Starbound: Armour Guide

Advancing through the Armour Tiers.

There are various requirements for each level of armour in the game, which I will do my best to outline in this document. Keep in mind that any of this info could change as updates happen, but for now I will try to be as accurate as possible. Also be warned, there are most likely spoilers below.

1. Copper Armour

Where do I craft?

For this you will need the IRON ANVIL. It can be crafted for 8 IRON BARS, which will be smelted using the STONE FURNACE (1 x Camp Fire, 25 x Cobblestone). Both the Iron Anvil and the Stone Furnace can be crafted at the Wooden Crafting Table (35 x Wood Planks). These are the first things you’ll make in the game more or less, pretty straight forward.

What do I need?

67 x Copper bars, so 134 Copper Ore

for the whole set. Most bars can be made at

the Stone Furnace.

Tips:

Get a pickaxe as soon as possible. This

probably goes without saying.

2. Tier 1 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Hatchling’s Armour, Apex – Defector’s Armour,Floran – Sprout’s Armour, Glitch – Knave’s Armour, Human – Scavanger’s Armour, Hylotl – Puddle Armour.

Where do I craft?

Iron Anvil

What do I need?

700 Pixels

1 Copper Helmet

1 Copper Chestpiece

1 pair of Copper Greaves

67x Iron Bars (134 Iron Ore)

Tips:

If you’re digging at this point, sand and gravel pockets are your friends. As the sand/gravel fall, any ores caught in the sand will fall to your character if in proximity. Try not to get buried.

3. Silver Armour

Where do I craft?

Iron Anvil

What do I need?

67x Silver Bars (134 Silver Ore)

Starmap Upgrade MK2

The Starmap Upgrade MK2 must be added to the ship before the option to craft Silver Armour will appear. First you need to craft a

DISTRESS BEACON.

Distress Beacon:

150 x Pixels

2 x Silver Bars

10 x Copper Bars

10 x Iron Bars

100 x Wood Planks

Once the Distress Beacon is built, place it on the ground and interact with it to cause the Penguin UFO Boss to appear. Once defeated the Penguin UFO Boss will drop 5 Molten Cores. use these to build a Metalworks Station at the Wooden Crafting Table. This basically acts as an upgrade for your Iron Anvil.

Metalworks Station:

1 x Molten Core

1 x Iron Anvil

300 x Pixels

From the Metalworks Station you will be able to craft the Starmap Upgrade MK2.

Starmap Upgrade MK2:

450 x Pixels

5 x Iron Bars

Once you have the Starmap Upgrade MK2, beam to the ship and add it to the ship by clicking first on the item from your inventory and then clicking on the 3D Printer/Tech device near the ship’s captain’s seat. Once this is done not only can you now craft the Silver Armour from the Iron Anvil or Metalworks Station, you can also travel to the Beta Sector from the starmap. This is also the point at which the current in game quests end.

Tips:

Activate the Distress Beacon away from anything you have built that you do not want destroyed, as the Penguin UFO Boss will

destroy any blocks it runs into as it tries to kill you. I’d also suggest checking out a boss tutorial if you’re having trouble defeating

any of the bosses.

4. Tier 2 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Sparrow Armour, Apex – Rebel’s Armour, Floran – Bonesmith’s Armour, Glitch – Soldier’s Armour, Human – Scout’s Armour, Hylotl – Pond Armour.

Where do I craft?

Metalworks Station

What do I need?

2,650 Pixels

Silver Helmet

Silver Chestpiece

Silver Greaves

67x Steel Bars

(Steel Bars are created by combining Iron Bars and Coal in the Metalworks Station.)

Tips:

Coal is one of the most important resources in the game. Here you’ll use it to make your steel bars, and it will be the primary fuel for your ship for a good part of the game. You can actually make coal using the Stone Furnace with Unrefined Wood. (10 per coal) Because of this re-planting trees you chop down is very important. You might even want to build yourself a tree farm.

5. Gold Armour

Where do I craft?

Metalworks Station

What do I need?

67 x Gold Bars

Starmap Upgrade MK3

The Starmap Upgrade MK3 must be added to the ship before the option to craft Gold Armour will appear. First you need to craft an

INACTIVE ROBOT.

Inactive Robot:

1 x Robot Arms (400 x Pixels, 15 x Steel Bars)

1 x Robot Chest (400 x Pixels, 30 x Steel Bars)

1 x Robot Head (400 x Pixels, 20 x Steel Bars,

1x Artificial Brain)

1 x Robot Legs (400 x Pixels, 15 x Steel Bars)

50 x Pixels

5 x Steel Bars

The difficult item here to get will be the Artificial Brain. First you will need the BRAIN EXTRACTOR, made at the Metalworks Station.

Brain Extractor:

350 x Pixels

10 x Steel Bars

Kill any standard enemy with this weapon and it will drop a brain, most likely the Inferior Brains, however what we are looking for is a

SUPERIOR BRAIN. Once you have the Superior Brain upgrade it to the ARTIFICIAL BRAIN using the metalworks Station.

Artificial Brain:

Superior Brain

20 x Steel Bars

400 x Pixles

Once you have the Inactive Robot, set it up and interact with it similar to the Distress Beacon. The robot is the 2nd boss fight in the

game. Once defeated he will drop a PROCESSOR, which is used to make the Robotic Crafting Table.

Robotic Crafting Table:

600 x Pixels

20 x Steel Bars

1 x Processor

1 x Wooden Crafting Table

Finally from the Robotic Crafting Table you can build the Starmap Upgrade MK3.

Starmap Upgrade MK3:

750 x Pixels

5 x Steel Bar

Once this is added to the ship, same as the previous upgrade, you will be able to craft the Gold Armour from the Metalwork Station.

You will also be able to explore the Gamma Sector from here out.

Tips:

If you’ve not noticed by now the box next to your armour slot is for vanity armour. So if you want to mix and match based on reference,

anything in the vanity slot will show on your character, while the stats used will be based on the armour slots.

6. Tier 3 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Quail Armour, Apex – Insurgent’s Armour, Floran – Nomad’s Armour, Glitch – Knight’s Armour, Human – Pioneer’s Armour, Hylotl – River Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

2650 Pixels

Gold Helmet

Gold chestpiece

Gold Greaves

67x Titanium Bars

Tips:

Titanium can only be found in the Gamma Sector and the Delta Sector.

7. Makeshift Armor

Where do I craft?

Metalwork Station

What do I need?

800 x Pixels

18 x Steel Bars

24 x Matter Blocks

Matter Blocks can be found at Crystal Laboratory Dungeon on a spherical device. Using the device causes an explosion of Matter Blocks, and considerable damage. Gold Armor should be enough to survive the explosion. Explosion residue is mineable Matter Blocks. Matter blocks cannot be placed after initial mining.

Tips:

This armour can be easily skipped, or you might even find the items necessary to build it prior to one of the previous armours. I’ve

listed it here simply because it is the next strongest armour after tier 3.

8. Tier 4 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Owl Armour, Apex – Revolutionary’s Armour, Floran – Hunter’s Armour, Glitch – Dark Knight’s Armour, Human – Outsider’s Armour, Hylotl – Lake Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67x Durasteel Bars

Starmap Upgrade MK4

The first step to getting the Starmap Upgrade MK4 is to construct a DECOY PRINCESS with the Metalwork Station.

Decoy Princess:

2000 x Pixels

100 x Wood Planks

20 x Fabric

50 x Titanium Bars

The Decoy princess is used to summon the BONE DRAGON boss. Once the Decoy Princess is built place it and interact with it, same as the previous boss summoning items, and the Bone Dragon will appear. Once defeated the Bone Dragon will drop Dragon Bone, which is used to build the Starmap Upgrade MK4 at the Robotic Crafting Table.

Starmap Upgrade MK4:

1000x Pixels

1x Dragon Bone

5x Titanium Bar

Once the Starmap Upgrade MK4 has been added to the ship you will be able to craft Durasteel bars by combining Titanium Bars and Coal at the Metalwork Station. The armour can then be crafted at the Robotic Crafting Table. You will also now have access to the X Sector, the last sector in the game with planets ranging from difficulty rating 5-10.

Tips:

Unlike the Penguin UFO the Bone Dragon cannot break down blocks, so creating a barrier between you and the boss and fighting it with ranged weapons is a viable option.

9. Platinum Armour

Where do I craft?

Metalwork Station

What do I need?

67x Platinum Bars

Tips:

Like the Makeshift Armour the Platinum armour can be skipped.

10. Tier 5 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Toucan Armour, Apex – Rogue’s Armour, Floran – Cannibal’s Armour, Glitch – Lancer’s Armour, Human – Vanguard’s Armour, Hylotl – Reef Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Aegisalt Bars

Durasteel Tech Upgrade

To get the Tier 5 Racial Armour you will need to defeat the fourth, and currently last boss of the game. First you will need to build the

CREATURE CAPTURE STATION.

Creature Capture Station:

20x Durasteel Bar

2500x Pixels

The Creature Capture Station will then be used to make a PEANUT BUTTER TRAP,

Peanut Butter Trap:

700 x Pixels

40 x Durasteel Bar

Which can be used to summon the GIANT JELLY Boss. Once the Giant Jelly boss is defeated it will drop ENDOMORPHIC JELLY. This is used to make the Durasteel Tech Upgrade.

Durasteel Tech Upgrade:

1x Endomorphic Jelly

40x Durasteel Bar

Once this is added to the ship you will be able to craft the Tier 5 Racial Armour from the Robotic Crafting Table.

Tips:

Aegisalt Ore is an ore found on any planet with a threat level of 5 or higher in Sector X. The colour of Aegisalt Ore is lime-green

and is easily mistaken for Uranium Ore which is a darker shade of green.

11. Tier 6 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Macaw Armour, Apex – Spy’s Armour, Floran – Wiseman’s Armour, Glitch – Crusader’s Armour, Human – Seeker’s Armour, Hylotl – Sea Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Ferozium Bars

Aegisalt Tech Upgrade

The Aegisalt Tech Upgrade must be added to the ship before the Tier 6 Racial Armour can be made, and can be easily crafted using the Robotic Crafting Table.

Aegisalt Tech Upgrade:

40x Aegisalt Bars

Tips:

By this point you most likely have an abundance of ores that are not being used. The Refinery is a great way to turn that unusable

ore into pixels. Pixels left in the refinery will stay in the refinery, and banking ores is a good alternative to using the Pixel Compressor.

12. Tier 7 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Peacock Armour, Apex – Assassins’s Armour, Floran – Gatherer’s Armour, Glitch – Paladins’s Armour, Human – Wanderer’s Armour, Hylotl – Ocean Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Cerulium Bars

Ferozium Tech Upgrade

The Ferozium Tech Upgrade umust be added to the ship before the Tier 7 Racial Armour can be made, and can be easily crafted using the Robotic Crafting Table.

Ferozium Tech Upgrade:

40x Ferozium Bars

Tips:

Cerulium Ore is a high tier ore found on level 7 planets in the X Sector.

13. Tier 8 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Flamingo Armour, Apex – Frontliner’s Armour, Floran – Sentinel’s Armour, Glitch – Templar’s Armour, Human – Adventurer’s Armour, Hylotl – Euphotic Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Violium Bars

Cerulium Tech Upgrade

The Cerulium Tech Upgrade must be added to the ship before the Tier 8 Racial Armour can be made, and can be easily crafted using the Robotic Crafting Table.

Cerulium Tech Upgrade:

40x Cerulium Bars

Tips:

Violium Bars are crafted at a Metalwork Station using 1 Cerulium Bar and 1 Coal.

14. Tier 9 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Phoenix Armour, Apex – Infiltrator’s Armour, Floran – Shaman’s Armour, Glitch –

Legionnaire’s Armour, Human – Trailblazer’s Armour, Hylotl – Disphotic Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Rubium Bars

Violium Tech Upgrade

The Violium Tech Upgrade must be added to the ship before the Tier 9 Racial Armour can be made, and can be easily crafted using the Robotic Crafting Table.

Violium Tech Upgrade:

40x Violium Bars

Tips:

Rubium Ore is an ore found only in Threat levels of 9 to 10 in X sector.

15. Tier 10 Racial Armour

These armours are named individually by race. Avian – Raven’s Armour, Apex – Usurper’s Armour, Floran – Synthesizer’s Armour, Glitch – Doom Lord’s Armour, Human – Universalist’s Armour, Hylotl – Aphotic Armour.

Where do I craft?

Robotic Crafting Table

What do I need?

67 x Impervium Bars

Rubium Tech Upgrade

The Rubium Tech Upgrade must be added to the ship before the Tier 10 Racial Armour can be made, and can be easily crafted using the Robotic Crafting Table.

Rubium Tech Upgrade:

40x Rubium Bars

Tips:

Impervium Bars are crafted at a Metalwork

Station using 1 Rubium Bar and 1 Coal.

That’s it! Now of course since I’ve put all this info together they’ll probably update the game and change everything, but until they do, I hope this helps! Happy exploring.