Starfield - All Powers And How To Unlock Them
05.09.2023 - 17:17
/ gamespot.com
/ Jason Rodriguez
/ And How
You can acquire several devastating powers in Starfield, along with something called Quantum Essence.
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You can acquire over 20 Force-like powers in Starfield. The mechanic itself is initially part of the main quest. Later, though, you might find a few via sandbox free-roaming. Our Starfield powers guide discusses how you can unlock these abilities by visiting temples on distant planets. Likewise, please be reminded that this article contains spoilers.
The Starfield powers become available during a mission called Into the Unknown. At the start, you'll look for additional artifact pieces. However, at the end of the quest, you're told to head to Procyon III.
Upon checking Procyon III on the map, you'll see an anomaly site. Land, check your surroundings, and look for an ancient temple in the distance.
In most cases, the ruins should be visible from your ship. If not, open your scanner and pan the camera around. You'll notice a special effect, as though the scanner is glitching. That denotes the general direction of the temple. Once you've reached it, look for a narrow pass between two high walls so you can enter.
To unlock your Starfield powers, you have to activate the portal inside the temple. This is done by floating around and collecting the sparks of light that appear. You'll know you did it correctly if you hear a loud sound effect. Hint: imagine the THX logo appearing as you're watching a movie in a cinema.
Your character will then get teleported outside, and a new power will appear. The Powers screen/interface will also become available, and you can access that by pressing up on the menu.
With a power selected, you can press «Z» on your keyboard or LB+RB on your Xbox gamepad. Casting a power depletes your mana resource, which is represented by a thin bar below your HP. However, this also regenerates over time.
Back outside, you'll realize that you're not alone. That's because an entity known as a Starborn will be there waiting for you. The Starfield Starborn enemies are usually around level 30, and they have the ability to remain stealthily cloaked. As such, you'll want to look for ripples on your screen to determine their location.
The goal is to burst down a Starborn with your weapons until they're defeated. Unlike most foes, they won't leave a corpse behind--they'll simply disappear. Note that we'd sometimes see a Starborn's loot/inventory panel just before it disappears. Unfortunately, we can't find any remains at all. We can't tell if this is a bug or if it's working as intended.
At the very least, each Starborn enemy you kill is guaranteed to drop Quantum Essence (the amount can be seen in the Powers screen). Using a Quantum Essence increases the regeneration speed of your power