It"s a big day for Starfield. Bethesda Game Studios has brought out its biggest update yet for the sci-fi RPG today, and alongside it lands the game"s second story DLC, Terran Armada, as well as a port for the PlayStation 5 platform.
Terran Armada brings in a brand-new storyline for players to dive into, one that affects many of the Settled Systems. There are new characters to meet, locations to visit, enemies to take out, and fresh gameplay systems like Incursions. This is a new type of repeatable content that players can travel into in space, containing everything from "small skirmishes to large-scale infiltrations of Terran vessels," with various objectives. There is even an option to tune how many of these show up during playthroughs.
The DLC also introduces Delta as a companion. This is a reprogrammed Terran Armada robot that is definitely "not evil."
"A new threat has entered the Settled Systems. Believing themselves to be the "true" children of Earth, the Terran Armada is made up of members of the United Colonies and Freestar Collective who vanished during the Colony War," says Bethesda, describing the new story DLC. "The Terrans are an advanced military force, largely comprised of robotic soldiers."
The Starfield Terran Armada DLC is out now with a $9.99 price tag. It"s also available to Premium Edition owners for no extra cost.
Easily the largest chunk of this content drop comes from the Free Lanes content update arriving to all players today. Described as the largest update yet for Starfield, its Cruise Mode may be its most interesting feature.
This finally allows players to travel between planets in star systems on their own ships instead of fast traveling with a loading screen. This also means space points of interest have been added, letting players fly into interesting new situations while they are traveling.
"Everything you can do while in orbit or docked, you can now do in Cruise Mode," says the studio. "Decorate your ship, chat with your companions and crew, hit up the workbenches. It’s all there for you. And don’t worry about overshooting your destination; autopilot will automatically slow you down when you arrive."
The update also carries X-Tech as a new resource aimed at improving customizations for gear and ships, effect rerolling, Tier 4 as a new gear rank, shared outpost containers, outpost pets, Starborn ability upgrades, a way to start New Game+ with all your gear, and so much more. Find the complete patch notes for Free Lanes over here.
Lastly, the Starfield PlayStation 5 port has landed with a $49.99 price tag for the base edition. Purchasing the $69.99 Premium Edition also gives players access to the Shattered Space and Terran Armada story DLCs as well as other cosmetic bonuses. The PlayStation 5 Pro also has new exclusive Visual and Performance modes alongside full support for the DualSense controller. Read about the platform exclusive features here.