The biggest update for Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield will be entering the Steam beta branch on January 17th and promises over 100 fixes and improvements. It’s planned to go live for all players on January 31st, but what can you expect?
For starters, there are fixes for quests, like Eye of the Storm and Into the Unknown. There are also improvements to stability, textures, lighting and shadows (with a “Before/After” comparison below), and more widescreen support. Players can also expect sun disk geometry and planet ring shadows to improve while other bugs, like ship hatches marked as inaccessible, are being fixed.
Stay tuned for next week, with the full update notes available with the beta. Starfield is available for Xbox Series X/S and PC. Check out our review here. Regular updates will start going live in February, with the development team working on new ship decorations, ship-building options, gameplay options (like adjusting vendor credits and carrying capacity), and more.
Next week, on January 17, we’ll be putting our biggest @StarfieldGame update yet into Steam Beta with over 100 fixes and improvements, with a planned release date for all players two weeks later. Here’s some of what you can expect: pic.twitter.com/IPpVjuG5OQ
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) January 12, 2024
This update contains a multitude of fixes to Quests. Eye of the Storm issues such as being unable to dock with the Legacy or data transfer not starting, and Temples not showing up in Into the Unknown, will no longer prevent Constellation from exploring the cosmos. pic.twitter.com/EkJl2qbpAh
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) January 12, 2024
Additionally, this update brings stability improvements and numerous graphic improvements ranging from additional widescreen support to improved textures, lighting, and shadows. Before / After ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/aYf6V7yOKY
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) January 12, 2024
Other fixes and improvements include sun disk geometry, planet ring shadows, bulldozed objects reappearing when returning to an Outpost, ship hatches marked inaccessible, and another fix for asteroids following ships. The full update notes will be posted next week when the Steam… pic.twitter.com/Kwqk8olw4r
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) January 12, 2024
