How to build Starfield outposts: Best locations & extra storage explained

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Just as in Fallout 4, you can make your own bases in Bethesda's latest RPG. The Starfield outposts play an important role in the game, and we're here to help you learn how and where to build them.

More than just a supremely useful extra storage space location, your outposts can be home to certain characters and companions to increase their output of research, crafting development and material extraction.

Building and maintaining your first outpost can feel overwhelming, for sure, but with our tips and tricks on all aspects of outpost management, you should be setting up multiple bases in no time.

If you’re not ready to delve into the New Game Plus, then base building is a great way to extend your time in Starfield without committing to starting all over again.

Here's how to build Starfield outposts, where best to build them, and what they do.

To build an outpost in Starfield, press the LB button (on Xbox) or F key (on PC) to open the scanner and then simply press the X button (on Xbox) or R key (on PC) to lay down an Outpost Beacon that will claim the surrounding land as your own.

Next, you can press tab to see what is available to construct and start placing some structures such as Resource Extractors. These extractors require a Power Source so you’ll need to build these too if you want any of your structures to work.

You need to have enough resources to actually build, however, and the most common you’ll need are aluminium and iron.

You won’t initially be able to build outposts on certain planets and moons that have extreme conditions. You need to unlock the different ranks of Planetary Habitation to open up outpost construction on different kinds of planets.

It is wise to build turrets, too, as hostile fauna and