Starfield: Best ways to get free ships

While you make your way through Starfield’s incredibly big narrative and world design, you will eventually be able to get your hands on some free ships. While you can choose to spend a bucket load of credits to buy the “biggest and baddest” ships in the game, you might want to try and get some free ones if money is not something you have an infinite supply of.

While there are a lot of ways of obtaining free ships in the game, some methods are just better than the rest. Hence, this Starfield guide will go over some of the best ways to go about obtaining ships for free in Bethesda’s latest RPG.

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How to get ships for free in Starfield

1) Hijack every ship that crosses your path

Starfield will let you live your dream of being a space pirate as you loot and plunder your way across the galaxy. hijacking ships is one of the most thrilling moments in the RPG, and you will be able to take over both enemy as well as civil ships and add them to your catalogue.

However, to Hijack a ship make sure you don't destroy it entirely. Enemy ships will attack you on sight, so just take out their engine, dock them, kill all the enemies inside, and take control of the vessel. The bigger the ship and its rank, the more enemies will you encounter inside.

Civilian ships, on the other hand, can be hailed and boarded, and you can force a hijack. However, we recommend against this as it will gain you a bounty and your companions will start hating you if you kill innocents.

The ships you steal and hijack can be sold as a Ship Services Technician at Spaceports. But first, make sure that you register them in your name before selling them.

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2) Complete main missions and side content

Apart from hijacking, there will be moments in the main narrative where you will be able to get ships like the Frontier and the Class-C Kevler-R for free. For the former, you will just need to talk to Barrett during the start of the campaign, for the latter, you will need to finish the Overdesigned questline, just make sure to choose the right options with the R&D team.

You can even pick up a legendary ship like the Mantis for free, for that, you will need to read the "Secret Outpost" and make your way to the secret base Denebola I-b planet in the Denebola system/ Complete the base there, solve the floor puzzles, and get the ship along with the Mantis armor.

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3) Steal ships from planets

You are not the only explorer in Space as there will be other NPCs and enemies who will land after you on some of the planets that you visit in Starfield. You can always choose to take these hostiles out and take their ships. However, to sell these vessels you will have to register them first.

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4) Get the Starborn Guardian in NG+

Starfield’s New Game Plus will reward you with a free legendary ship called the Starborn Guardian along with the Sapcesuit Astra. These are some of the best items in the game, and you can choose to rush your way to NG+ to get them if you so choose.

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Be sure to explore our comprehensive guide to the best Starfield ships, as well as expert insights on constructing your starship build.