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Performance Enhancement Level Requirements and Unlocks

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Performance Enhancement is a Pharmacology research project in Starfield. Read on to see the list of all Performance Enhancement levels, their requirements, and what the Performance Enhancement research projects unlock.

Performance Enhancement Levels

Jump to a Performance Enhancement Level
1 2 3 4

Performance Enhancement 1

Requirements

Skill None
Resources Tetrafluorides x2
Argon x2
Metabolic Agent x3

Unlocks

All Unlocks
Amp
Red Trench

Performance Enhancement 2

Requirements

Skill Chemistry (Rank 1)
Resources Carboxylic Acids x4
Membrane x2
Solvent x4
Hippolyta x2
Infantry Alpha x2

Unlocks

All Unlocks
Panopticon
Paramour

Performance Enhancement 3

Requirements

Skill Chemistry (Rank 2)
Resources Toxin x4
Ionic Liquids x4
Stimulant x4
Squall x2
Synapse Alpha x2

Unlocks

All Unlocks
Neurajack
Whiteout

Performance Enhancement 4

Requirements

Skill Chemistry (Rank 3)
Resources Stimulant x8
Squall x4
Aurora x4
CQB-X x4
Whiteout x3

Unlocks

All Unlocks
Frostwolf

How to Complete Performance Enhancment Research Projects

Complete at a Research Lab

Starfield Research Lab Terminal

You can research Performance Enhancment Research Projects at a Research Lab. These can be found in your ship, outposts, and major settlements in the game like New Atlantis.

Once you're at the Research Lab, you can do the following.

  1. Access the Research Lab terminal and select the "Pharmacology" category.
  2. Next, choose a Performance Enhancment research project that you want to work on. Each project will have a list of requirements, such as the types of resources you need and the skills needed to complete it.
  3. Gather the resources and unlock the skills needed to complete the project, then go back to the Research lab to complete it.
  4. You can contribute resources to the project at any time, and you can also speed up the research by assigning crew members to the Research Lab. Once the project is complete, you will be able to craft new health items at a Pharmaceutial Lab.

Starfield Related Guides

Starfield - Research Projects

List of All Research Projects

All Research Project Types

Research Project Types
Pharmacology Food and Drink
Outpost Development Equipment
Weaponry

Pharmacology Research Projects

Medical Treatment Performance Enhancement Innovative Synthesis

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