Frackin Species

Play the iconic Frackin’ races — no Frackin’ Universe required.
This mod restores, updates, and expands the species once locked behind Frackin’ Universe, rebuilt for standalone use and balanced around vanilla or your favorite way to play modded Starbound.
Perfect for players who love the FU races but prefer to stay FU-free.

Included Species & Content

All species and race related content are now fully restored and functional:

Vanta / Nightar – complete with custom armor, traits, and visuals

Skath – full race support, themed gear, and pet integration

Peglaci – full custom ships and armor for all tiers, dungeons, and more

Kirhos – color-expanded and Race Traits compatible

Mantizi – Full mantizi content pre and post FU

Each race now has all their original FU-related and legacy features, re-implemented or remade for standalone play.

Massive Customization Expansion

Over hundreds of color options per species across body, markings, and hair palettes

Enhanced character creation visuals and corrected palette mapping

Improved race related and ship assets and integration for better consistency

All races now have fullbright! (Futura’s Shader is not required if using OpenStarbound)

Gameplay Features

Fully integrated with Race Traits — every species has unique passive bonuses

All races have custom or thematically matched armor sets

Complete tiered ship progression for every race

All species with custom pets now spawn them correctly

Fixed multiple Perfectly Generic Items and other missing asset issues

Credits

All legacy art and assets are credited to AbsoluteXeroEX, GonDragon, Shinigami Apples, S00perEPICMsFox, Sentient Cookie, Opaque, Moonlit Comet, and the original creators of each species.
This compilation also includes original edits, updates, and new content added by myself.
SealonBoard has helped with many fixes to this project as well.

About This Project

This mod is a complete restoration and enhancement of the FU-integrated species; made for those who appreciate the creativity of these races but prefer to avoid Frackin’ Universe’s heavy, incompatible overhaul.

It combines the best of FU species content, all in one clean, standalone package built to respect Starbound’s vanilla balance and aesthetic.

FU-free. Fully featured. Fan-maintained.