15 Secret Features Starfield Never Tells You About (Tips & Tricks) 

Med Kits are not the strongest at healing but they have 0 weight and you find them everywhere. If you are at the starport and see another ship come in you can loot the med pack from their loading bay without penalty.

The safe in your room in the lodge does have unlimited storage, but it's in a pretty inconvenient spot. If you go into the lodge basement, into the room with all the crafting stations, there's a small box on a table in front of the research station that also has unlimited storage, and it's in a much better spot since it's basically surrounded by all the crafting stations.

One thing the game never told me, was that if you hold "aim" when using the cutter, the reticle will narrow and it'll overcharge, mining/damaging a lot faster.

@2:50 I think the choice to not let players upgrade receivers to Calibrated or Advanced was to make the loot game last longer. One of the issues with FO4 was that if you rushed Gun Nut you could craft endgame weapons very early on. This way you’re slowly upgrading weapons as you find better versions, and then you focus on getting a Legendary Advanced version

The one tip that seems so obvious but took me forever to understand; make use of your ship's cargo and upgrade it when you can. All workbenches pull resources from your inventory AND your ships inventory regardless of how far away it is. Also gathering loot (primarily guns and armor) drop it in cargo hold to sell later at vendors. And just like workbenches, you can sell from your cargo hold directly to vendors. So just make a habit of using that cargo hold, Another tip is contraband. Getting the skills and ship tech to smuggle the stuff around is good but you can always take contraband and head to The Den merchant in the Wolf system, right by Sol and Alpha Centauri. No skills required, they don't scan you. Trade Authority vendor is just inside, use the 48 hour wait and pawn it all off.

Seeing the laser used on the hinges reminds me of 007 Goldeneye on N64. When you use the laser watch on the train to cut the hinges off of the latch.

This game just gets better every hour I play. Unreal. Thanks for the tips. This game is so deep it's hard to figure out everything.

Thrusters is not an alternative mode. It's a flight option available for the first rank of the piloting skill

A carryover tip from Fallout 4: when you kill an enemy in open combat you can pick up their weapon to loot all unfired rounds from the magazine. Considering all the ammo types in the game, it can help to carry something for dealing with trash mobs that uses commonly carried ammo so that you can replenish it from all the enemies you kill.

The infinite storage safe at the HQ is what I needed thank you!!! I was wasting so much space on my ship just storing cool outfits and armor with no use for them other than to collect them all.

Did you know you can cheat in the flight sim by standing up and going to the reset computer and hacking it! You can Spawn 2 allies boost shields and damage. it makes it easier to clear all six levels of the test. I think it might also be a Star Trek Easter egg that is referring to when Captain Kirk cheated on his simulator Exam!

for the loot in the chests, before entering the first door on the dungeons or bases, you save the game, change the dificulty to very hard, enter the base and then change to very easy, run past people and get the loot, if you don´t like the content, rince and repeat. For "farming" legendary loot from elite enemies, you get them to very low health, save the game and kill, if you don´t like the gear, reload and do it again, and again. Sorry for my english, tiping from Brazil.

2:50 oh that makes so much sense: I found this revolver type gun that does 100 damage per shot with no upgrades. It’s been pretty much the only thing I’ve been using since I found it. However all other versions of the gun I found only had it doing like 30 per shot. That explains it

About the space bar in the ship. It also maintains your momentum in that direction. So you Can boost away from enemies and then hold space and flip around and still be moving away from them as you shoot them.

I love how part of the title is “things Starfield never tells you about” and the first thing it shows is the door with “CUT PINS” written on each of the pins holding the door lol

You can make the mining laser faster by holding down right click/aim button while firing the laser. I have seen no youtube creator mention this and is an easily missable feature.

8:37 theres also a storage container in the basement of the lodge that has unlimited space for all things. its right infront of the research table next to a flower pot

I think the reasoning for the whole calibrated/refined/advanced receivers not being craftable is because bethesda knew in fallout that you just push for the advanced receivers on all your gear. To me it makes sense that advanced gear would be locked vehind the highest level of crafting. I also don't get why they didn't just do that.

For the simulator in MAST, you can actually leave the seat while you are flying and go back to the 'Restart simulation console' to access the debug options. There you can increase your shield, damage and spawn an ally.

There is a storage case on the table behind the research station in the Constellation crafting room- thus far it appears to be bottomless.

great tip is also, loots from chest and bodies are much better o, harder difficulties. before enter a base, put it on very hard and save it, once entering you can town it down again, but because the area is loaded under very hard, the rewards will be of that level. and the differences are quite insane. i can recommend to never go under hard ever in any area...these things will add up eventually

Just a note, If you've opened the case, looked at the armour, but not collected it. If you saved here, when you reload the save the perks on the armour will reroll. I made a couple of saves of potential armour perks but on one I never removed it from the case. When I reloaded it to compare it to another set, the perks changed. I did this multiple times.

Another tip. The only ship that carries over in the new game plus is the frontier. So you might want to just stick with that and upgrade

I figured out the tyrannis pizzle myself, its a shame every one just give the answer instead of telling you to look at the logs, it felt so awesome figuring it out myself.

I have watched a bunch of Starfield guides but you add details such as the Mantis armour save and reroll (it was never mentioned in the others) and it's those little details that I look for so you have earned my only subscription as far as Starfield content is concerned

I like the weapon changes. It forces more meaningful decisions when it comes to weapon choice. In my most recent F4 playthrough, I find that most of my weapons just sit around unused in a locker, because I've crafted them so all of their damage is really high. There's not much reason to stop using one or to start liking another.

Legendary weapons on enemies seem to be determined when they are killed. I farmed the first dungeon boss for a useful epic drop before moving on. (Also experienced a glitch where the inside Pirate bodies respawned all of their loot, a good way to stock up on ammo and weapons to sell early)

Extremely appreciative of the weapon “advanced” tip. Did not know that one and I am 30 hours deep.

I desperately hope for some mods to allow weapon level editing and to connect the Lodge safe to the crafting tables downstairs. Also, thanks for the Mantis and Piloting tips!

I want the Fallout 4 trade interface, and I want to be able to take mods off some guns to put them on others. F4 was silly that you craft new sights to take a scope off a gun, but in SF you cant take them off at all, it's just gone.

0:15 Using your ships thrusters is also VERY helpful in a fight, use the boost function (LS on controller) to close the distance with ships, when they turn use the RB to activate thrusters making you turn a LOT sharper, giving you the advantage when locking onto enemies

Very nice tip on the Mantis armor. I'm currently on my first playthrough, and just figured out the word puzzle. I guess now the time I wasted trying momma's phrase starting with SIC and getting gunned down wasn't wasted. I'd hoped by letting the one guy who surrendered live would mean he'd disable the turrets and robots, but apparently not. I'll try giving my companion that high speed gun and some ammo, and hopefully I can figure out which weapon works best against the battle droids and turbolasers. I can't wait to be Space Batman.

If you hold space you can turn the ship around as well. So not only can you use thrusters, you can turn your ship 180 but still go the original way you wanted. like drifting

Was surprised that there was a different solution to the Mantis word puzzle. Spiffing Brit just blew up the turrets 😂

The business about "receivers", that is the weapons tier system, is directly analogous to finding a better material weapon in Skyrim. Ebony is a much higher tier than steel, for example. You can't upgrade a steel longsword to an ebony one, even if it has great extra abilities. Although, since they're just invisible OMODS (the system the game uses to add all extra abilities to weapons and armor) I'm sure there will be a mod as soon as the Starfield Creation Kit drops. You'll just need to be able to do compiled scripting associated with a weapons workbench or vendor or something like that.

The save scamming of loot works on enemies as well. The loot is generated upon death. So, if you save when the enemy is low health and kill them, the loot gets re-rolled. This is especially effective with 'elite' enemies (the ones with multiple bars of health) since they always have higher loot tables.

For crafting storage, in the basement of the Lodge there is a room with all the machine to craft and a storage box. I simply pull all my resources in the storage box. It's not linked so you can't craft directly from it but at least it's only a few step away. Also, whenever I visit a station or outpost, I take note if there is any kind of storage box close to the landing area, even if it's an ammo box as you can drop anything in it. I use these storage box to keep stuff like contraband. I even started to make maps with a red cross to mark the spot...

I rerolled mine & ended up with helm: 25% less O2 used, resources weigh 25% less & repulsing (meh) suit: +40 carry weight, airborne resist & alien damage resist. Pack: chameleon, +20 carry weight & for my inner hoarder...assisted carry 😂

one of the best videos i’ve seen with advanced and detailed tips. appreciate you gang

heres another tip i dont see anyone talking about. open your menu, select your ship in the bottom left, and press f to open your cargo hold. typically this only allows you to see what items you have on your ship, but if you're within 250m of it you can also place stuff from your pockets onto the ship by cycling to your inventory. this helps a lot particularly with resources, because they're heavy and with one button you can move it all to your cargo hold. especially when exploring a new planet you don't need to go all the way back and through a loading screen. ive actually done this from inside a dungeon before as well, im not sure if that's intended though and the dungeon probably has to be within that same distance as well.

The good news about the lock-on mechanic for ships is that, even if you aren’t locked-on for missiles, you can still hit your target if you’re skilled and lucky enough to lead your shot. But, depending on what kind of missiles you have (long reload, low capacity, high dmg, or short reload, high capacity mid dmg, etc) you may not want to waste your shots.

Also lockpicking if you select the digi pattern the ring will light up on what rings it will fit into. If its white it wont fit, if its blue it will fit. Its really helpful for multi level picking

W JUICE From start to end very informative and no unnecessary commentary *I love it here* 👌🏾

Awesome video. I had no idea about the weapon receivers. Thank you!

Re weapons system. It’s a great idea as it makes loot still relevant later and you cannot craft something OP with maxed crafting early in game.

Should be noted if you are trying to reroll affixes on the Mantis set, if you want to "bank" a set you like and keep rolling from the previous save, take the armor off the Mannequin. I left it on the mannequin and when i reloaded the save, the affixes had changed again. TO BE CLEAR: if you check the mannequin but DO NOT TAKE the armor and you reload your save, the affixes will still reroll. I am on steam.

Straight to the point with no Filler. An excellent tips video!

Thank you so much for this!! I had no idea about the weapon/armour tiers. This has added another whole level to look for in loot! Thank you!

I ended up getting past the gun turrets in the Mantis quest by taking some damage reducing drugs and just running through. Didn't even notice the letter tiles.

When you board a ship all you have to do is pilot it for a sec then go back to your other ship. And then. Once you go to a space port the ship you commandeered will show up without you having to worry about bypassing security for illegal items.

Best tips video yet!! Good job man !!

Brooo!! I absolutely LOVE how the video just starts with the content. No stupid intro to sit through telling us what the video is going to be about! We already knew when we touched the thumbnail! Lol Thanks for making this video! It's super informative, the pacing is perfect, and I definitely learned a lot bro! Thanks so much for this. My second character is going to be a GOD Thanks to you!

So glad your doing vids on Starfeild. I feel like this is a mix of fallout 4 and cyberpunk, in the best way possible. 😊

8:30 - You can use the chest right in front of the Research table in the basement - Which is at the front of the Lodge. It has infinite storage as well! To power level Stealth and Concealment - You can (just like in Skyrim at the start in Helgen) go to the Medic next to the Lodge - And sneak attack him over and over. He can't die!

Thank you for reroll info for mantis gear, HUGE HELP, Thanks Juice, Always appreciate your videos

If you're looking for ships, I highly recommend commandeering them instead of purchasing, for a few reasons. Namely, the cost of registering a ship versus purchasing one new seems approximately 10% of the ship's vendor cost (unknown of Commerce perk affects it) plus, as you level up, enemy ships can spawn with modules you'd normally need the Starship Design perk and a boatload of credits to get. Example: I hijacked a Spacer Coyote, which is basically a dumbed down Shieldbreaker, which had parts requiring 'Designer Rank 2 and even 3 (I had rank 1). These modules will stay equipped and functional even if you don't have the Starship Design perk. Plus, while I was redesigning the ship, pulling off and reattaching these modules before cancelling the modification, i noticed progress count towards the Starship Designer perk accumulating. So, bonus! Also, if you're doing a lawful run but find contraband when commandeering Pirates or spacers, don't jettison it yet! If you have the fuel range, take it to the Den in the Wolf system. There are no security scans here, and a Trade Authority that will buy your illegal goods, no Crimson Fleet affiliation required.

5:30 you can hack the terminal to the right of the door and diable the turrets too, or use a speed boosting kit to run thru but it will work only if you start running from the 1st correct letter and be sure to press the button otherwise turrets will just turn and kill you. And btw turrets can be destroyed and give 60xp and items

There is an important difference between the three healing items aside from the potency. Regular Med Packs have ZERO WEIGHT. All other healing items take up storage. I carry a few of the stronger packs around just in case, but 99% of the time I'm using plain old Med Packs because there is no limit to how many I can carry.

Wow what a great collection of tips!! Thank you!

This video was extremely helpful. Thanks Juice!

Minor spoiler warning would have been nice

This is to prevent for you to have late game weapons early in the game I guess.

good stuff! You are the first tuber to mention the unlimited storage safe. And I genuinely learned new things from you after many chaff vids put out there.

How are you still uner 1 mil. Ive been watching for so long and wouldve expected more subs bc of how amazing and useful the videos are. Wishing the best

I have a pretty funny effect on my mantis boostpack, it causes attacking enemies to be knocked back and become staggered for a moment, which makes combat pretty easy, especially if you use it in tandem with grav push :D

Anyone know how enemy armor (what I am calling the white bar on top of some enemies) works? Why do I sometimes seem to bypass it/hit red before white depletes?

Some excellent tips - thank you. So helpful. Subbed

I think the weapon tier system makes sense as far as allowing for decent weapon variety in the early game while also allowing for your favorite weapons to scale more into later game. The basic Kraken has very weak damage, but at tier 4, it can stay viable.

This has to be the best "secret features" video out there! Thanks a lot! You just made this game even more better to play!

Love that you’re straight to the point. No nonsense no annoying intro about random shite. Just quality content. Well done brother

@8:25 there is also a small box in the middle of the "crafting room" in the basement that also has infinite carrying capacity.

Super useful stuff. Thanks!

Three of these things the game directly tells you if you pay attention. The locking bolts you learn about in a story quest where breaking down one of the doors is an optional route. The Maneuvering thrusters is a skill you unlock under piloting and it tells you in the description how to use it. The highlighted middle part of the speed indicator being where you can turn more easily is one of the first things explained when you first start flying a spaceship. Some of the other tips were pretty good though!

Big tip for ship combat if the enemy ship is facing you boost passed them and set your speed to the middle of the white part of you speed guage and turn to face them as fast as you can this will get you on the ships tail where it cannot hit you of course other ship will still be able to but it's always better to on the tail of at least one enemy.

I'll always respect you for jumping straight to the point.

Saw that when i first did quest and made a video on it. It also works on regular manikins as well. Save before you open them, and itll be random items/effects/rarity.

I am playing on the hardest mode and its been so easy that I dont recommend using those overpowered stuff. I did give Sarah a Equinox with high fire rate without knowing and it indeed made her WAY more useful in combat. I was actually shocked to see her mow down some enemies by herself.

Are there “of the sort” legendary enemies? I feel like I’ve encountered some with an extra health bar but the loot is sometimes good, mostly normal

I’ve only watched about 3,129 vids on starfield and this is one of the best. Good stuff man!

pretty decent tips without spoiling story stuff, thx man

Dont forget that your ship has a cargo hold that is accesible right to the left of the pilots chair ....when you get up from the chair look at the wall. Upgraded ships have full armorys that you can store weapons...save the cargo hold for all the resources . And stop stealing unless you have the pickpocket trait

You can also just shoot the bolts on those red doors with a normal gun

9:23; Starfield does tell you this. In a single line of dialogue, while you're being shot at, and in a spaceship for the first time, and, thus, quite overwhelmed. Best Tutorial ever.

I had no idea about the weapon levels. It explains so much now, thanks!

Some of the design decisions in this game (like the advanced armor) are pretty perplexing. Especially given how long it was in development.

Did anyone notice the companion dying at the start

Being able to change character build somewhat and name is awesome. So glad to see this as a feature.

Good tips. Definitely covered some tips others missed

For the turret section on the mantis quest you can also just pop an amp and run through the turrets before they hit you

Straight forward tips and tricks. Easy to understand and really useful. *Hit subscribe* Cheers! 🤘

Legend thank you Juicehead. Love your vids

This helped, thank you!

I find that armor goes up to superior, which is 1 tier higher than advanced.. but only some armors can drop that high.. at least in regular NG. There's some kind of level threshold you have to meet before they can start dropping that high (if they are able to drop that high). Only seems to be for armor, weapons only go up to advanced. It goes from regular > calibrated > refined > advanced > superior

There is also a 4th Tier. Calibrated, Refined, Advanced and SUPERIOR. The superior weapona deal insane damage, balanced for level 80 and foward.

Useful information!!!

The crafting does need some plugging. Not being able to make ammo or main healing is pretty weird. It also kind of sucks you can't change skins to any basic colours aswell, my spacesuit or gun is the same as everyone elses.

During the mantis quest, you can just destroy the turrets rather than solve the puzzle. If you hide to the left of the room you can destroy them all for the 80 XP each without getting shot.

Great Video, really helpfull

There is another storage container with unlimited storage space in the basement of The Lodge. Its in the center of the first room. It doesn’t link to all the work benches but you can pull all of your resources out and upgrade your weapons/armor before dumping all your resources back into the container.

Maybe have a spoiler tag?? You spoiled mantis quest for me. Tips and tricks it said. Dont need to explaine the whole quest. I do enjoy your content and been watching for a while now and it's not the first time you do spoil. Think about it in the future. Good content! 👍