Starfield’s first expansion is due to launch on September 30, and it promises to be a big one.Starfield: Shattered Spacetakes place on Va’ruun’kai, the home of House Va’ruun. House Va’ruun is one of the most enigmatic ofStarfield’s Houses, and with an entire expansion pack that promises to be story-driven, the secrets of House Va’runn will likely be uncovered.
Starfield: Shattered Spacewill provide players with a handcrafted planetthat features 50 new locations, dozens of new alien creatures, aggressive and intelligent new enemies, and new and exciting forms of combat. Players will get to visit House Va’ruun’s capital city of Dazra, unpack the mystery of their worship of the Great Serpent, and resolve a conflict that threatens to tear apart the House.
Starfield: Shattered Space Promises a Story-Driven Experience
Unpacking House Va’ruun
The story ofStarfield: Shattered Spacehas been promised to take the fore forStarfield’s first expansion pack, and there is a lot to uncover. The premise ofStarfield: Shattered Spaceis the space-time tear that has recently been unleashed on Va’ruun’kai and devastated House Va’ruun. The leader of House Va’Ruun, Speaker Anasko Va’ruun, disappeared during the disaster, causing a power vacuum that threatens to tear the House apart as different factions vie for power. The player is likely to have a hand in determining the future of House Va’ruun. In addition to thepolitics and future of House Va’ruun, uncovering the mysteries of the House, such as their worship of the Great Serpent, is likely to be one of the main storylines inStarfield: Shattered Space.
Va’ruun’kai is One of Starfield’s Biggest Settings
Within this setting, Bethesda has promised a departure fromStarfield’s base game, in that Va’ruun’kai as a setting is carefully handcrafted, rather than procedurally generated. With each part ofShattered Spacebeing created by hand,Shattered Space’s entire storyline will also be set on Va’ruun’kai, which means players won’t have to depart the planet to complete the expansion, although they will still be free to leave whenever they wish.Va’ruun’kai itself promises to be vast, with 50 locations to be discovered. The environments of Va’ruun’kai include the ramifications of the space-time tear, such as gravity bubbles and vortexes, and so traversing the environment itself will be hazardous.
Starfield: Shattered Space Brings New Enemies and Combat Potential
New Alien Enemies to Encounter
With a new setting come new enemies to defeat. Thespace-time tear on Va’ruun’kaihas resulted in a tear between worlds, with new creatures slipping through.Starfield: Shattered Spaceis bringing as many as 50 new types of creatures toStarfieldthat have an affinity with the void that they originate from. When disturbed, they have the ability to set up and execute ambushes on their enemies, including the player character.
Different Enemy Types and Combat Builds
Starfield: Shattered Spacewill close the gap in combat with more aggressive enemies. In theStarfield: Shattered SpaceDeep Dive trailer, Bethesda hinted at improvements to melee combat, which hopefully means a melee build will finally be viable. Any player build can be supplemented, however, with new grenades that players can craft from the organic materials they find on Va’ruun’kai. Other enemies that inhabit Va’ruun’kai include familiar faces in the Crimson Fleet, Zealots, and Spacers, who have taken advantage of the chaos on the planet.
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