Starbound

Starbound

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Skip Story Quests [NO LONGER MAINTAINED]
By Paradox
Are you stuck on a boss? Just unable to find a settlement? Or do you just want to explore, but that pesky Erchius quest is in the way? Then this is for you! Credit for cover image to Zeon-in-a-tree on deviantart.
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NO LONGER MAINTAINED
I have stopped playing Starbound, and so this guide will no longer receive updates.

As of writing this, every command listed is functional.
The how?
First off all, you need to turn on admin mode. To do this, type "/admin" Into the chat. If it dosen't say "Admin privileges given to player {Character name}" and you are on a server, do this in single player.

Secondly, type "/completequest" into the chatbox. If you want to skip Floran scan quest, you continue with " floran_mission1" and make sure you have the space inbetween the race name and the command.

NOTES:
1. Make sure you type it all correctly, otherwise you will get an error something like this, "Exeption caught handling client command"

2. Universe flags are seperate to the quest completions, so you'll need to use the /setuniverseflag command to add things such as quest NPCs and open shops to your outpost (more below)
Everthing Else
Mission1 for scaning, mission2 for boss fight.

Thanks to @CubiC165[GER] for the Erchius command.

/completequest gaterepair (Fix the outpost gate)

/warp instanceworld:outpost (Teleport to outpost)

/completequest human_mission1 (Erchius)

/completequest outpostclue (Scan stuff on the outpost)

/completequest floran_mission1

/completequest floran_mission2

/completequest hylotl_mission1

/completequest hylotl_mission2

/completequest avian_mission1

/completequest avian_mission2

/completequest apex_mission1

/completequest apex_mission2

/completequest glitch_mission1

/completequest glitch_mission2

Thanks to @Greenie fo rthis one (pretty self explanitory)
/completequest destroyruin

Again, thanks to @Salora Rainriver for these (also self explantory)

/completequest techscientist1

/completequest techscientist2

/completequest techscientist3

/completequest techscientist4

/completequest techscientist5

/completequest techscientist6


Thanks to @doctorfan2004 for the mech upgrade quest
/completequest mechupgrade1

Thanks to @Atlas1205 for the mech unlock quest command
/completequest mechunlock

Thanks to @ChuiChu for the penguin dreadwing command
/completequest penguin1

The shockhopper mech is
/completequest penguin2

Universe Flags

Type "/setuniverseflag" followed by anything from this list to add it to your outpost.

- outpost_mission1 - Erchius Mining Facility
- outpost_mission2 - Ceremonial Hunting Caverns
- outpost_mission3 - Grand Pagoda Library
- outpost_mission4 - The Great Sovereign Temple
- outpost_mission5 - Miniknog Stronghold
- outpost_mission6 - The Baron's Keep

- outpost_techscientist1 - Dash Obstacle Course
- outpost_techscientist2 - Distortion Sphere Course

- outpost_beakeasy - Dreadwing the Penguin
- outpost_weaponshop - Penguin Weaponry Testing Site

- outpost_ursaminer - The Lost Teddy

- final_gate_key - Opening the Ark
- vaultsopen - The Final Frontier

"/resetuniverseflags" will disable every flag
Not working?
I recently found a mod that will let you skip scanning quests, here's a link: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/profiles/76561198051034775/myworkshopfiles/?appid=211820

And for no mods players, here's an item list that will let you skip scanning (in a way): https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=736248971&searchtext=skip+scanning
109 Comments
Paradox  [author] 1 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25pm 
Didn't know that. Besides, this guide was made long before the bounty hunting update.
Plague 1 Aug, 2023 @ 7:52pm 
you could skip all main story quests by using /bountyhunter
infra-dan-accelerator unit 84725 9 Jan, 2023 @ 1:19pm 
how to skip the first qest with core fragments to fix ship as glitch?
Paradox  [author] 8 Jan, 2021 @ 2:19am 
Refer to Universe Flags section.
Nuclear Patriot 8 Jan, 2021 @ 2:02am 
How can i get these npcs when i skip these quests
Paradox  [author] 1 Jan, 2021 @ 2:46pm 
Unless the game completely overhauls commands and/or quests in some future update, these will still work. Given that the devs seem done with Starbound, I doubt that'll happen.
Emil Siegryn 1 Jan, 2021 @ 11:40am 
I can confirm that all of the main storyline skip stuff works. Here's what I did to test:

Made a new character and skipped intro mission
Beamed down to planet, walked to the right until I found the outpost teleport, interacted with it
"/admin"
"/spawnitem corefragmentore 20" (realized afterward that I could have skipped the walking bit with one of the codes here)
interact again, teleport using the console
Walk to Esther, press Esc to skip cutscene, talk to her again
Accepted next quest, walked to the left to talk to Pete, accepted Erchius quest
"/completequest human_mission1"
Walked back to Esther and talked to her once or twice between each command
"/completequest ______" (just stood there and completed each quest in succession)
Ruin cutscene, "/completequest destroyruin"

Main storyline completely skipped. Definitely still works in 2021. PS Happy New Years everyone!
ctwtn 29 Dec, 2020 @ 11:16am 
Does this still work?
❄FrozenFreak❄ 16 Jan, 2020 @ 1:02pm 
Nevermind what I just said, I may or may not have found a minor bug.
In the case that anyone else finds themselves in the same situation as mine, look for any chests that have spawned AROUND the quest area. (Like a pod chest or stone chest) it appears discs or notes can spawn in there, instead of the lockers in the actual quest area
❄FrozenFreak❄ 16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:55pm 
Is there any way to skip quests given to you by an NPC (Say the peacekeeper guy) I somehow managed to get stuck in one. Either I killed someone too fast or I lost a note. Either way it's impossible for me to make further process.