Starbound Change Character Appearance | Mod
If you refuse to use mods or play on a vanilla-only server, you can edit your character file manually.
How to do it:
Warning: This is extremely fragile. One wrong comma or missing bracket can corrupt your save. Also, changing your race this way will break your ship layout 90% of the time. starbound change character appearance mod
If you want to edit your character without logging into the game, or if you want to edit specific pixel details, the community standard tool is Starcheat.
Warning: Always back up your character files before using an external editor. Changes made:
Step 1: Find your Save Files
.player. These are your characters. The .json files with the same name are the metadata.Step 2: Download Starcheat
Step 3: Editing
Step 4: In-Game Verification