Starfield Releases New Update for November 2024

Key Takeaways

• Bethesda’s latest Starfield update reinstates the uncapped frame rate for Xbox Series X users.
• Patch notes address stability, Trackers Alliance quests, and Shattered Space bugs for an improved gameplay experience.

Bethesda’s latest Starfield update reinstates its uncapped frame rate for Xbox Series X users and fixes a handful of issues with Trackers Alliance and Shattered Space quests. Starfield‘s Shattered Space DLC has been out for just over a month and received solid reception from players and critics. Taking place on the House Va’ruun homeworld, Va’ruun’kai, Shattered Space offers a short and sweet experience that deals with the mysterious and dangerous space cult.

Starfield‘s 2023 launch was mired in controversy surrounding its frame rate on Xbox Series X, which was initially capped at 30 frames per second. Many Xbox gamers expected more from the most powerful Xbox console ever, especially with such a massive new dream game from Todd Howard and Bethesda Game Studios. Thankfully, Bethesda rolled out an update in May that brought 60 FPS to console users, giving those who were holding out for a better performance the green light. Console gamers with VRR displays were even able to choose “uncapped” frame rate, though the option has been made unavailable since.

Now, with the latest Starfield update, 1.14.74, Bethesda has made the game’s uncapped frame rate available once more for Xbox Series X users with compatible displays. The update also brings further stability to Starfield and fixes a bug that had to do with the home screen’s Message of the Day display. Trackers Alliance quests have a big presence in the patch notes, as Bethesda has fixed a number of issues having to do with bounty targets, including making them now appear in major hubs like Mars’ Cydonia, Gagarin Landing, and Akila City, and updating their previously limited wardrobes.

With Shattered Space having just released about a month ago, it naturally shows up in Starfield‘s update 1.14.74 notes as well. A number of bugs that have to do with key moments of the DLC’s “What Remains,” “A House Divided,” and “Zealous Overreach” quests have been resolved. Interestingly, no main or side quests from the base game appear in the patch notes. Seeing that Bethesda has been rolling out Starfield patches and updates for over a year now, it seems most of the base game’s issues, which were few and far between compared to the studio’s past launches, have been smoothed over at this point.

Now that Shattered Space is out the door, Bethesda has yet to confirm a second major DLC coming to Starfield. Though, in an interview with MrMattyPlays over the summer, Todd Howard did mention a “Year 2” roadmap of updates and expressed the studio’s interest in bringing one big expansion per year to Starfield. Whether he meant Shattered Space-sized DLC drops or smaller experiences is yet to be known, but fans can be assured that Bethesda will continue supporting and improving Starfield for years to come.

Starfield Update 1.14.74

General

• General performance and stability improvements.
• The uncapped frame rate option is available again for Xbox Series X users.
• The Message of the Day now displays more consistently on the Xbox.
• Addressed an issue where some console commands did not disable certain achievements.
• Shattered Space will now show ownership correctly for Steam users.

Gameplay

• The Annihilator Particle Beam damage-over-time effect no longer triggers companion reactions.
• Resolved a Leadership skill issue that could cause companions to not speak up.
• Improved function of the stealth bar while around crowd NPCs.
• Addressed an issue where destroyed ships could load in without collision.
• Addressed an issue where loading a save the relied on missing content could place the player in an undesirable location.
• Trackers Alliance – Roach will now accurately track the number of completed bounties.
• Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets will now appear in Akila, Gagarin, and Cydonia.
• Trackers Alliance – Fixed an issue where the player could receive additional credits by extorting the target and then killing them.
• Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets should now have a larger variety of appearances.
• Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets will now be removed after being dealt with and leaving the area.
• Trackers Alliance – Extorting or bribing a bounty target is no longer a guaranteed success.

Quests

• 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.