The ‘greatest Starfield replace but’ is coming to Steam beta subsequent week, however it really seems fairly small

Bethesda introduced on Twitter at the moment that the “greatest Starfield replace but” is headed to beta testing on Steam subsequent week. This is not the beginning of the massive gameplay updates Bethesda promised in December, although: As a substitute it seems to be a fairly normal patch, making “greater than 100 fixes and enhancements” to graphics, gameplay points, and quest bugs.

 “This replace accommodates a mess of fixes to Quests. Eye of the Storm points similar to being unable to dock with the Legacy or information switch not beginning, and Temples not exhibiting up in Into the Unknown, will not forestall Constellation from exploring the cosmos,” Bethesda tweeted. 

“Moreover, this replace brings stability enhancements and quite a few graphic enhancements starting from further widescreen help to improved textures, lighting, and shadows.”

Points with solar disk geometry (no matter that’s), planet ring shadows, bulldozed objects that reappear whenever you return to an outpost, inaccessible ship hatches, and asteroids which can be apparently nonetheless following some gamers round like misplaced pet canines will even be addressed within the replace.

We even received a before-after image showcasing among the visible enhancements coming, and yeah, it undoubtedly seems higher. These extraterrestrial vistas make for some fairly candy eye sweet too.

All the identical, this greatest replace but feels a bit small. The main gameplay updates Bethesda dedicated to in December 2023, together with new survival mechanics and “all new methods of travelling,” aren’t at present slated to begin flowing till February, and this patch seems like a typical fixer-upper, and that is led to a little bit of disappointment within the responses to the announcement on Twitter: There’s loads of happiness that work is constant, however some followers are ready for extra substantive adjustments.

The complete lowdown on this patch will not be revealed till subsequent week so it is doable that our socks (or at the very least certainly one of them) can be knocked off, however I believe Starfield gamers wanting ahead to the actually large stuff should wait a bit longer but.

The replace will hit the Steam beta department first, on January 17, so you may must be opted in if you wish to strive it out prematurely. Bethesda did not specify precisely the way it will work, however the earlier Steam beta replace for Starfield, which noticed the addition of official DLSS help, required a wholly separate construct of the sport: Beta gamers may proceed enjoying from wherever they had been within the stay sport, however progress earned within the beta construct wouldn’t carry over. My guess is that it will be the identical for this replace beta, however I’ve reached out to ask and can replace if I obtain a reply.