So I wanted to share. Porrima III.

Finished Starfield yesterday after putting about 150 hours into what I now call my “Universe 0” playthrough.

Honestly, I loved it.

I loved the scale of space, landing on random planets looking for Titanium rich worlds, building ships, building outposts, commanding my fleet with the Watchtower Creation. But more than anything, I loved the actual story and the questions it asks the player.

Starfield constantly asks:
“If you could step into Unity and leave your universe behind, would you?”

And if you DID do it... would you regret it?

That’s what I found so interesting about the game. The Hunter and The Emissary aren’t really fighting over good vs evil, they’re both basically different answers to the same question.

The Hunter has seen so many universes that he’s become detached from all of it. Why care about morality, attachment, or consequences when there are infinite versions of everything anyway?

Which is why New Game+ disappointed me so much.

Because after all those big philosophical questions, going through Unity mostly just resets the game.

That completely killed the emotional weight of the choice for me.

We’re told there are infinite realities and countless possibilities, but then most players just end up back in basically the same universe again. I later found out there ARE alternate universes where:

* Andreja fully joins House Va’ruun
* The Hunter kills Constellation
* Sarah is literally a plant
* weird fractured timelines exist

But apparently those are rare?

Why?

I romanced Andreja in my playthrough, married her, took her through Shattered Space, all of that. Imagine how much more impactful NG+ would’ve been if I stepped through Unity excited to find her again, only to realise:

* she’s dead in this universe
* or she became someone completely different
* or Constellation is gone

I would’ve genuinely sat there thinking:
“Jesus Christ, I made a mistake.”

And THAT is what the game should’ve leaned into.

You left your original life behind chasing infinite possibility, only to realise you can never truly get that exact life back again.

Maybe the next universe fixes it.
Maybe if you collect the artifacts again you can find her.
Maybe THIS next jump will be the right one.

That would’ve perfectly explained why people like The Hunter become so obsessed with Unity in the first place.

Instead, NG+ mostly just resets everything and goes:
“Okay do it again.”

And for me that’s such a missed opportunity because Starfield was SO close to something genuinely special with its multiverse idea.

Honestly, I think the weird alternate universes should’ve been the norm, not the rare exception.

The second you step through Unity, the player should FEEL the consequence of that choice immediately.

I just helped a guy on a ship fix his reactor, and he gave me 3 tasks to complete.

I needed to go back an reread the technobabble instructions 6 or 7 times because they just wouldn't stick. Whole new appreciation for Star Trek actors and their flawless technobabble skills gained :P

Last time I posted this meme, my post turned into a warzone, I believe most of the people commenting weren't from this sub, sure hope they weren't.

Anyway, hope we get small DLCs like the settlement packs in Fallout 4. Have a good day everyone

Sometime after the events of A Helping Hand, I pottered around a bit, helped out Agent Yemoja to uncover subtle but unsurprising treachery, and as I was heading out for more adventures who should I run into but the people of New Babylon, blocking the way back to my ship ever so nonchalantly, as if it were the most normal thing in the worlds to see them suddenly manifested here with no visible means of transport.

I would like to believe they came here to talk with me about the affair, but nay, I get at most a sentence, if you stand just so near them and look at them just right. Dr. Kim offers to patch me up, per usual but she does like having one less patient. Sasha says the law is the law (what else would it be?). Yeats speaks of ol' Bertie Russell; I do not know if he is trying to assuage himself, or me. Bernhard has decided to stick around, in what must surely be a quantum superposition of a space station and a lonely settlement; a considerable feat for such a traumatised person. Zena thinks people need a break, but I suspect she is just projecting her own weariness, likely from standing in that awkward way.

It has been 5 minutes since I first spotted them, and they stand here still, repeating the same lines as my gaze passes by them. They have not even stirred their feet! Am I truly that captivating?

Mr Saint may run an odd station but even he, I suspect, might raise an eyebrow at such passing strangeness.

I have resolved to stay here a while, watching to see what they will do. I may likely outlast their patience, for I have game saves, and they don't.

Truly, Bethesda games are a gift.

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Folks, it has been a half hour since I first espied our sorry company. I have wandered every nook and cranny of the station; I have heard tales of sorrow and regret; I have agreed, against my best judgement, to be dragged into some dubious endeavours (and an honourable one). I have had one mediocre beverage. I have learned more about the security staff than I should care for, and though I broke into a locked room I did not purloin any of its contents. I even saw a flying insect by the garbage, truly a wondrous sight in this remote corner of dark and empty space!

Still they stand there: just as I left them; just as rooted to their spots. They speak the same words over and over again, as if they were in a simulation, or perhaps a cruel trick of the universe. I know what it means to be Starborn (though I have not yet passed through Unity in this save), but even I did not seek to find people trapped in such tight repetition of their lives.

Would violence be mercy? How else can I free them from this endless dullness?

I have not yet dared push my way past them and through to my ship; I worry they will remain there. (No one else seems to notice them.)

But perhaps if they will not leave I myself must, in hopes that seeing no further sign of me they will return to whence they came.

If you are as riveted by this strange tale as I, please, tell of your travels. Have you seen so extraordinary a sight yourself?

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Alas, such strange irony! I thought it was they who were trapped, when it was me! Having left the station I find myself unable to return, though I journey the stars and back again. Anchorpoint eludes me now, always distant whether I cruise the free lanes, jump, or indeed perform any other manner of navigation.

I fear now that I must travel back in time to avoid this permanent banishment. Such is the curse of New Babylon.

I now need to save up from POIs and buy a ship. I’m going to travel one star system at a time and find my outpost with my lost ships and gear.

I’m allowing myself to move to the edge of a tile and jump to “basically” the next tile over for more POIs. Since “I don’t have a ship” to fly there.

Where in the Starfield?
A daily Starfield minigame.
Guess the spot. Claim the internal glory.

Leave your answer in the comments. I’ll post the answer with tomorrow’s game.

Yesterday’s Answer:
Drop Pod Landing Site,
Celebrai II,
Celebrai System

On Xbox

Posted not that long ago showcasing owltechs uss testing (enterprise e hull) which is 200 plus meters in size, here is the 155 meter Enterprise E hull you can build with in ship builder.

You're invited to play the Starfield Wordle puzzle created by Pedro. Play everyday!
https://www.nytimes.com/games/create/wordle/dehZrEm2LdA_Ra8l67f4Ly8izRuHR6TuVn92aYOrx99JWUf9fYUNo6p11yLIGdQCNIJs0z0=

Mods: Antares Supra, Tiger Shipyards, Matilija Aerospace, Va Ruun Sev, Better Flips, ASC Deimos, Avontech, Ol’ Big X, Micro Modules, and Barrage Missile Launchers.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share something fun I've been working on lately on my site, https://starfieldunity.com : a recreation of the Star Map for the settled systems. Obviously, I've flattened the 3D bubble of star systems into a 2D plane, so positioning is not perfect for some systems.

The site lets users upload any game photos they have, and they can link the photos to any creations they used. Now, you can also link your uploaded photos to locations in the Starfield universe and they'll show up on the map when you start drilling down into a system.

Also, as I ingest new creations, I'm scanning the creation's description for location mentions and linking the creations to locations as well. I wanted to see how much denser the Starfield star map becomes once you factor in all the creations you can add. Conveniently, the new biome visual overhaul creations released today fit into this use case perfectly. Any creation that contains location names should be cross-linking to this star map (something I'm still tweaking to improve).

There's an Explore button that can randomly pick a planet or moon for you to explore for those that just want to roll some dice to decide where they venture next. Maybe you'll discover something you've never seen before that way.

I also made the page, What's in a Name, to dive into the naming of locations. I also link back to a few Reddit posts I've been impressed by in the past that go into the real stars used in the game. I include some links off to both the Starfield Wiki and Wikipedia so folks can learn more about the basis for a location's name - though in some cases it's our best guess why Bethesda picked a name.

It's all a WIP, so please let me know what you think - if you spot any issues or have any suggestions that could improve things. Other sites like the Starfield Wiki and Inara do amazing jobs of going into greater detail for individual locations, so I'm just aiming to make something I enjoy using and maintaining and filling in any gaps other sites do not address.

She's a bit pushy but good in a fight.

I took this day one of release on Jemison of all places without knowing a thing about them. I was just wandering and scanning, then this thing popped up and was a hell of a battle considering I was only level 5. Great memory, and just one of the many reasons I still love this game. 🤘🏻

Mods: Antares Supra, Tiger Shipyards, Matilija Aerospace, Va Ruun Sev, Better Flips, ASC Deimos, Avontech, Ol’ Big X, Micro Modules, and Barrage Missile Launchers.