Starfield Direct Gives Us Our Best Look Yet At Bethesda’s Space Epic – SlashGear

The game is an RPG based around space exploration, so you’re obviously going to own a spaceship of some kind and spend a lot of time in it. Bethesda seems to have gone all out to give you plenty of choices when it comes to your own personal craft. To start with, there are several styles of ship on offer. Types we saw during the showcase included a fighter, which the demonstrators said would be a great choice for bounty hunter-type characters, as well as a larger cargo vessel. But the choices don’t end there.

Once you have a basic ship, it can be heavily customized. The customization system is modular, so you can add or remove sections as needed. These modules are apparent on both the inside and outside of the ship. Some store cargo, some contain crafting benches, and others can act as armories. You can also arrange them in any configuration you want, and create a ship that looks like a cat, or a mech, or a gentleman’s tallywhacker. The sky, and beyond, is the limit.

Ship combat is also a large part of the game, and can happen any time you’re flying through the black void that separates the 1,000+ explorable planets on offer. The combat system itself seems intricate, and players will apparently have to rely on numerous skills if they want to survive. This includes allocating power to help them survive a fight or make a quick getaway, using their piloting skills to gain the upper hand, and accurately targeting enemy ships.