Starfield Update 1.8.86 Notes - November 20, 2023

Bethesda writes: "Our latest update for Starfield is now available. Thank you to all who participated in our Steam Beta and provided feedback. We will continue to make improvements and adjustments to the game and appreciate all the support."

[MrDead]

This came out two days ago here's a list of the "fixes"

Fixes and Improvements
Performance And Stability
Addressed a number of memory related issues and leaks.
Added some GPU performance optimizations, which will be more impactful on higher end cards.
Improved renderer threading model, improving CPU usage most notably on higher end systems.
Various stability and performance improvements.

Gameplay
Added the ability to eat the food placed in the world.
Adjusted stealth to be a bit more forgiving.
Fixed an issue where Andreja’s head would stay permanently cloaked.
Fixed an issue that could prevent players from firing their weapons.
Fixed issues where some NPC could be seen not wearing clothes (Note: This issue may resolve itself over time).
Fixed an issue where already in-progress skill challenges could stop progressing after reaching the Unity and starting a new game.
Fixed an issue that could temporarily prevent opening the inventory or saving after entering the Unity.
PC: Fixed an issue where mouse movement could be choppy.
Fixed a rare issue that could cause the home ship to be lost.
Fixed an issue where the ship services technician might be missing.
Fixed an issue where occasionally the camera could shake incorrectly during Traveling, Grav Jumping, Docking, or Landing transitions.

Graphics
Addressed an issue with how ambient occlusion appeared in ultrawide resolutions.
Optimized initial shader compilation that occurs on start-up.
Added the ability to adjust Brightness and Contrast in the Display Settings menu.
Added the ability to adjust HDR Brightness provided that the system supports it. (Xbox & Windows 11 only).
Addressed a number of materials that could sometimes present an unintended pattern under certain conditions.
Fixed various visual issues related to the new FOV slider options.
Improved the appearance of the eyes on crowd characters.
Addressed a number of minor visual issues related to lighting, shadows, terrain, and vegetation.
PC: Addressed additional visual issues related to DLSS.

Quests
All That Money Can Buy: Fixed a rare issue where players couldn’t sit during the negotiation with Musgrove.
Blast Zone: Fixed an issue where the hard rocks that need to be cleared out by players will not appear on Ngodup Tate’s land.
Echoes of the Past: Fixed an issue where the Grylloba Queen could sometimes not be reachable during the objective “Secure the Shuttle Bay”.
Eye of the Storm: Fixed an issue where players' quest progression could potentially be blocked due to a missing docking prompt.
Grunt Work: Addressed an issue where progress could appear blocked if “Supra et Ultra” was completed while returning to the Lodge during “High Price to Pay”.
No Sudden Moves: Fixed an issue that could prevent the entrance door to the Scow ship from being opened again.
Operation Starseed: Fixed an issue where the key that is needed to exit the facility could sometimes not be present.
Sabotage: Fixed an issue where David Barron could potentially not be found by players.
Short Sighted: Fixed an issue where players could rarely become control-locked while speaking with Vladimir.
The Heart of Mars: Fixed an issue where players might not be able to mine the “The Heart of Mars”.

...and it's still not even close to being fixed, this game is broken.

[Obscure_Observer]

@MrDead

"I really do occupy a crazy amount of your head time that you sit there imagining what I'm thinking about Starfield!?!?!?! Very, very creepy behaviour dude."

I honestly don´t give a damn about what you think about Starfield, dude. You were crying on other topic telling people how Starfield got you disappointed, that it´s the worst Bethesda game ever and blah blah blah...

Did I replied to your statement? No! I did not, because you´re entitled to your opinion as much as I´m.

Now, when you referred to Starfield as a "piece of sh!t of a game" as you called it yourself, one would expect that you would just move on and be happy playing something else.

And yet, here you´re trolling the work of 250 developers working their a$$es off delivering massive updates month after month with fixes, gameplay improvements and new features, which should be nothing but good news for any unbiased gamer.

But no, you couldn´t resist and be here to troll and spell doom and gloom for a game that you hated and dropped like hot sh!t.

And then you go berserk when people like me call you out on your obvious hateful trolling and fallacious bs! Just move on with your life and stop hating on a game that you don´t give a f* about and let the others enjoy the good news surround it, and stop to try and ruin it for everyone just because you´re sad gamer.

[MrDead]

...why not approve this article?

Yet again I post a patch list and you have a mental break, touch some grass and stop with your brain broken fantasies of what other peoples thoughts are.

Since Starfields released you've felt the need to tell me what I am and not allowed to play and then you have a incandescent rage at me because Bethesda need 250+ people to fix a broken game that's still broken.

Leave me alone you crazy person, your actions here are not normal, your obsessive fantasies about other users on N4G are insane. Take a step back and look at what you're posting to people, it's truly nuts.

[TheColbertinator]

Thanks for placing the patch notes here.

Starfield does have several issues but at least the game will be stable enough to play over the next few months

[StarkR3ality]

Loaded it up a few days ago to see what was what and the performance is night and day.

Was getting 40 FPS at points with my 4070ti in new Atlantis, for some reason Nvidia users got done dirty, 0 optimization at launch.

Now I'm getting like 120+ with DLSS quality and FG at 1440p, massive massive difference. The image quality is night and day too.

It's not made it the 10/10 Xbox needed, but it's always nice to see problems fixed even if they shouldn't have been there in the first place. Now I just wish Jedi Survivor would get the same treatment, that game is still a stuttering mess.

[GAMEnjoy_]

Yep, confirm! But I'm instead of 120fps and 1440P playing in 4K and in Atlantis I get between 70 - 84 fps and outside 100 fps easily with most settings on Ultra beside few on High. RTX4070ti + Ryzen 9 7900X3D

[Fonsecap]

They delayed this game at least twice for polishing and improving, and what are the last to updates doing? Polishing and improving... They should delay it a third time...