Starfield Will Not Have A Rover For Planet Exploration
gamespot.comBethesda's recent Starfield Direct showcase gave players a very detailed look at the interstellar RPG's features, from a highly flexible ship customization system to the most-detailed character creator to ever appear in a Bethesda game. But the showcase failed to address an important feature many players assumed would be included in the game at launch: a rover-esque vehicle to explore the surface of the game's many planets. Today, Bethesda CEO and Starfield game director Todd Howard confirmed that no such vehicle will be available to players.
In an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Howard was asked if players had any options--from Mass Effect-esque rovers to tamed alien wildlife--to help them traverse the game's expansive environments a little more quickly.
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«There is not [any vehicle or wild mount],» Howard replied. «But we do have the Boost Pack. You saw some of that in the [Starfield Direct] video, and you have the skills for [upgrading] the Boost Pack. So the Boost Pack almost acts like this vehicle.»
The Boost Pack is a jetpack attached to the player-character's spacesuit, equipped with thrusters that become more powerful as the player upgrades them. The Boost Pack can be seen briefly in some parts of the game's trailers and the Starfield Direct, though most shots are brief, and only show a player aiming down at an enemy mid-jump. No in-depth footage of the Boost Pack being used solely for planetside traversal has been released yet.
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