A recent datamine of Bethesda Softworks’ action role-playing game, Starfield, indicates that it may soon be receiving a highly requested feature.
The aforementioned Starfield feature is none other than interplanetary travel. A dataminer by the name of xtcrefugee (via Reddit user Zealousideal-Buyer-7) has uncovered lines of code in the game files for the event handler “OnShipCruiseArrival”, which is triggered when a ship arrives in cruise mode. It’s worth clarifying that this feature strictly involves space travel between two different planets, and not seamless space to planet surface travel.
It’s not unusual for developers to be silent about upcoming features until they are close to being fully implemented or set to be added alongside a bunch of other new features. It’s likely that Starfield is due to receive a major update in the weeks or months to come.
Furthermore, Starfield’s game files include references to “far travel”, a feature that appears to be independent of “fast travel”, “cruise mode”, and “grav jump”. A line of code suggests that “cruise mode” depends on “far travel”. The latter will likely allow players to travel to a specific point within a system rather than “grav jump” to another system. As for how cruise mode will depend on it is anyone’s guess.
Recently, Bethesda Game Studios deployed a beta update for Starfield, offering several quality-of-life improvements and stability enhancements. The update, version 1.15.222, is currently available via Steam Beta and focuses on refining user experience while setting the stage for upcoming additions the studio hints are on the horizon. Among the key features included in this patch are small but notable changes to the Creations menu, improvements to mission sorting, and bug fixes addressing visual issues with Extreme Temperature gear. Additionally, the update brings with it a round of general crash and stability fixes to improve gameplay reliability.
While the technical changes are modest, Bethesda’s closing remarks in the announcement are perhaps more significant. The studio noted it is “continuing work on future updates and will share more about the exciting things we have planned for Starfield in the coming months.”
