GeForce RTX graphics card owners will have the privilege of being the first to harness the advantages of NVIDIA's latest innovations, including DLAA and Reflex technologies. Moreover, for gamers equipped with 40-series RTX cards, a frame-shifting option is included.

Bethesda underscores a crucial recommendation: when enabling DLSS frame generation, it is advisable to deactivate vertical sync (VSync) to fully exploit the performance enhancements. A noteworthy detail that will surely delight fans is the newfound ability to consume in-game food and beverages seamlessly, eliminating the need to navigate through menus. This enhancement directly addresses a longstanding request from the gaming community.

Starfield – Beta Patch 1.8.83

These are all the changes in the game's beta for Steam:

Fixes and improvements

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

• Various issues and memory leaks have been fixed.
• [PC Only] Several performance optimizations have been incorporated for graphics cards that will be especially noticeable on high-end cards.
• [PC Only] The rendering threading model has been improved, resulting in more efficient use of the processor on high-performance systems.
• Various stability and performance improvements.

GAME

• The possibility of consuming foods present in the environment has been added.
• Stealth mechanics have been adjusted to slightly reduce difficulty.
• Fixed an issue where Andreja's head would always remain hooded.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from firing their weapons.
• Fixed issues that resulted in some NPCs not being clothed.
• Fixed an issue where Skill Challenges already in progress would stop progressing after reaching the Unit and starting a new game.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented you from opening your inventory or saving your game after entering the Unit.
• [PC Only] Fixed an issue that caused the cursor to move in jerks.
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause the main ship to be lost.
• Fixed an issue that caused Naval Services Technicians to disappear.

GRAPHICS

• Fixed an issue affecting ambient occlusion at ultrawide resolutions.
• The initial shader compilation that occurs when starting the game has been optimized.
• Added the ability to adjust brightness and contrast in the display settings menu.
• Added the ability to adjust HDR brightness as long as the system supports it (Xbox and Windows 11 only).
• Various materials have been reviewed that, under certain conditions, could be presented in an unwanted way.
• Fixed several visual bugs associated with the new field of view controls.
• The aesthetics of the eyes of generic characters have been improved.
• Fixed several minor visual issues with lighting, shadows, terrain, and vegetation.

MISSIONS

• What Money Can Buy: Fixed a rare issue that prevented players from sitting down in the negotiation with Musgrove.
• Blast Zone: Fixed an issue where hard rocks that players must clear in Ngodup Tate's Domain would not appear.
• Echoes of the Past: Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented you from reaching the Griloba Queen during the “Secure the Shuttle Dock” objective.
• Eye of the Storm: Fixed an issue that caused a docking prompt to disappear, which could truncate mission progress.
• Task for Crushers: Fixed an issue that prevented progress if “Supra et ultra” was fulfilled during the return to the Lodge in “A High Price”.
• No sudden movements: Fixed an issue where the door on the Scow ship would stop opening.
• Operation Star Seeding: Fixed an issue that caused the key needed to exit the facility to sometimes not appear.
• Sabotage: Fixed an issue where David Barron could sometimes not be found.
• Shortsighted: Fixed an issue where players could rarely still control their character when speaking to Vladimir.
• The Heart of Mars: Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to mine resources.