Starfield - May Update Out Now! (New Difficulty Options, 40/60 FPS for Series X, & more)
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Given they had a one day turnaround for fo4 fix they probably will have a video out tomorrow lol.
I noticed the patch notes mention improvements for lighting and shadowing under trees and foliage. Anyone have screenshots on New Atlantis or on some dense planet? I recall that being a common gripe about the shading
Have we heard anything on when we cna expect the first DLC?
I think the game itself was very light on content. This was the first Bethesda game I actually beat within the first month. Something I've never done before with Beth games. Usually I spend months doing side quests and taking on interesting content and exploring before finallly beating the game sometimes (Oblivion) a year after release.
With this game it was more like visit two main cities, get involved with the pirates, do that one same some boring repetitive quest and the end.
I want more factions, more reqarding exploration, and more meaty quests, cause I like everything else about the game. The ship combat is fun, creating and decorating the ship is more fun than any other building stuff in previous Beth games, and the combat is fun too. But I feel like I played for that one month and saw everything that is worthy of spending the time to see.
I'm hoping the first DLC and maybe mods will get this game up to where it should be.
I think the game itself was very light on content. This was the first Bethesda game I actually beat within the first month. Something I've never done before with Beth games. Usually I spend months doing side quests and taking on interesting content and exploring before finallly beating the game sometimes (Oblivion) a year after release.
With this game it was more like visit two main cities, get involved with the pirates, do that one same some boring repetitive quest and the end.
I want more factions, more reqarding exploration, and more meaty quests, cause I like everything else about the game. The ship combat is fun, creating and decorating the ship is more fun than any other building stuff in previous Beth games, and the combat is fun too. But I feel like I played for that one month and saw everything that is worthy of spending the time to see.
I'm hoping the first DLC and maybe mods will get this game up to where it should be.
Now that you mention it I remember noticing forests were a lot darker, trees didn't have as much light leaking, but I thought those were my mods, interested in seeing some comparisons
This fall. September or October i think was mentioned by tom Warren?
Expect a blowout at the Summer Showcase, where I believe they have confirmed they will talk about the DLC - along with the Creation Kit (which is arguably more exciting in terms of content being added).
Thanks guys. Awesome, so Fall is what I'm waiting for, not too bad, I was worried it would be a Elden Ring situation.
The expansion, Shattered Space is targeting September, according to Tom Warren.
The update video hinted at a bounty hunting feature, which could be a separate update before Shattered Space. And then there's the land vehicle, which could also be before September.
Interesting! Good for the casuals, I guess.
I'm eager to hear impressions about Quality + 60fps/uncapped. I generally have a good tolerance with VRR enabled as long as there aren't huge lurches or stutters.
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This looks really nice all around. I hope console Xbox folks will be happy with the new performance options.
Curious to try it out. I am expecting trouble spots but hopefully they are few and far between. Real test will be cities.
I just tried Quality/Uncapped and there are huge lurches running/jumping around New Atlantis.
edit: Neon is fine!
Yeah that is a big improvement
New Atlantis runs bad on my 4080.
60fps and the new lighting make this game stunning. Yes, there's a lot of copy and paste and definitely too many load screens but there's a good game in there.
No 60 on Series S seems kind of lame considering I can get it there on my Ally. Excited to finish it.
60fps and the new lighting make this game stunning. Yes, there's a lot of copy and paste and definitely too many load screens but there's a good game in there.
No 60 on Series S seems kind of lame considering I can get it there on my Ally. Excited to finish it.
Can't wait to hop back into this but it'll be awhile. I need to give a lot of attention to game pass games I've let sit in my backlog, good thing is once I get back there will be be more improvements.
My 4080 did not put in work here until I upgraded my CPU. Moving to an x3D variant did *wonders* for my New Atlantis frame rate.
Alright.
Initial impressions are very good. Quality @ 60 FPS seems to work pretty decently in the New Atlantis city areas. It might be dropping frames but VRR is doing a great job smoothing it out on a perception level. There is a V-Sync option but it's greyed out and fixed to On for me, so not sure how that can be changed.
Think I'm gonna stick to the Quality 60hz mode here.
Quick off-screen video (since I can't exactly show VRR benefits in direct captures):
And a quick comparison between 30 FPS Quality and 60 FPS Performance (the two ends). 60 FPS is softer but it's not anywhere close to the FFVII Rebirth Quality vs Performance kind of divide, at least in this one area. Also added a 40hz Quality screen. 30hz and 40hz seem interchangeable.
30hz Quality:
40hz Quality:
60hz Performance:
Initial impressions are very good. Quality @ 60 FPS seems to work pretty decently in the New Atlantis city areas. It might be dropping frames but VRR is doing a great job smoothing it out on a perception level. There is a V-Sync option but it's greyed out and fixed to On for me, so not sure how that can be changed.
Think I'm gonna stick to the Quality 60hz mode here.
Quick off-screen video (since I can't exactly show VRR benefits in direct captures):
And a quick comparison between 30 FPS Quality and 60 FPS Performance (the two ends). 60 FPS is softer but it's not anywhere close to the FFVII Rebirth Quality vs Performance kind of divide, at least in this one area. Also added a 40hz Quality screen. 30hz and 40hz seem interchangeable.
30hz Quality:
40hz Quality:
60hz Performance:
That's also how I read it but hoping it's not literally true. Would seem like a strange restriction especially since they offer a v sync option, so they aren't trying to force prevention of screen tearing in all cases or something.
Starfield Performance Mode Upgrade - 40FPS, 60FPS, VRR And More - The Complete Breakdown
Digital Foundry had early access to the display mode update for Starfield, and we've put together this detailed report on the various performance options an...
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40fps on a 60hz display makes no sense. Might as well aim for 60. You'll get judder even with a perfect 40 on a 60hz display.
Also I don't think the Xbox can sync at other than 60hz outside of VRR shenanigans.
Yummy thanks.Starfield Performance Mode Upgrade - 40FPS, 60FPS, VRR And More - The Complete Breakdown
Digital Foundry had early access to the display mode update for Starfield, and we've put together this detailed report on the various performance options an...
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I have a pretty good CPU but it definitely dips the most there. i9 13900. just overall it's the heaviest load area
I'm not sure if it's because I have an advanced save (it's probably just that), but forget playing at any kind of stable 60 when you've played the game for more than a few hours it seems.
I don't have those near perfect readouts. I have no tool, but I know judder when I see it.
And I see it a lot.
Edit: Technically I do see a perfect 60 on the galaxy map. But that's about it. Maybe in some simple interiors …
Gonna test some more.
I don't have those near perfect readouts. I have no tool, but I know judder when I see it.
And I see it a lot.
Edit: Technically I do see a perfect 60 on the galaxy map. But that's about it. Maybe in some simple interiors …
Gonna test some more.