Summary
Starfieldhas one of the best ship builders in its genre, but players are frustrated with how it handles interior decoration. Though fans have used it to recreate ships like theMillennium Falcon inStarfield, the ship builder primarily lets players design the exterior. Decorating its habitats is largely done the old-fashioned Bethesda way of dragging and dropping stuff out of a character’s inventory, and whileStarfieldhandles this better than games likeSkyrimorOblivion, its lack of support in the ship builder has been frustrating to some players.
Whereas players can fine-tune the color scheme of each individual ship part inStarfield, interior decoration is much more limited by comparison. The different habitats dictate things such as crafting stations or crew slots, and though there is some variety in how they can look like, the only way to personalize them further is bymanually planting down items inStarfieldsuch as wood carvings, tablets, lighters, and more. However, there is one rather glaring problem with this system.
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As explained by Kaleo5’s post on the game’s official subreddit, interacting with the ship builder inStarfieldremoves any “loose” decoration within the interior of the ship, placing it in the cargo hold. Even if the changes don’t touch the habitats at all, or if they’re just a simple paint job, the items inside the ship automatically get shelved – forcing players to redecorate their ship inStarfieldall over again, potentially losing hours of progress.
The interior of Kaleo5’s vessel looks amazing, and it’s obvious that a lot of effort went into its decoration. Unfortunately, the current rules imposed by the ship builder strongly discourage players from making changes after they finish personalizing the inside of their vessel. A suggested compromise would be to only empty the habitats that get removed or altered when redesigning a ship. However, these loose decorations are currently affected by the sinking bug inStarfield, which means that it may take a while, even withStarfieldmods, until this feature is up-to-standard with the rest of the game.
Ultimately, now that the honeymoon phase has ended, players are beginning to examine the latest Bethesda release with a more critical eye.Starfieldhas a lower rating thanFallout 76on Steam, and while it’s likely that the game will improve in the coming months, it is important to recognize where and howStarfieldcould grow – whether through unofficial mods or official content packs.
Starfieldis available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
