starfield – Moe Lane

Shattered Space is out for Starfield.

So I’ve been playing it. Well, after they got Starfield Script Extender to work, at least. One entertaining thing that’s come up is Bethesda’s weird little habit of trying to pump up the drama of having my character join yet another faction. I’m always amused by that. Like I’m going to buy the DLC and not play it? So yeah, yeah, hail the Great Serpent and show me the cool ship I’m gonna have at the end of this which I’ll never fly because I actually got the corridors* to work right on my current starship. And I can go from one level to another without having to jump down some stairs.

Sorry. It’s just that it took forever to figure out how to do that. I’m gonna brag about it.

*Starfield desperately needs some designated four-way and two-way corridors that are clearly labeled. They got it working for Fallout 4, they can get it working here.

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The very belated STARFIELD: SHATTERED SPACE trailer.

I am way behind on getting back to STARFIELD (I’ve been actually running through a complete FALLOUT 4 run, just for the heck of it). I should check out the game again once I’m done with said run. At the very least, see what got updated, now that modders have the Creation Kit…

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THE STARFIELD CATWALKS MOD.

It’s… it’s so damned beautiful. [UPDATE] Or it would be, if I could get it to work. Ah, Bethesda. I can’t even be mad at your updates breaking the script extenders, seeing as how careful you are to give us modding support…

Tweet of the Day, Starfield PSA edition.

Because this may be happening to you.

Today I learned that stalking a #Starfield Xenogrub with a knife counts toward getting certified in the Concealment skill. I mention this because I've been doing it the hard way for half a week.
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) October 19, 2023

(It also works on all Peaceful creatures in Starfield. God help those poor crawlers…)

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The STARFIELD Honest Game Trailer.

It’s not harsh, but it’s probably fairer than Bethesda would like it to be.

So the major problem in STARFIELD is the way outposts work.

Which is to say: they don’t work that well, really. The interface has too much lag in placement, there’s no intuitive interfaces, and — as far as I can tell — shifting resources between star systems simply does not work. I’m just keeping about 1500 units of construction materials in my ship at this point and running out to the closest store when I need something in particular.

This doesn’t make STARFIELD bad. I enjoy it. The exploration aspects are a lot of fun. But they’re going to have to drastically overhaul how outposts work. Sometimes I think Bethesda leans a little too much on the modding community…

I’m at the ‘Restart Starfield’ stage.

I often do this with video games. Basically, what happens is that I muck around with it until I figure out what the basic gameplay is like, then restart it once I’ve made too many bad decisions. I know have a much better idea of how to do outpost management in Starfield, and it’s time I put that all into practice. Also, I apparently need the trait where I have parents, because Wanted is kind of lame.

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It’s a STARFIELD weekend!

We knew this was going to happen, honestly. I’m finally starting to feel the groove of STARFIELD: so far, it’s been a refreshing lack of The Fate Of The Universe Depends On You. I’m wandering around planets instead and scanning the lifeforms. This has been surprisingly relaxing.

I’m sure I’ll be back to normal soon enough, though.

Tweet of the Day, WHERE IS THIS IN THE GAME edition.

This will be my pistol. I don’t care if there is a technically better weapon, in-game. I will design the build around it. (Via @IMAO_).

I will now buy your game pic.twitter.com/RQ7vWBDO1i
— Auggie (@Auggie308) September 1, 2023

Ladies and Gentlemen, you may now start your STARFIELD preloads.

Those of you who bought early should be able to actually play STARFIELD tomorrow at 8 PM, Eastern time. No idea when the first wave of character appearance mods will appear, though. The teams aren’t getting paid for their time.

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