Summary
When building ships inStarfield, finding the best Grav Drive is a crucial step. Luckily, most of the best Grav Drives are available to purchase in New Atlantis, which is a starter area inStarfield. Evidently, even after installing the best Grav Drive, it’s still important for shipbuilders to understand the link between Grav Drives and Fuel Tanks to maketraveling throughStarfield’s systemseasier.
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To simplify the task of finding the best Grav Drive, players must install the ones with the best Grav Jump Thrust stats, Such as the J-52 Gamma which has a whopping 50 Grav Jump Thrust.
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Rank 1 Starship Design
New Atlantis, Akila City, The Key, Stroud-Eklund Staryard, Cydonia, Gagarin Landing, Hopetown, Paradiso, Red Mile, The Den, Deimos Staryard, New Homestead, Neon, The Eleos Retreat
Being a Class A Grav Drive doesn’t take away from how important the Helios 400 Grav Drive can be in the early game since players unlock it at level 22. With a 27 Grav Jump Thrust, there are no other Grav Drives that come close to these numbers at this stage ofStarfield.
The Helios 400 Grav Drive is easy to find and only requires the first Rank of the Starship Design Skill. Not to mention, it has the lowest Mass among all other Grav Drives inStarfield, which can be helpful in building a lighter ship.
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Rank 2 Starship Design
The R-4000 Alpha is very similar to the Helios 400, being a Class A Grav Drive with an equal Grav Jump Thrust power. Players also can start seeing the R-4000 Alpha Grav Drive in stores at level 22.
However, the R-4000 Alpha Grav Drive has a slightly higher Mass and more requirements to install, since players must reach the second Rank of the Starship DesignSkill inStarfield.
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Rank 2 Starship Design, Class B Reactor
The RD-3000 Beta Grav Drive starts appearing in stores around level 35, and it’s definitely a better option than any Class A Grav Drives. As with any Class B equipment, to install the RD-3000 Beta Grav Drive, players must first equip the ship with a Class B Reactor inStarfield.
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In addition to the Reactor, shipbuilders should also verify they achieve the second Rank of the Starship Design Skill. The RD-3000 Beta Grav Drive has a 36 Grav Jump Thrust, which is high for mid-game equipment.
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Rank 4 Starship Design, Class C Reactor
Akila City, Stroud-Eklund Staryard, Hopetown, Red Mile, Neon
Entering the era of late-game content, players can purchase the SGD 3300 Grav Drive at level 52 froma limited amount of merchants inStarfield. Ship Service Technicians in early-access areas like Akila City and Neon do sell the SGD 3300 Grav Drive, so it doesn’t require a deep search to find it.
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The SGD 3300 Grav Drive offers a leap in Grav Jump Thrust at the price of more weight. Most importantly, as a Class C Grav Drive, players should install a Class C Reactor to runthe ship inStarfield.
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Rank 3 Starship Design, Class C Reactor
New Atlantis, Cydonia, Gagarin Landing, The Den, New Homestead
Power-wise, the NG340 Grav Drive is similar to the SGD 3300 in Grav Jump Thrust as both have 45 of that stat. However, the NG340 Grav Drive leads the race with its lower Mass and requirements. Not only that, but players also unlock the Grav Drive atlevel 48 inStarfield, four levels before finding the SGD 3300 in stores.
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For players looking for maximum power, the J-52 Gamma Grav Drive offers the highestGrav Jump Thurst inStarfield. Like all the late-game Grav Drives, players unlock the J-52 Gamma Grav Drive at level 52 and can find it in almost every Technician’s inventory across the galaxies. It’s an excellent Grav Drive and only the Apollo GV300 is slightly better than the J-52 Gamma.
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Offering a 50 Grav Jump Thrust with a lower Mass than other Grav Drives with the same powers, the Apollo GV300 is arguably the best Grav Drive inStarfield.
With such powers, players can skip multiple systems when jumping and can travel further and explore morehard-to-reach places inStarfield. It’s essential for players to get the Apollo GV300 on all their ships once they hit level 52 and unlock this great Grav Drive.
Starfieldis available now on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
