Starfield: Are the features we're all waiting for finally coming?

Bethesda has announced the details of the big May update for Starfield and it has a lot in store.

These include the promised maps overhaul, a new 60 fps mode for Xbox Series X and more.

All of this awaits you

Bethesda Contribution speaks of “big improvements” for the maps, and a video was also published along with the details, which you can see below.

Bethesda's goal in the overhaul was to make the maps more useful and detailed. Cities are now displayed with 3D maps on which points of interest are also marked.

If you activate the scanner, the corresponding icons will be displayed directly in the area, which should make it easier for you to find a specific location.

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You also get new gameplay options to adapt the game more to your ideas. These include settings to independently adjust the damage output of you and enemies, aim assist, make ammunition weightless, reduce or increase the effectiveness of healing items and more. At the same time, the new difficulty level “extreme” is being introduced if you are looking for a new challenge.

It is now possible to activate a decoration mode in your ship. This works similarly to Outpost mode and you can place all kinds of objects directly in the first person perspective.

Those who jump into New Game Plus can change their traits and appearance in Unity, while Xbox Series X adds new options to prioritize details or performance. Performance Mode is designed to work in tandem with the game's new 60fps target. Otherwise we have 30 fps in quality mode. Those with a 120Hz VRR screen can choose between 30fps, 40fps, 60fps or an unlimited frame rate, with 40fps set as the default.

What's also new is that the dialogue camera can be deactivated, so you don't always have to stare directly in the face of the person you're talking to when you're having a conversation. And work has been done on the inventory UI.

First of all, update 1.11.33 will go into the Steam beta, then it will be available to everyone.

At the end of the video there is an interesting teaser that briefly suggests vehicles for a future update. But there is no more information about this yet.