Starfield Akila City Rises Mod v1.0.1

                    
Akila City Rises is a city overhaul for Starfield that expands Akila with new districts, terrain work, and a river carving through the capital’s heart. It’s for immersion hunters who want a denser hub, richer atmosphere, and more reasons to wander off the quest line.
Mod features
The mod focuses on scale, cohesion, and street‑level detail so Akila feels like a living capital instead of a passthrough.

Expanded footprint: Additional buildings and a new district introduce fresh routes, sightlines, and skyline variety.
Terrain and greenery pass: Reworked ground, paths, and vegetation create a more believable, layered cityscape.
New river: A waterway that reframes vistas, bridges, and pedestrian flow for stronger ambience.
Environmental set dressing: Plazas, alleys, and residential pockets gain small visual touches that sell daily life.
Dense micro‑detail: More nooks to explore and better composition for screenshots at golden hour.
Plays nicely with ambience packs: Complements weather and concept‑art‑style visual mods to push tone and mood.

In‑game impact and use cases
Akila becomes a destination. Exploration gets legs, role‑play feels grounded, and quest routing picks up new angles.

Exploration: Layered streets and vertical peeks reward slow walking and off‑path detours.
Atmosphere: The river and vegetation build a moodier capital for photo‑mode regulars.
RP and errands: Residential corners and plazas make side jobs feel less corridor‑bound.
Objective variety: Extra traversal options enable alternate approaches and stealthy routes.

Installation & Prerequisites
Use a manager or install manually. Important: install and update while not inside Akila City to avoid state issues.

Select one package: Choose either the BA2 archive build or the Loose Files build. Select only one main file. If you experience a crash, try using the loose files version.
Prep Starfield: Ensure your StarfieldCustom.ini is set for mod loading (common setup includes enabling archive invalidation).
Manager install: Import, enable, and deploy. Keep city/landscape overhauls late in load order so they win conflicts.
Manual install: Place BA2 files in Data, or copy loose assets to the appropriate Data subfolders as instructed by the package.
First load: Start from outside Akila, fast‑travel to the outskirts, then enter on foot to let nav and visuals settle.

Compatibility notes

Ambient/visual mods: Generally compatible; use sensible ordering with city overhauls.
City edits: Avoid stacking multiple Akila overhauls that touch the same cells unless a patch exists.
Updating: Exit Akila before updating or swapping BA2/loose versions.