This page is specifically regarding gameplay related issues. If you experiencing crashing/infinite loading, refer to this page instead.

Resolution Stuck on 1280×720

This is a vanilla bug with some monitors. Try some of these fixes:

  • Turn borderless fullscreen off and on
  • Change scale layout to 100%

Failed to Save Game

  1. Disable Steam Cloud Save
  2. Check Documents\My Games\Starfield\Saves. If any of these folders don’t exist, create them in that order.
  3. Under Virus and Threat Protection Settings (Windows Security), go to “Manage Controlled Folder Access” whitelist the Starfield folder in both /Documents/My Games/Starfield and /steamapps/common/Starfield.
  4. Disable OneDrive Sync as a last resort

Long Loading Times (not Infinite)

If you are spending minutes on load screens, then I’m sorry to break the news to you that either:

  • Your SSD is dying
  • You installed Genesis/Starfield external SSD, SATA SSD, or an HDD, which are below the minimum requirements for Genesis.
  • To verify either, download the application called Crystal Disk. If you see any mention of RPM, you have an HDD. If you see a red temperature or health screen, then your hard drive is dying. If none of those apply, download Crystal DIsk Mark and test the speed of your SSD. NVMe drives should have at least 4,000+ MB/s read/write speed.

Settings not Saving

If settings are not saving after a restart of the game, then the problem is that Windows Defender (or some other antivirus) is restricting access to your Documents folder and not letting Starfield itself edit it. In the Windows Defender protection history screen, allow Starfield.exe to access the files.

White Lightsaber

This is an issue with your Documents folder setup. Try the fixes below:

  • Manual Documents Install
  • Check that Windows Defender isn’t restricting Starfield.exe from accessing files.
  • Edit the folder security settings and grant the “Everyone” group full control:
    • Star Wars Genesis folder
    • Starfield Documents folder
    • Starfield folder

Beyond this point, I can’t help much. You at some followed a random debloat windows guide and ended up uninstalling something important. Please refrain from doing that in the future.

Inaccessible Ship/Missing Dock Prompt

This is an issue with missing drivers/libraries that most PCs should have by default. Try the fixes below:

  • Make sure your VC++ is properly updated. Download the All-in-One from here. Extract the install_all.bat into the same drive you have the modlist on and run it.
  • Next, go through an install (or a repair if available) of this. To be safe, drag this exe into every drive you have and run it.
  • Make sure you have installed the latest version of .NET Framework.

Bugged Jetpack Flames or Floating Jetpack

Briefly enter the character edit menu and then leave it. Use this console command:

  • showlooksmenu player 2

Quest NPC Keeps Attacking or are Hostile

This is a vanilla Bethesda bug. It has 2 solutions.

  1. Sleep/Wait 48 hours at some bed/chair/furniture
  2. If that doesn’t work and you’re in some stealth mission, use the tdetect console command to make yourself invisible to NPCs until you reach the next objective. Then use it again to turn it off.

Planets/Dialogue not changed

Make sure your language for Starfield is set to English on Steam. Just be aware that you will still hear vanilla voicelines with mis-matching subtitles often as this is a WIP. The main focus has been on the main quest and faction quests if you want a fully converted experience.

Can’t Open Lodge Door or Any Door

Common vanilla Bethesda bug. Just restart game or reload save.

Ship Missing in Alternate Start

Just talk to the technician and briefly enter the build menu and it should spawn. Can also try fast traveling somewhere else

Can’t Fast Travel

This is a vanilla Bethesda bug that is pretty easy to fix.
  1. Open the Console and type ‘DumpInputEnableLayers’ then hit Enter.
  2. You should see a list of three or four numbered Layers, find the Layer that has Fast Travel listed.
  3. Type ‘ResetInputEnableLayer NUMBER’ with the number of the layer where it says NUMBER, then hit Enter.

Everything is Invisible/Grey/Purple

The only real time I’ve seen this happen is when a Creation Kit mod author forgot to rename their Materials folder back to bMaterials (or anything but Materials) in their Data folder for Starfield