Sorry folks, Starfield’s latest update aims to eliminate the infamous and rather adorable pet rock bugs that have been providing endless fun to players since they first explored the universe.
If you’re unfamiliar, the game has long been home to happy little space rocks that could somehow end up being swept into the orbit of your ship and accompany you on your travels. Some players end up with just a temporary companion, while others find themselves being stalked by an entire family of asteroids.
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Unfortunately, in the notes for the August 1988 update, Bethesda stated that it now “fixes an issue that would cause space matter to become stuck.” [the] The player’s ship during space travel. “Loading saves will now remove spatial glue,” it adds. So, it sounds like you might not even get a chance to say goodbye to your little friends before they’re gone.
That said, if the material attached to your ship isn’t just some ordinary space debris, but the entirety of New Atlantis, you can keep it around for longer, Bethesda revealed: “Addressed this problem [particular bug] Will be released in a later update. “
In the meantime, this small update does fix an issue that caused the Xbox and Microsoft Store versions of the game to “experience crashes when saving without going through Unity during long gameplay sessions.”
Farewell to loyal but uninvited companions – an issue where asteroids could become permanently attached to a player’s ship @StarfieldGame It has been fixed.
Crashes on saves during long gameplay sessions and issues involving weapon crates have also been resolved. … pic.twitter.com/pTL8I8FBOH
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) December 11, 2023
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It also aims to address an Outpost-centric bug that could prevent “guns from randomly spawning in newly created weapon crates after loading a save.”
If you’re disappointed about losing your asteroid friends, you might want to try booting up the game before holding a funeral for them, as some players on Reddit have reported that their asteroid friends still seem to be hanging around after the app update.
Whether your pet rock comes with you or not, if you want to do more in space, be sure to check out this Starfield mod that lets you become a professional ship designer, as well as our recent interviews with some modders about Skyrim 》New creative plan.
