During the character creation phase, Starfield prompts players to define the future hero’s traits and backstory. This setup unlocks valuable abilities. This guide highlights the most useful bonuses you can secure before you jump into the game.
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Traits grant special bonuses in exchange for certain penalties. For instance, an early game house grants comfort but requires ongoing mortgage payments. It’s wise to consider other potential traits for your hero as well.
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The standout feature lets a character deal more damage when health drops. This ability can turn the tide in critical moments. It is possible to deliberately reduce health to increase lethality. Bounty hunter encounters pop up from time to time, but they are manageable with this boost.
Extrovert or introvert
This choice impacts oxygen use. The introvert option lowers air waste when traveling solo, while the extrovert option saves air when moving with companions. The decision aligns with one’s preferred playstyle.
Enlightened parenting or Universal parenting
A chest filled with unique resources becomes accessible in the Sanctum universe within New Atlantis. This bonus eases early progression.
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For players who want variety or want to test different builds, the full list of traits is worth exploring.
- Dream house. A personal residence is available. Weekly payments of 500 credits apply until the loan of 125,000 credits is fully paid.
- Children’s things. Similar to the previous option, returning to the parents’ home is possible, with a 2% income payment ongoing.
- Hero worshipped. A devoted fan follows the player. This ally aids in battles but can overwhelm with constant chatter.
- Spread. Vitality and oxygen rise in space but fall on planetary surfaces.
- Terra Firma. The opposite of Spread, with higher health and air on planets and lower values in space.
- United Colonies Native. Task rewards from this faction are increased and dialogue lines become unique. Fines rise if other factions press you.
- Neon street rat. Similar benefits tailored to the Neon setting.
- Resident of the Freestar Collective Settler. A variation tailored to the Free Stars faction.
- Alien DNA. Vitality and oxygen rise, but food and medicine effectiveness drop.
- Empathetic. When a partner appreciates your actions, their sympathy grows faster. Upsetting an ally harms the relationship.
- The embrace of the snake. Gravity jumps boost vitality and oxygen for a period, but frequent use is necessary to avoid declines in health and air.
- Taskmaster. If ship damage exceeds 50% of total strength, the ship is repaired automatically. Hiring a team costs double.
Please note that not all properties are compatible. For example, a player can choose only one faction and cannot be both introverted and extroverted.
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Backstories grant extra skills at the start and provide a solid early advantage. Skills can be upgraded later. A separate guide covers this in more detail. Among the backstories, several stand out as especially useful, with the best choice depending on how the game is played.
Soldier
The best choice for those who prefer direct confrontations. Ballistics boosts damage with ballistic weapons, while Fitness increases oxygen supply and lowers sprint energy costs, offering a clear edge in combat.
Bounty Hunter
This path suits players who want to excel in space battles. Piloting grants access to higher-tier ships, and Targeting Control Systems enables precise targeting of enemy components. A welcome bonus is Boost Pack Training, which reduces fuel use and speeds up recovery.
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The universal warrior option focuses on space and ground combat. It provides Ballistics, Piloting and Wellness, boosting vitality by about ten percent.
Cyber Runner
This path suits players who want to lean into thievery. Theft offers pickpocketing opportunities, while Stealth adds a stealth mode, a detection gauge, and a 25% surge in damage with silenced weapons.
Diplomat
Ideal for those aiming to accumulate wealth early. Commerce enables cheaper buys and higher sale prices. Wellness increases vitality. Persuasion exists in theory but may not always work in practice.
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- Explorer. Skills include Astrodynamics, increasing gravity jump range and reducing fuel use; Lasers boosts pistol damage; Geodesy expands scanning range and unlocks zoom.
- Combat medicine. Wellness raises health, Pistol Certification increases pistol damage, Medicine enhances first aid kit effectiveness.
- Bouncer. Fitness raises air reserves, Sparring boosts melee damage, Security improves lock cracking.
- Homesteader. Geodesy increases scan range and zoom; Geology finds more planet materials; Weightlifting raises lifting capacity.
- Sculptor. Medicine strengthens first aid, Geology increases resource finds, Persuasion aids NPC negotiations.
- Beast Hunter. Ballistics heightens ballistic weapon damage, Gastronomy improves food quality, Fitness raises oxygen management.
- Cybernetics. Medicine boosts first aid, Lasers increase laser damage, Security strengthens lock cracking.
- Chief. Gastronomy enhances food quality, Disposal yields more items in containers, Dueling raises damage and dampens enemy melee.
- Industrial. Security enables complex locks, Persuasion improves NPC negotiation, Research methods lowers research costs at stations.
- Gangster. Sparring increases bare-knuckle damage and reduces stamina; Theft opens pickpocketing; Shotgun Certification raises shotgun damage.
- Xenobiologist. Lasers raise laser damage; Geodesy extends scanning and adds zoom; Fitness increases reserves and reduces air use.
- Space villain. Persuasion negotiates with NPCs; Pistol Certification boosts pistol damage; Piloting unlocks higher-level ships.
- Ronin. Dueling increases melee damage and reduces enemy attacks; Recycling yields more items in containers; Stealth provides stealth mode, a detection gauge, and a 25% boost to silenced weapon damage.
- Long distance runner. Ballistic weapon systems raise ballistic ship damage; Piloting opens high-level ship control; Weightlifting increases maximum load.
- Professor. Research Methods lowers station research costs; Astrodynamics expands gravity jump range and cuts fuel use; Geology finds more planetary materials.
- Pilgrim. Gastronomy boosts food quality; Recycling uncovers more container resources; Geodesy adds longer-range scanning with a zoom function.