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Starfield Shattered Space

Starship Design Skill Rank Up Guide

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Starship Design is an Expert Tech skill in Starfield that allows you to install better ship modules. Read on to learn the effects of the Starship Design skill, how to unlock and rank up the Starship Design skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Starship Design How to Unlock and Overview

Starship Design Skill Overview

Starship Design Skill
Starfield - Starship Design Skill Skill Tree:
Tech
Tier:
Expert
As with "car culture" on Earth centuries ago, there are those who pride themselves on the ability to modify their own spaceships.

How to Unlock Starship Design

Spend 8 Skill Points in the Tech Tree

As Starship Design is a higher-tier Expert skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 8 skill points in the Tech skill tree before it can be learned.

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How to Rank Up Starship Design Skill

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Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 8 Skill Points in the Tech tree. Allows the installation of improved ship modules.
2 Install 5 unique ship modules. Allows the installation of superior ship modules.
3 Install 15 unique ship modules. Allows the installation of cutting-edge ship modules
4 Install 30 unique ship modules. Allows the installation of experimental ship modules.

Install Unique Ship Modules to Progress the Skill Challenge

Starfield - Install Unique Ship Modules
Installing and purchasing new Ship Modules you have not previously installed during ship customization would progress the challenge for the skill.

As ship modules are sold back to the vendor at 12.5% of their original price, installing ship parts just to sell them back is not advisable, as you would lose a lot of credits for doing so.

You can customize your ship at Space Ports in all major cities.

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Starship Design
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