It was one of the surprises of Gamescom, as Bethesda made Starfield's first land vehicle, the REV-8, available. But the update also includes other new features, including the full patch notes in French.
Starfield Update: Full Patch Notes in French
In addition to the ability to explore planets in a whole new way using the REV-8, the Starfield developers reveal new features and changes brought with the new game update.
REV-8, a new companion for faster exploration in Starfield
Once the unit is in the ship of your choice, the REV-8 will automatically deploy outside your ship once you land somewhere. You can also customize the REV-8 to your liking by decorating it with unique colors.
The REV-8 is equipped with a powerful turret as well as a shield to provide extra protection while driving. Your turbo can help you get out of a bad situation quickly, but it doesn't just help you move forward… you can also use it to give your car a spring and propel you into the air to reach much more important areas. Hard to reach.
Other new features in the new Starfield update
New options
- Target refresh rate: You can now choose between a refresh rate of 30, 40, 60, or unlimited on displays with variable refresh rate (VRR). If you don’t have a 120Hz VRR display, you can still choose 30 or 60 IPS. Image tearing can sometimes occur when choosing a 60 FPS refresh rate on a display without VRR.
- Priority: You can now prioritize graphics or performance while trying to maintain your target refresh rate. If you choose a target refresh rate of 60 FPS or higher, we recommend prioritizing performance. Prioritizing graphics maintains maximum resolution and the highest detail for special effects, lighting, and crowds. Prioritizing performance reduces the internal resolution and detail in special effects, lighting, and crowds. Both modes can also dynamically adjust the internal resolution as scenes or events become more complex. When you change modes, the lighting will briefly change as the system adjusts to the new mode.
- Vertical Sync: You can now choose whether or not to enable vertical sync. Disabling this option will decouple your game frame rate from your monitor’s refresh rate, which can lead to frame tearing. Conversely, enabling it will sync your game frame rate to your monitor’s refresh rate, preventing frame tearing but limiting the number of frames.
Features
- The REV-8 vehicle has been added, which can be purchased from the ship's technician.
- Performance options added to Xbox Series S
general
- General performance and stability improvements.
- Creative UI fixes and improvements
How to play
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the planet Beta Marae I from being fully scanned.
- Gameplay Options: Fixed an issue with Legendary weapons that could cause Full Belly and Well Hydrated effects to refresh.
- General Options: Fixed an issue when switching weapons that caused the “No longer thirsty” notification to appear repeatedly.
- Gameplay Options: Fixed an issue that caused power effects to not work in New Game+ versions.
- Fixed an issue with the Novastrike sniper rifle reloading.
- Fixed an issue where other characters were not able to properly hold the Novastrike sniper rifle.
- Fixed a visual issue with the MagShot reload animation in zero gravity.
- The Extreme Atmospheric Entry space suit can now be worn on a mannequin.
- Fixed an issue that could cause multiple items to appear on merchant platforms.
- It is now possible to interact with the Rattler displayed on the wall of the Tracker Alliance headquarters.
- Gravity Well no longer pulls NPCs into ships in the Dismantling Workshop.
- Location markers on city maps have been changed to improve fast travel.
- Added a map marker for the Well Apartment in New Atlantis.
- The Galactic Shepherd sign should now appear correctly in Akila City.
- Fixed an issue that caused the legendary Swift effect to not apply properly to melee weapons.
- Fixed an issue that caused Lyle Brewer to become hostile towards the player when assigned as a companion.
- Updated status text for the Enhanced Grip and Large Enhanced Grip units of the Plasma Cutter.
- The balance changes to Mysterious Stalker's voice.
- Fixed an issue that caused unexpected sounds when entering the inn in New Game+ versions.
Ships
- Fixed an issue that caused ship docking surfaces to remain spread out.
- Fixed an issue where modifying a ship other than the main ship could cause a second ship model to appear on the landing pad.
- Ship Builder: Different variants and versions of ship modules now revert to their original state when the “Cancel” button is pressed.
- Ship Decoration: Fixed an issue in the Eclipse Claymore where items could be placed outside the ship.
Graphics
- Fixed an issue that caused the image generation setting to be disabled when selecting DLSS for upscaling (on PC).
- Fixed lighting issues with ship and station interiors in photo mode.
- Improve the quality of reflections in ponds.
- Fixed an upgrade issue that caused visuals on planets to appear blurry when viewed from space.
- Helmets now appear correctly for fallen comrades in photo mode.
Interface
- Fixed an issue with shipping and inventory lists in 21:9 resolution.
- Fixed an issue where maximum graphics would be displayed in inventory when large font sizes were enabled.
- Fixed an issue where the cue ball and ping pong ball were displayed in the inventory.
Settlement outposts
- Decorative street lights in settlements are now properly turned on and off using a power source.
The August update also brings display options to the Xbox Series S that mirror those on the Xbox Series X.
Remember that the Shattered Space expansion will be available on September 30. In the meantime, you can already discover Starfield on Xbox Series X|S and PC. It can be played through Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, or Xbox Cloud Gaming. Note that if you own the Premium edition or choose to upgrade to the Premium edition, you will then be able to enjoy the Shattered Space DLC at no additional cost.
