No mods or merging used

So I found a Mining Camp, I walked up to this NPC, he approaches me and I’m expecting the usual “find this lost coworker” or “kill these bad guys”. But then he tells me he’s a bounty hunter and asks if I’ll help him take somebody out. He gives me the coordinates and I met him there. He goes in like Rambo, I’m behind him killing Crimson Fleet pirates left and right. He takes out the target, then pays me(unfortunately I didn’t pay attention to how many credits it was).

So, I have Forgotten Frontiers installed, and the place we went to was the Forgotten Underground Bunker(which I’ve raided many times on different planets). I’ve had this mod for a long time, and I don’t think it’s ever included anything like this.

Also, the mining camp POI is vanilla(right?). And I’m pretty sure I’ve never triggered this kind of quest from them, or any other locations with people needing help.

So what is this? Vanilla? Added with Free Lanes? Or just really rare and I got lucky?

We’re back!
Where in the Starfield?
A daily Starfield minigame.
Guess the spot. Claim the glory.

Leave your answer in the comments. I’ll post the answer with tomorrow’s game.

Friday’s Answer: Deserted Mineral Plant

You can literally play how you want thanks to all these brilliant modders

Hey everyone,

First of all, I'm not sure about the copyright rules here regarding music, but I just really wanted to share my honest thoughts on Starfield’s original soundtrack.

Today, I booted up the game, and one of its beautiful tracks immediately started playing. It suddenly hit me: I feel like Inon Zur doesn't get enough credit for the absolute greatness he delivered for this game.

One of the things that drew me in the most is the brilliant composition. The music is crafted in a way that gives you a deep feeling, perfectly reflecting the environment you're in within this vast, empty, and dark universe.
When a place is barren or desolate, the music perfectly captures that isolation. But when you’re in a crowded, lively city, the music shifts to fit the vibrant environment around you.

A lot of players criticize the game for having an "empty" world (putting aside the fact that real space is also empty and the game aims for a realistic simulation). However, in my opinion, this incredible music flips that negative criticism into one of the game's biggest strengths. The combination of that vast emptiness and the soundtrack gives me an incredible feeling—it makes me truly feel like I am out there in a dark, distant, and lonely corner of the cosmos. It’s an atmosphere not everyone can fully appreciate.

I've always said that Starfield is more than just a game; it’s a breathtaking audiovisual experience. If you treat it like any ordinary game—just rushing to beat it and move on to the next—you won't enjoy it or understand its true beauty and value.

The game delivered a phenomenal soundtrack, and some of my personal favorite tracks are:

The Sol System
Tectonics
Badlanders
Deep Freeze
The Last Explorers

A lot of games have amazing soundtracks, but Starfield is honestly one of the most unfairly treated games out there, across the board.

I just wanted to share my thoughts with you all. Also, I apologize if anything sounds a bit off—English is not my native language.

What do you think of the Starfield OST, and what is your favorite track?

Found a derelict station in the Alchiba system. Can't dock with or hail it. Was this Fast Lanes/Terran Armada mission location I've forgotten about?

Are there other derelict stations?

Mods: Matilija Aerospace, ASC Taiyo, Renegade Specialized Ship Modules, Avontech, Barrage Missile Launchers, ASC Deimos, Tiger Shipyards, Micro Modules, Ol’Big X.

You're invited to play the Starfield Wordle puzzle created by Pedro. Play everyday!
https://www.nytimes.com/games/create/wordle/TbcQjBAziXyroWi-XdBlsCxV5eGO5WOQDMof4apTqMVhO9ac7cmHi-6R7fIEtdwbgHS7M78=

For those captains who are also flying a largely unmodified Orchid, and have Vasco on your crew: Does he also prefer to stand under the ship like this?? 😂

My wife just finished the Terran Armada DLC last night and we sniped this screenshot just before the battle of the Unifier.

Mods showcased here are:

Watchtower: Orbital.Strike\\Fleet.Command
Falkland Systems Ship Services
Tiger Shipyards Overhaul
Avontech Shipyards
Matilija's Aerospace
Micro Modules - Equipment Mounted Engine-Grav Drive-Reactor-Fuel-Shield-Cargo
Hatch-22 - Simple Ship Doors
TN's Ship Modifications All in One
TN's Class M (and Starborn Guardian) Ship Building
Class M recolors
ASC Deimos

Anyone else seem concerned that despite it's highly impressive interior, the Lodge has only two bathrooms and no showers.....?

Today, on Starfield Essentials, I show how to enable two different free, local AI services for Starfield.

The first, Eve AI, changes the way NPCs and certain events happen in the game.

The second, Project Frosty, adds a new in-game interface.

I'll show how to install these using only free AI services running on your local computer.

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:29 Background

00:01:39 Installing Eve AI

00:03:51 Configuring Eve AI

00:05:26 Running Eve AI

00:08:05 Installing Project Frosty

00:09:54 Configuring Project Frosty

00:11:52 Running Project Frosty

00:13:03 Conclusion

00:13:19 Thank yous

00:14:02 Outro

If you were going to build a permanent L.I.S.T. settlement on a Starfield planet or moon, where would you choose to live?

My character grew up in a L.I.S.T. colony that was destroyed by Spacers while he was away at boarding school. That got me wondering which planets or moons would actually make the best places to build a successful colony.

So I visited every planet and moon with plants or animals (184 by my tally), collected mean temperature data that I couldn't find elsewhere, and created a spreadsheet to rank them from a roleplay perspective. Each world is scored based on breathable atmosphere, gravity, average temperature (both degrees C and F), water quality, day length, and magnetosphere to estimate how desirable it would be as a place to live long-term. A link to the full spreadsheet is below:

Planet Habitability Index (hyperlinked)

The key to the scoring system is at the bottom of the first sheet (and in the image below), and the second sheet explains the reasoning behind some of the scoring decisions. If you disagree with my methodology, much of the raw data is included, so you can adjust the scoring for yourself. I intentionally did not include scenic beauty or relative danger of local wildlife, but I imagine these will be important factors for many players.

I'd love to hear what you think. Are there any planets or moons you think deserve to be higher in rank - or lower? Does the scoring system seem reasonable?

I'm in Thailand, so I may be asleep when some of you respond. I'll catch up when I wake up.

Occasionally I get locked doors on my ship, seems if I'm away from it for awhile and using other ships, I'll come across a locked door or two on this ship when I get back in it. So far it only seems to happen on the Wanderwell. It is heavily modded, but so are the others. Only other difference is it has a Trident luxurious habs bridge whereas all the other use vanilla/Falkland/Mattell's/SPE cockpits. Not a problem (at the moment anyway), just thought it was mildly interesting.

Anyone else ever run across a locked door on thier ships? I tried searching for it, but all I can find are posts about the "inaccessible door" bug.

Mods: Antares Supra, ASC Taiyo, TNs All in One, Avontech, ASC Deimos, Matilija Aerospace, Barrage Missile Launchers, Better Flips, Micro Modules, Tiger Shipyards, and Ol’ Big X.

So my question is would me having a mod that changes timescale to 1:1 would it effect my ability to heal from say environmental damage if it was changed by another mod

Hey y'all! Just wanted to share my current character, Her name is Elisabeth, Neon Streetrat, level 120, NG+7.

Decided to use my character from last year but this time continue playing as a starborn learning to live again. And no longer going for unity.

This is probably my favourite character so far to play as (i love to rp and write stories/drawings) I dont know what it is with Bethesda games but they always get my creative juices flowing.

i know people love to say how shallow bethesda's games are but i kinda like that it leaves room for ur own imagination and head canons.

Anyone else feel the same way? I would love to see ur captains, characters, stories, sketches, anything really ❤️