While exploring the vast universe of the highly intriguing game Starfield, players with an unsavoury reputation have found unique ways of making these virtual universes pay. One Starfield player, in particular, has discovered an inventive strategy to sell off unethically acquired spacecrafts without contributing a dime towards the registration fees that are usually applied.
To casual observers, Starfield is an expansive game teeming with sublime visuals and intricate designs, one that players could spent days on end exploring its minutiae. More experienced players, however, would rather accelerate their progress than lose themselves to the allure of the game's aesthetic appeal. They do this by discovering ways to speed up the routine aspects of the game, for example, amassing experience points (EXP) rapidly.
EXP is certainly one aspect to be sought after in the game. Another is acquiring credits. Starfield’s universe, rich and colossal, is fuelled by a desire by players to amass credits effortlessly. While there are roundabout ways to accrue these credits, many gamers prefer to adhere to the tried and tested methods afforded by the game. One such approach involves making use of the game's money-making potential.
An easy and effective way to earn quick credits in Starfield involves 'finding' and selling disused spacecrafts. While this idea seems simple on the surface, it comes with its own unique set of difficulties. An upfront investment is typically required to register these spacecrafts before they can be sold off. The game player who discovered the secret crack, 'u/ Ixz72', decided to go a step further and identify an exploit, thus ensuring that each of his spacecraft sales brought in a 100% profit by dodging these tedious fees.
Through a glitch, players are able to bypass the standard registration fees that would usually eat into their profits considerably when trying to offload their spacecrafts. In Starfield, the average registration fees for the ships are quite expensive, approximately equal to 85% of the total value of the ship for players without any commerce skills. This colossal fee often makes the prospect of offloading unused spacecrafts less appealing to players.
If players were to go by the book, selling an illegally obtained ship would usually diminish most of their profits. But thanks to a simple glitch that u/Ixz72 discovered, that daunting fact has been reduced to mere hearsay. He even took the time to share a step-by-step tutorial explaining how other players can replicate his profitable strategy.
According to u/Ixz72, once players land with their unregistered 'new' ship, the first step is to head to the ship technician and select the 'modify ship' option. Here they'll need to change their home ship. The benefit? They wouldn't have to part with a single credit during this process.
While still engaging with the technician, the next step would be to go through the list of ships available for sale. They are then instructed to press a button to sell off one of their spacecrafts. Once completed properly, their unregistered ship should turn up on screen as their Home Ship.
Perhaps the most critical part of this process involves pressing and releasing the LB and A buttons simultaneously. As a result, the unregistered ship will reappear on the screen, and an option to sell it for the value shown on the screen will be provided. As u/Ixz72 attests, following these steps should enable players to sell off their ships without the usual registration hassle.
This glitch has been confirmed by u/Ixz72 to have worked on at least five of his spacecraft sales on Akila and The Key. Some doubt was initially cast over whether this glitch would work on PCs as well. However, enthusiastic players were quick to dispel these doubts by personally trying out this trick and declaring its successes.
Navigating the black oceans of interspace piracy just got a little more convenient for Starfield players. Now they can obtain and sell off their illegally procured spacecrafts without worrying about penalties or registration fees. They can profit from these transactions and have the convenience of keeping the finest ships at their disposal.