Summary
Starfieldupdate 1.9.47 is now available to download for select players. Originally announced last week, this much-anticipated release isdescribed asStarfield’s biggest update to date.
The galaxy-hopping RPG has been treated to half a dozen patches in 2023. Yet most of those revisions were fairly minor, while some of the more comprehensive ones failed to perform as advertised, as underlined by the fact that a number ofmajor bugs continued to plagueStarfieldfollowing its December update.
Bethesda is now looking to turn a new leaf with update 1.9.47, which rolled out to Steam users in beta on January 18,a day later than theStarfielddeveloper planned. In terms of changelog items, the game’s first 2024 patch is roughly the size of all of its previous updates combined, packing 123 bug fixes and improvements in total. Graphical improvements, of which there are 40, are the most represented category of changes included in the update. On that note, the patch introduced better support for the most common widescreen aspect ratios: 16:10, 21:9, and 32:9.
35 fixes for quests and random encounters are part of the package as well, as are nearly a dozen improvements targeting spacecraft and ship customization mechanics. The patch also takes another step toward addressing the utterly bizarreStarfieldbug that’s been causing asteroids to follow players aroundsince the game’s release. Specifically, Bethesda found and eliminated yet another possible trigger for this unusual behavior, as per its official changelog. Whether that move finally fixes this bug for good remains to be seen.
Starfield Update 1.9.47 Fixes Summary
In terms of notable gameplay tweaks,Starfieldupdate 1.9.47 makes space combat on New Game Plus runs more difficult. And while that change might sound like a rebalancing move, it’s actually just another bug fix. Namely, the changelog attached to the new patch confirms that the previous versions of the game failed to scale space combat difficulty on New Game Plus runs. Ground combat difficulty in such scenarios has already been working as intended, so it remains unchanged.
As was the case with all of the pastStarfieldpatches, the beta version of update 1.9.47 is only available to Steam players. Everyone else will have to remain patient until Bethesda finishes testing this experimental release before they can enjoy its contents. The wait itself likely won’t be exceedingly long; most of the game’s past updates have gone from beta status to hitting the stable channel in a span of less than two weeks.
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Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.The year is 2330. Humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. From humble beginnings as a space miner, you will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of the Settled Systems in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
