Space Engineers Mods For New Players or My Favourite QOL Mods

In this I take a look at some of my favourite and most frequently used mods that I also feel are suitable for new players to add while still getting a handle on the core gameplay loop in Space Engineers.

Here are the links to the mods:
Build Vision 2 by Dark Helmet
Paint Gun by Digi
Camera Panning by Digi
Sneaky Sounds by me and Remaarn
BuildInfo by Digi
Screen Gunk Be Gone by Whiplash141
Clear Camera Screen by [Andon]
Bullet Trail by Spartan
TextHUDAPI by DraygoKorvan

Don't forget to show some appreciation for the modders and let them know why you think their mods are great on the workshop pages :)

[DraygoKorvan]

The mouse cursor issue should be fixed now as both mods should be running the same code that determine the mouse position.

[Eisen_Jaeger]

HUD Compass and Colorful Icons are two others I love to use.

[RevokFarthis]

Instructions unclear, downloaded digi's entire portfolio.

[tnb_command]

10:05 Respect for having it actually move back like it would in real life instead of just clipping back into position.

[akiraic]

funny how all those mods are extremely simple to add to vanilla but in all those years we rarely see an update that fix those type of things

[Legandos]

Thank you so much for this Splitsie. I have about 250 hours now in Space Engineers and some of the vanilla features these mods fix have been driving me crazy. It's actually pretty difficult to find an updated video on mod recommendations. If you ever get around to it, an intermediate/experienced version of mod recommendations would also be awesome to watch. Have a great day!

[Atepa]

Great endorsement of some fantastic mods and their creators. THIS is why the SE community kicks ass.

[malthepedersen]

when I play with my friends, and they try to talk to me, I'm like "I can't hear you, I'm drilling"

[paulpowell]

Love your work splitsie your one of the best space engineers content creator imo your videos definitely have changed the way I play the game you always make it look so damn fun keep it up dude

[dylanf]

I got this game a few weeks ago and have been playing Vanilla. Wanted to try out some mods but was overwhelmed with the options on Steam, haha. This video definitely helped me decide some starting mods, haha. Thank you!

[blackridge]

I feel lucky that I just got into space engineers when all of this history and work is behind it. I've been having a ton of fun in vanilla but some of these will definitely help me. I like that they don't change the vanilla functions for the most part because I feel anything too drastic would take the magic out of the new experience.

[mworld]

One good thing to note is that you can add these mods after you start a world which means no starting from scratch.

[Bigrignohio]

I would add "automatic ore pickup" and "smarter suits" to the list.

[MichaelHuikeshoven]

Got almost 1000 hours in SE, and I still love to watch your tutorial videos

[Gottaculat]

Build Hints also pairs VERY well with Build Info.
Extremely useful when wanting to place blocks in specific orientations that may not be so obvious, like projectors.

[AndrewmanGaming]

As someone who is very much a novice when it comes to mods, this video is so helpful! I wish I had known about the bullet trails mod awhile back when I was messing with cinematic scenes and stuff. Also you use cameras for timelapses? That's genius! I've learned so much!

[BuzZzKiller]

Just started watching and 2 mins in I'm learning a lot about vanilla, LOL! Shift+K menu!? UI Opacity!? Maybe you should make a video about these obscure shortcuts and tricks?
For example:
1.) I saw in a loading screen you can copy colors to your palette, but I never saw it again so I can't remember how, and its not in the controls binding menu anywhere. (Edit: You covered it! Shift+P Thanks!)
2.) In a loading screen there was something about placing blocks while in a cockpit with Ctrl+G but I never got it to work.
3.) 9:09 How did you get rid of the obtrusive blue UI over the camera view? Does the mod do that as well? (Edit: Clear camera screen mod of course!)
(Edit: I really should have finished the video before commenting, LOL but I got excited.)

[joshuahansen]

When I first started playing Space Engineers a few months ago (and by a few months, I mean almost a year), I searched for tutorials and your intro to survival was the first to show up.

While I never did get comfortable with your drop pod miner, I used most of your other concepts and guides to eventually get myself into space and all the way to Mars.

I definitely plan on using a few of these mods, as well as trying out some of your build concepts from your Survival...Unlikely Co-Op series and your Survival...Impossible series.

[ezrasalamat]

This video is a lifesaver. Thank you for this! The buildvision and buildinfo mods would save me hours of guesswork and flying to a farther control panel just to make my hinges and pistons work properly.

[SteveWhipp]

Hello, I'm Steve and I'm an SE modaholic. I knew all about these mods and think they're great. I'd also recommend for slightly less new players Isy's collection of block scrips, specifically Solar Alighment, Inventory and Ship Refuel. They are used in every game I play of SE.