Starfield - Early Game Tips and Tricks You Can't Afford To Miss! (Extra XP, Stealing, and More)

Starfield Just Released! Here's some MUST KNOW Tips and Tricks to make your like way easier!
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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Play Main Story
1:36 - Corner Peeking
2:20 - Scanner Arrows
3:01 - Highlight Loot
3:43 - Mining Laser
4:09 - Scanning Landmarks
4:33 - Get Extra XP
5:59 - Pickpocketing
6:40 - Stealing Objects
7:26 - Accidental Combat
8:28 - Most Important Skill
8:54 - Always Buy These!
10:18 - Activity Missions
11:28 - Outro
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══════════ Official Game Summary ═════════
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next-generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.
Starfield is set in the year 2330, in a relatively small pocket of the Milky Way, in an area that extends outward from our solar system for approximately 50 light years. Around 20 years before the start of the game, the two largest factions in the Settled Systems, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective, engaged in the bloody Colony War. Today, the major factions enjoy an uneasy peace, but the Settled Systems is still pretty dangerous. There are plenty of human threats out there. Like Ecliptic mercenaries, the pirates of the Crimson Fleet, violent Spacers, or even the fanatical religious zealots of House Va'ruun.
The organization known as Constellation is committed to uncovering the mysteries of the galaxy. And as one of its newest members, you'll explore the deepest reaches of the Settled Systems and you'll find yourself at home... in the Starfield.
Starfield Releases on September 6th 2023
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[@chancepoe3801]

One of my favorite features that I don’t see anybody talk about is that the photos you take will start being used as loading screens.

[@trippybruh1592]

Thank you!

[@derinum]

Wow awesome I never knew that

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

thats from Fallout 76 and i love it

[@gaigedavenport6544]

They brought that over from 76

[@brendanroe8604]

Fantastic feature

[@Daventry85]

I feel bad for the people who may listen to gamespot or ign that this games a 7. I'm about 10hrs in and its a solid 9 atm frustrated with encumbrance but after watching some tips about storing inventory on my ship my games gonna be a 9.5 soon. Think its just a solid , fun game. Played for 8 hours this morning and feel like i got nothing accomplished its just so huge, so much going on.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Oh, its definitely a 7/10 game, like most Bethesda games. Its the mods that make it a 10/10 experience.

[@tyronealfonso]

Nah 7 is accurate. The game is good but it’s not what they advertised it as. It’s not a space game, it’s a good fps with some space stuff tacked on. They tried to make it more interactive with managing power but really that’s just a tedious gimmick. Several other bonehead decisions keep it from being top tier.

[@si_w8201]

Thing is, a lot of people think a 7 rating is bad but it's actually not, not by a long shot. 7 is pretty good and so is Starfield, although I'd rate it an 8 to 9 so far...

[@eodyn7]

@@mr.horseshoe2301 bruh... what are you talking? This Bethesda dev team was won 4 game of the year titles.

[@student40008]

@si_w8201 7 is mid or painfully average which is what Starfield is, really thats being nice

[@lastfreethinker6810]

If you have Stolen items they have a red mark, sell to the trade authority in person and then use the buy back menu to get them back with no stolen tag.

[@C2190]

nice

[@ImNotToCoolForSchool]

If you modify a stolen weapon then it becomes unstolen

[@michealnelsonauthor]

I landed at a POI I had completed, dropped the Red resources on the ground, and most of them flipped to good. Next time I steal a pirate ship I will wait to loot (other than bodies) until I register it, then loot, then sell the ship. or rebuild it into a custom design… maybe a nimble “fighter” like the training ships at MAST HQ sims?

[@BlessThePotato]

You can sell them to the trade authority at “the den” in the wolf system. You also won’t get scanned for contraband when traveling straight there

[@michealnelsonauthor]

@@BlessThePotato yeah, but I want to flip the resources into Mine in my inv. I just stole another landed pirate ship. I registered it at Wolf/Den. Now all that contraband aboard is mine. Lost the red. Lol. Saved when landing elsewhere, to test this, and g2g. I want to put ALL the resources into the Constellation house to research & craft, until I can upgrade my ship & then go start an outpost. Lol.

[@aussiespringbok8504]

Another tip for the Mining Laser: hold the aim button down then fire the laser, it will mine resources in a split second saving you a massive amount of time.

[@sillydrizzy2985]

Thanks for the bonus tip. I'm waiting (impatiently) till Wednesday, but took some time off. When you exit the scanner, does it change back to your prior weapon, or am I going to be going into combat with my mining laser equipped, all the time? :-D

[@shock7622]

@@sillydrizzy2985 The mining laser gets unequipped when you exit the scanner

[@jerrellforde6616]

​@@shock7622quick inventory bro bro

[@Beamish87]

I actually notice this one after about 9 hours on the game lol

[@chicagoparker]

It will also mow down a bunch of beasts if it's focused. You don't have to switch to guns for every threat

[@SPJ-88]

For stealing objects in the open, you can pick up a neutral object and push the things off into a bucket or something like that. Then carry the bucket to somewhere hidden and steal those things.

[@valhallascorner8563]

Thanks, finally a useful one without really any spoilers to break immersion. Much appreciated!

[@Norther_138]

Perfect video, easy to look over tips without giving away the game. Thank you man

[@SuperZanado]

when picking locks work from the inner ring to the outer ring. just line them up, makes expert and master easier to pick as you will then know what is need on the inner rings.

[@VindictiveChild1]

The scanner auto pulls out your mining tool.......MIND BLOWN 😲

[@DizzyMarrow]

Sarcasm?

[@UnfilteredMedic]

IDK about you but my mental prowess has greatly increased at that revelation. 🤔

[@steph4050]

Very useful clip ... and with no spoiler at all. Thank you very much.

[@xavierx9053]

Haven’t played video games in like 3 years and I can’t wait to dive back in with this game

[@fairyprinxe8516]

Loving your content, doing such a great job of providing lots of useful info without spoiling the game. Thought I'd casually try it out yesterday and then played for 10 hours... Games for me hooked, think it's my favourite Bethesda game so far.

[@cookiessprite]

These are great tips, thank you! You definitely need that boost pack skill early, as it seems you can come across a 'skip pack,' the one with the most boost quite early. They're really useful things.

[@StarAllKungfu]

I found a boost pack that gave me Chinese stealthsuit power. Crouch and go invisible.

[@jeffdontcare8912]

i probably watch 5 to 6 early game tip video, but u sir just make my day, i sub for sure, no other video i have watch that include the cover fire mechanic, thank for that man, will try it out later today

[@TheGameIsOverCy]

This video was very helpful, thank you Swany! I learned a lot of new things about Starfield that I didn’t know before.

[@dltanner99]

Excellent video! I pre-purchased the game and played only one or two sessions so far. These hints are very useful! I have a 255-mod version of Skyrim I played for months, so it was a good lead-in to Starfield. Please make a video with other tips and tricks. I will definitely use the suggestions you included here.

[@edgarherrera7758]

Pick up an item that doesnt have the red stealing mark and use that to push the item you want to a place where you're hidden and then steal it. I've done it a few times now.

[@strangerdanger1012]

I'm not sure if this was mentioned but use Quick Save feature to your advantage. Before doing anything suspicious where you may get caught (i.e stealing from ATM), Quick Save the game and if there's trouble, just Quick Load. On PC it's just a matter of pressing F5 to save and F9 to load. I don't mean do it every single time but for big things, might be worth it. I do it whenever I'm picking an expert lock and incase I make a mistake. Plus quicksave often, it doesn't hurt.

[@Sir-Lister-Of-Smeg]

good video very helpful. I was wondering when I was going to be able to use the Jumppack. Well done 🤟

[@quinkidink]

Thanks for this, needed a beginner vid and this was very helpful.

[@saltyfr35h]

Not sure if I glossed over it, but when you are at a crafting table, look at the bottom and it says "Track" and look st the corner at the ingredients. It will place a magnifying glass icon on items you can loot to use for that crafting/research. Takes the guessing out of knowing tje components you need.

[@michealnelsonauthor]

Yeah! Do you don't accidentally sell mats for your research & crafts. And don't need to slog with your whole resource inv to your crafting benches.

[@jdcunningham1782]

Subscribed. Looking forward to more starfield tips. This video was really good. Well voiced. Spoiler free. Perfection.

[@vegassims7]

EXCELLENT help.. I knew about none of this stuff and have been playing for days. lol

[@heatheninferos2231]

If you have an item with Chameleon, just crouch behind and attack shopkeepers with a melee weapon. They might run outside, but they’ll come straight back in. Rinse and repeat until they’re on the floor. Loot for a few seconds, then repeat. While they’re on the ground, they’re basically blind, and because they never see you attack you don’t get any bounty.

[@artemkoropotkin3047]

Or just invest a few points into pick pocketing and quick save before each attempt. If you fail do a quick load until you succeed.

[@Primal_K]

Or just work a 9-5 job for 47 years, get taxed for almost half your income each year and purchase the overpriced item legally.

[@lanewallace2024]

​@@Primal_K yo this made my night 😂

[@hellothere640]

I've just been crouching using chameleon suit disappear then can steal 😂😂

[@fethdor]

Good tips, thank you for the video. I didnt realize I could peek!

[@jeffd4026]

Best tips video i have seen so far. Pertinent to where i am in the game. Thank you!

[@vajazzlerthis]

Great video solid tips, most of which I already knew because I played the crap out of these games but I definitely appreciate the stuff that I didn't know. I'll definitely be sure to stock up on Digis next load up

[@lFaceless]

Great video man. Thank you.

[@PapaFenn]

Another quick tip for you folks. If you aim the mining laser, it focuses the laser allowing you to pop resources near instantly instead of hold it down for a few seconds.

[@landonewts]

Yeah, once I figured that out, mining became so much easier!

[@TS-ri5wn]

Thanks for the tips man!

[@snowtfl5617]

One thing I would say aswell is join the crimson fleet as soon as possible get good guns from the missions and the piracy and smuggling quests from the mission board helps you stack credits fast plus who doesn’t want to be a pirate I also found it helps with persuasion in certain instances being associated with them

[@TOMeightoh]

finally answering the real questions. thank you!

[@guydavies7671]

Great video, thanks mate!

[@sinxxu]

Thanks for the early tips. I've been playing since it came out, but like im also playing super slow, and i kinda am a loot goblin, so i look at everything with the scanner

[@jordanmcculloch1169]

Just on the mining laser It actually counts as a laser weapon and benefits from the laser skill Early game this is a very good weapon to use (can’t comment if it stays good, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t as you upgrade the skill) I highly recommend if you don’t want to worry about ammo to invest in the laser weapon skill immediately

[@christodd5925]

Love this game, when I started I could not be arsed with all the survey missions!! I’m about 20 hours in, probably a bit longer and I’m now totally addicted to surveying!! It’s sooooo addictive!!

[@NeonXXP]

solid tips, thanks. Looking forward to the 6th!

[@EraclesK]

Thank you your made my playing so much better

[@keithdales2913]

Great video, thank you

[@Robtaff]

Great videos. Have subscribed. Will be playing this Wednesday. :)

[@kweschunsmith]

Mining laser is a OP weapon in the beginning. Kills faster than most weapons! Especially when you hold LT

[@eldurakopr]

Great vid, you just gained a sub.

[@nightfall22]

Subbed! Great info

[@GlooowTube]

Extra tip, you can't move and steal item but u can use other items to move stuff. Let's say you see a weapn on a shelve. Pick up a bucket or trashcan and use it to push the item you want behind a door or wall. As long as u are not visible u can steal without a problem

[@MW-jm8qb]

Nice vids. Easy to listen to. No YELL talking. Subscribed. Liked.

[@colxdark]

Thank you sir I have just started to play this game so I need all the help I can get also I just subscribed to your channel👍

[@agentnukaz1715]

Solid tips, didn't know about the activity tab. I have to return the the main story but it's so hard to get on track 😂

[@adventuresofjandk]

Great job

[@Sp1cyP1sc35]

Great video 👍

[@ChrisMcAtamney]

Thumbs up and subscribed!

[@CarChrisMC]

Really helpfull... Playing for a week now... didn't even know about the shooting from cover thing 😂... took me 4 days to discover by accident, how to put stuff into the quick cross menu 😂

[@ryanloveshonda]

Ty you so much great info

[@widowmaker461]

That's for this video, like you said great for all of us who have just got this game and only a few hours/ mins indy the game, there's some really helpful tips here👍👍👍

[@leopoldkain6815]

Best advice I have learned for starting off is take your time 😅 I have not even done the 1st Mission I am level 6 😅 already at 🤔 24hr+ 😅 Just take your time ❤

[@werejustgaming]

Same but only main missions. I already have legendary Spacesuit all three pieces and a top tier ship. Was 6. 9 now lol

[@612Jonhy]

Dam bro same lol I’m in the neighborhood mission still

[@werejustgaming]

@@612Jonhy I am like one or two missions further lol

[@612Jonhy]

@@werejustgaming can’t wait to get home later and keep looting lol

[@612Jonhy]

@@werejustgaming yes I found a legendary spacesuit as well this game too exciting lol

[@MrGrovesde]

Good video. Subbed

[@FruityBanana]

For People that have shadows and black location bug ( I think a lot of people with nvidia will have this bug) Found a fix: Go into the game and reset the graphics options to default, now close the game and exit Steam. Go into Nvidia control panel > manage 3D settings > set shader cache size to unlimited. Go to appdata > local > Starfield. Delete Pipeline.cache. Restart computer. Run the game and after the main menu screen, IMMEDAITELY close the game, delete the cache file again and boot the game once more. Wah-lah, the problem is now fixed. These are the exact steps I did to permanently fix the problem. Good luck.

[@ManChickin]

leaned alot here.. appreciate the vid

[@S1ckM0nk3y]

Joining the UC vanguard was amazing. Definitely one of my favorite quest lines.

[@godwinvbiju4636]

I couldn't agree more 👍🏼

[@spike178]

Yes was great questline and get to join the pirates at the end with 250k in free credits nice. The key is so useful and fun didn't want to lose it.

[@Paul0Grech]

If there is one tip I can give after 30+ hours in, READ EVERY book you come across. Not only are they one of the more efficient credit to weight items in the game, many unlock specific quests or locations with decent rewards and great areas to explore

[@Griffiths1]

Is it similar to Skyrim where pressing open on the book will instantly add a quest (potentially)? I complete forgot about this and have been ignoring books!

[@BigRed259]

Thanks for this imma subscribe be waiting for more tips and advice appreciate the work you do

[@mizzwilzzzz7802]

THANK YOU!

[@noleenole8254]

This is seriously the video I needs haha

[@nervousdog1]

Thank you :) you helped me :)

[@mangoldm]

Would love some tips for stealth! Especially stealth/melee.

[@GarryCam]

First video of yours I have come across, great content and all I can hear is Owen Wilson speaking and I love it 🤣🤣

[@henrycarlson7514]

so wise , thank you

[@justvers]

Nice ,thnx

[@RevanBC]

lol I've just been trying to 100% this planet with the crimson dudes whatever all day, having fun. I'll try to do some main quests for ya

[@aspyr5681]

Thanks for the video! I'm having trouble finding pirate ships, is there a place where they spawn regularly?

[@user-kv6jw1ip3o]

Such an amazing game so far

[@EverythingGaming]

I've done 1 main story mission and im over 12 hours in, already level 10. Explore at your own pace and enjoy, because its one hell of a game!

[@landonewts]

I agree, I’m loving it! I usually flip between main story and my own exploration in games, and am doing the same here. Started off on my own just hacking around, now will probably do a few more main story Constellation missions before going back and re-visiting planets I’ve touched on and then try some other side quests. No wrong way to play!

[@pauperslament3467]

It's imperative you play the main story up to and finish "Into the Unknown" before doing much exploring.

[@bigboicreme]

@@pauperslament3467 correct

[@landonewts]

@@pauperslament3467 Thanks, that’s what I’m hearing, so now I’m doing the main story… with a few short breaks to mine and loot. Excited to see what’s next!

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn7402]

Do the main story at least till you save a certain someone....

[@zacknanfelt267]

Owen Wilson nice guide thank you

[@austindrake4697]

Loving it. Starfield is exactly what I expected... a vast ocean with the depth of a puddle.

[@charlessantista5063]

Thx!!

[@blacknwhite69]

You can use your melee weapon to hit store items out of their Position, and then walk into them to move them around out of view and then steal them. As long as they don’t see you you’re good

[@JustBleedGaming]

thx you...good video...no fluff

[@scp2539]

9:40 It's cheaper to back out of the hacking than undo a mistake. Companions have infinite ammo and grenades, have fun and try not to die XD Some guns in the gun displays are bigger than the display case so you can sneak and find the magic pixel to grab them without opening it. the glass case for armors also doesn't close all the way so you can get the set without unlocking it as well, once again its a magic pixel hunt until they fix it :P

[@michibichi2212]

good tips here not seen in other vids

[@DonnieReno]

Thanks for tip about Scanning! I have no sense of direction in games or in real life 🤦‍♀️

[@valvenis5643]

One thing I found is that shotguns still stack with the ballistics skill. My shotguns are one or two shotting most enemies as I have a 20%increase on shotgun damage and 30% on ballistics so it's basically 50% extra damage and both skills are very early unlocks

[@droid5785]

​​@@Reuloricswhat other categories in the first category stack?

[@samphire]

Great tips, grab the shepherd pie recipe from upstairs in kays so you can make your own 2% xp for 60 mins food

[@jasonllamas7177]

Loving it. If you are exploring planets, dont do crimson fleet. As all pirates will be friendly. Cutting xp, and loot. If you do kill em it adds bounty.

[@Coldfus6]

Encountered my first terrormorph I hope that there's a major story line to it !!!!

[@wowfoelifewarcrack3297]

this games insane i love it😍

[@NoMereRanger73]

You have a bit of Owen Wilson in your voice and it’s dope.

[@aawells07]

Always quick save before lockpicking. I was legit worried about whether I was going to like this game or not and I can say thats no longer something I worry about as Its pretty great. I just need more time to play it.

[@midnitecro3915]

DON'T SELL ALL JUNK! It will sell your digipicks. At least it did for me. Btw when you are lockpicking the blue circle indicates what circle you can pick with that combo. Thought that was pretty cool. Helped a lot when I realized it.

[@nich7622]

Drop d’pics on R then ‘sell all’

[@Red-eu7fk]

Wait there's a sell all button? What is it on xbox

[@Skelepty]

I’m level 12 and I got the manipulation ability and I have only done one story mission. I will do some more story though if it’s just like a tutorial. Thanks for the tips

[@Silverphoenix36912]

Other than the bucket trick from Skyrim you just have to change it up, you can use the buckets to move the items out of view and it wouldn't count as though you picked them up because you're using a bucket to move them, it's pretty funny really.

[@mbishop2050]

I could be wrong, but it seems that ship upgrades are also connected to the story line progression or maybe it is what level you are I am not exactly sure. But one play through I reached level 15 and had played the story line mostly and I had many choices in each category including grav drives and shields. The next play through (still trying to find the one correct background for me) I am at level 15 again but explored instead of story line and I do not have that many choices for upgrades.

[@jhaereacts]

Within the first 30 secs this is already the most useful beginner video.

[@silverdreams3]

Very beginning of the game in the mining compound, pick up all the aid and med kits that you can... there are lots of useful aids and a few med kits lying around the compound and you don't get flagged for taking them... even the stuff in the lockers. Even the one guys half eaten sandwich in the lounge... its all OK for you to take and worth having it on hand for the first few quests.

[@zachisback]

To add to the first tip, I'd say play the main story till you get and complete Into the Unknown. I will not spoil anything, but all I'll say is its worth waiting to do that mission first before taking on the universe!

[@h8today]

Thanks. I was wondering when exactly is a good time to do this.

[@Stavoren]

FYI the scanner doesn’t see everything. Lockers that are closed will not show (well in my play through anyway) or highlight like items laying about. You physically need to open the locker, first then the scanner will show if there is something inside. Easily missed…

[@henrymonroy9533]

I’ve been power napping for years. Highly recommended. 😊

[@turbo558]

Yo hold up this channel is suddenly way better than starfield signal keep it up

[@ntactime_w3488]

This and LtBuzzLiteBeer are goated

[@tgreen1071]

Sprint button also rotates items just on a different axis

[@drazamataz2360]

I'm around level 15 and I just left neon and I feel like I need to start the game over. Also, when is a good time to start crafting and research? Ship building and settlement buildings are both familiar and foreign to me. Haven't really figured that out yet either. Tied to that I'm not sure what loot is good or what loot is truly just garbage. I found this video helpful and want to follow your advice with a new playthrough. I've run out of ammo and med packs so many times during missions and yet I feel I'm looking and looting everything possible. Thanks for the tips.

[@meganclare7]

Tip about the digipick if the circle is blue when you select the key it will fit if the circle is white it will not. Helps when the locks get harder

[@tediz8280]

i just headed straight to earth.. i'm sure im not the only one to do that :D