Starfield's May Update Is AMAZING

The May 2024 update for Starfield is absolutely amazing, and today Renfail jumps into the game to show you all of the new additions to Starfield on the Xbox Series X, from the new surface maps to the survival mode options, aim assist, and the much-needed visual and performance options for 60 frames per second.
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[@BubbleoniaRising]

He aint wrong, folks. You don't have to play a Bethesda game any particular way. I've played for dozens of hours on saves I never planned on completing a "main story" on. That's the magic of Bethesda games.

[@Renfail]

Options are always good

[@skyriminspace]

​@@garyr5866everyone is entitled to their subjective opinion. Seeing as you're sharing yours here's mine; Starfield is a very good game, destined for greatness.

[@willd7596]

If you crank up all the environmental (weather) settings to their max difficulty the game is much much more enjoyable and deeper.

[@Renfail]

Don't forget the "for me" part of that sentence. Not everyone wants hardcore mode. That's the beauty of the new survival options. Everyone can tweak the sweet spot for their own personal playthrough.

[@ivanwm2513]

So true. My character nearly died in an inferno planet while exploring a landmark far away from the ship. The alarm of the watch made for some tense moments as the health dropped and afflictions like burns and heat stroke were gained.

[@blockmasterscott]

@@RenfailSame. I’m a “very easy” type of player. Hardcore is not for me.

[@00TOYZ]

I really like the fact that when you scan a POI, it actually tells you what it is. Ever since this update, I’ve discovered new points of interest that I’ve never seen before as I explored planets.

[@Renfail]

Yeah!

[@infernas]

I had to shelf this game for a bit because I got hit by the bug that stops you from getting additional powers/temples, but I checked it after the update and it looks like they fixed it, so I can finally finish my first playthrough soon! The 60fps on consoles is a godsend. ❤️

[@Renfail]

hell yeah :) Have fun!

[@blockmasterscott]

What I really love about this game is that it’s a lot slower paced like Daggerfall and Morrowind. You know, having to walk around and talk to people and look in corners for goodies.

[@MrArchilus]

I absolutely love the combat affliction gain. It makes the combat dangerous

[@Renfail]

Indeed!

[@Bad_Goy23]

Definitely increases the realism. I expect punctures if I've been shot lol

[@Notremah]

Going to jump back into this game

[@Renfail]

Perfect timing

[@LostInDistance]

It’s a great update. Really enjoying the survival side of it too. They’ve balanced it nicely on very hard. I’m now taking cover properly, much more of a challenge. We’ve got many more years of content and to come yet. Can only keep on getting better. 👌🏼

[@Renfail]

Boom yeah!

[@Boss-gk1ym]

Couldn't agree more, having a blast with Starfield again! 👌🏽

[@Renfail]

hear hear!

[@Mmachine88]

Loved Starfield at launch and only stoppee playing once i heard all the new stuff they were going to be adding . Ill be hopping back in once im done playing through fallout 4. I had gotten that itch after the show. Didnt even intend on aying through the whole game ....but here i am lol

[@Renfail]

Enjoy

[@Mmachine88]

@@axelhopfinger533 Yeah... No one is complaining about how the game was at launch who was continuing to play it all this time. the game was the most polished at launch that a bethesda game has ever been. And the logic of waiting for all dlc is kinda silly. Bethesda are not the only ones to put out dlc and expansions in a game wtf.

[@mjdayetube]

Can't wait for Shattered Space

[@Renfail]

indeed!

[@MikeHuckleberry88]

I have a character ready to enter unity for the 14h or so time waiting for shattered space 😂

[@echotapout183]

I was level 24 when I stopped playing but after the update I can’t stop playing I think the 60 fps help on console and the choices too 😎

[@Renfail]

Absolutely

[@DM43685]

Very happy they fixed the (lack of ships landing on moon) bug.... Used to enjoy stealing them. I wish they could have a feature whereby I don't have to search each dead ecliptic or spacer for weapons resources, they have something similar in FO76 where by all resources are piled into one list when searching one body... would save me searching all of them.

[@Renfail]

Yeah I have also stated in livestreams I would LOVE an autoloot or arealoot function.

[@polydypsia6424]

I love this games getting a second win. I must have been through the unity now 20 times, still a great game

[@Renfail]

Awesome!

[@Flyeaglesfly215]

Man i had a good time with this game, the update is amazing they did a great job, im waiting gor the dlc land vehicles and maybe some mods and jump back in and have a totally different experience

[@Renfail]

Totally worth it

[@Flyeaglesfly215]

@@Renfail yeah forsure I always loved this game, it needs some qol approvement but as we see there doing that, the future is bright for starfield

[@simjimgaming]

These updates do actually make me want to give the game a second chance. Only managed to rack up 15 hours before the lack of navigation turned me away.

[@Renfail]

Get on it!

[@gnoclaude7945]

It is so much better now that the maps are functional, carry weight can be changed, and i switched to pc due to the 30fps. (which is ironically fixed now). Looks killer maxedbout on pc.

[@Renfail]

Lovin' it

[@skyriminspace]

It does look killer maxed out. Looks pretty decent on minimum settings too!

[@jd5507]

appreciate the write up.

[@Renfail]

Cheers

[@charliewilliamson5777]

Im not really picky about frames so i keep it on Visual. I have settings on extreme hardcore so my xp gain is 48%. I also have the damages set to where enemies do alot of damage while i also do alot of damage like how it was in Fallout 4 🙂

[@Renfail]

Enjoy

[@Brentt777]

One thing I don't like is that most planets have the exact same building layouts. There needs to be more variety... Not clones.

[@Renfail]

hmm I haven't seen that

[@Brentt777]

Sony fanboys like to go around trashing Starfield videos. I've had them do it to me. I delete their comments. I can't stand them. I love Starfield, I love building ships and outposts.

[@Renfail]

I just hide them all from the channel.

[@simjimgaming]

I find console fanboys of any console to be pathetic personally (to be clear, I’m not criticising you btw). The sad case is console players of either console will miss out on some great exclusives.

[@slomo7543]

Just because a person calls starfield trash you automatically assume sony fanboy? You do know what assume means right? Oh and coming from a multi platform user, starfield still sucks🤷‍♂️

[@simjimgaming]

@@slomo7543 fair point. It’s easy to assume they might be PS fans. I’m a PS and XBox user and thought Starfield was pretty meh when it first came out.

[@jibjreelharris3697]

I made it to the end of main campaign? Do you have to beat the story for the shattered space expansion?

[@Renfail]

we have no idea until it launches

[@DovahTheHero]

I been wanting to play again. Haven't played since the first 2 weeks of release .... i think i only made it to lvl 18 😅

[@Renfail]

Enjoy!

[@vladimirharamincic1204]

no more borders when you run to edge it moves all the time!!!!

[@Renfail]

Right!?

[@bigjay52]

🫡 Yessir, Thank you sir. I think I'm going back for another round. I'm on Xbox X. 👍

[@Renfail]

It's a blast : )

[@jasonsmith530]

I’m sadly ignoring hellblade 2 because I’ve been reintroduced to starfield

[@Renfail]

It's not going anywhere, so enjoy both whenever you want :)

[@JimLayneFH]

It is awesome!!

[@Renfail]

Indeed

[@Wkumar07]

This game is far better than most give it credit for. I admit to finding it a little bland during my first attempt at playing it, but Bethesda has done a great job of adding more value variability and fun to the game. I enjoy the changes made to the difficulty by adjusting individual options such as how sleeping heals or the weight of ammunition.

[@Renfail]

They always make their games better. The sooner folks get off the hate train, the happier they will be :)

[@Wkumar07]

@@Renfail there are too many haters out there about everything and it's good to see someone actually like something for a change.

[@YouTubeCensors]

We need a Dune Buggy and I'll be very happy but I liked the game from the start. Maps never bothered me much outside of no City maps, unfortunately now I have to re find every place.

[@Renfail]

happy exploring!

[@chrisulliott]

7:06 you called new Atlantis new Vegas which is funny to me because I've started new Vegas for the first earlier today. Will give starfield another go again soon, have they made the torch more usable? Really annoyed me that it was worse than my real one on my keyring.

[@Renfail]

did I? Interesting

[@blockmasterscott]

I was chuckling at that too. 😂😂😂

[@jadawngriffis3745]

The mods bring on mods for consoles

[@Renfail]

For those who want. I play zero mods

[@Fumble469]

Is update on pc as well?

[@Renfail]

bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/174M0cdUyxhn9mI0AvkcN9/starfield-update-1-11-36-may-15-2024

[@INVINCIBLE117X]

It's a step in the right direction that's for sure.Starfield isn't bad but its still average.Hopefully Shattered Space is AMAZING....it needs to be

[@Renfail]

it's already amazing

[@Mmachine88]

I've been replaying Fallout 4, and while it's great, going back to Starfield... man is Starfield a special game and the improvements from fallout are just night and day

[@shark_bytes_666]

New Vegas 😂

[@Renfail]

brain goes to weird places