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is here. Bethesda Game Studios' first single-player epic role-playing game in eig🌞ht years has a lot to live up to, but fans are sure to find plenty to love in this star-bound sci-fi adventure tale. The faster you level up, the faster you'll find everything the Settled Systems has in store for you.
It's especially important to level up at a good clip since you gain a skill point each time you﷽ do, and you'll plug those into a plethora of possible skills to enhance everything from your health to your persuasive talent, your starship combat capability to your on-the-ground engagements.
Experience Gain Is Constant
Every time you complete an objective, you'll gain𝓡 a small portion of experience points. We mention this first because it's the first way you'll recognize EXP gain in Starf♉ield; the events on Vestera will net you several instances of this. You also gain EXP every time you defeat an enemy in battle, which will also happen multiple times before you take off from the Argos dig site.
What we're getting at here is that in Starfield, you'll gain EXP on a routine basis rather than in lump sums. Though you will still gain EXP via quest completion, and quest completion tends to offer the largest gobs of it at any given time.
It's possible, albeit strongly discouraged, to ꦰc🔴omplete Starfield's main (Constellation faction) storyline without ever veering off the beaten path. But never mind the fact that you're kind of going up against the very heart of the game (space exploration). You're also missing loads of levels.
How To Gain Levels Quickly
Therefore, the more you explore, the more you'll grow as a character. Reaching new destinations grants 15 to 50 or so EXP, from New Atlantis and Cydonia to the farthest caverns and mercenary bases in the Settled Systems. Every landmark you reach while journeying across planets and moons is worth EXP, then, and if you take the time to get close enough to identify everything, even just on Mars, that♛'s a good few hundred EXP.
We won't blame you if the thought of scouring every surface proves unappealing with time. But don't worry, there are other ways to stay ahead of the curve. Creating items, such as mods, provides some points. Developing new research does, too, and you'll e💙ven get a handful every time you plug in a necessary component within the overall recipe.
Keep an ear out for NPC chatter in major settlements, because they'll often provide 'Activities' involving heading to a certain character or location and initiating a side quest you'd not have encountered otherwise. Activities can add up rapidly, and in fact, they have been our primary source of additional EXP beyond 🅰the main story and faction questlines, all of which deliver the biggest payouts, but ဣa limited number of times.
Main And Faction Quests Are A Big Deal
If there's one constant in Starfield, it's that you'll generally get the most EXP from main and faction quests. Think of the four faction questlines as their own main stories, because truth be told, they are; but when we mention the main story, we are of course referencing the Constellation questline involving mysterious artifacts.
As an aside, you should strongly consider doing the Constellation quests until 'Into the Unknown' regar🎶dless, since that mission unlocks a major 𒀰aspect of combat gameplay.
The Level Gating Is A Warning, Not A Roadblock
Most importantly, note that in the star map, each system has a recommended level which corresponds with 🐠the degree of danger involved. You won't be able to reach the most distant stuff, which numbers in the 70s range (!), right off the bat anyway. You'd need a better grav drive, for one, and you need to have explored the systems en route to the deadly destinations.
That's not to say, however, that you should ignore systems five to ten levels above yours. You're guaranteed good EXP per kill against enemies whose level is higher than your own, so our advice is to go no higher than ten levels above you - maybe 15, i🅘f you've got great gear - but to throw caution to the wind f✤or these spots where you're slightly underleveled.
Between your jetpack, your growing arsenal of great guns, and good old-fashioned real-player advantage, you'll be leveling up more frequently than players who stay out of harm's way. Just remember to bring lots of med packs with you, because you will be hurting!
