
Can you make your own ship in Starbound?ĭeep under the outpost lives a man with the secret to Building Your Own Ship. Having an engineer will increase the speed which the ship travels through space by a 10% with diminishing returns for each additional Engineer. How many crew members can you have in Starbound?ġ2 crew members What do engineers do in Starbound?Įngineers are a crew member role for player ships. When a crew member dies, they respawn on your ship. You can take crew members with you to explore planets or complete missions, but you won’t get their passive status effect while they’re in your party. Another way to recruit crew members is to kill Dreadwing and purchase Pengwings.

Once you’ve completed whatever prerequisite you needed to in order to gain their favor, they’ll request permission to join your crew. You can get crew members simply by completing quests for them or by helping them in one way or another. Regular licenses are awarded after collecting crew members, but counterfeit licenses can be purchased from Penguin Bay at the Outpost. After turning in the required materials the ship will increase in size. Ship License is a category for ship license objects which trigger an upgrade quest at the Shipyard Captain. How do you get a ship license in Starbound? Return to the Outpost to repair your ship.

Unlock and complete the Erchius Mining Facility Mission which is accessed from your ship’s control panel. How do you repair your ship in Starbound?ĭo the main storyline missions. They can be traded in to either Penguin Pete for ship upgrades, or Biggy’s Reputable Weaponry for upgraded weapons. Upgrade Modules are an upgrade item used to upgrade weapons and a requirement for upgrading ship size. What are upgrade modules used for in Starbound?
