Starfield seamless planetary landings are lastly practically a factor, thanks to 1 modder’s tireless work

For a lot of Starfield gamers, the necessity to undergo a loading display screen every time you need to land on a planet – quite than seamlessly journey via the planet’s environment like in No Man’s Sky – was an enormous turn-off.

Now, over three years after Starfield’s preliminary launch, we’re lastly near having our seamless planetary landings, all due to Frederik Wessberg, who’s been engaged on a mod to allow simply that.

Though the mod has not but been launched, Wessberg was assured sufficient in its present state to indicate it in a brand new video. The mod is impressed by Seamless Grav Jumps and Seamless Planet Takeoff -popular Starfield mods which likewise handle two different ache factors.

“After seeing the Seamless Grav Jumps and Seamless Planet Takeoffs mods, and particularly after we acquired cruise mode formally within the recreation, not having the ability to additionally land on planets with out loading screens actually stood out to me,” Wessberg mentioned.

With the mod, it is now potential to enter a planet’s environment manually and fly in low orbit earlier than you determine to land. The video exhibits the autopilot possibility, which helps you to “go away your cockpit seat and stroll freely round your ship or benefit from the views whereas the ship flies from orbit to floor”.

The mod additionally appears to supply larger management on the place you possibly can land your spacecraft, together with the power to land on water. The added environment is seemingly made up of “actual 3D layers of volumetric clouds, pushed by local weather information and climate programs” constructed from the sport’s information, Wessberg mentioned.

The mod is just in improvement for PC right now, and doesn’t but have a launch goal. When it is prepared, you’ll discover it and freely obtain it on Nexus Mods.

Developer Bethesda mentioned previous to the sport’s launch on PlayStation 5 that it has long-term plans for Starfield. What which means in follow stays a thriller, however a Change 2 port seems to be more and more possible.