Faction mods:Blackrock drive yards
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4018.0Blue
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=14041.0Dassault-Mikoyan Engineering (2 factions)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=11322.0Diable Avionics
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=10046.0Foundation of Borken (gives "unique storage service offered by the Foundation", which you can use and access as long as you are in decent standing with them. Very helpful. As helpful as their "mental healers" which enable you to change your officer temperment at will).
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=13213.0 (there is a newer version somewhere on 4chan apparently)
Interstellar Imperium
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8007.0Junk Pirates (3 factions I believe)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=161.0Kadur Remnant
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=6649.0Shadowyards
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.0Vesperon Combine (This one allows for mass Blue print hunting)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=14915.0I picked these faction mods as they are all pretty unique, and have unique colors for campaign, ships and weapons etc.
Utility mods:Audio plus (more music please)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=10985.0Combat chatter (pretty useful to know which ships are falling apart mid combat/missile capacity etc) Listed prior, woops. But yes. Still good.
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=10399.0Console commands (In CASE the mods break, or you find yourself in a situation you need to "endcombat" because a mod is borked (I know at least 1 ship does this in the mods I list).
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4106.0Content expansionsArsenal Expansion (
I believe this gives my favorite midline capital ship, the victory Nope. That is ship/weapons pack)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=11536.0Disassemble/reassemble (more ships/weapons)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=12360.0ED shipyards (I like it a fair amount. Gives unique dynamics to new ship content)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=16479.0Starship legends (lets your ships get unique traits (good or bad, or just good if you modify text file) after combat (up to legendary))
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=15321.0Ship/weapons pack (pretty good (edit: has victory. edit2: Has the IBB bounty list)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=11018.0Tahlan's shipworks (adds weapons, ships, a "hidden" faction (great houses) and a pirate faction (legion infernalis))
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=14935.0Varya's ships (adds ships/weapons, specifically for varya sector (but not required for it)
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=16059.0
MegamodVarya's sector (changes a lot, read what it does. Most unique feature is some factions and its own unique bounty board story
(listed as IBB in other mods))
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=16058.0Misc modsPortrait mods:
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=17066.0https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=13716.0https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=10836.0Allows use of gates:
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=12791.0---------------------
Rest of the mods I use have been listed I believe.
DONT FORGET TO GET THE LIBRARY MODS!
Graph lib
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=10982.0Lazy lib
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=5444.0Magic lib
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=13718.0Oh, and yes. Make sure you EXPAND YOUR RAM USAGE FOR THE GAME! OR ELSE YOU WILL RUN INTO PROBLEMS IF YOU USE MORE THAN 2-3 FACTION MODS, 4-5 Ship/pack mods or any of the mega mods listed.
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8726.0And the main mod index, cuz why not:
https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0