Starfield Beta Patch 1.14.68 Released and Fully Detailed

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Bethesda has released a new beta update for Starfield on PC. Title Update 1.14.68 includes lighting changes, performance improvements, and bug fixes to make the game more stable, so let's take a closer look at what to expect.

Starfield Beta Patch 1.114.68 fixes an issue where only 255 creations could be loaded at once. It also improves the appearance of weapons and fixes bugs with weapon models. As mentioned, Bethesda has also improved the lighting. The patch also improves the player's head movement when leaving a conversation.

And that's not all. This update also fixes the behavior of crowds near The Well elevator in New Atlantis Spaceport when a fight starts. Additionally, robots and turrets can now be damaged by EM weapons.

Of course, this update includes a number of bug fixes for quests and locations. It also includes a number of bug fixes and optimizations for vehicles, UI, and audio.

In theory, this update should be compatible with most graphics mods. So it should work with Starfield HD Overhaul or Starfield HD Reworked. There should also be no issues with the HD texture packs we have released. However, it may not work with the mods that improve the game's lighting.

The update may also break compatibility with some gameplay mods. Since I haven't tested it, I don't know if it works with Disk Cache Enabler Mod or Sprinting Stuttering Fix.

As always, Steam will push this update once you opt into the beta branch of the game. You can also find the full changelog below.

Starfield Beta Patch 1.14.68 Release Notes

Features

  • Creation Kit: The automated process for creating models for Distant LOD is now available

Generally

  • General performance and stability improvements
  • Fixed an issue that limited the number of loaded creations to 255.
  • Changes and improvements have been made to lighting throughout the game
  • Made several visual improvements and bug fixes to weapon models
  • Improved player head tracking when exiting dialogue
  • The player's camera should no longer shake when jumping

Gameplay

  • The Annihilator Particle Beam's damage over time effect no longer affects companions.
  • Robots and turrets now take damage from EM weapons
  • Crafting: Fixed an issue with the Boom Pop! Dynamite recipe.
  • Elite Crew: Autumn Macmillan no longer repeats herself when asking about her sister.
  • Fixed an issue with crowd behavior near The Well elevator in New Atlantis Spaceport when a fight has started.

Quest

  • Brownout: Fixed a progression issue after speaking to Joyce Osaka in New Homestead.
  • Full Length: Fixed a rare issue with the appearance of the Delinquent Space Ship
  • Eyewitness: Players can no longer enter the destroyed ship on the spaceport landing platform.
  • Enemy Intelligence: Fixed an issue that could cause the door to the Security Office to be inaccessible if they fast traveled away and waited during this quest objective.
  • In Memoriam: Fixed an issue that could prevent progress during the “Talk to Sarah” objective that takes place near the waterfall.
  • In Memoriam: Fixed an issue that could cause the “Continue to Cassiopeia I” objective to not be completed if the planet had already been visited previously.
  • Leader of the Pack: Fixed an issue that could prevent the Ashta Alpha from being aggressive.
  • Legacy's End: Fixed an issue that could prevent interaction with Delgado when on SysDef's side
  • Legacy's End: Released Crimson Fleet prisoners no longer target Ikande after receiving weapons.
  • Managing Assets: Fixed a rare issue that could prevent Tomo from appearing in Paradiso.
  • A huge step: Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect music to play during the Unity scene
  • A huge step: Fixed an audio issue that could occur during the credits.
  • One small step: Fixed a rare camera issue that could occur when boarding the first Crimson Fleet ship in the tutorial.
  • Revelation: Fixed an issue with the consistency of the quest objective in the final encounter.
  • Rook Meets King: Dmitri Moldavski now reacts as intended when Austin Rake is killed during the encounter.
  • Rook Meets King: Fixed an issue where a member of the Ragana Crew was using the wrong weapon animations.
  • Rough Landings: Fixed a rare issue with Milena Axelrod’s ship.
  • Best of all: Fixed an issue that could prevent Huan from switching to Jade Swan after the first meeting
  • Best of all, the Jade Swan is now accessible while the player still has the Search and Seizure quest active.
  • Best of all: Fixed an issue that could make UC Vigilance difficult to locate because it was very far away
  • The Showdown: Fixed an issue that could cause the door to the Strikers Hangout to remain locked.

Locations

  • Akila: Updated some textures in the slums
  • Akila: Fixed a collision issue with bunk beds.
  • Abandoned Biotics Lab: Missing panels on the outside floor repaired
  • Lair of the Mantis: Fixed a minor texture issue that could occur on some panels.
  • Londinion Steam Tunnels: Fixed a collision in an area that could allow players to exit the playfield.
  • Maheo I: An open gap on the roof of Sonny Di Falco's villa has been closed.
  • Neon: Nyx's Apartment: Fixed an issue with collisions in the area
  • Neon: Fixed a collision issue with grid plates in Ebbside.
  • New Atlantis: Fixed small areas where it could appear as if the water in the lake north of New Atlantis was penetrating the terrain.
  • Stroud-Eklund Staryard: Fixed collision in one area
  • The Clinic: Fixed a visual issue that could occur in Dr. Cassidy’s office.
  • The Red Mile: Fixed a collision issue under the platforms in the last area

Ships

  • Shipbuilder: A new option has been added to the game settings to toggle the flip merge behavior.
  • Shipwright: Fixed an audio issue that could occur when deleting a habitat.
  • Shipbuilder: Fixed a crash that could occur when modifying a ship that contained a live mine
  • Fixed an issue that could cause unsellable ships to be sold to vendors.

vehicle

  • Fixed an issue with “Activate” in the vehicle menu when using a gamepad
  • Fixed an issue with the position of the Wheel VFX
  • Fixed an issue with opening the Favorites menu when entering the vehicle.
  • Nameplates and health bars are now displayed consistently in a vehicle
  • Gaze sensitivity settings now affect the vehicle camera
  • Kaiser and Vasco no longer both sit in the Rev-8 when following the player
  • The vehicle symbol is no longer displayed in interior maps
  • Vehicle lights no longer turn on automatically when loading a save game.
  • The vehicle's fast travel distance now matches that of other POIs and landed ships.

user interface

  • Xbox Display Settings: Fixed an issue where setting the framerate target to 60 would automatically reset the priority back to performance.
  • Removed a debug string that was displayed when uploading Xbox game saves to Customer Support.
  • The Skills menu has been updated to fix an issue in uppercase mode for certain languages.
  • Resources with long names are now truncated when scanning for uppercase mode
  • Fixed an issue with the large print mode in the trade menu when selling large quantities of items.
  • Temporary text will no longer be displayed when you quickly select the Next option in the main menu
  • Ship registration costs are now displayed with the exact amount both at vendors and in the hangar menu.
  • Fixed: Bulk display when selling items from ship cargo
  • Skill Challenge popups may now contain truncated text instead of reduced text.
  • Fixed an issue with gravity wells appearing in the mission menu when opened from the star map.
  • Place names and quest objectives are now correctly cut off on the planet map.
  • The Creations Store title is displayed in full in all languages
  • When attempting to load a save game where a creation is not available on the current platform, a message will appear.
  • When weapon skin creation is disabled, weapons in menus will default to their original skin.
  • Fixed an issue with sorting by “Best Results” in the Creations menu.
  • Fixed an incorrect notification about insufficient credits when an unusually large number of credits are available.
  • Ammo counts should now display correctly when values ​​are above 100,000.
  • The damage popup can now display numbers with more than 4 digits
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when aiming down the scope while pickpocketing a character.
  • The Crew menu will now display correctly when someone is assigned to the player's home.
  • The repair button is no longer visible in the hangar inspection menu.
  • Fixed a waiting issue that could cause unintended text to appear briefly.
  • Healing items now preview the amount of health restored.
  • The weight of storage containers will now update when all items have been removed from them.
  • The ship marker in the scanner appears in the correct location when docked at a space station.
  • The prompt to confirm completion of the manufacturing process is now correctly spaced for longer titles.
  • Tunneling creatures no longer display their nametags or quest objectives when tunneling.
  • Scanner anomalies can now be a landing target while controlling a ship in orbit.

Audio

  • Increased center channel audio usage for surround sound setups
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the power assignment audio to play repeatedly while the engine system was corrupted at an assigned power
  • Ecliptic Mercenary voices now use the same filtering in all languages

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