Starfield Shattered Space

What To Buy First

Starfield Shattered Space Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: September 1, 2023 09:07 PM

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What to Buy First in Starfield includes better weapons, weapon mods, med packs, and Digipicks. Read on to see the recommended items to buy first and where to purchase them.

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What to Buy First
Where to Buy Items
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What to Buy First

Weapons

Starfield - Shotgun Weapon
As combat is an essential part of Starfield, buying a better weapon will make your adventuring faster, and thus safer.

List of All Weapons

Weapon Mods

Starfield - Silenced Pistol.jpg
A good weapon base can only go so far. Buying Weapon Mods or materials for crafting allows you to access further playstyles and build on weapon types you prefer to play.

List of All Weapon Mods

Med Packs

Starfield - Medi Pack
Med Packs are the most efficient healing item in starfield in relation to its weight. As this heals a percentage of life instead of a flat amount of health, it is more valuable for builds that have a large number of health.

Digipicks

Starfield - Digipick
There will be a lot of doors and containers with valuable item behind them. Digipicks are valuable for looking for these loot. This is especially valuable for builds seeking to level the Security skill up.

Lockpicking Guide

Where to Buy Items

Major Cities

Starfield - Major City Vendor
Most of the aforementioned items are commonly sold by separate vendors from Major Cities across the Galaxy.

List of Cities and Points of Interest

Outposts

Starfield - Outpost NPC
Different outpost would also have Vendor NPCs that will sell a variety of items.

How to Build an Outpost

Starfield Related Guides

Starfield - Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

All Tips and Tricks

Starter Guides: Game Features Explained
UI and Menu Explained	Periodic Table Explained
All Stats Explained	Reputation System Guide
All Religions Explained	Level Scaling Explained
Bounty System Explained	Digipick Guide
Persuasion Guide	Stealing Guide
Durability Guide	All Crimes You Can Commit
Zero G Effects Explained	How to Cure Infections
Space Piracy Explained	What to Do First
Oxygen System Explained	All Environmental Damage and Resistances
How to Avoid Getting Encumbered	How to Cure All Status Afflictions and Effects
How to Cure Broken Bone Affliction	How to Cure Burn Affliction
How to Cure Addiction	All Damage Types Explained
Crew Explained	Red and Yellow Item Icons Explained
How to Use the Quest Marker	Health Bar Explained
Weapon Tiers and Rarity Explained	-
Combat Guides
Combat Tips	Aiming Guide
How to Stealth Kill Enemies	How to Throw Grenades
How to Block Attacks	How to Mantle and Climb Ledges
How to Remove Weapon Mods	How to Combat Slide
How to Detect and Disarm Landmines	-
Ship Guides
Space Battles Combat Guide	How to Increase Jump Range
Ship Customization Guide	How to Get Fuel
How to Dock Your Ship	How to Upgrade Ship
How to Target a Ship's Engine	How to Get Shielded Cargo Holds
How to Power Up the Grav Drive	How to Fix Unattached Modules
How to Repair Ships	How to Get and Fire Turrets
How to Sell Ships	How to Rename Ships
How to Change Home Ships	What is GRV?
Missing Weapon Assignment Error Explained	Ship Classes Explained
All Ship Technician Locations	-
Farming Guides
How to Level Up Fast	How to Farm Credits
How to Farm Legendary Weapons and Armor	How to Get More Digipicks
Infinite Money Glitch	Infinite Weapons Exploit
General Tips and Tricks
All Names Companions Can Say	Best Settings for PC and Console
Character Creation Options	All Romance Options
Where to Sell Items	All Planetary Traits
Difficulty Differences	Where to Store Items
Crafting Guide: How to Craft	How to Increase Companion Affinity
How to Hijack Ships	How to Access Computers
How to Pay Off Mortgage and Bank Loans	Where to Find Industrial Workbenches
Where to Find Weapon Workbenches	How to Install Mods
Where to Find Spacesuit Workbenches	How to Get Free Ships
Endings Guide	Nova Galactic Staryard Skip
How to Restock Vendors	Keybinds and Controls for PC and Xbox
All Missables and Points of No Return	Best Mods List
List of All Unlockables	List of Easter Eggs and Secrets
How to Show Damage Numbers	Language Options and How to Change Language
List of Exploits	How to Turn on the Flashlight
List of Error Prompts	List of All Random Encounters
New Game Plus Explained	All Universe Variations
Where to Find Cooking Stations	Where to Find Pharmaceutical Labs
Rescue Barrett Skip	How to Speedrun New Game Plus
How to Find Your Parents
Quest Objective Guides
How to Dock with the Nova Galactic Staryard	How to Complete the Vanguard Simulation
Equipment Guides
How to Get the Hunter Armor and Weapon	How to Get the Emissary Armor and Weapon
Exploration Guides
How to Get Cold Resistance	How to Get Radiation Resistance
How to Get 100% Survey Score	How to Mine Faster
How to Go to the Ocean Biome	All Unexplored Ecological Features and How to Scan
Location Guides
Sanctum Universum Location in New Atlantis	How to Unlock the Door in the Well
How to Access the Dev Room	Almagest Casino Jackpot Location
All Earth Landmarks	-
FAQs
How to Get Rid of Adoring Fan NPC	How to Hide Spacesuit and Helmet
How to Change Background	How to Change FOV
How to Fast Travel	What Happens When You Die
How to Remove Traits	How to Wait and Skip Time
How to Skip Dialogue and Cutscenes	Best Houses and How to Get All Houses
How to Holster Your Weapon	How to Scrap Junk
Can You Change Crosshairs?	How to Increase Health
How to Use Photo Mode	How to Intimidate People
How to Use Jetpack	Can You Kill NPCs?
How to Avoid Jail	Are Mechs Usable?
What is the Max Level?	Can You Get Pets?
How Does Free Roam Work?	Is There Underwater Exploration?
Are There Land or Water Vehicles?	Is There Fishing?
Are There Black Holes?	Are There Cybernetic Enhancements?
Can You Build a Fleet?	How to Pickpocket Successfully
How to Sneak and Avoid Detection	How to Increase Carrying Capacity
Is There Fall Damage?	How to Increase Jump Height
Can You Adopt Kids?	How to Use the Hand Scanner
How to Bribe NPCs	What to Do if You Can't Get in the Game?
Can You Change Pronouns?	How to Change POV
How to Turn Off XP Pop Up	Should You Do the Main Quest First?
How to Claim Pre-Order and Deluxe Edition Bonuses	Can You Respec?
How to Access Ship Storage	How to Use Quick Slots and Switch Weapons
Is there a Survival Mode?	What Is Inside the Master Lock in The Lodge?
How to Change Companions and Crew	Who to Choose for Your First Follower
How to Change Your Name	How to Display FPS Counter
What to Do If You Get Stuck	What to Buy First
Where to Sell Survey Data	Do Companions Need Ammo?
Reasons Why You Cannot Fast Travel	Can You Dismantle Weapons?
How to Save	How to Remove Stolen Label on Items
Can You Craft Ammo?	Can You Add More Saves?
How to Put Out Fires	How Does Procedural Generation Work
Are There Radio Stations?	How Do Tiles Work?
How to Reenable Achievements	Can You Steal the Fortuna?

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