Starfield

Crafting Guide: How to Craft

Starfield - Crafting Guide: How to Craft

Starfield features a comprehensive crafting system to aid players in their journey across galaxy. See where and how to craft items, as well as what items can be crafted and what achievement can be earned!

Where to Craft

Craft at Workbenches

Workbench / Station Craftables
Weapon Workbench Modify Weapons with Weapon Mods
Spacesuit Workbench Modify Equipment with Helmet Mods, Spacesuit Mods, and Pack Mods
Industrial Workbench Manufactured Components
Pharmaceutical Lab Performance Enhancement and Medical Treatment Consumables
Cooking Station Different Recipes

There are a total of 5 workbenches and stations available to craft your needs. All of these are available in the basement of The Lodge.

How to Craft

How to Craft Summary


Collect Resources

Starfield - Collect Resources

To start crafting in Starfield, you'll first need to start and finish Research Projects. You'll need bring various resources and materials to a Research Lab to initiate a research project.

You can obtain these resources by gathering them yourself as you explore different Planets, or purchase them from different traders.

List of All Resources and Materials

Research Projects

Starfield - Research Projects

To begin crafting, you'll first need to research a project. Projects are divided into five categories, and you can research multiple projects of different categories at the same time.

Projects are unlocked through game progression, Skills, and through further Research.

Research Categories

Below is a list of the different research fields in Starfield. Projects can be initiated as long as you have the resources needed.

Research Category Description
Pharmacology Research Aid Items, medications, and performance-enhancing drugs.
Food and Drink Research higher quality food and drink items that provide health restoration and other buffs.
Outpost Development Research better outpost structures and modules to improve resource collection.
Equipment Research various Armor mods to augment your defenses.
Weaponry Research Weapon mods to aid your exploration.

List of All Research Projects

Craft at Workbenches

Starfield - Craft at Workbenches

Once a project is finished, you'll be able to craft your researched item at respective workbenches or stations. You may have to bring more resources and materials, depending on the item you wish to craft.

What You Can Craft

Weapons and Weapon Mods

Starfield - Weapons and Weapon Mods

You can craft Weapon Mods and modify your weapons in Weapon Workbenches to make them better.

Some mods provide upgrades such as improving your weapon's damage, ammo capacity, optics, or even give them unique properties.

Best Weapons: Weapon Tier List

Armors and Armor Mods

Starfield - Armors and Armor Mods

You can also craft different Armor Mods in Spacesuit Workbenches to aid in your survival when exploring hostile planets and battling enemies.

All Armor and Gear

Food and Aid

Starfield - Food and Aid

Other items you can craft include food in Cooking Stations and aid consumables in Pharmaceutical Labs. These items usually restore health, and others grant different types of buffs.

List of All Food and Aid

Manufactured Components

You can craft manufactured components in Industrial Workbenches. These manufactured components are used in various research projects.

List of All Resources and Materials

Outpost Modules

Starfield - Outpost Modules

Outpost modules can also be crafted to improve your own outposts and boost its productivity when extracting and gathering resources.

All Outpost Development Research Projects

Crafting Achievements

Replicator Achievement

Achievement How to Unlock
Replicator Craft 100 Items
►List of All Items

The Replicator achievement is awarded to players who have crafted 100 items through the course of the game.

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