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Best Exploration Backgrounds in Starfield

The Best Backgrounds for Exploration in Starfield! Which Backgrounds will make you a better Explorer and help you find valuable materials and items in Starfield. Backgrounds are basically Starter Classes in Starfield. When you pick a Background for your character you also gain access to a set of three Starting Skills. These are Novice skills that will determine your play-style early in the game and help you pursue a specific path.

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What are the Best Exploration Backgrounds in Starfield

The Best Exploration Backgrounds in Starfield, are Backgrounds that give you access to Skills that will help you travel faster or survey a planet more efficiently! Below you can find the Best Backgrounds for Exploration in Starfield!

1. Explorer

Obviously the Explorer Background is a solid option for Exploration in Starfield! The Background gives you access to the following skills:

  • Lasers
  • Astrodynamics
  • Surveying

Astrodynamics and Surveying are the exploration oriented skills you gain from this background. Astrodynamics allows you to grav jump farther away with reduced fuel cost while surveying allows you to scan in a larger distance. Lasers are always nice to have in case you need to defend yourself from Alien Predators or other “Explorers”.

2. Homesteader

Homesteader is another great Exploration Background in Starfield. It gives you access to the following skills:

  • Geology
  • Surveying
  • Weight Lifting

An excellent combination of skills for ground exploration, that will allow you to find and carry resources with ease.

3. Pilgrim

Pilgrim is also a great Background for exploration in general. Its skills are:

  • Scavenging
  • Surveying
  • Gastronomy

Scavenging and Surveying are the most useful skills for exploration. Find more items and resources for your projects!

4. Professor

Professor is a combination of an Explorer and a Scientist that works well if you wish to mix these two roles in your play through. Its skills are:

  • Astrodynamics
  • Geology
  • Research Methods

Travel far with Astrodynamics to discover rare resources with your Geology skill! Finally use them efficiently to craft items.

5. Xenobiologist

Xenobiologist is more like a Space Indiana Jones! Its skills are:

  • Lasers
  • Surveying
  • Fitness

Can search more efficiently with Surveying, has more oxygen to explore hazardous areas and can defend with deadly Lasers!

The above Backgrounds offer a significant advantage to specific aspects of Exploration in Starfield. Picking the right one will help you travel farther away, gather more materials or find rare resources!

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