How do i assign crew ?

[Chon the Monk]

1) My ship says i can have 7 crew but the interface says I can only have 3 assigned to my ship. Why ?

2) I have 2 outpost which supposedly can have assigned crew but the game won't let assign anyone to my outpost. Why ? All my outpost categories are blank and I can't change them.

[Rustknuckle]

Just wait until your crew members randomly vanish from the game never to be seen again, thats when the real cursing begins.

[Old Man Gamer (OMG)]

Hit the letter 'H', then hit the letter 'C'

[Jaggid Edje]

You are limited to 3 crew assigned until you invest in the Ship Command Skill, regardless of how much capacity your ship itself has for crew.

Sarah is "free" so if you assign her to your crew, you can have up to 4.

You can assign one additional crew mate per level in the Ship Command Skill up to rank 3, and then 2 more for rank 4. So at maximum Ship Command skill rank you can have up to 8 crew members + Sarah, assuming your ship also supports a crew of 9.

For outposts, you need to build "Crew Stations" to assign crew to them. You may also need to have hab modules on the outpost. I'm not actually sure about that, because I have always built those before building the crew stations inside.

[ch33353]

There is a social tree perk to use more than 3 at a time, and you also would need a ship with more than 3 slots.

[chefcook90]

Originally posted by Chon the Monk:

1) My ship says i can have 7 crew but the interface says I can only have 3 assigned to my ship. Why ?

2) I have 2 outpost which supposedly can have assigned crew but the game won't let assign anyone to my outpost. Why ? All my outpost categories are blank and I can't change them.

There are two limiters when assigning crew to your ships:
1: you need to make sure there are enough crew stations for them - the 7 crew limit you're seeing is from your active modules, like weapons, shields, engines etc. You still need to build habs with crew stations on them.
2: you need to invest skill points in a very specific high-tier social skill if you want to have more than 4 active crew members on your ship. I forget what its called, because I never actually invested enough points in the social tree to unlock it.

As for outposts, did you remember to build work stations for your crew? They kinda look like little office cubicles.

[alanc9]

The skill is called Ship Command.

[varuflur]

crew is based on a skill in your skill tree

[Viol3ntAtimo]

This helped me might help you.
Starfield Tips | Definitive Guide for 8 Ship Crew
https://youtu.be/cQKK_lLqhNI?si=zdsieZfbc1a5P6oO

[Chon the Monk]

OK, i don't have those skills yet. Something is still messed up though. I have two people assigned to my ship that are highly qualified for ship duties but for some reason i can only hear the one persons voice, but neither are not physically on the ship. The two people that are on my ship are outpost specialist, and are not assigned to my ship, nor are they assigned anywhere, So my whole ship crew thing is messed up. Sara died so she's a no go anywhere.

[nzguzzi]

Ship has to be able to hold that many firstly.
Also if you capture a ship with less, make sure to unassign crew beforehand or you lose crew depending on the crew slot difference.
I prefer the random bar NPC for crew, way easier to get along, and they dont care if you are a pirate sumbag

[Chon the Monk]

I have the Narwhal ship = 7 crew. I've had 7 crew members and as many as 9 people on my ship at one time. At least i thought they were all "labeled assigned crew". I have had crew member disappear but found them back at Jamison later when i returned. It still shows that they are part of my crew when i talk to them. Something (update maybe) messed things up recently because they will not travel with me anymore. The robot is my current follower and is housed in the floor of the ship behind the pilot seat. The robot use to ride on the exterior top of the ship as i would see him up there when i would take off to space. I did not know that I had to have special skills for more crew members because I've had 7 crew on board most of my game play.

[Chip Patton]

Originally posted by Chon the Monk:

1) My ship says i can have 7 crew but the interface says I can only have 3 assigned to my ship. Why ?

2) I have 2 outpost which supposedly can have assigned crew but the game won't let assign anyone to my outpost. Why ? All my outpost categories are blank and I can't change them.

Remember, Sam Coe is 2 and you are 1.

[Chon the Monk]

I have currently four on board; Sams Daughter (not Sam), the robot, Linn, and a male outpost engineer that i rescued. Five if i count myself.

[Chon the Monk]

Originally posted by alanc9:

The skill is called Ship Command.

Add members to the crew should be listed outside the skill tree category "Ship Command". Currently it can only be viewed if you open it up that skill.

Why is it listed under "Social" ? Should be listed under "Tech" instead. Tech should be listed as "Space Ship" instead of Tech. These weird terms just makes things more confusing.

[Chon the Monk]

Everything now changed. I now have the correct 3 crew members + me = 4. However, for some reason i lost some of my ship energy so am now showing a lot red that was white.