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October 6, 2026 - Season 1 - Update 28 (Mod Version 1.0.28)
New Save Game is Not Required
New Save Game is Not Required
New & Updated Features
- Mod updated for Stellaris 4.5 (No significant coding changes required for this update)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where the Matter-Energy Manipulation ascension perk would never appear as an option, which prevented building the Strategic Resource Factory.
- Fixed a bug where Bio Explorers did not have the same build limit as regular Explorers.
- Fixed a bug where Bio Explorer build costs required alloys instead of food.
- Fixed a coding bug with the Bio Offspring Mauler.
- Fixed a bug where the System Agriculture Terminal couldn't be build due to not recognizing a colonized planet in the system.
- Fixed a bug where the Thermophile Strike Cruiser had its ship sections in the wrong positions, making it look like the middle section was missing.
- Other miscellaneous minor code bug fixes.
Mod Backend/Coding Changes
- None.
If you don't wish to use the Steam workshop for NSC3, you can download it directly from the NSC3 Github here: https://github.com/CaptainX3/NSC3-Mod/releases
Manual installation instructions are on the download page. You can also find all previous releases of the mod there (Starting from the first release of NSC2 Season 8).
We have uploaded the previous version of NSC to the workshop for those who wish to continue their save games before upgrading to this new version. Please note that this is only updated when a major update is released for NSC (that requires a new save game). To subscribe to the Previous Version, click here: mod_detail.php?publishedfileid=2386308448
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Join the Official NSC Discord: https://discord.gg/8yTv5MR9H3
Mod File Use Permission
The NSC team automatically grants permission for use of any of NSC's files in the creation of patches, addons, or alternative features, as long as the original mod on this page is required to use your mod.
Copyright 2026 - This item is not authorized for posting on Steam except under the Steam account named CaptainX3. It is also not authorized to be posted on any other website EXCEPT the official NSC3 Github page. Copies of this mod found other than on this exact page or on the NSC3 Github page are stolen and unauthorized. All Rights Reserved.
| Title | NSC3 |
|---|---|
| Steam ID | 683230077 |
| Steam App | 281990 (steamDB) |
| Steam Manifest/UGC | 2641674583327156586 |
| Creator SteamID | 76561197998809960 |
| Steam Created | 2016-05-13T02:05:58+00:00 |
| Steam Updated | 2026-10-06T13:43:48+00:00 |
| Steam Updated relative | 6.4 days ago |
| Revision # | 160 |
| Revision archived? | NO! |
| Revision file date | |
| Tracked Steam files | 20 |
| Tracked mod files | 0 |
| Mod size | 81.73 MB |
Tracked mod revisions
| Title | Revision # | Archived? | Size | Metadata created | Metadata last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSC3 | 160 | NO | 81.73 MB | 2026-10-10 15:09:28 | 2026-10-10 23:05:01 |
| NSC3 | 159 | NO | 81.71 MB | 2026-10-10 13:05:39 | 2026-10-06 13:05:01 |
| NSC3 | 158 | NO | 81.71 MB | 2026-10-10 13:04:34 | 2026-06-29 02:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 157 | NO | 81.5 MB | 2026-10-10 12:54:54 | 2026-06-28 02:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 157 | NO | 81.54 MB | 2026-10-10 12:54:54 | 2026-06-28 02:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 156 | NO | 81.5 MB | 2026-10-10 11:14:58 | 2026-06-21 00:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 155 | NO | 81.44 MB | 2026-10-10 11:13:54 | 2026-04-02 01:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 153 | NO | 81.5 MB | 2026-10-10 11:06:23 | 2026-04-01 11:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 152 | NO | 81.5 MB | 2026-10-10 11:04:13 | 2026-03-26 08:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 151 | NO | 81.49 MB | 2026-10-10 08:41:27 | 2026-03-24 23:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 150 | NO | 81.34 MB | 2026-10-10 07:41:05 | 2025-11-28 23:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 148 | NO | 81.34 MB | 2026-10-10 07:32:46 | 2025-10-05 05:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 147 | NO | 81.35 MB | 2026-10-10 07:28:32 | 2025-09-29 01:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 146 | NO | 81.07 MB | 2026-10-10 05:48:29 | 2025-09-25 15:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 145 | NO | 81.01 MB | 2026-10-10 05:11:29 | 2025-07-03 00:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 144 | NO | 80.97 MB | 2026-10-10 05:08:39 | 2025-06-05 04:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 143 | NO | 80.97 MB | 2026-10-10 04:59:24 | 2025-05-23 11:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 142 | NO | 80.96 MB | 2026-10-10 04:53:51 | 2025-05-15 02:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 141 | NO | 80.7 MB | 2026-10-10 04:52:02 | 2025-05-09 18:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 140 | NO | 80.7 MB | 2026-10-10 04:51:07 | 2025-05-07 17:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 139 | NO | 80.7 MB | 2026-10-10 04:51:07 | 2025-05-07 16:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 138 | NO | 80.7 MB | 2026-10-10 04:51:07 | 2025-05-07 12:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 137 | NO | 80.66 MB | 2026-10-10 04:49:17 | 2025-05-06 22:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 136 | NO | 90.62 MB | 2026-10-10 04:49:17 | 2025-05-05 22:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 135 | NO | 90.61 MB | 2026-10-10 04:49:17 | 2025-05-05 10:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 134 | NO | 361.18 MB | 2026-10-10 03:38:31 | 2025-05-05 08:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 132 | NO | 361.33 MB | 2026-10-10 03:35:46 | 2024-09-15 12:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 131 | NO | 361.33 MB | 2026-10-09 14:48:27 | 2024-09-09 09:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 130 | NO | 361.38 MB | 2026-10-09 14:27:17 | 2024-05-11 15:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 129 | NO | 361.02 MB | 2026-10-09 06:26:12 | 2024-05-08 21:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 128 | Yes (fetch: 2024-01-24 07:16:21) | 360.84 MB | 2024-01-24 07:13:54 | 2024-03-03 22:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 127 | Yes (fetch: 2024-01-01 16:15:59) | 360.84 MB | 2024-01-01 16:13:43 | 2024-01-24 13:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 126 | Yes (fetch: 2023-12-31 06:45:18) | 360.77 MB | 2023-12-30 11:27:12 | 2024-01-01 22:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 125 | Yes (fetch: 2023-12-08 05:12:00) | 360.77 MB | 2023-12-06 14:03:15 | 2023-12-15 17:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 124 | Yes (fetch: 2023-12-08 05:15:05) | 360.84 MB | 2023-12-06 13:58:26 | 2023-11-22 00:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 123 | Yes (fetch: 2023-10-12 14:16:21) | 351.87 MB | 2023-10-12 14:13:50 | 2023-11-21 23:05:02 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 122 | Yes (fetch: 2023-10-12 12:17:15) | 351.87 MB | 2023-10-12 12:14:26 | 2023-10-12 19:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 121 | Yes (fetch: 2023-10-12 09:14:30) | 351.87 MB | 2023-10-12 09:13:05 | 2023-10-12 17:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 120 | Yes (fetch: 2023-09-30 03:00:41) | 361.76 MB | 2023-09-29 04:14:38 | 2023-10-12 14:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 118 | Yes (fetch: 2023-09-30 01:47:42) | 361.76 MB | 2023-09-29 03:19:08 | 2023-09-24 22:05:01 |
| ((( NSC3 - Season 1 ))) | 117 | Yes (fetch: 2023-09-30 00:49:12) | 349.89 MB | 2023-09-29 02:49:14 | 2023-09-23 15:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 8-) | 114 | Yes (fetch: 2023-07-29 13:17:14) | 349.35 MB | 2023-07-29 13:13:29 | 2023-09-22 21:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 8-) | 113 | Yes (fetch: 2023-07-09 04:47:56) | 349.35 MB | 2023-07-09 02:49:45 | 2023-07-29 18:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 8-) | 112 | Yes (fetch: 2023-07-03 22:47:03) | 349.3 MB | 2023-07-02 20:24:15 | 2023-07-06 19:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 97 | Yes (fetch: 2023-02-02 15:18:15) | 73.11 MB | 2023-02-02 15:13:32 | 2023-02-07 16:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 96 | Yes (fetch: 2023-02-02 12:13:41) | 73.11 MB | 2023-02-02 12:11:58 | 2023-02-02 19:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 95 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-23 21:14:45) | 73.1 MB | 2022-12-23 21:12:22 | 2023-02-02 16:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 94 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-17 13:14:20) | 73.1 MB | 2022-12-17 13:12:24 | 2022-12-24 01:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 93 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-10 19:24:23) | 73.1 MB | 2022-12-10 19:11:51 | 2022-12-17 18:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 92 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-10 13:22:07) | 73.1 MB | 2022-12-10 13:12:12 | 2022-12-11 00:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 91 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-08 11:13:35) | 73.09 MB | 2022-12-08 11:12:05 | 2022-12-10 18:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 90 | Yes (fetch: 2022-12-03 03:42:04) | 73.12 MB | 2022-12-03 03:12:17 | 2022-12-08 16:05:01 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 86 | Yes (fetch: 2022-10-08 07:13:46) | 73.02 MB | 2022-10-08 05:12:31 | 2022-11-28 13:05:03 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 84 | Yes (fetch: 2022-09-20 15:16:23) | 67.67 MB | 2022-09-20 15:11:56 | 2022-09-20 22:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 7-) | 83 | Yes (fetch: 2022-09-20 14:15:01) | 70.98 MB | 2022-09-20 14:11:37 | 2022-09-20 20:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 6-) | 82 | Yes (fetch: 2022-06-30 07:22:38) | 139.43 MB | 2022-06-30 07:14:40 | 2022-09-20 19:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 6-) | 81 | Yes (fetch: 2022-06-26 08:15:26) | 139.43 MB | 2022-06-26 08:13:41 | 2022-06-30 12:05:03 |
| (-NSC2 Season 6-) | 80 | Yes (fetch: 2022-05-16 19:15:27) | 275.31 MB | 2022-05-16 19:12:55 | 2022-06-26 13:05:03 |
| (-NSC2 Season 6-) | 79 | Yes (fetch: 2022-05-13 21:25:04) | 273.08 MB | 2022-05-13 21:13:39 | 2022-05-17 00:05:02 |
| (-NSC2 Season 6-) | 78 | Yes (fetch: 2022-04-17 12:04:41) | 273.41 MB | 2022-04-10 02:57:03 | 2022-05-14 02:05:02 |
Mod File inventory
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