Top 10 Things I Would Like to See in a Starfield Ship Builder DCL (speculation and theory)

Shipbuilding is one of the best parts of Starfield, and I would love to see a DLC themed exclusively for Shipbuilding. From habs that actually do things, to a customizable staryard... Here is hoping that someone at Bathesda is listening.
@drshoots101 @WizeOldWizard @ShipTechnician I hope you all don't mind me plugging your channels in this video.

[@graysenm1320]

I really hope they don't get rid of the "glitches". They've really made shipbuilding a ton of fun for me. I wish we didn't need to have an existing ship in order to build a ship, why can't we just build a ship from scratch?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I hope they keep all the glitches as well. They have become such a part of building a ship. I agree that we should be able to build from scratch. Maybe that can be a feature of the "star yard" I proposed... If you have a star yard, you can build from scratch.

[@lebalsie362]

The glitches have to be intentional. If they get rid of the glitches for the shipbuilding I will stop playing and I absolutely love this game I think it's 10 out of 10.

[@curtiswise8364]

Parts, fits into your space building idea. With a warehouse where you could strip parts from captured ships and store them for use on later builds? That would be very cool as capturing ships then selling for little or no profit! Some of those parts would be more valuable as parts than the whole shop price. Love your ideas and hope that Todd and company would listen to the consumer. And quit ignoring Xbox users would like some mods etc. which was promised shortly after the new year.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

That would be brilliant as well. It could fit into the StarYard idea. Have a module that is a warehouse, like you said. It would definitely be better than selling the ships.

[@drshoots101]

Agreed that's a great idea.

[@wildmanjeff42]

cargo bays for ship parts would be cool and functional as well. Totally agree with your vid! I am not really a shipbuilder, but I like to modify every once and a while

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Totally agree!

[@robertbuckland3187]

One thing I would like the ability to do is take over abandoned sites.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

That would be good. Instead of trying to build something from scratch, take over one and fix it up.

[@robertbuckland3187]

@TeamScorpioRI would also try to build an economy with all the bases and outpost. Hell, have being a tycoon as an option.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

@@robertbuckland3187 LOL... Give old Walter a run for his credits! I like it

[@drshoots101]

That actually would be kinda cool. Great idea

[@drshoots101]

Hay! That was unexpected. I appreciate you mentioning me. Not necessarily for the views lol but I must be doing something right. I believe most of us would drool at the idea of any of these! I'm hoping we'll get a dlc mainly focused on ship building and add a new company with their own parts. I never thought of having the ability to move or add items in the ship, but I can see people really getting into that. Functional habs would be neat. I like that idea. We definitely need to be able to change the latter/door placement and maybe even a dedicated hab with a staircase, And there were plenty of times I wished I was able to rotate certain items. I love the idea of building your own space station. That would be awesome. These are all great ideas. Hopefully, we'll see them implemented.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Your builds are inspiring! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with next.

[@psudodrake]

*Weapon Habs* - These would be weapons that'd typically fire on their own but draw from ship power. You would see red bars along the top of some other power setting, taking max power away, but it would offer a 4th, a 5th or more weapon type that would fire on its own, or otherwise take up an entire weapon slot. Examples for this are: - Chaff Dispenser (Rear facing): Perhaps something that doesn't take fire, but fires chaff if someone has a missile lock on you to break the lock - Heavy Cannon (Forward facing): Takes up a weapon spot and is a very high damage for very slow recharge - Torpedo Tube Launcher (Forward Facing): Again, a hav that takes up a weapon slot but fires a Heavy missile/cruise missile weapon caple of large area damage. Think Tomohawks. Mini Nukes. Seismic Charges. Anti-Matter. - Broadsides (Side facing): Nothing beats a full on fusilade of stopping power of two ships firing at each other broadsides. - Missile racks (Upward or downward facing): Takes up a weapon slot. Mount missiles that point upward or downward. Mostly this is for an effect. I want to see scores of missiles and rockets erupting from all angles of the ship to look like the C130's angel when it fires chaff. - Drone Hangar: Drones deploy like off of an aircraft carrier and fly around to automatically attack your enemies. *Class D Ships:* Capital ships... ships that if you have to land on a surface, you either have to take a shuttle (Captain's Yacht) or deploy to the ground via a Helldivers2 drop pod. Like your shipyard idea, your other ships would fly escorts with some of your other miscelaneous companions. These ships will have a higher skill requirement to pilot them, but then break some of the usual ship requirements, such as max number of generators and engines. *Deployable Squad*: A Hab that allows you to deploy a squad of 1-5 hireable soldiers to help you in an area. Can be an unlockable like after you finish The Vanguard Questlines (one for each), Side with the pirates, a group of freestar deputies, or Va'Ruun Zealots (after the upcoming DLC drops). You enter an area and other than your main companion, there's these other guys that show up to help you.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I like these ideas, especially the weapon habs. I'd love to have a heavy cannon on the front (like the Space Battleship Yamato's Wave Motion Engine).

[@smith9029]

Cargo holds that have cargo capacity. Being able to select which access point is used on a module. A stairs module. A way to walk through your ship in the builder. The ability to customise ship rooms like decorating your home. Maybe allow some clipping between items so parts can overlap.

[@briancowan4318]

On the ‘Walk Through’ portion of the build would be a great place to place Hab Customization! You walk into a blank mod and designate it as what it’s supposed to be with the color scene and accoutrements you require.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Not a bad idea.

[@patrickvonarx9777]

Yes to all of this. The doorways could also possibly be implemented like the equipment plates I think. Useful 1x1 habs would be nice, just a bunk or workstation. I wondered from the start why I can't rotate the habs, but I guess that goes under flippable parts. Also, adding back clutter would be nice, the habs feel a bit sterile without, not lived in. More ships... I have a hundred now with the setGS command, and it would be nice to assign them to something, say as freighters for outposts. Then some sort of ship management would need to be added, because cycling through a hundred ships is not great. Saving ships as blueprints/templates or even exporting/importing them like in KSP and of course an empty template to start from scratch are a no brainer to me. Some kind of feature to separate some ships from the cargo hold sharing, so I can have my huge outpost building cargo ship filled with resources to build outposts while being able to switch back to my small daily driver without having to unload. I like my small ships, but the way it is, everyone seems to be building min/maxed "everything ships" that can do it all. And for gameplay convenience, that's almost necessary, and I don't mind it being possible. But for roleplaying reasons, how cool would it be to land on your outpost, disembark from your sleek combat ship with minimal load and lots of crew stations, walk over to a neighbouring parking platform (another little addition, kind of a ship display if you will), and get in your huge clunky outpost builder, your explorer with crafting and research or passenger ship with lots of passenger slots and amenities. Maybe a bonus for specializing a ship for a certain task Btw, to be technical, X, Y and Z are linear axis, rotational ones are U, V and W

[@TeamScorpioRI]

All good ideas!! I need to look into that setGS command. Right now I sell all by ships that I build to my outpost shipbuilder to make room. And thanks for the correction on the rotational axis. I've always seen it referenced as X,Y,Z in my software and graphic programs. Didn't even know there were other markers for stuff like that. Along that lines, spinning parts would be neat as well. Take say the Stroud Cap A, and not only be able to rotate it, but flip it vertical as well. That would add some interesting lines to a ship (I think there is a mod that does this now).

[@Starcat5]

For Staryards, I would settle for a pre-built one that expands as you complete its questline(s). Nova Galactic is technically a defunct brand, so we start with that, then expand the station and shipyard with each new brand with a presence there. It ends with a station that is basically a floating city. Plenty of shops, a passive source of income, and plenty of sections that can be customized. Or split the "Town" with a surface outpost, complete with a blank circle in the center for building a standard player outpost?

[@WizeOldWizard]

I just saw this and of course there is absolutely no problem mentioning my channel, in fact I really appreciate that, thanks man! I’m seriously itching to have new parts. Can’t wait to expand on the limits of the ship builder. Making me want to just start using ship builder mods. I’d mainly like to be able to flip and orient the vanilla parts in more ways, and I think that alone would be really awesome.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I have been tinkering with the idea to do a modded series as well. There are a bunch of good mod out there that help with flipping parts, painting them, and there is even one that lets you put doors where you want. I have a feeling though that once I mod the game, I will not want to go back. lol

[@WizeOldWizard]

@@TeamScorpioRI That's the danger, once we use mods to fix the shortcomings, how could we ever go back to vanilla? I'm gonna hold out as long as I can.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

@@WizeOldWizard same.. at least with the custom habs we have some new options to build now.

[@WizeOldWizard]

@@TeamScorpioRI definitely great to see progress there. For me personally, the decorating is so tedious and time-consuming that I’m not so excited about that. I really want to see more variation in part shapes and orientation so that I can diversify more. But hey, maybe this will be a motivator to git gud at manual decoration.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

@@WizeOldWizard lol.. it has some promise. I am thinking of a "Flying Appartment" build.

[@fenrirgaming37]

If they did this, I would love to see expansions for the starports on planets. I also think adding in new manufacturers would be good.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I would love a couple new manufacturers.

[@R0MMAH]

Staircase and elevator modules. House Varun parts. Either make structural pieces add hp and be useful, or remove the associated mass costs. An ability to swap and bank parts between the ships. Ship cargo should stay with the ship that had said cargo loaded.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Stairs would be great... I can see them doing some unique house Va'Ruun parts (I think currently they are just stroud parts). Maybe we will get something with the Shattered Space DLC. I want to be able to bank parts! Just let me fly to the vendor, by the part, and put it into a warehouse to use later. Ship cargo, I don't know about that one. If you change homeships, would you not want cargo going with you?

[@R0MMAH]

@@TeamScorpioRI I would prefer the cargo to stay with its ship with an ability to call it down for landing just to fit the realism/game mechanics. Even if its just an idea rather than the actual physical landing. A traveling fleet of sorts. Maybe requiring that all active ships maintain a minimal crew staffing to balance this. At least then the player would be able to loot stuff in space without having to transfer 10k of stuff into their inventory and back. Additionally, an ability to transfer cargo between ships would also be helpful.. As for banking parts, I like the idea of buying a part and have it "delivered". Coming across unique parts at pirate installations that we can mark for pickup would then allow it to be a thing.. This game does have potential. Just need a better, richer implementation

[@N0MIDIAN]

When I did that space cruiseship mission i remember thinking I really want to be able to have my own, even if it ends up more like a spacestation I'd take it.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Having a luxury liner like that would be awesome! I think that would fit more as a home base for an explorer group like Constellation than the Lodge

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

They did add the blank habs, plus gave you the ability to customize existing habs (but only by adding stuff to them). I used that function to add some weapon racks to back of the Cabot C4 bridge & my Stroud-Eklund workshop, along with some mannequins, backpack & helmet displays to it & the computer core. Still wish they would let you add/remove doors & ladders. I also think a module filter that is similar to the one they have on the INARA Starfield database site would be great. In a topic related to the Class M ships, I would love it if they let you build with Trident Luxury Line parts, even if it's a limited selection of habs or even just structural parts. Finally, on the Shipyard idea, being able to assign extra ships you have to the shipyard for defense, if you could assign crew to those ships, would also encourage players to recruit more crew, even if they don't have a lot of (or any) points in the skills that increase the amount of crew you can assign to ships & outposts as well as give the ships in your "collection" that you aren't currently using as your home ship an actual purpose.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I like the hab customization that they added. I am working on redoing some of my ships with all custom habs. I think the shipyard idea is a fun idea. It will probably never happen, but one can wish. lol

[@waylander1o1]

The possibilities are endless

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Agreed. I think once the creation kit come into play, then I think we will see alot of these things implemented.

[@gray56sri]

I agree with what you said in this video! I've been saying all this from the start. I would love to see: the only way to get a M class ship is to build a space station, M class ships can't land on planets, but if you could have a hanger bay for you A-C class ships to fly down to the planet. And maybe have other M class ships in space to have mega space battles with. Thanks for voicing all of my grips, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. Keep up the great work/ content

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I would love that. M-Class is tough as I think they would be a little too OP for the game as it is. We would need to have some bigger space battles (more legendary encounters.. or more battles like the one at the Key).

[@Truly_Giovanni]

A hanger would be really cool. I was thinking it would be like the SysDef ship where you dock to the side, but a hanger would be so dope. Hopefully M-Class ships wouldn’t cause crashes, so we can see a dlc around them in the future

[@gray56sri]

@Truly_Giovanni well this is a bethesda game.... 😂. Yer, that would be great to see a DLC like that, especially since there are so many star systems with nothing in them.

[@lebalsie362]

Absolutely a great video by the way.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Thank you very much!

[@djmcgee9]

I would love the idea of an infirmary that you can crew with a Dr.! I would also like to see a useable Brig for bounties, just to add the option to bring the bounty in "alive" for a better payday.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

That would be cool!

[@LordAnubis00]

I also wish they would code it for the crew to stay the hell out of my captains quarters.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

YES!!! Nothing worse than heading into your own space, only to find a couple of them just hanging out. I had one instance where Sam and Sarah were there, and they both were just hanging out in the back of the hab staring at a wall. Not creepy at all....

[@drshoots101]

🤣🤣

[@andrewguile3315]

Really great ideas. I love the staryard idea especially. I would love to be able to land multiple ships at outposts, too.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

That's a great idea!

[@kilvarough]

Great list, couldn't agree more.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Glad you agree. Hopefully we get some of these.

[@kilvarough]

@@TeamScorpioRIIkr! If Bethesda would do a little tweaking, Starfield would be unbelievably better. I hope they see content like this and listen.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I hope so. Though I think we will more likely see these things in Mods before Bethesda actually does it.

[@TravisFranklin-ve5sv]

Finding legendary ship parts or saving ship ports that u have bought

[@TeamScorpioRI]

We definitely need a mechanism to save ship parts instead of having to put them on a ship (and make it flyable).. That's like buying a new bumper for your car, and then having to tie it to the roof of your truck just to get it home! lol

[@paulshrewsbury9384]

Yes and Yes

[@DougJessee]

I want to be able to combine parts from two ships! I also want more space and more parts. I would love to be able to build like interiors of outposts & apartments. I want an engineering 3x2 that I can have research and all crafting benches. I agree with ladders and doors. And all of these really, but I want an outpost ship, that can process asteroids, etc… and that can carry a smaller ship. Class ‘M’ outpost ship and my RazorLeaf small craft ( small size & weight).😊

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Combine parts from 2 ships?? You mean have 2 ships on screen in the builder at the same time and mix and match both parts? That could be interesting...

[@keithcourson7317]

Right there with you on this one, bud!

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I just hope they actually do some of these suggestions.

[@dcolodny]

In regards to #8, I think it might be easier to have a Y module like is included in DerreTech than to create variant cockpits. Perhaps a few versions for different manufacturers?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

You are not wrong. That would be the easier option. I still think hab variants could be interesting (but harder to impliment)

[@billholden736]

If we can't reorientate the habs I wouldn't mind seeing 1x2s that are perpendicular to the existing habs. To fill certain gaps or to use as a hallway, but with more room. I probably would pay for this as I spend as much time tweaking my ships as I do actually playing.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I can definitely see that. 1x2's would make some interesting formations or orientation. I wouldn't mid also seeing 1x3's as well (and please make 3x1's have the same options as the 2x1's). I'd also like a 2x1 engineering bay (which I don't think is available at all)

[@ascelot]

Simple request, have the ability for the player to actually decide where the entrances are to each hab rather than random so doesnt create mazes.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Yes!!! This was one of my requests as well. Have those hookpoints be assignable so we can click on one and select "passage/no-passage"

[@Truly_Giovanni]

@@TeamScorpioRI I think this “mechanic” is in the game for the outpost building. I haven’t played in a good while but I remember being able to click on edges and doorways to change them

[@Shornaal13]

Ship-building is the ONLY thing I play in Starfield. (I mean, I've almost finished the normal game, before a bugged quest blue-balled me.) Now I only ever launch the game to build me some starships. It is SO much better than any other element in the game, it's pretty wild. I think it really does warrant some special love.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Damn.. What quest stopped you? I thought they fixed most of those in the last patches?

[@Shornaal13]

@@TeamScorpioRI I don't remember now, and I lost interest. I had done the "big reveal" on Earth and I think it was during the last showdown with all the Starborn.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

@@Shornaal13 Damn.. That is close. I think the NG+ mechanic in this game is an interesting take on the concept, where instead of just starting over with higher difficulty, you actually remember things you did in your last playthough and get dialog options that reflect that. Plus the world can change a bit (though I haven't gotten one of those yet). Its a different concept that I don't think they pushed far enough.

[@mariaveenema4337]

How about blueprints to share? Or the ability to order modules that aren't available everywhere?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Shareable blue prints would be awesome. I trying to envision how that would work and what they would look like. At the very least, let us export a parts list.

[@FP194]

Hopefully they make some new structural parts to expand the types of ships we can build I would love to create a ship like the one in Event Horizon

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Agreed. Certain manufacturers (Taiyo being one) need more options for structural pieces.

[@Didier98]

Would like to see structural parts at least add hull points or even different functions, either that or have less mass, currently I think you have to sacrifice too much speed and mobility to make a ship look good, without getting anything in return.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Great point! It should definitely add hull points. You are adding mass to the ship, so it should add some protection. Maybe even some new structural pieces that are geared towards adding "armor" to the ship, like reinforced hull plating.

[@danielbecker-birkner3572]

Imo any upgrades to the ship builder shouldn't be shoved into a paid DLC. If it's a free DLC, fine by me. BUT! If it is massive new stuff, designwise, it's more up to each of us if we really want it and therefore ok as paid. What I mean is that if they work on a fix for the glitched shipbuilder they shouldn't "hide" it in a paid DLC. /DBB

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I agree. If it was just a few of these (like making all pieces flippable, or letting us select where doors go) then it should just be in a regular update. The one wish that I could see being a DLC is the Ship Yard idea as that would not only give you the ability to build a ship yard of your own, but it would also have new missions tied to it (my idea was for each ship manufacturer to have its own questline.. similar in size to the Vanguard or Ryujin quests.. completing the questline unlocks that manufacturer at your yard) and skills. That would be worth shelling out some $$$ for ($20-$30 US).

[@lebalsie362]

Dude your video is not labeled correctly. It's all about ships and the rest of the game is absolutely fantastic also. It just goes to show how crazy in depth this game is. If you get it you get it.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Good catch. I have been meaning to rename that. I do try to keep the channel around ship builds and ships. I do love the rest of the game (currently on NG4), it just ships and ship building are my favorite part of this game.

[@sadyr5575]

Sell or modify the Starborn guardian. I want that rear docker!

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I'd love access to all those Starborn parts. We should get access to them after a certain number of NG's.

[@williamwarner3855]

I would love if they gave Xbox access to the mods like they did with the last skyrim release. I would also like to be able to take over abandoned structures and starstations. If the spacers and shit can do it... why cant I? Lol

[@williamwarner3855]

Also side note. They already have another ship manufacturer we can't use. So it would be easy to just give us access to the trident ships

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I forgot that Trident is even in the game. That is the big starliners, right? Xbox mods should be coming "soon" (They would probably drop when they put out the creation kit).

[@TopGunMav-bm6hu]

Hey good afternoon bro I am a fan of the Starship Building in STARFIELD. I agree 100 percent with all of the recommendations in this video. It would also be nice to not have to go all over the galaxy to get the various parts to build a ship. There should be vendors that have all the parts from all 5 that are in the game currently since some look better than others.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

If they implement the Staryard idea, I can see that as being the hub of all parts. Right now you can get most parts at your outpost.. though there are a few things missing still

[@TopGunMav-bm6hu]

Yes I can agree with the Staryard concept some vendors also would be nice. I have not built a home base so don't have that option right now.

[@andydefur8827]

Do you have a build guide for the ship at 8:09?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Yep.. That is my "Raider" build: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6C4pIauetOXm68 Class B fighter with the weapons and cockpit fully hidden from view.

[@andydefur8827]

@@TeamScorpioRI After i followed that link and saw the front of your ship, i realized that i had already watched that vid.. Still a killer ship though..

[@curtiswise8364]

Can a gamer in starfield glitch build with ship parts? I can't seem to find anything on the issue?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Yep.. there are several techniques to glitching parts. I explain how to do it in most of my videos. There are also several KZbin videos describing the techniques

[@enriquewaisfisz7261]

I hope we can at 1 point make space stations and make money met dam bdw im duchts so sorry if my engels is bad

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Agreed. I would love to make some space stations. Your English is fine, BTW. Hope everything is good on your side of the world!

[@whendarknessfalls6969]

It being put in a better game.

[@RandomWandrer]

I want the ship builder to stop dumping tonnes of misc items in the ship hold every time i edit the ship

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Yeah... It seems like its all the random junk laying around the ship, like pens and paper.

[@kborak]

Yeah, games turn out better when they ignore crap like this.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

Ignore requests and wishes from the player base? How would that make the game better? Who should they listen to? I work for a software company myself. When we are looking to add new features, we poll the user base to see what features they want. More people who speak up about those features, the more likely we are to add them.

[@forsensfishbox]

the intro is genuinely off putting

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I was going for that creepy/horror vibe with the sound effect. Its normally behind some music so its not as pronounced. Decided to do this one without music, so it sticks out a little more.

[@FrostyThundertrod]

I think they should just sweep starfield under the rug and focus on making elder scrolls 6 good

[@TeamScorpioRI]

I think Starfield has potential, and I would like to see more done with it (they really need to get the creation kit out ASAP).. but I do think its time they got to work on ES6. Though knowing their track record, we won't see that for another 10 years.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Wouldn't count in any of this any time soon. Looks like Bethesda is running out of steam regarding Starfield. And the very fact that all those common sense features weren't already included from the beginning is testament to how little care and thought Bethesda really has put into the game.

[@TeamScorpioRI]

We have only had 2 updates so far this year, and both have been on track and have delivered a decent amount of bug fixes and tweaks to the game. So I wouldn't say they have given up quite yet.

[@axelhopfinger533]

@@TeamScorpioRI So Bethesda delivering the bare minimum of care without addressing any of the big glaring issues the game has is already enough to give you hope?

[@TeamScorpioRI]

@@axelhopfinger533 what can I say, I like the game. Does it have issues, sure. Not going to deny that. But I can either focus on the negative, like so much of the gaming community seems to do now a days, or embrace the positives. If you think they are not doing enough, cool. There are other titles out there to play.

[@axelhopfinger533]

@@TeamScorpioRI Indeed there are. Even plenty of other 10+ year old games which do every single aspect better than Starfield. And all of them significantly cheaper.

[@Truly_Giovanni]

@@axelhopfinger533 C’mon man, don’t be an ass. Especially to someone who is just trying to enjoy the game. No one should be talking down to others because you don’t share the same opinion. If someone enjoys a game that you feel doesn’t meet your standards, doesn’t mean you can ruin their fun.