Snowy Volcanic Landscape – Biome Visual Transformation (Xbox)

Created by: ZY20042 Nexus Link: https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/15000
Description Link: https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/15000?tab=description
Author Page: https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/ZY20042
Ported by: Starfield201 Permission: Permission Granted by Author

Overview This mod transforms one of Starfield’s dusty volcanic biomes — VolcanicWornNoLife01 — into a pristine, wintry volcanic landscape. The terrain is resurfaced with clean, untouched snow, and all procedural rocks, vents, and clutter are removed to create a smooth, icy volcanic highland.

The biome is renamed to Volcanic Highlands to reflect its new identity.

The mod acts as a visual skin pack only. It does not alter flora, fauna, resources, keywords, or quests.

Biome Details Volcanic Highlands (formerly VolcanicWornNoLife01) A snowy volcanic biome featuring white terrain, rugged slopes, and a frozen climate.

Found On Nikola VII‑a (cold moon — best immersion)

Alchiba II (inferno planet — imagine silica or white mineral deposits)

Important:
Alchiba II has two volcanic biomes. Make sure you land on Volcanic Highlands, not the standard “Volcanic” biome.

Visual Changes Terrain Retextures Dusty volcanic terrain replaced with pristine snow

Black volcanic rock recoloured to icy white

Rugged slopes preserved for natural volcanic structure

Procedural Object Removal All proc‑gen rocks removed

All gas vents removed

All terrain clutter removed

POI‑linked rocks remain (including landing site rocks)

Climate Adjustment Climate changed to ClimateFrozen01

Creates a colder, more immersive volcanic highland environment

Gameplay Notes Resource veins remain

Outpost harvesters unaffected

Inorganic resource scanning becomes difficult due to rock removal

Other gameplay systems (flora, fauna, quests, keywords) remain unchanged

Terrain remains rugged — driving is still challenging

Flying with modded vehicles is smoother due to fewer terrain objects

Compatibility & Load Order This mod edits the following vanilla biome record:

VolcanicWornNoLife01 (renamed to Volcanic Highlands)

Conflicts will occur with mods that modify this biome.

Load Order Load after any mods that edit volcanic biomes.

Installation Install via mod manager

Safe to add mid‑game

No edits to worldspaces, cells, or weather outside the biome

Permissions Permission Granted by Author
The mod author ZY20042 has explicitly granted Starfield201 permission to port Snowy Volcanic Landscape – Biome Visual Transformation to Xbox and PS5 Creations.

Author’s rules (from Nexus permissions): Other user’s assets: Allowed

Uploading: Not allowed

Modification: Allowed

Conversion: Not allowed

Asset use: Allowed

Asset use in paid mods: Not allowed

Asset use in donation‑point mods: Allowed

Author Notes Permission granted for Xbox and PS5 Creations.

Donation Points This mod is not opted‑in to receive Donation Points.

Credits ZY20042
Tools used: Creation Kit by Bethesda Author Page: https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/ZY20042