In the world of Bethesda's Starfield, a fun and quirky new mod has been created that replaces every spaceship with none other than Thomas the Tank Engine. Now freely available for PC gamers worldwide, you can enjoy an entire universe filled with the iconic locomotive, complete with his distinctive face. The development of this interesting modification arose after the modding community made impressive strides in streamlining the process of tweaking Starfield. They achieved this by optimizing it to work effectively with the popular Nifskope editor. Bethesda, on the other hand, is expected to release their own Creation Kit next year to further facilitate modding, which is currently still in the works.

Bethesda's games are renowned for their popularity among creative modders, with their previous titles topping charts having the most mods downloaded per game. Even without the Creation Kit, Starfield's passionate modding community has already accomplished over one million mod downloads.

Long-time Bethesda devotees may recall this eccentric modification from The Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim, where dragons were swapped with rather formidable train engines. This peculiar mod can still be accessed today, and its popularity might even have played a part in the conception of the recent indie game Choo-Choo Charles.

This latest modding news was shared by IGN's writer, Travis Northup. You can keep up with his game coverage updates by following him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis. To more fun and games, and an ever-thriving modding community!