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Industrialist

The Industrialist Starfield background is one of 21 backgrounds you can choose at the start of the game.

Industrialist
Skills Security, Persuasion, Research Methods
Item Code 0022EC7A

Industrialist background overview

Every Starfield background offers a unique twist to your playthrough, often arising during conversations with NPCs, and giving you opportunities for better rewards. Once you have selected your background during the Starfield character creation menu, you will be unable to change it, even if you visit a Genetics Facility such as ENHANCE – New Atlantis. The only way to change your background later is to use a Starfield console command.

Industrialist background in-game description

There was a time when all you wanted to be was a titan of industry, maybe a ship designer or megacorp exec. Thankfully, that skillset never goes out of style in the settled systems.

Industrialist background skills

By taking the Industrialist background, you start with the following Starfield skills:

Looking for more backgrounds? Check our full list of Starfield backgrounds.

Industrialist background console commands

If you want to change your Starfield background to Industrialist, you’ll need to use the following Starfield console command:

player.addperk 0022EC7A

Having more than one Starfield background could result in instability in-game. So, if you want to remove the Industrialist background, use the following command:

player.removeperk 0022EC7A