Summary
- Starfield is a massive game universe that surpasses Bethesda's previous open worlds in size and scope.
- The game features random encounters and quirky scenarios that add depth to the vastness of space.
- Bethesda's signature humor shines through in encounters like Grandma's offer of a meal and the joke-filled interaction with Dr. Sohla Banglawala.
The game begins with a mission titled One Small Step, but 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Starfield is one giant leap for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bethesda Game Studios, a game whose universe eclipses their previous open worlds in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series with its sheer size alone. Though muc♌h sets it aꩵpart from the studio’s previous games, Starfield remains full of the beloved studio’s trademark quirks that Bethesda are so known for.
Among these are the many characters and scenarios you’ll encounter randomly while adventuring through space, which aid the game in fleshing out the void of space and occasionally earns you some extra credits on the side. Some may lead to op꧋portunities while others are little more than easter eggs, but here are the ones worth experiencing.
8 Grandma
Adventuring in the settled systems can be hungry work, and after plundering a Crimson Fleet base or capturing an Ecliptic ship, you could find yourself in need of some time to unwind. So, upon receiving a hail from a ship simply named Grandma, offering you a hot home-c♐ooke💛d meal, how could anyone refuse?
With Bethesda’s track record, you might be inclined to expect a trick. Could Grandma be a cannibal or a mon🍃ster of some kind? The answer is surprisingly no; the encounter is, for once, exactly what it seems. Docking with Grandma’s ship will not only allow you to enjoy that meal but also to freely take any item from her cargo hold, including 2000 Credits.
7 Directi๊ons To Uranus
Upon entering a new system, you may be hailed by a random starship asking, earnestly you might assume, for directions to Uranus. An encounter that provides nothing of real value besides the experience of the comedy genius of the pilot in question, this bi🐠t of toilet humor nonetheless reminds you that you’re playing a Bethesda game, whose shameless, often unfunny sense of humor is part of their irresistible charm.
Should you answer Yes, your earnestness will blow up in your face as the pilot in question lets you know🐭 that he hopes you do, as it’s right behind you. Signing off with a “Smell you later!” before grav jumping to escape your wrath, this encounter will provide players new to Bethesda’s wiles a harsh but necessary lesson: never offer directions to Uranus.
6 Dr. Sohla Bang🌌lawal🍌a
A geologist whose posting has her alone on a ship for extended periods, Dr. Banglawala will request a trade for any Lithium, Platinum, or Vanadium you have in your inventory for a survey she’s running for MAST. Should you lack the necessary samples, she lets you know she’ll try he🃏r luck in a new system, although her grav drive is on the fritz and takes a while to work.
This leads to some awkward small talk while you both wait for it to work, during which the doctor makes a geology joke. Tantalizingly close to the punchline, however, her grav drive finally works, and she warps away, cruelly leaving you in the dark about what the music shop worker said🅰 to the geologജist.
5 Ship’s Extendꦿed Warranty
Starfield is set in the year 2330, in an imagined future where humanity has had to leave a dying Earth beh🥀ind and spread among the stars, spawning new factions, governments, and nations. Much has been lost in th🌳e escape to the stars, but the core aspects of humanity have endured. Among these, apparently, are extended warranty scam calls.
This meta joke by Bethesda’s developers can be encountered at any point when your ship will be suddenly hailed by an “Unknown Ship” who in𓂃forms you that your warranty cover has expired and you’d be wise, given the political in🐠stability of the settled systems, to renew it or begin a new plan. The lengthy, complicated spiel is accurate to real life, as are the ridiculous sums you’ll have to cough up to restore your warranty, which, needless to say, does absolutely nothing.
4 💎 Narcissus Race
If you’re inclined towards gambling or Starfield’s space traversal portions, visiting the ship Narcissus may be a good idea. This daring ship 🔯is sending an outbound transmission requesting an opponent for a race around a local station. A small and nimble craft, the Narcissus can prove a worthy adversary if your ship is larger and less maneuverable.
Based on the wager you made originally, you can recoup some credits by winning♔ the race, although it may be a good idea to quicksave before beginning to guarantee a return. Failing this, the option remains to board the ship and claim it as your own, although wanton murder for the sake of stealing a starship will likely be frowned upon by your companions.
3 🐭 Faraday’s Budget Tours
In the remote future of Starfield, not all spacefarers can afford their own starship, and some will be forced to seek passage by other means. One example is Faraday’s Budget Tours, a company that takes tourist groups to space, like a future version of real-world tour buses. Upon being hailed by 💫the ship, you’ll be asked by an exhausted-sounding captain if you could possibly field some questions from the group, who have requested to talk to “an actual ship captain.”
Accepting this request will quickly reveal the source of her irritaไtion, as the ship’s passengers immediately bombard you with ridiculous, barely space-related questions. Perseverance will be rewarded, howeve💫r, as answering all the tourists’ questions will earn you credits from the ship’s captain.
2 The Valentine's Shanty
Somewhere in the vastness of space, you may come across a ship named The Valentine, through whose comms you’ll hear a haunting space shanty sang by its captain. Although it only lasts half a minute, it’s worth listening as it’s a uni🅘que shanty written for the game, and a catchy one at that.
After listening to the captain’s tune, which refers to the United Colon🌱ies’ capital of New Atlantis and a tattered ship, to the classic theme of returning from travels far afield to a home and a waiting lover. Although there are no credits to be had (unless you should choose to board and commandeer the vessel in true pirate fashion), this unique encounter is amongst those most talked about by fans.
1 Just One More Turn... 💟 💙
A rare encounter that involves no direct contact with anyone, coming across the United Colonies💃 Derelict Mule ship provides some of that environmental storytelling of which Bethesda are considered either masters or repeat offenders, depending on who you ask. The ship is found floating in space in a state of total disrepair, and boarding reveals that the entire crew has died.
Investigating the reason reveals that the ship’s oxygen failed due to the long-term neglec👍t of a video game obsessed engineer whose inability to focus on anything other than his game condemned the whole ship, himself included, to death. Worldbuilding aside, it’s hard not to see this as a jab at you, the player, from the game’s developers. Is it time to take a little break? Maybe after just one more turn...