Starfield - MAY UPDATE - Survival Mode Environmental Afflictions - Frosty Cold and Dead 

Soon! (re: update). I have so many games in my catalog where you just die soon after you start if you aren't paying attention. That IS part of the game itself. It is fun. That won't be for everyone, but Starfield might end up flexible enough to give multiple audiences what they like.

Great point. Think about cranking up the difficulty and then having a vehicle that will get you to/from places and serve as an environmentally safe place.

Everyone likes free ships! Shiny is a bonus.

She seemed so indifferent. :D

In storms, fast depletion and then trouble. On bright clear days, few problems. I assume this is also tied directly to the planetary habitation rank factors in as well. Frost is level "2" and on a sunny, clear day I could run around for 5+ minutes before hypothermia struck. In a storm, not so much. Theoretically this could mean that exploring a planet just became much more involved. We can no longer run endlessly, taking breaks only to complain about the emptiness on Reddit or Facebook. Now we have to check the weather, suit up properly and then head for POIs that provide legitimate shelter. Civilian Outposts are perfect for this and could be hubs in the future for far more content. Those are all thought exercises and speculation about what happens in the foggy pseudo-brain of a corporation (MS/BGS). :) Thanks for the comment, fun to think about.

I realize we're talking about Starfield here, but I want to thank you for triggering a few incredible memories of the boundary waters canoe area wilderness. I was blessed to spend a little time there years ago, but only in nice weather. Hope you have a great Friday.

I'm maxed out on my Spacesuit Engineering so I'm all in. It really feels like they could add features like this in the future very easily (if they want).

Brutal, love it!

I did the achievements in the first month without mods. Since then I've only run a few mods from one author (m8r98a4f2). I'm on PC and run StarUI Inventory, Workbench and Outpost.

I was surprised at how different the game felt starting a new character. Just working through Kreet had a different edge. Kreet is very linear and basic intro content. I cranked a few hours on a throw-away new character before I knew it and was having fun in content that had zero mystery for me. There are so many elements of the game that I could effectively ignore before that are now useful. Some of that is still implemented in a basic way (and with new bugs uncovered), but now I think about each feature and try it out. I suspect in another month+, the gameplay options will all feel normal, but I also think Bethesda will continue to roll more out seemingly minor changes with bigger impact. e.g. At some point "ship fuel" could be a selectable gameplay option. Over time, this game will have all the features they considered launching with (but maybe couldn't for schedule reasons). Also the things they pulled because they "weren't fun?" for some test players. More importantly, it will have player-tested modes that mean casual space explorers can jump in and they might also garner a fair share of players that enjoy the complexity of other games with more rigorous mechanics. I am speculating or perhaps hoping. It's still fun for me, for now. ;) Short version is I'm enjoying the new game options so much on new characters that I'm about to add it to all my characters. After playing with it for a while, it feels like it's 'missing' on the higher level guys. Thanks for watching!

Not surprising, the game play options are still a little janky in places, but I assume they will be dialed in within another update (or two). I originally thought this would be a throw-away character, but I keep enjoying old content with a new twist. I may keep him going.

You hit the nail on the head with the suits too. There are a lot of aspects of the game I could simply ignore before this. It will change the way I play in many ways and that includes paying closer attention to the suits and clothing.

@@kineer I can just imagine situations where you will be forced to run for shelter when a an acid rainstorm breaks! The only two things the new options are missing would be sleep stats and disabling fast travel. Add that and it would be perfect :D

Excellent! Went back on the Transpo and it's stacked with food and drink. So much Erdebrau Light. I tested on Grissom and you do get both Solar Radiation and Ambient Heat on the day side. Solar Radiation goes away on the night side. Temps stayed the same at 429°C regardless of which side I was on. I still haven't wrapped my mind around that yet. ;)

I started a new game just to test something early ... hours later I'm just fighting pirates, stealing ships, exploring moons and catching radiation burns. This game distracts me at ever turn. :)

If I risk death getting to them, the world might seem smaller. I'm still a little concerned that (upon arrival) I'll be disappointed at what's there, but I certainly won't feel like I have all the time in the world to waste standing around outside on some worlds.

Good eye. That's just StarUI but I did have to disable StarUI HUD during the beta. The others (Inventory, Workshop and Outpost) seemed to still work. I try not to focus on mods much (in deference to our brothers and sisters in Xbox-landia). Looking forward to everyone having mods someday. ;)

Thanks, appreciate the info

I did a lot of testing on this in the last few days (hasn't made it into a video yet). In this specific video I was sort of lol'ing my way into death just to confirm the outcome. This was right at the time of the update. The good news is what I've found recently fits well as 'survival tactics' and if it's predictable it's just another great feature for the game. The bad news is we're all a little paranoid that BGS introduced more bugs with patches and that makes enjoying it challenging. I might be able to help clear that up soon.

@@kineer thanks bro i subscribed

Good to know! Tested on Grissom. Solar Radiation wasn't present on the dark side, just Ambient Heat. On the day side, both. Oddly enough, temperature was 429°C on both sides. Also noted that around 6PM as the sun was setting, but still visible Solar Radiation clicked off. On the other side as the sun was rising it kicked in almost immediately. Good enough for me, still fun!

It was reported on 5/1 (almost immediately, not by me).

@@kineer that's great to hear 🙏🏽

Today is one of those days to practice patience. I've heard meditation is helpful, but I'm using coffee. Lot of coffee (this is pretty normal for me).

Depends on what 'environmental damage' means. If it means 'gaining afflictions' I can't see a difference between gear that provides higher protection (thermal 80, radiation 65) and lower (thermal 15, radiation 0). I got burns and heatstroke or radiation poisoning in both around 6:30 minutes. Bot then started getting worse, occasionally getting better. If the question is about 'rate of health loss', I can't say. I was taking health damage in both situations. At about 9:00, I went back in the ship and tried to sleep away the damage and take meds. Short version is: so far, it's not making sense in a simple way.

It's a stretch of the term, but often used in Starfield to describe it the difference between local time and Universal Time (UT). UT is modeled on Earth time is what game elements are generally tied to for the purpose of reset/replenishment. For example, a vendor might refresh inventory in 48 hours (UT). Planets and moons can have widely varying rotation speeds so the game calls whatever they have a day and divides it into 24 hours. So if you go to Venus and sleep for 24 hours, it's a local measure and FAR more UT passes. That's just my practical understanding. If I want things to reset, go sleep on Venus or Copernicus IV. There are many others. If you prefer to avoid any common Bethesda 'wait' tactics and just play the game letting time pass as you go, none of this would impact you.

She blinked a few extra times, but that was it. Didn't even "dislike" it. :)

I might have read one or your comments somewhere else (or someone with the same issue). In short, you are not alone. In my testing, my suits were very inconsistent in providing any protection (up to affliction then in damage mitigation). I was swapping apparel (hazmat) plus different suits, standing around and dying "for science!" Something is not right and while I was excited for these features at first pass, my enthusiasm is significantly tempered at this point. The Londonian thing sounds like a mess. I had a bad experience underground at a simple Abandoned Hangar. I've read NASA is exposed as well. Not good.

@@kineer I forgot about NASA, even inside the complex you get radiation, makes no sense since your deep inside, I hope they fix these issues to make it playable. They said themself, changing suites for different situations, so if you have a suite with lots of protections or 100% if they allow that in the future, it would be awesome

It feels like there are features and characteristics that aren't "in" the game yet. Until now, I completely ignored all this environmental protection stuff except for a few special cases on encounter ships. Now, it seems like it matters. That said, I'm still hoping for paint jobs / skins.

@@kineer We will have to wait and see, but as it stands, current day NASA would probably not use these suits.

@@Acirno Then SpaceX would definitely turn them down. Not stylish enough. :)

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