What are Starfield research projects? Spread across five distinct categories, laboratory research projects are another reason why you’ll want to stuff your ship full of trinkets, materials, and minerals as you journey across the stars. You’re free to fly the cosmos without hitting the books, but you’ll be holding yourself back.

The more you tinker with all that good stuff, the more powerful Starfield guns you’ll be able to piece together. You’ll also have plenty of room to improve the restoratives you craft at other stations. All in all, taking a peek under the microscope can help perfect your preferred Starfield build. You’ll just have to navigate the dozens upon dozens of Starfield planets out there to find what you need.

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