[LEVEL 90] Where are the enemy ships?

[Riitoken]

More than a few times, I've encountered a Level ~90 enemy boss target inside a POI. These bad boys are noticeably hard targets - they hit hard and go down hard. They really do make the game fun and they always have better loot (most of the time).

I am currently level mid 50's. I've not yet seen any ship at Level 60 or higher. So, I am assuming that I am level locked for now.

I am currently playing on Very Hard, with a beast of a Class C tank (my design). Yes, it is fun, but not exactly as challenging as a POI boss. Right now, my only choice, to bump the challenge experience, is to drop down to a lighter Class A ship (also my design).

Right now, I can handle everything the game throws at me including the Starborn (I've encountered waves of 3).

Is the game design - "Player Wins" - which is the feature where sufficient player progression defeats all game content? And if that is the case, then does this mean that NG+ is our only means of renewing the sense of progression?

Where are the Level ~90 enemy boss Starships?

Edit: Serpentis is a decent hunting ground. Clear it all. Then rest 24 hours on Bessell III-b.

[xPEDx]

Serpentis, System has the most spawn rate of Ecliptics , with large ships, if you dont get enemy in ten seconds . then just cruise on over to one of the other many planets in said system, you are almost guaranteed a fight 95% of the time, a good ship will eat them alive though but when there are 3 , it can be dodgy

Edit , no real boss ships ecsept that ecliptic cruiser , cant remember where that is thought but the enemy on board these ships are level 75-100

[Riitoken]

Originally posted by xPEDx:

Serpentis, System has the most spawn rate of Ecliptics , with large ships, if you dont get enemy in ten seconds . then just cruise on over to one of the other many planets in said system, you are almost guaranteed a fight 95% of the time, a good ship will eat them alive though but when there are 3 , it can be dodgy

Edit , no real boss ships ecsept that ecliptic cruiser , cant remember where that is thought but the enemy on board these ships are level 75-100

Thx. I should have included this hunting system in the OP. Yes, you are 100% correct. I discovered that system a week back. It is exactly as you say, until it is cleared out. But then waiting on Bessell III-b for 24 hours will usually respawn it all.

[xPEDx]

Originally posted by Riitoken:

Originally posted by xPEDx:

Serpentis, System has the most spawn rate of Ecliptics , with large ships, if you dont get enemy in ten seconds . then just cruise on over to one of the other many planets in said system, you are almost guaranteed a fight 95% of the time, a good ship will eat them alive though but when there are 3 , it can be dodgy

Edit , no real boss ships ecsept that ecliptic cruiser , cant remember where that is thought but the enemy on board these ships are level 75-100

Thx. I should have included this hunting system in the OP. Yes, you are 100% correct. I discovered that system a week back. It is exactly as you say, until it is cleared out. But then waiting on Bessell III-b for 24 hours will usually respawn it all.

cleared out? , ive never had that happen, i usualy can fly back and forth and get a fight, but then i guess i do go to a new planet most times. and i fill up too fast, (Greed) :)

[Mexicola9302]

If you travel from system to system, you can find "ship" icons in some of them. They can be empty ships, friendly ships or enemy ships. If it's an enemy ship they are what you can call "boss ships".

But IMO the space battles are just bad, especially atm because currently the shield perk decreases the shield power by 60% instead of increasing it. If you play on very hard that is basicly a death sentence if you encounter any enemy ships that are not low level and there are 3-4 of them.

The best shield (1600) only gives you 960 shield now instead of 2560 how it should be. If the shield perk is maxed out and used. They need to fix this horrible bug ASAP.

[Riitoken]

Originally posted by xPEDx:

Originally posted by Riitoken:

Thx. I should have included this hunting system in the OP. Yes, you are 100% correct. I discovered that system a week back. It is exactly as you say, until it is cleared out. But then waiting on Bessell III-b for 24 hours will usually respawn it all.

cleared out? , ive never had that happen, i usualy can fly back and forth and get a fight, but then i guess i do go to a new planet most times. and i fill up too fast, (Greed) :)

Oh I've definitely cleared it out. If I very methodically tour the whole system planet by planet, moon by moon - then I might get only 1 or 2 encounters if I cycle again immediately without a long rest.

[Riitoken]

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

If you travel from system to system, you can find "ship" icons in some of them. They can be empty ships, friendly ships or enemy ships. If it's an enemy ship they are what you can call "boss ships".

But IMO the space battles are just bad, especially atm because currently the shield perk decreases the shield power by 60% instead of increasing it. If you play on very hard that is basicly a death sentence if you encounter any enemy ships that are not low level and there are 3-4 of them.

The best shield (1600) only gives you 960 shield now instead of 2560 how it should be. If the shield perk is maxed out and used. They need to fix this horrible bug ASAP.

I've not experienced what you describe. My shield perk seems to be working very well.

[xPEDx]

My shield seems fine, but i only have 3 points , i don't really need the forth , if its anything like the repair activation's then its almost never works.

[Riitoken]

Originally posted by xPEDx:

My shield seems fine, but i only have 3 points , i don't really need the forth , if its anything like the repair activation's then its almost never works.

I've yet to see the repair one-bar buff do it's thing.

Against enemies with EM weapons, we would expect shields to have no effect.

[wtiger27]

Sounds like you need to stick with a all Class A ship and if that is not challenging enough, gimp it some more. Add some cargo so it drops to like 15 -20 mobility. If that still does not give you a challenge, then maybe you are just too good at ship fighting.

[Mexicola9302]

Originally posted by Riitoken:

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

If you travel from system to system, you can find "ship" icons in some of them. They can be empty ships, friendly ships or enemy ships. If it's an enemy ship they are what you can call "boss ships".

But IMO the space battles are just bad, especially atm because currently the shield perk decreases the shield power by 60% instead of increasing it. If you play on very hard that is basicly a death sentence if you encounter any enemy ships that are not low level and there are 3-4 of them.

The best shield (1600) only gives you 960 shield now instead of 2560 how it should be. If the shield perk is maxed out and used. They need to fix this horrible bug ASAP.

I've not experienced what you describe. My shield perk seems to be working very well.

Just board another ship, buy something from the "Unknown" vendor form his/her spaceship or accept a SysDef mission or something, after that your shield is broken. It will never be normal again and you are sentenced to death. It is inevitable if you finish all 3 questlines eventually your shield will be broken.

In the beginning i had 2560 shield, then 1920 and now i only have 960 left.

The bug is very real: It's always just a matter of time:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Starfield+Shield+bug&ia=web

[PocketYoda]

I have been using two mods that imo make starfield way better, and harder.
Doubled Enemies
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/6030

Leveled Enemies
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/6674

I suggest if you use Doubled enemies stick to two times, any higher and things can break apparently. I've had no issues on 2x enemies.

I'm currently 102 level and i fought 145-155 level Robots in Kryx's Legacy.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

Originally posted by Riitoken:

I've not experienced what you describe. My shield perk seems to be working very well.

Just board another ship, buy something from the "Unknown" vendor form his/her spaceship or accept a SysDef mission or something, after that your shield is broken. It will never be normal again and you are sentenced to death. It is inevitable if you finish all 3 questlines eventually your shield will be broken.

In the beginning i had 2560 shield, then 1920 and now i only have 960 left.

I have boarded several ships. Not had that shield bug. Does the ship technician tell you, your ship is good and does not need to be repaired if you ask him to repair it?

And are you using any mods? Or console commands in the past that deals with quests or ship, char buffs?

[Mexicola9302]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

Just board another ship, buy something from the "Unknown" vendor form his/her spaceship or accept a SysDef mission or something, after that your shield is broken. It will never be normal again and you are sentenced to death. It is inevitable if you finish all 3 questlines eventually your shield will be broken.

In the beginning i had 2560 shield, then 1920 and now i only have 960 left.

I have boarded several ships. Not had that shield bug. Does the ship technician tell you, your ship is good and does not need to be repaired if you ask him to repair it?

And are you using any mods? Or console commands in the past that deals with quests or ship, char buffs?

I haven't used any console commands or mods, my game is completely vanilla. My savegames are all clean to a 100% and no i can't repair my ship, because there is nothing to repair. And replacing the shield generator doesn't do anything, sending away crewmembers also doesn't do anything. My favorite ship my custom "Star Eagle" is broken until BGS fixes this horrible bug.

https://i.imgur.com/UzZvtBv.jpg

It has a 1600 shieldgenerator, but only 960 shield and it stays that way, whatever i do.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

Originally posted by wtiger27:

I have boarded several ships. Not had that shield bug. Does the ship technician tell you, your ship is good and does not need to be repaired if you ask him to repair it?

And are you using any mods? Or console commands in the past that deals with quests or ship, char buffs?

I haven't used any console commands or mods, my game is completely vanilla. My savegames are all clean to a 100% and no i can't repair my ship, because there is nothing to repair. And replacing the shield generator doesn't do anything, sending away crewmembers also doesn't do anything. My favorite ship my custom "Star Eagle" is broken until BGS fixes this horrible bug.

https://i.imgur.com/UzZvtBv.jpg

It has a 1600 shieldgenerator, but only 960 shield and it stays that way, whatever i do.

That is odd. Have you got the 3 star shield crew member? If so, dismiss him and then reassign him to your ship, see if that helps. Is Vasco a crew members? Try dismissing him also.

Oh and have you ever stole or boarded a Starborn ship that was not yours? That is well known to cause some serous bugs.

[Mexicola9302]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by Mexicola9302:

I haven't used any console commands or mods, my game is completely vanilla. My savegames are all clean to a 100% and no i can't repair my ship, because there is nothing to repair. And replacing the shield generator doesn't do anything, sending away crewmembers also doesn't do anything. My favorite ship my custom "Star Eagle" is broken until BGS fixes this horrible bug.

https://i.imgur.com/UzZvtBv.jpg

It has a 1600 shieldgenerator, but only 960 shield and it stays that way, whatever i do.

That is odd. Have you got the 3 star shield crew member? If so, dismiss him and then reassign him to your ship, see if that helps. Is Vasco a crew members? Try dismissing him also.

I have the shield perk, because of that it doesn't matter if i dismiss them or not. The bug is there to stay. BGS needs to fix that bug for good.