In August 2024, Bethesda addressed one of Starfield‘s biggest criticisms with the release of the REV-8. This land vehicle made it faster for players to traverse the planets in Starfield. It was a surprising exclusion from the game’s launch, but better late than never.
Predictably, Starfield‘s REV-8 was quickly modded by the community, resulting in tons of great fan creations modifying and converting the vehicle and its mechanics in different ways. Here are 10 of the best so far.
M12B FAV (Warthog) (Standalone)
M12B FAV (Warthog) (Standalone) sees Halo‘s most iconic vehicle come to Starfield. It’s a crossover that makes sense, and frankly, it hardly looks out of place. If you didn’t know the vehicle from the Halo games, you wouldn’t second-guess its appearance here, which is why it’s one of the best REV-8 Starfield mods on the Nexus.
You can find the Warthog at any ship technician in the game, and don’t worry – you can still use the original REV-8 if you find it’s not for you.
Galactic Highway Network
The REV-8 is awesome, but its addition to Starfield almost a year after release shows it was very much an afterthought for Bethesda. Galactic Highway Network goes a long way to making the REV-8 feel like a more integrated part of the game, by introducing roads to most major cities in Starfield.
We’re buying in early with this mod. It’s already a great addition, but the potential here for more content in the future is enormous.
X-34 Landspeeder
Starfield and Star Wars are a great combo, and the modding community is making the most of it. It didn’t take long after the release of the REV-8 for modder radicalclownfriend to release the X-34 Landspeeder, bringing Luke’s vehicle from A New Hope to life in Starfield.
Sadly, Han, Chewie, and Threepio aren’t included in this mod, but you can make your own adventures using the X-34 Landspeeder in place of the REV-8.
NASA Lunar Rover
NASA Lunar Rover from Bub200 might just be the most lore-friendly mod on this list. As the mod’s title suggests, it adds the NASA Lunar Rover to Starfield, converting a static mesh already in the game’s files into a usable vehicle.
It’s important to note that this mod is a complete REV-8 replacer, so with this installed, you won’t be able to use the original vehicle.
Shades Vehicle Tuner
Shades Vehicle Tuner is by far the most extensive mod on this list. It adds a ton of new features to Starfield‘s vehicle gameplay, expanding it far beyond Bethesda’s initial intentions.
With Shades Vehicle Tuner, you can set up a camp around your REV-8, harvest minerals as you drive, use new vehicle weapons, and more. This is a true quality-of-life vehicle mod, and even if you’re only using the vanilla REV-8, it’s one you need to add to your Starfield load order.
Old Earth ATV (Standalone)
Old Earth ATV (Standalone) is a small mod that brings, you guessed it, an ATV into Starfield. NotSiouxsie has kept it simple with this one, but it’s a fun addition that doesn’t replace the base-game REV-8.
The Old Earth ATV is purchased from any ship technician, and can then be used to get from point A to point B on any of Starfield‘s planets.
D-Stroy (Standalone)
D-Stroy (Standalone) is yet another mod from NotSiouxsie. They’re the modder to beat when it comes to REV-8 mods, and this might be their best work yet. It adds a UFO to Starfield, allowing you to take to the skies without actually having to hop into your ship.
It’s a little clunky, but above all else, it’s FUN, and that’s what truly matters.
1969 Dodge Charger
You know what I think Starfield is really missing? A 1969 Dodge Charger, that’s what. With this mod from NotSiouxsie, that’s precisely what you get, allowing you to cruise around in the coolest car in the galaxy. Is it lore-friendly? Not in the slightest. Is it awesome? Too right it is.
Like all of NotSiouxsie’s mods, this isn’t a replacer for the REV-8. You can obtain the 1969 Dodge Charger from any ship technician in Starfield.
UAZ-452
UAZ-452 is the final mod from NotSiouxsie on this list, adding what they describe as a “Classic Soviet Workhorse” into Starfield. It certainly has a striking aesthetic, even if it looks slightly out of place among the stars.
Don’t let that put you off, though. There’s something inherently charming about seeing Vasco sitting on the back of the UAZ-452 while you traverse a planet’s landscape, making this a worthwhile mod to add to your load order.
RevT – Thomas – Standalone
Thomas the Tank Engine mods have been a meme in the gaming community for some time now. I remember the first time I saw the iconic blue train replace Skyrim‘s dragons, and life was never the same again. History repeats itself now with RevT – Thomas – Standalone from Nexus Mods user BlahBlahDEEBlahBlah.
Yes, you can drive Thomas the Tank Engine like the REV-8. And yes, seeing Thomas’ blank-faced glare among the blackness and silence of space is truly eerie. But it’s gaming tradition, so it was always going to happen at some point.
Published: Sep 20, 2024 01:04 pm