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Starfield: Resetting skills? Not possible, unless you cheat

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes
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In Starfield, there are a variety of skills that you can unlock during your journeys through distant systems. However, if you have incorrectly assigned a skill, the desire for a reset is strong.

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Can you reset skills? The short answer is no. Currently, you cannot reset skills in Starfield. Just like in older Bethesda games, such as Skyrim, players could only utilize such a feature at a later point in the form of an update or DLC. Before that, fans had to make do with the skills they had unlocked during their journey.

A frustrating system, but there’s a reason for it. In games like Starfield, it’s important to know which direction your build should go. Freedom is good, but such “consequences” should encourage you to think about your respective build. So, while you cannot officially reset skills, there is still a way for cheaters.

Are you looking for useful skills to start with? Here we have a video about it:

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Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start

There is a trick for cheaters

How does the trick work? If you are still dissatisfied with your build and have a PC with Game Pass, you can download Starfield. For Xbox players, transferring your save data from your console is necessary. Once you have logged in, you must use console commands to obtain your reset. Follow these steps:

  • Open the console command menu by entering (~)
  • Use the command “player.removeperk (Perk ID)”
    • This command removes the perk
  • Use the command “player.addperk (Perk ID)”
    • This command adds the perk to you
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Is it worth cheating? That depends on how far you are in the game and whether achievements are important to you. If you use console commands, all further achievements on this save will be disabled – you cannot earn any more. If you don’t care and just want to have fun and play with a fully optimized build, then go ahead.

Depending on how far you are, having a backup of your file would be wise, so you can access it in case you encounter complications or corrupted files.

Are you still looking for useful console commands for your save? Then we have just the right list for you: Starfield: The most useful console commands at a glance – How to activate cheats

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