How to Navigate Starfield: A Beginner's Guide

Starfield is a massive, intimidating video game that, for better and worse, doesn't spend a lot of time tutorializing its gameplay and systems. It means the opening hours of the game can be particularly confusing, but the tips below, gathered by the Game Informer staff, should help alleviate at least some confusion you might be experiencing early in the game. Related: Unraveling the Mysteries of Starfield: A Complete Timeline

Stay On The Main Path, At Least For Awhile

Starfield lets you loose pretty quickly, and it is tempting to just start planet hopping right away, but you will do yourself a favor by sticking to the main path for at least a few hours. Our suggestion is that you play at least enough Constellation missions to find a mysterious temple. It may feel restrictive to hold yourself back, but you will be grateful to give yourself the time to learn the game, find good weapons, and build up your inventory.

Fast-Travel Is The Primary (And Often Only) Way To Explore

Unlike previous Bethesda games where you could quite literally see the entire game by walking around on foot and never using fast-travel, Starfield heavily relies on fast-travel from the opening moments. The game is functionally a number of disconnected locations that can only be reached by fast travel, which is atypical for a Bethesda RPG, but that is fundamentally how Starfield works.

In the pause menu, you can use the "set course" button on the star map to quickly move between relevant mission areas, and when you are exploring, you can enter scanner mode with the left bumper, bring your ship into your field of view, and fast travel back to your ship without entering a menu. For missions, you can also set a course directly from the missions menu.

Hotkey Your Favorite Weapons

The d-pad on a controller gives you access to a number of quick-select options, but it's not immediately clear that you must select what you want to appear in those quick-select slots. Your best bet is to fill it with various types of weapons to handle every situation so you'll be able to quickly jump to a different gun if you run out of ammo. In the inventory menu while looking at a weapon, you must press the favorite button (Y on an Xbox controller) to place it in one of those slots.

Have A Gun For Each Ammo Type

Ammo isn't the most scarce consumable in Starfield. The game is not in the survival horror genre, but running into enemies you are somewhat under-leveled for is not uncommon. What this means is you will be shooting a lot of bullets. The best way to be prepared for this situation is have different weapon types so you can take advantage of all available ammo.

More tips in this guide:

- Here's How To Sell Items

- Don't Hoard

- Use Your Ship And Companions To Carry Your Stuff

- Invest In The Boost Pack, Stealth, And Persuasion Early

- Keep Your Spacesuit On, But Make It Invisible

- Take Naps

- Aim For The Weak Spot

- Docking Is Easier Than You Realize

- Here's How Lockpicking Works

- Ship Customization Is A Late-Game Activity

- Get Away With Stealing (Sometimes)

- Do The Side Mission "Grunt Work" Early

- Take Photos

- Try Everything (Once You Have Your Feet Under You)

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