Star Wars Genesis 8.8.15
Installation Guide
Star Wars Genesis is NOT a complete experience yet. In its current state, the project offers approximately 20–30 hours of structured story content, alongside an additional 10–20 hours of progression-focused gameplay centered on unique gear, crafting systems, exploration, lightsabers, and Force abilities. At present, Genesis should be understood as a short, self-contained narrative paired with an open-ended sandbox, rather than a fully realized Star Wars RPG.
The primary story content currently available consists of Act 1 of the Main Quest, and then the complete Rebel and Imperial questlines, as well as a few side quests. Beyond the core narrative, players can engage with a Star Wars–themed sandbox experience featuring dozens of new and reimagined locations, expanded gameplay systems, and numerous mechanical enhancements. With each major update, players can expect the addition of multiple side quests, along with further content expansions, new features, and ongoing gameplay improvements. You can follow our progress here.
7/22/2026 – As of writing this, Act 2 of the Main Quest is expected to release within 30 days, opening up multiple other aspects of the game as well as refining Act 1. The update will also include improved blaster/lightsaber effects, 50+ prop replacements, and many other cool new things. DeityVengy recommends any new player to wait for 8.82
- STEAM version of non-pirated Starfield (No GamePass/Microsoft Support) – Warning: Pirated install ends up with corrupted save
- Shattered Space Expansion (this is a paid DLC)
- Version 1.16.244 of Starfield (latest version)
- New Save (meaning that you install Star Wars Genesis first, and THEN start a new game)
- Language set to English otherwise none of the text replacement mods will work. DO NOT use translation mods from Nexus
- No Creation Store/Vortex Mods installed
- The ability to read this guide all the way to the bottom
What is Wabbajack?
Wabbajack is an automated modlist installer. It will replicate my modlist and all it’s configurations with a portable version of Mod Organizer 2 on your PC. If you have premium on Nexus Mods, then this process is very easy and in just a few clicks, you will be downloading hundreds of mods at once. As of September 2025, NexusMods is offering a free 3 day trial of premium. Just don’t forget to cancel it once you’re done.
If you’ve already used up that trial and don’t have premium, it’s going to have you click through each mod to download but it’ll guide you exactly on which one to click. After that, it’ll still do all the setup for you. As of 8.4, Genesis has about 320 mods.
If you have modded Starfield at all in the past (even if you uninstalled it after), then please click here. Especially if you used Vortex Mod Manager or the Creation Store. Failing to do so will either cause you to instantly crash or corrupt your valuable save.
These steps are all mandatory. Please read through them carefully. You could waste the next 1-2 hours if you don’t.
Increase your page file to at least 80 GB. Very important for performance and stability.
If you have any 3rd party Antivirus running, then please disable it during this process. If you specifically have BitDefender, McAfee, or Norton, then please click here.
If you use any sort of performance/overlay/audio application, please refer to this list of incompatible applications.
If you are using any VPN, please disable it. Many people have reported their VPN blocks access to download some files.
Make sure Starfield is installed in the same SSD drive you’re about to install the modlist on.
TURN OFF Automatic Updates for Starfield. Follow the guide here if you don’t know how.
Again, please make sure you do not have old mods leftover. Your game will instantly crash due to their conflicts. Or even worse, your game will not crash and you’ll be playing a bugged save for a few hours until you realize, and then you’ll have to start over.
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LAUNCH STARFIELD
Before you do anything, please launch Starfield at least once through Steam and then exit out of it.
📀 Video Guide
If you’re more of a video person, you can watch the video guide here.
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⚠️ Link not working?
Try the mirror link below.
If neither work, try a different browser or turn off your VPN/Antivirus.
3
SET THE INSTALL LOCATION
The install location should stay Star Wars Genesis in your root drive. Do not move it. Do not rename it. Just make sure the drive letter is the same as your Starfield one. If you install this anywhere else, it will probably not work and I won’t help you. Once the install is complete, Wabbajack will automatically open and update to the latest version automatically. 
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SET THE WABBAJACK INSTALL LOCATION
The Installation Location should be set to the Star Wars Genesis\Game folder. Too many people select just the Star Wars Genesis folder. Do not be one of those people. And remember the drive letter (K, C, etc) should match yours, not mine.
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START THE INSTALL
Once the install begins, you will be prompted to login into your NexusMods account. If you don’t have Nexus Premium, then Wabbajack makes you click through each mod.
Keep in mind that Star Wars Genesis and Wabbajack are smart installers. If you have to close it for any reason during the install, then simply re-run steps 3-5 and it’ll resume where it left off. You will not lose any progress.
⚠️ Wabbajack Trouble?
If you’ve pressed retry once or twice and still get download errors, then refer to the Wabbajack FAQ. There is a fix for literally every Wabbajack issue here.
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RUN THE BAT
After the install finishes, go to the
\Star Wars Genesis\Game folder and run GENESIS_DOCUMENTS.bat. You will be asked a question that you will have to answer Y or N to.
⚠️Missing bat file?
If GENESIS_DOCUMENTS.bat is missing from the folder, follow these steps.
⚠️Bat not working?
If you are getting an error when running the bat, follow these steps.
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LAUNCH MOD ORGANIZER
You are almost ready to play Star Wars Genesis! Simply launch ModOrganizer.exe in the \Star Wars Genesis\Game folder.
If you get a popup asking about nxm links. Click Yes.
⚠️Trouble?
If ModOrganizer.exe is missing or failing to open, check out this guide.
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3
LAUNCH SFSE
At the top right of Mod Organizer, select SFSE in the dropdown and launch it. Do not panic if this takes awhile. It is normal for it to take a few minutes for the first time.
Make sure you DO NOT click Unlock.
⚠️Trouble?
Visit the Self Help section of the website if you experiencing any launch issues.
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STARTING A NEW GAME
Upon entering the main menu, start a new game and wait for it to fully load.
⚠️Stuck in Main Menu?
Can’t select any options in the main menu? Follow the steps here.
⚠️Trouble?
Spawned in a mining shaft/cave? Follow the steps here.
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SAVE AND RESTART GAME
After creating your character, perform a manual save.
Then fully restart the game and load back into save you just created.
⚠️Can’t Save?
If the save button is greyed out, just open and close your inventory.
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SETTINGS
Your settings are automatically configured. They are either set to medium or max depending on the choice you made earlier.
You are free to adjust the graphics settings as you wish regardless of your choice but please be aware of the recommended settings as messing with some stuff like V-Sync, Dynamic Resolution, Dialogue Camera, DLSS, and Framegen; can cause crashing, infinite loading, and other general instability issues.
⚠️WARNING
Make sure Auto-HDR is OFF to ensure the best lighting quality. You don’t have to turn off HDR. Just the Windows 11 Auto HDR feature.
Default Body Sliders
Do not adjust your muscle/fat too much or certain armors will have clipping.
Save manually often.
Do not rely on just autosaves incase you run into any bugs.
Stuck somewhere?
Use this console command to unstuck yourself:
coc CityNewAtlantisLodgeInt
Ship Unresponsive?
If you run into an inaccessible/undockable ship, try restarting your game or switching to another ship.
Workbench Crafting
Workbenches DO NOT have every Star Wars armor available to be crafted! This is an immersion focused experience, not an arcade.
Do NOT bother other Mod Authors
Genesis heavily patches nearly every external Star Wars mod in it. The other authors are not responsible for bugs you encounter while playing Genesis.
Planning on playing multiple characters?
Read this guide.
Disable Automatic Steam Updates
When Starfield gets updated, Genesis is unplayable without getting updated alongside it, which can take weeks. Follow the steps here.
Star Wars Genesis features an unleveled world, meaning weapons, armor, and NPCs do not scale with the player. You begin as an ordinary person in the Star Wars galaxy, but with the potential to become something more. The early game is designed to be challenging, but not impossible.
By default, the difficulty is set to Normal. Changing the difficulty adjusts the amount of damage the player receives. You can do this inside Mod Organizer 2 on the left-hand side.
The Immersive difficulty option is very challenging and offers the closest experience to a true Star Wars simulation. You can expect to die in just a few shots, making every encounter dangerous. If you choose to play it, be prepared for an unforgiving experience that requires careful planning, tactical decision-making, and knowing when to turn back or avoid a confrontation entirely.
Star Wars Genesis is compatible with the most popular HD Overhaul mods for Starfield. The ones recommended for Genesis and used in my videos are all featured on this page and come with a simple install guide. Please be aware that these amount to 100+ GB of 2-8K textures and will lead to performance issues if you have a GPU with low VRAM. Don’t bother if you don’t at least have 16 GB VRAM or patience.
I highly advise you to make a copy of your entire Starfield folder at \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Starfield and store it someplace safe. This is a precaution for if you accidently update your game (whenever there is an update). All you would do is just delete everything in the actual Starfield folder and then copy these stored Starfield files into there. Bam. You now have downgraded back to the correct version and saved yourself a headache.