Brand-new DLC is one thing, but all-new ways to traverse space are game-changing! Starfield is about to impress critics and fans alike with its upcoming Free Lanes content update, featuring cruise mode, X-Tech, legendary weapon effects, outpost enhancements, New Game+, and more. The best part? It’s coming alongside the PlayStation 5 launch of the game in early April!
What’s New in Starfield Free Lanes?
- Free Lanes & Cruise Mode
- Travel freely between planets within a star system without loading screens. While traveling, you can pilot the starship, or enter Cruise Mode to walk around, chat with crew, customize equipment, and decorate your ship mid-flight.
- Space Encounters
- X-Tech
- A new resource that allows you to customize your weapons, gear, and ships with new effects and buffs.
- Tier 4 Legendary Effects
- Saboteur: Damaging robots has a chance to kill them instantly.
- Reckless: Ranged only. Magazine size is reduced to 1; damage is increased by 500%; health is reduced by 50%.
- Engimatic: Suit only. Holograms of yourself appear in combat, confusing enemies.
- Quality Tiers
- Upgrade your gear to Superior and Exceptional tiers.
- Ship Optimization Terminal
- Shared Outpost Container
- Outpost Database
- Outpost Pets
- Upgrading Starborn Abilities
- Rank up your Starborn abilities using Quantum Essence.
- Quantum Entanglement Device
- Expand your Quantum Entanglement Device using Quantum Essence to store gear between New Game+ runs. Anything kept inside the device will transfer to your new playthrough.
- New Game+
- Anchorpoint Station
- An all-new starstation with vendors and quests.
- New Ship Modules
- Upgrade Module Slot
- Colony War Action Heroes
- 27 Colony War Action Hero collectibles to discover, each one offering a stat buff.
- Planetary POIs
- An increased variety of new and returning planetary POIs to explore.
- Elite Crew
- Muria Siarkiewicz, found near Galbank in New Atlantis, can now join the player’s crew as an Elite Crewmember.
- Side Quests
- Land Vehicle
- Traverse the surface of any planet in style with the brand-new Moon Jumper land vehicle, with boost capabilities.
- Asteroid Base Home
- Enemy Modifiers
- Tank (3x more health)
- Tricky (Chance to avoid damage)
- Martyr (Dying puts nearby allies into a rage)
- And more to come!
- Weapon Skins
- Photo Mode Poses
- New Camera Features
Of course, that’s not everything. We’ll see more as the upcoming release date approaches. But alongside Free Lanes, Bethesda intends to launch the Terran Armada DLC for $9.99, featuring an all-new storyline, faction, characters, equipment, starships, and more!