Villages/Places where you can find members of your modded race (This by extension, would also mean you will have to look into the creation of dungeons) NPCs (Tenants, Crewmembers, Villagers, etc.) Custom furniture sets, decorations, and objects tied to your race

*Custom SAIL (Depends on if you would rather stick to the standard SAIL form of vanilla, or go with something unique, like the SAILs of beta Starbound) Custom ship pet, tied to your race's lore/culture Customization options for your race (Hairstyles, color options, name gens, etc) (With the added bonus of a playable race). At it's core, a race mod is pretty much a content mod. Now as I mentioned before, there's more to a race mod than just being 'a pretty looking human reskin'. (And could potentially save you a lot of time, and pain.) This could possibly give you an idea of what 'not' to do. So look at what's already been done/is being done. (Especially if you actually end up putting effort into your stuff!) Do you really want to end up being that guy/gal that has a new race mod that happens to be in a similar vein to something already on the forums? If you don't distinguish your race's content, it will come off as a copy.

While you can make a race mod out of a straightforward idea, the community would appreciate something unique.

Here's some things you need to consider:įirst off, you should take a look at the race mods, already active on the forums (and maybe by extension, the Steam Workshop). Have you actually thought about what it will take to make a race mod? It's more than just a scenario of 'Hey! Look at this human reskin I just made!' you know. You've downloaded a Race Mod Template, extracted the assets for Starbound, and started brainstorming. Maybe you've even gotten some tools set up.

Who wouldn't want to expand the large array of content provided by the Starbound Community? Especially in the form of a race mod.

How to make a starbound race mod