Starfield Pre-Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Nutria]

The Sam Cooke song that Bethesda devs listen to everyday:



Come on guys, this is too obvious of a joke, how am I the first to make it?

 

[santino27]

Emil probably has his own office.

Yeah, I'm sure he does. I was just responding to the general commentary on dev shops.

 

[Bad Sector]

I knew a lot of programmers who were passionate about games and still lasted only a few years in the gaming industry before migrating back over into the non-games space. The pay is worse and the hours generally are too, so as a programmer, you have to *really* love game dev (or have no other options) to stick, I think.

I include the "passionate about games but then lasted only a few years" in the "aren't really that interested" category: they start thinking they're interested but eventually drop out since they're more interested in the idea than actually doing it (this isn't limited to gamedev of course, a lot of people are interested in the idea of doing X while thinking they're actually interested in doing X and when they actually try it out they quit).

Also FWIW pretty much any games programmer that has worked on a released title can find programming jobs elsewhere.

 

[Morgoth]

https://gamingbolt.com/starfield-scheduled-for-late-2021-launch-barring-covid-related-delays-rumour

Starfield Scheduled for Late 2021 Launch, Barring COVID-Related Delays – Rumour
Journalist Jeff Grubb says Bethesda plans to show off the game at E3, and then launch it a few months later.


Posted By Shubhankar Parijat | On 17th, Mar. 2021 Under News, Rumors



Starfield is easily one of the most highly anticipated upcoming releases, which is surprising given the fact that we’ve seen nothing of the game other than a logo. The promise of a sci-fi open world RPG developed by Bethesda is an alluring one though, and there’s been more than a few questions about when exactly we’ll see it, and then get to play it. It seems both of those things will be happening relatively soon.

GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb recently said during a Dealer Gaming stream that the plan for Bethesda is to follow a marketing and launch cycle for Starfield similar to that of Fallout 4. According to Grubb, there’s a 90% likelihood that the game’s going to be unveiled in full at E3, and then will launch later in the year itself. He says that that’s what Bethesda has planned right now, barring any COVID-related delays and hurdles, of course.

Other insiders have also recently suggested that launching Starfield in late 2021 is part of Bethesda’s plan, with COVID being the only potential complication.

Whenever it does launch, it’ll be interesting to see how Microsoft handles its exclusivity. Director Todd Howard has said that it would be “hard to imagine” Starfield releasing as an Xbox console exclusive, though Microsoft’s recent statements about wanting to provide exclusive content for Game Pass might contradict that.

It will be shit.

 

[Takamori]

See this planet? You can explore it

 

[Kem0sabe]

I just hope it's not procedurally generated shit. I want a proper space epic.

 

[Reinhardt]

I just hope

that's where you are wrong, kiddo

 

[Caim]

Skyrim released in early november, with its first gameplay trailer in late february. If the trailer for Starfield hits around now and the game releases before Christmas, it'll have around the same amount of time between the two dates.

Not holding my breath though.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Day 1 preorder here we go!

 

[Crispy]

Can't wait to see the Down's Syndrome faces and the hilarious physics with objects flying everywhere in Gamebryo as usual...

 

[Tweed]

Let's see the sex mods first.

 

[Caim]

Let's see the sex mods first.

If they're smart they allow for the engine to be close enough to that of Fallout 4 so that sex mods can just be ported over with minimal effort. D1P can mean Day 1 Purchase, Day 1 Patch and Day 1 Preorder, and now it can mean Day 1 Pornmods.

 

[Butter]

This is going to have no hand-made quests outside the crit path.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Oblivion in space

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Oblivion in space

I'll take four!

 

[HoboForEternity]

 

[Morgoth]

All these Oblivion/Skyrim memes wouldn't even be half as powerful without Jeremy Soule's mesmerizing music. And now he's "retired". For that alone I think TES VI won't even be half as successful as Skyrim.

 

[Hellraiser]

I found Soule's game soundtrack work after Total Annihilation disappointing. Supreme Commander had some ok music andt there was also the DOW theme he did, apart from that nothing was really memorable.

 

[Kem0sabe]

I found Soule's game soundtrack work after Total Annihilation disappointing. Supreme Commander had some ok music but besides that there was the DOW theme, apart from that nothing was really memorable.

I think hans zimmer would be the perfect choice for a space epic. Have been listening to some of his sound tracks and the ambience that the interstellar ost sets is very nice.

 

[d1r]

All these Oblivion/Skyrim memes wouldn't even be half as powerful without Jeremy Soule's mesmerizing music. And now he's "retired". For that alone I think TES VI won't even be half as successful as Skyrim.

Consumers will consume.

 

[Nutria]

Consumers will consume.

And on the supply side, there's just Bethesda and the Poles who make games in this genre. Bioware seems to be pretty much finished. So it's not like the consumers even have a choice of what to consume unless they just completely reject buying games like this.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

A /v/ ''leak'' regarding classes:

>Lyrans
Abilities: bonuses to stamina, psionics and stealth
>Sirians
Abilities: bonuses to mindpower, telepathy and psionics
>Greys
Abilities: bonuses to science, crafting and mindpower
>Reptilians
Abilities: bonuses to health, biomancy and the ability to shapeshift
>Humans
Abilities: bonuses to health, crafting and gun skills(you get to pick which type: small, energy or big
>Pleiadeans
Abilities: bonuses to mindpower, telepathy and charisma

 

[vortex]

I gotta say I've never expected this and I'm positively surprised.

 

[Hellraiser]

A /v/ ''leak'' regarding classes:

>Lyrans
Abilities: bonuses to stamina, psionics and stealth
>Sirians
Abilities: bonuses to mindpower, telepathy and psionics
>Greys
Abilities: bonuses to science, crafting and mindpower
>Reptilians
Abilities: bonuses to health, biomancy and the ability to shapeshift
>Humans
Abilities: bonuses to health, crafting and gun skills(you get to pick which type: small, energy or big
>Pleiadeans
Abilities: bonuses to mindpower, telepathy and charisma

I want to be a Reptilian.

 

[Spacer's Nugget]

Is there anything, ANYTHING this guy can't do?



All Hail God Howard