Ship Classes Explained

Ship Class in Starfield indicates a ship's tier and power level. Read on to learn what is ship class, what ship parts and skills are affected by ship class, and how to increase ship class.

Ship Class Explained

What is Ship Class?
Determines Ship Tier Level Determined By Ship's Reactor Limits Parts That Can Be Added

Determines Ship Tier Level

The class of a ship determines how powerful it is overall. Classes can either be A, B, or C, with the latter being the highest tier being accompanied by the best ship parts with the best stats.

A ship's class can be found on the ship overview screen when visiting ship technicians.

Best Ship Parts

Determined By Ship's Reactor

Ship reactors come with a stat called class which is what determines a ship's class. While other parts also come with a similar stat, they are not considered when determining a ship's overall class.

Best Reactors and All Reactors Explained

Ship Parts With a Class Stat

1. Reactors
2. Ship Weapons
3. Shield Generators
4. Engines
5. Grav Drives

Limits Parts That Can Be Added

The ship's class sets the limit of which ship parts can be added to your current build. If your ship has a Class B reactor, you can only attach parts that are either from the same class or lower.

Ship Reactor Class Error

If you're getting this error while customizing your ship, this means that you have parts attached that have a higher class than your current reactor. Your ship's reactor limits the tier of parts that can be attached. If your reactor is Class B, your ship can only include parts that are Class A and Class B.

To fix this error, either upgrade your reactor to a higher class or downgrade parts until they all meet your reactor's class.

Ship Building and Customization Guide

How to Increase Ship Class

How to Increase Ship Class
Upgrade Ship Reactor Invest in Tech Skills

Upgrade Ship Reactor

Because a ship's class is determined by its reactor, you can increase your ship's class by upgrading your ship reactor to a higher class level.

You can upgrade your ship's reactor by visiting ship technicians in city spaceports to access the game's ship editor. From the ship editor screen, you can choose to either upgrade parts or fully customize your ship in the shipbuilder mode.

Best Reactors and All Reactors Explained

Where to Buy Reactors

Better ship parts are locked behind character levels. If a ship part is not appearing in any shops, this means you'll need to level up your character first.

Invest in Tech Skills

Skill	Description
Piloting	As more people journey into space, the number of those certified to effectively pilot various types of spacecraft has increased dramatically.
Starship Design	As with "car culture" on Earth centuries ago, there are those who pride themselves on the ability to modify their own spaceships.

To be able to purchase and install parts from higher classes on your ship, you'll need to level up the skills listed above. At higher ranks, The Piloting skill will allow you to pilot Class B and C ships, while the Starship Design skill will allow you to install higher class parts to your ship.

List of All Tech Skills

Starfield Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

All Tips and Tricks