The Den (a space station) in the Wolf System, near Alpha Centauri is your best destination for Contraband. The system is pretty much empty with absolutely no one interested in your cargo hold. The Trade Authority Post there is also very well equipped with ammunition and credits.
The den completely removes any fun in the smuggling system. Having a merchant at the beginning of the game who has unlimited cash by resting in a system with no scans is such a stupid idea by Bethesda. You'd think the UC would have caught on by now and put scans around their trade outpost since it's literally in their space but whatever.
that happens everytime if you are caught for the first time in UC territory, unless you already joined the Vanguard have done their introduction then you will also be put on the same quest line
I chose the Dream Home trait, and was able to safely & securely stash all of the contraband I came across right from the start. Now I have a sizable stockpile ready to offload once I make the right connections and max my Commerce Skill. ~400k in credits so far
Excited to share this one with you, it was a lot of fun to make! I'm looking forward to dipping into piracy soon as well I think! MORE STARFIELD GUIDES: - Beginer's Survival Guide: th-cam.com/video/QF5jGMvkCFg/w-d-xo.html - Ship Stealing Guide: th-cam.com/video/L0Xvb8aCmyI/w-d-xo.html - Starting Skills Guide: th-cam.com/video/CDGbkaQd6uo/w-d-xo.html
There is a space station one can visit early on that never scans for contraband for those that want to sell contraband and not deal with scanners. I think it is called the Wolf Den in the Wolf system.
I'm gonna make a Walter White build and sell Aurora, there's so many possibilities with this game that I can easily see myself still playing in ten years from now.
I love it when I see people complaining they are bored on this game and can't find anything to do. Clearly, they haven't played it or just played the main story and that's it.
@@brad0656 You literally can't be Walter white in this game. Aurora production isn't profitable and space smuggling isn't even a real thing. Any contraband you find you just take to the Den or to the Key where nobody scans you so the "smuggling" part isn't even a part of the game since it's basically just legal. That's the most boring "smuggling" system I've ever encountered. Starfield deserves every bit of criticism it gets.
@@renaldoawes2210 bruh..... u gonna bitch everwhere? U litteraly have the option to not choose to use the den or the key's trade authority.... if you want to have the thrill of smuggling...
Exactly what I need. I mean, if I was a thief/smuggler, which I'm not almost certainly. I love this no spoilers (skipped the Aurora section) so that I can get the mechanics of this if I did want to smuggle anything which I don't almost certainly. That way I'm not spending 5 or 10 minutes in the game cursing at some obvious game mechanic that I was too busy smuggle/thieving which I don't do almost certainly. Based on this, when I get back from my vacation I'm going to buy Starfield and enjoy the heck out of it.
Best part is when the planet has a pretty slow orbit. Game time is always local time but that it bothers to tell you Earth time alongside is great. So when you think you're sitting there for 48 hours you might be sitting there for like 5 weeks in "reality".
There’s debt collector jobs you can do for GalBank in New Jemisen. Felt that was a great start for making some solid Creds, and RPing a gangster. I am stuck between Neon doing my hood stuff, and going back to NJ for those jobs, AND manufacturing Aurora. Loving the RP route I took. Can’t wait to find more ways to be an absolute menace. Disciples gang taking over everything.
As far as contraband goes, if these sketchy merchants have any legitimate items, the contraband can be traded for it, then sell legitimate items to legitimate merchants or kiosk.
You lose quite a bit of money doing that as they will still only buy the legit items for a fraction of the purchase price. Better (money-wise) to keep the contraband on an outpost for your next selling run, or to then take it elsewhere.
I STRONGLY encourage you to do the Ryujin questline, not only is it one of the best quest lines in the game I've found thus far you also get a pretty OP skill you'd otherwise have to sink a LOT of points into the tree to get. This skill is pretty useful for pickpocketing and looting and you also get some decent stealth gear.
The Ebbside Strikers was the most disappointing quest chain ever for me. I played as a gangster from Neon so when I met the strikers I was very excited. Finally a group/faction I can finally get behind! What's this they also have the coolest outfits in game, this is great! Only for everything to be ripped away two or three quests in they get invited to join the extremely corrupt Neon Security. The guy literally says he plans on using them as attack dog cannon fodder, and my only option to reply is "Wow! What an amazing opportunity!" So the strikers sell out and all I got was a cool outfit that I don't even want to wear anymore. I hope modders save the Strikers, why was their no option to invite the 5 of them join my crew instead of becoming punkass sellouts?
THIS! I found this to be extremely annoying as well. Such a sick fit, but sellout? What a bunch of punks.. I ended up RPing into the Disciples cause of this. I even got extra Disciple gear for my followers. There’s a follower in Sauvages named Sophia Grace whose a Disciple. So I just RP that we’re a venture clique of them, and after all is said and done they even hang around the areas where you were supposed to wipe em out. So I just took it as we took over their hangout/Turf, killed them all, and now the Neon ghettos are in my utmost control. Got involved with the Aurora trade, and now am beefin it with the Syndicate. Even though I killed a few Disciples (which is necessary to get the gear/RP taking over a gang) that’s the price of business. Took it as getting rid of the weak links. All is fair in war. If ima be in a gang, I wanna be in the baddest deadliest one, and that would be The Disciples.
i kinda wish there was a report system in this game instead of everyone just magically knows that you committed a privacy crime in space. for instances, before boarding or destroying a ship of any fraction, there should be some sort of message countdown timer - that if it counts down to 0, then the defending vessel will broadcasts a message stating that you, the player, are attacking them and therefore, a bounty is created under your name. because currently rn, if you perform privacy in space, EVERYONE in the whole universe magically knows that you did it. and you may think its not an issue.. but it is. the issue is that a lot of your main quests are done through planets that gets scanned upon grav jump - so that means that every time you enter a major city to do a quest, you'll either have to pay up the large bounty sum, or avoid those quest all together. You can choose to fight the authority, but that just means you're bounty goes up even more and most likely it'll be annoying to get to you're quests markers. other issue is that the bounty cost is super high. for example, my first few crimson missions net me 39k. not knowing, i went to New Atlantis, only to be met with a 45k bounty! way more than what i made in the last 3 missions alone. and while in most games, you can just run away and never pay the bounty and forever be an outlaw -, i don't its possible in this game since most of your main quests stems from the lodge and there is no way you can sneak in and out of town. This means that everytime you want to do the main quest, you have to pay you're bounty upon arrival. this sucks! essentially what this means is that, if you want to partake in Crimson Fraction sides quests and still want to do the main storyline, DON'T. it's more trouble than its worth, and a lot of you're fee will just go straight into UC pockets whenever you enter a major hub city. i wouldn't be so bothered by this if at least the main quests was in a neutral planet/territory, but currently, with the lodge being in new atlantis, being a pirate is just not worth it in terms of finances or fun because those earnings goes straight to UC. If i am doing something wrong, then please tell me. but as of right now, its just not fun being a pirate when what it feels like 2/3rds of the universe's major cities automictically knows that you committed a crime light years away.
Also, you might want to make sure your Constellation companions are busy doing some research or something at your outposts before you go wild pirating others. They tend to disapprove of you committing crimes. Just saying.😅
Andreja don't care as long as you aren't hurting innocents. She loves blackmail and brutality to people who deserve it. Andreja best girl for illegal activities.
Hi I'm new to starfield. Like day zero new. When I first got to the lodge where we bring the artifacts in the first mission. I went around and couldn't help myself when I saw all the stuff laying around in the rooms. In my inventory it isn't red or yellow, but rather it has a white exclamation mark beside it. What does it mean? Is it considered stolen? It doesn't have a red or yellow mark. Just the !
If you get caught stealing, smuggling and whatever you can always get your stuff back btw. Just take a walk around the station you ended up and crack the safes. Done, stuff back in your hands.
Is there any way to sell your stuff for more than dirt cheap? I think Noel in the Lodge gives you good prices for organic resources, and Vladimir for the survey data, but I haven't found any other specialised merchants yet.
There's a bookshop in Akila that pays a lot for rare old earth books. Mostly you sell things for 10% + any perks or magazines. But like you've noticed there are a few people here and there that offer bonuses for specific things.
Is it just me or does it seem like contrabands price should vary based on how difficult it is to get to the buyer with it? Like if I have to risk getting caught I should be getting paid a significant bonus compared to selling to someone in the unguarded system like the key or the den. And there’s no real incentive to risk it. The Crimson Fleet offer smuggling missions which require you to sneak past the authorities but I kind of wish I could do it more freeform.
He is the master of "creative solutions"! Haha I enjoy his vids. Personally I like to pretend exploits don't exist and do things in the more immersive ways. Different approaches for different folks!
What to do with Unprocessed Aurora? i finished the questline and i can craft Aurora now, but i have Unprocessed Aurora in my inventory and it sells for Zero credits. I can put it in the processor at Xeno lab but i don't think it comes out processed somewhere, unless i missed the output.
The unprocessed aurora is only for work at the factory. The aurora you can make elsewhere is the finished product. I'm surprised they let you walk out without depositing it 😆
@@ZiggyDGaming oh so it's only like a quest item. But yeah during the quest itself I made 5 instead of 1 when I did my last shift to see if I could sell it afterwards and it's still marked with the yellow square. Guess I'll store it somewhere in my outpost, thanks for the reply 👌
Pirate bases and pirate ships. Contraband caches in various security places (embassy's, jail's etc). And hidden under people's beds and other sneaky places!
we will need to wait for diving and diving suit or submarine to i hope do funny stuff under water, i wish we could also kill bayu to steal his drug empire and become the king pin ourself
Pirate bases and pirate ships. Contraband caches in various security places (embassy's, jail's etc). And hidden under people's beds and other sneaky places!
The Den (a space station) in the Wolf System, near Alpha Centauri is your best destination for Contraband. The system is pretty much empty with absolutely no one interested in your cargo hold. The Trade Authority Post there is also very well equipped with ammunition and credits.
Or if you're doing the mission or decide to join the THE KEY HQ of the Crimson Fleet is better I hear.
Thank you kind strangers
@@mattt233 Was just about to say the Key is where it's at for offloading contraband.
Whenever I pick up any contraband I fast travel to the key before anywhere else. Just started NG and Im rushing to get access to the key merchants lol
The den completely removes any fun in the smuggling system. Having a merchant at the beginning of the game who has unlimited cash by resting in a system with no scans is such a stupid idea by Bethesda. You'd think the UC would have caught on by now and put scans around their trade outpost since it's literally in their space but whatever.
Getting caught can lead to other things too, don't reload too early... I got a roped into a whole new questline after being caught pickpocketing...
I believe that one is for your first crime committed in any UC controlled territory
that happens everytime if you are caught for the first time in UC territory, unless you already joined the Vanguard have done their introduction then you will also be put on the same quest line
I chose the Dream Home trait, and was able to safely & securely stash all of the contraband I came across right from the start. Now I have a sizable stockpile ready to offload once I make the right connections and max my Commerce Skill. ~400k in credits so far
The crimson fleet base sells protected cargo as well as scan jammers. The deception skill will also help
Jumped to the New Atlantis planet without realizing I had aurora in my inventory so I quickly took the drugs before they finished scanning
Juice WLRD style, I like it
@@benwebb718came here to say this to 😂😂
Excited to share this one with you, it was a lot of fun to make! I'm looking forward to dipping into piracy soon as well I think!
MORE STARFIELD GUIDES:
- Beginer's Survival Guide: th-cam.com/video/QF5jGMvkCFg/w-d-xo.html
- Ship Stealing Guide: th-cam.com/video/L0Xvb8aCmyI/w-d-xo.html
- Starting Skills Guide: th-cam.com/video/CDGbkaQd6uo/w-d-xo.html
There is a space station one can visit early on that never scans for contraband for those that want to sell contraband and not deal with scanners. I think it is called the Wolf Den in the Wolf system.
Or you could sell it to the bartender at the red mile
I'm gonna make a Walter White build and sell Aurora, there's so many possibilities with this game that I can easily see myself still playing in ten years from now.
Yesss unlimited possibility best game since Skyrim release
I love it when I see people complaining they are bored on this game and can't find anything to do. Clearly, they haven't played it or just played the main story and that's it.
@@brad0656 You literally can't be Walter white in this game. Aurora production isn't profitable and space smuggling isn't even a real thing. Any contraband you find you just take to the Den or to the Key where nobody scans you so the "smuggling" part isn't even a part of the game since it's basically just legal. That's the most boring "smuggling" system I've ever encountered. Starfield deserves every bit of criticism it gets.
@@renaldoawes2210 bruh..... u gonna bitch everwhere? U litteraly have the option to not choose to use the den or the key's trade authority.... if you want to have the thrill of smuggling...
@@renaldoawes2210thank you
That suit looks like the NCR Ranger Armor
Exactly what I need. I mean, if I was a thief/smuggler, which I'm not almost certainly. I love this no spoilers (skipped the Aurora section) so that I can get the mechanics of this if I did want to smuggle anything which I don't almost certainly. That way I'm not spending 5 or 10 minutes in the game cursing at some obvious game mechanic that I was too busy smuggle/thieving which I don't do almost certainly.
Based on this, when I get back from my vacation I'm going to buy Starfield and enjoy the heck out of it.
;) Certainly don't also keep an eye out for Scan Jammer's that you can install on your ship to help evade scans ;)
You can wait/sleep 24h in bed or 48h on chair (sitting on chair gives you option to wait) to reset the shopkeepers moneys.
It's reaaaally slow though for some reason. Also the idea of just sitting outside the shop in a chair for 48 hours is hilarious.
Best part is when the planet has a pretty slow orbit. Game time is always local time but that it bothers to tell you Earth time alongside is great. So when you think you're sitting there for 48 hours you might be sitting there for like 5 weeks in "reality".
There’s debt collector jobs you can do for GalBank in New Jemisen. Felt that was a great start for making some solid Creds, and RPing a gangster. I am stuck between Neon doing my hood stuff, and going back to NJ for those jobs, AND manufacturing Aurora. Loving the RP route I took. Can’t wait to find more ways to be an absolute menace. Disciples gang taking over everything.
excelent video selection this and the sandbox overview were great
As far as contraband goes, if these sketchy merchants have any legitimate items, the contraband can be traded for it, then sell legitimate items to legitimate merchants or kiosk.
My boy is leveling up his money laundering skills lol
You lose quite a bit of money doing that as they will still only buy the legit items for a fraction of the purchase price. Better (money-wise) to keep the contraband on an outpost for your next selling run, or to then take it elsewhere.
I STRONGLY encourage you to do the Ryujin questline, not only is it one of the best quest lines in the game I've found thus far you also get a pretty OP skill you'd otherwise have to sink a LOT of points into the tree to get. This skill is pretty useful for pickpocketing and looting and you also get some decent stealth gear.
The Ebbside Strikers was the most disappointing quest chain ever for me. I played as a gangster from Neon so when I met the strikers I was very excited. Finally a group/faction I can finally get behind! What's this they also have the coolest outfits in game, this is great! Only for everything to be ripped away two or three quests in they get invited to join the extremely corrupt Neon Security. The guy literally says he plans on using them as attack dog cannon fodder, and my only option to reply is "Wow! What an amazing opportunity!" So the strikers sell out and all I got was a cool outfit that I don't even want to wear anymore. I hope modders save the Strikers, why was their no option to invite the 5 of them join my crew instead of becoming punkass sellouts?
THIS! I found this to be extremely annoying as well. Such a sick fit, but sellout? What a bunch of punks.. I ended up RPing into the Disciples cause of this. I even got extra Disciple gear for my followers. There’s a follower in Sauvages named Sophia Grace whose a Disciple. So I just RP that we’re a venture clique of them, and after all is said and done they even hang around the areas where you were supposed to wipe em out. So I just took it as we took over their hangout/Turf, killed them all, and now the Neon ghettos are in my utmost control. Got involved with the Aurora trade, and now am beefin it with the Syndicate. Even though I killed a few Disciples (which is necessary to get the gear/RP taking over a gang) that’s the price of business. Took it as getting rid of the weak links. All is fair in war. If ima be in a gang, I wanna be in the baddest deadliest one, and that would be The Disciples.
So disappointed there is no money in Aurora. Considering all the risk and the limited ability to farm it.
If you go to the den there is a trade authority without a scan to worry about
Or the bartender at the red mile
i kinda wish there was a report system in this game instead of everyone just magically knows that you committed a privacy crime in space. for instances, before boarding or destroying a ship of any fraction, there should be some sort of message countdown timer - that if it counts down to 0, then the defending vessel will broadcasts a message stating that you, the player, are attacking them and therefore, a bounty is created under your name.
because currently rn, if you perform privacy in space, EVERYONE in the whole universe magically knows that you did it. and you may think its not an issue.. but it is.
the issue is that a lot of your main quests are done through planets that gets scanned upon grav jump - so that means that every time you enter a major city to do a quest, you'll either have to pay up the large bounty sum, or avoid those quest all together. You can choose to fight the authority, but that just means you're bounty goes up even more and most likely it'll be annoying to get to you're quests markers.
other issue is that the bounty cost is super high. for example, my first few crimson missions net me 39k. not knowing, i went to New Atlantis, only to be met with a 45k bounty! way more than what i made in the last 3 missions alone. and while in most games, you can just run away and never pay the bounty and forever be an outlaw -, i don't its possible in this game since most of your main quests stems from the lodge and there is no way you can sneak in and out of town.
This means that everytime you want to do the main quest, you have to pay you're bounty upon arrival. this sucks!
essentially what this means is that, if you want to partake in Crimson Fraction sides quests and still want to do the main storyline, DON'T. it's more trouble than its worth, and a lot of you're fee will just go straight into UC pockets whenever you enter a major hub city.
i wouldn't be so bothered by this if at least the main quests was in a neutral planet/territory, but currently, with the lodge being in new atlantis, being a pirate is just not worth it in terms of finances or fun because those earnings goes straight to UC.
If i am doing something wrong, then please tell me. but as of right now, its just not fun being a pirate when what it feels like 2/3rds of the universe's major cities automictically knows that you committed a crime light years away.
Yeah I was told (think it was gameranx) to not do the crimson quest until after the main missions, for that exact reason.
Red Mile ship services tech sells very big storage shielded cargo holds… you need to have starship design or something level 3 I believe
Also, you might want to make sure your Constellation companions are busy doing some research or something at your outposts before you go wild pirating others. They tend to disapprove of you committing crimes. Just saying.😅
are you saying my trusty pals are snitches?
Andreja don't care as long as you aren't hurting innocents. She loves blackmail and brutality to people who deserve it. Andreja best girl for illegal activities.
Not if you rock with Andreja@@usernamesogenericthemostever
Barry seems to be encouraging with the Ryujin missions
Best thing about the Adoring Fan, he’s just happy to be included no matter what’s happening😂
Hi I'm new to starfield. Like day zero new. When I first got to the lodge where we bring the artifacts in the first mission. I went around and couldn't help myself when I saw all the stuff laying around in the rooms. In my inventory it isn't red or yellow, but rather it has a white exclamation mark beside it. What does it mean? Is it considered stolen? It doesn't have a red or yellow mark. Just the !
I haven’t played this yet but I definitely want to make a smuggler like Han Solo 😂
Isn’t there a mechanic about the weight of the contra ban vs the total weight stored?
If you get caught stealing, smuggling and whatever you can always get your stuff back btw. Just take a walk around the station you ended up and crack the safes. Done, stuff back in your hands.
Is there any way to sell your stuff for more than dirt cheap? I think Noel in the Lodge gives you good prices for organic resources, and Vladimir for the survey data, but I haven't found any other specialised merchants yet.
There's a bookshop in Akila that pays a lot for rare old earth books. Mostly you sell things for 10% + any perks or magazines. But like you've noticed there are a few people here and there that offer bonuses for specific things.
Is it just me or does it seem like contrabands price should vary based on how difficult it is to get to the buyer with it?
Like if I have to risk getting caught I should be getting paid a significant bonus compared to selling to someone in the unguarded system like the key or the den.
And there’s no real incentive to risk it. The Crimson Fleet offer smuggling missions which require you to sneak past the authorities but I kind of wish I could do it more freeform.
Yeah I agree it needs to be fleshed out more for sure.
Brilliant content, thanks Ziggy
What is that suit your wearing
Lmao been looking for this suit since I started lol
Can one get perfect Aurora making? Tried many times and I only get sub-par. Perfect impossible?
I’m def gonna be a pirate come Thursday
Lol me too bro. Can't wait.
dont expect much from the planets, they're pretty bland but the hand crafted space stations, cities, ships, and missions make up for it
Scan jammers- like 4 of them, i carry my contraband everywhere. And being a pirate is best, everyone on kryx will buy your contraband.
Spiffing brit shows a way to deal with contraband easily
He is the master of "creative solutions"! Haha I enjoy his vids. Personally I like to pretend exploits don't exist and do things in the more immersive ways. Different approaches for different folks!
Does the Contraband itself have to be within the Shielded capacity or does it count your entire cargo capacity?
Contraband weight must fit within shielded capacity indeed.
@@ZiggyDGaming gotcha. Thanks
AHOY! Shoot, you've stolen this AHOY!
Yoink, my Ahoy now!
What to do with Unprocessed Aurora? i finished the questline and i can craft Aurora now, but i have Unprocessed Aurora in my inventory and it sells for Zero credits. I can put it in the processor at Xeno lab but i don't think it comes out processed somewhere, unless i missed the output.
The unprocessed aurora is only for work at the factory. The aurora you can make elsewhere is the finished product. I'm surprised they let you walk out without depositing it 😆
@@ZiggyDGaming oh so it's only like a quest item. But yeah during the quest itself I made 5 instead of 1 when I did my last shift to see if I could sell it afterwards and it's still marked with the yellow square. Guess I'll store it somewhere in my outpost, thanks for the reply 👌
All you have to do if they run out of credits is wait 48 hours at a bench.
Or just get a mod to bypass that tedious process. Since its just a pointless time sink, I just got rid of it
Where did that outfit come from?
Mods
STOP! YOU VIOLATED THE LAW. PAY THE COURT A FINE OR SERVE YOUR SENTENCE. YOUR STOLEN GOODS ARE NOW FORFEIT.
Where are some good places you can find contraband?
Pirate bases and pirate ships. Contraband caches in various security places (embassy's, jail's etc). And hidden under people's beds and other sneaky places!
we will need to wait for diving and diving suit or submarine to i hope do funny stuff under water, i wish we could also kill bayu to steal his drug empire and become the king pin ourself
Less talk bout how u get that outfit my boy !!!!!
It's from joining the strikers, a minor gang on Neon!
Where can I find contraband?
Pirate bases and pirate ships. Contraband caches in various security places (embassy's, jail's etc). And hidden under people's beds and other sneaky places!
It's kinda concerning how many people seem to like roleplaying as druglords in these kinds of games...😅
A lot of people aren’t losers like you
Sadly you can't RP as a druglord despite it being one of the expectations most players had for the game.
I love stealing enemy ships
sad. the criminal enterprise needs to be expanded.
You can also join the pirates and take missions with them for theft, smuggling and piracy as well as just pirating vessels yourself!
Don't care about the game, love watching your stuff mate. CFBR and whatnot.
I think it's ridiculous how all stolen items get taken. Like how the fuck do they even know its stolen if your 20 billion YL away