Starfield's new Creation Engine took 'so long to do,' Bethesda's Todd Howard happy with results

3 years ago by trifictional to c/xbox

Bethesda's Todd Howard praises Starfield's tech team for the new Creation Engine 2 upgrade, promises consistency and says the game 'feels great' to play.

The hype cycle for this game is really taking off.

breadsmasher 5 points 3 years ago

Are buildings still going to be behind doors and load screen? Not seen anything regarding it either way yet

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trifictional 8 points 3 years ago

I think so, for a couple reasons.

They would have advertised this feature as an upgrade to the engine already.
They’ve already confirmed that there is loading screens between space and ground.

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AlexanderTheGreat 2 points 3 years ago

I didn't realize they made a new engine for this.

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trifictional 6 points 3 years ago

It’s not new, it’s just significantly revamped.

Seems like they completely reprogrammed the visuals part of it but the part responsible for gameplay looks largely the same.

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Skiptrace 4 points 3 years ago

Let's hope they fixed the Physics being tied to FPS.

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trifictional 3 points 3 years ago

With the addition of manipulatable gravity I would bet they also had to largely redo the physics system.

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AlexanderTheGreat 2 points 3 years ago

That would be fantastic if they did.

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era 1 point 3 years ago

Well that's cool I guess. Though to be honest visuals are the last thing I look at in Bethesda games. Gimme that huge sandbox world (or should I say universe) with many things to do, places to go and people to talk to, all tied up together by fun RPG mechanics

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trifictional 2 points 3 years ago

Ever since the direct, I’ve been looking forward to this game so much.

I think it has the potential to be the next Skyrim in popularity.

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era 1 point 3 years ago

I wouldn't really call it "hype" though. He's just saying he's happy with its overall behavior. That doesn't sound half as bad as promising features that simply aren't there.

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