Summary
Starfieldupdate 1.10.31 is now available for download across all platforms. This is an absolutely massive patch that introduces over 500 changes toStarfield, ranging from new gameplay features and UI tweaks to performance improvements and bug fixes.
Bethesda has beenaveraging oneStarfieldupdate per monthsince releasing its sci-fi RPG in September 2023. While those patches started out modestly, they soon ramped up to fairly comprehensive revisions of the game.Starfieldupdate 1.10.31 marks another culmination of that trend; with 507 changes in total, this is by far the biggest patch that the RPG has received since its debut.
Both PC and Xbox gamers can download the latest version of the game as of today, March 19. The changelog that Bethesda has attached to this release is identical to the patch notes that accompaniedStarfield’s beta update 1.10.30. Taking to Twitter, the developer thanked its fandom for its continued feedback that helped inform the contents of its newest patch.
As for what exactly is on offer here,Starfieldupdate 1.10.31 introduces a handful of much-requested quality-of-life changes, like the ability to open doors and harvest resources while having the Scanner open, or automatically switch between active quests using the game’s waypoint system. TheStarfieldphoto modehas also received one notable addition in the form of the self-explanatory Expressions and Poses menu, which is reminiscent of that fromCyberpunk 2077.
In terms of gameplay changes, the lockpicking mini-game has been made significantly easier by virtue of the fact that undoing a move no longer requires using up a digipick. The effect of crew bonuses on ship weapon recharge times in targeting mode should now also be calculated correctly, while the Alien Reanimation power will work on both flying and aquatic creatures, as was always the intention, following the patch. While the vast majority of the 499 fixes included in the update are fairly minor, some of them could still be highly impactful on one’s overall experience. For example, Bethesda patched out the immensely popularStarfieldtrick allowing players to grab a high-qualtiy spacesuitfrom the Lodge within minutes of starting a new playthrough.
The newStarfieldupdate also makes the game autosave every time the player uses the fast travel menu to go into orbit from a planet’s surface. Additionally, PC players can now make use of an anisotropic filtering quality slider, allowing them to sacrifice some perceived texture quality for better performance.
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Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.The year is 2330. Humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. From humble beginnings as a space miner, you will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of the Settled Systems in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
