*S*T*A*R*F*I*E*L*D* / Starfield

Ah, I'm just talking about them being available on console now, assuming they've been on PC for a while.

And the new Tracker faction is just one quest, then radiant bounties to unlock some more "elite" quests ? Seems fine for a free update tbh. Tarted my ship up, outfitted crew with Tracker gear, and let's go. Mando fun can wait until later, just before my month of Ultimate runs out.

Only thing I could think of is building a ship with the same cockpit, transfer to that and see where the armillary is located there, if you can. It's normally an extra little panel next to the cargo/locker panels, no ?

But yep, oversight is far more likely.

I assume it’s because they don’t want to have to check the code for every single mod and make sure there’s nothing sneaky in there that’s not in the description.

🎶 I’ve been around the galaxy but I can’t find no gameplay 🎶

Cyberstarstruck

Go in blind, but also follow the main quest for a little bit before getting distracted too much with side quests and activities. No spoilers but you should know when.

Awesome! Cheers folks. Will stick to the main quest until it feels right to deviate.

I tend to find myself checking every nook and cranny in RPGs, simply out of fear I might miss something forever. Do I need to worry about that? I know I spent a long time exploring the first areas in Fallout 4, but there was little reward. Is that the case here too?

Sweet. Thanks. I’ll stop with the questioning now. I realise that as I’ve got older I can become frustrated that games aren’t what I want them to be, rather than accepting them for what they are. I’m just going to try and go with the flow this time.

It’s very early days, but I’m actually quite enjoying this. I’ve only just left Mars, and I haven’t really deviated from the main quest yet, but I finished this evening’s session craving more.

My save file is only 5 hours at the moment, which might be quite slow, but I’m still getting my head around the general game design and theory of Bethesda games. I’m guessing it’s not great business sense to steal and sell every microscope and gold-plated statue I find on my adventures. Neither is it worth my time to stop and look at every desk, in every room, in every building.

I also thought the idea of menu hopping through space might be annoying, when compared to the more fluid and immersive experience No Man’s Sky offers, but it’s actually quite satisfying in its own way. The controls are a little awkward, but I like the idea of navigating space with maps and visualised solar systems. It’s still immersive in its own way. You still feel like a captain plotting your course.

I’ve split my 5 hours over both consoles and I think it’s a looker on both. I haven’t figured how to get 60fps on Series X, but I’ve had no issues with 30 and it might make switching between the two consoles a little jarring anyway. It still looks great on both platforms. At least the environments to. Especially the indoor ones, which are crammed with details. The characters and animations look pretty janky though and light doesn’t hit them very well. They all end up looking a bit flat.

I know you folk have pretty much said all there is to say about this game, but this is a big deal for me. I have literally bounced off Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout 4 at roughly the 10 hour mark. There’s always been something janky about a Bethesda game that kills my interest. Especially in regards to how they look and how they feel to control. With Starfield, however, I’m not really feeling that at all. It’s been very satisfying to play. Even the pacing, which is admittedly on the slow side, has suited me fine.

5 more hours and this automatically becomes my favourite Bethesda game! I’m glad I’ve given it a go.

I'm wondering if dangerousdave would enjoy Fallout: New Vegas. Because it's a "Bethesda game" not made by Bethesda. Also, I'm wondering how long the enjoyment of Starfield will last. Probably more than 10 hours. At least I hope so.

The bones of a decent game is here it just needs some tweaking to give some of the side stuff a reason for existing. I am glad theyre committing to expansions and content. Hopefully when I repurchase a Goty edition on steam for peanuts it'll have that CP2077 2.0 feel....

/Fingers crossed

I'm in the same boat as you. Roughly 7 hours in, and haven't the foggiest idea! So I'm sticking with my usual power, health, armour, intelligence route. Haven't touched the game in a couple of weeks though, other distractions.

That sounds very appealing as I am looting a lot already, but I’m also wondering whether or not I really want to continue looting for the long run. It could be a long old game…

Yeah, I’m still going to end up doing it. Nice tip about the combat. I’ll have a look at the skill details again, but it’s not something I had considered putting points into, generally.

It's not so bad at lower levels because you need the money and stuff is worth half of fuck all, but merchants budgets don't grow in line with the increasing value of the weapons you pick up. Eventually, much like most Bethesda games, sell them a couple of weapons and whatnot and they're out of cash.