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In Starfield, you've got (roughly) three options for getting new spaceships. First, you can buy them from vendors. Easy enough. Second, you can steal them from foes and friends alike. Rude, but sometimes warranted. Third, you can obtain them as rewards for quests. Rare, but always rad.

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But however you come into ownership of a ship, you'll be choiced between keeping things as-is or customizing them to your heart's content. Should you choose the latter, you'll quickly become acquainted with space habs, one of the core modules of starship design. But there's a difference between getting a broad idea of how they work and knowing exactly what to prioritize for your own little fleet.

What Are Space Habs?

Space hab is short for "space habitat." The definition behind the term is thus unsurprising: they're a portion of the ship with greater emphasis on living areas. As a result, choosing your space hab won't affect anything related to the ship's other statistics - your weaponry, armor, top speed, grav jump capability, cargo capacity, and anything else we've forgotten to include in this sentence.

What space habs can influence is the number of crew who can serve aboard your ship, though this isn't always the case either. It depends on the space hab you've chosen, and how well it can click together with the starship you're riding. You're not going to see any wild variations in the overall aesthetic behind various types of space hab, though no doubt modders will have something to say on that score in due time.

Space habs can offer plenty of things that you'll inevitably find yourself prioritizing access to per your personal play style. What's more, many ships support multiple space habs, so you can pick and choose a few rather than stick to just one.

Plenty of ships will even support the ability to include multiple floors, each with its own space hab. A three-story starship, so to speak, will include the ladders necessary to make it all work so smoothly.

All Your Space Hab Options

Let's talk space hab variety. As you'll soon see, there are plenty of types - 17 in all - and you'll have good cause to add them ASAP. Well, after you've built your ship up to withstand more than a handful of blasts in combat, at least.

We're not including the three types of space hab that serve no purpose at all save for design, but if you're curious, they include the companionway (a four-entry generally useless room); cross (similar to companionway but a tunnel/hallway); and storeroom (actually lacks storage options).

If you're having difficulty determining the space hab(s) that are right for you, consider that you can own up to five starships in Starfield. Therefore, why not experiment with multiple setups across your little fleet?

Name

Functions

Notes

All-In-One

A bed, a research workshop, a cozy galley, extra seating, and a navigational console.

This is mostly for esthetics. The navigational console doesn't do anything your pilot seat's controls can't already do. The research workshop is useful, at least.

Armory

Storage options for your weaponry, including multiple displays.

Good if you're rocking a combat-ready battleship. Plus, who doesn't want more space to show off their guns?

Battle Station

A navigational console and several battle-centric seats for your crew.

Pairs well with the armory, we reckon.

Brig

Prison cells and storage capacity.

Funnily enough, this can work as extra beds for your crew. Not exactly the lap of luxury.

Captain's Quarters

A bed, some storage, and a small galley of sorts.

For when you really want to look like you're in command of that ship.

Cargo Hall

Plenty of storage.

If you want to treat your ship like a home, and you want that home-ship to lug around a ton of your stuff, look no further.

Computer Core

Crew seating with shiny displays; storage.

Looks cool, but much of what you're seeing is akin to the all-in-one: just for glancing.

Control Station

A nice galley, more spiffy crew seating arrangements.

It's like the computer core, but better.

Engineering

Loads of storage - maybe as much as the cargo hall.

Cool design; reminds us of the engineering section aboard Mass Effect's Normandy. But seriously, it's just for storing things.

Infirmary

Provides interactive research and pharmaceutical workshops.

It has a nice sickbay vibe to it, but more functional, and thus useful, than lots of what we've already listed.

Living Quarters

Beds - often bunkbed-style.

The main space hab Starfield offers if your primary goal is to get more crew serving aboard your vessel.

Mess Hall

A galley, but also a cooking workshop.

Why are all the most practical space habs further down the alphabet?

Science

Workshops for research and pharmaceuticals; a modest galley.

It's pretty much the infirmary again, but with a different vibe. And, since different ship manufacturers support varying types of space habs, you might end up with this instead regardless.

Workshop

Weapon workshop, spacesuit workshop, and industrial workshop.

A must-have if you ever intend to do any of this aboard your starship.

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