Starfield now benefits from a nice addition that could also be found in another cult license from Bethesda. Those who know him know how useful he is.
Bethesda is slowly but surely continuing to monitor Starfield to the rhythm of player feedback. As we recently learned, the firm still relies heavily on gaming. In fact, of the 450 people working on all of the studio’s titles, around 250 are still dedicated to RPGs. However, the little novelty presented today is a bit special.
Starfield gets a new free addition
For good reason, this is not a functionality delivered to us by Bethesda. It’s a player named CDante who concocted a mod that is well known to fans of Fallout 4: the Visible Companion Affinity. The original version was actually available for the fourth installment of the famous license, and it has amassed more than 825,000 downloads. Suffice to say that this mod has had its small success, and the big surprise of the day is that it is now available for Starfield. But what exactly does he add?
During our space adventure, it is not always easy to know precisely where the level of our relationship with our companions is located. We can see that it sometimes reacts to our actions, but certain elements escape us. Are we more or less likely to have an intimate relationship with a certain character? Is he rather neutral towards us? It’s often difficult to know. This mod therefore seeks to facilitate this relational monitoring, and in Fallout 4, it was rather effective.
With this mod for Starfield, you can see the exact changes that occur in the behaviors of your companions. Very precise notifications will appear on the screen, going so far as to give you the level of affinity you have with them. It is even possible, during a dialogue, to look at the state of your relationship with them before making a decision that might be hasty.
A condition to be respected before installation
This mod can be found on the NexusMods platform, but it is a bit special. Unlike other of its peers, its installation is not enough. You also need to have the Plugins.txt Enabler mod, which itself depends on the Starfield Script Extender. This condition concerns players who own the Steam version of the game. If you have the version available for free on Game Pass, it will be even different. You will need to install the SFSE ASI Loader mod which was created by user doodlum. The community has definitely thought of everything, and it’s nice to see.