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Starfieldlets players find and recruit crew members who can take a station on their ship to give it additional bonuses or simply follow them around while exploring the galaxy. Crew members may not be as exciting and deep as companions, but a few can be much more interesting than the others.
Starfield: How To Paint Your Ship
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While exploring one of the later systems on Starfield, players will come across a ship that is currently stranded out in space, sending out a distress signal to anyone willing to help. For those willing to board this ship, a unique crew member awaits them.
Updated by Cristian Macias on July 25, 2025:This guide has been updated to include a video version (featured above.)
How To Find & Recruit Betty
To find Betty, players will need tohead to the Heinlein system,which is muchfurther towards the right side of the galaxy and a later-game system.Therecommended level for this system is 45,but players areable to get in and get Betty without any encounters.
Within the system,look at the planet Heinlein I, the planet closest to the sun. There will be anicon labeled “Distress Call” next to the planetin the system map, which can be selected to take the player to the Lucky Lu.Board this ship and find Betty,who is currently stranded, and invite her to join your crew. Shewill ask for a single Ship Part,but giving it to her will add a permanent companion.
Starfield: How To Use Anti-Gravity Field
The Anti-Gravity Field is the first power players will get in Starfield; here’s how to use it.
Where To Get Ship Parts & Betty’s Skills
Ship Parts are fairly easy to come across in the galaxy, as they aregiven by many ships when saved from getting attacked by Spacers,or can bepurchased from most major stores such as Jemison Mercantile.If players don’t have a Ship Part to give Betty, they canleave and get one, returning anytime to pick Betty up.
Betty hasthree ranks of Demolitions, making her very effective in combat with anexplosive-style weaponshould players have her follow them. She also has asingle rank in Missile Weapon Systems,which is fairly helpful for ships that use missiles more than anything else.
Starfield: How To Use Skins
Starfield offers a small number of skins for players to get and use to specific pieces of gear; here’s how to equip them.
