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Northstar Installers

Since the public release of Northstar, the wider community has created tools to automate mod installation, as well as adding additional features such as auto-updating the current Northstar install and mod management.

Each of these installers covers a different use case. Use the table below to find out which one suits you best:

Features FlightCore r2mm Viper VTOL Papa
Install Northstar ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Update Northstar ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Launch Northstar ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Launch Vanilla ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Install Mods from Thunderstore ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Update Mods ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Set launch arguments ✔️ ✔️
Installing mods for other games ✔️
Linux support ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Install Mods from GitHub/GitLab ✔️
Server config creator ✔️
Package mods for Thunderstore ✔️

Note that none of these tools are directly part of the Northstar project and as such any issues with them should be reported to the respective authors instead.

GeckoEidechse: FlightCore

FlightCore Main Window FlightCore Mod browser

Fast and easy to use Northstar installer, updater, launcher, and mod-manager. Features built-in mod browser and allows for easy installation of pre-release versions of Northstar.\ Supports Windows and Linux.

Download and source code:

Installer/Updater/Launcher for Northstar. Contribute to R2NorthstarTools/FlightCore development by creating an account on GitHub.

ebkr: r2modman

r2modman

General mod-manager for multiple games including Titanfall|2+Northstar. Allows for separate profiles to keep your game install folder clean. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\ Supports Windows and Linux.

Download from (select "Manual Download"):

Source code:

Wiki and documentation:

A simple and easy to use mod manager for several games using Thunderstore - ebkr/r2modmanPlus

There's also an alternative version of r2mm called Thunderstore Mod Manager TMM, which can be downloaded from here:\ (Contains ads to support the development of Thunderstore)

Effortlessly manage your mods with Thunderstore Mod Manager. Get a better modding experience, clean interface, easy mod profile switching and automatic updates.

0neGal: Viper

viper

Simple and easy to use Northstar installer and auto-updater. Allows launching both Northstar and vanilla Titanfall 2. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\ Supports Windows and Linux.

Download and source code:

Launcher+Updater for TF|2 Northstar. Contribute to 0neGal/viper development by creating an account on GitHub.

BigSpice: VTOL

vtol

Easy to use and extensive Northstar installer and mod-manager. Supports installing from Thunderstore as well as from outside sources like GitHub/GitLab repositories. Has support for installing custom weapon/pilot skins. Features manager for setting up dedicated servers.

Download and source code:

AnActualEmerald: Papa

Command-line only mod manager and Northstar installer written in Rust. Available for Linux as .deb and .msi Windows installer. Or build from source. Can install, uninstall, and update mods from Thunderstore.