Bethesda’s Starfield gets a few new fixes on Xbox and PC — here’s what’s changed

The latest hotfix for Starfield fixes a handful of issues specific to using Creations.

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A few more wrinkles have been ironed out in Bethesda Game Studios' science-fiction role-playing game.

The teamsharedthe latest hotfix noted forStarfieldon Tuesday, with a smaller patch focused on improving the experience of using Creations. Starfield’s Creations system allows modders to get paid for their work, with players on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC alike able to grab and install add-ons that meet a more rigorous testing process than regular mods.

You can find the full hotfix notes below:

Additionally, anyone using the Starfield Creation Kit will no longer have the ability to upload any Creations that use altered ini files. According to Bethesda, this change is because the team has noticed some downsides, such as unexpected audio corruption when playing on Xbox. The team is also investigating the steps to take for any currently-available Creations that featured altered ini files.

Ini files are used across a wide range of software to store particular pieces of information when configuring an experience. In games, tweaking ini files often allows players on Windows PC to change a setting or value that isn’t available through the in-game menus.

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While this is certainly far smaller than a lot of prior Starfield patches, this kind of thing is important, especially with how manygreat Starfield modsare already available for players to use. If a significant chunk of your userbase is going to be downloading Creations and experiencing the game in new ways, then making that experience smoother and more stable is a worthwhile endeavor.

I do hope the next big Starfield update is the one that adds the long-awaited land rover vehicle. That’s going to be a big deal for shaking up exploration, and I’d like to get to try it out before the arrival of the Starfield: Shattered Space expansion, which is still slated to launch at some point this year.

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Shattered Space won’t be the last expansion though, and it’s clear the developers at Bethesda Game Studios (some of whom are also unionizing) are in this for the long haul.

Starfield is currently available on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC, and is also included inXbox Game Pass. Shattered Space is scheduled to arrive later in 2024, and is included inStarfield’s Premium Edition.

Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.