There are so many ways to make some money in Starfield, from running multiple missions for any of the numerous factions in the game to selling some of your loot to the many vendors found throughout your travels across the galaxy. But one easy way to make a ton of credits used to be by using a tricky bug at the Stroud-Eklund Staryard.
Unfortunately, this Starfield glitch has been patched and is no longer possible. It’s a real shame for those that relied on it, since it was easy to pull off and could reward the player with plenty of cash. The glitch took advantage of the vendor inventory system that the game uses, where all of a given vendor’s products and credits are stored in a hidden crate beneath the map. With this glitch, players could find the crate and steal all of the company’s available credits without any repercussions.
Has the Stroud-Eklund glitch been fixed?
Sadly, with the arrival of patch 1.7.33 in Starfield, the Stroud-Eklund money glitch is no more. Not only that, but the Akila City puddle glitch has likewise been made impossible.
It’s disappointing news for those that have relied on these money glitches in order to get rich quickly. There are still ways to earn money faster in Starfield, but none of them are as quick as breaking the game to become filthy rich.
Where is the Stroud-Eklund Staryard?
The Stroud-Eklund Staryard can be found in the Narion System, where it is orbiting Dalvik, a moon of the planet Deepala. Players can set a course for the moon and will find the staryard as the only space station in the area. You can fly up to the station, dock with it normally, and enter to access the company’s unique array of powerful ships.
How to perform the Stroud-Eklund Staryard credit glitch
To perform the Stroud-Eklund Staryard credit glitch, you’ll need to clip through a wall, use a boost pack to land on a glitched ledge, then access a hidden container to steal 125,000 credits. Sounds simple, right?
First, make your way to the Stroud-Eklund Staryard showroom. On the wall, you will see the Stroud-Eklund wordmark and a series of parts being featured on the wall. This will be the wall you’ll be clipping through to begin your way toward the hidden container.
Approach the wall, position yourself close to the pack farthest on the right, and begin walking or running into the wall until you clip through.
Don’t rest too much, though, because you’ll immediately have to use your boost pack to stand on a hidden ledge on the other side.
If you miss this ledge, you’ll teleport back to the entrance of your ship and have to attempt the glitch again.
I used third-person mode to make sure I could see how close I was to the ledge so I could mantle on top of it. In fact, I discovered you don’t need to boost pack too far to reach this ledge, but I suggest deactivating autorun so you don’t accidentally run off the ledge.
It might take a bit of practice to get the boost pack timing right, but once you’re on the ledge, another challenge presents itself: getting to the crate. You’ll need to face the corner of the room from the outside, jump off, and pull left as you use your boost pack toward the container.
There aren’t any ledges or platforms for you to stand on, which means as you fly by the container, you’ll have to quickly access it and steal the money before you are teleported back into the staryard.
This part can be extra tricky because not only do you have to time your boost pack so you get in range of the container, but you also have to be quick enough to press your interact and loot keys or buttons twice to get the 125,000 credits in storage.
If you aren’t able to pull off this daring heist, there are other glitches you can use to get some easy credits, such as the puddle glitch at Akila City. Of course, if you’re following a righteous path, there are plenty of different quests to complete to make money the morally correct way, too.
