As spotted by DSO Gaming, Nexus Mods user Korodic has recently uploaded a mod for Starfield that incorporates dead body collision. In the vanilla experience, once a character ceases to be, they also cease to have any physical form, making it possible for others to just glide right through them.
Are you tired of being able to walk through the dead bodies of Starfield like they aren’t there? Wish it was possible for NPCs to step onto the corpses of those who lie in the way like human speed bumps? Well, wonder no more, as this modder has got you covered.
Why, I’ve had my immersion shattered watching the residents of Akila City not be able to nudge the corpse of someone I killed in cold blood. What kind of (fictional) world is this where NPCs can’t even stand on the rotting cadavers that litter the streets?
Not one I wish to live in, it seems
Thanks to Korodic’s mod, you can now enjoy a more immersive experience in which dead bodies will now “move when the player or an NPC walks into them or jumps on them.” The report from DSO also says that this doesn’t impact the game’s performance, meaning that if you’re playing the game on PC, you may as well install it.
Starfield is a funny old thing. While it was the best-selling game for September in the US, it doesn’t quite feel like it has the staying power of something like Skyrim. Its star has already dropped as people look forward to the next major release.
I could be proven wrong, but without the modding community, it feels like Bethesda’s newest IP won’t have the legacy of some of the studio’s previous work. Call it a hunch.
