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Wish Microsoft was cool about making mods compatible on GamePass.
You can install mods for the Game Pass version, the exe is different so the script extender doesn't work but StarUI doesn't use the script extender. I have 4 or 5 mods installed via Vortex right now for Starfield Game Pass version.
I would try to walk you through how to set it up but it was so seamless and basic I don't even remember. Just install Vortex and point it to your Starfield/Content directory... on whatever drive you told Game Pass to install the game on.
I'm not sure how you got that to work, but it's not that easy for myself.
When you install a game with Game Pass you can tell it what drive to install to. I think by default it might just install to your windows system drive but you can toggle that option in tho settings.
I installed Starfield to my F drive so it's installed into something like: F:/XboxGames/Starfield. I then installed Vortex. Vortex did not automatically detect it but I just hit the button to manage it manually and directed Vortex to my F:/XboxGames/Starfield/Content directory... then it picked it up and I can install and deploy mods to it just like I can Skyrim or Fallout (which I have through Steam)
Yeah I did all that. They just don't deploy when I load up Starfield.
What mods are you using/have? The Script extender says in the readme that Game pass is not supported.
I read on some mod pages that mods do work on the game pass version as well.
Edit: From what I read you'd have to install the mods in the Documents/My Games/Starfield folder instead of the installation folder.
Is the exe different for Gamepass?
It's in a separate folder with special permissions, preventing any modification. afaik it's not trivial to "unlock"
I haven't used Gamepass in a while, but moving the install usually works just fine with publisher DRM like that.
That's not the case. The game folder is accessible... Game pass has been doing that at least since its had Bethesda games on the service.
That being said, the exe is technically different from Steam so the script extender doesn't work. Not actually a big issue this early in the mod scene (most mods don't use the script extender yet). That won't be the case forever unfortunately.
Source: I have the game pass version and have been installing mods just like I would with the Steam version of Skyrim and Fallout via Vortex
I use NileSoft Shell, a replacement for the stock Windows right click menu that adds the option to give you permission to a folder with 2 clicks. Worth it for GamePass mods.
I've had no problems running mods via vortex with the gamepass version