All penguin mercenaries have the job Soldier. Penguin crew members can be hired with dubloons from the Beakeasy once the Dreadwing the Penguin encounter has been completed in the current universe.In addition, there are two other ways to acquire crew members: Apex Rebel: 25% Soldier, 25% Engineer, 25% Mechanic, 25% Medic.

Philanthropist and Socialite: 100% Tailor.Electrician: 50% Engineer, 50% Mechanic.Miniknog Researcher, Hazmat Scientist and Scientist Tenants: 25% Blue Chemist, 25% Green Chemist, 25% Yellow Chemist, 25% Orange Chemist.Generic Guard, Convict Tenant: 50% Soldier, 25% Engineer, 25% Mechanic.Generic non-Merchant NPC: 14.3% Soldier, 3.6% Blue (Jump) Chemist, 3.6% Green (Run) Chemist, 3.6% Yellow (Glow) Chemist, 3.6% Orange (Rage) Chemist, 14.3% Engineer, 14.3% Mechanic, 14.3% Medic, 14.3% Janitor, 14.3% Tailor.Depending on their type, their crew type chances are as follows: Not all kinds of NPCs can become all kinds of crew. (While merchant NPCs do give quests, they never become available as crew.) When an NPC decides that they want to join your ship, they will change into a Protectorate Set colored according to their prospective job and can be added to the crew by interacting with them and clicking 'hire' while you have room in both your landing party and on your Ship. Up to twelve at a time can be recruited, and up to two at a time can follow the player to any place in the universe, giving short buffs or assisting in combat.Ĭrew members of most races can be obtained by gaining favor with regular, non- merchant NPCs through quests. Crew are specialized NPCs that reside on the player's ship and generally provide passive benefits.

Starbound ship size comparison