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    #32
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,570 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The only thing that might be different is how the world/universe comes together; do we know if there's any space travel?

    Cos if there is - then I'm really sceptical about the engine cos the one thing GameBryo has never done even at all successfully, has been vehicles. Terrestrial or otherwise; either officially or mods. The Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim had dragons but they handled horribly. It was just beyond the engines capabilities.

    If there's no space travel, then I guess it'll be like other DLC packages where you click "use" on a point (space port!) that loads a new map / biome. That might work well from an engine optimisation point of view, if there's many small to medium sized maps, rather than one giant one. Whether you can have events and states persist between those areas goes beyond my understanding of GameBryo Creation.



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    #33
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118258559#Comment_118258559

    My assumption is a space map like The Outer Worlds.

    I'm not expecting Star Citizen. It'll be like Fallout in space. That's my guess. Who knows?



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    #34
    pixelburp
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    Well, it's definitely coming out and not a vaporware con, so it ain't Star Citizen 😆



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    #35
    EoinHef
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    Was reading about Star Citizen the other day,from what I could gather the next big update (server meshing and pyro star system) may not come in 2022,which is crazy.

    The SP,which I might be interested in,seems to have totally disappeared aswell.

    Personally don't see space travel like elite or star citizen in this,I expect to have to fast travel between planets with a little ship animation in between a la mass effect



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    #36
    Mr Crispy
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    I've been wondering that about the travel as well... In the video in the first post, TH says something along the lines of, "All our games have this step out moment into the world, but I like to think Starfield has two step out moments", which he himself describes as cryptic. So I wondered if he meant one was the first step out of whatever base you start in on your starting planet, and maybe the second is when you first leave the atmosphere of that planet. Or maybe even stepping out of your ship to space walk??



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    #37
    pixelburp
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260365#Comment_118260365

    It's stick my neck out and say there's no way there's space travel in this, but you are probably onto something with the space walking. Maybe some of the areas will be space stations or mining colonies; areas you can leave and airlock and float about, do your own resource gathering. GameBryo can't do vehicles but you could probably tweak the gravity enough to get a vague approximation of zero-g vacuum without it feeling completely #janky.



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    #38
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    https://youtu.be/X8_JG48it7s

    Trying to contain my expectations for this. So many high profile failures lately (incl Fallout 76), so I'm being cautious about this. I'm hopeful though.



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    #39
    Riesen_Meal
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    Can't wait to see more of this and somehow have not seen anything since the reveal....



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    #40
    Mr Crispy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793865#Comment_118793865

    I think I'm at peace with the fact it will have a certain level of trademark jankiness. 😅



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    #41
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118794117#Comment_118794117

    Oh yeah, I'm fine with Skyrim jank or Fallout 4 jank (that game is actually more stable than it gets credit for imo), but not Fallout 76 jank.



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    #42
    Mr Crispy
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    News for this is still very thin on the ground. But hey, at least we now know that your robocompanion is called VASCO.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeZ2ytgfgk8




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    #43
    Kiith
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    I like that origin stories are back, and hopefully they have some actual impact throughout the game. Of course i'll be believe it all when i actually see it.

    I just hope they make exploration interesting. Its something that is sorely lacking from a lot of games, and this seems like one where it should be front and centre. And i don't just mean flying from one ? to another. Actually finding things by exploring the system/map, and getting interesting/fun rewards for doing it (not just loot, give me cool vistas, interesting lore, side story quests etc...).



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    #44
    Mr Crispy
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    The next episode of Into the Starfield takes in the score and sound design. If this rumoured XB showcase in June goes ahead, I assume that's when we'll see a new trailer and gameplay.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fedc6ZzfU8I




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    #45
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    Sixteen times the stars of Fallout 76.

    I'm looking forward to seeing some gameplay.



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    #46
    SuperBowserWorld
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    Music is so important in a game. And especially in a game of this scope. Should see some real footage soon.



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    #47
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118980345#Comment_118980345

    Bethesda always nail the music, to be fair. They clearly place a lot of value in it, paying for orchestras and choirs, etc.



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    #48
    SuperBowserWorld
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    I'm wondering will this game world be too big. Cold, uninviting, sparse, lonely ???

    Really intrigued to see what they do here to make it alive and inviting.



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    #49
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    It's not clear how many planets there are, but I'm sure it's a mix of biomes, with maybe one planet being desolate.

    I think one desolate planet with a foreboding atmosphere could be done well, it's been done well in cinema.



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    #50
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    https://youtu.be/Yqb0GhRhU88

    Bit of mood music. 😊



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    #51
    SuperBowserWorld
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118985039#Comment_118985039

    Sounds great.



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    #52
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    https://www.gamesradar.com/former-starfield-dev-says-there-might-be-too-much-content/

    😬



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    #53
    Mr Crispy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118990903#Comment_118990903

    Ha! The thing that strikes me most is the guy potentially sabotaging his own career by breaking NDAs, all for what essentially amounts to very little "insider info"!



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    #54
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118990977#Comment_118990977

    Yeah, despite the "verified source", I'm still skeptical.

    Why would a dev ruin his reputation?



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    #55
    pixelburp
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118985039#Comment_118985039

    Damn, that's some good shít; really propels me back to those days when "space adventure" truly meant something awe-inspiring and exciting. Those endless horizons of discovery, before the genre kinda got sullied by cynicism n' all. Love that misanthropy in The Expanse, truly, but that music made me remember how I used to dream of what it would be to travel the universe.



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    #56
    SuperBowserWorld
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118991621#Comment_118991621

    Nail on head.

    Yep, this game has to capture the romantic side of (space) exploration and adventure. Skyrim and BOTW do that. Especially when you need to be involved for so long in the world.



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    #57
    mewso
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    Number of planets is an interesting metric for these kind of games. I want to see space stations, derelict ships and so on. Could nab the migrant fleet idea from BSG/Mass Effect. Some added flavour would add to this rather than here are 5 planets in which you play out the story with side quests. Cautiously optimistic though.



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    #58
    EoinMcLovin
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    https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1524721132720566272?t=khCzw6V3HrHBZZPagJDiXw&s=19

    Delayed until next year



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    #59
    ShaneU
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    Knew there was no way they'd make it this year when all they've shown is that CGI trailer



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    #60
    CatInABox
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119050977#Comment_119050977

    In fairness, Bethesda like doing the "reveal nothing until a few months before launch and then saturate the media with content" method more than most publishers.



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    #61
    SuperBowserWorld
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    Hmmm.

    Double hmmm.

    Triple hmmmmmm.



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