Summary

  • Street Fighter 6 introduces new stages & fighters, offering a fresh experience for players to challenge themselves and their friends.
  • Mods like Battle Hub & Realistic Stage Lighting enhance gameplay, providing players with more customization options and visual improvements.
  • The Potato Mod optimizes performance for competitive play, giving players the chance to boost FPS and gain an edge in the game.

Street Fighter 6 added a ton to the Street Fighter series. It boasts a brand new World Tour Mode, which showcases many new (and familiar) rivals and friends to train with, learn from, and defeat. Along with new fighters, Street Fighter 6 also sports plenty of new stages to try out.

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Best Character Mods For Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6 has an interesting collection of character mods that players may want to consider downloading.

Players can fight anywhere from a downtown alley to a professional fighting ring in front of a crowd of adoring fans. While the available stages are epic and diverse, mod communities aren't known for letting good enough be good enough and have been working tirelessly on improving the quality of life and diversity of Street Fighter.

5 Battle Hub Stage

A Great Arena Replacement

street fighter 6's Luke punching Jamie in the Battle Hub mod created by FrancisLouis
  • Created by FrancisLouis
  • Replaces Suval'hal Arena
  • Adds the Battle Hub
  • Works Online

While players can't buy food from vendors or take on part-time jobs here, the Battle Hub is an extremely cool place to run around with a custom avatar and hang out with other players. While fights could be started in the Battle Hub, players couldn't choose the Battle Hub as their battle stage, until now! This mod does replace Suval'hal Arena completely, but it was a necessary evil and well worth it for shaking things up and trying out a new stage. This stage mod is very similar to mods like the Mewtwo JP re-skin mod. It doesn't necessarily add a new stage, instead, it reworks an existing one to be something entirely different.

Unlike many mods, this mod can also be taken online to battle against friends and enemies alike. So, now players can throw on their best gear and go beyond just dancing and hanging out in the Battle Hub.

4 Remove Stage NPCs

Lock In On The Fight

street fighter 6's Tian Hong Yuan stage with no background NPCs mod created by HeartUnd3rBlade
  • Created by HeartUnd3rBlade
  • Completely removes NPCs in the background of most stages
  • Does not affect Macho Ring

While Street Fighter 6 sports some of the most interesting non-playable characters around, the interesting ones are mostly saved for World Tour mode. During fights, they're mostly a distraction, goofing off in the background of the stage. The NPCs can also decrease performance for players with limited hardware. So, whether a player wants to throw on their game face and fight without any background distractions or whether they want to squeeze out all the performance they can get, this mod is a lifesaver.

One thing to note is that this mod only removes 3D NPCs due to how it works from a technical standpoint. 2D NPCs, like the ones in the background of Macho Ring, are unable to be removed. Fortunately, the vast majority of background NPCs in Street Fighter 6 are 3D models and will be removed with this mod.

3 Realistic Stage Lighting

Flashier, Shinier Character Models

Street Fighter 6's kimberly and Marisa in Metro City Downtown mod created by alphaZomega
  • Created by alphaZomega
  • Adds shadows and gleams to create more interesting looking characters
  • Real-time shadows
  • Optional character front lights for extra shine

Lighting and shader mods are some of the most popular mod types throughout all games, so it's unsurprising to see one created for Street Fighter 6. While the Realistic Stage Lighting mod doesn't add anything in terms of gameplay or completely change the look of any character, just being able to play the game with more dynamic and realistic lighting makes it feel like a completely new experience.

This is one of, if not the best aesthetic stage mods for Street Fighter 6. AlphaZomega did a fantastic job of improving the shadow and lighting dynamics while not changing the fundamental style of Street Fighter. The models themselves aren't actually touched, but there is still more detail in the clothes and skins of the fighters due to the lighting change, but they still look like characterizations in the Street Fighter style. Overall, the mod looks fantastic and is perfect for players who want to add some shine to their gameplay.

2 Potato Mod

Maximize Performance For A Competitive Edge

street fighter 6 character select screen with potato mod turned on mod created by fgcdraft
  • Created by fgcdraft
  • Removes unnecessary stage assets to improve performance
  • Multiple settings to choose from
  • Up to 25%+ FPS boost

The Potato Mod is perfect for Street Fighter fans who need extra frames in-game, whether it's because of their PC or because they're running something more demanding like the Street Fighter 6 VR mod. The Potato Mod does an excellent job of substantially boosting FPS while fighting in every single stage in the game without muddying any important details. With that being said, one thing that makes this mod so excellent is that it lets players choose their own level of quality drops. There are preset configurations that continually improve performance at the expense of quality, so players can choose the perfect potato-level for their own PC.

This is a high-ranking stage mod because Street Fighter, as many fans know, is an extremely competitive game, and, in competitive games, every single frame counts. While everyone loves pretty games with excellent lighting and plenty of background assets to stare at, when it comes to competition, cutthroat players will look for every single edge they can get.

1 Super Mario Training Room

Quirky, Colorful, And Classic

street fighter 6 with Mario and Luigi fighting on a Mario stage mod created by SupremeLeader777
  • Created by SupremeLeader777
  • Replaces the Training Room with a Super Mario Stage

This Street Fighter 6 stage mod is just pure fun. The mushrooms and hills may not be made up of the prettiest polygons, but there's no mistaking that this is a Super Mario Bros-themed stage. There are even blocks and Koopa shells in the background.

This mod replaces the regular Training Room stage with the Super Mario Stage, so players choose it from the list of stages when they start a fight, just like they would the Training Room. While some background NPCs (Peach, Luigi, Yoshi, and the gang) would be nice, this stage is colorful, silly, and one of the best full-stage replacement mods available for Street Fighter 6.

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Street Fighter 6
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Released
June 2, 2023
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Developer(s)
Capcom
Genre(s)
Fighting
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