In this guide, we will explain how to build a series of outposts to channel all the mineral resources in the game to just one planet.
Contents
Required Skills and Preparation
Required Skills:
- Scanning level 4 (Science tree) to determine suitable outpost locations.
- Planetary habitation level 4 (Science tree) to have the maximum number of outposts.
- Oupost management level 1 (Social) to have 6 inter-system links instead of 3.
Bonus Skills (if you want highly productive outposts):
- Outpost engineering
- Astrophysics
- Surveying
- Special project
First, choose a planet to centralize your operations. It simply needs to be a planet with helium-3He. I recommend a moon without an atmosphere or gravity. Personally, I started this organization on a Sparta II-a moon.
Next, we will set up a series of outposts to maximize the number of resources produced at each outpost and bring all these elements back to our central planet, where we will build two outposts side by side with 11 inter-system cargo links.
Mineral Element Families
It’s important to understand that mineral resources in Starfield are categorized into “families” consisting of five elements each. Within each family, elements can layer on planets, so we’re looking for planets where the first four layers are present (common, uncommon, rare, and exotic).
Here’s the table of element families. The lead and copper families have two options each:
