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As serene as the vast expanse of the cosmos may be inStarfield, it’s not free ofunprecedented dangers, likeenemy spaceships. Since the events occurring in your space exploration journey can be unpredictable, you’ll need to be prepared for every challenging encounter, includingspace pirates,smugglers, andenemy factions.
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To deal with these enemy spaceships, you’ll need to quickly learn theskillto attack and take over enemy spaceships. This guide outlines every step you must follow to effectivelytake over enemy shipsinStarfield, fromdisabling spaceship enginestosuccessfully boarding the shipandneutralizing its crew.
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Disabling Enemy Spaceship Engines
When engaged in a battle with an enemy spaceship, your initial objective is torender their engines inoperative. Before proceeding to disable enemy spaceship’s engines, you mustfirst disable the spaceship’s shield. This can be achieved by firing at the spaceship and looking at your HUD for cue when the spaceship’s shield is down. Next, target the spaceship’s engines and continue an onslaught of barrage until all engines are destroyed. Once the enemy spaceship’s engines are disabled, it ceases its mobility and becomes primed forboarding.
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Boarding Enemy Spaceship
Once you havedestroyed the enemy spaceship’s engine, it’s time to prepare forboarding the vessel. To board the ship,fly closer to the stranded spaceshiptodock your spaceship on the enemy spaceship.
Having boarded the enemy spaceship, you must now find a way toenter the vessel, which may involvenavigating around the spaceshipand even requiring the use of yourBoost Pack.
Defeating Enemy Crew
Beforeboarding an enemy spaceship, equip a weapon, such as ashotgunor any otherhigh-damage output weapon, toquickly eliminate hostile crew members. Alternatively, you may opt for astealthierapproach, silently taking out enemies one by one.
While opting for stealth, you must ensure that you’renot detected by the ship’s sensors. If you encounterarmored foeson the vessel, switch toenergy weaponstobypass their armor. Energy weapons inflict equal damage to both armored and unarmored adversaries.
In addition to your weapons, don’t forget touse your skillstomaximize your survivabilityand ensure a successful hijacking of the spaceship.
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Additional Tips For Taking Over Enemy Ships
Stealing an enemy spaceship may pose an initial challenge, but with practice, you’ll master the various aspects necessary for a successful and clean spaceship take over. This includes researching different spaceships to understand their weaknesses and strategic use of your spaceship’s systems and weapons.
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