Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has begun its long journey towards redemption following its disappointing launch. If you find yourself spending more and more time painstakingly removing Chaos filth from the innards of Hive Tertium, you’re likely wondering how the best mods can enhance your experience with Fatshark’s co-op title.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s modding scene has grown significantly since its release. Although not everyone agrees on what is cheating and what isn’t, quite a few user-made modifications improve the UI and introduce a variety of quality of life changes.
The Best Warhammer: 40,000 Darktide Mods
Our list of the best Darktide mods highlights picks that adhere to the modding policy outlined on developer Fatshark’s forums.
As is often the case with modding, official updates may result in specific mods breaking, and its up to their creators to update them. This can sometimes take a longer amount of time, which means that you may have to do without some of our favorite picks every now and then.
- Darktide Mod Framework
- Darktide Mod Loader
- Scoreboard
- Numeric UI
- Healthbars
- Sorted Mission Grid
- Chat Block
Darktide Mod Framework
If you plan to get into modding Darktide or playing using mods, you’ll need the first two picks on our list. This one is an open-source, community-run framework of modules, built to be lightweight. It doesn’t make any changes to gameplay on its own, supporting other modders’ creations. Find it on Nexus Mods.
Darktide Mod Loader
True to its name, Darktide’s mod loader is required to enable and disable user-made creations. It works in tandem with the framework above and you can get it from Nexus Mods.
Scoreboard
If you were always curious about a breakdown of your party’s performance and fancy diving deep into detailed stats at the end of matches, this mod now adds one feature that fans have been asking for since launch. Devs might want them gone, but scoreboards never fail to make their way back. Grab it from Nexus Mods.
Numeric UI
This entry on our list of the best Warhammer 40,000: Darktide mods, adds more information to the UI, including, detailed ammunition numbers for each party member and remaining ability cooldowns as either a percent or a timer. Find it on Nexus Mods.
Healthbars
Sometimes, you just want to know how close your opponents are to dying and this is precisely what this mod solves. Through the power of easily readable red bars that appear above the heads of your enemies, you too can know at a glance which bad guy to prioritize shooting based on the amount of health they have left. Get it from Nexus Mods.
Sorted Mission Grid
This pick on our best Darktide mods list helps sort the mission board using a grid pattern, neatly organizing your choices by difficulty while removing clutter. Get it from Nexus Mods.
Chat Block
Sooner or later, you’ll inevitably find yourself having to reply to a teammate using the in-game chat, only to see a horde of Chaos fanatics materializing out of thin air in front of you. This mod aids your Reject prevent an early trip to the grave by prompting them to automatically block while you’re typing in chat, using the Steam overlay, or don’t have the game as your active window. Grab it from Nexus Mods.
Non-essential Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Mods
With the best Warhammer 40,000: Darktide mods now covered, drop by our articles covering crossplay alongside why Darktide’s class overhaul update was a much-needed shot in the arm.
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