Bethesda's Starfield

[coopasonic]

Adding quote for top of page continuity...

there are a ton of side quests and content. So it should keep people busy for a while.

I did not complete all of the sidequests but I finished the DLC main story. The main path was shockingly short. Once you start it they make it seem like it all urgent so I just focused the main quest and completed it in a jest a few hours. The story was somewhat interesting but they force your hand in a couple places (like the very first thing you do when you reach the planet and you are given no real choice) that I did not like. I was hoping for more out of the main story. It didn't go where I was hoping so I was left disappointed.

I must say, I was surprised my lovely wife, Andreja, didn't have more to say. They gave her a few things but given where the DLC takes place I expected a lot more out of her and for there to be some side content specifically for her.

The action was more frantic which was nice given how easy most everything else has been for me. I didn't even bother modifying a weapon in this whole run. There just wasn't any need (until the very last DLC mission anyway, that one kind of hurt).

I just finished the DLC as well and my thoughts are pretty much the same. The main story had promise but in the end it was too short and a bit of a let down. This DLC could have been great too since the switch to a custom built world with lots of places to explore and NPC sidequests was so much better than the rest of Starfield. In the end I would give this DLC a C+ and I hope Bethesda can take what they started with this and make a truely good expansion for the next one.

One other note. I didn't get a single weapon or equipment upgrade throughout the DLC. I switched my melee weapon because it seemed like a thing to do but barely used it and mostly missed the kickass Wakizashi I had. None of the guns came close to replacing my random drop beowulf.

[Scraper]

Here's a guide on how to get the best new armor in the shattered space expansion. I personally didn't find this quest, but I will probably hop back in and get it. https://www.si.com/videogames/guides/st ... %20obtain.

[Scraper]

Here's a guide on how to get the best new armor in the shattered space expansion. I personally didn't find this quest, but I will probably hop back in and get it. https://www.si.com/videogames/guides/st ... %20obtain.

So this armor quest is a perfect example of how Shattered Space is 2 steps forward 1 step back. They go to the trouble of creating new armor and a weapon that are unique and actually worth using, but at the same time they make the method of getting it almost impossible and entirely missable UNLESS you use a walkthrough and then exploits on top of that. Getting the armor literally requires you to a find a camp that spawns in the countryside at a random location (So you have to wonder around the desert aimlessly to even find it), then it requires you to be at that location when a certain NPC just randomly happens to be there. If she's not there then too bad, reload your last save and try again. It's insanely bad design.

This DLC itself had such promise since it is a custom built world that feels a lot more like traditional Bethesda gameplay, BUT they short changed us on the main story and left me wanting a lot more out of it.

[Blackhawk]

Short changing the story is also traditional Bethesda. It's been a big criticism of practically every one of their games since after Morrowind.

[Brian]

So you have to wonder around the desert...

WANDER!!! Not wonder!! Unless you are going through the desert with astonishment or admiration.

Sorry, pet peeve.

[Scraper]

So you have to wonder around the desert...

WANDER!!! Not wonder!! Unless you are going through the desert with astonishment or admiration.

Sorry, pet peeve.

Yeah well over use of exclamation points is a pet peeve of mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brian]

I knew SOMEBODY was going to post that or similar.

[Blackhawk]

Unnecessary CAPITAL LETTERS is one of mine.

[Unagi]

Wait. Don't tell me the Jews didn't wonder in the wilderness for 40 years now.

[Brian]

Unnecessary CAPITAL LETTERS is one of mine.

Oh, they were quite necessary.

[Blackhawk]

Dammit, I don't see anything in that to maintain the sequence.

[Max Peck]

Meh, the capitalization was unnecessary. That was a job for italics.

[Blackhawk]

Ah!

My pet peeve is insisting on improper formatting.

[Max Peck]

Update 1.14.74 Patch Notes

Spoiler:

Features

• Creation Kit: Lipsync animation data generation is now available.

General

• General performance and stability improvements.
• The uncapped frame rate option is available again for Xbox Series X users.
• The Message of the Day now displays more consistently on the Xbox.
• Addressed an issue where some console commands did not disable certain achievements.
• Shattered Space will now show ownership correctly for Steam users.

Gameplay

• The Annihilator Particle Beam damage-over-time effect no longer triggers companion reactions.
• Resolved a Leadership skill issue that could cause companions to not speak up.
• Improved function of the stealth bar while around crowd NPCs.
• Addressed an issue where destroyed ships could load in without collision.
• Addressed an issue where loading a save the relied on missing content could place the player in an undesirable location.
• Trackers Alliance - Roach will now accurately track the number of completed bounties.
• Trackers Alliance - Bounty targets will now appear in Akila, Gagarin, and Cydonia.
• Trackers Alliance - Fixed an issue where the player could receive additional credits by extorting the target and then killing them.
• Trackers Alliance - Bounty targets should now have a larger variety of appearances.
• Trackers Alliance - Bounty targets will now be removed after being dealt with and leaving the area.
• Trackers Alliance - Extorting or bribing a bounty target is no longer a guaranteed success.

Quests

• The Starjacker - The correct quest objective will display when the player boards the Junker Watchdog.
• Legacy of the Fang - Addressed an issue that could cause the key to no longer open the door if the player had left the area.
• The Duel - If the player attacks Danika and gets arrested, they are now able to speak to her afterwards to complete the quest.
• The Scaled Citadel - Anasko’s ID Key is now flagged as a quest item.
• What Remains - Addressed an issue where having certain creations installed could make the hatch on The Oracle non-interactable.
• What Remains - The Engineering Bay Access Card is now flagged as a quest item.
• A House Divided - The doors in the Radiology center will stay unlocked during this quest if the player exits the area and returns.
• A House Divided - The player can now obtain the keycard from Madri after the quest is completed.
• Zealous Overreach - Fixed an issue that could occur if the Va’ruun Zealots at the exterior of Shadow Station Epsilon were killed before receiving the quest.
• Zealous Overreach - Addressed an issue that could prevent the player from speaking to Razma or Viktor if the quest “Conflict in Conviction” is started at the same time.
• Zealous Overreach - Vortex Phantoms will no longer spawn close enough to interrupt the negotiation scene.