Starfield – Starting Tips (Wish I Knew Before Starting)

A simple guide to tips to know before starting Starfield.

Tips to Start

Skills/Traits

Skills

• You should take a little time to decide what character you want to be.
• Plan ahead for a build.
• Shielded cargo and scan jammer are good for hiding contraband. Pick them up if you see them as they are hard to find.
• You cant use skills without 1 point in them.

Which priority skills:

• Boost Pack
• Stealth
• Fitness
• Wellness
• Security
• Ballistic
• Persuasion

Traits

• Extrovert – unless you play without a companion.
• Terra Firma – you spend much more time on land.
• Dream Home – mentioned before, a cheap first outpost.
• Taskmaster – Heal ship, crew costs more(one time).
• Empath – Only beneficial when companions like your actions.
• Hero worshipped – Fun with free loot.
• Wanted – free XP + low HP boosts firepower.

You

• Sleep for health recovery.
• Eat for Health recovery.
• Med packs are useful, save them.
• DigiPicks = Lockpicks, save them (use Hacking when possible).
• Freedom to explore comes quickly but you may want to unlock everything from the story first .
• Dont try to do everything in 1 playthough, you are likely going to want to play again.
• Moderate Spoiler with no details: Unlock Game+ mode and continue your adventures.
• There is not level cap, there is no need to rush to 100.
  • NB: Spoiler on skills abundance: its possible to unblock all skills. ~300+ skill points to max everything, a HUGE grind you are not expected to consider achieving!
• Don’t get arrested, prison is bad for XP.
• You can change your name and looks later.
• Afflictions are bad.
• Injuries and infections – try avoid them. Some heal themselves, others will require items to fix.
• Traits can be removed, but then they are gone.
• Use the scanner while wondering around a new area. You can sell the data and XP gains.
  • NB: The scanner allows fast travel to your ship and some locations.
  • NBB: Objective markers can be managed here.
  • NBBB: Scan fauna, flora, resources, sites and creatures.
• Explore settlements, listen out for quests or other useful info.
• Holding more mass means you use more O2, store it in your ships cargo hold.
  • NB: Some items like ammo weight nothing.
• Check your favourite items/weapons – be ready for when you need them.
• Red arrow on items is stealing, take care.
• Use the flashlight, its a bit weak. Optionally increasing your screen’s brightness.
• Look out for yellow information Kiosks.
• Signs are actually useful, read them.
• Not all doors can be opened.
  • NB: Some doors can be hacked or opened by other means.
• If you don’t do min damage to a kill, you don’t get the XP.

Ship

• Landing is not possible during combat.
• Scan planets. You want to make sure you can breath the air before landing.
• Fast travel is possible in the same Solar System.
• Cargo hold is your storage, if you hoard make sure you keep your cargo limits in check.
• Fuel capacity upgrades are needed to explore Solar systems that are too far.
• Destroy Asteroids, they give resources.
• Navigate easier with the “set course” button on the pause menu.

Home / Outpost

Starting choice spoiler: it is possible to start with a player home, it’s a trait during player creation but has a small ongoing cost (~2k/mo).

Crew and Family

• Remind yourself to Assign members to ships and home.
• Talk to your people when they want to chat.

Trading

• Trade Kiosks in Spaceports will buy your goods. Resets daily.

Loot

Dont pickup everything.

A good rule of thumb:

• Pickup all ammo.
• Pickup all DigiPicks.
• Pickup all medpacks.
• Pickup to replace what you wear.
• Pickup Items to sell, Mass vs value.
  • NB: Value =/= sell price.

W.I.P.