Starfield’s next DLC appears to hide a much bigger feature set than Bethesda has shown

Starfield players now have a clearer look at what Bethesda has tucked into Terran Armada, and the achievement list suggests the expansion brings more than a new questline when it lands on April 7.

The DLC is due in just two days, following more than a year without a major expansion after Shattered Space. Bethesda had kept quiet about the next add-on until recently, but achievement listings posted online now point to several systems and story beats that have not been shown publicly yet.

One of the biggest clues is This for That, which asks players to build and hand over an outpost to a faction. That points to a new gameplay loop tied to faction activity rather than a simple story mission, and it lines up with the kind of expansion hinted at in recent Starfield DLC teaser coverage.

Another set of achievements centers on Incursions, which appear to be large-scale space battles. The list includes milestones for clearing 5, 15, and 30 Incursions, so this looks like a repeatable combat feature rather than a one-off encounter.

The new robotic companion Delta also shows up several times. One achievement is tied to fully upgrading Delta, while another asks players to convince the bot that they are worthy of the title Captain. That suggests Delta plays a meaningful role in the expansion rather than serving as a simple sidekick.

Perhaps the most eye-catching clue is Master of Magnetism, which requires players to use a magnet to destroy a robot for Ivica in New Babylon. Whether that means a new city, a major ship, or something else entirely is still unclear, but the name gives Terran Armada a bit more room to breathe than Bethesda has publicly explained so far.

The full set includes twenty achievements, and the names cover everything from completing the main Terran Armada and Free Lanes content to chasing odd side tasks like eating questionable food, collecting action figures, stopping a murder, and retrieving an inventory from another universe. Here is the full list:

• Lost Luxury – Complete Lost Luxury
• Into the VOID – Complete Into the VOID
• Battle of the Unifier – Complete Battle of the Unifier
• This for That – Build out and hand over an outpost to a faction
• Greater Than – Convince Delta that you are worthy of the title Captain
• Less Than – Prove the superiority of artificial life
• Incursion Fighter – Clear out 5 Incursions
• Incursion Exterminator – Clear out 15 Incursions
• Incursion Eliminator – Clear out 30 Incursions
• Overclocked – Fully upgrade Delta
• Half the Battle – Let Sarah Morgan know about her action figure
• Fully Equipped – Find a spaceship equipment module schematic and install an equipment module on your ship
• Top Tier – Apply a Rank 4 Legendary Effect to a piece of your equipment
• Just Like Grandma Used to Make – Eat the questionable food offered by a spacefaring old woman
• They’re Not Toys! – Collect all action figures
• Contract Killer – Kill 10 targets for the Arbitrator
• Stay of Execution – Stop Bernhard from killing Caruso
• Master of Magnetism – Use a magnet to destroy the robot for Ivica in New Babylon
• Riddle Management – Prevent any deaths by answering riddles
• Quantum Hoarder – Retrieve your inventory from another universe

With Terran Armada and the Free Lanes update both arriving on April 7, players do not have long to wait before seeing how many of these clues turn into real content. If you have thoughts on what Bethesda is hiding, share them in the comments and keep following our updates on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram.

Starfield

Developed by Bethesda Game Studios

In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.

• Genre: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
• Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
• Modes: Single player
• Release: 2023-09-06
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Age Rating: CLASS_IND 16 / GRAC 19+ / ESRB M / PEGI 18 / ACB R 18+ / USK 16 / CERO Z
• IGDB Rating: 74.2/100

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