Summary
- A Starfield player recreated The Jetsons flying car using the game's shipbuilding mode.
- Their original creation incorporates two Starfield mods, both of which can be downloaded free of charge on both PC and Xbox consoles.
One Starfield player has managed to design an authentic in-game recreation of the flying car from The Jetsons. Their impressive feat of engineering then made the rounds on social media, impressing numerous fans and underlining the immense versatility of Starfield's shipbuilding mechanics.
The Starfield ship builder has been entertaining many a player ever since the space-faring RPG launched in early September 2023. Since then, countless fans have put together a wide variety of engineering marvels, often turning to popular media for inspiration.
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Starfield Player Recreates The Jetsons' Season 2 Flying Car
Another such design feat was recently achieved by Reddit user L4westby, who had managed to design a custom Starfield ship modeled after the flying car from The Jetsons, one of the most beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoons of all time. While the futuristic Jetsons family made use of a green spacecraft in the original run of the show in the early '60s, the mid-'80s revival series changed the flying car to red. That second iteration was used as the basis for L4westby's ship, which shares its role model's saucer-like body featuring a transparent glass dome at the top. The form factor of the ship's rear-mounted engine also resembles the wings that adorned the later versions of the flying car from ABC's hit animated series.
Elaborating on their creative process, L4westby revealed that this impressive recreation of The Jetsons spacecraft was put together using a number of Bethesda-sanctioned mods. Specifically, the player made use of Matilija Aerospace and DerreTech, both of which add a wide variety of ship parts to the base game. Aside from PC, these mods are also available on the Xbox Series X/S, having launched as part of Starfield's surprise June 2024 update, which expanded the game with the addition of the Creations mod storefront, among other novelties. While some Starfield Creations are only offered as paid content, the ones used in this design can be downloaded free of charge across all platforms.
The Matilija Aerospace mod was used for some of the larger ship modules incorporated into this The Jetsons flying car recreation, whereas the DerreTech add-on provided the parts making up the spacecraft's cockpit with a back entrance, L4westby explained. The player's original creation adds to the ever-expanding list of impressive Starfield ship designs that fans have authored to date.
As was the case with Bethesda's past games, mods have the potential to significantly prolong Starfield's shelf life. The developer itself is also far from done supporting its latest RPG, as it's currently working on the game's very first expansion, Shattered Space, which is scheduled to hit the market in late 2024.
Starfield
- Released
- September 6, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.
The year is 2330. Humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. From humble beginnings as a space miner, you will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of the Settled Systems in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- How Long To Beat
- 20 Hours
- File Size Xbox Series
- 101 GB (September 2023)
- Metascore
- 86
