Following Skyrim tradition, Starfield already has an alternate start mod that lets you skip the intro and begin in cooler parts of space
Only two weeks after launch, it's hard to say who's dissecting Starfield the fastest, speedrunners or modders. Put another check in the modding column, because one of the most popular mods for Skyrim now has a Starfield version. Alternate Start Starfield is here to give you different places to begin your space adventure instead of being some grunt miner. Because seriously, why would I choose the diplomat background if I'm still going to wind up a «dusty?»
Alternate Start for Starfield is inspired by one of the best Skyrim Special Edition mods, Alternate Start — Live Another Life, which lets you begin your quest in ways that don't involve that iconic wagon ride to a dragon attack. It's a great opening, but after 20 playthroughs it's time for something new.
This Starfield version provides new starting points for a list of Starfield backgrounds and eventually plans to support starting points for all four factions, its creator SpaceDov4 explains. There's a Beast Hunter starting point in Akila City and a Cyberrunner on Neon and so on. It means you get to start out by exploring some of the cooler cities than New Atlantis' very prim and polished spaceport.
No matter which background you choose, you'll start out accompanied by Vasco and have possession of the Frontier ship with an active quest to return the artifact in your inventory to Constellation. You can begin the main quest as usual by heading to New Atlantis and meeting Sarah Morgan. Or you can put off the main quest for a while and roleplay your thrilling life as a Neon street rat.
This is a very early iteration of the eventual vision for a complete Alternate Start mod, mind. You're downloading a pack of save files that will give you a premade character without traits.
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