The Starfield Update 1.14.74, which is currently in beta on PC, includes the following key changes:
- General performance and stability improvements
- Reintroduction of an uncapped frame rate option on Xbox Series X
- Various bug fixes and quality of life improvements
Here are the full patch notes for Starfield update 1.14.74:
General
- General performance and stability improvements.
- The uncapped frame rate option is available again for Xbox Series X users.
- The Message of the Day now displays more consistently on the Xbox.
- Addressed an issue where some console commands did not disable certain achievements.
- Shattered Space will now show ownership correctly for Steam users.
Gameplay
- The Annihilator Particle Beam damage-over-time effect no longer triggers companion reactions.
- Resolved a Leadership skill issue that could cause companions to not speak up.
- Improved function of the stealth bar while around crowd NPCs.
- Addressed an issue where destroyed ships could load in without collision.
- Addressed an issue where loading a save the relied on missing content could place the player in an undesirable location.
- Tracker's Alliance - Roach will now accurately track the number of completed bounties.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets will now appear in Akila, Gagarin, and Cydonia.
- Tracker's Alliance - Fixed an issue where the player could receive additional credits by extorting the target and then killing them.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets should now have a larger variety of appearances.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets will now be removed after being dealt with and leaving the area.
- Tracker's Alliance - Extorting or bribing a bounty target is no longer a guaranteed success.
Quests
- The Starjacker - The correct quest objective will display when the player boards the Junker Watchdog.
- Legacy of the Fang - Addressed an issue that could cause the key to no longer open the door if the player had left the area.
- The Duel - If the player attacks Danika and gets arrested, they are now able to speak to her afterwards to complete the quest.
- The Scaled Citadel - Anasko's ID Key is now flagged as a quest item.
- What Remains - Addressed an issue where having certain creations installed could make the hatch on The Oracle non-interactable.
- What Remains - The Engineering Bay Access Card is now flagged as a quest item.
- A House Divided - The doors in the Radiology center will stay unlocked during this quest if the player exits the area and returns.
- A House Divided - The player can now obtain the keycard from Madri after the quest is completed.
- Zealous Overreach - Fixed an issue that could occur if the Va'ruun Zealots at the exterior of Shadow Station Epsilon were killed before receiving the quest.
- Zealous Overreach - Addressed an issue that could prevent the player from speaking to Razma or Viktor if the quest "Conflict in Conviction" is started at the same time.
- Zealous Overreach - Vortex Phantoms will no longer spawn close enough to interrupt the negotiation scene.
The update is expected to be released publicly for all platforms in the coming weeks, around mid-November 2024. The full patch notes detail the specific changes across different areas of the game, including gameplay, quests, and more.
