New Starfield developer diary discusses character creation and factions
Bethesda Game Studios has released a new Starfield developer diary, which is viewable below.
Titled ‘Into the Starfield: Made for Wanderers’, the video features insight into the development process from game director Todd Howard, design director Emil Pagliarulo, lead quest designer Will Shen and lead artist Istvan Pely.
In the video, they discuss creating realistic playable characters and NPCs, as well as the different factions players can join, among other features.
“We’ve always allowed the player to create really interesting, unique characters,” Pely said. “This game we’ve definitely, severely levelled up. The tech is based on scanning of real-world models, similar to the photogrammetry we do in our landscapes.
“We’re kind of applying the same thing to our people as well. Because it’s not just the appearance of your player and all that, but we want all the personal interactions with NPCs, other characters in the game, to be as impactful as possible. And for that you have to believe these are real people, you’re a real person, and you’re interacting with real people.”
Howard said Bethesda has put a lot of effort into making sure players are aware of how other characters perceive them.
“That’s probably my favourite part,” said Pely. ”Like when you’re exploring and then your companion makes some comment off the cuff about something that you’re checking out or something that just happened. That just feels so perfect for immersion. It’s just so believable, you think it’s a real person.”
Starfield’s factions include the United Colonies, which “represents the future of space republic idealised”, the Freestar Collective, which is “the space western fantasy”, and Ryujin Industries, “which represents corporate life”, according to
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