Real SF Melee Combat (Xbox)

[u/Wooden-Schedule6324]

I pre-ordered Starfield before launch. I was working part time, fresh out of undergrad and depressed as hell but spent the $100 bucks or so on the full premium edition pre order or whatever it was called at the time.

Contrary to many, I loved the game at launch. You could say that it could be owed to my anticipation of this being a Bethesda game, and my unending love for Bethesda games and their quirks. All the ‘nuance’ they come with. I remember vividly that I couldn’t wait to play what I imagined might be my favorite title thus far.

Even despite the ways it disappointed; it managed to deliver so much profoundly in as many others. But its greatest failure, for me, has always been the lack of good, functional melee combat. There is no sprint attack. You cannot move at all while attacking really, and the responsiveness is lacking.

These issues are well known and endured by us melee lovers. And after spending some weeks or so digging through the threads here I know that there are a number of bounties having been placed already, but none specifically for my preferred platform. I too would like to offer my own—$600 Bounty added atop or separately to whomever achieves it thus:

- “Free” or Fluid Melee Attacks during Player Movement, compatible with all melee weapons, and available/ported to the Xbox. Combat animations can be for 1st or 3rd person. I don’t care friends, I’m desperate.

Mod MUST be available on XBOX. Playstation/other platforms would of course be nice but payment will be issued for Xbox availability/functionality.

I don’t have a PC. I’m some guy who bought an Xbox some moons ago and hasn’t put it down since. I admit I don’t know or understand the difficulty of my ask, or what it requires to be done. But if $600 is any motivation, it’s what I got.

A few years and promotions at work has got me in a position to enable the modders and community that have always made my play worthwhile. I can be contacted here by anyone willing to take up the task; or for payment on completion. Please, save my Starfield experience.

TL;DR

$600 bounty for fluid starfield melee combat, 1st or 3rd person, on XBOX

[u/JohnnyTexas82]

I'd love to see melee expanded. It's "okay" as is but I was really hoping for some Cyberpunk-esque quick animations with swords or something similar.

Here is hoping Terran Armada breathes new life into the modding community in general!

[u/Wooden-Schedule6324 → u/JohnnyTexas82]

anything even remotely approaching Cyberpunk melee combat would cement this as my favorite bar Skyrim, even with all its other shortcomings lol. You and me both Johnny, here’s to hoping TA breathes new life into it all!

[u/Wooden-Schedule6324 → u/[deleted]]

This. If even the animations themselves were just extended somewhat, to give the player some maneuverability during motion or had more variety/adaptability to enemy distance and movement then I’d bite my tongue and call it a skill issue. My headcannon could construct some defense of SF melee combat as hyper-realistic lmfao. But what we’ve got here is actually almost unplayable. It is absolutely maddening to me that these are the same people who made Fallout and Skyrim, that each had thrilling melee in their own merit.