Summary
One extremely dedicated player managed to fully survey all eligible worlds inStarfield, a daunting feat accomplished by very few. Thoughprocedural generation inStarfieldremains a contentious topic in the community, it cannot be argued that Bethesda took a bold risk in using the technology to dramatically expand the scope of its open world sandbox formula. Whereas players are restricted to a fixed area inSkyrimandFallout 4,Starfieldoffers them the possibility to explore any planet they want.
In practice, the gameplay loop of landing andsurveying a planet inStarfieldcan get repetitive rather fast, as many players feel the variety just isn’t there yet. Pirate bases, abandoned mines, and remote settlements only have so many layouts to pull from, while the lack of diverse, alien environments compared to sci-fi franchises such asMass Effecthas made the Settled Systems feel somewhat restrained in the eyes of the community.
This has done little to prevent No-Radish6874 from fully surveying the entirety of the Settled Systems in New Game Plus, sharing the statistics screen on the mainStarfieldsubreddit. The accomplishment was met with universal praise, as many fans wondered about the mental endurance it would take to complete the scanning mini-game on the total number of 1912 worlds. Not that it takes away from the achievement, but it should be noted that not all planets inStarfieldcan be landed on, as gas giants count as fully surveyed with just an orbital scan, meaning that the true number of worlds scanned by No-Radish6874 is 1707.
Considering that they are decked out in Starborn gear, the undertaking took place afterstarting New Game+ inStarfielda fair few times. This strongly implies that at least a hundred planets were scanned more than once, further emphasizing how intensely complete this playthrough turned out to be. Given that survey data, equipment, ships, and outpost layouts don’t transfer over in New Game Plus, it’s widely suggested forStarfieldplayers to focus on upgrading their Starborn powers first before commencing the survey challenge.
Thoughofficial mod support forStarfieldwill likely bring about more varied environments, unique biomes, and even entirely new planets for players to explore, Bethesda still has over two hundred employees working onStarfield. It remains to be seen how Shattered Space will expand on the foundation established in the base game, but given the amount of resources being pooled into it,Starfieldplayers can hopefully expect something great.
