Update []: Following its original release in "Beta" form, Starfield update 1.14.74 has now gone live for everyone on Xbox and PC. Nothing has changed aside from one small addition to the patch notes related to the Creation Kit:
- Creation Kit: Lipsync animation data generation is now available.
Original Story: The next Starfield update is officially on the way! Bethesda has pulled back the curtain on Starfield update 1.14.74, which is rolling out now for members of the "Beta" program on PC, and getting a public release in the near future.
In terms of big highlights, the main one from an Xbox perspective is the reintroduction of an uncapped frame rate option on Xbox Series X, while there are also some "general performance and stability improvements".
As mentioned, this update is only in "Beta" on PC for the time being, and there's no set release date for the Xbox version. That said, we should only be waiting a couple of weeks for it to drop, so expect it to arrive around mid-November.
Here are the full patch notes for Starfield update 1.14.74:
General
- General performance and stability improvements.
- The uncapped frame rate option is available again for Xbox Series X users.
- The Message of the Day now displays more consistently on the Xbox.
- Addressed an issue where some console commands did not disable certain achievements.
- Shattered Space will now show ownership correctly for Steam users.
Gameplay
- The Annihilator Particle Beam damage-over-time effect no longer triggers companion reactions.
- Resolved a Leadership skill issue that could cause companions to not speak up.
- Improved function of the stealth bar while around crowd NPCs.
- Addressed an issue where destroyed ships could load in without collision.
- Addressed an issue where loading a save the relied on missing content could place the player in an undesirable location.
- Tracker's Alliance - Roach will now accurately track the number of completed bounties.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets will now appear in Akila, Gagarin, and Cydonia.
- Tracker's Alliance - Fixed an issue where the player could receive additional credits by extorting the target and then killing them.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets should now have a larger variety of appearances.
- Tracker's Alliance - Bounty targets will now be removed after being dealt with and leaving the area.
- Tracker's Alliance - Extorting or bribing a bounty target is no longer a guaranteed success.
Quests
- The Starjacker - The correct quest objective will display when the player boards the Junker Watchdog.
- Legacy of the Fang - Addressed an issue that could cause the key to no longer open the door if the player had left the area.
- The Duel - If the player attacks Danika and gets arrested, they are now able to speak to her afterwards to complete the quest.
- The Scaled Citadel - Anasko’s ID Key is now flagged as a quest item.
- What Remains - Addressed an issue where having certain creations installed could make the hatch on The Oracle non-interactable.
- What Remains - The Engineering Bay Access Card is now flagged as a quest item.
- A House Divided - The doors in the Radiology center will stay unlocked during this quest if the player exits the area and returns.
- A House Divided - The player can now obtain the keycard from Madri after the quest is completed.
- Zealous Overreach - Fixed an issue that could occur if the Va’ruun Zealots at the exterior of Shadow Station Epsilon were killed before receiving the quest.
- Zealous Overreach - Addressed an issue that could prevent the player from speaking to Razma or Viktor if the quest “Conflict in Conviction” is started at the same time.
- Zealous Overreach - Vortex Phantoms will no longer spawn close enough to interrupt the negotiation scene.