Starfield News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

A new mod has included a popular mechanic from one of Bethesda's most beloved RPGs: ​​​​​​. In both games, players can loot various slain enemies, acquiring new weapons or items as they traversed their open world — or in 's case, open galaxy — map. Unfortunately, when was released over a decade after, players felt its looting system lacked in comparison.

players have long questioned why one of the game's most valuable commodities can't be crafted but one fan took it upon themselves to fix the strange problem with an excellently simple mod. As adventurers explore the galaxy, they'll need to contend with all kinds of enemies, and more of than not some kind of gun is the best way of dealing with them. Despite the prevalence and effectiveness of firearms, Bethesda Game Studios didn't include a way for players to craft ammunition, something that's puzzled the community since 's launch.

While may already have some fun concepts for its New Game+ mode,one dedicated fan has conceived of an idea that would make the RPG even more replayable. Given that Bethesda Game Studios placed a good amount of work in creating plenty of activities for players to enjoy during their adventure around the galaxy, it stands to reason that the developer would give some extra thought to how users could keep going after rolling credits. The New Game+ mode is significantly better than the studio's other projects but, like most things, it could be even better.

Bethesda's space RPG, , has been out for quite a while now, and developers are currently working on a DLC for the game called. While the prospect of a DLC is exciting, there are still many problems that are frustrating players in the base game, which need to be addressed first. These issues standing in the way of making as enjoyable as it could be are things that should be updated to the base game and not cost additional by being tied into a DLC expansion.

The open-world space RPG genre has found itself in the spotlight thanks to 's massive popularity. The Bethesda title has been likened to a game in space, and being from such a big name developer and the marketing push that it has had makes it easy to overlook other amazing games of a similar style that came before it. While has many unique characteristics that make it stand out, there are also lots of other games set in space that offer hours of enjoyment, each with its own distinctive qualities that could set itself up as a new favorite.

A clever Starfield player has used the game’s ship-building feature to create a classic rocket popsicle ship. The ships in Starfield come in many shapes and sizes, and this one may evoke memories of childhood for many gamers.

players can finally build the house of their dreams in the game. While many players will spend most of their time in traveling across the galaxy, building outposts, or fighting bandits, others opt to spend some time at their character's home, a luxurious dream home on a planet called Nesoi that can be unlocked via the Dream Home trait within the game.

A Starfield player online has shared their impressive recreation of Anakin Skywalker’s Jedi Interceptor from Star Wars: Episode 3 — Revenge of the Sith. Starfield has seen plenty of amazing ship builds since its release last year, but this latest creation is a great crossover between two franchises.

A Starfield player online has shared their attempts to recolonize Earth in Bethesda’s space RPG. The remains of Earth only play an extremely small role in Starfield, but one player is seeing if they can restore it to its former glory.

is filled with references to scientific discoveries and organizations but one player has discovered what may be the most intelligent Easter egg yet, proving that despite criticism against the game, Bethesda really does care about realism. Leading up to the release of Bethesda Game Studio's massive RPG, the developer went out of its way to describe the game's aesthetic as «NASA-punk,» noting that the creative team spent a great deal of time researching space exploration to provide an authentic representation of the future.

As two of the biggest competitors in the market for open-world space RPGs, has officially usurped . 's Orbital Update, which launched on March 27, features several highly requested additions, including a reputation system, trade surges, fleet missions, and much more. These games are commonly pitted against one another as two of the best open-world space RPGs, and the developers at Hello Games have been working tirelessly since launch in 2016 to improve .

's latest hotfix resolves a major issue, but players still aren't totally satisfied. It's no secret that has its fair share of issues, whether they're related to bugs, boredom, or baffling design choices. It finally got its first major patch, update 1.10.31, earlier this March — but that didn't solve all its problems. Between questionable new features and a whole host of unresolved issues, the update didn't quite meet expectations.

As Bethesda's silence on the future of begins to frustrate the game's community,some players have taken it upon themselves to suggest a simple fix for one of the game's most annoying issues. Since the massive sci-fi RPG was released in late 2023, fans have looked to the developer to address the many quality-of-life issues that made it into the final version. Some patches and updates have been pushed out over the last few months addressing some of these problems but the issue of clunky quest design has yet to be meaningfully improved.

Bethesda Game Studios released a new hotfix for and while it may not include a plethora of changes, one tweak should make the game significantly less irritating. While the developer behind the massive sci-fi RPG may be known for crafting expansive worlds for players to explore, non-playable characters have always been very hit-or-miss. Across and, certain characters have captured the hearts of the franchise's communities but for the most part, wonky AI and stilted dialogue have always plagued Bethesda's NPCs.

An upcoming update to Xbox consoles could finally make it possible to address some key graphical and performance shortcomings in major titles like , and it won't even require a hardware upgrade to do it. The standard for mid-generation updated models established with the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X has seemed like the obvious solution to keep hardware capable of running increasingly challenging games, but it can force owners of the original consoles to play compromised versions. The right software updates, however, have the chance to improve the play experience for everyone already invested in the ecosystem.

One of the core aspects of Starfield is the exploration of the unknown, but one player's adventure across the cosmos has taken them to a truly strange anomaly which seems to have many in the community stumped. Though Starfield's exploration mechanics have been met with criticism from many fans, it's not uncommon for an odd new discovery to crop up online, proving that there are plenty of fun little curiosities to stumble across whether they're particularly important to the game or not.

A Starfield player has discovered a universe in which Sarah Morgan is a houseplant while playing New Mode Plus. Starfield is a fairly large game by default, where players have a lot to explore, but a new twist is put on exploration when Starfield players access New Game Plus.

During a talk at the Game Developers Conference 2024 in San Francisco, Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen discussed the title’s ending, explaining that it was created out of “necessity and urgency.”

's lead quest designer has explained why the ending was so underwhelming for many. Prior to its launch, Bethesda marketed the game as being an epic space adventure, spanning over 1000 planets, and while it was extremely well received by critics at launch, its popularity soon seemed to dwindle with players, with complaints that many planets seemed empty and ultimately, there wasn't as much to do as they wanted.

According to the game's lead quest designer, Starfield hit the «panic button» in order to finish its final quest in time for the September 6, 2023 launch date. Starfield has over 1000 planets for players to explore, but the final one in the game, Masada 3, was designed extremely last-minute during the development process.

Vasco is one of the most popular companion options in Starfield, and the game's latest major update resolves a frustrating issue that has long made it difficult for players to travel with the robot on their starship. With his pleasant interactions, entertaining lines of dialogue, and inability to judge players by their actions, it's not much of a surprise that Vasco is often selected as the companion of choice by Starfield players who easily get worn out by traveling with the other human characters.

The latest for is here and while it fixes hundreds of small issues, the community is steadily becoming more and more frustrated with Bethesda Game Studios' lack of post-launch support. While the sci-fi RPG was released in a state that was significantly more polished than the developers' previous games, the game still lacked many quality-of-life features that disappointed the community. Now, after several months of waiting for a substantial patch, the latest version hasn't done enough to satisfy players.

Starfield update 1.10.31 is now available for download across all platforms. This is an absolutely massive patch that introduces over 500 changes to Starfield, ranging from new gameplay features and UI tweaks to performance improvements and bug fixes.

While it can be lonely to explore the universe in , a new mod should make filling up the silence of space a little easier. Upon the release of Bethesda's massive sci-fi RPG, many players were excited to climb into their starships and blast off into space, charting whatever course they wished. Unfortunately, it soon became clear that those trips would be punctuated by plenty of dead air but fortunately for players willing to go the extra mile, a healthy dose of music can now be played to make those trips more fun.

Space explorers of Constellation should rejoice as they navigate through the cosmos in . The latestupdate adds over 500 fixes, including a new feature that enables players to read the names of stars easily across the Starmap. However, key quality-of-life additions like city maps still hinder ground exploration.

A Starfield player online has claimed an impressive achievement: playing 227 hours in the game without eating or sleeping a single time. They have been able to reach this milestone in the absence of a realistic Survival mode for Starfield.

A Starfield player's unique ship design is quickly making the rounds on the internet, as it's made to look just like Halo's famous Energy Sword. The interplanetary vessel, modeled after arguably one of the most iconic and recognizable video game weapons of all time, is proving to be quite popular among Starfield and Halo fans alike.

A long-time insider has claimed that neither Microsoft nor its subsidiaries are currently working on a PlayStation 5 port for Starfield. The news comes after previous rumors that Starfield may come to PS5 following Xbox's new cross-platform strategy with certain exclusives.

In recent years, console exclusivity has been a hot topic. Some players are happy to see popular games locked to their favorite console, while many others are endlessly frustrated at the prospect of needing new hardware to enjoy hot titles. More and more, exclusivity is contractual, lasting only for a short time. Unfortunately, for those hoping to see Bethesda’s action RPG Starfield on the PlayStation 5 anytime in the near future, bad news is on the horizon.

Starfield update 1.10.30 is now available to download for select PC players. This release introduces over 500 changes to the space-faring RPG, including some highly requested gameplay features, like the ability to set the protagonist's poses and expressions in Starfield's Photo Mode.

Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield has a patch entering the Steam Beta tomorrow, but in the meantime, a new hotfix is live on all platforms. It addresses a bug that would occasionally cause certain quests to “disable,” which doesn’t sound so bad until you can’t complete a questline.

Starfield's SteamDB page has recently been updated, indicating that its Shattered Space DLC may be closer than many expect. Bethesda's most recent RPG, Starfield takes players on a journey across hundreds of planets and moons, with several large cities and faction questlines to explore. Perhaps one of the game's most popular features is the shipbuilding system, which allows players to create their own unique ship builds to take out into space. The Starfield community has used shipbuilding to flex its creativity with an amalgamation of impressive, ridiculous, and hilarious ships.

One Starfield player was recently surprised to learn that some computer consoles in Bethesda's latest RPG have a Windows key. Although this keyboard feature was possibly included in error, some Starfield players did come up with a number of viable theories explaining its existence in the game's world.

According to SteamDB, Starfield's Steam listing was recently updated, adding an «unknown app» to the Steam backend that's widely speculated to be the Shattered Space DLC.

Starfield's next update will arrive in beta on March 6th, bringing another suite of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. Top of the list of tweaks is the ability to change player character and compansion facial expressions during photo mode, like running your family snaps through FaceApp to create the illusion everyone had fun on their holiday to the Bonneville salt flats.

One Starfield player recently came across an impressive location that they'd never seen before in over 800 hours of playtime. Located on Maheo I, the site in question sparked a discussion among the Starfield fandom about whether the game should have placed a greater emphasis on unique locations than it ultimately did.

Bethesda has revealed that the next big Starfield update will deploy in Steam Beta form next week.

Bethesda has given fans a sneak peek at what they can expect from the next Starfield update, which is set to enter Steam beta testing on March 6. Starfield was one of 2023's biggest games, launching to impressive sales and high player counts on Xbox Game Pass. Interest in Starfield has waned since its initial launch, but Bethesda has continued to improve the game with updates that will potentially convince lapsed players to return.

Fresh off releasing AMD FSR 3 and Intel XeSS support for Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios has confirmed its next update will enter Steam Beta on March 6th. It focuses on “quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes” as the team prepares for additional features and new content.

Starfield has been among the more anticipated games in the past several years. Fans of Bethesda couldn’t wait to get into their latest RPG. Now that the game has been out for several months, active players might be getting some new details for what’s to come. There’s nothing official now, but fans have uncovered a new shred of evidence that might point to preparation for Shattered Space.

We’ve known since before Starfield launched that its first expansion is going to be called Shattered Space, and in December, developer Bethesda Game Studios confirmed that it would be launching sometime in 2024, bringing new locations, gear, story content, and more. And interestingly enough, it seems like it might be formally unveiled not long from now.

Less than six months after release, isn’t too hot in terms of its Steam player numbers. In fact, Skyrim: Special Edition is outperforming the 2023 game in that regard and doing so several times over.

One Starfield player was recently heartbroken to discover that Labrador Retrievers are extinct in the game's universe. While this has been a well-established fact about Starfield's lore for a while now, it would appear that many fans have remained oblivious to it up until recently.

A newly released Starfield mod makes in-game cities much more lifelike by revamping the RPG's crowd systems. While its inner workings may leave it out of reach of some Starfield players, those who do manage to take full advantage of the mod are promised an opportunity to behold «souls of cities.»

A Starfield player has shared their incredible build online, depicting an F-35 Lightning II aircraft if it was pilotable in-game. Starfield allows players to build their own custom spacecraft, but this creation brings a real design into the virtual world.

Some newly surfaced evidence suggests Starfield's Creation Kit 2 could be entering beta soon. But the upcoming test may only be reserved for Starfield modders participating in Bethesda's Verified Creator Program.

Bethesda has promised significant updates for Starfield for 2024, from new gameplay settings and new ways of traveling to a paid expansion and more, but in addition to that, the developer is, of course, also continuing to release new updates for the space-faring RPG to further polish up the experience.

Starfield update 1.9.67 is now available for download across both PC and the Xbox Series X/S consoles. This release introduces some stability fixes and graphics improvements to Starfield, as well as several other changes.

Starfield's expansive world never ceases to amaze fans, and one curious player was stunned wehn they found out what happens when a ship lands on water. As is the case with most Bethesda games, Starfield is synonymous with some really interesting bugs and features, but this one is by far one of the most hilarious of them all.

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios couldn’t have expected that Helldivers 2 would instantly explode in popularity the way it has, which means the co-op shooter is being played far more widely and consistently than the developer had prepared for. Since the game’s launch, that has resulted in quite a few in-game issues for players on both PS5 and PC, with the overcrowding of the servers causing everything from progression-related bugs to connectivity issues and more.

Helldivers 2 is refusing to slow down. Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably heard plenty of chatter of the impressive numbers the game is consistently posting on Steam in particular, and that’s because it keeps hitting new milestones. Just recently, the co-op shooter crossed a peak of over 276,000 concurrent players on the platform, surpassing Halo Infinite’s all-time peak in doing so, and it’s now overtaken a couple more megatons.

A Starfield player has made a strange discovery, after finding an NPC in the game who looks eerily like Spider-Man actor Tom Holland. Although Starfield has plenty of intentional Easter eggs hidden away for players to find, it isn't clear if this is just a coincidence or not.

When launched exclusively on Xbox and PC on September 6, 2023 — following a week of Early Access for special edition owners -many wondered if Bethesda's space ARPG would ever come to the PlayStation 5 as well. Following several rumors that Microsoft was planning to make some of its Xbox-exclusive titles multiplatform, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has addressed whether will be among them.

Following today’s Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft made its stance on first-party titles going multiplatform quite clear. While it will launch four titles on other platforms (rumored to be Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Pentiment and Grounded), there’s no change to Xbox’s philosophy regarding exclusives. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer clarified that Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle aren’t among those titles.

Xbox's Phil Spencer has confirmed that two major Bethesda titles, Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, will not be going multiplatform. The announcement comes after recent rumors that the Xbox titles would be released on competing consoles.

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty have hosted the latest official Xbox Podcast which was trailered to announce an “Xbox Business Update”. This follows days of speculation that many Xbox exclusive games might be going multi platform, such as Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Starfield. There were even suggestions that Xbox legends such as Halo could be heading to PlayStation!

The Official Xbox Podcast’s special edition is now available, with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, president Sarah Bond, and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty discuss the future of Xbox. Spencer first announced that four first-party titles would be coming to other platforms but wouldn’t name them.

After weeks of speculation, and in some cases panic, by Xbox faithful, Microsoft officially addressed the myriad leaks that Xbox would be bringing some first-party titles to rival platforms. And, it looks like those leaks were indeed true.

Ahead of a “business update” from Xbox this week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has privately been reassuring employees that Microsoft is not planning to exit the console manufacturing business, while some of the original leakers that suggested that Starfield and other exclusives will be coming to PlayStation 5 have walked back their rumourmongering.

A Starfield player has noticed strange gibberish written on a Xenofresh Fisheries suit in the game. After releasing a major update providing a multitude of fixes, Starfield has recently been caught up in a whirlwind of rampant rumors which seem to have suggested the Bethesda RPG is potentially making its way to PlayStation alongside a number of major Xbox exclusive games. With Starfield's involvement in this rumored multiplatform shift having recently been walked back, Xbox fans are awaiting official word from Microsoft this week.

Microsoft's gaming top brass are expected to lay out their plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms via a business update released this week as a podcast.

Thanks to the exploration efforts of one Starfield player, a planet that resembles the iconic Windows XP wallpaper has been discovered in the Settled Systems. Though Starfield was criticized at launch for its over-reliance on procedural generation, it cannot be denied that the underlying system is a technically impressive accomplishment – capable of creating visually impressive planets for players to explore. Worlds in Starfield have different biomes, a wide list of flora and fauna, and even a few unique planetary traits.

One week ago, we reported on a bombshell rumor that Microsoft might be bringing Starfield to PlayStation 5. Well, now it seems the rumor has been completely debunked, by one of its sources no less.

A prominent leaker has walked back his recent claim that Starfield is coming to the PS5. While he wasn't the only insider to recently state that the space-faring RPG was greenlit for a multi-platform release, this turn of events still casts notable doubts on the recent rumors that Starfield is coming to PlayStation.

A dedicated Starfield player has found a use for all the junk items found in the open-world RPG, showing off a beautifully decorated outpost made from them. While Starfield was met with a mixed response from fans when the game launched in September 2023, there has still been a dedicated community celebrating Bethesda’s space opera.

It’s been a whirlwind of a week for Xbox. Multiple reports have claimed that several major first-party Xbox titles are headed for multiplatform releases, potentially signifying a major shift in strategy for Microsoft’s gaming division. Of the many first-party Xbox titles that are allegedly headed to PS5 (and in many cases, Switch), one of the most prominent is Bethesda Game Studios’ spacefaring epic, Starfield– though it seems that might not be happening after all.

The original version of the Starfield fuel system could make a return if Bethesda were ever to add a survival mode to its hit game. While this possibility is by no means new information, its confirmation was seemingly lost in all the Starfield chatter over the past several years.

Starfield players might have completed the game by now and are waiting for the next major update to bring new features. Likewise, fans are waiting for Bethesda to deliver the first expansion for the game, adding exciting new storylines, characters, and even locations. But for some fans, it’s the hope that Bethesda would look at some of the scrapped features and bring them back into the game. For instance, fans are calling for the arrival of a survival mode, giving players a bit more challenge as they explore the various worlds. 

Hot on the heels of the leaked Hi-Fi Rush cross-platform cosmetics, there’s further reports and rumours that Microsoft are planning to bring more Xbox exclusive games to PlayStation 5 in the coming months and years, including Starfield, the upcoming Indiana Jones game, Halo and more.

Following a weekend of reports and rumours about Xbox going cross-platform with PS5 ports, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has posted to Twitter to announce a “business update” that will reveal Microsoft’s “vision for the future of Xbox.”

One Starfield player decided to spice up their playthrough by grav-jumping to Venus and clearing every single asteroid from its orbit. Though Starfield enjoyed success at launch, breaking several milestones and setting new Bethesda records, its player count on Steam has dwindled by an alarming amount ever since. Starfield's ship builder and gunplay were universally praised, but many fans were disappointed by its procedural generation and shallow world-building.

A Starfield player online has pointed out one huge missed opportunity that would have been a big improvement to the game's exploration. Though the initial critical reception of Starfield was strong, the views of the community didn't entirely mirror that, with many continuing to find flaws with Bethesda's latest RPG.

Xbox reveals a partnership with the European Space Agency to give away an original Starfield spacesuit to a lucky winner who creates and submits an original suit design. The winner of the Starfield spacesuit contest will also receive additional prizes for sharing their creativity with Xbox and the European Space Agency.

A new update to Starfield's Steam Beta showcased big lighting improvements coming to the main game soon. Some fans think that Starfield lags behind its competitors when it comes to atmosphere and lighting, but it seems that Bethesda is intent on changing that.

Some fans think that Starfield should take some inspiration from the Fallout series by introducing floating robots and drones to the game. With the game being set in the year 2330, these fans think that Starfield's futuristic theme would have no issue introducing artificial constructs such as these. Considering that the game is very tech-based, it could add more depth to robot-related gameplay and change up a few mechanics to make Starfield's hypothetical drones even more interesting.

Starfield is switching up some of its lighting effects, as evidenced in a new video showing overall improvements to the game's graphics. The changes are a part of the recent Steam Beta, where developer Bethesda Game Studios is working on over 100 improvements for update 1.9.47.0 of Starfield.

It looks as though Walmart will begin throwing out physical copies of Xbox Series X console exclusive game Starfield starting early next week. With the rise of digital media, physical media sales have been steadily shrinking. Major retailers have started pulling out of the physical media business entirely, with Best Buy recently ending its sales of DVD and Blu-Ray discs.

After a brief delay, the latest update for Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield is out now on the Steam Beta branch for PC players. It’s the space-faring RPG’s biggest update to date, with over 100 fixes and improvements.

Starfield update 1.9.47 is now available to download for select players. Originally announced last week, this much-anticipated release is described as Starfield's biggest update to date.

It’s been a little bit of a rollercoaster when it came to the latest Starfield update. Initially, the game was set to receive the update earlier this week. The developers were going to push the game update out first on Steam Beta before they rolled it out for everyone. But then, at the last minute, Bethesda revealed they were delaying the update. Apparently, a new issue was uncovered that they wished to address, and they stated that the update would arrive sometime within the week. Well, that update is now here, and you can enjoy the latest set of improvements just as long as you’re playing on Steam.