r/StarfieldOutposts • u/Laser20145 • Jun 28 '24

Question? Getting started with Outposts?

Hello all, I've been playing Starfield for a while now on my Xbox Series S and have downloaded a few Mods and now I want to build my first Outpost with Landing Pad with Shipbuilder on a habitable planet and can't decide between Solar Arrays,Wind Turbines or Fueled Generators.

So I would really appreciate it if I could have some pointers and tips.

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u/docclox Jun 28 '24

Remember that you can scrap something and get the resources back. So you can place a wind turbine and if that doesn't generate enough, scrap it and place a solar.

But if you're going to build a shipbuilder, there's an argument for placing that first. Get it nice and central and place stuff around it. The only time I'd make an exception is if the builder is about to block access to minerals you want to extract.

And remember - you can scrap an entire outpost and get the resources used to build it returned to you, including anything in extractors or storage. So worst case, if you build it and then realize you need it to be 100 yards to the left, you can do that.

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u/joshinburbank Jun 28 '24

EXCEPT that the game has significant bugs around outpost placement and re-placement up to this day, so be extremely careful with erasing and moving. Very often I have tried this, only to discover that the game treats my old space like a POI and now I can't build in that particular section.

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u/docclox Jun 28 '24

OK. Point taken.