Grounded Enemies (Ai + No Sponges + Height Variations)
By Kilonova24
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Description Enemy health values, aggression AI, and height variations all exist on the same Actor forms, which creates mod conflicts. Whichever mod loads last overwrites the others. Rather than living in patch hell, this mod combines all three changes into one.
Features All enemies no longer gain health per level. In vanilla, every enemy had (20 health × their level) + base health. Now they use only their base health, as listed below.
Robots & Turrets
- Robots: base health reduced from 400–2,000 down to 200–1,000; Damage Resistance halved
- Turrets: Damage Resistance halved
Humans
- Base health changed from 70–1,000 to 100–500; Damage Resistance halved
- Intended strength hierarchy is preserved (e.g., a level 62 UC Marine Colonel has 500 health, while a level 62 Crimson Fleet member does not, only the level 98 Pirate Legend reaches 500)
- All human enemies now have size variety, increased aggression, and will not flee combat regardless of your level
Starborn
- Base health reduced from 590–1,430 down to 500–1,000
- Damage Resistance unchanged, keeping them more dangerous than humans
- Now have size variety (male Starborn can be taller than female)
- All Starborn are more aggressive
Aliens
- Aceles: health reduced from 1,950–13,500 down to 1,500–7,000; Damage Resistance halved; now have size variety
- Terrormorphs: health reduced from 1,950–13,000 down to 1,500–7,000; Damage Resistance halved; now have size variety and move 30% faster
- Terrormorph Elders: health reduced from 2,700–18,520 down to 2,000–10,000; Damage Resistance unchanged (making them harder than regular Terrormorphs); now have size variety and can be significantly larger; move 15% faster
Recommended Addons
- Grounded Enemies - Shattered Space https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/details/55779713-a091-4e56-9b4d-edff2b3137eb/Grounded_Enemies___Shattered_Space_Addon
- Grounded Enemies - Terran Armada https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/details/283c4f09-5aeb-4695-8e72-66f34882d0b8/Grounded_Enemies___Terran_Armada_Addon
- Player Health Adjustment https://creations.bethesda.net/en/starfield/details/adf4a3f6-ff13-407e-ae64-439b212fd265/Player_Health_Adjustment
Compatibility
- Safe to load last after other enemy AI mods, as this mod only touches Actor Forms and a single Gameplay Setting
- Not compatible with mods that alter robot sizes (Robots do not have size variation because a Manufacturer producing robots of random sizes makes no sense).
- Not compatible with mods that change the Aceles or Terrormorphs. Load this mod after mods that change alien sizes.
- Not compatible with my older mod NPC Health Overhaul. Grounded Enemies is the successor of NPC Health Overhaul, created entirely in the CK as a small master file.
Release notes
Xbox
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1.1Upped the base health of the low level human enemies to 100 so they aren't complete one shots at higher levels.
Upped the base health of low level Starborn from 400 to 500.
Upped the base health of the low level Terrormorphs and Aceles from 1,000 to 1,500 and extended their max health pool from 5,000 to 7,000 at higher levels. -
1.01Increased size variety of Terrormorphs and Aceles
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1.00== Describe this release ==
Playstation
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1.1Upped the base health of the low level human enemies to 100 so they aren't complete one shots at higher levels.
Upped the base health of low level Starborn from 400 to 500.
Upped the base health of the low level Terrormorphs and Aceles from 1,000 to 1,500 and extended their max health pool from 5,000 to 7,000 at higher levels. -
1.01Increased size variety of Terrormorphs and Aceles
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1.00== Describe this release ==
PC
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1.1Upped the base health of the low level human enemies to 100 so they aren't complete one shots at higher levels.
Upped the base health of low level Starborn from 400 to 500.
Upped the base health of the low level Terrormorphs and Aceles from 1,000 to 1,500 and extended their max health pool from 5,000 to 7,000 at higher levels. -
1.01Increased size variety of Terrormorphs and Aceles
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1.00== Describe this release ==
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Mod Information
- Published
- Jun 04, 2026
- Last Updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Platforms
- Playstation, PC, Xbox
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