A feature eagerly awaited by players will finally arrive in Starfield. This will change many things for most of them, and other surprises are in store.
Since its release at the beginning of September, Starfield has received special attention from Bethesda. The RPG is refined with updates of all kinds, but that is not enough to solve all the problems. Moreover, the community sometimes takes care of tackling technical issues itself by creating mods. Nevertheless, the studio promised an addition eagerly awaited by players, and this time, it will indeed arrive in the game. And it did not come alone.
Starfield promises change
The firm is preparing to deploy patch 1.8.83 for its newborn, and it promises to be massive. At the moment it is only available on Steam Beta. That is, users of the PC version of Starfield can try it, but on a separate version from the one they already have. Regardless, this update will bring some great new features to the experience, starting with DLSS support. For some fans, the wait is over, and that’s a relief.
Before the update arrived, only FSR 2.0 was present in Starfield. Nothing unusual, since it was associated with AMD. However, NVIDIA’s DLSS 3.5 was not in sight, and this worried some players. So much so that mods had been put in place to compensate for this. It will finally be part of this patch, making the game compatible with the frame generation. On the other hand, DLSS will only be available to NVIDIA PC users. For their part, console players can rejoice in the arrival of HDR, among other things.
Version 1.8.83 Patch Notes
Here is the complete list of fixes and adjustments brought by this update 1.8.83 for Starfield. For now, the developers will wait for player feedback on Steam Beta before officially releasing it on PC and Xbox Series. No specific release date has been communicated.
- Added DLSS support
- By popular demand, we added the ability to ingest food and drinks after finding them in the environment. You can enjoy them immediately or save them for later. The choice is yours.
Performance and stability
- Fixed a number of memory-related issues and leaks.
- [PC uniquement] Added GPU performance optimizations, which will have more impact on high-end cards.
- [PC uniquement] Improved rendering threading model, improving CPU utilization, especially on high-end systems.
- Various stability and performance improvements.
Gameplay
- Added the ability to eat food placed in the Starfield world.
- Adjusted stealth to be a little more forgiving.
- Fixed an issue where Andreja’s head remained permanently hidden.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent players from firing their weapons.
- Fixed issues where some NPCs could be seen not wearing clothes.
- Fixed an issue where skill challenges already in progress could stop progressing after reaching unity and starting a new game.
- Fixed an issue that temporarily prevented inventory from being opened or saved after entering the unit.
- PC: Fixed an issue where mouse movement could be jerky.
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause the home ship to be lost.
- Fixed an issue where the Ship Services Technician could be missing.
Graphics
- Fixed an issue with ambient occlusion appearing in ultrawide resolutions.
- Optimized initial shader compilation that occurs when Starfield starts.
- Added the ability to adjust brightness and contrast in the Display Settings menu.
- Added the ability to adjust HDR brightness provided the system supports it. (Xbox and Windows 11 only).
- Fixed a number of materials that could sometimes exhibit an unintended pattern under certain conditions.
- Fixed various visual issues with the new FOV slider options.
- Improved the appearance of eyes on crowd characters.
- Fixed a number of minor visual issues related to lighting, shadows, terrain, and vegetation.
Starfield Quests
- All Money Can Buy: Fixed a rare issue where players were unable to sit while negotiating with Musgrove.
- Blast Zone: Fixed an issue where hard rocks that need to be cleared by players will not appear on the Ngodup Tate field.
- Echoes of the Past: Fixed an issue where the Grylloba Queen could sometimes not be accessed during the “Secure the Shuttle Bay” objective.
- Eye of the Storm: Fixed an issue where player quest progress could be blocked due to a missing docking prompt.
- Dirty Job: Fixed an issue where progression could appear blocked if “Supra and Ultra” were completed while returning to the Lodge during “The Price to Pay”.
- No Sudden Movements: Fixed an issue that could prevent the front door of the Scow ship from opening.
- Operation Starseed: Fixed an issue where the key needed to exit the facility could sometimes not be present.
- Sabotage: Fixed an issue where David Barron could potentially not be found by players.
- Myopia: Fixed an issue where players could rarely get stuck while speaking with Vladimir.
- Heart of Mars: Fixed an issue where players may not be able to extract the “Heart of Mars”.