Summary
One creativeStarfieldplayer who’s also clearly a fan of Mel Brooks' comedies has managed to create a working, in-game version of the Eagle 5 from the classic 1987 filmSpaceballs. Resembling a Winnebago with wings, the spaceship that Lone Starr and Barf cruise around the galaxy in isn’t the type of ship mostStarfieldfans would expect to see in its skies.
A comedic parody of the outer space sci-fi movie genre,Spaceballsis counted by many fans among Brooks' best films. It contains several key similarities to theStar Warsfranchise, including duels with laser swords, but humorously tweaks them, like replacing The Force with The Scwartz and having the main character be trained in its ways by a wise, diminutive alien named Yogurt.Star WarscreatorGeorge Lucas calledSpaceballsbetter thanThe Force Awakens, noting that even without its comedic tie-ins, it would still be a great adventure movie.
It certainly seems to be loved by Reddit user lililiilillil, who usedStarfield’s ship customizationtools and, presumably, some mods, to bring the Eagle 5 to a new galaxy. TheStarfieldfan posted 20 different angles of the dual-engine ship, which appears to use only a single 3x1 hab unit as its base. There are some minor differences between the fan-made ship and the movie version due to the selection of cosmetic items in the game, but it appears to be a pretty faithful recreation of Lone Starr’s ship.
Starfield Player Makes The Eagle 5 Winnebago Ship From Space Balls
The Reddit user didn’t go into any detail about their process or the parts used to bring the classicSpaceballsship toStarfield, so keen-eyed players will have to pick it apart visually to see all the parts used in its creation. However, the creator does seem to want an even more immersiveSpaceballsexperience in the game, asking if any modders are able to transformStarfield’s robotic companion character Vascointo Dot Matrix, the sassy, C-3PO-like robot played by Joan Rivers in the film.
WhileSpaceballsis a pretty old movie at this point, having released 37 years ago, it has a lasting legacy that seems to appeal to a lot of players.Starfieldisn’t the only game to have seen a fan-made crossover in recent years, either, as oneDOOM 2modder combined the game withSpaceballsin 2020, swapping in enemies clad in classicSpaceballsbattle armor and including its own, much lower-res, version of the Eagle 5.
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