Bethesda Unveils Starfield's Patch Roadmap and Hits Key Player Milestone
Bethesda Game Studios has shed light on their future plans for Starfield by responding to the game's update 1.8.88 discussion thread on Reddit. The roadmap shared by the developer highlighted numerous exciting updates slated for next year.
One significant development for 2024 is the integration of AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 and Intel XeSS, aiming to boost the game's visual performance. Additionally, the team is tackling quest-related issues that are currently being resolved.
More intriguingly, Bethesda is channeling its efforts into creating detailed city maps, providing native support for modifications, and developing completely new modalities of exploration. The latter could tantalize fans with the promise of vehicles for planetary exploration. Bethesda's strategy involves rolling out sizeable patches approximately every six weeks, with smaller, yet crucial hotfixes deployed intermittently to enhance the overall experience.
Gameplay improvements are already being observed with recent patches addressing problems such as cosmic debris adhering to players' spacecraft. Now, when a save is loaded, the game will automatically remove any lingering space matter from the vessel. While this update successfully removes unwanted debris during space journeys, the oddity of ships having New Atlantis attached is acknowledged and earmarked for resolution in a subsequent update.
For those crafting their arsenal on distant outposts, Bethesda remedied a glitch that prevented the generation of random firearms in Weapon Cases after loading a game save. Another crucial fix resolves crash issues Xbox and MSS platform users faced when saving their game after extended play sessions without transiting through Unity.
Although these tweaks may seem modest, they follow a substantial November update. This earlier update brought cutting-edge NVIDIA features such as DLSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation, Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing, and Reflex Low Latency. This, along with enhanced CPU and GPU efficiencies, re-established a more seamless gaming experience for those with advanced PC setups. Furthermore, Bethesda tuned gameplay elements by allowing in-world food consumption and refining the game's stealth mechanics for a more lenient approach.
While detailed contents of the upcoming major patch remain under wraps, there's a buzz of anticipation amongst players for the anticipated release of comprehensive modding tools slated for sometime in 2024.
In other notable news, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, has announced a remarkable milestone for Starfield: surpassing the 12 million player mark. Both Microsoft and Bethesda are intent on nurturing Starfield's longevity, paralleling the enduring success of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, promising an enduring stream of updates for years to come.
