Updated 5th February 2018
It didn’t take long for fans to import their favourite sci-fi franchises into Stellaris by way of modding. Now, more than a year on, there are many, many of these franchise import mods to choose from.
I’ve previously published lists of Stellaris Portrait Mods, Stellaris City Mods, and Stellaris Ship Set Mods, which have all very intentionally excluded any content from established fictional universes, such as Star Wars and Mass Effect.
The purpose of this post is to meet that need (because there is a need) in one fell swoop. Found on this page are any species customisation options from popular franchises, including new flag emblems, portraits, cityscapes, ship sets, and so on. These cover franchises that have proven popular amongst the Stellaris modding community. Not included are any total conversion mods or mods that alter the game beyond graphical/flavour inclusions, or any mods that introduce content from non-sci-fi franchises (such as Game of Thrones). This page does not aim to be complete and is largely a reflection of my own opinion of the mods, but I believe it to be an accurate representation of quality mods from the community.
You can subscribe to any subset of these (not recommended to take them all at once – some assets are duplicated or incompatible) using my Steam Collection “Stellaris Species Customization from Sci-Fi Franchises“.
Mods are organised in the following manner:
- Franchise
- Modification type
- Specific mod
- Modification type
On each level, headings are ordered alphabetically. There are also some cross-franchise mods (with their own top-level category) and multi-type mods (with their own modification type category).
The full list is as follows:
Halo
Multi-type
Sins of the Prophets: Stellaris
Authors: Unikraken and Lavo
Workshop link
Sins of the Prophets began life as a Halo mod for Sins of a Solar Empire. This mod (the Stellaris version, so we’re clear!) includes animated portraits for humans and the Covenant (find the the Halo Covenant Species and Halo Universe Human Species mods separately below), namelists, flag emblems, and UNSC and Covenant ships!
Portraits
Halo Covenant Species
Author: llossaa
Workshop link
This mod includes animated portraits from six of the species of the Covenant appearing in the Halo series; Elites, Prophets, Brutes, Engineers, Jackals, and Grunts.
Halo Universe Human Species
Author: Llossaa
Workshop link
This mod adds two special human species to choose from (UNSC and ancient humans); they look largely similar to the existing humans but use Halo Universe outfits.
Also included is a cityscape.
Mass Effect
Multi-type
Mass Effect Species Pack
Author: VJ
Workshop link
This mod collects together a few separate mods various authors to introduce more flag emblems (gold and silver) and six animated species portraits and namelists (Asari, Cerberus, Alliance, Turians, Quarians, Salarians) into Stellaris.
(Keep scrolling down if you want individually-packed Mass Effect portraits.)
Mass Effect – The Asari Civilisation
Authors: Princess Stabbity and TheGrandN
Workshop link
Patreon link (Princess Stabbity)
This mod, true to its name, does everything Asari: a new animated species (with 56 portrait variations and more than 90 outfits), a new ship set, a new cityscape, pregenerated empires, an extra civic, and two extra traits. If you’re looking only for graphical mods, watch out for those last two features.
The creators recommend you play with the Stellar Trails Disabler mod for a more immersive experience. There are also Ship Classes Extended and New Ship Classes & More compatibility patches.
Flag Emblems
Mass Effect Emblems Pack
Author: SoG-Geongeon
Workshop link
A smaller component of the same author’s cross-franchise emblem pack.
Portraits
Animated Asari Portraits – Mass Effect
Author: Silfae
Workshop link
What, you thought I could curate a Stellaris mod list without featuring something by Silfae?
Animated Prothean Race
Author: mnidjm
Workshop link
Animated Quarian Portraits – Mass Effect
Author: Silfae
Workshop link
Mass Effect – Geth Species
Author: TripleSeven
Workshop link
This mod also includes a Geth namelist, flag, pregenerated empire, and a special “Geth-Synthetic” trait. (Watch out for that last one if you don’t want non-graphics changes.)
This requires the Utopia DLC to play.
Ship Sets
Systems Alliance (Mass Effect) Ships
Author: CaptainX3 (with permission from Setesh)
Workshop link
This high-quality ship set has built-in compatibility with NSC.
Stargate
Flag Emblems
Stargate Emblems Pack
Authors: SoG-Geongeon and Le Woké
Workshop link
A smaller component of the same author’s cross-franchise emblem pack.
Portraits
Stargate Goa’uld Species
Author: tushjd
Workshop link
Animated Goa’uld portraits from the Stargate universe. This adds a number of additional features, such as the System Lords cityscape and a namelist.
Ship Sets
Stargate – Asuran Ships
Author: Frstwlf
Workshop link
Includes all ships and stations, including support for Improved Space Battles and NSC (plus a patch for Downscaled Ships, if you use it).
Stargate – Goa’uld Ships
Author: Frstwlf
Workshop link
Includes all ships and stations, including support for Improved Space Battles and NSC (plus a patch for Downscaled Ships, if you use it).
Stargate – Tau’ri Ships
Author: Frstwlf
Workshop link
Includes all ships and stations, including support for Improved Space Battles and NSC (plus a patch for Downscaled Ships, if you use it).
If you use NSC, you can also get the Asgard Ships Add-On for Tau’ri Ships.
Stargate – Wraith Ships
Author: Frstwlf
Workshop link
Includes all ships and stations, including support for Improved Space Battles and NSC (plus a patch for Downscaled Ships, if you use it).
Star Trek
Multi-type
Klingon Ships and Portraits
Author: Lorped
Workshop link
This mod contains a Klingon portrait with two male and two female variants. It also, of course, contains a ship set, with all that y you’d expect from the Klingon Empire!
Flag Emblems
Star Trek Emblems
Author: Shrinpo (Luke)
Workshop link
18 flag emblems from the Star Trek universe including the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and The Borg.
Portraits
Star Trek Species (Collection)
Author: walshicus
Workshop link
This is a collection of 21 stand-alone animated Star Trek species mods; the mods and the collection are created by the same author.
Ship Sets
Star Trek Federation TNG-Ships Standalone
Authors: G-Man, walshicus, and Shaggo
Workshop link
This is a ship set extracted from the Star Trek: New Horizons total conversion mod reflecting the state of the ships used by the United Federation of Planets featured during The Next Generation, to use alone or with other mods. It isn’t compatible with ST:NH itself, but you shouldn’t need to use it in that circumstance anyway.
Star Trek Federation TMP-Ships Standalone
Authors: G-Man, walshicus, Shaggo
Workshop link
This is a ship set extracted from the Star Trek: New Horizons total conversion mod reflecting the state of the ships used by the United Federation of Planets featured during The Motion Picture, to use alone or with other mods. It isn’t compatible with ST:NH itself, but you shouldn’t need to use it in that circumstance anyway.
Star Wars
Flag Emblems
Star Wars Emblems Pack
Author: SoG-Geongeon
Workshop link
A smaller component of the same author’s cross-franchise emblem pack.
Portraits
[Star Wars] Galactic Empire – Species
Author: Herr-Doktor Dire
Workshop link
Introduces a new species type with clothing and appearance reflecting the Galactic Empire.
[Star Wars] Old Sith Empire – Species
Author: Herr-Doktor Dire
Workshop link
Introduces a new species type with clothing and appearance reflecting the Naga Sadow-era Sith Empire.
Star Wars Rebel Alliance
Author: Herr-Doktor Dire
Workshop link
Introduces a new species type with clothing and appearance reflecting the Rebel Alliance.
Star Wars Species Pack
Author: Last Leviathan
Workshop link
This mod pack contains ~20 new animated Star Wars portraits plus more than 15 species namelists. Species don’t spawn randomly unless added to custom empires. There are instructions to alter this behaviour on the linked Workshop page.
Ship Sets
Star Wars Empire Ships
Author: Elratie
Workshop link
This ship set allows you to play with the Galactic Empire Fleet from the Imperial Civil War era.
To use these ships, you’ll need to use the included custom empire “Event Galactic Empire 2”. This empire can be edited as you like, but will activate the new ships in-game. Make sure to read the Workshop page as there are a few ifs-and-buts to using this ship set (it’s not just a simple ship set addition).
Star Wars Mandalorian Ships
Author: Yorick
Workshop link
This ship set allows you to play with the Mandalorian Fleet from the KOTOR/SWTOR/GCW eras. Known compatibility issues with NSC. If you want random empires to be able to use this ship set, grab the AI Add-On Pack.
Star Wars Old Republic Ships
Author: Yorick
Workshop link
This ship set allows you to play with the Old Republic Fleet from the KOTOR/SWTOR eras. Compatible with NSC. If you want random empires to be able to use this ship set, grab the AI Add-On Pack.
Star Wars Rebel Ships
Author: Elratie
Workshop link
This ship set allows you to play with the Rebel Alliance Fleet form the Imperial Civil War era.
To use these ships, you’ll need to use the included custom empire “Event Rebel Alliance 2”. This empire can be edited as you like, but will activate the new ships in-game. Make sure to read the Workshop page as there are a few ifs-and-buts to using this ship set (it’s not just a simple ship set addition).
Star Wars Sith Empire Ships
Author: Yorick
Workshop link
This ship set allows you to play with the Sith Empire Fleet from the KOTOR/SWTOR eras. Compatible with NSC. If you want random empires to be able to use this ship set, grab the AI Add-On Pack.
Warhammer 40K
Flag Emblems
Imperium of Man Flags
Author: -TST-Dócvar Hóliðáýson
Workshop link
Despite the name, this mod adds a selection of flag emblems from the Warhammer 40K universe to four new categories: Imperium, Xenos, Chaos, and Adeptus Astartes.
Name Lists
Complete Eldar Name List
Author: Spectre
Workshop link
May also work for generic space elves! Hundreds of names for individuals, more than 3500 ship names, unique planet names, troop names, and regnal second names etc.
Portraits
Animated Eldar Portraits – Warhammer 40K
Author: Silfae
Workshop link
This mod includes the portraits seen above, amongst a few other small additions.
Ship Sets
Gothic Ships Standalone
Author: kamil19976
Workshop link
Includes ship sets for the Imperium, Chaos, and Necrons. For NSC compatibility use the Gothic Ships NSC mod.
Hail the Machine
Author: Reiseafa
Workshop link
Any resemblance to the Necrons from Warhammer 40K is pure coincidence – these are croissant-themed ships.
We are the Imperial Navy
Author: Reiseafa
Workshop link
Allows you to use a ship set comprised of ships from the Imperial Navy. Compatible with AlphaMod: The Fleet, Stellar Expansion Voidcraft, and Improved Space Battles.
Other
Battlestar Galactica Shipset
Author: Sterling Kerman
Workshop link
PayPal donation link
This is a WIP mod that nonetheless contains a near-complete set of ship and station models inspired by Battlestar Galactica designs. It’s unfortunately not compatible with NSC, but can be used with Downscaled Ships with a patch.
Cyrannus Flags
Author: matthewmorrone
Workshop link
EvE Online: Horizons – Lite Core
Author: SoulLink
Workshop link
This is a lightweight version of the EvE Online: Horizons mod, containing only the graphical features of the main mod. This includes four species classes (Amarr, Gallente, Caldari, Minmatar), each with a ship set, animated portraits, and a namelist. Also included are flag emblems from the EVE universe.
Homeworld: Ships
Author: Pangolins
Workshop link
Adds ship models from the Homeworld franchise. Lovely!
Legend of Galactic Heroes Ships
Author: LOBO
Workshop link
An English description can be found on the author’s blog. This adds a ship set from the Legend of Galactic Heroes anime.
Mobile Suit Gundam Ships
Author: Not Paladin
Workshop link
This introduces two ship sets (for the Zeon and EFSF). This is a small component of the main mod, Mobile Suit Gundam: Stellaris.
Protoss Species
Author: llossaa
Workshop link
This adds the Protoss from StarCraft as animated species portraits. It also adds a Protoss cityscape.
Twinks Engineer Species
Author: Twink315
Workshop link
Includes six female and six male portraits inspired by the Engineers from the film Prometheus.
White Walkers
Author: mnidjm
Workshop link
Everyone’s favourite ice zombies from Game of Thrones.
Cross-Franchise
Flag Emblems
Emblems : Sci-Fi & Others
Author: SoG-Geongeon
Workshop link
Emblems from Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Stargate, Star Wars, The Elder Scrolls, DC & Marvel, and more. Emblems in both gold and silver.
Portraits
United Sci-Fi Races (Animated Only)
Author: Fugasas
Workshop link
This mod adds a massive 90+ animated portraits to Stellaris. It’s part of a larger mod containing static portraits too, called, unsurprisingly, United Sci-Fi Races. This has over 190 races. A number of these animated portraits are included in some of the other mods featured on this page.
The large mod includes portraits from XCOM, Doctor Who, and Babylon 5, amongst other franchises. By default, the animated version of the mod allows random AI empires to utilise the portraits; the larger mod, should you choose to use it instead, requires a patch: Patch for United Sci-Fi Races.
