Starfield Shattered Space DLC Adds One Thing The Base Game Desperately Needs More Of

Almost a year since the game's initial launch, 's first major expansion,, is nearing its release date. 's story will delve into the mysterious world of House Va'ruun, the third interstellar government to have formed in the Settled Systems, with new locations and characters, and was announced and included as part of 's Premium and Constellation Editions as an incentive for players to pick up these special editions before 's September 2023 release. However, it can also be purchased separately.

Despite various conversations about the house and other lore, House Va'ruun's base of operations was never shown in the base game.

One of 's main selling points during Bethesda's promotion of the game was the sheer number of explorable planets, with roughly 1000 planets spread across 100 different star systems. This saw a blend of "" planets, which featured handcrafted environments and each main faction's headquarters or specific locations that tied into the main campaign, and many more procedurally generated planets with points of interest to visit and loot or the potential to build outposts and other facilities to mine them for resources.

Starfield’s first DLC is coming sooner than anyone expected. Here’s everything to know about Shattered Space ahead of its upcoming release.

Unsurprisingly, as confirmed by 's preview, 's expansion will feature more handcrafted environments. It's long been confirmed that the new content would feature never-before-seen locations, and with the arrival of House Va'ruun, many speculated that their home planet of Va'ruun'kai would be a prominent location, particularly if players would be visiting the house's main headquarters in the capital city Dazra.

Va'ruun'kai is notoriously shrouded in secrecy to the point that even its star system is unknown. House Va'ruun's agents are not provided with the jump coordinates and only return home once their superiors deem their mission complete and send a ship to retrieve them to further maintain this. The