How to Level Starship Design Fast in Starfield

The best fast way to level up Starship Design in Starfield is by purchasing and installing Structural modules in Ship Builder.

Christian Bognar

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J.R. Waugh

Published: Dec 10, 2023 05:42 pm

Starship Design is a critical perk to acquire in Starfield if you’re a player who loves to customize their ship. It can be time-consuming to level up this perk, though. This guide will cover how to level up Starship Design fast in Starfield.

Fast Way to Level Up Starship Design in Starfield

The best fast way to level up Starship Design in Starfield is by purchasing and installing Structural modules from Ship Technicians under the Structural tab in Ship Builder. This can be any part you purchase from Ship Technicians, but most modules can cost a lot of credits. These are the cheapest modules, ranging from a measly 300 to 1000 credits. Then you must install these modules onto your ship.

You must add these modules you’ve purchased anywhere onto your ship so that it won’t cause an error, then exit Ship Builder and approve the changes. Then go back into Ship Builder, delete those modules you just added, and then purchase cheap Structural Modules and add them to your ship again. Repeat this process until your Starship Design levels up. You can continue doing this until you reach rank 4.

Starfield-Millennium-Falcon-Ship-Build-Guide — Image: Attack of the Fanboy

If you find yourself bored using this method, try injecting a little fun into it by applying your Structural modules to a custom build like this Millennium Falcon replica! You might as well have fun while you’re grinding levels, right?

All Starship Design Rank Requirements in Starfield

Players must install 50 unique modules to master the Starship Design perk and reach rank 4. Below, you can find each rank and the requirements to unlock each.

Rank 1 – Spend 8 Skill Points in the Tech skill tree.
Rank 2 – 1 Skill Point + Install 5 unique ship modules.
Rank 3 – 1 Skill Point + Install 15 unique ship modules.
Rank 4 – 1 Skill Point + Install 30 unique ship modules.

Once you reach rank 4 in Starship Design, you will get the opportunity to create some of the most substantial ships the game offers, considering you will have access to top-tier modules.

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Author

Christian Bognar

Christian has been a writer of Attack of the Fanboy for over a year and has covered Shadows of Rose, Lords of the Fallen, Remnant 2, Lies of P, and more; his favorite genre is Survival Horror. He has a business degree but felt the need to take his love for video games to the gaming community. Outside of writing, you can find him listening to all types of podcasts, especially Always Sunny Podcast and Morbid True Crime.

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J.R. Waugh

J.R. is a Staff Writer with AOTF and has been covering gaming and entertainment in the industry since 2022. Along with a B.A. in History from the University of Cincinnati, he has studied at the University of Birmingham, UK, and part of his M.A. at the University of Waterloo. You'll find J.R. particularly at home writing about the hottest manga and anime. He is highly passionate about horror, strategy, and RPGs, and anything about Star Trek or LOTR. When not ranting about fan theories or writing guides, J.R. is streaming his favorite RPGs and other forgotten gems.