Starfield boasts a significant number of ships within its interstellar exploration, but sometimes, the best way to acquire one of these star-crossing vessels is to steal it and sell it for a good amount of Credits. Adding new vehicles to an ever-growing fleet of ships does not need to drain your wallet if you’re willing to get your hands dirty. Although becoming a pirate will put a target on your back, the rewards may outweigh the risks.
Keep in mind that stealing a ship in any way will mark you as an enemy of the United Colonies once you break their laws on piracy. While most of Starfield‘s many planets are in the Settled Systems that the Colonies control, those who flirt with danger often should be able to fend off enemies. On the bright side, you get to keep numerous Credits by taking a ship for yourself rather than paying for it at a vendor.
How To Steal a Ship in Starfield
Your character can steal a ship by waiting for a vessel to be left while its pilot explores or disabling a vehicle’s systems during space combat between planets. Either way, kill every crew member once you board the ship you wish to take so no one can stop your theft. When in space, you need to disable an enemy ship’s engines in Starfield to give you a prompt to dock and board the ship to steal it.
Your character cannot pilot every ship when trying to steal one unless you have your Piloting Skill unlocked. If you want to be able to take any ship in the galaxy, spend skill points so that your Piloting reaches Level 4.
While a grounded ship must be flown off a planet’s surface to a new destination in Starfield, you have to undock from your previous ship when stealing another one from space. After interacting with the pilot seat to officially steal a vessel, travel to the nearest spaceport. This will mark the vehicle as yours for the time being, allowing you to store it with your fleet if you want to change back to your original ship.
How To Sell a Stolen Ship in Starfield
Even if you happen to steal one of the best ships in Starfield, you cannot sell the vessel without registering it with a Ship Services Technician. A type of merchant found at most planet landing zones, this Technician will charge you around 90% of the ship’s value in Credits to register it. While this may seem like a lot of money, you can then go to the “Sell” option from this same vendor to get your money back and then some.
Selling a ship gives you Credits based on its value, granting you the remaining 10% of the cost to register a stolen vessel. Those who learn how to steal and sell ships in Starfield can profit a good amount of money from this interaction, which should drown any moral doubts after enough sales.
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Starfield
- Platform(s):
- PC, Xbox Series X/S
- Released:
- 2023-09-06
- Developer(s):
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher(s):
- Bethesda Softworks
- Genre(s):
- Open-World, RPG, Sci-Fi
- ESRB:
- M
- Summary:
- Bethesda Game Studios presents Starfield – the first original IP from the studio in twenty-five-plus years. Set in the year 2310, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective are observing a shaky truce after a war set 20 years prior. The player will customize their character as a member of a space exploration team called Constellation while navigating The Settled Systems and the conflicts between the warring factions. According to Bethesda, players can explore over 100 systems and 1000 planets to find resources and build their ships, living out their own sci-fi journeys.
