Starfield

By default, Starfield uses depth of field effects. If you would rather have this graphical feature disabled in this role-playing game, then you can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

1. For the first step, you need to head into the Settings menu in Starfield.

This can be done from either the main menu or system menu. If you are playing the game, then you can open the in-game menu, go to the System menu from there and then select Settings.

2. Inside of Settings, select Display from the list of available options.

3. Once you get to the Display section, move the menu cursor to Enable Depth of Field, which should show the following description:

Enables depth of field effects.

4. The Enable Depth of Field setting is set to On by default. In order to disable this visual effect, select it so that it is set to Off.

5. Once you are done turning off depth of field, you can exit the Settings menu and then return to your game.

You should no longer notice any out of focused objects in the distance when playing Starfield.

You may encounter a glitch in Starfield where your character remains inflicted with the “Poor Air Quality” effect. To see how you can potentially fix this bug, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

How to normally get rid of the Poor Air Quality effect

The normal way to remove the Poor Air Quality effect on your character is to go to an indoor area as quickly as possible. Otherwise, your character may end up getting lung damage.

How to fix the Poor Air Quality bug

If the poor air quality effect is still showing up even if you moved to an indoor location, then you can try doing the following:

1. Sleep for 24 hours. If that doesn’t help, sleep for the same length two more times to see if you can get rid of the status effect.

2. Try to get inflicted with a different status effect to see if doing so will remove the Poor Air Quality infliction.

3. Reload to an earlier save file when your character hasn’t been inflicted with this status effect.

4. Make sure you have the latest patch downloaded for Starfield as a new update may fix the permanent Poor Air Quality glitch.

5. Disable and delete any mods you have installed.

If you want to know the exact amount of damage a weapon is dealing to an enemy in Starfield, then you can check out this Seeking Tech guide to see how you can get the game to show damage numbers.

1. To start off, go to the Settings menu from either the main menu or pause menu in the game.

If you are playing on Xbox or with an Xbox controller, then you have to press the Menu button while you are in the pause menu.

2. From Settings, you need to select Interface from the list of options.

3. Inside the Interface section, move the cursor down to Show Damage Numbers. This should show the following information on the right side of the screen:

Enables showing floating damage numbers on the HUD.

4. By default, Show Damage Numbers is set to Off. You will need to select it in order to toggle the option to On.

5. Afterwards, exit the Settings menu of Starfield.

The next time you deal damage to an enemy, you should see the damage numbers appear on the screen.

By default, motion blur is enabled in Starfield. This visual effect makes the game appear to run smoother, especially on the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X console where the frame rate tops out at 30 fps.

If you find that the blur is making it hard to see in this space exploration role-playing game, then you can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can disable it.

1. To begin, you need to navigate over to the Settings menu in the game, which can be done by selecting Settings from the Main Menu.

If you have already loaded into your save file, then you need to press the Menu button two times on the Xbox controller to bring up the Settings menu.

2. In Settings, you need to select Display.

3. From the Display section, move the cursor down to Enable Motion Blur. This option should show the following description:

Enables the motion blur effect.

4. This setting is set to On by default. Therefore, you need to select it to toggle the visual effect to Off.

5. Exit out of the Settings menu and then head back to playing Starfield. You should now notice the reduction of blurring in the game.

If you find that the menus to be hard to read in Starfield, especially when playing on a big television screen, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can make the text size larger.

1. For the first step, you need to exit to the main menu if you are currently playing the game. Otherwise, the option to increase the menu font size will be grayed and you will see a message saying that this setting is only adjustable from the main menu.

To exit the game, go to the System menu, which you can do by pressing the Menu button on the Xbox controller two times. From there, select the Quit option to save your game and head back to the main menu.

2. Once you are in the main menu, select Settings.

3. From the Settings menu, head into Accessibility.

4. In Accessibility, you will find the Large Menu Fonts setting, which should have the following description:

Use larger font size in menus where possible. Only adjustable from the main menu.

5. By default, this setting is set to Off. Select it to turn it On.

6. Once you are done, exit out of the Accessibility section. You should now notice that the text size in the menus has increased.

In Starfield, you will be able to create your own character. With that said, your character will be wearing a helmet, which obscures the hair and face. To see how you can hide this equipment in this role-playing game, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to open the in-game menu while playing Starfield.

In order to do so on an Xbox controller, you have to press the Menu button. If you are playing on a keyboard, you need to press the Tab key.

2. From the menu, go to Inventory. This should be on the bottom right of the screen.

3. In the Inventory menu, select Helmets from Categories.

4. On the next screen, you should see a list of button prompts at the bottom of the screen.

If you see the “Hide (in Breathable Areas)” prompt, then you need to press the corresponding button. On an Xbox controller this is the RB button. On a keyboard, this is the T key.

If you see the “Show (Always)” prompt, then you don’t have press any buttons as the helmet should be hidden anytime you are exploring a breathable area.

Keep in mind that the changes you made won’t be reflected in your character’s appearance in the Inventory menu.

5. Once you are done, exit out of the in-game menu and then return to playing Starfield.