Updating Genesis

NOTE: This page is only for people who have already installed an existing version of Star Wars Genesis. If you have not installed Star Wars Genesis before, then this guide does not apply to you and you can simply get the latest version by following the normal guide.

Latest Supported Starfield Version: 1.16.244
Current Starfield Version: 1.16.244
Latest Genesis Version: 8.8.0

• Shattered Space
• Fresh Save or Non-Modified Genesis Save
• Wabbajack
• An 80 GB page file if you have not done so already.

Answers to Common Questions

• A new save is required for V7 -> V8. A new save is NOT required for 8.x to 8.x. However, that does not mean there won’t be any issues with existing saves. Please read up on the Existing Save Issue Documentation page so you are aware of the latest issues you may encounter, and how to possibly fix them.
• If you have a modified version of Genesis, please refer to the Modified Save Guide for more information, such as how to make sure your additional non-Genesis mods don’t get deleted during the update and ruin your existing save.

1. [8.7.0 users and below] Please go to your Starfield game folder and delete vcruntime140_1.dll if it exists.
2. Existing save users must NOT be in any ship or city. Please go to a random moon, exit your ship, and perform a manual save. Make sure you load into that save after updating Genesis
3. Close both the game and Mod Organizer and then update your Starfield (if there’s an update).
4. Download StarWarsGenesisSetup.exe as a Standard Download (not zip) and run it. If it doesn’t work, try the mirror link. If neither work, try a different browser or turn off your VPN and any other security extension you may have installed.
   
5. The install location should stay Star Wars Genesis in your root drive. That is the same place where you first installed Genesis. Once the install is complete, Wabbajack will automatically open and update to the latest version automatically
   
6. Match everything to this (remember the drive letter like K, C, etc should match yours, not mine):
   

Note: It is a common mistake to set the installation location to just the \Star Wars Genesis folder and not the \Star Wars Genesis\Game folder. If you do that, you will get an error saying you can’t install to the same place as your Wabbajack compiler.

7. Start the install. You will be prompted to login into your NexusMods account if you haven’t recently used Wabbajack.

Note: You may get a popup asking you to confirm file deletion. Just Continue.

Note: If you get a download failed late into the install and you’re sure you’re logged into Nexus, just click retry. The Nexus servers have been terrible lately. For any other errors or issues, refer to the Wabbajack FAQ. There is a fix for literally every Wabbajack issue in there.

8. 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.

9. Launch ModOrganizer.exe from the \Star Wars Genesis\Game folder as per usual. If you get a popup asking about nxm links, click Yes.

10. Keep in mind that you will have to re-enable some stuff if you are a controller or ultrawide monitor user, or kept your HD Overhual. Click the buttons below for the instructions.

Note: If you are having LAUNCH issues such as Starfield crashing on startup or weird popups, then please refer to this page

Your settings are automatically configured after installing. They are either set to medium or max depending on the choice you made running the GENESIS_DOCUMENTS.bat file. You are free to adjust the graphics settings as you wish regardless of your choice but please be aware of the recommended Genesis settings as messing with some stuff like Dynamic Resolution, Dialogue Camera, and Framegen can cause crashing and other issues.

If you are using a save from an older version, please read up on the Existing Save Issue Documentation page so you are aware of the latest issues you may encounter, and how to possibly fix them.

[Optional] If you have updated Genesis repeatedly over the months or years, your Downloads folder may have accumulated a large number of old files. It is recommended to clean it periodically using this tool if you are low on disk space.

The default HP of new characters is 200. This is considered Normal Difficulty.

Difficulty	Health Amount	Console Command to be Used (` key)
Gaming Journalist	3000	player.modav health 2800
Story Mode	1000	player.modav health 800
Beginner	400	player.modav health 200
Casual	300	player.modav health 100
Normal	200	N/A
Hard	150	player.modav health -50
Very Hard	100	player.modav health -100
Extreme	50	player.modav health -150

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. 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.