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Workbench in Starfield are stations where players can craft materials and install mods to weapons and spacesuits. There are three workbenches that players can interact with when they encounter them throughout the game, the Industrial Workbench, the Weapon Workbench, and the Spacesuit Workbench. These workbenches can be encountered in various planets or moons across all the different Systems. 

 

Starfield Workbenches Quick Navigation

Workbench Guide ♦ Workbench Locations ♦ Workbench Available Items 

 

Starfield Workbench Guide

Types of Workbenches in Starfield

Players can find 3 different types of Workbenches in Starfield, the Industrial Workbench, the Weapon Workbench, and the Spacesuit Workbench. Players can find various workbenches in different locations throughout different Star Systems.

 

What is the Industrial Workbench in Starfield?

The industrial workbench allows players to create basic manufactured components, which can later be used to build structures for players' outposts and crafting mods for their weapons and equipment. Resources are used for manufactured components, players can acquire these resources from planets and moons by crafting structures known as Outposts and setting up Resource Extractors. Players can create more advanced manufactured components from Fabricators at an outpost.

Industrial Workbenches can be identified with the bright yellow accent colors that decorates the table and its machines.

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What is the Spacesuit Workbench in Starfield?

The spacesuit workbench allows players to install mods on multiple mod slots onto their helmets, navigator packs, and mining spacesuits. Mods can vary from protection, shielding, and changing the skin of the spacesuits. Players can unlock different crafting recipes to gain access different mods to install onto their suits, materials for the different mod recipes require different resources that players can find through mining or purchasing from Vendors.

Spacesuit Workbenches can be identified by their orange accent color on the table and the table top machines.

 

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What is the Weapon Workbench in Starfield?

The weapon workbench allows players to install mods on multiple mod slots onto their weapons, gaining sights, precision tuning, barrels, skins and more. Players can unlock different recipes to gain the mods to install onto their weapons. Players can acquire the required materials for the recipe from mining on various moons and planets or purchasing from various Vendors.

Weapon Workbenches can be identified with the accent color of blue across the machines on the table, and on the table itself.

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How Workbenches Work in Starfield

Different workbenches have different functions in Starfield, and can be found in various locations around the different planets in the different Star Systems. Workbenches aren't found on the players ship, the only stations players can find on their ship is the cooking station, and research lab. Players can find the full set of laboratories and workbenches in the basement of The Lodge, located on Jemison within the Alpha Centauri System.

The Industrial Workbenches allow players to craft manufactured components which can be used as a component in crafting structures such as outposts.

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The Spacesuit Workbenches allow players to install various mods onto different mod slots to upgrade and enhance the quality and protection performance, as well as enhancing the appearance of the spacesuit.

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The Weapon Workbenches allow players to install various mods onto different mod slots to upgrade the weapon to increase its performance, as well as changing the appearance of the weapon.

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Research Labs in Starfield

Research Labs or the Research Laboratory in Starfield have research projects that players can do to allow them to discover different crafting recipes, each research project will require different materials to start the progress for the research projects. When the research projects are completed, players will have full access to the crafting recipes on their respective stations.

Players can access the Research Lab in their ships right next to the Navigation Console, and also use the research Labs when encountered in different locations.

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Starfield Workbench Locations

Quick Search of All Workbenches in Starfield

Name Location Planet/ Moon Star System
Industrial Workbench (Mining League) Neon Mining League Volii Alpha Volii System
Spacesuit Workbench (Abandoned Weapon Station) Venus Abandoned Weapon Station Venus Sol System
Industrial Workbench (Nova Galactic Staryard) Nova Galactic Staryard Luna Sol System
Spacesuit Workbench (Nova Galactic Staryard) Nova Galactic Staryard Luna Sol System
Weapon Workbench (Nova Galactic Staryard) Nova Galactic Staryard Luna Sol System
Industrial Workbench (Argos Extractors Mining Outpost) Argos Extractors Mining Outpost Vectera Narion System
Weapon Workbench (The Lodge) The Lodge Jemison Alpha Centauri System
Spacesuit Workbench (The Lodge) The Lodge Jemison Alpha Centauri System
Industrial Workbench (The Lodge) The Lodge Jemison Alpha Centauri System

 

Starfield Workbench Available Items

 

Industrial Workbench Items
Weapon Workbench Mods
Spacesuit Workbench Mods

 

Quick Search of All Available Items in Starfield

Name Description Recipe
Adaptive Frame Common manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Austenitic Manifold Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Comm Relay Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Isocentered Magnet Common manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Isotopic Coolant Common manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Mag Pressure Tank Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Monopropellant Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Polytextile Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Reactive Gauge Common manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Tau Grade Rheostat Uncommon manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.
Zero Wire Common manufactured component. This item can be used as a component in crafting.

Quick Search of All Available Mods in Starfield

Name Weapon Description Recipe
Amplifier Amplifiers power output, increasing damage.
Armor-Piercing Rounds More powerful casing can penetrate even the sturdiest armors.
Binary Trigger Deadeye A binary trigger allows for the weapon to fire on pull and release of the trigger for a faster fire rate.
Burst Fire Receiver that fires 4 rounds per trigger pull.
Choke Concussive Coachman Muzzle device specially designed to reduce shotgun spread.
Compensator Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy.
Depleted Uranium Rounds
  • Deadeye
  • Furious Modified Calibrated
 Built using depleted Uranium, these rounds can penetrate any armor.
Drum Magazine Vastly increases Ammo Capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed and Reload speed.

For Drum Beat: Standard drum mag vastly increases Ammo Capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed and Reload speed.
Electromagnetic Beams Modified EM Equinox Electromagnetic rounds that can knockout living creatures as well as disable robotic units for a time.
Ex-Charged Shot EM-charged ballistic rounds, typically non-lethal.
Explosive Rounds Drum Beat Rounds that explode on contact with a surface.
Flechette Drum Magazine Kodama Vastly increases Ammo Capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed and Reload speed.
Flechette Large Magazine Kodama Increases Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.
Flechette Rounds Concussive Coachman Multiple razor-edged rounds that slice through unarmed targets and cause a bleeding effect.
Flechette Tactical Magazine Kodama Light mad that vastly increases Aim down Sight speed and Reload speed.
Folding Stock Kodama Sturdy folding stock for added Recoil management and greater Stability.
Fully Automatic Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled.
Gut Buster Rounds Nasty rounds that, upon firing into an enemy, explode out the back into a burst of shrapnel.
Hair Trigger Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate.
High Powered Increases Damage done.
High Velocity Internal module that increases accuracy and range.
Hornet Nest Concussive Coachman Explosive rounds explode downwards into a cluster of mini-explosions.
Ignition Beams Modified EM Equinox Lasers do more damage and now burn enemies.
Iron Sights Standard issue iron sights, or Basic shotgun sights for Concussive Coachman.
Large Battery Modified EM Equinox Increases Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.
Large Magazine Increase Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.
Laser Sight Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy.
Long Barrel Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control, and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed
Medium Magazine Drum Beat Medium-sized magazine for decent capacity and weight.
Medium Scope Medium scope for 4x magnified view or Medium scope for 4x medium view (only Berserker Maelstrom).
Muzzle Brake Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire accuracy.
Overclocked Increases Rate of Fire.
Penetrator Rounds
  • Deadeye
  • Furious Modified Calibrated
 Incredibly powerful rounds that can pass through multiple enemies.
Precision Tuning Precisely turned to increase Accuracy and Range.
Recon Laser Sight Marks enemies while Aiming, and greatly increases Accuracy.
Recon Scope Marks enemies while Aiming.
Reflex Sight Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility.
Removed Cover Modified EM Equinox A removed cover plate. Reduces weight and lowers accuracy while increasing aiming speed.
Semi-Automatic Receiver that fires once per trigger pull.
Short Barrel Increases Aim Down Sight speed at the cost of Accuracy and Recoil Control.
Short Scope Short scope for 2x magnified view.
Slug Shots Concussive Coachman Single, large projectiles that can be fired much further and do vastly more damage.
Small Battery Modified EM Equinox Increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed at the cost of Ammo Capacity.
Small Magazine Increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed at the cost of Ammo Capacity.
Standard Barrel Standard Issue barrel.
Standard Battery Modified EM Equinox Standard issue magazine.
Standard Cover Modified EM Equinox Standard Cover.
Standard Flechette Magazine Kodama Standard issue magazine.
Standard Grip Standard issue grip.
Standard Grip and Stock Drum Beat Standard issue grip.
Standard Magazine Standard issue magazine.
Standard Shells Concussive Coachman Standard issue magazine.
Standard Stock Concussive Coachman Standard issue stock.
Standard Whitehot Rounds Deadeye Standard chemically-tipped rounds that burn on contact.
Stealth Lasers Modified EM Equinox Reduces the visibility and acoustic intensity of lasers.
Suppressor Vastly reduces acoustic intensity while increasing Accuracy at the cost of Range.
Tactical Battery Modified EM Equinox Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.
Tactical Folding Stock Kodama Lighter Folding stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and Stability.
Tactical Grip A lighter grip that increases Aim Down Sight speed, Reload speed, and Stability.
Tactical Magazine Light mag that vastly increases Aim Down sight speed and Reload speed.
Tactical Stock Concussive Coachman Lighter stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and better Stability.
Whitehot Rounds Chemically-tipped rounds that burn on contact.

 

Quick Search of All Available Mods in Starfield

Name Armor Description Recipe
Balanced Boostpack Incendiary Navigator Pack Boostpack with balanced power output.
Ballistic Shielding Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Increase Damage Resistance.
Ballistic Shielding Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases Damage Resistance.
Basic Boostpack Incendiary Navigator Pack Entry-level boosterpack.
EM Shielding Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Increases Electromagnetic Resistance.
EM Shielding Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases Electromagnetic Resistance.
Emergency Aid Incendiary Navigator Pack Administers emergency aid when health is low. Recharges a short time after use.
Energy Shielding Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Increases Energy Resistance.
Energy Shielding Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases Energy Resistance.

Exo Servos

 Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases Melee Damage.
Explosive Shielding Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Reduces damage from explosives.
Explosive Shielding Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Reduces damage from explosives.
Extra Capacity Incendiary Navigator Pack Increases carrying capacity by 10 kilograms
Gravitic Composites Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Reduces detection from enemies.

Gravitic Composites

 Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Reduces detection from enemies.
Hazard Protection Incendiary Navigator Pack Increases resistance to Airborne, Thermal, Corrosive, and Radiation hazards.
Heavy Shielding Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Increased all Damage Resistance.

Heavy Shielding

 Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases all Damage Resistance.
Medic Incendiary Navigator Pack Aid items restore additional health and heal more quickly.

Optimized Servos

 Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Reduces Oxygen cost for sprinting.
Oxygen Reserve Incendiary Navigator Pack +10% oxygen capacity.

Pocketed

 Mechanized Deep Mining Spacesuit Increases carrying capacity.
Power Boostpack Incendiary Navigator Pack Boost pack with increased power output, ideal for navigating high-gravity environments.
Regeneration Incendiary Navigator Pack Slowly regenerate health outside of combat.
Sensor Array Incendiary Advanced Space Trucker Space Helmet Increases the range for enemy detection on the Compass.
Skip Capacity Boostpack Incendiary Navigator Pack Boostpack with low-duration, high-intensity output, sacrificing boost height for mobility.

 

 




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