Starfield Update Makes Space Travel Better, But A Key Feature Is Still Missing

Space explorers of Constellation should rejoice as they navigate through the cosmos in . The latestupdate adds over 500 fixes, including a new feature that enables players to read the names of stars easily across the Starmap. However, key quality-of-life additions like city maps still hinder ground exploration.

From its release, received criticism for its poor space navigation. Before the new patch, finding any specific star was an undertaking sincethe Starmap only highlighted random or large systems. Players needed to hover over individual stars to reveal their names, prompting many suggestions to fix space travel. Bethesda has finally taken the feedback to heart as they implemented new changes to improve space UI.

The latest patch will help players search for unique points of interest in space. Pressing «RB» or «Alt» on the Starmap will now show the names of all the systems on the screen. This quality-of-life improvement fixes the dated UI of and allows players to spend less time on menus.

Starmaps are not the only change the beta brings to stellar exploration. The latest patch helps players customize their flight experience and understand ship statistics. Bethesda has added anadjustable third-person field of vision (FOV) tool while on the ship, allowing the player to shift their view from 70° to 110°. Additionally, the shipbuilder upgrade mode now highlights positive and negative stat changes when replacing modules.

Change your Ship Third Person FOV by navigating the «Accessibility» section in your settings.

Constellation members who dogfight often will also be pleased to find the latest update helps with on-the-fly adjustments during fights. PC gamers can now allocate power to different parts of their ship while pressing Left Alt and using the number pad buttons 2, 4, 6, and 8. Together, the changes enabled in update 1.10.30 simplify and improve the UI challenges that made space travel so cumbersome.

Bethesda has also sustained criticism due to the lackluster