Caves of Qud mods
Caves of Qud ability mods
Everything filed under ability by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
30 ability mods, most downloaded first · newest update 30 Aug 2026
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30 ability mods
- Tidy Ability Bar!by TyrirDo you miss the old days when you only had one or two abilities on your Ability Bar? Do you yearn for those carefree days when your UI was tidy? Well, today is your lucky day! With this mod, you can hide those unused abilities to keep your Ability Bar tidy! Features Toggle visibility of abilities...4.1k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- The Tenfold Pathby chaosRumors reach you of the Tenfold Path, an ancient initiatory discipline. Seek out those who might instruct you in its way to discover what power it holds.3.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Gadgets of Qudby The_MixMaster™Adds a variety of unique artifacts, armor, and doodads to play with. Most are focused around filling gaps in the base game (especially with true-kin) and just generally being interesting. Current gadgets include: The Phase Entangler A tier 8 back item which allows for temporary phasing at the cos...2.5k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Stance Dance!by TyrirTired of all those stance abilities taking up room on your Ability Bar? Wish you had just one button to press to change your fighting stance? Look no further! With this mod, a new long blade ability will be added to your Ability Bar that will let you cycle through all of your fighting styles! Fea...2.4k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Garresh's Buffed And Rebalanced Mutationsby Ross FeratuTired of half of the mutations being completely worthless? Me too. This mod addresses the balance issues in the base game, by buffing the really bad mutations. No nerfs whatsoever. Mod is feature complete, although I will be monitoring feedback to make further balance adjustments as needed. Versi...2.2k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Regeneration Reduxby The_MixMaster™Win the war of attrition undisputed. Become an everflowing Warden, effortlessly undo every hard fought advantage clawed out by your enemy. This mod buffs the regeneration mutation in a way aimed at making it more impactful for experienced players. Current changes: Quadrupled health regen bonus +2...2.0k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Shotguns!by TyrirShotguns! This mod introduces a new weapon sub-type, Shotguns. Look forward to learning a new skill tree for use specifically with several newly added shotguns! NPCs using shotguns also receive AI improvements, so watch out for those Snapjaw Shotgunners! Features 15 new shotguns (7 rifles, 4 pist...2.0k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Undeploy Turrets!by TyrirEver wish you could pick up that rifle you put down on a tripod? Well I'll show you how to do just that! Features Undeploy Turret A new "Undeploy Turret" action will appear when interacting with or clicking on turrets. Additionally, when adjacent to a turret, you can use the Deploy Turret skill t...2.0k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
- Dragonball Mutationsby kennerMod Overview Want to play a dragonball character in Qud? DBMutations is an ongoing project that'll add new Mutant subtypes that have access to dragonball themed skill trees. Current Content - v1.0.5 Currently available is the Saiyan Descendant and Namekian subtypes, with access to the following s...1.5k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Easy Commands (Remix for 1.0+)by CattlesquatTired of trawling through your inventory every time you need to switch grenades, pop a tonic, clean your items with water, or quench a fire? Easy Commands adds shortcut commands for applying tonics, changing your equipped grenade, accessing water containers, cleaning your items, or pouring water...1.4k downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- The Hacking of Qudby The_MixMaster™Adds a new intelligence-based playstyle revolving around debuffs/manipulation of your enemy's stats and equipment. Adds two novel hacking systems to CoQ: Organic hacking and Machine hacking, along with seven new items, three new character subtypes (Tragedian, Compilim, Orgonist), and two full ski...1.3k downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Liquid Glandsby muckAdds a new mutation, Liquid Glands, which can be customized at character creation to produce and spit any liquid in the game. Use with caution!1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Scary Monsters (Physical Mutation)by CrypticCritterThis mod adds a new physical mutation called "Scary Monsters", which allows you to transform into a dinosaur and back again whenever you like. As a dinosaur you cannot speak, but you gain an array of natural equipment and some unique activated abilities: Natural Equipment: -Serrated Teeth -Dinosa...1.3k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Limberby KizbyButcher a broodpuff into a spore sac, infect your left hand, chop that hand off when you get bored of it, and grow twelve new hands to replace it! Limber enriches Qud's interactions with limbs, letting you dismember with discernment, forge fantastically fungal followers, or find the fabled limbic...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Endless Researchby WeyrlingAdds a Diligent Researcher skill that unlocks an active Research ability. When used, the Research ability will generate a set of potential schematics with various Skill Point costs. If you reject all of the options the ability will go on cooldown without spending any Skill Points. As an alternati...1.2k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Where in the Qud am I?by CattlesquatNo need to be embarrassed when you can't even find your own player icon amidst the chaos of a big Qud battle! Just hit the "Where in the Qud am I?" key and your position will be highlighted for you! Default key binding is Ctrl+I but you can remap in the Adventuring section.1.0k downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- Mental Mutation Overhaulby The_MixMaster™Adds new functionality to some of the more underwhelming mental mutations along with further balancing to make lesser used mental mutations more desirable to invest in over a run. Current changes: Psychometry: A new ability has been added at mutation level 5 called "Scour History" which lets you...965 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Rita Modby angelgirlsuturesAdds four new mutations, three physical and one mental: Fins: Drastically increases swimming and wading speed, with a small amount of DV as a bonus. Tentacles: Gain a large number of individually weak natural attacks, plus an active ability which pulls a target towards you. Bio-Decoys: Create dec...908 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Equippable Handcartby BDtetraHave you wanted to move all of your wares to a distant land? Now you can with this mod. Simply equip this Handcart onto your back slot and you can use can be a beast of burden! You can either equip the Handcart and carry the items on you, or store the items directly in the handcart itself (like a...888 downloadsupdated 6 y ago
- (DISCONTINUED)Scrapbot AB-Iby ♡ Lilith ♡Mod status: RED as of 5/1/22, causes crash to desktop. I'm not sure when I'll fix it. Should work with previous versions of the game. It's hard to keep up with a game that updates so much that I don't really play anymore Essential Information Use AB-I's solar panel ability to lower hunger and inc...715 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
- Skill Potpourri!by TyrirThis is a collection of miscellaneous skills that don't have a better home. If you install the optional Submodule-Management mod alongside this one, you can enable/disable individual skills in Options -> Mods. Skills Discerning Aim: This is a Rifle and Pistol skill that gives the attacker's stray...708 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Return - Timeloopby 76561198383398718Adds a mutation "Returnal" that is similar to Precognition, except you can endlessly rewind until you get the desired result or get bored.537 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Easy Commandsby BadMojoTired of trawling through your inventory every time you need to unload at the Stilt, switch grenades or pop a tonic? Easy Commands adds shortcut menus for applying tonics, recoiling or changing your equipped grenade. To use, visit Key Mappings after installing the mod and bind keys for the new op...527 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Voideldrenby StratosMod Overview The Voideldren are an ancient and resilient species, wandering the universe in vast crystal cities, remnants of a once-thriving civilization. Their homeworld, a place of profound beauty and wisdom, was destroyed in a cataclysmic event caused by terrifying extraplanar creatures that t...415 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- Throw That Knife! - Skill Edtionby They Solo Ult Horses, Don't TheyWoah! Hey! This is a version of my other throwing knife mod, which you can find here. Rather than giving a statblock to every knife, this version adds a 50 point skill under the Short Blades tree, which allows you to fully utilize knives as throwing weapons! A few notes: - Due to how this is code...408 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
- Pet Everyoneby rockygargoyleMod made by helado Makes everyone (potentially) pettable. Github:406 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
- Quake Jump Sound Effectby muckAdds a familiar sound effect for the Jump skill206 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- NPCs use Beguile Creatureby QippozNPCs, both companions and hostiles now make use of the Beguile Creature activated ability IF they have it. This mod is perfectly safe to add and remove mid-playthrough. The TL;DR of what follows is, things behave exactly like you'd expect in vanilla : About beguiling the player : Like in vanilla...182 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- DB Mutations - Forkedby Renix---------Previous Authors Description Start--------- Want to play a dragonball character in Qud? DBMutations is an ongoing project that'll add new Mutant subtypes that have access to dragonball themed skill trees. Currently available is the Saiyan Descendant subtype, with access to the following...172 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Untitled Goose Mod - Revived!by Crack Rock GeologistTHIS MOD WAS NOT MADE BY ME. I've been working on restoring an old mod from years ago and got it to function in 'beta' form currently. 1)Force-attacking any NPC does not actually attack or aggro them, it causes you to steal an item from their inventory. If an NPC doesn't have an item to take, the...46 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
30 ability mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.

