As fun as it is to always have your sights on your cool-looking character, at some point it can get old. This is where the First Person Camera mod comes in, which allows you to experience the vivid and unforgiving world of Windrose the same way you would with the howling fjords of Skyrim – that is to say from a first-person perspective.

It’s surprising how a small change like this can make everything from exploration to sea combat up close and personal. This mod also lets you change the FOV (field of view) slider from within the game settings to get the best result (the default mod value sits at around 75).

That being said, perhaps the only immersion-breaking drawback of this mod is trees becoming transparent once you try to chop them down, which is something the author of the mod admits they cannot currently fix as it is an issue native to the game itself.

Important: if you do decide to use this mod, keep it installed throughout the entire playthrough or else you risk corrupting your world!

Simple but effective, Disable fog of war is a mod that removes the foggy unexplored regions of your map and minimap, making it appear as if you’re a hardened sea dog who has seen it all. This is useful if you want to determine how far away you are from the nearest island, as well as if there are any enemy ships nearby. The drawback is that you may not remember which places you have previously visited and which are still uncharted territory, so use this at your own risk.

With stats like these, next time you encounter some enemies, we’re pretty sure they'll be running away from you.

As your swashbuckling influence expands, you’ll likely catch yourself spending more time on self-imposed business trips than doing all the regular pirate stuff you enjoy. With this fast travel mod, you can build more fast travel and signal fire points. So, instead of being weighed down by vanilla’s hard-coded build limit, this mod unlocks endless possibilities for your adventure.

Who said pirates can’t be fashionable? With the Hair Collection mod, you can expand the basic vanilla character creation process with new male and female hairstyles – anything from simple hair color change to adjustable head shape sliders, eyebrow adjustments, and beard changes.

The mod even pairs each hairstyle with a unique accessory like a hat, bandana, or headband, so it’s also fully compatible with the game’s headgear system. And before you ask – yes, it even includes the classic feathery pointy hat we’re so used to associating with the black flag sailors.

Sometimes, you just need a bit of peace to appreciate the scenery. With Photomode, you can make the ultimate shooting gallery that you can later show off to your friends or share online – all at the click of a button.

By default, the Photomode is triggered by pressing "F7", and you can also freeze the mode with "F8", which essentially puts the game in slow motion. Camera movement is done with the "W", "A", "S", and "D" keys, and you can also move the camera up ("Space") and down ("X") at will.

Once you’ve found the perfect angle, simply left-click to capture a high-resolution screenshot and then right-click to exit Photomode. For the best experience, make sure to check out the complete Photomode controls available on the official mod page.

Tired of carrying your Oil Lamp everywhere with you? Night Vision has your back – simply install it and press "N" to see through imaginary night vision goggles a la Splinter Cell, no special agent training required!

As the name suggests, Bigger Stacks makes the one small, but life changing, change of letting you stack resources from the rather miniscule default values to 100 or even 999 resource items per stack. So, if you’re getting tired of constantly having to interrupt your adventures just to drag resource stacks back and forth between your home base, this mod has you fully covered.

Unlike Bigger Stacks, this mod doesn’t touch your stack sizes but instead offers you more inventory slots instead – up to 36 or even 48 slots for all your items! This gives you plenty of room for all your glorious booty. Seeing that half of the game is about looting and building items, it only makes sense that both of these mods rightfully sit at the top of every Windrose player’s mod list!