A rather motivated player wanted to check if it was possible to travel from one planet to another in Starfield without going through the fast travel menu. Yes, it is possible, but the result was not necessarily what was expected.
Starfield has already met with great success in early access, with sci-fi fans being strongly attracted by its immense universe. Indeed, the game is vast. Very wide even. On the other hand, the space exploration that it proposes is in no way close to a No Man’s Sky, where it is possible to navigate from one planet to another by flying in low orbit and then landing there. Instead, planets can be visited simply by passing through a fast travel interface. This aspect breaks the immersion a little, in addition to causing loading times that are too regular and being a little monotonous. But another solution is possible.
A journey without loading times, but under the sign of patience
Alanah Pearce, streamer and developer at Sony Santa Monica, still wanted to give it a try. She tried to travel from one planet to another without fast travel. To carry out her test, she let her ship fly towards Pluto to see if the celestial bodies present in the game were indeed physically defined in the universe.
The answer is: yes, sort of. After a long journey of 7 hours (Alanah Pearce was asleep during this time), his ship has indeed arrived at Pluto. The planet does indeed orbit the Sun, but there is one small downside that should be noted all the same. Instead of colliding with it, the ship simply passed through it to emerge on the other side as if by magic. So yes, travel is possible, but landing necessarily requires a few clicks in the menu.
The planets of Starfielda well-orchestrated illusion
This little experiment shows that the planets present in Starfield do exist, but are not entirely simulated in the manner of No Man’s Sky. They are in a way gigantic 3D modeled elements, on which you cannot really land without going through a loading screen. To see if qualified modders will manage to overcome this limit.
While this aspect of the game will inevitably disappoint fans of pure space exploration, there is no denying that the illusion of an inhabited space created by Bethesda is well executed. With over 1,000 planets to fully explore, there will still be plenty to keep you busy for many hours in Starfield. Moreover, if you have not yet embarked on the adventure, do not hesitate to read our 6 tips for getting off to a good start in the game.
Source : Yahoo! News
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