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Posted 9/10/2023, 7:17:39 PM

Starfield's Robust Physics Allows Players to Rain 10,000 Sandwiches on a City

Bethesda's Starfield features impressive physics and object interactivity like their previous RPGs. One player spawned 10,000 sandwiches atop their ship, raining them on New Atlantis.
The game managed to simulate the sandwiches falling despite initial FPS drops. The sandwiches remained scattered across the city when the player returned.
Bethesda RPGs allow interacting with most objects. Players have used this for humor, like hiding from NPCs with buckets.
Starfield builds on these physics systems. One player filled their ship interior with potatoes to spill out when opening doors.
The sandwich rain shows Starfield's physics improvements over previous Bethesda games. Those likely would have crashed from so many interacting objects.

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