Summary
Fans ofStarfieldhave documented many instances of how low-gravity environments pair well with certain gameplay mechanics, with perhaps one of the greatest examples being what happens when an enemy’s boost pack malfunctions in one such environment. WithStarfieldfeaturing more than 1,000 worlds to visit and the majority of them explorable on foot, it’s no surprise that players can come across many different environments from barren, low-gravity moons to freezing wastelands full of dangerous alien predators.
While the game shares significant design ancestry with some of Bethesda’s previous titles, the sheerscale and scope ofStarfieldis widely considered to go far above and beyond anything seen from the studio before. While the surfaces of each planet are procedurally generated for the most part, the way the game’s various sci-fi environments come together to provide unique gameplay scenarios really helps the game’s space setting shine. Just the effects of gravity can make for some fun moments in combat, with low-gravity worlds allowing grenades to fly further and corpses and debris to float around the environment. Conversely, players should pay attention when in high-gravity environments too, as fall damage can pose much more of a threat there.
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Players can make effective use of boost packs to traverse planetary environments more easily, as well as to gain the upper hand during combat. The effects of boost packs also vary depending on local gravity, however, as is perfectly demonstrated in an awesome clip shared with the community by a fan known as drAsparagus. Most fans may know that shooting a foe’sboost pack inStarfieldcan cause it to malfunction, sending them jetting into the air, but the video shows how extreme these effects can get on low-gravity moons. Some players even enjoy experimenting to see how far they can send an enemy’s corpse using this method, or how long it takes for it to fall back down.
The only real downside to this entertaining practice is the possibility of missing out on the enemy’s carried loot if the body is lost track of. Players have pointed out several other fun effects oflow-gravity combat inStarfield, with the game’s gravity simulation alone quickly becoming a mechanic that many fans have spent hours experimenting with.
From the extensive ship building options that allow for limitless unique spaceship designs to toying around with simple items and props, players have been able to find countlesscreative ways to spend their time inStarfield. While the base game may already be more than expansive enough for some players, many others are looking forward to seeing how community mods might further enhance the boundless potential that could exist within the space-based RPG.
Starfieldis available on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
