Starfield is a massive game that truly comes to life once you get into it and start exploring the many different reaches of the Settled Systems. Whether you want to play as a good person or an evil one, you have the universe at your fingertips.
One thing that you will see while playing the game is a bunch of random encounters throughout the universe. While you can find some on planets, most random encounters happen in space. Here are some of the best ones you can find.
10 Space Battles
One of the most common random encounters that you will come across multiple times throughout your playthrough is a space battle. You can find the UC Vanguard attacking the Crimson Fleet, Freestar Rangers attacking Spacers or any number of interesting battles.
What makes this a great encounter is that you can find these battles everywhere. They truly make the world feel alive. This is something that can make it feel like you’re traveling around a world that really is unique and has its own stories.
9 Mrs. Whitmore’s 6th Grade Class Field Trip
One interesting random encounter that you could come across in the Settled Systems is that you can find a ship that is carrying a class field trip. The teacher will tell you that they aren’t able to leave due to a malfunctioning Grav Drive. You can give them some Ship Parts to them to fix it.
This is truly a unique experience in Starfield. There aren’t many occasions where you will come across children in the game. It is interesting to know that even in the future, students will have to go to school rather than everything being completely online.
8 Extended Warranty
Anyone who owns a phone or email address knows the pain of receiving calls, texts, and emails about their car’s extended warranty, even if they don’t have a car. You can find a ship roaming the universe whose captain wants to sell you an extended warranty on your ship.
This is funny because it is something that has become a running meme on the Internet. People are always joking about getting contacted about their car’s extended warranty. If people were able to fly around the stars, you can be sure scammers would want to sell extended warranties on spaceships as well.
7 Do You Know Where Uranus Is?
Another funny encounter that you can come across is a random ship flying around a solar system. The captain will hail you down and start talking to you. He will then ask you if you have any idea where Uranus is. He will then tell you that it is right behind you and then fly off before you can say anything.
This is a pretty fun nod to the planet of Uranus. Just like in many science classes around the world, this captain is laughing at the way that Uranus sounds. It makes the universe seem alive considering that is something pranksters would love to do if they were able to.
6 Young Girl Selling Lemonade
One cute encounter you can experience is a father flying his young daughter around space. She is trying to sell some lemonade to passing ships in order to make some money. You’re able to purchase this from her in order to help her out.
What makes this encounter great is that not only is it an adorable nod to lemonade stands, but it also has a funny twist. It turns out that the lemonade is made from oranges due to the fact that the father ran out of lemons. However, you aren’t told this before you buy it.
5 Spacer Meets The Mantis
You can find a random ship that is being captained by a Spacer who is terrified of The Mantis. Due to this, if you are The Mantis, they will actually give you money. You can even extort more money from them.
What makes this random encounter so interesting is that it is one of those encounters that takes into account what you have done in the game. If you have found The Lair of the Mantis, you are well-known as someone who defeats Spacers.
4 Party Cruise
The Party Cruise is a random spaceship that can be found somewhere in space. Once again, there isn’t a place that you can go to ensure that you can find this party. Instead, you will need to just Grav Jump around until you see it. Once you find it, you can join the party.
What makes this random encounter interesting is that you can actually join the party on this spaceship. They will invite you aboard, and the captain will even ask you if you want him to turn off the gravity on the ship. This can lead to a fascinating time.
3 Juno’s Gambit
Juno is an AI that has come to life and can be found on a random ship floating somewhere in the Settled Systems. Since this is a random encounter, there isn’t a place you can go that will ensure you meet Juno.
When you meet Juno, she is surrounded by two Ryujin Industries operatives who want to destroy her. You can either side with them and destroy Juno, side with Juno and kill the operatives, or use your negotiation skills and save everyone involved.
2 Grandma
This is not the face of pure evil I was expecting.
Grandma is the captain of the ship known as Grandmother. You can randomly encounter her anywhere in the universe. She is a space explorer and is known to travel around the universe, never staying anywhere for too long.
Grandma is one of the best NPCs in the game. If you find her, she will ask you to board her ship and have a warm meal. While some players may not trust a character named Grandma in a ship called Grandmother, she is completely trustworthy. She is the grandmother of anyone who is willing to stop by.
1 The Starborn Trader
The Starborn Trader will be a random encounter that you can find randomly throughout New Game Plus. Since it is random, you cannot guarantee that you will find this encounter anywhere. If you’re not in New Game Plus, you can encounter this character. However, they will just tell you they are rooting for you before leaving.
This is such a great random encounter due to the fact that you can find them in both New Game Plus and the regular playthrough. However, the encounters are so different. In New Game Plus, they will offer some really nice items that you can purchase from them, making them the best merchant in the game.