Starbound Change Character Appearance Mod (Free)

Overview

Key Features

  • Persistence: Changes are saved to the player’s character file and persist across deaths, saves, and multiplayer sessions (server permitting).
  • Multiplayer considerations: Server-side enforcement optional — server admins can restrict editing or require tool permissions.

    • Technical Summary

  • Save format: Writes changes to player.character file fields used by Starbound’s player API, compatible with standard save parsers.

    • Usage

    Known Limitations & Compatibility

    Security & Safety

    Modder Notes (for maintainers)

    Credits & Licensing

    Example Short Description (for a mod page) "Change Character Appearance" adds a craftable Appearance Editor that lets you change your character’s body, face, hair, skin, and clothing at any time. Save presets, preview edits live, and switch looks without remaking your character — works with most races and cosmetic mods.

    If you want, I can:

  • Example updates:
  • Artifacts:

    • To get all these mods playing nicely, follow this simple protocol:

  • Compatibility Check: Most appearance mods are compatible, but two mods that both edit the player.config file will conflict. Appearance is smartly coded to avoid this.

    • Vanilla Starbound hairstyles are... basic. Mods like Human Tops and Human Long Hair add 50+ new hair sprites. These aren't just re-colors; they're entirely new pixel art styles that blend seamlessly with the game's aesthetic.

  • Risks identified: game JSON/asset format changes across versions; mod conflicts; localization complexity.
  • Artifacts: