Summary
- A Starfield player has created a UI concept for looting that could greatly improve the game's system, offering more clarity and detail.
- The concept, possibly inspired by other games like The Division 2 and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, includes small icons, stats, and credit values for looted items.
- While the creator hasn't mentioned if they're developing a mod, this new looting method could streamline gameplay and make looting defeated enemies easier for players.
A Starfield player has created a UI concept that would offer a huge improvement to looting. While the Starfield looting system shares some similarities with other Bethesda games, this one alteration from a fan could make a big difference.
Starfield was released on September 6 after a brief early access phase. With Starfield garnering over one million players, some members of the community are finding gripes with the game. Among the issues that players have noticed are Starfield NPCs with a staring problem, a glitch that turns a character into a monster, and an exploit that can create infinite credits. Some Starfield players have noticed that it's unclear what all the loot is from the UI, and one fan has decided to share their own take on how Starfield looting should look.
Reddit user SaintlikeSAM recently shared a clip of their Starfield looting concept. The video begins with the player approaching a Starfield Immortal Pirate to prompt what appears to be a standard loot menu. Like in Starfield, this menu shows a Legendary Pirate Assault suit, a pistol, and some crafting materials, with the addition of small icons indicating which part of the inventory they'll end up in. Unlike the Starfield UI, a secondary screen is loaded as the player lingers on the spacesuit. This new screen shows a small icon of what the Pirate Assault Spacesuit would look like, a stat breakdown that compares it to a player's current equipment, and its helpful effects.
Beyond telling a player what aesthetic and stats an item may offer, SaintlikeSAM's UI change also shows how many Starfield credits it would be worth. The looting idea may have been inspired by games like The Division 2 and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint which showcase items in more detail than Starfield. Although the current Starfield loot menu shows item names, inexperienced players may not know what an item is based on its text. Once looted, Starfield players can check their inventory to get any item information and what it looks like. SaintlikeSAM's UI idea may allow players to loot defeated Starfield pirates more easily.
Though they're enthusiastic about their Starfield looting concept, SaintlikeSAM hasn't stated whether they're working on a mod or not. This looting method may feel more seamless to some gamers because it doesn't interrupt gameplay like opening the Starfield inventory does. While there are some Starfield bugs that Bethesda may fix with a future patch, it's unlikely that the inventory system officially gets overhauled so much.
Starfield is available now for PC and Xbox Series X/S.