Starfield's Jetpacks Just Got So Much Better Thanks To A Fan

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While the Boost Packs in are no doubt a fun way to expand upon players' traversal skills, one fan took it upon themselves to create an even better version of the feature. Players are able to hone their skills with 's Boost Packs as they level up and add points to the skill but even at its highest level, the oxygen-guzzling equipment only allows users to fly up, making horizontal movement especially difficult and imprecise. Fortunately, those wanting to soar through the air like a bounty hunter are in luck thanks to a new mod.

Over on Nexus Mods, user Moises shared their aptly titled «Fly Around With Jetpack» mod that allows players to maintain a constant horizontal motion without continually gaining altitude. Not only is it a simple adjustment to the Boost Pack that makes traversal slightly easier, but it also looks significantly cooler than constantly dipping in between spurts of fuel. The speed and longevity of the Pack remain unchanged, so players will still need to spend some points on making it more viable yet the ability to float in place should definitely make certain combat scenarios far more dynamic and engaging.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of using the «Fly Around With Jetpack» mod is the added control users will have over their movement. Considering that the vanilla Boost Pack still has to abide by the laws of physics, it's only really used to speed up when exploring along a single path whereas, with the ability to manually control verticality, players have more diverse options when it comes to navigating over a particularly difficult mountain. Toss in a few extra mods to ensure the Boost Pack never runs out of fuel, suddenly morphs into a more functional version of .

The community widely regards the Deepseeker Pack as the best Boost Pack in the game thanks to its exceptional defense stats.

The addition of the Boost Pack to was an exceptional move on behalf of Bethesda given that it makes exploration significantly more fun than simply running