At the exit of Starfield, some players’ dreams were shattered. In particular that of being able to fly freely through space, from planet to planet. Instead, a simple fast travel system. But that was without counting on the talent of a modder!
Bethesda’s little baby is still doing very well, since the game just passed the 10 million players mark a few days ago. The game pleases, despite its faults and the many criticisms it can receive. One that comes up most often is its narrow space exploration. Not that the universe is too small, on the contrary, but space travel is as simple as clicking on a star map. Not really immersive. As is customary for Bethesda games, a modder came to the rescue of players to improve this!
Slower Than Light, the mod that changes everything
If a streamer had tried the experience of traveling between planets in Starfield, it had taken him seven hours to complete a single journey. However, not all players have this patience, worthy of a virtual pilot of Flight Simulator 2020. So it was a certain @SynthPotato on
Available on the Nexus Mods (link at the bottom of the page), this mod allows the player to speed their ship at unimaginable speeds. Up to a hundred times the speed of light. As you can see in the video at the bottom of the article, Slower Than Light is perfectly functional, even if the ship on the screen tends to behave very strangely when accelerating. In any case, the result is there and that’s what counts: no more unwanted loading times between planets.
Starfield and the mods
Many mods are already available for the game: ships, interface improvements and other mods quality of life. On the other hand, we will have to wait until 2024 for the Starfield Creation Kit to be available. This will allow modders to have access to the same development tools as the studio, and thus make it easier for them to create more advanced content and mods. This is exactly how the modding of Skyrim and games fallout during all those years.
While waiting for official support for mods from Bethesda, Slower Than Light will be able to satisfy the most eager players. Fortunately, the studio can count on a dedicated community to improve its various games, (too) often present to fill their gaps.
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- Pure Bethesda…
- Successful main story
- Very well seen exploration
If you expect too much, you’re bound to be disappointed. No, Starfield is not a fun revolution and it will not be as significant as Red Dead Redemption 2, the fault of gameplay inaccuracies and questionable design choices. The impossibility of using any means of transport or the relative sluggishness of the combat are among the most notable.
Of course, the notion of “rapid travel” and, more generally, the management of space transport pose a real problem. Starfield is also not the most accomplished game on a strictly technical level with its dated graphics engine and its numerous small loading screens. Finally, it is the general ergonomics of a user interface coming out of a fairly twisted mind that we regret.
We regret it, certainly, but not to the point of spoiling the joys of exploration. Less dense, but also more accessible than that of No Man’s Sky, this makes you want to go ever further and it is difficult to take off from a planet without a “complete analyst”. The multiple factions and their missions also help to keep us from getting lost even though the content is truly phenomenal.
All this to say that the Bethesda recipe still works just as well, especially since it is renewed here by the space theme, enough to convince some hesitant players. Those who resist the Bethesda style will not revise their judgment. On the other hand, this Starfield is undoubtedly the best gateway to the American studio’s games. We’re going back!
If you expect too much, you’re bound to be disappointed. No, Starfield is not a fun revolution and it will not be as significant as Red Dead Redemption 2, the fault of gameplay inaccuracies and questionable design choices. The impossibility of using any means of transport or the relative sluggishness of the combat are among the most notable.
Of course, the notion of “rapid travel” and, more generally, the management of space transport pose a real problem. Starfield is also not the most accomplished game on a strictly technical level with its dated graphics engine and its numerous small loading screens. Finally, it is the general ergonomics of a user interface coming out of a fairly twisted mind that we regret.
We regret it, certainly, but not to the point of spoiling the joys of exploration. Less dense, but also more accessible than that of No Man’s Sky, this makes you want to go ever further and it is difficult to take off from a planet without a “complete analyst”. The multiple factions and their missions also help to keep us from getting lost even though the content is truly phenomenal.
All this to say that the Bethesda recipe still works just as well, especially since it is renewed here by the space theme, enough to convince some hesitant players. Those who resist the Bethesda style will not revise their judgment. On the other hand, this Starfield is undoubtedly the best gateway to the American studio’s games. We’re going back!
Sources: GamesRadar, Nexus Mods
Starfield
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release date: 11-11-2022
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