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[Corian33]

Thought achievements were locked on Steam because I played the early Premium, turns out I still have zero achievements unlocked and I've played like 15 main quests and nearly 50 hours total

Don't you get one for just starting the game? Or maybe taking off for the first time. It's pretty much automatic. I also have one for joining Constellation. If you look at the achievements most are of the "Played the game" variety. You should have unlocked some.


To the order question above, there's an achievement for reaching level 100. So maybe that's the max?

 

[adamsapple]

Is there a max level in the game? I am level 25 and got the achievement for that one. How far can you go in NG+?? You just keep leveling ?

I read that it's 100.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I had to take some days off of gaming but now I can really start to sink my teeth in.

I can't believe how much there is to discover in this game. Just accidents or getting lost turn up whole new stories I hadn't expected. It's really a fantastic game, even if the engine has some limitations.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Question! What's your current level? And what skills have you specialised in?

 

[Elder Legend]

Question! What's your current level? And what skills have you specialised in?

Level 26

Skills: Stealth, Weight Lifting, Persuasion, Theft, , Pistol, Rifle, Piloting, Security,

I found a Silenced/Surpressed EON Pistol with a Burst mod. When you shoot once, it does 2 shots instead with 1 click. Amazing for stealth hidden kills to the head and I get bonus damage for having max Pistol damage bonus when I am also crouched from my stealth and Pistol skills.

 

[Tomofdahook17]

Finally took some shots! So far this may be the most immersive game I've ever played despite the unfortunate loading screens. I wish it worked more like Destiny 1 where you would see your ship in orbit as you waited for the planet to load. Now that was innovative. Hopefully someone can mod that in!

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Finally took some shots! So far this may be the most immersive game I've ever played despite the unfortunate loading screens. I wish it worked more like Destiny 1 where you would see your ship in orbit as you waited for the planet to load. Now that was innovative. Hopefully someone can mod that in!

This would be awesome. Great opportunity to appreciate your custom ships as the planet is loading.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Will give more thoughts once I'm much deeper into the game, but a few quick ones

1. The title music absolutely slaps

2. The art design is really good

Looking forward to sinking more time into it this weekend but as someone that's not a huge fan of Bethesda's previous works, I think this will resonate a lot more with me. Always wanted a single player Destiny type game and this gives me those sorts of vibes

 

[Tomofdahook17]

Will give more thoughts once I'm much deeper into the game, but a few quick ones

1. The title music absolutely slaps

2. The art design is really good

Looking forward to sinking more time into it this weekend but as someone that's not a huge fan of Bethesda's previous works, I think this will resonate a lot more with me. Always wanted a single player Destiny type game and this gives me those sorts of vibes

That's very close to what it is. A lot of similarities for sure. But the biggest of all is No Man's Sky just with actual interactable NPC's, true questlines, better graphics in every department and loading screens.

 

[nashman]

Wow first five hours flew by! This game is great but also has some limitations. This feels alot like Mass Effect meets FO4 but in a good way. Also runs well enough on Nvidea were we definatly above the VRR min of 45fps so feels good and looks great on max settings with a 4070ti at 1440p, dont have to touch FSR thank god.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Level 26

Skills: Stealth, Weight Lifting, Persuasion, Theft, , Pistol, Rifle, Piloting, Security,

Nice! I'm level 31 and these are my skills:

4 - Stealth
1 - Theft (from my background)
4 - Research Methods
2 - Surveying (I think I will level this up, surveying planets is super chill)
3 - Spacesuit Design (rank 4 is useless as it doesn't unlock new stuff, just makes it so crafting is free from time to time)
4 - Weapon Engineering
1 - Outpost Engineering (I just dipped my toes into outpost building, I think I'll love it so more skill points will follow)
1 - Special Projects
4 - Piloting
3 - Security (same as Spacesuit Design, rank 4 is largely useless)
3 - Starship Design

As you can see, I spend exactly 0 points in Combat skill tree. I play on Very Hard and I find it still too easy, so spending skills there is just a waste as they don't unlock any new 'gameplay' possibilities, it's just a damage multiplayer.

Also, 0 skill points in Weight Lifting and I can easily achieve 245 carrying capacity so that seems to be a waste to as it doesn't unlock new possibilities like in other Bethesda game (for example: run when over encumbered etc.). But maybe once I level other cool stuff, I'll dump some points into it.

I have 2 skill points banked and I'm now thinking where to spend them!

 

[hlm666]

I read that it's 100.

There is an achievement for 100 but apparently there is no level cap.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

I just tried it on my CX..

It really needs 40fps at a minimum. 30 fps isn't gonna cut it.

 

[Tomofdahook17]

Nice! I'm level 31 and these are my skills:

4 - Stealth
1 - Theft (from my background)
4 - Research Methods
2 - Surveying (I think I will level this up, surveying planets is super chill)
3 - Spacesuit Design (rank 4 is useless as it doesn't unlock new stuff, just makes it so crafting is free from time to time)
4 - Weapon Engineering
1 - Outpost Engineering (I just dipped my toes into outpost building, I think I'll love it so more skill points will follow)
1 - Special Projects
4 - Piloting
3 - Security (same as Spacesuit Design, rank 4 is largely useless)
3 - Starship Design

As you can see, I spend exactly 0 points in Combat skill tree. I play on Very Hard and I find it still too easy, so spending skills there is just a waste as they don't unlock any new 'gameplay' possibilities, it's just a damage multiplayer.

Also, 0 skill points in Weight Lifting and I can easily achieve 245 carrying capacity so that seems to be a waste to as it doesn't unlock new possibilities like in other Bethesda game (for example: run when over encumbered etc.). But maybe once I level other cool stuff, I'll dump some points into it.

I have 2 skill points banked and I'm now thinking where to spend them!

I haven't even found this area of the game yet Lmaoo. I'm like 6 hours in.

 

[clarky]

I haven't even found this area of the game yet Lmaoo. I'm like 6 hours in.

pause menu, top right secrion

 

[Revolutionary]

Thought achievements were locked on Steam because I played the early Premium, turns out I still have zero achievements unlocked and I've played like 15 main quests and nearly 50 hours total

Some console commands disable achievements, as well as some mods. But there's also a mod to reenable achievements lol

 

[Raven117]

I just got to the Lodge. I dunno how I feel yet, that intro was pretty underwhelming but I like the voice acting so far.

same. And yup

 

[MidGenRefresh]

I just got to the Lodge. I dunno how I feel yet, that intro was pretty underwhelming but I like the voice acting so far.

Intro is fine. It's short and sweet and before you know it, you can explore on your own. Great for future play troughs.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Very Positive Ratings on Steam,

Damn

Exactly what I said it would be. GHG Must be seething. Once again, Steam proves to be the reviews we can trust.

Welcome to constellation everyone. We are going to be here for years.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Is there a max level in the game? I am level 25 and got the achievement for that one. How far can you go in NG+?? You just keep leveling ?

I don't think there is a level cap. It's probably like Skyrim. You can do an infinite amount of NG+ runs if you want. I'd do at least 10 runs. I'm on my 7th. Each run takes about an hour. A bit tedious. I'd just do it on Very Easy so you don't hate yourself.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Ah man......I was walking on a moon heading towards an abandoned mine. Turned to my left and......

Jaw dropping

Hell yeah, game is full of amazing moments like this. Serious goosebumps generator. If you have any interest in space what so ever, you'll love this game.

Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.

But just in time to play Starfield.

 

[Arsic]

Finished crimson fleet quest line tonight.

That quest line is an entire game story all on its own. The branching possibilities in here were extensive and numerous start to finish.

Is it safe to assume each planet with a main hub town like akila , Atlantis, Neon, etc will have 50+ hours worth of content easy for missions to do with meat on them ? I have yet to do anything but new Atlantis ones I picked up and main story. 50+ hours gone.

Todd's vision is insane.

I'm terrified what this mother fucker is cooking for ES6….

 

[GHG]

Exactly what I said it would be. GHG Must be seething. One again, Steam proves to be the only reviews we can actually trust.

I love that you will ignore me when it's convenient for you to do so (for example when you're caught in your lies) but want to drag me into an OT for a game that I'm yet to play.

But I'll entertain you, for now. No reason for me to "seeth", they are indeed the only reviews that I deem to be trustworthy over periods of time. If it settles into a very positive rating then there's a higher chance that I'll give it a spin sooner rather than later (which should be a win for your employers, so don't get too upset).

That said, yet again you seem to be living your emotions. If it were anyone else I would caution you for doing this too early, but that wouldn't be any fun now would it?

If you want to continue this discussion feel free to do so in the review thread where it would be more appropriate.

 

[twilo99]

Finished crimson fleet quest line tonight.

That quest line is an entire game story all on its own. The branching possibilities in here were extensive and numerous start to finish.

Is it safe to assume each planet with a main hub town like akila , Atlantis, Neon, etc will have 50+ hours worth of content easy for missions to do with meat on them ? I have yet to do anything but new Atlantis ones I picked up and main story. 50+ hours gone.

Todd's vision is insane.

I'm terrified what this mother fucker is cooking for ES6….

At times it feels like this game doesn't have an ending..

I'm on the crimson fleet one as well, how long did it take you to finish it?

 

[mansoor1980]

crashed once to desktop and got stuck on new atlantis transit loading screen once
some lip sync issues when starting conversations

 

[Panajev2001a]

Ah man......I was walking on a moon heading towards an abandoned mine. Turned to my left and......

Jaw dropping

It is cool looking, but where is the light source there? See the rocks at the bottom right?

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Exactly what I said it would be. GHG Must be seething. Once again, Steam proves to be the reviews we can trust.

Welcome to constellation everyone. We are going to be here for years.

I'm sure the really 'real' reviews are still to come.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Seems I've gone and burned myself somehow. How do I fix that?

 

[Dunnas]

Seems I've gone and burned myself somehow. How do I fix that?

It you suffer an injury you just need to look through your aid items for something that removes that particular injury. Sleeping may also cure it, but I haven't tried that myself.

 

[Maddux4164]

Almost 6 hours

Haven't started the first quest with Sarah

It's all been exploration and side quests

What a joy. Having a great time. It's time to call it a night. Coming back for more of course

Such a well done RPG. It's Bethesda through and through.

 

[Elder Legend]

Is there a way to reset skills or are you fucked one you pick them?

 

[MidGenRefresh]

It you suffer an injury you just need to look through your aid items for something that removes that particular injury. Sleeping may also cure it, but I haven't tried that myself.

This or just go to a doctor and ask to heal you.

 

[CrustyBritches]

First time fucking around with the ship building mode. It's actually pretty cool, but it takes some time to wrap your head around it. I kept getting a "weapons must be part of a group" error and I thought it meant in proximity at first, but then I looked it up and it's the error menu there's a weapons tab where you select the weapon systems for your hud menu when piloting. The more you know. Good learning experience for the future.

I stole this ship(it didn't look like this at all, you have to start with something, though) then customized it for ~$25k. Compared to the Discovery it's a beast. I put 4 cannons on it, and then triple particle beams, and some run of the mill missile launchers. The ballistic cannons really shred. Didn't really have time to customize the colors beyond black.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Is there a way to reset skills or are you fucked one you pick them?

You can't reset your skills, at least not in an official way. I'm sure there's a console command for that or mod coming.

 

[mansoor1980]

is jillian toft a romance option , i have a thang for her

 

[ArtHands]

Seems I've gone and burned myself somehow. How do I fix that?

You can visit a doctor. There's a Reliant Medical at new atlantis , residential district.

When you come out of the train just head left

 

[ZehDon]

Five hours in. Todd Howard, you son of a bitch.

Went to explore the dark side of some random moon and watched a ship land far off on the horizon. I was really impressed with the sense of scale the game throws around, so, I went in and chatted with the Captain. She was just running repairs on her ship, so I traded for some meds and wandered off. As I'm walking off, I see another ship land over near what looked like a half-buried run-down oil refinery. As I arrive, it turns out these are mercenaries, bounty hunters setup by my Wanted trait. We trade harsh words and then battle it out, and just as I'm getting the groove of the combat, the fight is over. So, I head onto their ship only to find the crew in place. We battle out close quarters, and eventually I take out their Captain and make it onto their bridge... where I find boxes of harvested organs. They're worth a lot, but their contraband (I know what I'll be trading in later) so I leave them. As I leave the ship, I see a little dust-covered door on the refinery. This leads down into a spawling multi-level complex, and there's a whole gaggle of pirates in there! I fight my way through the levels, eventually running low on health, meds, and ammo, having to scrounge for things in the environment to keep fighting. I re-program a security bot, and it helps me take down the last of them, and I score a legendary helmet from the boss. I head back to my ship with the bounty.
From the presentation, the low-gravity rag dolls, the sound effects, the sheer damn scale of it all - it's hard not to walk away impressed from just this series of random encounters strung together. It sets off the imagination in such a way I haven't really felt since I first played Oblivion, where the scale and presentation was just so far ahead of anything I'd ever seen before that it felt like the game was filled with endless possibilities. Fallout 4 was a big disappointment for me, but with Starfield, Bethesda have more than redeemed themselves.

This game fucks.

 

[CrustyBritches]

is jillian toft a romance option , i have a thang for her

I wish we could recruit and romance some of the lesser characters. There's this chick Andrea I had the hots for. She's a pilot turned gang enforcer turned dirty cop. She's also a junkie with a habit she just can't kick. My kind of girl.

 

[NeonDelta]

They need to fix the lighting. If you are inside a hanger/building etc with an open entranceway and look outside it's a lot darker than it is when you move outside.

 

[glimmerman]

First 5 minutes in, I pause the game, resume, and my right controller stick is not working... ah Bethesda, never change

 

[Top_Gunner_82]

Can someone advise what's best to do??

Im buying an xbox later and will be logging into my old xbox account that used to have gamepass ultimate.
Its obviously ran out awhile ago so I'm looking to get gamepass again.

I can get 3 months ultimate for £25....but is there a better way to get like 6/12 months and convert??
Not sure what the current best deals are for lapsed plans

 

[N0S]

Im gonna wait on a performance or 40fps mode for SX. I feel like getting motion sickness playing at this slowass framerate.

 

[kittoo]

Took about 2 hours but finally got DLSS and HDR working on PC (these should've been added by Bethesda only though) along with neutral colors. Looks fantastic. Now journey ahoy!

 

[GymWolf]

92% positive for those with over 10 hours in the game. Terrible, indeed.

 

[GymWolf]

Ah man......I was walking on a moon heading towards an abandoned mine. Turned to my left and......

Jaw dropping

Fantastic view of uranus.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Guys, how are the quests in the game? Is there a lot of meaningful side content? Are there faction questlines and such? Or is it just the main quest and the rest is radiant quest trash tier stuff?

 

[GymWolf]

That livvey dude must have that stupid flaccid dick dead animation coded into him because he fell the same exact way when i shot him in the face with a shotgun.

 

[Panajev2001a]

CrustyBritches hey buddy what are your optimised Deck settings?

I am going with this:

Letting the Steam Deck handling vsync (did not enable the allow tearing option, but with the non native 16:9 rendering canvas I could allow tearing near the top and the bottom of the screen without noticing it at all, worth trying) actually helps. If I let the game handle vsync it would have more frequent stutters where it would drop to 29 FPS and then 31 FPS and then back with the Steam Deck OS performance counter, but not sure I felt it .

Maybe I could push some graphical settings even higher and some lower and get better visuals with the same performance profile. Any advice? Any customisation with regards to brightness and contrast that is possible? (SDR looks a bit off still, but good overall… still impressed a game like this runs on a portable console… battery life will be interesting ).

Control wise it seems like there is an official profile already and the only thing I added is an R4 held activated gyro camera look with 125% vertical sensitivity (120 or 125% both work well IMHO).

 

[CrustyBritches]

Can someone advise what's best to do??

Im buying an xbox later and will be logging into my old xbox account that used to have gamepass ultimate.
Its obviously ran out awhile ago so I'm looking to get gamepass again.

I can get 3 months ultimate for £25....but is there a better way to get like 6/12 months and convert??
Not sure what the current best deals are for lapsed plans

Probably Eneba 3-month Gold keys bought 2 at a time using a promo code, stacked, and then converted with a month of Ultimate, or possibly even an Ultimate trial code if you haven't used one for a long time. Should come out to ~$4.50-$5.00/month for Ultimate. I'm not sure how that would play out in the UK.

 

[winjer]

Starfield is now sitting at an 86% user score. Not bad, considering the issues with optimization.