Consumables and aid items are vital for survival and combat effectiveness in Starfield. They provide healing, temporary buffs, and cure status effects.
Healing Items:
- Med Pack: Restores a significant amount of health. The most common healing item.
- Trauma Pack: Restores more health than a Med Pack and often cures a specific status effect.
- Emergency Kit: The most potent healing item, restoring a large amount of health and curing multiple status effects.
Buffs & Enhancers:
- Squall: Increases movement speed and oxygen recovery.
- Aurora: Slows down time, making combat easier (illegal in most systems).
- Amp: Increases jump height and movement speed.
- Reconnaissance Visor: Highlights enemies and points of interest.
Status Effect Cures:
Various items cure specific afflictions:
- Antibiotics: Cures infections.
- Analgesic: Cures sprains and fractures.
- Antirad: Reduces radiation exposure.
- Metabolic Agent: Cures lung damage.
Crafting Aid Items:
At a Pharmaceutical Lab, you can craft many aid items using collected resources. Investing in the 'Chemistry' skill unlocks more advanced recipes and improves crafting efficiency.