You can easily lose many hours in shipbuilding, a core aspect of Starfield. After all, traversing the stars in your trusty spacecraft is something you’ll be doing for a long. So, what’s the harm in taking the time to idle away and mix and match different ship modules in Starfield to create your own uniquely designed ship?
You can get replacements and upgrades for your weapons, engines, fuel tanks, cargo holds, bays, dockers, and even structural components to name a few. So there is a lot of freedom with what you want your ship to do and appear.
There are two main ways to acquire ship parts in Starfield by purchasing from the manufacturers or landing zone vendors, or by salvaging them from the wrecks of other ships. The latter is a bit unreliable since you have little control over what you get, if you find some that is.
Before you purchase ship modules, make sure they match the reactor class of your Starfleet. This means that if you have a class A ship then you can only install the class A modules onto the ship. If you add something from a higher class, like Class C, you will see a warning stating it is exceeding the reactor class and will not allow you to equip it onto the ship.
Below is a list of some noteworthy vendors from where you can buy and unlock ship modules in Starfield:
Manufacturers shops locations you can buy ship modules from
While there are 19 ship manufacturers in Starfield, only four have shipyards. You must head to their shipyards to buy unique ship modules from these manufacturers. For the remaining 15 manufacturers, you can go to any shipyard or ship services technician and get their ship parts.
Each vendor has a unique inventory and a few parts can be exclusively carried by certain manufacturers only. So make sure to check what others have before making the final decision.
Stroud-Eklund is in the space station orbiting planet Deepala in the Narrion System.
HopeTech is in Hopetown, on planet Polvo in the Valo System. This manufacturer sells Hope Tech parts in Starfield.
Taiyo is in the Ryujin building in Neon City, on planet Volii in the Volii system. Taiyo ship parts are some of the best ship modules in Starfield.
Deimos is in Deimos Staryard, orbiting Mars in the Sol System—primarily the source to buy Deimos ship parts.
Ship modules you can buy from Landing Zones
Other than the manufacturers, you can find the ship parts and modules in the local shops of a planet near their landing zones in Starfield. Note that, some parts are only available in their inventory after you have reached a certain level.
Cydonia: On the surface of Mars. You can find Deimos and Nova Galactic ship parts here.
New Atlantis: On Planet Jemison in the Alpha Centauri system. You can get Nova Galactic and Deimos ship parts in New Atlantis in Starfield.
Gagarin Landing: On Planet Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri system. Nova Galactic and Deimos ship parts are available here.
Crimson Fleet Base: Located on The Key in the Kryx system. Shielded Cargo and Pirate Modules are sold here.
Red Mile: Located on Planet Porrima III in the Porrima System. HopeTech, Stroud, and Taiyo ship parts are sold here, as well as shielded cargo in Starfield.
Eleo’s Retreat: Located on planet Ixyl II in the Ixyl System. You can buy Starfield Hope Tech, Nova Galactic, and Stroud ship parts from Eleo’s Retreat.
Paradiso: Located on planet Porrima II in the Porrima System. You can buy Stroud, Nova Galactic, and HopeTech ship parts in Starfield here.
Neon City: Located on Volii Alpha in the Volii system. You can buy Stroud and Taiyo ship parts from the landing strip on Neon. The manufacturing stores are further in the city, as previously mentioned.
Akila City: Located on planet Akila in the Cheyenne System. You can buy HopeTech, Stroud, and Taiyo ship modules from Akila City in Starfield.
Use the Outpost Ship Builder
If you have a large landing pad, you can get a lot of ship parts directly from the shipbuilder kiosk in Starfield. However, large items like the HABs and cockpits will require you to visit the respective manufacturers. You can also view, inspect, upgrade, and install your modules here after you have acquired them.
Can you craft Ship Modules in Starfield?
Well, not to disappoint you, but the answer to this question is NO. You can’t craft Ship modules in Starfield and can only purchase them from specific vendors.
