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Starfield Player Discovers Rare POI After Nearly 300 In-Game Hours

After nearly 300 hours in-game, one Starfield player has found a point of interest (POI) they’ve never seen before. Starfield’s massive scale was something that fans were looking forward to, but also equally nervous about. Many were worried that the scale would make the game feel empty, while others felt as though Bethesda should have focused more on the story and NPCs instead of the clearly flawed open-world itself. There is so much to do that discovering every POI would be nearly impossible, but the chance of discovering this POI is even rarer than others.

Except for a few set locations, all the planets and POIs in Starfield are procedurally generated, but after 280 hours, Reddit user EmptyDarkH thought they had seen it all. That is, until they came across this rare POI on their journey through space.

They said they were checking out the Bradbury system and were on Bradbury 3 when this appeared. Other players mentioned that after about 600 hours they came across it, while others have even more hours logged and have yet to see it.

One of the most interesting things about space travel in Starfield is uncovering secret stories sprinkled throughout the systems. This rare location has a significant storyline tied to it, but is contained to just exploring the area itself, so no additional travel is needed. The name of the location is the Autonomous Dogstar Factory, and it has an interesting backstory as to what’s going on inside. While following the story, players will discover this location was once the home of a large-scale automation company, but things went awry quickly, and it didn’t end well.

These rare POIs highlight how impressive Starfield could have been if the focus had been on building the story of a few solid locations, instead of using the same template for POIs across the map. Players have seen the same few factories every time they travel to a new moon, making some lose the desire to explore and search for other locations. Space exploration is a huge part of the game and keeping players interested long-term has proved difficult. More locations of this caliber would have been a welcome experience for someone who had sunk a few hours into exploring.

Now that the new Shattered Space DLC for Starfield has a release window, the hopes for more hidden locations like this have risen. The DLC is said to have more locations and more story elements, potentially focusing on a new star system based around the House of Va’ruun. Players are hoping that this DLC will be more than just a new story and that it will take the time to flesh out content already found in Starfield. Regardless, players will have to wait until Fall 2024 to find out, and in the meantime, keep searching the stars for exciting new POIs.

Source: EmptyDarkH/Reddit