Starfield has kind-of-sort-of been revitalized with the discharge of the Creation Equipment, however one of the best is but to return, and there are thrilling information popping out of this yr’s Quakecon. Notably, the creator of the broadly acclaimed Sim Settlements mod for Fallout 4 is making a Doom-themed quest for Starfield.

Kinggath made a reputation for themselves when Sim Settlements grew to become a little bit of essential for any settlement-focused Fallout 4 participant. The vast majority of their mods for Fallout 4 since have been not less than considerably oriented towards making settlements higher, too, however their first Starfield mod goes in an entirely totally different course, porting a few of the key content material from the current Doom video games. Particularly, what little materials Kinggath has already made out there reveals off a bevy of iconic goodies from Doom, together with (however not restricted to) the revered Tremendous Shotgun in its Doom Everlasting styling.

Kinggath’s new At Hell’s Gate mini-quest is coming to Starfield without spending a dime

The actually fascinating bit is that this complete factor seems to be popping out at completely no further cost. Though Bethesda’s Creations enable modders to earn cash for his or her releases, Kinggath is seemingly opting to push the mod out completely without spending a dime, as an alternative, which is an admirable strategy for certain. You’ll be able to see the primary At Hell’s Gate trailer on the finish of the brand new Bethesda Creations video, featured above. It begins at 1:50.

Now, to be honest, we don’t know but what the precise scope of the At Hell’s Gate mod goes to be. Kinggath particularly describes it as a “miniquest”, although I’d prefer to level out that we’re – not less than – getting what seems to be like a Doom-themed dungeon of some type. We’ve additionally seen the 2016 iteration of the Doom Slayer armor, the Doom Everlasting Crucible sword and the aforementioned Tremendous Shotgun, and what might or will not be a tackle the basic Spiderdemon creature from the franchise. The one draw back is that we don’t but know when, precisely, may this mod be popping out.

In different associated information, Starfield could also be carving its means via the modding scene by setting some new precedents. Notably, that is the primary time Bethesda’s personal first-party Creations mod internet hosting service has outpaced the third-party Nexus Mods web site. The margin is kind of substantial, too, to the purpose the place some modders are seeing ten instances as many downloads by way of Creations as they do on the Nexus. An fascinating flip of occasions, to make certain, and it’s solely going to get extra fascinating as we strategy the Shattered Area enlargement pack, popping out this Fall.