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Thirst for Knowledge

Thirst for Knowledge

Read 20 Skill Magazines

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How to unlock the Thirst for Knowledge achievement in Starfield - Definitive Guide

I put together a video guide of 20 easy to find skill magazines. All 20 are about a 30 second walk from a fast travel point. There are a few that are right next to each other as well. This should help people clean up the rest you need.

You can check how many skill magazines you've read by hitting cn_start then cn_Y go down to general and see stats.

Edit: Some people have pointed out that the one location I show for magazine 17 in the video does not show up for everyone, every playthrough. If the abandoned weapon station isn't on the planets map when you get there you will not be able to get that one unfortunately.

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04 Sep 2023 19:34

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Legend :)
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By Har Miggido on 07 Sep 2023 13:30
Was checking this out to see if I missed anything out there, and my Carinae V-b doesn’t have a fast port like yours does, I’ve spent half a day exploring that planet just to never find the abandoned weapon station.
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By Zeppelin041 on 07 Sep 2023 23:42
Great guide
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By WillGoss12 on 08 Sep 2023 19:19
This is buggy. I've found 28 and no achievement. I do have older saves from well before 20 so will try again but this does have the potential to glitch.
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By NoHeroes94 on 11 Sep 2023 02:46
Awesome guide thank you!
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By iamshanno on 11 Sep 2023 03:55
@NoHeroes94 i'm wondering if it has to be 20 unique ones. I got multiple copies of a same ones. I believe as soon as you unlock that buff, then it's unlocked forever and might not count?
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By Ultamisia on 11 Sep 2023 07:57
Has to be 20 unique magazines to be clear. I have multiples of a few and they don’t count towards the achievement.
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By xI Griffinator on 12 Sep 2023 15:53
Do you need to keep said magazines or can you sell them?
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By Wolfie McG on 12 Sep 2023 22:01
Great video, thanks!

I'm also wondering if you need to keep the magazine's on your for them to be effective?
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By Gee20vt on 13 Sep 2023 16:54
has anyone checked to see if the duplicates stack?
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By shehulk34 on 19 Sep 2023 16:06
Do these magazines refresh on a new game plus?
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By METABOLIC SHAUN on 22 Sep 2023 14:22
Yes. They do refresh on a NG+
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By Sylis3D on 22 Sep 2023 16:29
do you need to have 20 in your collection at once? or can you sell them after you've picked one up? thanks
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By T3ddy B4gW3LL on 22 Sep 2023 21:08
> Yes. They do refresh on a NG+

As in, they're all back in position and we have to collect 20 in a single playthrough... or they're all back in position but the counter continues??
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By Burke By Nature on 29 Sep 2023 09:36
@T3ddy B4gW3LL
I kept them in my ship cargo just in case but when i collected the last one, it popped. So to answer your question, no. They are being tracked in the stats menu anyway.
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 29 Sep 2023 09:52
This guide works perfectly for all but #17, which is the UC Defense Manual.

You can find this at The Den: https://youtu.be/Rc-TvoQLFKA?t=770
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By Kekokekeko on 01 Oct 2023 08:28
I can confirm this popped for me after only collecting the remaining 4 magazines I needed after starting a NG+ - that is magazines appear to be tracked over NG (as of Oct 23).
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By FizzyPopEnnui on 26 Oct 2023 12:57
Thanks only needed 4 magazines so getting the two at the well and 2 in akela popped this for me.
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By rob398745 on 25 Nov 2023 09:59
Great guide, it unlocked on 20 magazines found. I was searching for 17/20 you can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-TvoQLFKA&t=770s
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By eeysi on 26 Dec 2023 13:27
Worked great apart from no.17. That weapons factory in Carnies VB doesn't exist for me. Spent 40 mins running about and fast travelling.
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By DanPalf1991 on 13 Sep 2023 20:05
Stuff on planets is procgen, for the most part, and certain kinds of installations have the chance to have skill manuals appear in them. This is why you can get duplicates of oens you already have.
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By Tiny Panza on 15 Sep 2023 16:11
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Skill Magazines are basically collectibles scattered around the galaxy, and picking them up grants stat buffs and perks. Here are 25 easy to grab skill magazines found on some of the most common areas of the game.

If you're unable to travel to their locations, you may need to make a little more progress in the main story, or in a faction questline.
0:25 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: The Lodge: Constellation 01
0:49 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: New Atlantis: The Well: Cyber Runner’s Cipher 02
1:57 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: New Atlantis: The Well: The New Atlantian 05
2:26 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: MAST District: Nova Galactic Manual 03
3:13 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: MAST District: Vanguard Space Tactics 01
3:45 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison: Residential District: The New Atlantian 03
4:23 - Alpha Centauri: Jemison Orbit: The Eye: Peak Performance 01
4:58 - Sol: Mars: Cydonia - Residential Area: Mining Monthly Issue 07
5:58 - Sol: Mars: Cydonia - Residential Area: UC Defense Manual 03
6:27 - Sol: Luna: Nova Galactic Staryard: Nova Galactic Manual 02
7:31 - Sol: Phobos Orbit: UC Vigilance: CombaTech Catalog 02
8:16 - Narion: Deepala Orbit: The Clinic: Constellation Guide 04
8:48 - Narion: Niira: 1-of-a-Kind Salvage: UC Defense Manual 01
9:41 - Cheyenne: Akila: Akila City: The Rock: Gunslinger’s Guide 01
10:58 - Cheyenne: Akila: Akila City: Sinclair’s Books: Gunslinger Guide 02
11:30 - Cheyenne: Akila: Akila City: Akila City Consulate: Freestar Captain’s Log 03
12:04 - Cheyenne: Akila: Akila City:: Solomon’s Adventures 01
12:45 - Wolf: Chthonia Orbit: The Den: UC Defense Manual 02
13:24 - Volii: Volii Alpha: Neon Core: Freestar Rangers: Gunslinger Guide 04
14:09 - Volii: Volii Alpha: Neon Core: The Volii Hotel: Cyber Runner’s Cypher 04
14:51 - Volii: Volii Alpha: Neon Core: Xenofresh Corporate HQ: Neon Nights 05
15:12 - Volii: Volii Alpha: Neon Core: CeltCorp: Neon Nights 03
15:55 - Porrima: Porrima III: Red Mile: Tracker’s Primer 03
16:37 - Kryx: Suvorov Orbit: The Key: The Last Nova: Grunt Issue 04
17:27 - Kryx: Suvorov Orbit: The Key: Peak Performance 05
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05 Sep 2023 00:10

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If you're like me and already finished the Crimson Fleet quest thread, the UC Vigilance will permanently relocate to the Key in the Kryx system.
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By Tozi Tiberius on 18 Sep 2024 08:33
I totally went after the last two before joining the Crimson Fleet. Yeah... Don't do that... laugh
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By Apostle92627 on 22 Sep 2024 01:59
Hi All

Achievement can be obtained very early on in the game following the first few main missions loosely. I unlocked this achievement on Akila. There are far more than 20 available to collect, but only 20 are required.

Video shows the 20 different locations



Alpha Centauri:

- 00:00:02- Magazine 1
- 00:01:16- Magazine 2
- 00:01:43- Magazine 3
- 00:02:18- Magazine 4
- 00:03:01- Magazine 5
- 00:03:34- Magazine 6
- 00:04:34- Magazine 7
- 00:05:11- Magazine 8
- 00:05:50- Magazine 9

Sol:

- 00:06:16- Magazine 10
- 00:07:12- Magazine 11
- 00:07:26- Magazine 12

Narion:

- 00:09:01- Magazine 13
- 00:09:48- Magazine 14

Bessel

- 00:10:21- Magazine 15

Tau Ceti:

- 00:11:12- Magazine 16

Olympus

- 00:11:54- Magazine 17

Cheyenne:

- 00:13:04- Magazine 18
- 00:13:53- Magazine 19
- 00:14:38- Magazine 20
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05 Sep 2023 13:58

Hello to my fellow PC players of Starfield. As with most of the achievements with this game I have noticed a lack of solutions for PC GamePass or those who purchased the game on the Microsoft Store for Windows. As I have said in another solution, yes Xbox players Starfield achievements are one in the same whether you're on console or PC similar to Halo MCC.

First and foremost if you're trying to get this achievement legit do refer to the other three solutions that are present at the time of me posting this solution. Their videos are perfect for legit playthroughs.

The only thing I will add to those solutions is that if you have obtained 20+ magazines but still have not popped the achievement, you might have accidently pressed the tilde (~) key. See the "PC Issue and Solution" below that I copy and pasted from another solution of mine.

PC Issue and Solution
Bethesda decided that opening up the command console, via pressing the tilde (~) key, disables achievements. So try not to press that key by accident if going for a legit playthrough.

If you have pressed the key and are no longer progressing achievements there is a mod that re-enables achievements on Nexus Mods.
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/252
Read the instructions carefully as, for example, I am on PC GamePass but ended up following the Steam instructions based on the name of the DLL file I had to modify. Also, any update to the game requires re-applying the mod. Again, all in the mod instructions.

This mod is suggested to get around certain quest/mission breaking bugs that have not been patched without losing the ability to complete achievements. Is it cheating? Technically, but until Bethesda fixes the issues (if they ever) your only other option is to hope you have a save before the bug or start a new character and hope the bug doesn't happen again.
With that in mind, progress for some achievements is not retroactive once the mod has been installed. This achievement should only require you obtain one more magazine (if at or beyond 20) to unlock, but story mission will require NG+, a completely new character, or mission console commands.

Can I use console commands for magazines?
Assuming you have downloaded the achievement enabling mod, yes. This achievement can be completed quite quickly using console commands if desired.

The important thing to remember is collecting magazines requires you to physically pick up 20 different magazines. Spawning the magazine into your inventory does not count. So how do we do that? The following command.

player.placeatme [item id] [quantity]
Example
player.placeatme 000AAA 1

What are the magazine item ids? Got you covered below in the "Magazine Names and IDs "spoiler. It's a long list.

Every command you enter will place the magazines under your feet. They are thin, so it is suggested you do this on a planet just in case there is some funky geometry with your ship floor.

If you plan on entering more than a few commands to obtain several or all the magazines you have the option of batch files. This is a simple text file you create that you can fill with as many commands as you want then run with a single command in game.

How to Create and Run a Batch Command

Magazine Names and IDs
If you give any solution a thumbs down leave a comment as solutions cannot be improved without polite constructive feedback.
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26 Oct 2023 04:46

Like most Bethesda Game Studios games, Starfield too has “Skill Magazines.” Skill Magazines can be found dotted around the open-world and give your player character special abilities and stat buffs, so long as they keep these Skill Magazines (that don’t weigh anything) on their persons.

There are seemingly hundreds to collect, in all, and even duplicates of the same magazine exist - unfortunately though, the duplicates don’t count towards this achievement, they need to be unique. They can be found on the main path, in the middle of abandoned mines in the middle of nowhere or upstairs in a restaurant in The Well. There’s no pattern t where they are, really.

Collect 20 of them and this achievement is yours. Check our out Starfield all Skill Magazines guide for more assistance.
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