Starfield is a genuine Bethesda game. You don’t even have to leave the first planet to notice that.
The beginning of Starfield is calm, the first explanations of the game happen at a walking pace. The pace remains that way for a while – just no stress for beginners, who can quickly fall apart in space.
But it’s not the stress that wears me out. It’s the things lying around everywhere.
Even before I left the introductory planet, I already knew where my money/weight limit lies. Because I ran through the first bright rooms for about 30 minutes, where eager sci-fi lights pointed to complicated functions and every soap dispenser fits into my inventory.
Of course, I took the soap dispenser with me: 0.1 weight at 35 value. I have room for that.
If the value exceeds 100 times the weight, I will take an item. I need such a rule; my inventories in Elder Scrolls and Fallout have taught me that. But not every player can resist a stray plunger; some people just grab everything.
Fortunately, Starfield allows us to live on our ship like children who were never told how valuable a tidy room can be.
What feature is this about? You can redesign your ship into a garbage freighter – at least from the inside. If you discard items, the new “decoration” remains in the ship and creates a cozy homey feeling.
At least former long-term students like me may be reminded of their old room in the dormitory. Reddit user “swampyswede” hasn’t even left the first planet and has already decorated his ship with “valuable” souvenirs:
What do players say about it? The mood in the thread is excellent. Many youthful star travelers can relate to the collecting frenzy, and it turns out that some players are already working on a monopoly on certain items.
swampyswede is quite a big fan of succulents: “Succulent farmer should be a side quest; I would be on the leaderboard.” User aftershock911_2k5 has different preferences: “Foam cup collector here. I think I’ve already sold over 50.”
I also like to take the cups: The weight is 0.01.
Other users collect books; some can’t leave tape alone due to their Fallout past. One user reports that he only wanted to bring a little decoration for his ship, but he exaggerated and chaos quickly broke out. Cups are also popular:
In any case, many players celebrate Bethesda’s old habit that you can not only clutter your inventory but also your environment indefinitely. Who wants to grow up?
Thousands of hours of Bethesda and survival games thankfully keep me from stuffing my ship to the brim with worthless junk. But I also take decoration here and there, and eventually even the storage space on the ship runs out.
I think it’s only a matter of time before I own a ship in my fleet where you regularly have to pull a sharp Lego brick out of the sole of your foot.
How is your inventory management? Organized? Chaotic? Do you already have a “favorite item”? Write a comment on the subject.
If you need a replacement ship for your junk, check this out: One of the best ships in Starfield can be obtained early, but might be easy to miss
