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Starfield ship components

If you’re looking for Starfield ship components, we’ve got the perfect guide for getting your spacecraft shipshape and ready for launch.

With Starfield ship components, you can build and customize some incredible Starfield ships to add to your fleet. Starfield ship customization is a big part of Bethesda’s space-faring RPG. Knowing what manufacturers and locations give the best Starfield ship parts is critical to making the best Starfield ship design.

Here is a list of every Starfield ship component:

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NameModule TypeValueMassClass

100CM Ballast Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold75044

100CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold150048

100DP Slim Docker - Top

Docker17501

100G He3 Tank

Fuel Tank1010

101D Guardian Shield Generator

Shield Generator2510085C

101DS Mag Inertial Reactor

Reactor1440046B

102D Guardian Shield Generator

Shield Generator321005C

102DS Mag Inertial Reactor

Reactor32800690B

103D Guardian Shield Generator

Shield Generator415005C

103DS Mag Inertial Reactor

Reactor49100930B

104D Guardian Shield Generator

Shield Generator491005C

104DS Mag Inertial Reactor

Reactor678001125B

10S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator225023A

10ST Hauler Shielded Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold18800124

10T Hauler Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold3800124

110DP Docker - Top

Docker17501

114MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor805022A

11T Defender Shield Generator

Shield Generator1350049B

120LD Landing Bay

Bay8503

124MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor1270024A

134MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor1750027A

144MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor24400520A

154MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor31800600A

164MM Toroidal Reactor

Reactor39200760A

200CM Ballast Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold105052

200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold475056

200G He3 Tank

Fuel Tank1212

20S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator400024A

20T Hauler Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold5200160

220CB Landing Gear - Port

Gear6503

22T Defender Shield Generator

Shield Generator180005B

28T Defender Shield Generator

Shield Generator406005B

300CM Ballast Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold165068

300G He3 tank

Fuel Tank1616

30S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator665027A

30T Hauler Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold7150212

320CB Landing Gear - Port

Gear8504

330T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor425023A

33T Defender Shield Generator

Shield Generator280005B

340T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor885025A

350T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor1370028A

360T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor188032A

370T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor26300550A

380T Stellarator Reactor

Reactor33700715A

400CM Ballast Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold255092

400G He3 tank

Fuel Tank2121

40S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator107005A

40T Hauler Cargo Hold

Cargo Hold9300268

44T Defender Shield Generator

Shield Generator339005B

500T He3 Tank

Fuel Tank295

50S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator160005A

600T He3 Tank

Fuel Tank385

60S Protector Shield Generator

Shield Generator212005A

700T He3 Tank

Fuel Tank505

800T He3 Tank

Fuel Tank635

900T He3 Tank

Fuel Tank605

Accu-Lander 11 Landing Gear - Port

Gear6502

Amun Dunn X-100 Engine

Engine23300340C

Amun Dunn X-200 Engine

Engine28200338C

Amun Dunn X-300 Engine

Engine45100336C

What are Starfield ship components?

  • Bay – the landing bay which allows you to board and alight from your ship.
  • Cargo hold – space dedicated to storing resources and items.
  • Cockpit – the pilot’s seat, some cargo space, and crew slots.
  • Cowling – cowls and structural pieces to give your ship more shape and some more health.
  • Docker – module used to dock with other ships and space stations.
  • Engine – your engines and boosters.
  • Fuel tank – used for storing liquid and gas resources such as Helium-3.
  • Gravity drive – possibly the most important component, the grav drive lets you jump from system to system.
  • Hab – short for habitation units, these are the areas where you can house crew, furniture, and workstations.
  • Landing gear – stows and deploys your landing gear.
  • Reactor – the power source of your ship, which determines how many components you can power.
  • Shield generator – your first line of defense.
  • Weapons – your cannons, lasers, and missile systems.

What is Starfield ship customization?

Starfield ship customization allows you to swap Starfield ship components and parts in and out from a wide catalog of options spread over a range of categories from cockpits to landing gears to ship weapons.

Modules have highlighted nodes which allow you to snap each component together. If the module has an interior element, it will automatically adjust to better fill the space. For example, if you place a Hab module next to another and they share three nodes, only one will contain a door. This can make your ship into a bit of a maze, but experimenting with different components will let you better shape your ship.

If we were to advise anything in your designs, try not to have a single ladder that accesses more than two or three floors. A Spacefarer or two may have lost their lives falling through an open hatch.

A view of a Longsword I ship in the Starfield ship customization view for Starfield ship components guide

How does Starfield ship customization work?

The whole idea of Starfield ship customization is to give you an opportunity to choose what sort of ship you want to fly. It’s not all fun and games, though. You can’t just attach 11 lasers and leave it at that. You have to manage your ship’s power generation properly by either getting a really powerful reactor or taking a few Starfield skills like Aneutronic Fusion and Astrophysics.

If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is, and there aren’t many in-game tutorials to hold your hand for shipbuilding. If you don’t know what to upgrade next, you can always make use of additional cargo space, and upgrading your reactor allows you to power up your weapons more easily.

There are plenty of exciting possible Starfield ship designs to create from basic builds from Starfield ship manufacturers, so a limitation on options doesn’t seem to be a problem.

With stats like cargo, speed, crew, jump range, and of course weapons, you can specialize your ship for the gameplay you want. Want to optimize your ship for cargo hauls? Bulk out on cargo space modules and jump range so you can get from one vendor to the next even faster. Looking for space combat? Customize your ship with laser, ballistic, and missile weapon systems, just don’t forget to top up your shields!

For an idea of what you might face on the planets your ship lands on, check out our guides to the Starfield map, and Starfield creatures. The in-game maps leave a little to the imagination, so feel to to try out our interactive Akila City Map and New Atlantis Map, too.

Where do I buy new ship components?

You can purchase Starfield ship components by visiting a ship technician on a populated planet. Cydonia on Mars, New Atlantis on Jemison, and Akila City on Akila all have ship technicians, so it’s worth a visit to one of these locations. You can also ask a technician to fix up your ship for 1000 credits, provided you’ve run out of ship parts to do the job yourself.