Starfield welcomes a new update, the largest ever deployed since the game’s release, 2 years ago now. Here’s everything that changes.
Second takeoff for Starfield. After a rather complicated launch for what everyone saw as “Skyrim in space” before its release, Bethesda took time to look at and respond to the most frequent requests from players. After a long silence, rumors, then an official announcement, Starfield is now available on PS5and this second launch is accompanied by a new update. “The most important to date,” according to the publisher.
A new big update for Starfield
Bethesda’s latest RPG is now in version 1.16.236. A significantly more extensive update than usual, but which has nothing of the “Starfield 2.0” promised a little quickly by certain influencers. That doesn’t mean the studio didn’t do its homework properly, though. This Starfield patch brings features that have been requested since the launch of the game, two years ago now. Starting with the possibility of flying between the planets of the same system, even if we remain far from what No Man’s Sky offers for example, a new quantum entanglement device intended to transfer objects, or even the new X-Tech, which gives pride of place to customization.
New features which should generally do Starfield good, and which should offer a better entry point to PS5 players, who will be able to discover it in better conditions. If they are not victims of the same save corruptions which, for our part, prevented us from testing the game. For former star travelers, here is the content of Starfield update 1.16.236 in detail:
Starfield version 1.16.236 patch notes
Features
- Free Paths: The player can now use Cruise mode to travel through space or to points of interest between planets in the same star system.
- Added support for crafting weapons and armor with X-Tech. This allows players to further customize the legendary effects of their equipment.
- Added additional quality levels to weapons and suits.
- Legendary level 4 effects for weapons and suits have been added.
- Added upgrade modules to install to improve a weapon or suit attribute.
- New weapon skins to apply when selecting at a workbench have been added.
- Added craftable ship optimization terminal. The player can use X-Tech to improve several attributes of their ship.
- Added ship equipment blueprints. These new equipment can be added to the shipbuilder after their discovery.
- Added legendary enemy modifiers. Legendary enemies now have new modifiers that increase their difficulty.
- Added legendary enemy modifier settings to gameplay options, so players can modulate spawns.
- Added the Quantum Entanglement Device to Starfield. This allows the player to transfer items across the Unit.
- Astrian powers can now be enhanced with Quantum Essence.
- Quantum Essence can now be added to the favorites menu for quicker access.
- Astrian ships now grant Quantum Essence when destroyed by the player.
- Added a Database menu allowing better tracking of locations, resources and recipes based on the player’s discoveries within Occupied Systems.
- Gameplay improvements for Outposts, such as the shared Outpost Container (which allows the player to store and access their inventory from different Outposts), production rate information, and a more precise placement mode, have been added.
- Added a new vehicle, the Lunar Jumper.
- Added a new player house, the Star Castle.
- Colonial War Hero miniatures with bonuses have been added.
- Added craftable Colonial War Heroes figurine displays.
- Muria Siarkiewicz can now join the player’s crew.
- Added an additional 3rd person view distance allowing better visibility of the ship.
- Added Always show landing camera setting for players who want to see their ship land in already known locations.
- Anchorage Station, a new point of interest accessible in the Algorab system, has been added to Starfield.
- Added new dungeons, space encounters and points of interest to the game.
- Changed distribution and loading times for POI placement on planets.
- Added additional poses for photo mode with the REV-8.
- Terran Armada DLC now available.
General
- Steam – Disabled DLCs no longer reinstall when launching the game.
- General stability and crash fixes.
Gameplay
- Improved the loot found in containers at expert and master level locks.
- Reactive Equipment – Fixed an issue with the sound effects of the Reactive Legendary Effect.
- Fixed an issue that could cause weapon damage to be calculated incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue with CombaTech magazine accuracy bonuses being applied unevenly.
- The player can now jump while reloading the XM-2311, the Old World Pistol, and Sir Livingstone’s Pistol.
- You can now interact with bounty targets in town.
- Fixed an issue causing background music to cut out outside of combat.
- Starfield Photo Mode – Fixed an issue causing the indoor photo mode to malfunction.
- Photo Mode – Fixed an issue causing the player’s right foot to be displayed incorrectly.
Starfield Quests
- Tenuous Friendships – Players can now report Horrimorph data at the end of the quest.
- Guilty Officials – Fixed an issue preventing the quest from launching after completing Background Check.
- A Sore Miss – Fixed an issue where the player was stuck with the wrong companion.
- One Giant Step – The player’s helmet is now visible.
- Refurbished Products – All weapons required by the quest can now be found.
- Refurbished Products – Starting this quest no longer selects the wrong items in the player’s inventory.
- The Hammer Falls – Fixed an issue preventing the player from receiving the Star Eagle ship as a reward.
- Two Tales, Two Cities – Fixed an issue where the player’s controls would be blocked if they chose to arrest Tahir.
Places
- Fixed an issue preventing the rest bonus from being granted in some beds in Akila City.
- Characters now sit correctly in the chairs in the Explorer’s Hideout.
IU
- Fixed an issue causing difficulty placing weapon workbenches in houses or ships.
- Added visual improvements to the ship repair interface.
- Shipbuilder
- Fixed an issue preventing unique or stolen ships from being renamed.
- Fixed an issue duplicating a ship on the landing pad after modifying it.
- The furnished version of the HopeTech 2×2 All-in-One Berth is now available in-game.
- UI improvements in large font mode.
- Outpost – UI improvements in large font mode.
- Players can now use the Escape key to prevent renaming an item on a workbench (PC).
- Fixed a typo in the scan jammer description.
Starfield Shattered Space
- New music in the Oracle.
Creations
- A Perfect Recipe – Fixed an issue preventing Ashtas from spawning.
- Updated the description of the Andreja plush toy.
- At the Gates of Hell – Plush toys can now be stored in the plush display cases.
- The stand for the plush display case can now be placed near the stacked variant.
- Allied Winter Camo skins now appear in the Creations menu when installed.
