Summary
Much like any other Bethesda game at launch,Starfieldis full of exploits for players to take advantage of, and one method in specific lets characters clear the stolen status from their ill-gotten goods. Contrary to its predecessors such asSkyrimorFallout 4,Starfieldalso has contrabandas a new category of items which represent illicit (but not necessarily stolen) goods. Though players have ways of smuggling contraband whenever they grav jump into occupied space (usually by upgrading their ship), stolen goods aren’t subject to any law enforcement scanners, and are much easier to smuggle.
Weapons inStarfieldtake inspiration fromFallout 4, with many Bethesda fans widely praising the gunplay, as well as the variety of options made available to them – from laser and ballistic weapons to melee and shotguns. However, sometimesStarfieldplayers can find themselves “borrowing” a legendary gun for the long-term, and in those situations, it’s important to know how to off-load or clean those items without getting into trouble with the law.
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Provided the scanner doesn’t pick up any contraband goods on the way in,Starfieldplayers can waltz their way to the local Trade Authority building, whether it’s on New Atlantis, Akila, or Neon. This place is the go-to for both stolen and contraband items, and it’s the main star of the exploit method shared by the appropriately named CtrlAltEvil onStarfield’s official subreddit. Namely, players can sell their stolen goods at any Trade Authority vendor (instead of the kiosk), and then buy them back at the same price to effectively clear the stolen tag from the item.
This strategy not only seems to work, but it may actually be supported byStarfield’s loreas well. The Trade Authority has a reputation of laundering stolen goods for its customers, which means that the exploit is more of an intended feature than a bug. While Bethesda (and modders) will be hard at work in fixingStarfield’s major bugs in the coming months, the Trade Authority’s position in the game asStarfield’s fence may end up saving this laundering method from the chopping block.
Though it has yet to have a full release,Starfieldis becoming a hit on Steameven in Early Access, as it accumulated a peak of a quarter million concurrent players on launch day. While Bethesda’s latest sandbox has its shortcomings, it’s far from a disappointing game, and players are finding plenty of fun activities to do inStarfield– legal or otherwise.
Starfieldreleases on September 6 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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