How to bring crew with you when exploring? (2025)

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How to bring crew with you in Starfield? ›

Derelicts can have cryopods with crew that might join your ship. Or you can slap a slave collar on them and force them to join. Another option can be the people who are caught by aliens and hold as walldecorations, when you free them there is a chance they might join you.

To increase crew size you need Ship Command skill (a tier 4 social skill), and you need enough "crew capacity" - increased by engines, weapons and such, and you also need enough "crew stations" - increased by some habs such as the Control Station and Engineering Bay.

Bethesda has confirmed that while many named companions and crew members can join your team, only four characters can be romanced, and all of them are part of the Constellation faction that you will join as part of the main story. These companions are: Sarah Morgan, Barrett, Sam Coe, and Andreja.

Starfield is Bethesda's largest game, offering a massive space ARPG with over 1000 planets to explore across 100 Star Systems. Each planet has its own distinct feel, with options to harvest resources, recruit characters, and build outposts.

If some of your crew members perish during the mission, you can recruit new members via the 'Recruitment' tab. Your ship can be upgraded and customised via the 'Spacecraft' tab. You will need credits and research (earned in missions) to be able to do this.

To equip a crew member you first have to draft him or her. Then R-click the storage area with the weapons.

While you can explore the vastness of space in Starfield on your own, it pays to at least have a solid crew backing you up on your ship. Depending on the size of your ship and the modifications you make, your crew may vary from just a few dedicated souls to a larger motley group of assorted spacers for hire.

Can you go to Earth in Starfield? ›

You can actually travel to Earth very early in the game, as we visited Earth ourselves during Starfield's second mission, The Old Neighbourhood. However, to get to Earth you need to have enough fuel for your ship. How much fuel you need depends on how far away you are from the 'Sol' star system.

Once you've got pals on your team, you can choose how they are assigned by opening up the main menu and selecting the ship submenu in the bottom left corner. Then, you need to hit the Y button to enter the “Crew” screen.

Crew Capacity is basically the capacity of the ship, but they need stations in order to be assigned. And you need to rank up the Ship Command skill in order to fully utilize stations. With maximum ship command skill, you can have a maximum of 8 assigned crew (plus Sarah, if you choose to use her.

max ship command skill. 8 crew stations (a combination of cockpit, crew station habs, and engineering habs) A combination of shield (0.5), reactor (2), guns (0.5) and engines (0.25) to add up to 8 crew capacity.

Starfield's main companions, who are all members of Constellation, can join you early on if you focus on the main story missions. They'll each ask you if they can tag along, and, even if you say no, will always be available to recruit at The Lodge in New Atlantis (Jemison, Alpha Centauri system).

Although it is possible to recruit all 26 companions in a single Starfield playthrough, there will come a point where players lose one of their companions permanently. Who this is will depend on a choice that players make during the High Price to Pay main story mission.

How to Recruit Lin. You can recruit Lin during the Back to Vectera mission. Head back to Argos Extractors and decipher the distress call. Speak to Lin before heading off again to ask her to join your crew.