To increase crew capacity in Starfield, you need to focus on three main factors:

1. Upgrade Ship Modules

• Install larger or specialized ship modules such as Habitats (Habs), Cockpits, Engines, Reactors, Weapons, and Shields that increase crew capacity. Each module adds a certain number of crew slots, with Habs and Cockpits often providing whole crew slots, while engines and weapons add partial slots. You can purchase these upgrades from Ship Services Technicians

• Different ship manufacturers have modules tailored for either combat or crew capacity, so shopping around for modules with higher crew capacity is beneficial

2. Increase Ship Command Skill

• The Ship Command skill (a tier 4 social skill) directly increases how many crew members you can command. Maxing this skill can raise your crew capacity up to 8 members

• You need to level up this skill to unlock the ability to command larger crews.

3. Ensure Enough Crew Stations

• Crew stations within your ship or outposts are required to assign crew members. Modules like Control Stations and Engineering Bays add crew stations, enabling more crew assignment

• For outposts, building more Crew Station units in Build Mode increases crew capacity there

Additional Tips

• Upgrading your Piloting skill allows you to operate larger ships (Type-B and Type-C), which inherently support more crew

• Recruiting crew members can be done by visiting bars and hotel lobbies, with named characters often having better skills

• Mods are available that add standalone ship modules to increase crew capacity if you want to expand beyond the base game limits

In summary, to increase your crew capacity in Starfield, upgrade your ship with higher capacity modules, level up the Ship Command skill to its maximum, and install enough crew stations to assign your crew effectively