I'm now hooked on Starfield, and it's all thanks to its recent game-changing upgrade

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Starfield showing Creations mods in use

I tried to likeStarfieldwhen it first launched, I really did. I’d enjoyed all of Bethesda’s past RPGs in some form or other but, as PC Gamer’sStarfield reviewindicated could happen, I found myself oddly cold, held at arm’s length from the developer’s biggest-ever virtual creation.

I’d tried restarting the game multiple times, building different characters and attempting to explore different aspects of its vast offering of in-game activities to see if that would make it stick, but each time my initial enthusiasm faded away and, pretty quickly, I’d find myself playing something else.

Honestly, there was a point a few months back where I’d relegated Starfield to the vast pile of games that I’d tried, but would never go back to. I’d even started a replay of Fallout 4 to fill the Bethesda itch that Starfield had failed to scratch.

And, let me tell you, while mods for Starfield had obviously existed before Bethesda launched Creations, with me myself downloading a few from trusty oldNexus Mods, they had been far from ideal. Especially because when I played Starfield back then, I’d played it across three different systems, my main gaming PC, my gaming laptop, and occasionally on an Xbox Series X.

This meant that, not only did I have to download my mods on every PC every time I added one, but they also wouldn’t work on Xbox. Basically, it was a deal breaker, as I’d spend more time curating mods and getting Starfield on each system ready to play than actually playing the game.

The in-game Creations menu screen. Selecting and downloading mods is easy.(Image credit: Future)

Starfield showing Creations mods in use

Why Starfield Creations is a game-changer

Creations, though, solves that problem instantly. This is because when you download a mod from its in-game menu of Creations, it ties the mod in question to your Bethesda account. This then means that when you boot the game up on another system, and go ahead to launch your cloud save game, your list of Creations is automatically consulted and, if you don’t have them installed on this machine, then you’re simply offered the option to press a single button and have them all downloaded.

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This makes keeping your mod list updated across multiple systems so easy, and if I spot a new Creation that I want to use, I don’t have to spend some of my (very limited and super valuable) gaming time to download them all again.

Crucially, many of these Creations have immediately made Starfield a much, much better game for me and, being candid, are the reason why I’m now hooked on playing it. The mods I’m running change Starfield in small ways, but they iron out all the wrinkles that made me drop it originally, as well as adding new stuff that make the game more fun to play. Even better, while there are some paid Creations, the vast majority of them are totally free. You can download them in seconds and have them running in your game within minutes. Here’s a few of my favourites.

Who wouldn’t want this awesome-looking glowing ring on their spaceship? Well, now you can get one too thanks to the Avontech Shipyards mod.(Image credit: Future)

Starfield showing Creations mods in use

Some of the free Starfield Creations I’m running right now that are making the difference

Thanks to the Improved Follower Behaviour mod, companions like Sarah now actually stick relatively close to you. Especially handy in a fight.(Image credit: Future)

Starfield showing Creations mods in use

Getting up here was fun, if not completely pointless.(Image credit: Future)

Starfield showing Creations mods in use

And there’s much more, too

So, yeah, I’m really digging Creations and how well Bethesda has implemented it into the game. It’s helped me iron out some of the frustrations that were stopping me from enjoying Starfield, while also offering plenty of exciting new content that is just nice to have. What I’ve described above is just a fraction of the total mods on offer right now, too, so I’d suggest anyone who found themselves bouncing off Starfield to give the game another shot now, as Creations could be the game-changer for you, as it has been for me.

Of course, I think the most praise should be reserved for the talented modders who are out there creating content and, well, fixes for Bethesda’s game completely free of charge. Without these modders, the Creations system would be nowhere near as good as it is now, so I tip my hat to each and every one of them, as they’ve been the true game-changer in me finally clicking with Starfield. Here’s hoping that Bethesda is also learning from the Creations being made for its game, specifically the numerous fixes and gameplay tweaks, as if it does then it sure would help smooth out the launch of its next big-budget RPG.

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Some of the free Starfield Creations I’m running right now that are making the difference

And there’s much more, too