Today, Bethesda has announced the patch notes for the latest update to their hit space action RPG, Starfield. Titled update 1.14.74, the patch is set to implement plenty of quality-of-life changes to questlines, general performance, and gameplay.
One of the first and most notable changes revolves around the Leadership skill in Starfield. For some players, a bug occurred where companions would not respond if you invested a set amount of points in the perk, locking them out of many important major storylines.
With the reintroduction of uncapped frame rate options, Xbox Series X players can now experience even higher performance as of Starfield 1.14.74. The patch also focuses on general performance and stability, with the hope that the game will run smoother for players regardless of whether they are playing on performance or fidelity modes.
While they might not be major changes, you can also check out all of the improvements that have been made to specific questlines below:
- The Starjacker – The correct quest objective will display when the player boards the Junker Watchdog.
- Legacy of the Fang – Addressed an issue that could cause the key to no longer open the door if the player had left the area.
- The Duel – If the player attacks Danika and gets arrested, they are now able to speak to her afterwards to complete the quest.
- The Scaled Citadel – Anasko’s ID Key is now flagged as a quest item.
- What Remains – Addressed an issue where having certain creations installed could make the hatch on The Oracle non-interactable.
- What Remains – The Engineering Bay Access Card is now flagged as a quest item.
- A House Divided – The doors in the Radiology center will stay unlocked during this quest if the player exits the area and returns.
- A House Divided – The player can now obtain the keycard from Madri after the quest is completed.
- Zealous Overreach – Fixed an issue that could occur if the Va’ruun Zealots at the exterior of Shadow Station Epsilon were killed before receiving the quest.
- Zealous Overreach – Addressed an issue that could prevent the player from speaking to Razma or Viktor if the quest “Conflict in Conviction” is started at the same time.
- Zealous Overreach – Vortex Phantoms will no longer spawn close enough to interrupt the negotiation scene.
Since it was released last year on September 6, 2023, Starfield received generally positive praise from critics and fans, though many were disappointed by its overall story and focus on quantity over quality when it came to the makeup of each planet. Despite this, the action RPG still reached its all-time concurrent player base peak of 330,000 while also being played by over 13 million people since last December.
To celebrate its year anniversary, Bethesda released a story expansion for Starfield called Shattered Space at the end of September. The DLC featured all-new storylines, locations, enemies, and gameplay, allowing players to explore the mysteries surrounding House Va’ruun’s homeworld and the Great Serpent’s elusive followers.
Starfield Update 1.14.74 is currently in beta, and anyone who wishes to download it or check out the patch notes can visit the official post here.