Both factions have similar quests with different rewards and impact on the galaxy. Siding with the Crimson Fleet offers better rewards, such as access to The Key pirate base and a reliable place to sell stolen goods. The UC offers a free house, but it is less impressive compared to customizable Outposts.
UC is the “good” choice but Crimson fleet is the “smart” choice. Crimson fleet has better vendors on the Key if you are looking for trading opportunities. Either way you get the same reward for mission completion, so in that respect it only really comes down to personal preference or moral alignment.
Consequences of joining the Crimson Fleet in Starfield
Once you join The Crimson Fleet, you start to rack-up a bounty with them when you kill Crimson Fleet members. As a lot of side missions and assignments picked up at mission boards involve killing those in the fleet, this can be a little annoying.
You can pursue the Terrormorph plotline further (the core of the UC Vanguard quests), and you can join UC SysDef to infiltrate the Crimson Fleet.
Joining up with the United Colonies faction will primarily involve infiltrating the ranks of the Crimson Fleet in order to help UC’s military to take them down. This makes the United Colonies one of the most popular choices for which faction to join in Starfield.
There’s a lot to see in Starfield, and a good chunk of the game’s most interesting quests are related to its major factions. Anyone who wants to experience everything the game has to offer will have no choice but to sign up for all of them over their playthroughs.
Opting for the Crimson Fleet grants you access to 250,000 Credits, The Key, and a favorable reception within Crimson Fleet territory. This decision may raise a few eyebrows, particularly among your companions, but the benefits are substantial. The most noteworthy advantage is the array of shops available at The Key.
Joining the Crimson Fleet does mean you lose access to most bounty quests. That’s incorrect. You can still get bounties to kill Crimson Fleet ships, they just wont be immediately hostile to you. Just target them and blow them up, and if there’s no witnesses left you won’t get a bounty.
PSA: You do NOT have to join the Crimson Fleet as a Sysdef double agent. You can join as a normal captain. If you get picked up for a crime and then refuse Ikande’s offer to infiltrate the Crimson Fleet as a double agent, you will get arrested and either pay the fine/do some time as normal.
The Crimson Wight, or its upgraded variations (denoted with the Roman numerals II or III), should be found at The Key, the Crimson Fleet’s stronghold in the Kryx system. This ship is the absolute best that the Crimson Fleet has to offer.
The Unfair Advantage can be obtained during the Eye of the Storm faction quest in the Crimson Fleet questline. During the end of this quest, choose to side with the Crimson Fleet. This will lead to a fight with Commander Kibwe Ikande and Lieutenant Toft. Defeat Commander Ikande, then loot his body to get the weapon.
Like many major RPGs, Starfield lets you fall in love with companions as you travel. Romance in Starfield serves many purposes beyond just roleplay, though: you’ll get frequent gifts, unlock exciting new quests, and even net a large XP bonus that’ll help you level up faster.
Once you have it you may notice that you can’t land the ship anywhere, but you can fly it into orbit around other planets. Fly to any planet with a settlement and get arrested. You can do this by attempting to pirate another ship, carrying contraband, or already having a bounty.
Siding with the Crimson Fleet – Eye of the Storm
Ending it this way will still get you the 250k credits, and now The Key will remain open to you with all of the vendors and fences inside. Plus, any Crimson Fleet you encounter out in the stars will remain friendly to you for the rest of the game.
To join the Starfield Crimson Fleet Pirates faction is done by going undercover at first, though there’s nothing stopping you from actually becoming loyal to these spacefaring scurvy dogs and switching sides.
Below you’ll find the complete list of the eight Starfield Crimson Fleet missions along with what they have in store and what you get for your efforts.
Well, lets see, they’re a bunch of convicts that killed their way to controlling their jailer’s ships, they run drug and slave trade in the known galaxy, and actively plot the destruction of other factions. So not too bad, I guess.
The Crimson Fleet quests provide some of the best side content in the game, featuring a variety of missions from heists to extortion, and the faction’s characters are entertaining and intriguing, adding depth to the decision of joining or betraying them.
Currently, there are 11 different factions and groups confirmed to be in Starfield, with each having a varied amount of influence and fighting power: Constellation. United Colonies. Freestar Collective.
We feel that the best Starfield traits are Empath, Extrovert, and Hero Worshipped. Alternatively, you can choose a trait that pertains to a particular faction. Bear in mind that traits, for the most part, are set in stone. You don’t need to level them up, as their bonuses and functions always apply.
A total of five factions can officially be joined — Constellation, Crimson Fleet, Freestar Collective, Ryujin Industries, and United Colonies.
You can join them all however there is a point at the end of one questline where you have to decide between two factions, I’m being vague to avoid spoilers. Other than that you can join every faction in one playthrough.
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