The best locations to build your outposts in Starfield

Finding the best outpost locations in Starfield is important, as they determine the amount of resources you can gather and how quickly it happens. Starfield has a litany of planets that you can visit and build an outpost on, making narrowing down your options tricky.

With so many potential outpost locations across the game, I've delved into many a planet to determine the best locations, so you can be assured you are getting the most out of your investments.

Where are the best starting outpost locations in Starfield?

The best outpost locations have a lot in common, and all consist of specific resources that are super valuable for building and crafting in the game. 

Below, we've covered a few candidates for an outpost early in your playthrough of Starfield, so you can set up quickly and begin farming resources as early as possible. 

We've avoided planets with extreme conditions like Inferno or Deep Freeze, as you will need levels in the Plantery Habitation skill before you can set up there. All of the planets below can be visited from the get-go, and as long as you have the necessary resources, you can begin setting up rather quickly. 

Andraphon

Andraphon is a moon of the planet Sumati, located in the Narion system, that you begin the game in. 

It's a barren world with no atmosphere, magnetosphere, flora, fauna, or water, but I found it's full of some of the best early-game resources, and it set me up well for building outposts on other planets.

It contains Helium-3, Aluminum, Iron, Beryllium, and Europium. The first three are key for building outposts, so it's good to find a spot where you can take advantage of all three with your extractors. 

Eridani II

Eridani II is a temperate planet in the Eridani system that you can visit in the early portion of the game and features a tonne of useful resources. You can find Eridani in the bottom left of the star map.

It contains Water, Chlorine, Copper, Nickel, Iron, Fluorine, Cobalt, and Gold, so you'll have a mix of the more common and useful resources, and some rarer stuff like Gold or Cobalt. 

From an aesthetic point of view, Eridani II also makes for a great home base because of its views. So, if you need a mix of resource farming and a suitable place to call home, you can't go wrong here.

Jemison

While perhaps not as resource-heavy as our other picks, Jemison is one of the best locations for an outpost as it is incredibly easy to build on for beginners.

Featuring a temperate climate, the planet located within the Alpha Centauri star system is one of the first that you will naturally make your way to in the game, which proves an ideal starting outpost to get used to the system.

You will be able to find resources such as Water, Chlorine, Lead, Argon, and Chlorosilane, which is good for getting used to the resource system, and with no restrictions at all it can be great for building up your stocks.

I chose to move on to one of the other planets and moons on this list eventually, but for those first several hours, it's a great choice to learn the outpost system and how it can be used to help you get resources.

Kreet

Kreet is a moon of Anselon, located in the Narion system, and is the second planet you will visit as part of the game's main story. 

It's one of the more perfect locations for outposts, boasting a breathable atmosphere and a very strong magnetosphere, along with various flora and fauna. 

It features eight resources in total and is flush with Lead and Iron in particular. It also contains Water, Helium-3, Argon, Alkanes, Silver, and Neon. Some of these resources are vital in crafting weapon upgrades, so we recommend this moon early on to ensure you can begin kitting out your weaponry.

Maheo II

If you're closing in on the mid-game portion around level 20, you'll want to find a planet with some of the rarer resources. This is where Maheo II shines.

Located in the Maheo system, roughly in the left-middle of the star map, you can find Water, Helium-3, Copper, Iron, Lead, Alkanes, Tetraflourides, and Ytterbium across the planet.

Some of these resources are very rare, so finding a cluster like this is perfect for later gaming crafting when you have the relevant skills to begin building better upgrades or modules.

Skink

Located in the Cheyenne system, Skink is a resource-rich planet with a variety of common and rare components to find, making it an ideal outpost location in Starfield. It contains, Water, Copper, Nickel, Lead, Fluorine, Cobalt, Silver, and Mercury.

One of the best aspects of this resource distribution is the combo of Copper and Silver, which allows you to begin fabricating Zero Wire. This item is common for suit and weapon upgrades, and you can easily set yourself up for the rest of the game, making Skink one of the best outpost locations in the game.

Zamka

Zamka is a moon of Olivas in the Alpha Centauri system, which is the second solar system you will visit in Starfield, making it one of the best outpost locations in Starfield when starting out.

It contains eight valuable resources, and many of them can be found clustered together if you take a look at the resource map of the moon. 

It contains Water, Helium-3, Copper, Nickel, Iron, Uranium, Cobalt, and Vanadium, again giving you room to harvest some of the most useful resources in the game very early on.

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