The sliders look like gel electrophoresis, a.k.a.

Everyone knows that the true heart of any RPG is the character creation screen though.

Speaking of which,Starfieldscharacter creation menusare modelling themselves on some real-life science, namely molecular biology.

Starfield’s character creator uses some real-life science in the form of gel electrophoresis patterns to indicate your selections.

Thats cool, I think.

So the sliders in Starfields character creator screens are based on a technique called gel electrophoresis.

It seems to have caused somenerdy excitementon the Starfield subreddit as well.

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Your mileage may vary.

Bethesdadelayed Starfieldlast month from a November release date until 2023, along with Arkane Austins vampiric open-world co-op shooterRedfall.

Hopefully, Starfields delay is an indicator that theyre taking things easier in terms of crunch this time around.

It’ll be on Xbox too, obvs.

While youre waiting for it to come out, why not check Rebeccasguide to everything we know about Starfield?