Exploring Venus in Starfield: Earth's Twin

 

Venus is a very strange planet.

 


Venus is a strange planet with a great deal of similarity and differences to Earth. It is called the evil twin of Earth and yet it is a planet that has for many years captured the attention of humanity. It is a planet that has very much be seen as a sibling to man’s civilization and could be a future area of colonization despite its harsh atmosphere.

In the 2300s, mankind managed to build better spacesuits and ships that can handle the harsh environment quite well. Landing on Venus is a trivial pursuit, and it seems that mankind has already placed important structures on the planet Venus. The planet has not been terraformed as it seems that humanity doesn’t have that technology yet, but space travel has greatly advanced over our reliance on chemical-based rocketry.

Venus in Starfield is not a planet like Mars with its established cities and factories. What is generally on Venus is remnants of the Sol-centric Human Civilization before the capital was moved to Jemison to restart the history of man.

In my explorations of Venus, I have noticed that Bethesda decided to keep it sparse and inhospitable.

This makes sense, as Venus has no atmosphere that can support life and any probes that we have sent there are generally had issues with continuing their missions.

However, I truly enjoyed my time visiting Venus in the game as I have always had a lot of interest in this planet and what it is like. Though a game can only truly approximate a planet, especially planets that are not as explored as Venus, it is a great experience.

The planet has two biomes, Hills and Plains. It is not much compared to Jemison, which has multiple biomes and tons of fauna that is roaming the area. However, I love planets that are not inhabited by life sometimes because there is something haunting about the nature of these planets.

While on Venus, after I had evaded the House Varun Zealots, I spent my time exploring the planet.


I came across one of the unique landscape features of Venus. There was pool of steaming water right next to this rock face. It was a sight to behold. This is the truly why Starfield can bring so much life to even lifeless planets. 


This is why I love Starfield. It is all about the journey not the destination. 

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