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Starfield Shattered Space

Weapon Engineering Skill Rank Up Guide

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Weapon Engineering is an Advanced Science skill that lets you craft improved weapon mods in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Weapon Engineering skill, how to unlock and rank up the Weapon Engineering skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Weapon Engineering How to Unlock and Overview

Weapon Engineering Skill Overview

Weapon Engineering Skill
Starfield - Weapon Engineering Skill Skill Tree:
Science
Tier:
Advanced
Life in the 24th century can be exceedingly dangerous, and the ability to maintain and modify personal weapons can be essential to one's survival.

How to Unlock Weapon Engineering

Spend 4 Skill Points in the Science Tree

As Weapon Engineering is a higher-tier Advanced skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 4 skill points in the Science skill tree before it can be learned.

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How to Rank Up Weapon Engineering Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Science tree. You can craft improved weapon mods at a Weapon Workbench, and research additional weapon mods a at Research Lab.
2 Craft 5 weapon mods. You can research and craft superior weapon mods.
3 Craft 5 weapon mods. You can research and craft cutting-edge weapon mods.
4 Craft 30 weapon mods. You can research and craft master-level weapon mods.

How to Modify Weapons

Craft Any Weapon Mod at A Weapon Workbench

Starfield - Craft Any Weapon Mod From a Weapon Workbench

You can craft any Weapon Mod to progress the Weapon Engineering Skill challenge. For a cheap and fast method to do it, you can craft a cheap mod on a weapon like an Eon's Muzzle Break which costs one Aluminum and one Nickel, then do the No Mod craft for one Iron and one Nickel. This method will count as crafting a weapon mod twice and would progress the challenge.

You can find weapon workbenches in The Lodge in New Atlantis or by adding a workshop hab in your ship.

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