Starfield’s REV-8 is already memed and modded, keeping the community happy

Bethesda has seemingly struck gold with the all-new driveable buggy, which released as part of a free new Gamescom update for Starfield. REV-8 is proving so popular, in fact, that it’s effectively taken over the game’s biggest subreddit and it already has a few cool mods to have fun with.

As a long-time mainline Bethesda fan, I feel like it’s pretty important to note that the release of an actual driveable non-hat vehicle in one of the studio’s RPGs is monumental stuff. The fact that it’s fun, useful, and seemingly universally beloved at this point is a huge boon for the game, too, and the community is absolutely all in on the current REV-8 zeitgeist.

Starfield’s new driveable buggy is pretty popular already

Memes, obviously, are the talk of the town, even in loading screens, and since you can take your REV-8 virtually anywhere this means getting it stuck on NASApunk architecture is the obvious go-to for wannabe daredevils. All jokes aside, people genuinely seem to be excited about the car, and even though it’s currently missing some pretty obvious functionality (i.e. a storage of some sort) and lacks true customization options, it’s a must-have for every Starfield player. Good thing it’s free, right?

Now for the really impressive stuff: we already have a host of vehicle mods for players to choose from. Two notable examples are Satou’s Old Earth ATV, which takes the shape of a generic Jeep, and the positively delightful NASA Lunar Rover created by Bub. Both of these mods were put together mere hours after the official REV-8 buggy came out, which implies ridiculously fast turnover no matter how you flip it. And, of course, that’s all just the start of it, as there are innumerable mods yet to come.

For those who feel like the Starfield Nexus is a bit of a ghost town these days, there’s actually a sensible explanation for that: most people have moved on to using Bethesda’s official Creations interface, instead. This unprecedented move blindsided me as it’s never really happened before, but the good news is that Nexus isn’t going anywhere, as the more complex mods may still need to be hosted outside of Creations regardless.

Oh, and for those who aren’t all that keen on Starfield‘s actual driveable vehicles – as monumental of a release as this might be – there’s more goodness coming very, very soon. More specifically, Doom-themed goodness, as we’re getting a big new bundle of Doom content thanks to the efforts of the modder responsible for the legendary Sim Settlements mod for Fallout 4. Quite the tour de force, all this.