probably a dumb question but how/where do i get crew members?

[danni]

i....have no idea how to acquire crew, honestly

dunno if this is relevant but my ship has only been upgraded once and i think i'm on the third tier of armor? probably not relevant but yeah

i just want some people to travel around with so i dont die to random monsters so much

[Nakos]

Go to a planet with a friendly village, hang around.

They'll start offering quests. Do them. (They tend to be repetitive but c'est la vie).

Eventually, they'll start to ask to join your crew. Every two crew you add, you'll get a ship upgrade.

Edit: You can also "grow your own" friendly village by buying Colony Deeds from the Outpost and setting up your own colony. They'll start to offer you quests eventually too. A Chair, a Table, a Weapon's Chest (and a Door and a Light) will get you a guard.

[WhiteCrow]

Did you buy the first upgrade for 10k pixels? If not, you can skip that by hiring two crew members and it forces the ship upgrade side-quest.

To get crew members, you need to complete quests. What I think most people are doing, is missing the NPC text where they say they'd love to travel the stars. This is where you talk to them and they offer to join your ship. It's easy to miss, and often times the text gets cutoff. It's worth pressing Enter to open the chat after turning in quests to catch it.

Beyond that, if you want crew members that travel with you you'll need to build a colony to attract tenants. So far for me at least, I've only gained crew that stay on the ship from doing quests on random planets.

[danni]

wait, i've been to two villages so far and they've just been like "hey deliver this note" or "hey go rescue jim from those ruins", not once has anyone offered to come along with me. what am i doing wrong?

[Raymond]

The one thing which is annoying is that the "follow/stop following" button is the "interact with" button (default 'e'). It is quite annoying when you want to open a crafting interface and a crewmember is saying he/she will stay put and runs off like a headless chicken.

I may have to see if there are options or mods to change that key around are available.

Also, it is a wise idea to drop your crewmembers off in the ship (using the "interact with" button) to get some more of them. You can have two following you at a time.

[danni]

that's good to know, but....i still dont know how to actually get crew members...

[Pancakes]

Originally posted by DanniDearest:

that's good to know, but....i still dont know how to actually get crew members...

You just complete quests. Once you've turned the NPC's last quest in and you've exited the quest rewards dialog, they might ask to join your crew. It's just an off-hand comment they make in a speech bubble, like the ones that NPCs make when you walk past them. Interact with the person who wants to join, and a new dialog will pop up asking if you want to hire them.

As far as I can tell, "hire" is the wrong word because there's no upkeep or wages involved.

[danni]

its in a friggin speech bubble? oh my god ive probably missed opportunities to get crew members ugh

[Nakos]

Also watch what they're wearing. If they want to join your crew, their gear will change. If for example, you're still wearing the Protector coesmetic set, they'll be wearing a version of that (probably in a different color).

[Evilcheesewheel]

Originally posted by Nakos:

Also watch what they're wearing. If they want to join your crew, their gear will change. If for example, you're still wearing the Protector coesmetic set, they'll be wearing a version of that (probably in a different color).

No, they still change into protectorate gear even if you're wearing something different.