The guide on how to complete One Small Step in Starfield. Includes Walkthrough chart, objectives, tutorials, how to unlock Digpacks, join Constellation, and Ship System.
Table of Contents
One Small Step Overview
| How To Unlock | Default |
| Locations | Vectera → Kreet → Jemison |
| Reward | - 400 XP - Credits 8,000 - Constellation Pack - Lodge Key |
| Unlockable Feature | - Weapons - Character Creation - Fast Travel - Spaceship - Scanner - Ship Upgrade Mode - New Mission: "The Old Neighborhood" |
One Small Step Full Objectives
- Follow Supervisor Lin
- Get the Cutter
└ Weapon tutorial - Collect Mineral Deposits
- Return to Supervisor Lin
- Follow Supervisor Lin
- Explore the Cavern
- └ Tutorial of Flashlight
- Break up the Deposits
- Take the Strange Object
- └ Unlocks Character Creation
- Follow Lin
- Meet with the Client
- Hold off the Pirates
└ Battle with Pirates - Talk to Barrett
- Board the Ship
- Take off from Vectera
- Learn to Fly
└ (Optional) Power up all systems to skip Tutorial
└ Tutorial of Spaceship
└ Unlocks Fast Travel
└ Unlocks Scanner - Deal with the Crimson Fleet
- Grav Jump to Jemison
- Land at New Atlantis
└ Unlocks Ship Upgrade Mode - Go to the Lodge (MAST District)
- Enter the Library
- Talk to Sarah
- Listen to the Meeting
- Place the Artifact
- Listen to the Meeting
- Talk to Sarah
One Small Step Walkthrough
Follow The Target Icon
The blue icons indicate mission objectives and their distance, making it easy to locate destinations by aiming at them.
Unlocks Character Creation
The appearance customization will be unlocked after you wake up from the accident in the mineral deposit.
Change Biometric ID/Face/Body
The customization feature allows you to modify your character's body type, skin tone, face details, and walk style. You can also visit a genetics facility to adjust your Biometric customizations later.
Choose Your Background
You can choose your job before becoming an Argos Extractor, each background offering a unique combination of 3 Starting Skills. It is recommended to select a combination that suits your playing style.
Best Backgrounds - Which Class To Choose
Set 3 Traits
You can choose 3 Traits from a total of 16. Each trait has its own pros and cons and can be beneficial depending on your background. If you're uncertain about which traits to choose, referring to the guide below might be helpful.
Best Traits For Each Background - Which 3 Traits To Choose?
Pirates Battle Guide
Your first battle in Starfield is against low-level pirates from the Crimson Fleet. If your HP is low, you can restore it by pressing 0.
Spaceship Tutorial
After agreeing to help Barrett, you will be instructed to board the "Frontier" spaceship and receive training on operating it.
| Take Off | Hold Space |
| BAL | Press Mouse 2 |
| MSL | Press G |
| LAS | Mouse 1 |
| Speed | Press W/S |
| Boost | Hold Left Shift |
| Switch System/ Allocate Power | Hold Left Alt + W/A/S/D |
| Loot/Cycle targets | Press E |
| (Combat) Lock on | Press E |
| (Combat) Fire Laser | Press Mouse 1 |
| (Combat) Fire Missile | Press G |
| (Combat) Fire Cannon | Press Mouse 2 |
| Exit Ship | Hold X |
Unlocks Starmap
The Starmap is unlocked after the tutorial on Spaceship. It allows you to search for planets, set routes, and scan planet resources.
Open Digipick Locks
When exploring Kreet Research Lab, you may come across Digipick Locks. To unlock these locks, rotate your Digipicks until all open slots in each layer are filled. Please keep in mind that each key can only be used once.
Deal with the Crimson Fleet
Use Persuasion To Avoid Fighting
To stop the captain of Crimson Fleet from tracing Barett, attacking him is not the only option. You can persuade him without resorting to force. To persuade someone, you must make wise choices. Each choice has a difficulty. The more difficult the choice, the greater the risk of failure, but the higher the points if you succeed.
Persuasion Choices for Brogan
| 1 | +3 | Hey, if you want to trade ships, that sounds good to me. The Frontier creaks when it turns away. |
| 2 | +3 | Just take a moment and count how much you've already lost. You don't want to lose more. |
Unlocks Ship Upgrade Mode
Once you talk to the Ship Services Technician, the Ship System will be unlocked. This will allow you to repair, view, modify, buy, and sell your ship. You can also enhance the ship parts through the Ship Upgrade mode, but note that some upgrades may require certain levels or skills.
Talk To Sarah To Complete The Mission
After placing your Artifact in the Lodge, Sarah will invite you to join Constellation. Accept and receive the Constellation Pack to complete the mission.
Points of No Return - Missable Contents
Starfield Related Guides
Main Quest
Main Quest ListAll Faction List
All Faction Mission List
Crimson Fleet ListMisc Missions
Quest Related
| Point Of No Return | Story Branching |
| Post Game Content | New Game Plus |
| How Long To Beat | Final Boss Fight |
