Recommended Early Ship Building and Customization Guide in Starfield
Frontier Ship: First Phase Upgrades
Instead of buying new ships immediately, you can build over your starter ship, the Frontier, during the early game. The Frontier has a capacity for two members of your crew and can be start upgrading for a price of 4,382 credits.
Phase 1: Customize the Hab, Landing Gear, and Cargo Holds
| 1 | Click the rear of the cockpit “Nova Galactic Frontier 2 x 1” and press [DELETE]. |
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| 2 | Open the components screen by pressing [G], then install the “Nova Galactic Engineering Bay 31” hab and attach the cockpit. |
| 3 | Install the “NG-10 landing gear” in front of the hub (you don’t have to modify the position of the landing gear, but you should because it appears imbalanced). |
| 4 | Open the parts screen by pressing [G] and install two cargo “Caravelle V102 cargo holds” on the hub (click and press [Z] to turn over). |
Frontier Ship: Second Phase Upgrades
Spend up to 40,441 credits to update the Frontier’s Cargo Compartment as well as its mobility. Improving its mobility involves changed in the Hab Landing Gears and Cargo Holds.
Phase 2: Customize the Hab, Landing Gear, and Cargo Holds
| 1 | Install the Nova Galactic Vault 31 in front of the Nova Galactic Engineering Bay 11 and reconnect the cockpit. |
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| 2 | Bring the Nova Cover 1L-TF to the front. |
| 3 | Add the “Nova Galactik All-in-One Sleeper 2 x 1” to the vacant space. |
| 4 | Swap the “Caravelle V102 cargo hold” and “NG-10 landing gear” (both left and right) front and back. |
| 5 | Add the “Caravelle V102 cargo hold” beside the first “Caravelle V102 cargo hold”. |
| 6 | Place the White Dwarf 1020 engines over the two landing gears. |
| 7 | Install the “1CB landing gear” in front of the lower hub (both left and right). |
| 8 | Change the Grab Jump to the “R-2000 Alpha Grab Drive”. |
| 9 | Change the reactor into “”134MM Toroidal Reactor”. |
How to expand the Cargo Hold
Install a Cargo Hold
Adding a Cargo Hold using Ship Builder, as mentioned above, increases the capacity that can be stowed in the cargo compartment.
Learn and master the Payload skill
The tech skill “Payload” is useful in improving the Cargo Hold capacity by 10%, and by 50% in rank 4.
Because you can enhance the capacity by adding more Cargo Holds, this skill is less priority.
Other Ship-related Guides
Read our guide below for an overview and guidance on Ship Building and Customizations:
Starfield Ship Building and Customization Guide
Read on for an overview and guide to purchasing Ship Modules or Parts:
Starfield Ship Module Buying Guide
Read our guide below for an overview and guide on contraband items and how to smuggle them:
Starfield Ship Contraband Items Guide
Read on for an overview and guide to robbing and stealing from enemy ships:
Starfield Ship Robbery and Stealing Guide
Other Starfield Guides
Starfield Walkthrough
| ▼Starfield Walkthrough |
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| Main Quest Walkthrough |
Starfield Factions Missions
| ▼Starfield Faction Missions |
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| Faction Missions List |
Starfield Useful Guides
Beginner Guides
| ▼Starfield Beginner Guides | |
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| Tips and Tricks for Beginners (What to Do First) | Mantis Side Quest Guide (Mantis Suit and Razorleaf Ship) |
| How to Recruit Companions and Crew Members | |
Character Builds
| ▼Starfield Build Guides | |
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| Best Background | Best Traits |
| Best Skills | |
Farming Guides
| ▼Starfield Farming Guides | |
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| XP Farming | Money Farming |
Useful Techniques
| ▼Starfield Useful Techniques | |
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| Digipick Tips (Lockpicking) | How to Mine Faster |
Ship Guides
| ▼Starfield Ship Guides | |
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| Ship Building Guide | Early Game Ship Builds and Customization |
| How to Steal from Enemy Ships | How to Sell Contraband (Smuggling) |
| How to Get Ship Parts | |
Base Building Guides
| ▼Starfield Base Building Guides | |
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| How to Set Up a Base | Base Building Materials List |
Romance Guides
| ▼Starfield Romance Guides | |
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| Sarah Morgan | Sam Coe |
| Andreja | Barrett |
Basic Information
Tips and Tricks
Settings
| ▼Starfield Settings | |
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| How to Change Game Difficulty | Game Controls |
| How to Change Language | Console Commands List and Guide |
Pre-Release Information
| ▼Starfield Pre-Release Information | |
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| List of Voice Actors | |
Starfield Database
| ▼Starfield Database | |
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| Skills List | Recipes List |
| Pharmacology Research Recipes List | |
Starfield Forum
| ▼Starfield Forum | |
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| Chat Board | Question Board |
| Bug Report Board | |
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