NorthStar Recoil
NorthStar Recoil is a lightweight, highly configurable recoil overhaul for SPT 4.0.13.
Rather than simply reducing recoil across the board, NorthStar Recoil allows players to independently tune multiple aspects of weapon behavior, including vertical recoil, horizontal recoil movement, rearward kick, and visual recoil effects.
The goal is to create a recoil system that remains responsive and engaging while giving players complete control over how their weapons behave.
Features
- Adjustable Vertical Recoil
- Adjustable Horizontal Recoil Dispersion
- Adjustable Rearward Weapon Kick
- Adjustable Camera Recoil
- Adjustable Camera Snap
- JSON-based configuration
- No DLL rebuild required when changing settings
- Automatic configuration updates
- Lightweight server-side implementation
Configuration
Edit:
user/mods/NorthStarRecoilServer/config.json
Recommended Settings
These are the settings currently used by the author and are designed to keep weapons feeling responsive and impactful while reducing excessive recoil.
{
"VerticalRecoil": 0.15,
"HorizontalDispersion": 0.15,
"RearwardKick": 0.15,
"CameraRecoil": 1.2,
"CameraSnap": 1.2
}
Default Mod Settings
{
"VerticalRecoil": 0.35,
"HorizontalDispersion": 0.50,
"RearwardKick": 0.50,
"CameraRecoil": 0.25,
"CameraSnap": 0.25
}
SPT Default Values
{
"VerticalRecoil": 1.00,
"HorizontalDispersion": 1.00,
"RearwardKick": 1.00,
"CameraRecoil": 1.00,
"CameraSnap": 1.00
}
Settings Reference
| Setting |
Description |
| VerticalRecoil |
Controls upward weapon recoil |
| HorizontalDispersion |
Controls left/right recoil movement |
| RearwardKick |
Controls rearward weapon kickback |
| CameraRecoil |
Controls visual camera movement during firing |
| CameraSnap |
Controls recoil snap and camera kick effects |
Lower Values
Lower values reduce the strength of the associated recoil effect.
Example
{
"VerticalRecoil": 0.50,
"HorizontalDispersion": 0.50,
"RearwardKick": 0.50,
"CameraRecoil": 1.00,
"CameraSnap": 1.00
}
This configuration produces a recoil profile that remains close to vanilla SPT while offering improved control and consistency.
Applying Changes
After editing the configuration:
- Save
config.json
- Restart the SPT server
- Launch the game
Installation
- Download the latest release.
- Extract the archive into your SPT installation folder.
- Allow Windows to merge the
user folder if prompted.
- Start the SPT server.
- Launch the game.
The mod should install to:
user/mods/NorthStarRecoilServer
Compatibility
- SPT 4.0.13
- Server-side mod
- Compatible with most weapon and balance mods
AI-Assisted Development
This mod was developed with AI-assisted coding support. All code was reviewed, tested, and released by the author.
Author
NorthStar Mods
