BEGINNER TIP : Do As many as possible side quest on New ATLANTIS before leaving planet

[dprijadi]

so as a newbie on SF i explored NA's nook and cranny including their 'underground criminal area' aka The Well... do a lot of simple quests and i got massive XP and hit lv10 before even going back to my frontier ship to break atmo.. mind you i did maybe HALF of the sidequests on NA and already got about 80000++ credits and lv10

AS bounty hunter i got these starting skills (1 boostpack , 1 pilot , 1 targetting)

so with the skill points i got from easay leveling i prioritize these :

* I plugged 2 skill points on Commerce before modifying my frontier so i get 10% cheaper discount for everything i buy
* i put 2 skill points on Security (hacking ATMs) so i can crack difficult locks later (aiming to 3 security)
* i put 1 skill on STEALTH , 1 skill on pickpocket , +1 piloting , +1 on boostpack , 1 on survey (it make scanning so much easier)

so to ALL NEW PLAYERS please dont skip the simple easy side quest you get around NA , it is great for your credit and XP

and remember , before you turn in your quest , Sleep for 1 hour and go to SETTING->GAMEPLAY-> set everything to extreme/hard and you will get pretty nice bonus XP. You can return all these setting to NORMAL after turning in the quest.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/starfield/New_Atlantis_Side_Missions_Walkthrough

[dprijadi]

just noticed once you get OUT of the tutorial city NEW ATLANTIS you get MASSIVE XP just for killing random pirates and scanning GAS GIANTS..

for newbies , dont forget GAS GIANTs are easy scan , no landing , and give massive XP and scan survey data that can be sold for massive profit to Vladimir , he is on The Key space station above Jamison

so running from system to system scanning gas giants and killing random pirate ships should give a newbie easy level up to at least 14 (i leave NA tutorial at lv10)

[Vlad 254]

Great advice. I do a lot of that each playthrough. Excellent tips for new players