Starfield - Big News on Player Created Planets? No Level Cap, Mission Dynamics

AMD have said they are open to DLLS Support in Starfield. Meanwhile Bethesda's Pete Hines has confirmed that modders will be able to add entire new planets into the game. Space is going to be filled with interesting POIs, and much more.
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[@ObsidianAnt]

I posted this video a little earlier, however as seems to happen all too often lately, KZbin had trouble sending out notifications. Thanks to everyone who watched it the first time around, and sorry for the doubled up notifications!

[@StuartGT]

Yeah I guessed that happened again; first video had 1k views after an hour, while this one already has 2k views after only 30 minutes.

[@marcoperches3078]

Fyi obsidian news has come out: invisible walls on planets, no interplanetary space flight, space flight at pois, sky boxes.

[@ObsidianAnt]

Thanks for the info marco.

[@nemesisone8927]

from what i have seen in some leaked screenshots, you can walk only to a limit when you reach hat limit it says Boundary Reached, open the map to explore another region... soooo that means no walking around planets.

[@ukmaxi]

​@@ObsidianAntnot confirmed yet there is an invisible wall... Apparently the leaked screenshot is from the tutorial/opening parts of the game.

[@muttdogsd2721]

Waiting to get off on planet Skyrim and jump out of my ship in armor of the old gods. 😂

[@TechnoMinarchist]

It's gonna happen one day. May take 5-10 years, but it's gonna happen lol

[@shitmandood]

@@TechnoMinarchist Must miss entertainment.

[@dominickdifulco3338]

​@JacenSolo_ Lol but what If they could just copy paste that shit...... 💥 foos ro dahhhhh

[@topaz_climber]

Holy fucking shit, yes.

[@endsage2163]

Might make my first character name "Dovakin"

[@whiskeylinux]

Thanks for the coverage! Man I can't wait for modders to do their thing with Starfield.

[@billywashere6965]

Too bad the planets will be broken up by loading screens. Check out the news aobut the planetary boundary limits.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@billywashere6965 what is wrong with that?

[@billywashere6965]

Means you can't seamlessly travel around planets like on No Man's Sky@@purefoldnz3070

[@davidthomas8265]

I can't believe they failed to give you a review copy. I enjoy your content and really appreciate your level-headed insight. It will be nice to hear your take on Starfield, it's just unfortunate that we will have to wait a bit longer now.

[@aquaticborealis4877]

Modders creating their own planets could be a very powerful and creative way to expand content. As long as performance does not suffer too much.

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

I would make planet Druidia from Space Balls with its impenetrable air shield haha

[@id_avalon3451]

omg this is a dream come true@@HabitualButtonPusher

[@thomasrial4444]

They could do a total overhaul mod removing all the current planets/stars and places stars and planets from other sci-fi franchises like Star Wars as an example

[@NinjaZXRR]

This sounds like its going to be a fun game, that is what most games miss is the fun factor. Most games just feel like a chore. Elite

[@shitmandood]

Elite followed the old school game design and they were thinking it would be a monthly payment game…like WoW and all of its grindness.

[@philiphudgens4726]

Frontier just stopped giving a F during the Horizons roll-out!

[@jibronigibironi8959]

@@shitmandood Impossibly ridiculous grind AND a monthly payment system? That's like a double punch to the gut of the company.

[@sostrongineedmoreofyourmon974]

Plenty of us enjoy the chores in BGS titles too 😅

[@Spacecoke]

It's not a space game like elite though as most the game is on land. It seems to me that the "space" part is just a minigame between planets so far which makes it a Sci fi rpg not a space game. It shouldn't be compared to games like elite.

[@JRS3540]

I know it sounds odd, even to me, but I kinda appreciate that Pete Hines is being honest about not knowing if something in the game is possible. Typically, interviewees will skirt an issue or outright lie if they don't know the answer or even if they know it's not possible, they'll suggest it could be. I feel like checking out that interview now.

[@AstriaTVTruthExposed]

He kinda used politician tactics by saying he doesn't know x/y/z when I fact he did know but it would hurt sales to say you can't do this or that.

[@philiphudgens4726]

The modders' legendary ship additions are going to be fantastic.

[@Sithishe]

Gonna make a bet with friends how long before Milenium Falcon mod will happen on Nexus xD

[@TechnoEsoterica]

Blows my mind you didn't get a review copy. I always enjoy your content as, unlike many, you don't resort to clickbait to get the views. Thank you for your integrity and professionalism.

[@TinMan445]

I think NG+ will probably be available at the end of the main story play through. Considering it looks like we get gravity powers, and gravity can bend space and time, maybe we will have the option to travel to the start to change things?

[@TechnoMinarchist]

Perhaps the NG+ is part of the story and includes time travel? So it's not really NG+, but also kinda is.

[@chasem8898]

I believe all the secret powers were leaked from a file. If you don't want to spoil it don't look for it. Only thing I'll say is there are quite a few of them. I just hope they aren't overpowered to hell and completely neglect the use of weapons.

[@-carpet-]

Perhaps a time travel mechanic could be linked to alien tech that allows for faster than light travel, as traveling faster than light would make you move backwards in time.

[@patrickmartin4327]

@@chasem8898I hope their completely broken I don’t want Skyrim magic again

[@lemonberries]

thats a neat idea

[@LightsCameraJake]

I dont think ive ever beaten a main quest line in a bethesda title. Thousands of hours doing other quests, exploring and building/making things. Thats the magic of Bethesda RPGs

[@JasonLucchesi-i8p]

Same! I'm still chipping away at oblivion and Skyrim

[@johniethompson8788]

Same here! So now I know...I'm not alone!! 👍

[@assassinaria]

I have. At the end of the quest line, nothing really changes.

[@YumLemmingKebabs]

I beat Oblivion, which ironically is my least favorite Bethesda game. I guess never underestimate the power of spite.

[@eROCKaustin]

haha same. i got pretty far in tes 3/4/5, but got no where in fallout 3 just lost in side missions and exploring lol

[@Cramblit]

I'm gonna be very disappointed if I don't get at least 1 NPC that goes "Yea, I used to adventure the stars like you, until I took a blast to the knee"

[@gibsonswe]

Thanks for the awesome coverage leading up to the release! I haven't been this excited for a game in a long time!

[@FiddlesticksDraws]

From what I have seen, it looks like "space travel" will be very much like what space travel is in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga. Where, yes there is space, you can "fly" around in this space section, but essentially it's just a big empty open area with a few enemy spaceships zipping around and some planets in the backdrop. I guess, for what the game is, that would be sufficient. As it may be too big of a scope to make solar systems fully explorable like in Elite: Dangerous. The part where the guy says that they fell out of a spaceship as it took off would make sense, since it has been repeatably explained by the developers that there will be no seamless transition from space to planet landing and vice versa.

[@assassinaria]

Yeah, and Elite has taught me is that it doesn't matter how large the space is; if there's nothing to engage with, space is the exact same from solar system to solar system.

[@Scimarad]

Yeah I'm guessing that if the NPC spaceship is basically like a Skyrim house sitting at the landing point then he was in the equivalent of the porch:)

[@Anachroschism]

They better get onto the DLSS now that there's no excuse. Making planets could be cool.

[@sengokunadekochan]

Hmmm, LV 426 might well be a lot of fun. I'll be playing Starfield on the 1st and I'm really looking forward to it.

[@JohnDoe-iv7yu]

I have to say I really like the aesthetic of the buttons and consoles shown throughout the ship, It has that 2001 A Space Odyssey look, combined with digital as well. The buttons have the light up analog look seen in early 70s movies or on analog audio equipment, kinda retro looking style. Very cool.

[@philtaylor2271]

After playing Elite/Elite Dangerous for years and eventually becoming triple Elite in all aspects of that game, I cannot wait to get to grips with combat in my own customed-designed ship. Also being able to walk around the ships/cities/planets etc will be a new experience. Pity there's no SRVs to assist in exploring the planets, but the boost-pack sounds like fun. I've pre-ordered the Premium game for 6/9. Hope no bugs crop up. Cannot wait for your usual tips and comprehensive reviews on Starfield as they really assisted me in enjoying Elite Dangerous in the past. We'll "Boldly Go ....." etc.

[@TwistedSisler]

I genuinely think the reason that there's no ground vehicles is because there is no need for them in a game mechanics sense. If you've played any Bethesda game before, all of the locations are a lot closer together than they actually feel and travel on foot feels good, plus with fast travel to/from found locations, there's no real long stretch of distance you will have to walk after the initial exploration of the area. For this same reason I never even used horses in the Elder Scrolls games. Just never felt like there was a real need or reason to.

[@BlueSideUp]

As others said, don't expect anything like ED from Starfield, likely space is just a fasttravel minigame and spaceships horses, the interiors dungeons. It's not a space sim.

[@oriwan3786]

Thanks for the upload and update on Starfield!

[@mattcrazy7070]

I could see new game plus being a type of “time travel” option you unlock at the end of the game, going back in time but keeping some perks and skills, maybe items

[@CBIMD]

Can't wait to see a modder add in a planet with a distress call that reads: "Sir, the Covenant are on Reach"

[@Bluescreen_Error]

Brooo.... that Cutscene where the Fleet arrives with the Radio Chatter still haunts me, even after this years..... Slipspace rupture detected........ Slipspace rupture detected......Slipspace rupture detected..... x-X

[@thequietman5934]

Wouldnt it be cool if you could make your own space nation? Settle multiple planets then setup trade routes between them and with the other factions and add in warships to patrol those space lanes. Have bustling settlements and cities etc etc.

[@assassinaria]

Someone will recreate Earth: mark my words.

[@sabrebaxley3977]

Definitely need a raxla planet, with a raxla shrine, or artifact or something crazy

[@MusicForHourss]

Piet hein, piet hein, piet hein zijn naam is fijn. Zijn daden waren groot, zijn daden waren groot.

[@RexDeorumYT]

I would be careful taking the AMD claims at face value. They obviously won't outright say that they are prohibiting DLSS, knowing that Bethesda can't comment on the terms of the partnership contract. This is a non-answer meant to shift blame.

[@Dooguk]

"Bethesda can add DLSS if they want to" is a non-answer? 😂😂

[@RexDeorumYT]

@@Dooguk Read the original quote in context. In the conversation referenced, what he actually said was "Money IS exchanging hands, and we do expect them to prioritize FSR in games bundled with our GPUs" When asked about specific constrictions, what he actually said about DLSS is "That isn't something for us to do, it would be up to Bethesda to make that choice". This is a non-answer because he heavily implies that they were forced to prio FSR and doesn't deny any attempts to prevent DLSS. Consider the context that in almost any other AMD bundled game, DLSS was not available and they were only FSR exclusive, and it shouldn't take a lot of thought to piece together the subtext. Surely even someone as surface level as you can piece together this info and form a coherent picture. This is how the business works now, companies competing on the premise of buying out competition and exclusivity.

[@Dooguk]

@@RexDeorumYT Well as an AMD user it's going to make a change to see their logo as the game boots up. Also I don't care about FSR or DLSS as they are both a tech I don't use.

[@Yinzermakesvids]

One thing I’ll be doing is learning to make planets and maps. That is one thing I want to do

[@flankingfoxtrot]

I would love to see a fallout four 4 themed space suit resembling the t51b power armor and enclave power armor

[@notyet3819]

Only 4 days left. 👏🏽 I feel so calm right now it's kinda scary.

[@bearimtv]

I really enjoy watching your videos with my wife. Plus, your voice sounds like a video game storyteller or even like David Attenborough. So chill 🙂👍

[@BobDolelol]

Imagine if someone makes a Skyrim planet and ports the entirety of Skyrim into Starfield. Imagine being asleep on your ship, waking up to find yourself inexplicably on a wagon and hearing "Hey you, you're finally awake,".

[@ruorick]

Regarding EVA, I think it's safer to assume it's not really a thing, otherwise I'd imagine it's an easy answer to give if it was, or even show off

[@s1lentw1nter]

I can confirm that what happened to Pete was he clipped out of the ship, this happened to me last night. I was surprised I couldn’t access to ship hatch and before I had a chance to leave I was already in the air and clipping through the now closed ramp.

[@johnnyc1216]

I wonder if there will be big space battles we can be a part of

[@mikkdc]

The one thing which stood out for me during the interview with Pete on the Xbox On video was when he said something that is there on the planet for me, might not be there for you. So does this indicate that the non hand made sections of planets will proc-gen differently for each player? I thought each planet would have been the same for all players by prec-genning using a seed system? Or maybe he meant random events which can be discovered by following your activities.

[@KRG30001]

I think he meant random events but they said random events this time can include whole outposts spawning

[@Darkdiver28]

From what I gather, the planet themselves and terrain are the same for all players. What changes is the outposts, settlements, structures, dynamic quests or events that occur on those locations. Of course main quests or crafted quests stay the same for all players

[@mikkdc]

@KRG30001 @@Darkdiver28 Had a feeling this was likely the case. Would be strange having different planets on each playthrough. I wonder how long its going to take before the player base fully explores all planets? Can't wait to play and start discovering stuff, as well as seeing what the community find too.

[@Assassin5671000]

If it's random event's that just makes me think about Fallout 4 where there are set places in the world where an event may occur ,but it is randomized witch even can occur. Like finding 2 guys accusing each other of being robots on two separate playthrough's I found that even on different places on the map. So it may actually be similar here but the events are a bit expanded and having them happen on different planets. Hopefully they make it so not every event can be encountered in each planet like having some that occur on the planets with life and different ones on planets without life

[@Patrickf5087]

​@mikkdc alot less time than you think

[@Duvoncho]

Thing I'm looking forward to is the scope of repeatable randomly generated mission board content. Some people find it boring but I love how it makes an RPG feel alive. Sometimes I don't want to be the hero, sometimes I just want to ferry some passengers or mine some rocks while enjoying the scenery.

[@mattwow343]

now imagine how cool would this be. Some of the people left earth on starfield because of the great war (fallout series) .

[@DANNYtheBOY11]

It's not cool, it's dumb af, the two games are set in two separate and different universes.

[@Kolljak]

Cannot wait for the StarWars 18+ overhaul.

[@LordInsane100]

At this point, people with some connection to Starfield's development has compared it to Daggerfall, Oblivion and Skyrim. I wonder if they can squeeze in Arena and Morrowind in the time left?

[@killerbsting1621]

I hope we can fly ourselves to different planets without relying on jumping. Oh and space walks would be great

[@Kimera92]

as far as the leaks goes, a bunch of things arent as seamless as Bethesa made it seem so far. I would control my expectations if I were you

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Spacewalking across the universe... under captain Killer B. Sting, under captain Killer B. Sting.

[@TheBlakamon15]

​@@Kimera92I do not know want you talking about but it exactly how they stated. Seen the leaks as well.

[@marcoperches3078]

Nope. No interplanetary flight.

[@Kimera92]

@@TheBlakamon15 im sorry, i didnt undertsand you

[@steveeymann6374]

Microsoft did us all a service by making this exclusive. The mod community would have been horrible if we had to follow sony's restrictions.

[@franznkaiser]

Ever since I bought NoMan'sSky on day 1, I've been very wary of jumping into a new game as soon as it drops. That said, I am excited to see what Starfield has to offer. I'll give it a few days and watch to see what your reviews tell me.

[@assassinaria]

This is a very wise idea.

[@WraithOfMan]

Nobody in the modern day, after years and years of bad experiences, should still be pre-ordering any game unless there are some seriously valuable bonuses to doing so, and if you've got a refund avenue available - It's not like the days of going down the shops only to find out that the game has sold out! 😅

[@Scimarad]

The trouble is, reviews from the major sites aren't very trustworthy these days. About the only person I trust to call out big name games and not kiss corporate arse is Skillup. Yes, he liked Cyberpunk as I'm sure someone will say but he was very clear in his review about the issues with that game.

[@TwistedSisler]

@@WraithOfMan I respectfully disagree, but just personally, I get your way of thinking as well. For me, if it's a game that I already know I'm going to buy (Pretty much any Main title Bethesda Game Studios game falls in this category), then when I do it is kind of irrelevant, so I usually just pre-order them. If It's a game that I'm on the fence about if I will like or not, then I'll usually watch a YT playthrough of it and the moment I start to get interested, I'll shut it off and go buy the game and play it for myself. I don't ever read game reviews and personally I don't value them as nobody except myself can tell me if I'm going to like a game or not. I don't care what someone else's opinion of a game is, I care what mine is and I won't know until I either see it, or play it myself. Plus, if everyone thought the way you do (not saying your thinking is bad or anything), then you wouldn't have anyone else's opinion of the game to even go off of, because no one would be playing it at all. EDIT: To be clear, I generally don't really care and am not bothered by initial game bugs. They will get patched and it doesn't physically hurt me or anything to encounter a bug in a video game. It's always been a silly thing to get upset about in my personal opinion, but again that's just my own view. The one game that I played that had so many bugs that I was actually bothered by it was Cyberpunk, but I ended up not liking the game anyway for other reasons. CDPR games are just boring to me, I've discovered.

[@lunarcontact]

Good questions 🤞

[@smokeymoe842]

"Create what ever you want even planets" This is going to turn into the OASIS from Ready Player One.

[@RocktCityTim]

I'm just thankful that the character eye lines are far more natural than other games that came before. Yes, I'l looking at you, Andromeda! The fact that you were not given a reviewer's key is a mistake!

[@TheDarq0n]

didn't they already confirm that every time you land on / take off from planet, there's a loading screen?

[@ALECXANDER.]

Gonna be honest it’s very fast 1-5 seconds, the recent leak confirmed this.

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

Its so fast with these ssds. The short cutscene of the ship flying off into the sky is the whole loading screen.

[@tom.m]

Nice that AMD finally addressed the DLSS issue. Though it's interesting it took this long. (This isn't the first time it's come up.) Maybe they actually listened to players? Can we hope our voices might actually matter?

[@24nero24]

I would really love a Pandora planet with a massive floating island where you can build a house/base

[@lemonberries]

that would be amazing

[@ethzero]

Good potential news regarding DLSS/Nvidia support, however I'll wait until it's added and reviewed before purchasing Starfield.

[@Dooguk]

You only need DLSS if you don't have a decent graphics card. What do you mean by Nvidia support? You don't need an AMD card to play the game.

[@magnuskane246]

FSR is available to both Nvidia and AMD gpu's... You are getting the same experience basically. too bad Nvidia is stingy and only develops DLSS to be used on their cards only.

[@Crusina]

What are your plans for starfield? Like, by plan, I mean do you intend to give an actual review after playing it. Or are you going to stick with your usual kind of videos, where you make individual videos about various aspects as you come across? I dont mind whatever you do, I'm just curious since the game is so big even if you had gotten a preview copy i cant imagine a real review taking anything less then a full month. And honestly, I actually wouldn't mind seeing you tackle a full review. Although I understand it'd a formidable undertaking with perhaps not a lot of results. Perhaps your usual style of highlight aspects of games as you play and then a full review later on?

[@DGen_apparel]

A dream come true for anyone waiting for a true HP Lovecraft themed planet where you have to fight eldritch beast... Even the giant monsters floating in space !!

[@aviator2252]

i am shocked they didnt send you a EA review copy, as far as i know @ObsidianAnt is one of the largest space genre channels

[@userunknown4331]

I hope that one of the modders are a big star wars fan, imagine visiting mustafar or a planet inspired by it

[@Eukres]

Is the sandwiches on the table a selling point reference to, "Look how many items in one space graphic power can do now!" or is it a bite for sandwich on table memics idea? A big part of me with what I know from past games is hoping hard this becomes mind breaking. Modders will be going to town with this! Modders, you all rock!

[@sostrongineedmoreofyourmon974]

Pretty sure it’s just an acknowledgment of prior titles having players stack cheese, cabbages, sweet rolls, or other individual items within various game spaces like home basements. It’s a long standing meme within the Elder Scrolls games. Some players may do it with Fallout titles too, but I don’t know any specific references.

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

It was quirky female dev telling us how much of a quirky female dev she was

[@TwistedSisler]

August 31st for me! Definitely excited to lose my job from calling into work too many days to play Starfield! 🤣 I have a 4090, so the lack of DLSS doesn't bother me personally, but I do hope that they eventually add it because a majority of PC gamers probably have NVIDIA cards over AMD

[@daviddesrosiers1946]

I bought a new ROG Strix ultra wide for my rig to get ready for Starfield. Praying hard to the gods of silicon that the PC version runs smoothly. My rig can eat this game for breakfast so, hardware limitations are zero concern and I hope it isn't crippled by any skullduggery with key bindings and such. Yeah, Skyrim was a lot more of a casualized game than Oblivion. Oblivion quest lines and progression were a serious investment that was very rewarding upon completion.

[@Ahibasabala]

You heard about the boundaries Ant? I'm keeping quiet, but the explorer in me has taken a gut-punch

[@cmdrls212]

You mean the leaks that contradict earlier statements made as to the ability to walk all around? I'm not surprised if that is true. The tweet that was used as evidence of free roaming didn't ask the question properly and that was abundantly clear that the response didn't specifically confirm anything. They just said you could explore the entire planet but never said it would seamlessly load. I know that's splitting hairs but Bethesda has been tip toeing around the answer which is why that tweet was still ambiguous

[@therollerlollerman]

Being able to walk in one direction for more than 40 minutes without doing anything whatsoever must be very important to you in a game

[@thedarkdojo5115]

I hope they make a Mustafar planet, complete with a Darth Vader base... That would be so beyond bada**!

[@woufff_]

Thanks for the update, very interesting as always. I start getting excited for the game ;) I just bought the premium edition and hope to play on Sept. 1st, if it will be available on Steam at this date.

[@117johnpar]

The last video had one of its comments ask about modding planets.

[@petersbirakos3108]

Love to see super dangerous worlds from the writings of Neal Asher. Imagine Gabbleducks, Syluroyns and Hyluroyns and other nasties heading to take you out.

[@leepaulison4928]

I'm taking bets on how long it takes for someone to create Coruscant or Nar Shaddaa.

[@cmdrls212]

That will be very hard due to collision and object streaming which is far simpler with terrain. Procedural cities aren't new. But to have them work with roads, buildings and proper paths while retaining performance is very hard. The best example in gaming is ArcCorp.

[@mattkacar]

This game is gonna be amazing for sure

[@mrnexus8seven949]

I'm so looking forward to it but I'm going to have to wait as my ll year old pc's not good enough to run it... even so, I still preordered it (well I wasn't going to but Green Man Gaming had a special offer which I took advantage of) but will have to wait 'til Christmas before I can play it finally, assuming I can afford a newer pc at that time. Until I can play it myself, I'll gorge myself on the KZbin videos and see others having fun, which I also enjoy. It's a shame the specs are somewhat prohibitive as my older pc plays ESO really very well ... if Starfield allowed for older machines I could enjoy it much sooner. Anyway ... good times are about to roll folks!

[@Libertas_P77]

A mission board where I can do things like passenger transportation? That’s another Star Citizen ‘future profession’ itch to scratch off then.

[@EmptyBrewsky]

Can’t wait for the modding community to get to work on starfield. I want to crash land on a planet, and then the Skyrim intro plays. “Hey you! You’re finally awake!”

[@marsluco1917]

"..get to work on Starfield.." for the bug fixes 😁

[@valorin5762]

I actually preordered and am just waiting for release now... I wouldn't have been able to keep my hands off it anyway. :D

[@ImpendingJoker]

Vulcan, Romulus & Remus, Bajor, and of course, Risa. Then there is Kypton, and Oa, Warworld and Apocalypse.

[@salemfoxtrot7659]

How skilling is described ("using a skill improves it") matches The Elder Scrolls, but not Fallout like you say it does in the video? If I recall correctly, skill use in Fallout just gives xp and you use levels to buy attributes or skills. But only in The Elder Scrolls can using a skill improve that specific skill, and then you can use level-ups to increase other abilities, etc. E.g. to improve running in TES you run, plus can buy supporting stats like increased stamina. To improve running in FO you must buy relevant skills; running alone will do nothing. Am I right? I'm glad to hear they'll use the TES method.

[@BeardRubEnjoyer]

6th of September for me, still have BG3 and AC6 going strong.

[@josemartins-game]

Will wait & see

[@sinhelproductions]

I'll wait and see mostly because I don't have a rig to play it on yet.

[@Kakkarot211]

makes you wonder if some crazy person is gonna start adding star wars planets...like coruscant

[@Oscarj1999]

someone is definitely going to create the planet Nirn, and recreate all of Tamriel on it, god bless

[@VR_Aviator]

This is how The Oasis from Ready Player One begins.

[@Chyronn]

Just watch people create an entire Star Wars galaxy of planets now!

[@aliendoggy1]

star wars mod would be grate.

[@Ultriix]

Im pretty sure the game is gonna be pretty instanced, e.g moving from boarding ramp to in ship, going in buildings, planet surface to space, system to system and so on. This is probably both the engine and for performance as this isnt really a simulator. Probably no EVA or infinite flying or walking for this reason as your moving from map to map. I think this will be fine though, I never found skyrim any better when modders made towns be loaded alongside the outsides and would rather better gameplay and performance. But its something people should keep in mind to avoid disappointment.

[@arcanephysics7384]

I'm curious, why do you think that'd prevent EVA? I imagine you could just have a loading screen when exiting the ship into space

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

Zero g gameplay in space stations and enemy space ships has been shown off for a while In trailers, and the game makes you wear a helmet in no atmosphere environments or you take damage.

[@Ultriix]

@@arcanephysics7384 yeah I hope so even if its just for immersions sake, im someone who always enjoyed doing an EVA just to fly around my ship in person and gaze out into the infinite. I assumed they would need some gameplay element to want to develop it even as an instance with your ship and the closest nearby not moving etc but feared they wouldn’t bother but I hope im wrong there 🤔

[@Dyre05]

Thats how Frontier hid Raxxla from everyone for so long. They were saving it for modders to put on Starfield

[@matthewpokora336]

From what i understand, Ray tracing/ path tracing, isn't an Nvidia thing. It's down to whether or not the developers want to use it. You can use either on an AMD card

[@hobanagerik]

I would imaging he clipped out of the ship when the asset despawned.

[@notoriousbigmoai1125]

4 Planet mods I really want to see in the future: •Pandora from Avatar •Prehistoric earth with dinosaurs •City-wide planet like Coruscant with Cyberpunk vibe •Ocean planet like Subnautica (Maybe they add underwater mod too?)

[@michael_c2]

I'm keeping my expectations low about underwater experiences. Everything I've heard so far suggested there's no swimming functionality at all or underwater expiration but I hope I'm wrong. One more correctly I hope the people explaining this to me are wrong

[@Elwaves2925]

In no order, for me it's LV-426, then Higgins' Moon, Miranda and several others from Firefly/Serenity. I can let others do the Star Wars and Trek planets.

[@hartfantom]

Give me cyberpunk 2077 LOL. Why when I can just play cyberpunk 2077? Because I can GO SPACE for my girl Lucy lol

[@100Jim]

And a purge planet

[@iamcr081]

I want to make an H.P. Lovecraft inspired planet

[@angelolima4811]

Can you build settlements on an asteroid or a comet ....... no level cap love that

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

In 3 years, modders will recreate Pandora from Avatar.

[@TotesRandom]

Has anyone seen footage of a planet displaying weather yet? Yes, there's lots of varying types of biomes, but I don't recall seeing any rain or weather effects other than a bit of mist. Anyone seen/heard anything?

[@JasonLucchesi-i8p]

i'd love to see random violent storms occur tailored to each planet.

[@venataciamoon2789]

Normally they don't show weather because it's not there in the first place. The only time I've seen Bethesda do weather was in Morrowind, since then there games have been a big let down in the weather department.

[@brendancopster7378]

man this game with modded planets hopefully with pandora from Avatar!! omg that would my dream so looking forward to this game

[@George_Shonia]

Well, now I see potentials in this game, modders will make whole solar system I think

[@GrayScoutEpsilon]

My guidance counselor told me I’d be a space trucker or a bus driver.

[@explodogames2774]

The fact that cosmic bob ross didn't get a review code is a crime !

[@t0mmycheese]

Sounds awesome. The game is starting to look more like Animal Crossing each passing day.

[@kevjo476]

Be cool if you could build satellites around a plant and fight npc to protect them . Like the can destroy your fast travel making you have to hunt them down and repair your fast travel satellite

[@Lyze]

All I do every time I hear anything about Starfield is hope it doesn't become another FO76 launch. It all sounds so good but I just try to maintain to a 'cautiously optimistic' level of enthusiasm. I got the premium version free with a new gpu card so I think I get it on the 1st. Fingers crossed all around.

[@gawdtheblessedone4681]

Once again, Bethesda published Fallout 76 but that wasn't by Bethesda's A team. Before Microsoft bought them, they were running into financial problems as a publisher (zenimax) and needed to generate revenue. So, they had the B team (Zenimax Online) create FO76 using Fallout 4 components. Starfield was already being crafted and planned out by the A Team at that time. The last games the A team created where Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Both won game of the year. Also, Redfall was made by Arkane Austin (a team under Bethesda Publishing, not Bethesda themselves) from home during covid lockdowns (that game was doomed, is what I'm saying). So pointing to FO76 or Redfall as examples of Bethesda games is disingenuous at best and out right baffoonery in some comments. They aren't the same. BGS' last too games were both game of the year. Now you know and knowing is half the battle. Lol

[@daven9536]

@@gawdtheblessedone4681Also FO76 was a multiplayer title with issues that you just don't have in a single player game. They took almost a full year extra to polish the game. Not saying it can't be a complete disaster - but it sure seems like they got enough time to make things right this time around

[@Lyze]

@@gawdtheblessedone4681 I'm hoping all those problems are in the past and every effort was made to make this game top notch. Still though, it's Bethesda. Bethesda and jank tend to go hand in hand.

[@Vaffi]

It's sad to hear that you don't have access to a review copy of the game, while way way smaller channels without the spacegame focus got access right away.

[@Atonam_real]

I am make character an outlaw space cowboy

[@elitepro102]

Just only 5 more days left until the 5 day early access 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sammiesmith309]

I wonder if the mods will be available on the console version?

[@kubel83]

Maybe modders can add ground vehicles 😊

[@elitepro102]

I will be playing on 31st of August 🔥

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

I think the “skill levels” for access to different ship types needs to be addressed by modders quite early. Interstellar travel requires a lot of math. Would be much easier to use a star wars based type astromech type droid that can handle all aspects of flight so the simple human meatbag can eat, sleep and do whatever instead of endless boredom of flying from point A to point B.

[@stevesgaming7475]

Still excited but a little less due to someone confirming planets have limits. walk so far and it'll say you can't go further and you need to go back etc. :(

[@chrisporter142]

Where did you hear this? Pete hines said the exact opposite at games com

[@UKGeezer]

I thought they already confirmed you can walk around entire planets.

[@moonsumi8172]

​@UKGeezer these guys get their information from a 4chan source and take it as truth. This is why they didn't want leaks, some people are gullible enough to take any information as truth.

[@stevesgaming7475]

@@UKGeezer that's what I heard yes. but this leak says otherwise. I guess we'll see for sure in a week.

[@boomsystem744]

Well… one planet tamriel coming up I guess? 👍🏻👍🏻😄😄