Do you love battling massive spaceships out in open space? Well, this has always been a gamer’s dream, wouldn’t you agree? Some games have done it right, while others have disappointed many. But Starfield is a game that exceeds expectations in every aspect. One of them is dogfighting or blowing up enemy ships. But wait, is raining down bullets and firing weapons continuously the right approach? What if you could target specific parts of a spaceship, including its engine? Well, you will learn exactly how to do it in this little guide of ours.
Targeting a specific part of an enemy ship is pretty difficult. The ship will be flying and thrusting like crazy while you are trying to aim. There are other possibilities too, like facing multiple foes. Regardless of that, learning how to use advanced fighting skills is a good feat to achieve, and this will help you greatly in space combat. So, in this guide, we have shared details on how to use the targeting control system to target spaceship engines in Starfield.
Starfield: How to use the Targeting Control System to Target Spaceship Engines
Dogfighting, or aerial combat, looks easy enough from the surface, but only real pilots know how hard it is. Thankfully, Starfield is a game, so you don’t have to worry about any technical stuff. Instead, follow these simple steps and learn how to aim specific parts of a spaceship, like its engine, with ease.
Unlock the targeting control system skill
Do not mix it up with top-tier skills; instead, it’s one of the beginner-level Tier 1 technical skills that your character can learn. There is only one requirement: player level 1. Once you reach the required level, open the skill tree, and from the Tech Skills tab, choose the Targeting Control Systems Skill, which is the last one in that row. It only requires one skill point for Rank 1, so either you can choose to invest a few more in it or use the remaining skill points in something else. If you decide to upgrade it, then the Rank upgrades will give you these powerups:
- Rank 1: Enables the ship targeting feature while fighting.
- Rank 2: 15% less lock-on time and the attack speed of a locked ship is reduced by 25%.
- Rank 3: 30% less lock-on time and an increase in the critical strike on the locked ship by 10%.
- Rank 4: 60% less lock-on time and an increase in overall damage on the locked ship by 20%.
Learn the basics of the targeting control system
Once you unlock this skill, all you need to do is follow the enemy ship’s movement for a few seconds. A bar will appear in the middle of your aim assist, showing the progress of the lock-on. Once it stays at 100% for a few seconds, the target-locked prompt will appear. Then, you can press the R key if you are on a PC or the X button if you are using an Xbox controller. This will trigger the Targeting Control System and show the locked-on ship in slow-motion mode. Now, you can target the parts that say ENG in bold letters. Destroying those specific parts will ensure that you are targeting the engines only. The enemy ship will seize its movement once the engines have been destroyed.
There you have it, the complete guide on how to target just the engines of an enemy ship in Starfield. The more you upgrade your Target Control Systems skill, the easier it’ll be to beat an enemy ship. Then, you can loot as much as you want or simply take over, repair the ship, and add it to your fleet. That said, we hope you find this guide informative. For more such interesting content, follow Android Gram daily.
