Summary
- Starfield's ship builder allows players to build replica starships from various sci-fi franchises, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, and StarCraft.
- The ship builder's robust tools allow for seamless integration of aesthetically-different ship designs with Starfield's varied art direction.
- While ambitious undertakings like Star Destroyers require mods, iconic Star Wars ships like Darth Maul's Scimitar can be recreated using just the base game tools.
The ship builder in Starfield allows players to build just about anything, as a Star Wars fan attempted to recreate Darth Maul's iconic Scimitar. Though there is a gameplay benefit to making a well-designed ship in Starfield, many players use it as a vehicle to construct replicas of their favorite starships. Attempting to recreate the Millennium Falcon in Starfield was one of the first obsessions of its community, and soon after, the game saw impressive designs of an X-Wing, Slave One, and even a Star Destroyer as well.
Star Wars hasn't been the only sci-fi franchise to receive this treatment from Starfield fans, as players have also attempted to build a Borg Cube from Star Trek, a Wraith from StarCraft, and Serenity from Firefly. The robust ship-making tools have managed to make all these aesthetically-different designs blend seamlessly with Starfield's art direction. From the frontier feel of Akila City, to the cyberpunk tone of Neon, the visuals are varied enough that no starship would feel out of place.
For aasteranian, the ship they attempted to design was Darth Maul's Scimitar, which saw the majority of its screen-time in The Phantom Menace. While the silhouette of the ship is a match, there are two key differences that set aasteranian's design from the original: the shape of its wings, and the cockpit. Whereas the Scimitar has foldable wings that subtly allude to the TIE Fighter and Jedi Starfighter models, this Starfield recreation has flat wings that are rotated by 90 degrees, as well as a much wider cockpit.
The design is suitably intimidating, and would feel right at home in the hands of a Ryujin Industries corporate agent. Though the ship builder offers plenty of freedom, it is still restricted by the number of modules that players can install. More ambitious undertakings such as Star Destroyers are only capable through Starfield mods, but thankfully the Scimitar can be made using just the base game tools.
Given that official mod support for Starfield isn't due to arrive until 2024, it may take some time before the ship builder receives an upgrade. That being said, many players still consider it to be one of the best features in Starfield, and have spent a large amount of hours trying to create that perfect ship design. The inevitable Star Wars total conversion mods will no doubt make some of these vessels more complete, as Stormtroopers in Starfield are already roaming the Settled Systems.
Starfield is available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.