Small correction to Serpents Embrace at 14:56. I said jumping with your jump pack but it's actually tied to grav jumping with your ship. This is actually worse than I thought, because that would get extremally annoying when you are doing quests or anything for long periods of time outside of your ship. I made this video on Tuesday, and I didn't notice the error until I was about to post the video.
interesting thing about the introvert and extrovert. they specify Human companions, so you can Introvert and take Vasco and still get the introvert bonus. However im only 6.7 hours in and already I am discouraged by the companion AI as I prefer stealth and i found vascco giving me away more often then not
He hasn't tested it he should have tested it before speaking on it. You get a 4 hour bonus for something you will probably be doing every 2 hours plus you get some cool unique dialogue options as well.
It's a 4 hour bonus bro you need to test things and not base things on just their description you fast travel a lot when you are playing already the longest I've gone so far without grav jumping is like 3 hours.
@@ntactime_w3488 nah it’s literally what elder scrolls allowed u to do, file not found should absolutely let u pick ur starting skills doesn’t make sense otherwise
I started off with Wanted. 10/10 Highly recommended. You get random encounters both in space and on the surface while scavenging. Extra experience killing them and extra loot. Did not regret.
Kinda trouble during outpost grinding, but with the storage “brick wall” building technique you're able to funnel them into your outpost staffer, turrets, and later, securobots…
5:14 It's grav jumping, not regular jumping. And duration of the buff is really long, so there's really no downside as long as you jump to a different system once in a while.
Having lost both parents in the past few years, I can see why the "parents option" would be a nice feature for some players who don't take having elders around for their wisdom and guidance for granted.
Dont pick your background based on the perks, pick based on roleplay the dialogue options are more significant than the perks since you can get all the background perks right away
@@garfnob4832 I still think the dialogue and the roleplay is more important than 1-3 out of hundreds of skill point uses even if you end up not using the skills you will enjoy having that background for conversations more than you will ever find usefulness out of a couple early game perks
@@deathmight12 but is there a hard cap on level or a soft cap (I.E. the EXP to level gets so high you all but stop leveling). it is 328 skill points to get everything but will you get anywhere close in one play through. i hope not otherwise why would i play again if i did everything in the first play through. i saw a video where the person completed the main quest around level 30. sounds off to me. they must have skipped most or all the side stuff. don't get me wrong i am all for role playing, but this is a video game the RP options are necessarily limited. it is not like a real RPG where you have a live DM/story teller/whatever your system calls it that can handle unexpected action. it is impossible for a program to not be on rails to some degree.
scanning gives a ton of xp. Most of the background perks are basically required and are all from the top row, like you cant even see your sneak detection or pickpocket without sneak and thief level 1. You can absolutely rush the main story and thats probably why he finished so fast
@@SuperStatch Gifts? What are you talking about? Only Kid's Stuff and Hero Worshipped will get your gifts or faction related backgrounds, that give access to faction specific chests...Empath won't give you any gifts, it is annoying mechanics that will alter your followers stats based on the actions you take, which they like or don't like and you will be penalised every time you do something, they disagree with! Big huge no!…
@@Summon256yep. I'm not us3d to Bethesda games so I picked empath, raised universal and alien DNA. Wish id chosen wanted and parents or something. The chest stuff was whatever then I left the religion right after. I'm planning to spend 10000 credits to rid myself of the empath bullshit. I think I'm too far in to just start over but part of me wants to...
Serpents embrace is not tied to your boost pack, its tied to system travel, its a +25 to health and o2 for Grav jumping,. Which is what you do to trvel to new systems. Just FYI
I consider explorer the best of all those jobs. I've been always saying that the best part of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games was the exploration of the land, new towns and places, beautiful screenshots etc. I can't fathom how someone woud consider those useless.
This is the first game I’ve preordered in 15 years and I’m so glad I did. Bethesda did not miss with this game. There’s so much to do it’s almost overwhelming. Currently laughing in the faces of those on social media saying that I’m stupid for preordering LOL.
Also alien DNA is a must have, there are skills in the tree that will negate its negative effects. If you want a tanky person who doesnt really run out of oxygen go with alien DNA and put points into the needed skills.
Serpents Embrace gives you 25+ oxygen and health for 4 hours everytime you GRAV jump with your ship. You are constantly jumping with your starship its an OP Skill.
@@Hmm-sh4oi not sure ill have to check that out. I just realized you didnt need to jump into your ship each time to fast travel to other planets lol 🤣🤣🤣
Great tips to avoid muddling through the character build! I have to totally agree with the Kids Stuff, Wanted, and Hero Worship perks. Those will work well with my game style.
Great video, I feel like stealth and lockpicking are MUST HAVES for ES/Fallout games so I planned to do the same in Starfield. Piloting also makes sense, that's crazy it took 110 hours to get a Class C, thanks for that tip! Also the Kid Stuff trait is really funny, I might have to do that... 🤔😁
The fact that "FILE NOT FOUND" option doesn't allow you to choose your perks bugs me beyond fucking belief. Great video! I learned more than thought I would!
About to start my game. Great advice. I would probably lay on a similar playthrough like you did based on former Bethesda games and playthroughs how I like to play. Great advice non bias and I think from your video and others yours seems to line up more with what I needed to know and choose. Although finding out is part of playing these games sometimes when you're going to invest over a hundred hours and a game it's nice to know what to make you or playthrough most enjoyable
I'm 80 hours in. I have been doing nothing but base building, (I've maxed it out now) which means I spent a lot of time searching for resources, scanning planets pays well if you managed to find everything and then sell the data.
Minor correction: Serpent's Embrace says Grav jumping not Jump Boosting. I'm pretty sure it means using your ship's Grav drive to Grav Jump in space nothing to do with boost packs. On a side note the use of a serpent residing in space as a deity in scifi is a long running trope based around Jormungander, Nidhoggr, Marduk, Bahamut, Tiamat, and many Asiatic wyrms such as the Lawu which are all based on the concept of a serpent like entity residing in "The Heavens" or space as we would call it today. Glad to see House Varuun keeping the tradition alive XD Edit: Sorry Swany your pinned correction didn't show up until i posted this but ill keep it up since some people might like my side note lol.
I went pilgrim introvert/empath/wanted myself really good for solo exploring/crafting and situationally good for companions when i found one i like and wanted to use for a while. Ton of fun
I have watched a ton of videos getting ready for the release today, and this is by far the most helpful without revealing anything i would fee like a spoiler! thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this, it really helped. When I got stuck on what to choose taking a whole 2 hours to figure it out, wish I had seen you video first.
I like the wanted perk, aside from them showing up randomly on planet or in space the main reason I like it is if they land on the planet you can board their ship and take it.
I have heard the Freestar Collective gives you a lot more money for their missions and this can be huge... and that the bounty increase is not really noticed much. I have also heard that the athletics is a must as is the jetpack and pilot. Lockpicking too.
Made my first character literally 2 hours ago and was unsure of the traits and background I ended up grabbing. Seemed I didn't do too bad of a job - Industrialist, Alien DNA, Terra Firma, and Wanted. However there were a few other traits I really wanted to grab for RP purposes but wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea in the long run. Thanks to this I think I'll remake my character and get Bounty Hunter, Wanted, Terra Firma, and...something else, not sure yet. Might stick with Alien DNA because while healing will be affected, having more oxygen may be very useful in the long run.
I'm interested in: Dream Home Hero Worshipped Kid Stuff Taskmaster Wanted So hard to limit myself to only 3 lol. I wish Adoring Fan was a quest reward, like in Oblivion.
Ended up here after almost an hour in character build. Wow Kid Stuff and Hero Worshipped sound better than I thought. I figured Wanted would add more fun to exploring and Taskmaster could be useful. Cyber Runner makes sense if you have to actually unlock sneak and lockpick to use them. Good stuff!
@@wwm84 I prefer Taskmaster or Extrovert over Wanted. Especially with Persuasion. Wanted got annoying so I found a way to permanently remove it. Almost everytime I grav jumped the same 3 spaceship bounty hunters would be there waiting to either extort me for 2000 credits or engage in combat.
I made my character resemble Adoring Fan. My traits are adoring fan, kids stuff and wanted. I really like wanted. I haven't found AF yet and I like the parents. If you have ever played a Bethesda game you know lockpicking is a must skill. My start was a little rough but it's getting better now that I have learned what to do.
I used the explorer background only because you need Lvl 2 in the science skill to unlock the crafting skills very early. And the laser perk is really good, especially for the mining laser (u need no ammo)
Alien DNA is absolutely worth it for all the running around you have to do. If you are worried about health max out the dueling perk (melee kills replenish 10 percent of health) or put points into wellness. You can always sleep on your ship or in beds in the dungeons. I feel like I hardly ever run out of o2 with ADNA.
DONT RUIN YOUR CHARACTER!!!! WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU PLAY!!! SERIOUSLY SOMETHING BAD GONNA HAPPEN IF YOU DONT CLICK ON THIS VIDEO!!! LIKE I DONT KNOW .. SOMETHING!!!! ANYWAY, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED SO WATCH THIS VIDEO RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
Hey man, I'm just working with that the algorithm wants. I don't like it either but all the clickbait channels shaped TH-cam into what it is today. I can't title videos what I used to in 2016-2021 anymore. You have to BE OVER THE TOP otherwise you get buried under all the "THIS JUST GOT EVEN BIGGER" or "Starfield JUST GOT HUGE NEWS" videos. I at least try to back up my titles and thumbnails with useful content. Instead of saying "Huge News" and reporting on week old info.
I just finally started my first 2 hours of play last night..i think i picked Pilgrim. Pretty cool so far.. These are great tips i wish i watched BEFORE starting, but i like to just jump in anyway..
4th restart. Combat Medic to help people without using up a Med Pack. Alien DNA for more health, Terra Firma for more health, Wanted as I saw someone say it helps with the AC bank job. Going full health skill ASAP. Shotgun instead of Pistol. Like the Medic in Warface.
I went for being a good person and I chose empath, but now knowing about Ng+ I wouldn’t recommend it, not a bad perk but it keeps you from being evil, even though that won’t really affect me, I don’t think yall should pick it.
Dream Home + Hero Worshiped + Kid Stuff gang This was the most neutral character I could conceive of for a first playthrough. Felt like a rich kid down on his luck with a home about to be foreclosed and my ship already having been reapo'd or something.
Awesome video, thanks for the super helpful info.! Starting my first playthrough later (working the last few days, so I had to wait patiently, wasn't easy, believe me!!), and now I have all of that ready to go (will go with: Bounty Hunter, and then: Hero Worshipped, Extrovert to pair with that & Wanted, because I don't mind being hunted & I want the low-health buff)!! 😊
I decided to use console commands to give myself skill points and or perks. I am playing a Single player game. I am not going to get 82 skill points to unlock it all and then inside 4 skill point ranks for 328 points. Yes I know you don't need them all. But my point is I want the ones I like and seem fun and useful. I am not going to NG+ the game 4 times over. I am not going overboard with this solution and the beauty is that even if you somehow unlocked all the perks. You still have to rank up each level inside each perk. So if you don't use it, it won't happen. So it's not like you would have "all" perks anyway. You would just 'organically' end up using some of them based on your actions in the game. I mean like Weight class. It just ends up giving me more room to carry more. It's just a way to avoid an artificial "game nuisance". Oh noes I have to run back to ship to off-load my inventory bla bla. It's just an annoyance. Same with lock picking. It will still require me to rank it up. There are some perks I would be more careful with and that is the damage increase perks. I am not going to go overboard on them. Because then you become too powerful. But ability to make better mods, scan better, pilot better, more weight capacity, stealth and security. These are just QOL perks (Quality of life).
Vehemently appreciated, as well admired is your clear goal :> If future non-adsense then please just place at very front/back/both rather than interrupting TV-style, as it kills the flow, and we increasily aware of YT's low pay and will watch non-adsense if mutually considerate ^^;; As for trait, I am thinking Wanted, Hero Worship, and then between the crew/repair, Terra, and Dreamhome. Kidstuff would actually be too emotional for reasons, plus the immersion would stress me out thinking the Wanted would make parents vulnerable.
You can max out the stelth on the first planet, and you can max out flight, and targeting at the uf flight simulator.. and uf will give you 200k if you finish all 6 waves. Granted its a kobayashi maru (you need to cheat) you need lockpicking and persuasian.
I wonder if you skipped the lock picking skill, would basilistics or gastronomy be more important because you'd find so many fewer weapons and medical items?
or skipped the lock picking skill and take crafting. make all your own gear. worked well in other Bethesda games. i do not know how hard it is to find/buy the materials.
Thanks for this character tutorial it was very helpful. I think I will go with your suggestions on my first run through. Still waiting for the game to go live. I'm on the left coast so it's supposed to have dropped on Steam by now. Liked and subscribed. Thanks for the video!
I picked wanted, and I was set upon 2 or maybe even 3 times in my first day of playing. but I haven't been attacked since, so that was a bit unexpected. But everytime I'm on a planet now and I hear engines of another ship landing, I get paranoid... Hahaha
EDIT: Turns out it's only +50 max HP, and 10 more seconds of running worth of O2 so... maybe not as worth it as I thought. I see Alien DNA as an absolute bonus. More max HP/O2 and you can easily heal out of combat with 1hr of a bed/bench. Food is garbage, med packs are sufficient enough for in-combat purposes even at the reduced rate (which wasn't much from what I've tested). Although I don't know how MUCH more max HP/O2 you get from not having it (like whether it's % based or a flat buff) 🤔
I disagree with this take on backgrounds, yes having good starting skills is good and nice you can always get those skills later. go for the background that fits your character's vibe because backgrounds also add dialogue options based on them for roleplay otherwise great advice
Small correction to Serpents Embrace at 14:56. I said jumping with your jump pack but it's actually tied to grav jumping with your ship. This is actually worse than I thought, because that would get extremally annoying when you are doing quests or anything for long periods of time outside of your ship. I made this video on Tuesday, and I didn't notice the error until I was about to post the video.
I grew up worshipping the Great Tigger. Jumping makes my power bigger.
interesting thing about the introvert and extrovert. they specify Human companions, so you can Introvert and take Vasco and still get the introvert bonus. However im only 6.7 hours in and already I am discouraged by the companion AI as I prefer stealth and i found vascco giving me away more often then not
Is it worse though? The boost is 4 hours long, so as long as you grav jump somewhere once every 4 hours you get free Health and o2
He hasn't tested it he should have tested it before speaking on it. You get a 4 hour bonus for something you will probably be doing every 2 hours plus you get some cool unique dialogue options as well.
It's a 4 hour bonus bro you need to test things and not base things on just their description you fast travel a lot when you are playing already the longest I've gone so far without grav jumping is like 3 hours.
Am I the only one who thinks FILE NOT FOUND should let you pick your own buffs?
That would defeat the purpose of literally every other one available
@@ntactime_w3488 nah it’s literally what elder scrolls allowed u to do, file not found should absolutely let u pick ur starting skills doesn’t make sense otherwise
No
Each background doesn't just cover skills, it tells about your background and also changes how you interact with the world.
Give it a few days before it becomes one of the first mods
I started off with Wanted. 10/10 Highly recommended. You get random encounters both in space and on the surface while scavenging. Extra experience killing them and extra loot. Did not regret.
Also unique dialogue during events dealing with outlaws and gangs! Akila city standoff with the Shaw Gang you can use it in your initial dialogue.
This was exactly my thought process when I chose it. I also chose the han solo background too cuz I thought it was fitting with the bounty status
Kinda trouble during outpost grinding, but with the storage “brick wall” building technique you're able to funnel them into your outpost staffer, turrets, and later, securobots…
True and combined with the bounty hunter background you can get more ships early without quests or paying just a bit of fighting
5:14 It's grav jumping, not regular jumping. And duration of the buff is really long, so there's really no downside as long as you jump to a different system once in a while.
Having lost both parents in the past few years, I can see why the "parents option" would be a nice feature for some players who don't take having elders around for their wisdom and guidance for granted.
also the cool unique stuff
Also meeting your parents in the Aurora Lounge in Neon and start conversation with "Haha, you guys are so busted!" is priceless.
Dont pick your background based on the perks, pick based on roleplay the dialogue options are more significant than the perks since you can get all the background perks right away
unless you get skills you never intend to use. if you will get the skill at some point then all good.
@@garfnob4832 I still think the dialogue and the roleplay is more important than 1-3 out of hundreds of skill point uses even if you end up not using the skills you will enjoy having that background for conversations more than you will ever find usefulness out of a couple early game perks
@@deathmight12 but is there a hard cap on level or a soft cap (I.E. the EXP to level gets so high you all but stop leveling). it is 328 skill points to get everything but will you get anywhere close in one play through. i hope not otherwise why would i play again if i did everything in the first play through.
i saw a video where the person completed the main quest around level 30. sounds off to me. they must have skipped most or all the side stuff.
don't get me wrong i am all for role playing, but this is a video game the RP options are necessarily limited. it is not like a real RPG where you have a live DM/story teller/whatever your system calls it that can handle unexpected action. it is impossible for a program to not be on rails to some degree.
scanning gives a ton of xp. Most of the background perks are basically required and are all from the top row, like you cant even see your sneak detection or pickpocket without sneak and thief level 1. You can absolutely rush the main story and thats probably why he finished so fast
@@garfnob4832 also the background specific dialogue shows up pretty often
Alien DNA is awesome I barely notice a difference in the lack of healing... plus you get the first medic perk and it evens out
Yeah idk why he said alien DNA avoid it when it only nerfs stuff by like 1%
For me as far as traits are concerned after watching this i realized that Kid's Stuff, Wanted and Introvert are the best traits for my Cyber Runner...
went Empath instead of introvert cause i like gifts lol
@@SuperStatch Gifts? What are you talking about? Only Kid's Stuff and Hero Worshipped will get your gifts or faction related backgrounds, that give access to faction specific chests...Empath won't give you any gifts, it is annoying mechanics that will alter your followers stats based on the actions you take, which they like or don't like and you will be penalised every time you do something, they disagree with! Big huge no!…
@@Summon256yep. I'm not us3d to Bethesda games so I picked empath, raised universal and alien DNA. Wish id chosen wanted and parents or something. The chest stuff was whatever then I left the religion right after. I'm planning to spend 10000 credits to rid myself of the empath bullshit. I think I'm too far in to just start over but part of me wants to...
Serpents embrace is not tied to your boost pack, its tied to system travel, its a +25 to health and o2 for Grav jumping,. Which is what you do to trvel to new systems. Just FYI
It opens some interesting dialog options as well. I want more interaction with the VaRuun in the future. I find that faction fascinating
Character creation is a gamer's test of careful decision making, courage, and commitment. 😆
It's that last one that I always screw the granny on.
Surveying gives a ton of xp as you are running around. 100% not useless. Would highly recommend actually.
I consider explorer the best of all those jobs.
I've been always saying that the best part of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games was the exploration of the land, new towns and places, beautiful screenshots etc. I can't fathom how someone woud consider those useless.
so it begins....
I said the same thing before playing the video
The person who decided to give Chef the skill Scavenging has definitely worked as, or for, a chef
This is the first game I’ve preordered in 15 years and I’m so glad I did. Bethesda did not miss with this game. There’s so much to do it’s almost overwhelming. Currently laughing in the faces of those on social media saying that I’m stupid for preordering LOL.
Also alien DNA is a must have, there are skills in the tree that will negate its negative effects. If you want a tanky person who doesnt really run out of oxygen go with alien DNA and put points into the needed skills.
Yeah I saw alien DNA with med kits is 3% but without alien DNA it's 4% which isn't much of a difference
Serpents Embrace gives you 25+ oxygen and health for 4 hours everytime you GRAV jump with your ship. You are constantly jumping with your starship its an OP Skill.
@@Hmm-sh4oi not sure ill have to check that out. I just realized you didnt need to jump into your ship each time to fast travel to other planets lol 🤣🤣🤣
You also get dialogue options when you encounter The House of Va'ruun.
Great tips to avoid muddling through the character build! I have to totally agree with the Kids Stuff, Wanted, and Hero Worship perks. Those will work well with my game style.
Hero Worship is kind of a waste. Takes up a crew spot and his skills aren’t good.
Great video, I feel like stealth and lockpicking are MUST HAVES for ES/Fallout games so I planned to do the same in Starfield. Piloting also makes sense, that's crazy it took 110 hours to get a Class C, thanks for that tip! Also the Kid Stuff trait is really funny, I might have to do that... 🤔😁
A dude who doesn’t know what these things do and hasn’t experienced them all yet definitively telling you what’s good and what isn’t is wild
Well done. You've helped cut down my character creation process with this vid.
Min maxing skills is great but the background is the interesting part giving an RPG feel and dialogue.
Surveying is the fastest way to lvl up early this guy is nuts to be sleeping on it this hard
And the entire main quest is about you being and explorer. :) I'm shocked he said that the background is useless. :) It's basically essential.
Note you can get rid of all traits in game. There is an npc for each one that will get rid if them for you
Is there way to get them tho, I picked the enlightened one one and it is such a bait
Oh my god… The adoring fan even LOOKS like the original Adoring Fan!!!
Very helpful. Except Serpent Trait. I think the jump refers to Spaceship jumping not booster pack
Yeah it does seem so
The fact that "FILE NOT FOUND" option doesn't allow you to choose your perks bugs me beyond fucking belief. Great video! I learned more than thought I would!
I went with Hero Worship because every ship captain needs their very own Dwight Schrute
Your Dad gives you a 1911. Now that's a gift.
About to start my game. Great advice. I would probably lay on a similar playthrough like you did based on former Bethesda games and playthroughs how I like to play. Great advice non bias and I think from your video and others yours seems to line up more with what I needed to know and choose. Although finding out is part of playing these games sometimes when you're going to invest over a hundred hours and a game it's nice to know what to make you or playthrough most enjoyable
I'm 80 hours in. I have been doing nothing but base building, (I've maxed it out now) which means I spent a lot of time searching for resources, scanning planets pays well if you managed to find everything and then sell the data.
Serpants worship is for GRAV Jumping not jet packing its a 3 hour bonus to fast travel which you do constantly and will always have it active
4 hour bonus
I intend to be a badass Bounty Hunter, akin to a certain someone 😏
This is the way! 😎😆
This is the way!
That is the only way
And I'm about the the high space sailing scoundrel you'd be hunting 😏
TBH - this is an RPG game, everyone should play it as wants to. Overpowering character is opposed to RPG in my opinion. It is more for casual players.
True i went pilgrim introvert/empath/wanted myself cause it fit the character i wanted to roleplay
Your character looks like the hero from The Princess Bride. Westley.
i went with combat medic. dialog with injured people makes some things easier and you dont need to use med kits on them or let them die.
Minor correction: Serpent's Embrace says Grav jumping not Jump Boosting. I'm pretty sure it means using your ship's Grav drive to Grav Jump in space nothing to do with boost packs. On a side note the use of a serpent residing in space as a deity in scifi is a long running trope based around Jormungander, Nidhoggr, Marduk, Bahamut, Tiamat, and many Asiatic wyrms such as the Lawu which are all based on the concept of a serpent like entity residing in "The Heavens" or space as we would call it today. Glad to see House Varuun keeping the tradition alive XD
Edit: Sorry Swany your pinned correction didn't show up until i posted this but ill keep it up since some people might like my side note lol.
3:13 The food stuff is good for the passive buffs it gives you. like xp boost or damage resistance
Insane 🤣 i picked Wanted, Hero and Kid perk the ones you recommended from my first run of the game. Nailed it.
I went pilgrim introvert/empath/wanted myself really good for solo exploring/crafting and situationally good for companions when i found one i like and wanted to use for a while. Ton of fun
I particularly enjoy soldier because of the dialog options it opens. That's also why I put a point in medicine very early.
Serpent's Embrace isn't for the jump pack,. it's for grav jumping (fast travel)
I have watched a ton of videos getting ready for the release today, and this is by far the most helpful without revealing anything i would fee like a spoiler! thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this, it really helped. When I got stuck on what to choose taking a whole 2 hours to figure it out, wish I had seen you video first.
I like the wanted perk, aside from them showing up randomly on planet or in space the main reason I like it is if they land on the planet you can board their ship and take it.
Han Solo background! I'm in!
Chef of course! Chef Prigozhin, wanted, taskmaster, neon street rat
Haha XD. Sadly a lot of people here probably wouldn't even know what you're talking about
I have heard the Freestar Collective gives you a lot more money for their missions and this can be huge... and that the bounty increase is not really noticed much. I have also heard that the athletics is a must as is the jetpack and pilot. Lockpicking too.
Loved the the end talking about life. I remember and loved these Tj pep talks form some of the older videos. Glade to see them back.
Made my first character literally 2 hours ago and was unsure of the traits and background I ended up grabbing. Seemed I didn't do too bad of a job - Industrialist, Alien DNA, Terra Firma, and Wanted. However there were a few other traits I really wanted to grab for RP purposes but wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea in the long run. Thanks to this I think I'll remake my character and get Bounty Hunter, Wanted, Terra Firma, and...something else, not sure yet. Might stick with Alien DNA because while healing will be affected, having more oxygen may be very useful in the long run.
Literally what I went with. Bountry Hunter and wanted makes an interesting story line
Yeah, doing Alien DNA this run and not sold on it. I burn A LOT of heals. Doh. Guess I need to find a mag weapon. Lol
@@michealnelsonauthor Ah guess I dodged a bullet then. A friend of mine talked me into Adoring Fan so I switched out Alien DNA for him.
I'm interested in:
Dream Home
Hero Worshipped
Kid Stuff
Taskmaster
Wanted
So hard to limit myself to only 3 lol. I wish Adoring Fan was a quest reward, like in Oblivion.
Ended up here after almost an hour in character build. Wow Kid Stuff and Hero Worshipped sound better than I thought. I figured Wanted would add more fun to exploring and Taskmaster could be useful. Cyber Runner makes sense if you have to actually unlock sneak and lockpick to use them. Good stuff!
Wanted is great because it's basically free xp and materials. The bounty defenders get a little annoying though when they start stealing your kills.
@@wwm84 I prefer Taskmaster or Extrovert over Wanted. Especially with Persuasion. Wanted got annoying so I found a way to permanently remove it. Almost everytime I grav jumped the same 3 spaceship bounty hunters would be there waiting to either extort me for 2000 credits or engage in combat.
I made my character resemble Adoring Fan. My traits are adoring fan, kids stuff and wanted. I really like wanted. I haven't found AF yet and I like the parents. If you have ever played a Bethesda game you know lockpicking is a must skill.
My start was a little rough but it's getting better now that I have learned what to do.
I don't know whether I want Wanted of parents. Because overcumberance is the biggest evil of Bethesda games.
Grav jumping is warping from system to system. It's not about the jet pack.
Great info...there are a few spoilers you might warn against.
I used the explorer background only because you need Lvl 2 in the science skill to unlock the crafting skills very early. And the laser perk is really good, especially for the mining laser (u need no ammo)
Alien DNA is absolutely worth it for all the running around you have to do. If you are worried about health max out the dueling perk (melee kills replenish 10 percent of health) or put points into wellness. You can always sleep on your ship or in beds in the dungeons. I feel like I hardly ever run out of o2 with ADNA.
DONT RUIN YOUR CHARACTER!!!! WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU PLAY!!! SERIOUSLY SOMETHING BAD GONNA HAPPEN IF YOU DONT CLICK ON THIS VIDEO!!! LIKE I DONT KNOW .. SOMETHING!!!! ANYWAY, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED SO WATCH THIS VIDEO RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
Hey man, I'm just working with that the algorithm wants. I don't like it either but all the clickbait channels shaped TH-cam into what it is today. I can't title videos what I used to in 2016-2021 anymore. You have to BE OVER THE TOP otherwise you get buried under all the "THIS JUST GOT EVEN BIGGER" or "Starfield JUST GOT HUGE NEWS" videos.
I at least try to back up my titles and thumbnails with useful content. Instead of saying "Huge News" and reporting on week old info.
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I just finally started my first 2 hours of play last night..i think i picked Pilgrim. Pretty cool so far.. These are great tips i wish i watched BEFORE starting, but i like to just jump in anyway..
Good recommendations however you can get into outpost building immediately after getting your first ship
Serpent's Embrace, Terra Firma, and Wanted as a Ronin- Space Ninja Assassin all the way
4th restart. Combat Medic to help people without using up a Med Pack. Alien DNA for more health, Terra Firma for more health, Wanted as I saw someone say it helps with the AC bank job. Going full health skill ASAP. Shotgun instead of Pistol. Like the Medic in Warface.
I love that you have to "unlock" the security perk ;)
I went for being a good person and I chose empath, but now knowing about Ng+ I wouldn’t recommend it, not a bad perk but it keeps you from being evil, even though that won’t really affect me, I don’t think yall should pick it.
If anyone does choose alien dna u should test if the alien foods u can make at a cooking station r more effective
Great vid! I’m stuck between choosing Beast Hunter or Explorer (role playing purposes). Cant wait til the 6th
i am starting today woehoe picking my background while i write this on youtube :)
Dream Home + Hero Worshiped + Kid Stuff gang
This was the most neutral character I could conceive of for a first playthrough. Felt like a rich kid down on his luck with a home about to be foreclosed and my ship already having been reapo'd or something.
Awesome video, thanks for the super helpful info.! Starting my first playthrough later (working the last few days, so I had to wait patiently, wasn't easy, believe me!!), and now I have all of that ready to go (will go with: Bounty Hunter, and then: Hero Worshipped, Extrovert to pair with that & Wanted, because I don't mind being hunted & I want the low-health buff)!! 😊
Great video wish I saw this before I started but I also love finding my own path without knowing. New sub you’re great 🎉
I'll Go for a Bounty Hunter's Run
I’m more interested in how these effect dialog and how your perceived in the world. Rather than their stats
I decided to use console commands to give myself skill points and or perks. I am playing a Single player game. I am not going to get 82 skill points to unlock it all and then inside 4 skill point ranks for 328 points. Yes I know you don't need them all. But my point is I want the ones I like and seem fun and useful. I am not going to NG+ the game 4 times over.
I am not going overboard with this solution and the beauty is that even if you somehow unlocked all the perks. You still have to rank up each level inside each perk. So if you don't use it, it won't happen. So it's not like you would have "all" perks anyway. You would just 'organically' end up using some of them based on your actions in the game.
I mean like Weight class. It just ends up giving me more room to carry more. It's just a way to avoid an artificial "game nuisance". Oh noes I have to run back to ship to off-load my inventory bla bla. It's just an annoyance. Same with lock picking. It will still require me to rank it up. There are some perks I would be more careful with and that is the damage increase perks. I am not going to go overboard on them. Because then you become too powerful. But ability to make better mods, scan better, pilot better, more weight capacity, stealth and security. These are just QOL perks (Quality of life).
Time to finally rollplay as my drug smuggling, space chef martial artist!
18:46 wow this sleeping room is as big as my 2 rooms in my apartment. 50m^2
I went task master, wanted, and hero worship with the pilot background
Vehemently appreciated, as well admired is your clear goal :> If future non-adsense then please just place at very front/back/both rather than interrupting TV-style, as it kills the flow, and we increasily aware of YT's low pay and will watch non-adsense if mutually considerate ^^;;
As for trait, I am thinking Wanted, Hero Worship, and then between the crew/repair, Terra, and Dreamhome. Kidstuff would actually be too emotional for reasons, plus the immersion would stress me out thinking the Wanted would make parents vulnerable.
You can max out the stelth on the first planet, and you can max out flight, and targeting at the uf flight simulator.. and uf will give you 200k if you finish all 6 waves. Granted its a kobayashi maru (you need to cheat) you need lockpicking and persuasian.
You can get level 4 piloting really easy by just grinding out the UC Vanguard pilot training for an hour or so
great breakdown, this is always hardest part for me. decisions.....
I love that every video I've watched confirmed picking Chef was a bad idea. Guess I'm rerolling.
I wonder if you skipped the lock picking skill, would basilistics or gastronomy be more important because you'd find so many fewer weapons and medical items?
It might make up the difference. But then you have to loot all the ingredients that you need to make food.
or skipped the lock picking skill and take crafting. make all your own gear. worked well in other Bethesda games. i do not know how hard it is to find/buy the materials.
It's hilarious how he says these are bad perks while other guides show how great they really are.
Thanks for this character tutorial it was very helpful. I think I will go with your suggestions on my first run through. Still waiting for the game to go live. I'm on the left coast so it's supposed to have dropped on Steam by now. Liked and subscribed. Thanks for the video!
Really glad i found this video before i started my play through. Great tips, Much appreciated. You got yourself a new subscriber 👍 👌
Just created my character; I took Hero Worshipped, Wanted, and came here to see what Dream Home was before I took it.
LoL Grav jumping not just jumping around with your legs, too funny.
I think I'm gonna go with Diplomat and Wanted, Hero Worshipped and Kid Stuff.
I picked wanted, and I was set upon 2 or maybe even 3 times in my first day of playing. but I haven't been attacked since, so that was a bit unexpected. But everytime I'm on a planet now and I hear engines of another ship landing, I get paranoid... Hahaha
My dude, there is no "ruining" your character, just let people play how they want, it's an RPG.
Appreciate the input without spoilers. = )
I think I'm going to go with soldier.. I was thinking bounty hunter.. but soldier sounds best
Fantatsic video squire , i actually picked bounty hunter but the traits advice you gave was extremely helpful , thankyou.
I'm counting on you for all my Starfield news don't disappoint😅
Anyone else feel like he was still uncertain about most of the faction stuff he was uncertain about
I have a feeling you are missing a trick here. I believe that mining will be a great way to make money, once we figure everything out.
Play for their background not starting points. Comes up in dialogue.
That pistol is an M1911
EDIT: Turns out it's only +50 max HP, and 10 more seconds of running worth of O2 so... maybe not as worth it as I thought.
I see Alien DNA as an absolute bonus. More max HP/O2 and you can easily heal out of combat with 1hr of a bed/bench. Food is garbage, med packs are sufficient enough for in-combat purposes even at the reduced rate (which wasn't much from what I've tested). Although I don't know how MUCH more max HP/O2 you get from not having it (like whether it's % based or a flat buff) 🤔
I disagree with this take on backgrounds, yes having good starting skills is good and nice you can always get those skills later.
go for the background that fits your character's vibe because backgrounds also add dialogue options based on them for roleplay
otherwise great advice
I was shocked he dismissed Explorer as useless when the entire game's story is about the player being member of explorers' guild.
@dasik84 not to mention exploring planets gets you alot of xp if you finish scanning it
I like the idea of being a bounty hunter that is a wanted taskmaster who’s hero worshipped.