Don’t Start Playing Starfield Until You Read These 11 Essential Tips

Starfield is out and it’s already one of the best games of 2023. Bethesda Game Studios’ massive space role-playing game made its wide debut last night and is now available on Xbox Game Pass.

There’s a lot going on in Starfield, with over 1,000 planets to explore and hundreds of quests available. I’ve been playing Starfield for over 40 hours and here are some helpful tips I wish I knew when I started.

Don’t catch everything: It’s tempting to pick up whatever you find on your adventures in hopes of selling it or using it for later. Don’t do that.

For the first few hours, I kept picking up items that clog my inventory and overload me, making it impossible for me to move quickly. Anyway, the things I picked up didn’t sell much. Considering the big purchases in Starfield are spaceships that cost between 100,000 and 300,000 credits, that 10-credit paperweight won’t help.

Use your companion or ship as a pack mule: If you just need to get everything unlatched, have your travel companion carry some knick-knacks for you. Talk to them and ask to exchange equipment. Then upload them to people whatever you don’t need. Here’s a quick way to not get overwhelmed so you can move quickly. When you arrive at the ship, check the ship’s inventory display unit. This is where you want to unload any resources as they will be available to use wherever you do some crafting.

Sale Guarantee: Different cities and colonies all have merchants, but to save time walking around, look for the yellow kiosks at the respective spaceports. This is a Trade Authority kiosk where you can sell whatever you have. Gear like spacesuits and weapons sell for good prices, but you’ll get the most out of your credits when you complete missions.

Learn keyboard shortcuts: There are many menus in Starfield, but the biggest one is the star map. This is where you plan your next destination. Instead of going through multiple menus just to choose the planet you’re going to mission on, go to the mission list and click on the active mission. There will be an option to set a direct route to the planet you need instead of going through multiple menus and wasting too much time.

Try to be more persuasive: One of the first skills you can learn is Persuasion. This opens the “Convince” dialog option, which leads to a mini-game. You’ll have to try to convince the person you’re talking to do something they don’t want, like handing over a valuable item needed for a mission. This ability saves a lot of time, money and effort when done right. Things get easier by leveling up or by using items to increase your chances of success.

Become a Mantis: In one of the first missions, you will encounter a note dropped by space pirates about a secret treasure. Following the clues will lead you to Denobola IB and the base of The Mantis. Think of Batman but in space. This is a tough mission with high level enemies, powerful robots and various traps. But the reward is worth it. To complete the mission, you will receive a set of Mantis armor, some of the most powerful equipment you can find in the game, and the Mantis ship, which can destroy many other ships in a battle in space. It also has the effect of warding off space pirates who might try to attack you while traveling through space.

Kill aliens to get crafting materials: Crafting in Starfield is important if you want to create your own outpost, upgrade your space suit, helmet, and pack, and develop useful healing items. Materials needed for crafting are usually metals or gases that can be found on different planets. Some merchants may have some resources available, but if you need more organic resources like fiber, sealants and nutrients, you will need to kill some of the aliens you find. see. Most of these creatures are easy to take down, but there are some monsters out there you need to be aware of.

Get a boost: One of the best skills to learn early is Boost Pack Training. Once unlocked and equipped, your pack has boosters that will give you a little boost by pressing the jump button while jumping. The boost not only minimizes any drop damage you may take, but also allows you to get to higher platforms to find more items, gain an advantage over enemies, or just traverse areas fast. than. Another bonus is how effective it is when trying to escape from enemies.

Take cover: It may not be obvious at first, but Starfield has a shielding system. When you’re behind a corner or crouched behind an object, aiming your gun will allow you to peek outside to shoot. This isn’t obvious at first, but the way your character holds the gun changes when you’re behind cover. This helps in big gunfights because the enemy always uses cover.

Choose your favorite: Starfield’s inventory user interface has a lot to look forward to. It’s not very intuitive. To solve that problem, at least for weapons, you prioritize the weapons that are used the most. This will keep weapons in quick slots allowing you to switch between different gear. Items can also be added to quick tiles, so healing items like Med Packs can be placed there for easy access.

Remember auto hack and auto convince: After unlocking the Jailbreak and Persuasion skills, each successful use of these skills will count towards the auto hack and auto persuade option. When available, choosing this option will either automatically fill a slot when unlocked or give a successful dialogue choice when using Persuasion on an NPC without the player paying any extra fees and without any distribution. any negative division.

Starfield is available now on PC and Xbox Series X and S consoles, starting at $70 (£70, AU$99). It’s also included with Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service.