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Todd Howard Discusses Starfield in Interview on the Kinda Funny XCast — June 22, 2023

Todd Howard was interviewed for episode 143 of the Kinda Funny XCast, where he answered fan-submitted questions about Starfield. Key points included:

• The way accessibility was built into the game.
• Details on character creation, skills, and backgrounds.
• That fishing will not be available in the game.
• The proportion of planets with life, and how to strike a balance between making the game feel too full and gamey, and too empty and boring.
• Diversity of exploration: planets will have varying number of biomes with different lifeforms.
• Companions: the 4 Constellation companions have the most fleshed out quest lines and are romanceable.
• The role of music in atmospheric game design.
• Spaceship and outpost building: these are both intended to be deep systems but late game activities.
• Many missions are hand-crafted, while others are procedurally generated.

You can see the Kinda Funny XCast here.