Summary
Starfield’s Adoring Fan was a fun addition to the Settled Systems, being a call back to past Bethesda titles, but aside from the novelty of having someone nearby who will boost players' egos at any given opportunity - which can be nice after getting defeated in battle - the character was fairly useless.The Adoring Fan could be unlocked through the “Hero Worshiped” Trait, which meant players would get an additional crew member extremely early into the game, but considering how there would soon be other options for companions and crew members who were more useful in combat, the odds are that the Adoring Fan would soon besent to manage an outpost somewhere.
SushiSquid’s mod “Adoring Fan Crew” -which can be downloaded throughBethesda Creationsfor both PC and Xbox - changes this, making the Adoring Fan far more useful in other areas of the game.The main way it does this is by adding ranked skills that are more in line with the companions from Constellation, increasing areas to make him more of an all-rounder in terms of gameplay.
Starfield: Pros & Cons Of Taking The Hero Worshipped Trait (Adoring Fan)
Starfield’s Hero Worshipped Trait brings back an Oblivion favorite. The Adoring Fan may seem like a harmless joke at first, but has his downsides.
What Are The Adoring Fan’s New Skills?
The Adoring Fan’s Skills Mostly Improve Ships
The new skills added by SushiSquid seem to make the Adoring Fan more of an asset in regard toStarfield’s ship mechanics, as he adds 10% ship cargo capacity, boosts ship speed, and adds engine power. He even has a custom Targeting Controls Systems skill at level 4, which adds 15% targeting mode cost reduction, 15% damage, and 15% recharge to all ship weapons, making the Adoring Fan an asset when it comes tospace combat.
A full breakdown of the Adoring Fan’s new skills is as follows:
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+30% ship speed and 1 engine power
Targeting Control Systems
4
Adds 15% targeting mode cost reduction, 15% damage, and 15% recharge to all ship weapons.
It is worth noting, however, thatthe Adoring Fan is now slightly worse in ground combatbecause he makes noise while running, so those who are working on a stealth run of the game should probably leave him behind. With these new perks, he certainly seems to be of value if assigned to players' main ships, so if players want to make the most out of this mod, bringing him into combat on the ground with them isn’t essential.
Whereas the Adoring Fan used to be a novelty, this new mod certainly makes using up a Trait slot to acquire him feel more worthwhile. Hopefully, now Bethesda’s Creation Kit has been made available forStarfieldmodders and will allow them to create new content that should be more readily supported than before, both PC and Xbox players can look forward to a constant flow of user-created content that should expand upon Bethesda’s original vision and either overhaul or enhance elements of the game going forward.
Source:Bethesda Creations
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios presents Starfield - the first original IP from the studio in twenty-five-plus years. Set in the year 2310, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective are observing a shaky truce after a war set 20 years prior. The player will customize their character as a member of a space exploration team called Constellation while navigating The Settled Systems and the conflicts between the warring factions. According to Bethesda, players can explore over 100 systems and 1000 planets to find resources and build their ships, living out their own sci-fi journeys.
