Copilots
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Greetings Fellow Spacefarers,
One common complaint I've heard about the game is that you can have an ace pilot as your crewmember and still only be able to pilot the weakest ships in game if your personal piloting skill isn't high enough.
This mod changes that, allowing the two best pilots among your possible companions, those being Sam, from Constellation, and Amelia, in the Charybdis system, to functions as "Copilots", with each Copilot assigned to your crew allowing you to pilot ships one rank higher than you normally could. Hired hands cannot be used as Copilots because, well there are only 3 ship ranks to begin with so you don't need that many boosts.
In order to work, this mods also removes a few standard safeguards in Starfield's ship building/selection system, allowing you to install reactors and choose home ships that you cannot actually use/pilot. Please exercise caution and make sure you actually have the skills or crew to use any ships or parts before buying them.
And that about sums it up, it's not an overly elaborate mod.
Notes:
- Compatibility:
Safe to use with: Mods that edit companions, non ship-related mods
Place Below: Anything that edits the piloting skill, crafting recipes of the game's reactors, or the ShipClassForPilotRank List (usually used by Class M ship mods). While not including any class M ship parts, this mod is compatible with them, and should be placed below other mods that enable M-Class Ship use
Needs a patch: Any mod that adds new reactors to the game, mods that alter the piloting skill
- Troubleshooting: Or, Help! I'm stuck in a Chair!
Zeroth Rule of glitches: Check for aforementioned compatibility issues
First rule of avoiding Glitches: Do not dismiss any copilots while you are piloting your ship!
The game does not allow you to enter a pilot's seat if you can't pilot the ship, but for reasons unclear, it also does not allow you to EXIT the pilot's seat of a ship you can't pilot either, and attempting it will result in you being "locked in" and unable to attempt further actions.
Fortunately, you can still use menu/map based actions, so you should try to get your crew back, and then land your ship and use the "exit ship" option when getting up. If you still can't get up, using your map to either fast travel to the exterior of your ship or re-land at your current location should resolve the issue.
So, with that word of warning in mind
Good Luck, and Have Fun!
For error reports, contact amicandapulse@Gmail.com
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- Published
- Feb 26, 2026
- Last Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox
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