Did you see the clip of my Datura that I used to unlock Starship Design? It was in the boarding video. It looks like a war crime hahahaha

My pleasure! It deserved some love and since it’s probably the only ship most players will have for some time, it was perfect for a lower level overhaul.

You’ll have a great time in space combat for sure. Wait until level 14 though, so you can buy a worthwhile reactor upgrade, and weapons.

Thank you very much, I definitely try to take some time and evaluate my own content to try to pinpoint areas where I can improve, and viewer feedback is crucial to that as well. I was in the same boat as you and on my own had to go and find parts in the different locations, and in doing so felt that I’d be doing the community a favor by literally documenting every step. I may have missed it if it exists, but I haven’t seen other creators executing this type of content in this way. Thank you for the feedback, and please PLEASE continue to engage, it’s a huge help and motivator.

Thank you! I hope you enjoy.

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

Appreciate your support. Thank you for watching!

Thank you, I’m enjoying the process of making these and getting all the feedback! Star Eagle is definitely going to be soon.

Finally! You’re the first early player to leave me a comment on this one and that’s exactly who I was hoping to help with this one. I have builds that you can complete through your progression to level 60, but there will be even more to come for sure. Thank you for watching and I hope you’ll be sticking around for more!

Nice one looking forward to all the new builds 👍

Thanks man! If you weren’t already aware, depending on your characters level there are a bunch of upgrade parts that you can choose in place of these.

@@WizeOldWizard thanks, I was able to get the same ones since I’m lvl 16

Thank you, I love the feedback!

It’s a joy to fly compared to the base frontier for sure, and it is a viable ship from level 14 all the way to 43. I built Aetos at level 30 but some great modules unlock at 43 so to me, it makes more sense to just fly the Peregrine until you can build Aetos II. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! It's a great ship to build as an upgrade to the Frontier.

Damn, you are absolutely right, what an oversight by me! Well you can use the R-2000, not sure if it’ll give you the 30LY jump range max but if you don’t want to wait until level 15 you can throw that on there for now. Thank YOU very much for watching and for calling out this mistake. You’re the first one to comment about it. Cheers!

I made a lot of decisions based on being in the mid-teens in level when I built it. Lot’s of room for improvement and customization!

Not as exciting as my other builds but it is a welcome upgrade for the Frontier. Thank you for watching again!

No sir, thank YOU!

I wasted so many credits in my first playthrough wondering when I would have better parts for upgrade, so I'm hoping this will save newer players some time and credits. Thanks for watching!

​@@WizeOldWizard you absolutely nailed it, I agree my first play through I feel like I wasted so much money on my starter ship, with no real in game guidance on what to do, when things unlock. I learned the hard way but this will take me into the mid game on my next playthrough.

@@nickchivers9029 that’s exactly what I wanted to accomplish with this, something that you can be happy about flying until better ships are in your fleet. Cheers!

That’s awesome feedback, thank you! I definitely agree, a mic is first on the list. I wasn’t anticipating this kind of response to my content, and I definitely intend to improve the quality because of it.

@@WizeOldWizard I think you fill a niche. People looking for long form Starfield content that isn't constantly filled with memes. Something more akin to Minecraft build channels like my wife watches. Especially since the ship building system has so many variables you have to take into account so that your experience using the ship is just as enjoyable as building it. I'll also add that I think a lot of the response has to do with your camera work. I have watched pretty much every long form Starfield ship build I can find and everyone has trouble with smoothly showing what they're building, but yours is easy to follow and you don't spend too much time adding random structural pieces for aesthetic purposes yet the designs flow naturally and fit together well without seeming "stock standard" for lack of a better term.

Those are great points that I hadn’t considered in that way. I’ll be keeping all this in mind in future guides. I’m a novice editor, and have been trying to strike a balance between coherent detail and excessive length. Your constructive criticism is greatly appreciated, and thanks for commenting on my latest video!

Thank you! I did exactly the same thing, so I’m glad a gave myself a chance to do something cool with the Frontier. Glad you like it!

Same! I had to start a new game after learning the ship builder to even realize what you can and can’t do and when, and which parts are worth using. In my first playthrough I went straight for the Star Eagle and neglected the Frontier.

I prefer to keep the Frontier as she is with just a few limited upgrades, and buy a Econohaul early in the game. The Econohaul provides a better platform to upgrade than the Frontier...

Definitely coming up soon. The Star Eagle is a fantastic ship, and several have requested a video for it. Thank you for watching!

Man I am still building towards NG+, I haven’t entered the Unity once yet. Still many things that I need to check off this universe before I do it, including building two more ships to complete my fleet. I moved away from the all PB loadout as well, but I opted for a full rack of Vanguard Hellfires. If you watch the Aegis and Basilisk II builds, you’ll see why. The Hellfires are comically effective, and I don’t even have points in Ballistic weapons systems!

I would, in fact, mess with a 57 Bel Aire. My job is to mess with things! The stock Frontier is an iconic ship, but it is severely lacking in all departments. But hey if you’re a purist, you can always build this over something else or anything else in the archive… Thanks for watching!

Definitely, although I wouldn’t recommend going to get it at level 10, at least not on Very Hard. Building this ship first will allow newer players more freedom to explore and more confidence in space battles. So now that I’ve shown this, it’s going to be used to go and get the next two ‘free’ ships. I was thinking Star Eagle next but now you’ve got me wondering if obtaining the Razorleaf should be next…

@@WizeOldWizard I wouldn't dream of switiching any new game to very hard at level 10, but maybe that's just me. 😀 What I might want to try is a small, nimble and compact ship that specialises in boarding enemy ships. Quickly taking out escort ships and then bringing down the engines of the biggest ship. Basically a flying C class reactor with a tough shield, big guns and EM weaponry.

@@Andy_from_de very hard is how you get better gear drops. It’s all I play on, and I recommend it. I like challenges though… I definitely have a ship planned that will be perfect for what you’re describing.

I do like those engines too, they’re just lacking in performance. Definitely plan to use them for a build in the future, I can imagine some interesting thruster profiles with the angle they’re mounted at.

Feel free to build it with parts of your choice and ones that you have available at your level. This was a level 14 build so there were obvious limitations. Just an early build to help out newer players get started with building ships. It is a significant improvement over the base Frontier, and that was the goal. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! To me the toughest part is the availability of high-power reactors. Good ones don't unlock until much later so you're stuck "borrowing" ships that have good parts.

​@@WizeOldWizardI feel like this is also a bad idea. Many players have reported a lot of bugs with stolen ships - not the least of which is having the Spaceport in New Atlantis getting attached to them and falling into space when they attempt to leave a modified stolen ship. I've personally limited myself to becoming rich and only buying cheap ships for modification. Don't mess up your save file by commandeering anything.

@@babydrane you’re right, I have heard numerous reports of bugginess when building from a stolen ship. Much more reliable to buy cheap ones but then they tend to have junk components. I have also heard that there is a specific chain of actions that causes the bug you’re referring to, I need to research the topic more fully.

​@@WizeOldWizardPlease share the knowledge when you do. It sucks to have to restart when all you're doing is playing the game as intended.

God damnit hahahaa my dumbass didn’t even realize that, thank you!

That would be a very sensible upgrade for sure!

The shield choice was simply based on maximum capacity. At such a low level, my thought was any small amount of capacity would most beneficial. That would be a perfectly suitable alternative though. As for the upgrades at level 19, my response would be to just get the Star Eagle and build Aetos, as that jump in performance would be much more significant. But again, the components you laid out here would make for great upgrades prior to obtaining the Star Eagle.

@@WizeOldWizard right I went the Star Eagle route on another character (and built both the Aetos and Aetos II, they handle pretty much anything so far). I was thinking more of, if someone (including myself on another character) decided to avoid the Rangers quest line, what could they do to this ship to make it a little more viable for a bit longer. But a great initial upgrade of the Frontier. Definitely using it.

Nope, they are for players who have yet to reach level 60. Parts unlock at different levels so it’s hard to tell when the time is right to build or upgrade. NG+ players already have all the modules unlocked, so they can build the endgame ships as soon as they have the credits.

You’re correct in that, if I used only two Autoprojectors, then they would be outclassed by another group using two auto par beams, but I have three Autoprojectors, meaning a total of 6 power, same as the other two weapons groups that have two auto beams each. At half power, they all still recharge reasonably fast, but if I had a full stack of them, they would recharge much slower. So due to the reactors limitation, the choice was to half-fill all three weapon groups. Not losing anything, just balancing. Appreciate the feedback!

​@@WizeOldWizardbut with 6 of them you do double dmg untill they go out of juice, so maybe you dont need to recharge as the enemy is already dead lol. its best to use obliterators, or any other "auto" guns, with a second non auto gun, so you can have 12+1 power for a high burst dmg and a good continuous firing gun.

@@maitotechlab9035 on paper, what you’re saying sounds great. But, in practice, from my experience using different loadouts, having maximum DPS, whether it’s burst or sustained, is best for survivability. I only play on very hard mode, and again based on my own experience, the longer it takes you to destroy a ship, the more time other enemies have to do damage to you. Almost no space combat encounter involves only a single enemy. As such, a lower TTK is paramount over maximizing sustained DPS, because while you’re sustaining DPS on one target, you’re leaving yourself open to damage from other enemies. Sustained, burst, doesn’t matter. TTK is what matters. You’re not always going to be able to sustain damage, sometimes you need to disengage to avoid enemy fire, and I have found that you can use these instances as weapon recharge time. All that aside, what is BEST is what works best for you, and that may be different than what works best for me. I can only speak from my own experience. This all may lead to a weapons loadout guide, and include testing to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of different weapons. I can see that being a helpful video for the community.

Dude! It wasn’t until after ai made this video that someone mentioned that, and I wanted to use the Nova workshop.

Everything resets except your skills. Other than those, back to square one! I myself have not started an NG+ yet. I’m just not ready.

That is definitely on my list and will be coming soon, however, I don’t want to exclude early to mid-game players and only build endgame ships. So before I get back to level 60 builds, I am going to provide at least a couple more guides for those that have not yet reached level 60. There is actually a very brief teaser in the Bristleback video…

@@WizeOldWizardsounds awesome! I really like your stuff and I think a lot of people feel the same, so definitely try and cover popular topics in your cool uniques style as well as topics that interests you, and you’ll continue to attract views and help others. Thanks! :)

How many skill points do you have in Astrodynamics?

Nope! But you won’t have any credits so you’ll need to fatten your wallet first.

Idk, maybe. You’d have to try it and see.

@@WizeOldWizard once I get some more credits, I'll try it and report back.

Any of the ships that I’ve built do it really well, it’s all in the execution. Here’s what I do: When you arrive somewhere and you see a ship you want, make sure to destroy all other enemy ships without doing any damage to the one you want. Once that’s done, enter targeting mode with the desired ship, select the engines, and fire on them using ONLY your weakest weapons group. Once the engines are disabled, simply board the targeted ship and take it.

Can I count on you for future decryption service? Thank you for that explanation! I assumed they were arbitrary labels.

@@WizeOldWizard sure thing 😄 Can't say that some aren't arbitrary but so far, from what I've seen, they do seem to have some logic built in.

@@williamludwick77 leave it to Bethesda to fully flesh out module naming conventions, of all things hahaha.

Each hab unit has variants. Use the left or right arrows to select which type of hab you want for each size hab. Some habs, mainly the larger 2x2, 2x3, 3x3 and such may only have one veriant. The 2x1’s all have several different types to choose from.

@@WizeOldWizard I am a dunderhead. And blind, too. I never saw that menu option. I'm just happy that it wasn't a snake. Thanks for your patience with this doddering old man.

Dunderhead! Haha I’m gonna use that one for sure. Don’t be too hard on yourself, you’re not my first viewer to miss it. It’s no fault of your own honestly, Bethesda would have been smart to provide players with some form of tutorial or instruction for the ship builder. It benefits me that they didn’t, because now I can teach it. But there’s no denying that the ship builder demands much more patience than any response to any comment that I’ve received.

@@WizeOldWizard I think the interfaces in both the Outpost building and Shipbuilding are clumsy. I hope a modder comes to the rescue soon ;-)

Money is no issue, and you’re just talking about habs. When I said “meaningful upgrades” I was referring to performance. Reactor, shield, weapons, engines, and cargo.

Hahaha man now I gotta try to build an entire fleet for every playthrough through NG+10. Legendary accomplishment, 100 unique ships! (I'm gonna need some DLC soon, come on Bethesda)