Make Starfield instantly prettier with the help of a Witcher 3 legend

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Starfield can be a rather gorgeous game at times. Peer too closely, however, and you’ll start to notice the cracks in the facade. Many of the game’s textures and effects don’t hold up to close inspection, while a lot of the faces have a rather plastic look to them – something you’ll likely become very aware of, given how close in proximity Bethesda NPCs like to stand while you’re chatting to them. Fortunately, legendary Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 mod creator ‘Halk Hogan’ is here to instantly improve your Starfield graphics.

The Starfield HD reworked project mod comes from Hogan, who has become well-known in recent years for their incredible overhauls of the textures in CD Projekt Red’s best RPG games. Now, they’ve turned their talent and wizardry over to the Bethesda space adventure, massively improving the look of everything from faces and buildings to rocks and fire in what might already be one of the most essential Starfield mods.

I could describe in detail just how effective replacing the blurred sheen of ground rubble with more realistic-looking, actually textured surfaces is. The way that character faces turn from last-gen plastic masks into something that resembles real human skin. Or the stunning transformation of a yellowy-orange blur into an actual, roaring fire pit. But perhaps better is to see it for your own eyes, with the release preview trailer below.

Impressive, isn’t it? This is just the first round of changes for Starfield HD Reworked Project 1.0, with Halk Hogan saying they want to ensure “that each reworked texture is of the highest quality.” As such, the focus here is on the most immediate issues, with the initial feature list including the following:

Halk Hogan notes that “the mod practically