How to get Starfield ship parts to repair your ship

Having some Starfield ship parts stored away means you can easily perform essential repairs on your ship while out in space. This means you can even repair major hull damage in the middle of a big dogfight in space – or perhaps a stray asteroid got in the way while you weren’t looking. These ship parts are a bit tricky to get early in Starfield, but if you're really desperate for repairs, you can always get fixed up by a technician at a spaceport. I’ve laid out all the details below on getting ship parts in Starfield and how you can repair your ship.

How to get ship parts in Starfield

Starfield ship parts are a vital resource for keeping your ship in working order. They're not to be confused with the new and upgraded parts and modules for Starfield ship customization, however! These ship parts are purely for repairs and you can get them in two ways:

• Buy ship parts: Ship parts can also be bought in all kinds of shops around Starfield, such as Jemison Mercantile in New Atlantis and Shepherd’s General Store in Akila City. Check the vendor’s ‘Aid’ item stock.
• Loot ship parts from destroyed ships: After a big space battle, make sure you fly around and loot the destroyed ships. Sometimes they’ll have a few ship parts. You need to target the destroyed ship and fly within 500m of it to see what it holds.

Now that you’ve got some ship parts, you can use them while piloting your ship by pressing in the right stick on controller. This consumes one ship part and begins to restore 40% of your ship’s health over 10 seconds. Be aware that ship parts are extremely heavy – each one takes up 10kg of mass in your cargo hold or inventory. It’s tempting to buy as many as you can in one go, but you really don’t want to be carrying around too many ship parts at once.

However, if you ever run out of ship parts and need some emergency repairs, get to a ship services technician in any of the major Starfield cities. You can pay them 1000 credits to fully repair your ship. The fee is always 1,000 credits, so it doesn’t matter if your ship has a little dent or a near-catastrophic hull breach.

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