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Starfield
Starfield Update 1.16.236 – April 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Official note“Steam :: Starfield :: Starfield Update 1.16.236 – April 7, 2026 Sign in Store Home Discovery Queue Wishlist Points Shop News Charts Community Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts About Support Change language…”
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The Free Lanes update is Starfield’s biggest update yet! Now available on all platforms, it adds the ability to fly between planets within a star system, improvements to ships and outposts, a new Quantum Entanglement Device to transfer items when going through the Unity, the new X-Tech for better customization, the new Anchorpoint Station, and many more fixes and improvements. Learn more about the update here and read on for the full update notes.
Update Notes
Features
Free Lanes: The player can now use cruise mode to travel in open space or to POI locations between planets inside a star system.
Added X-Tech crafting support to Weapons and Armor. This allows players to further customize the legendary effects on their equipment.
Added Additional Quality Tiers to weapons and suits.
Added Rank 4 Legendary effects for weapons and suits.
Added Upgrade modules. These can be installed to improve one attribute of a weapon or Suit.
Added New weapon skins that can be applied to select weapons at a workbench.
Added a buildable ship optimization terminal. The player can spend X-Tech to improve several attributes of their ship.
Added Ship Equipment schematics. This new equipment can be added in the ship builder after it is discovered.
Added Legendary Enemy Modifiers. Legendary enemies can now appear with new modifiers that make them more challenging.
Added Legendary Enemy Modifiers settings into Gameplay Options, so players can adjust when they start appearing.
Added Quantum Entanglement Device. This gives players the ability to transfer some items when they choose to go through the Unity.
Starborn Powers can now be upgraded with Quantum Essence.
Quantum Essence can now be added to the Favorites menu to for quick access.
Starborn ships now reward the player with Quantum Essence when destroyed.
Added the Database menu which allows for better location, resource, and recipe tracking based on character’s knowledge of the Settled Systems.
Added Outpost Quality of life improvements such as a Shared Outpost Container (allowing players to house and access inventory from various outpost locations), Production Rate information, and a more precise placement mode.
New vehicle: Moon Jumper.
Added new Player House - “Château des Étoiles”.
Added Colony Wars Action Heroes which provide benefits when found.
Added Colony War Action Heroes display cases as buildable objects.
Muria Siarkiewicz is now available to join player crew.
Added an additional 3rd person Ship Camera distance that allows more of the ship to be visible.
Added Always Show Landing Camera setting for those who want to see their ship land at known locations.
Added Anchorpoint Station, a new POI that can be found in the Algorab system.
Added New Dungeons, Space Encounters, and Points of Interest throughout the game.
Adjusted the distribution and cooldown timers for placement of points of interest on Planets.
Added additional photomode poses for the Rev-8.
Terran Armada DLC Now Available.
General
Steam - Disabled DLC will no longer re-install when launching the game.
General crash and stability fixes.
Gameplay
Improved loot found in containers with Expert and Master level locks.
Reactive Equipment - Resolved an issue with the sound effects for the Reactive legendary effect.
Addressed an issue that could cause NPCs to calculate weapon damage inconsistently.
Fixed an issue with CombaTech magazine accuracy bonuses not applying consistently.
The player can now jump while reloading the XM-2311, Old Earth Pistol, and Livingstone's Pistol.
Bounty targets in cities should now be properly interactable.
Resolved an issue that could potentially cause non-combat background music to no longer play.
Photo Mode - Addressed an issue that could cause issues when entering photomode while also entering an interior.
Photo Mode - Addressed an issue that could cause the player's right foot to display awkwardly.
Quests
Friends Like These - Players should now be able to return the Terrormorph data at the end of the quest.
Guilty Parties - Addressed an issue where this quest could possibly not start after completing "Background Checks".
Missed Beyond Measure - Addressed an issue that could cause the player to be locked with an invalid companion.
One Giant Leap - The player's helmet should now be visible.
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