Starfield's Latest Update May Be A Good Sign For The Shattered Space DLC

's 1.11.33 update is now live, and it brings one of the most highly requested features to the game. This is the biggest update to the game since launch. That's drawn some criticism, as updates have been slow to come. However, announcements this week suggest that Bethesda hasn't forgotten about: the DLC finally has a release window, and for the first time since release, it seems like there's a concrete roadmap for moving forward.

Another sign that is heading in the right direction is its willingness to listen to player feedback. Never has that been more evident than in the most recent update. By incorporating what may well be the most requested feature of all time, the 1.11.33 patch demonstrates an awareness of criticism, and a willingness to address it.

According to the officialBethesda website, the 1.11.33 update to greatly improves the game's city maps. It's now possible to see exactly where the player character is standing when they're on a planet's surface, alongside all the major landmarks in the area. The new maps take the form of aerial photos — it's as if the developers turned on God mode using 's console commands, flew thousands of feet into the air, looked down, and simply took screenshots of what they saw below.

The update is currently available through Steam Beta, so only a select group of players can access it for the time being. There's no concrete release date for the full update.

On the new surface maps, landmarks are represented by white pins, each of which has a black icon on it representing the type of location it is. For example, doctor's offices are marked with crosses, restaurants with spoons and forks, armor shops with images of spacesuits, and so on and so forth.

The new system's not perfect: it can still be hard, from time to time, to see how streets cut through certain cities. As a result, it can be hard to plot an optimal route. Still, it's much better than the old system. Just seeing the landmarks within a realistic recreation of the