Starfield’s starmap is more useful than you think



You may not have realised it, however there is a refined design factor in Starfield’s starmap that makes navigating the sport’s universe a smidge simpler.


Starfield has a fully large variety of planets to discover; greater than 1000, in reality. However utilizing the sport’s starmap is not essentially the best factor on this planet, until you realize precisely what it is telling you. As noticed by one consumer within the recreation’s subreddit, there’s truly a pleasant piece of visible design on the map which tells you precisely which star techniques you have been to, and which of them you may or cannot go to simply.

I am degree 34 and I JUST realized this concerning the star map, whereas making an attempt to go to each star.
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As you may see from the publish above, there are three visible queues which inform you concerning the numerous star techniques. On the left, you will discover that the celebs have a delicate glow surrounding them, which because it seems signifies that you’ve got beforehand visited that system. Within the center, you may see some stars that do not have that very same glow, which implies you have not visited them, however they’re shut sufficient that you may leap to them. After which lastly, on the appropriate, there are some stars which can be pink, and in addition aren’t glowing – these ones are star techniques that you may’t leap to with out leaping to a different one which’s nearer by.


It is a very nice little piece of design that when you realize what it means, it ought to make getting from system to system simply that little bit simpler. Starfield’s menus aren’t the very best, in spite of everything, however on the very least modders have put the work into making them a lot simpler to make use of.


Modders have additionally made exploring planets simpler too. Because it at the moment stands, you may’t simply stroll round a planet in its entirety as a result of numerous boundaries, however one mod has made that risk, with one other including extra touchdown zones too.