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Starship Design

Starship Design
Skill Categories Tech
Tier 3
Item Code 002C59DC

Starfield Starship Design skill overview

The Starfield Starship Design skill is a tier 3 skill in the Tech skill tree. It, as with all Starfield skills, has 4 ranks, beginning at rank 1 and ending at rank 4. In order to progress up the Starship Design skill tree, you will need to complete various skill challenges related to the skill in question, and increase your Starfield level to earn skill points. Each rank requires a skill point to unlock.

The Starship Design Skill allows you to install upgraded ship modules.

Upgrading your ship is a key aspect of the game and this skill will allow you to improve your ship in a number of ways by installing better modules.

In-game Starship Design skill description

As with “car culture” on Earth centuries ago, there are those who pride themselves on the ability to modify their own spaceships.

The Starship Design skill has the following ranks and stats:

RankRank ImageRank EffectRank Challenge
1Allows the installation of improved ship modules. Install 5 unique ship modules.
2Allows the installation of superior ship modules. Install 15 unique ship modules.
3Allows the installation of cutting-edge ship modules. Install 30 unique ship modules.
4Allows the installation of experimental ship modules. You have mastered this skill.

How to unlock Starship Design console command

If you want to add the Starship Design Starfield skill to your character without increasing your Starfield level or expending a skill point, simply open the Starfield console command window with the apostrophe (‘) or tilde (~) key and enter the following command:

player.addperk 002C59DC

By repeating the player.addperk 002C59DC command, you can bypass the Starship Design rank-up challenge and unlock the next rank. Entering the above command four times will unlock the rank 4 Starship Design skill.

To remove the Starship Design skill, you can use the following command:

player.removeperk 002C59DC