How to Make Bank in Starfield: A Comprehensive Guide
Starfield is an expansive RPG set in the cosmos, where earning credits isn’t the main focus, but it sure does help. In this guide, you’ll learn various ways to fatten your wallet in the game.
Opt for High-Value, Lightweight Loot
Forget about 20-credit items—they usually take up too much space in your inventory. Instead, focus on collecting items worth around 30 credits that weigh less than 1. Think special books and the like.
Inspect Tables and Bodies
When exploring a location, you can find credits almost everywhere. Pay close attention to tables with green flash drives—Credsticks—that give you 200 credits or more. Sometimes, you might even find multiple Credsticks, making for a lucrative haul. Don’t forget to search bodies; they often carry credits too.
Take on Cargo Delivery Missions
Always check out the notice boards. One of the most profitable gigs in Starfield is simply transporting goods from one location to another.
Set Up Outposts
Choose the right structures to build. Erect an automatic miner, a power station, and an item storage facility. These are key elements that will bring you passive income through resource sales. Plus, your outpost can serve as a perfect hideout for smuggling goods.
Embrace Your Inner Pirate
Steal goods and raid cargo ships. You can also sell smuggled goods. But beware: many companions may not appreciate your illicit activities.
Sell Planetary Scans
When you meet Vladimir Sall at the “Eye” space station, you’ll gain access to special contracts, one of which involves gathering information about planets. You can sell these planetary scans to Vladimir. It’s tedious, but it pays.
Pro Tip: Scan Gas Giants from Orbit
Perform scans of gas giants without landing on them. Make an orbital report and head back to Vladimir for your reward.
Other Ways to Earn Credits in Starfield
- Take on scavenger missions for good money
- Crack safes and vaults
- Pickpocket NPCs
- Trade minerals and other resources
- Complete faction quests
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