCs (Shattered Space and Terran Armada) Download the FREE DLC Patch. Search Creations by author (CionMods) and look for the appropriate FREE patch. Check often for more future patches for other DLC or Creations!

It has to be done in this manner because the Creation here has to be for base-game Starfield only due to Bethesda’s Rules. The work-around is making Free DLC Patches. Free patches have to be non-achievement friendly, again due to Bethesda’s Rules. If they change these weird requirements expect friendlier integration of DLC Patches for this Creation.

Time is allocated and planned to Support this Creation to make it compatible with any future official Bethesda base-game Starfield update (like Free-Lanes) or DLC (like Shattered Space) at least until 2029 (exclusive) via update here or additional FREE DLC patch; barring a disproportionate problem for a single author (major injury, death, aliens, etc.).

You should feel confident with your Creation Credits and Time! No one likes abandoned, broken, or buggy Creations.

Feedback, Playstyle Settings, Questions, etc. Discord https://discord.com/channels/1397974713283772557/1426275089057583287 OR https://tinyurl.com/CionMods. In the Discord you can provide feedback, report bugs, see recommended game settings for different playstyles, find frequently asked questions, and more. This is because there is a word limit here on Creation pages.

Max-Q Collection This Creation is part of my growing Max-Q Creation Collection, which seeks to enhance and not drastically change Starfield. Max-Q Collection can be played as is, or as a jumping point for you to add other Creations. Check CionMods Creations every few weeks for free and non-free additions!

MISCELLANEOUS AI disclaimer: No AI has been used in developing this Creation or for any of the images used.

Property: Unless otherwise stated, all the images have either been taken in game, created and/or edited by CionMods. All software used has been used under appropriate licenses. Starfield, Shattered Space, Free Lanes, and Terran Armada are property of Bethesda. Max-Q Collection and S.L.I.Q. are created by CionMods and are not related to Bethesda.

About the Author: CionMods is a solo author that loves Starfield and self-taught how to make Creations for Starfield in 2025. CionMods focuses on fun, high-quality, and carefully-crafted stable Vanilla+ Creations. Proceeds go to support my children, my parents, and their cat.

Starfield may not be the perfect game, but it is a Special Game. – CionMods 2023

Special Thanks To Bethesda Game Studios for Starfield, making the Creation Kit available, and for supporting the community. To Microsoft for supporting Bethesda venturing in to the unknown to make “The Space Game”. To you for playing Starfield and looking at this Creation. To my children who support me, provide feedback, and all my work is dedicated to them.