At the very beginning of Starfield, you’re handed a full-blown starship and told to visit Constellation. But the entire galaxy is at your disposal, and, using that same starship, you could travel to Neon City, Old Earth, or visit the Crimson Fleet in Kryx. It’s entirely up to you. It’s a small ship, but it does the job for now. If you want to pilot something more significant, like a Class C Starship, you’ll need a crew to man each position and perform repairs. Here’s how to increase crew capacity in Starfield!

Increasing Crew Capacity in Starfield

As you start your adventure, you’ll find that your spaceship is limited to only two crew members. It’s not enough to operate a large vessel, so you’ll want to start earning credits fast to, for starters, buy a new ship. Secondly, every recruitable crew member across the galaxy demands payment. They ask for a few thousand credits apiece, sometimes as much as 10,000 credits. To increase your crew size, alongside buying a bigger ship, invest points in the following skills:

• Payload: Found in the Technical Skill Tree, Payload increases your ship cargo capacity, which, in turn, expands the number of compartments you can install when building a ship. The more compartments, the bigger the crew.
• Ship Command: For every skill point you invest in Ship Command, under the Social Skill Tree, you’ll receive additional crew members to man the stations in your ship.
  • Rank 1: Up to four active crew.
  • Rank 2: Up to five active crew.
  • Rank 3: Up to six active crew.
  • Rank 4: Up to eight active crew.

Alternatively, you can purchase various compartments, like cockpits and hab modules, to increase your crew size. Some habs in the game increase crew by up to six people, but those cost more credits.

Where to Recruit Crew in Starfield

As you journey through the stars, you’ll stumble upon various locations where crew and criminals like to spend their time. It’s the former you want, surely. You can recruit specialized crew members for a few credits, and you’ll find them in most major cities in the game. You can find hirable crew at:

• Madame Sauvage’s Bar, Neon
• Euphorika, Neon
• Astral Lounge Club, Neon
• Aggie’s Bar, Akila City
• The Hitching Post, Akila City
• Broken Spear, Cydonia
• The Viewport, New Atlantis

This is by no means a comprehensive list of recruitment hubs, but keep an eye out for various bars and dives scattered about the galaxy. You’ll find recruitable crew and companions there!

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You’ll spend a lot of time flying spaceships in Starfield, and eventually, you’ll likely build your own. But for now, with a pocketful of credits, chances are you want to buy the best starship in the galaxy. When it comes to shields, Stroud-Eklund takes the cake, but for luxury, nothing beats Trident. They’re essentially space yachts for the wealthy with too much money, so how can you buy Trident ships in Starfield? That’s the question.

Where to Get Trident Ships in Starfield

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to purchase Trident ships in Starfield. You can, however, acquire one through more nefarious means. And by that, we mean you can steal one from someone else.

If you visit the Trident Luxury Lines Staryard, hovering over Akila in Cheyenne, you’ll note a massive complex custom-built to design luxurious spaceships. Upon boarding the staryard, you’re greeted by a receptionist who knows every intimate detail about Trident ships, and you can ask about buying an entire ship or parts for one. Sadly, she claims the staryard does not sell ships or parts and doesn’t elaborate on who will sell you one.

Trident Quests

While you won’t walk away with a brand-new starship, there are several side quests available on the Trident Staryard, including:

• Drydock Blues: The player is tasked with delivering 500 Argon to Jia Chen.
• Fueling Greatness: Gladys Coffin, Chief Architect of Trident, asks for a single bottle of Velocity, an alcoholic beverage found on Neon, in exchange for 2500 Credits and XP.

Furthermore, you can use the Self-Service Bounty Clearance Computer to pay any fines you have.

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In the deep reaches of space, there is no oxygen. You’ll either need to hold your breath for an extremely long time or, better yet, you should equip a helmet in Starfield. In doing so, you’ll receive additional O2, which affects sprinting and jumping, and enjoy various damage resistances. So, if you want to survive a gun battle with Crimson Fleet, equip a helmet. Here’s how!

Learning to Equip a Helmet in Starfield

Thankfully, equipping a helmet in Starfield is cut and dry. In fact, shortly after completing the opening scene for Argos Extractors, Lin will tell you to equip a helmet before venturing outside. To do so:

• Open your inventory and scroll down about halfway until you find the helmet section.
• Enter the helmet tab, select any helmet you have, and then hit the equip button.

Furthermore, on this same screen, you can compare the various helmets you have using the statistics box on the right-hand side of the screen. You’ll want to carefully compare damage resistance, effects, and value.

How to Hide a Helmet in Starfield

If you want to hide your helmet in Starfield, it’s a simple button press when selecting the equipped helmet. On a controller, you’ll hit ‘RB’; on mouse and keyboard, you’ll hit ‘T.’

It’s not necessary to hide your helmet, but it’s more aesthetically pleasing when wandering about a world with a breathable atmosphere. It also works in cities like New Atlantis and Neon, where wearing one’s helmet in a public space wouldn’t make much sense.

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