Crew

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Ah, what would a ship be without crew? Lonely and inefficient, that's what.

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Crew are NPCs who permanently work on your ship. You can hire up to 12 of them depending on your maximum crew capacity.

Each crew member has a profession (such as "Engineer", "Arctic Explorer", "Soldier") that determines their equipment as well as the bonuses they grant. Bonuses can range from permanent ship-side effects like reduced FTL fuel usage up to 99%, to temporary planet-side effects like elemental resistance. For example, the Beast Hunter will grant 280 seconds of minor fire resistance and immunity to Proto-Poison upon leaving the ship.

You can order up to 2 crew members to accompany you, and they will beam down to planets with you to provide combat support. They will respawn on the ship upon death. The Tailor and Geologist can't leave the ship, but everyone else is armed and ready to help you.

Crew members that grant ship upgrades like reduced FTL fuel usage or increased ship speed have diminishing returns, to a minimum of 1/3 effectiveness. However, they can be stacked infinitely, limited only by your crew capacity.

Ways to obtain the crew

Contracts

Buy "crew contracts" at the Hiring Office located in the Science Outpost. You need the necessary research for each contract (e.g. to buy Medic Contract, you need to have researched Skilled Mercs (Craftsmanship tree)).

Kevin will give you several contracts (such as the Alpaca Contract) as rewards for completing his quests.

Befriend NPCs

Complete the quests of non-merchant NPCs on planets, be they your tenants or NPCs in randomly generated settlements. They will eventually ask to be employed on your ship.

This crew member will have a random profession. Non-specialized NPCs can choose almost any profession, but some unique tenants have strong preferences (for example, scientist-looking tenants will always want to be hired as Chemists).

Certain NPCs with a preset profession can also be found in the world. Quests or randomly generated dungeons can yield such NPCs who will be willing to join you once found.

Penguins

After completing the quest "Dreadwing the Penguin", you can hire Penguins on the vanilla Outpost. They always have the "Soldier" profession, and they all dual-wield various pistols. To hire a penguin NPC, talk to him with 1 Dubloon in your inventory.

Maximum crew capacity

When using BYOS, you need to place items like Crappy Crew Bed or Crew Bed on your ship to increase your crew capacity by 1 or 2 (check tooltips). You start with a crew capacity of 0 (you can't hire any crew), which can be increased up to 12 (you can hire 12 crew members).

As alternative to crew beds, you can make a proper room (with door, light, a bed like Wooden Bed, etc.) and place a Crew Deed inside. Note that Crew Deed only increases your crew capacity by 1, it does not "summon" a crew member.

When using the vanilla ship (non-BYOS), your limit is increased the same way as in vanilla Starbound: https://starbounder.org/Ship_Upgrade.

Firing crew members

You can see the list of your crew members in S.A.I.L.. There is a "Dismiss" button, which will permanently remove a crew member. This NPC will beam away, and you'll never see them again.

List of possible crew members

Crew Image	Crew Name	Passive Benefits (Ship)	Active Benefits (Exploration)	Spawn Command	Acquisition
	Arctic Explorer	Fuel Cost -8% Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Carbon Hammerpick and Mistral Icethrower) Cold Resistance +30%, 300s	crewmemberarctic	Arctic Contract for 25,000p
	Assassin	Max Fuel +160	Combat Assist (Uses Thorn Rifle and Thornitox Sword) Bio Ooze Immunity, 300s Poison Resistance +20%, 300s	crewmemberstealth	Assassin Contract for 12,000p
	Axe-Wielder	Fuel Cost -4%	Combat Assist (Uses Lead Guitar) Satan Time!, 9999s	crewmembermetalhead	Tenant only
	Apprentice Chef	Fuel Cost -2% Hunger is 50% slower	Combat Assist (Uses Frying Pan) Hunger is 17% slower, 120s	crewmemberchef	Chef Contract for 5,000p
	Apprentice Counsellor	Fuel Cost -2% Madness Loss I	Combat Assist (Uses Phaser) Madness Loss I, 120s	crewmembercounsellor	Counsellor Contract for 261,000p
	Beast Hunter	Defense +6	Combat Assist (Uses Longarm Shotgun and Hunting Spear) Fire Resistance +25%, 280s Burning Immunity, 280s Jungle Slow Immunity 280s Proto-Poison Immunity 280s Mud Slow Immunity 280s	crewmemberfuhunter	Hunter Contract for 500p
	Bee Guy	Ship Speed +13%	Combat Assist (Uses Swarm Gun and Bug Net) Bee Sting Immunity 300s	crewmemberfubees	Tricorder quest reward: "Mites"
	Berserker	None	Combat Assist (Uses Carbon Shortsword with Iron Shield) Rage (+30% damage), 10s	crewmemberfullama	Alpaca Contract for 8,000p Kevin's quest reward: "Why do they hate Kevin?"
	Breacher (Warmonger)	None	Combat Assist (Uses Breach Gun / Breach Pistol / Breach Blaster and Breach Plasma Cleaver / Breach Gun)	crewmember_spacestationwarmonger	Military Space Stations or their terminal
	Captain	None	Combat Assist (Uses Junk Longsword / Phantasm Greatblade / Kai Cleaver with Durasteel Shield)	crewmember_spacestationcaptain
	Chemist-A	Jump Boost +50%	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword) Jump Boost +50%, 30s	crewmemberchemistblue	Chemist-A Contract for 3,000p
	Chemist-B	Run Boost +50%	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword) Run Boost +50%, 30s	crewmemberchemistgreen	Chemist-B Contract for 3,000p
	Chemist-C	Rage	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword) Rage (+30% damage), 30s	crewmemberchemistorange	Chemist-C Contract for 3,000p
	Chemist-D	Glow	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword) Glow, 90s	crewmemberchemistyellow	Chemist-D Contract for 3,000p
	Chief Engineer	Fuel Cost -20% Ship Speed +25%	Combat Assist (Uses Protectorate Carbine / Protectorate Rifle and Tungsten Broadsword)	crewmemberengineer2	Engineer II Contract for 23,000p
	Chief Mechanic	Fuel Cost -20% Ship Mass Reduction (Medium)	Combat Assist (Uses Wrench)	crewmembermechanic2	Mechanic II Contract for 23,000p
	Creature Hunter	Fuel Cost -2% Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Capture Gun) Thorns, 120s	crewmembercollector	Collector Contract for 50,000p
	Cultist	Max Fuel +150	Combat Assist (Uses Carbon Quarterstaff / Plasma Quarterstaff / Cultist Battle Staff / Sacrificial Blade / Curved Bone Blade / Phantasm Knife and Ocu Cannon / Sniper Knife / Thorn Slinger / Disruptor Pistol / Ice Blaster / Blister Gun / Blister Pistol / Poison Ejector / Bio Rifle) Insanity Immunity, 300s Poison Resistance +20%, 300s	crewmembercultist	Cultist Contract for 18,000p
	Cyborg	Regeneration I Ship Mass Reduction (Small) Ship Speed +8%	Combat Assist (Uses Phase Blade / Master's Shortsword / Junk Cleaver / Tek Blade / Helios / Precursor Rendblade / Quellhound Scythe with Densinium Shield / Aqua Shield / Durasteel Shield / Pioneer Shield, and Wave Gun / F4 Energy Rifle / Gravity Gun / Rime Cutter / Inferno / Aegisalt Mace) Aether Immunity 300s	crewmembercyborg	Cyborg Contract for 92,000p
	Demolitionist	None	Combat Assist (Uses Micro-Rocket Launcher / XT Laser Repeater / Wave Gun / Gauss Rifle / Gauss Machinegun and Nitrogen Cannon / Carbon Blade / Lunari Rifle)	crewmemberbountyhunter	Bounty Contract for 15,000p
File:Devastator.png	Devastator	None	Combat Assist (Uses ArCon Cannon and Mine Launcher)	crewmember_spacestationdevastator	Military Space Stations or their terminal
	Diver	Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Harpoon Gun and Coral Spear) Swim Boost II, 300s	crewmemberscuba	Scuba Contract for 3,000p
	Engineer	Fuel Cost -10% Ship Speed +25%	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword)	crewmemberengineer	Engineer Contract for 3,000p
File:MedicFU.png	Field Medic	Regeneration II	Combat Assist (Uses Zerchesium SMG/Lunari SMG/Telebrium SMG)	crewmembermedic	Medic Contract II for 30,000p
	General	None	Combat Assist (Uses Fleshweave Greataxe + Micro-Rocket Launcher, OR Rime Cutter + Missile Salvo, OR Frost Blade + Densinium Shield + Rime Cutter)	crewmemberwarrior3	General Contract for 32,000p
File:Crewgeologist.png	Geologist	Ore Market	Not available as follower	crewmembergeologist	Geologist Contract for 15,000p
	Ghostbuster	Max Fuel +340 Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Beam Gun and Penumbral Spear) Erchius Immunity, 900s	crewmemberghostbuster	Ghostbuster Contract for 8,000p and 1 Erchius Buddy
	Greg	Max Fuel +300 Ship Mass Reduction (Large)	Combat Assist (Uses The Negablade and Bug Net) Defense +6, 300s	crewmembergreg	Tenant only
File:Guardian.png	Guardian	Fuel Cost -5% Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Aegisalt Mace / Irradium Mace / Zerchesium Mace / Solangrium Mace / Titanium Mace / Durasteel Mace / Dense Mace with Aqua Shield / Battler Shield / Warsworn Shield / Quantum Shield) Defense +7, 300s	crewmemberguardian	Tenant only
	Hacker	Ship Speed +25%	Combat Assist (Uses Kirhosi Rifle and Kirhos Scythe) Electric Resistance +30%, 300s	crewmemberkirhoshacker	Kirhosi Hacker Contract for 6000p and 20 Stick of RAM
	Head Counsellor	Madness Loss III Fuel Efficiency +2%	Combat Assist (uses Phaser) Madness Loss III, 120s	crewmembercounsellor3	Ship Psychiatrist Contract for 661,000p
	Hobo	Max Fuel +250	Combat Assist (uses Invisipuke!) Intoxicated, 300s	crewmemberhobo	Contract for 1p, 5 Water, and 1 Bread Kevin's quest reward: "Okay, i kinda get why..."
	Janitor	Ship Mass Reduction (Small)	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Assault Rifle and NPC Dagger)	crewmemberjanitor	Custodian Contract for 400p
	Line Chef	Fuel Efficiency +4% You don't become hungry while on your ship	Combat Assist (uses Frying Pan) Hunger is 33% slower, 120s	crewmemberchef2	Line Chef Contract for 15,000p
	Lunar Miner	None	Safe Fall, 90s Pickup Range II, 120s	crewmemberminer	Found in quest: "Erchius Mining Facility"
	Magical Girl	Fuel Efficiency +5%	Combat Assist (Uses Heart Staff, and Prismatic Rapier with Cute Shield) Shadow/Caliginous Gas Immunity 300s Shadow Resistance +10%, 300s	crewmembermagicalgirl	Magical Girl Contract for 3,000p, 200 Madness, and 5 Prisilite Star
	Mechanic	Fuel Cost -10% Ship Mass Reduction (Medium)	Combat Assist (Uses Wrench)	crewmembermechanic	Mechanic Contract for 3,000p
	Medic (Vanilla)	Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses NPC Pistol and NPC Shortsword)	crewmembermedic	Medic Contract for 5,000p
File:Mercanary.png	Mercenary	None	Combat Assist (Uses one of the following weapons: Disc Rifle / Prismatic Machinegun / Cellular Rifle / Alien Laser / Gauss Machinegun)	crewmember_spacestationmercenary	Military Space Stations or their terminal
File:Nailgunner.png	Nailgunner	None	Combat Assist (Uses Crank Cannon and Nitrogen Cannon)	crewmember_spacestationcommander
	Occult Scholar	Max Fuel +450	Combat Assist (Uses Proto Pistol / Nitrogen SMG / Durasteel Revolver / Protectorate Pistol / Poison Ejector / Blister Pistol / Shock Rifle with Flashlight II) Insanity Immunity, 300s Defense +6, 300s	crewmemberLoveliusSmythe	Found in various sarcophagi (mostly in Human Sarcophagus (Alive)), good place to search is an Avian Pyramid space encounter.
	Oceanographer	Regeneration I	Combat Support (Uses Nitrogen Cannon) Lava Immunity, 900s Liquid Nitrogen Immunity, 900s Swim Boost +45%, 900s	crewmemberoceanographer	Oceanographer Contract for 12,000p and 12 Raw Fish
	Outlaw (Vanilla)	None	Combat Support (Uses Tungsten Hammer and Protectorate Carbine / Protectorate Rifle	crewmemberoutlaw	Outlaw Contract for 6,000p
	Party Party Party	Fuel Cost -4%	ULTRA Party time, 9999s Intoxicated II, 120s	crewmemberplur	Kevin's quest reward: "I don't know"
	Precursor Drone	Fuel Cost -10%	Combat Support (Uses Precursor Harbinger and Precursor Rendblade) Research Bonus +3, 300s (Does not stack) Shadow Resistance +30%, 300s	crewmemberprecursor	Precursor Drone Control Chip found as loot
	Radiologist	Max Fuel +340 Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Irradium Rifle with Irradium War Knife) Radiation Resistance +30%, 300s	crewmemberbiohazard	Biohazard Contract for 12,000p
File:Radien Explorer.png	Radien Explorer	Fuel Cost -20%	Combat Assist (Uses Master's Dagger with Durasteel Shield, and Railgun) Extreme Radiation Immunity, 300s Radiation Burn Immunity 300s	crewmemberradien	Quest reward (Science Outpost): "Quaid's Start"
	Researcher	Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Penumbrite Revolver and Lunari Knife) Research Bonus +1, 300s (Does not stack)	crewmemberresearcher	Researcher Contract for 4,000
	Scientist	Fuel Efficiency +5%	Run Boost +10%, 30s Jump Boost +15%, 30s	crewmembersciencedrug	Drug Specialist Contract for 8,000
	Scientist	Max Fuel +200	Gas Immunity, 300s	crewmembergas	Gas Specialist Contract
File:CrewShadowBeing.png	Shadow Being	Regeneration I	Combat Assist (Uses Enigma Bow and Phantasm Hammer) Shadow/Caliginous Gas Immunity 300s	crewmembershadow	Tenant only
	Skilled Counsellor	Madness Loss II Fuel Efficiency +2%	Combat Assist (uses Phaser) Madness Loss II 120s	crewmembercounsellor2	Ship Psychologist Contract for 461,000p
File:Sniper.png	Sniper	None	Combat Assist (Uses Instigator / FarSight XR-20 / Tesla Gun / Carvelle Sniper Rifle / Gauss Machinegun / Sniper Knife / Harpoon Gun)	crewmember_spacestationassassin	Military Space Stations or their terminal
	Soldier (Vanilla)	None	Combat Assist (Uses Protectorate Carbine / Protectorate Rifle and Tungsten Broadsword)	crewmember	Red Shirt Contract for 300p
	Sous Chef	Fuel Cost -6% While on your ship, you become less hungry over time (at 50% of the usual hunger rate)	Combat Assist (uses Frying Pan) Hunger is 50% slower, 120s	crewmemberchef3	Sous Chef Contract for 25,000p
	Tailor (Vanilla)	Crew Uniform Change	Not available as follower	crewmembertailor	Tailor Contract for 300p
	Veteran	None	Combat Assist (Uses Junk Hammer + K3 Double-Tap + Missile Strike, OR Master's Broadsword + Napalm Launcher + Missile Salvo)	crewmemberwarrior2	Veteran Contract for 12,000p
	Volcanologist	Ship Mass Reduction (Medium)	Combat Assist (Uses Arm Cannon (Missile) and Zerchesium Broadsword) Fire Resistance +30% 300s	crewmembervolcanologist	Volcanologist Contract for 35,000p
	Warrior	None	Combat Assist (Uses Carbon Shortsword + Iron Shield + K3 Double-Tap, OR Lunari Hammer + Laser Rifle)	crewmemberwarrior	Warrior Contract for 2,000p