The Piloting skill is a tier 1 skill within Starfield‘s Tech skill tree and one of the most important skills in Starfield when it comes to your ship and space combat. Piloting’s Ranks 1 and 2 significantly boost your spacecraft’s handling and capabilities, while Ranks 3 and 4 allow you to fly more advanced ships with better reactors (Class B and C, respectively).
“In a universe constantly expanding, those certified to effectively pilot various spacecraft has grown dramatically.”
| Rank | Rank Effect | Rank Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enables ship thrusters | Destroy 5 ships |
| 2 | Increases ship turning rate and maneuverability | Destroy 15 ships |
| 3 | Unlocks Class B ships | Destroy 30 ships |
| 4 | Unlocks Class C ships | Mastered this skill |
This skill is fundamental for any player focusing on space combat, cargo and contraband transportation, and exploring. Not only does it increase your ship’s overall capabilities, but it also unlocks more advanced classes of ships as you climb through its ranks.
Piloting Skill Perks
The Piloting skill is an essential skill that you don’t want to overlook. Here’s why:
Rank 1: Ship Thrusters
Unlocks the ability to use ship thrusters, allowing advanced maneuvering left, right, up, and down. It’s a must-have if you want to escape tight situations during combat.
Rank 2: Improved Handling
Further rank-ups offer increased turning rates and better maneuverability, essential for dodging incoming asteroid belts or enemy fire.
Rank 3 & 4: Advanced Reactors = Better Ships
As you progress to Ranks 3 and 4, you’ll unlock the ability to pilot Class B and Class C ships, respectively. Using Class B reactors allows you to install Class A or B components while using Class C reactors allows you to use Class A, B, or C components, giving you access to improved weapon systems, shielding, and additional storage compartments in the Ship Builder and Ship Upgrade menus.
How to Rank Up Piloting
To advance in the Piloting skill tree, you must complete space combat-related challenges to unlock the next and spend skill points earned by increasing your character level. Each new rank requires one skill point, which you’ll earn through completing missions, exploring, and defeating enemies. You can use the Pilot Simulator at the UC Vanguard (to get access you must start the Supra et Ultra mission) examination room to complete the Rank Up challenges fast.
Here’s how you’ll unlock each rank through challenges:
- Rank 1: Destroy 5 ships to unlock Rank 2
- Rank 2: Destroy 15 ships to unlock Rank 3
- Rank 3: Destroy 30 ships to unlock Rank 4
- Rank 4: At this point, you’ve mastered the skill
Console Commands: Add/Remove Piloting
For players who’d rather not grind through the challenges, Starfield offers a console command to unlock the Piloting skill instantly.
Adding Piloting to Your Character: Open the Starfield console command window by pressing the apostrophe () or tilde (~) key. Enter the following command: “player.addperk 002CFCAC"
Ranking Up Piloting: Repeating the "player.addperk 002CFCAC” command will let you bypass the rank-up challenges, instantly boosting you up the ranks. Inputting it four times will max out the skill at Rank 4.
Removing the Piloting Skill: If you regret your hasty decisions, you can remove the Piloting skill by entering the following command in the console: player.removeperk 002CFCAC.
Originally posted 2023-10-05 00:10:36.
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