New gameplay, new maps, new ships, new everything…
In what appears to be its final Starfield post for the year, Bethesda has committed to big changes for their latest RPG in 2024, revisiting promised QOL features, with a strong focus on new gameplay options ahead of the RPG’s first confirmed expansion, Shattered Space.
“As the year draws to a close, we want to say thank you from the whole team for all the time you’ve spent in Starfield and all the passion you have for the game,” they posted on the official Bethesda Reddit account. “In 2024, we’ll be updating roughly every six weeks starting with our next major update in February.
Here’s some of what we have planned on top of regular bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements:
- City maps
- New ways to travel
- New ways to customize your ships
- New gameplay options to further adjust the difficulty
- Official mod support with the launch of Creations
- Our first story expansion, Shattered Space
“More info on all of the above will be coming soon but for now, we hope you all have a relaxing holiday season and we can’t wait to continue this journey with you in the new year,” the post ended. Much of this corresponds to recent comments promising everything “from city maps to mod support, to all-new ways of traveling” for 2024. It’s unclear when these and other features will be available, or what else will be included in the February update, but it’s encouraging to know that it’s all coming. The quality-of-life changes that appear to be in the works alongside these bigger beats could also significantly improve the experience. They added a link to additional information regarding the upcoming update.