Skill Magazines - special items in Starfield, scattered throughout the world, provide advantages to skills, abilities, and unlock new recipes. Finding skill magazines will significantly ease your game progression, granting positive buffs and enhancements.  

You will learn about the locations of all skill magazines and their benefits in this guide.

Where to Find All Skill Magazines

All magazines are divided into series, each of which contains several items. There are a total of 17 magazine series in the game.

This list provides information only on magazines with fixed locations. Some parts may be missing.

Nova Galactic Manual

Buff: Reduces fuel consumption for gravity jumps. Getting each magazine will reduce consumption by 1%.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Cassiopeia I, a rescue capsule that can be found during the "In Memoriam" quest;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Station Nova, the instrument compartment on the station;
3. Magazine #3. Location: New Atlantic, MAST building. It lies on a table in Elisabeth Macintyre's office;
4. Magazine #4. Location: Freestar Collective Garrison. It lies on a table in a room near a board game;
5. Magazine #5. Location: Any abandoned station, near the coffee machines;
6. Magazine #6. Location: Abandoned station in the Vollii system on the planet Psi-Vollii, near the coffee machines;
7. Magazine #8. Location: Any abandoned shipyard, on a table near a weapon crafting workstation;
8. Magazine #9. Location: Deimos Dump on Gunii'buu, in a room near a broken bridge.  

Freestar Captain's Log

Buff: Each magazine increases the carry weight by 5 kg.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #2. Location: Abandoned metal processing factory. Explore the location to find it;
2. Magazine #3. Location: Freestar Collective Consulate on the planet Akila, in the second room on a coffee table next to playing cards;
3. Magazine #5. Location: Freestar Mech Factory, near the command center.

GRUNT

Buff: Increases critical damage for ballistic weapons by 5%.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Red Mile on the planet Porrima, obtainable after talking to Mei Devine. Climb to the crater and investigate the cosmonaut's corpse;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Syndicate Hideout. Obtainable in the Hideout building after completing the "Guilty Parties" quest;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Waggoner Farm, a bandit camp;
4. Magazine #4. Location: Station Key, belonging to the Crimson Fleet in the Crixus system. Complete the "Deep Cover" mission;
5. Magazine #5. Location: Abandoned United Colonies base, near the control panel;
6. Magazine #6. Location: Abandoned Ecliptic Mercenaries base, in a safe on the second floor of the building;
7. Magazine #7. Location: Abandoned Laboratory, on the first floor;
8. Magazine #8. Location: Modified space station in the Piazzi system. Complete the "Failure to Communicate" mission.

The New Atlantian

Buff: Unlocks new food recipes.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Production Center Tau on Tau Ceti II in the laboratory building;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Space station RE-939, in the room with the video surveillance system on the third floor;
3. Magazine #3. Location: New Atlantic, residential quarter, in Dawn's Roost restaurant;
4. Magazine #4. Location: The Eleos Retreat, in the infirmary;
5. Magazine #5. Location: New Atlantic, House Va'ruun, on a table near the main entrance.

Neon Nights

Buff: Unlocks new pharmaceutical recipes and medications that can be crafted in the laboratory.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Ryujin Industries base, administrative floor, accessible after completing the "Maintaining the Edge" mission;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Neon, Astral Lounge bar, on a table in the VIP area;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Celtcorp office. Accessible through the Astral Lounge bar;
4. Magazine #5. Location: Csenofresh office, in the same building.

UC Defense Manual

Buff: Increases weapon magazine capacity and critical hit chance for "Allied Armaments" weapons.

All magazines:

• Magazine #1. Location: 1 Of A Kind Salvage workshop, former Freestar Collective military base;
• Magazine #2. Location: The Den store, in the United Colonies office;
• Magazine #3. Location: Cydonia residential quarter, in the United Colonies barracks;
• Magazine #4. Location: Abandoned combat module, behind a locked door in the upper rooms;
• Magazine #5. Location: Abandoned scientific station, in the computer room.

Mining Monthly

Buff: Either increases damage for all weapons by 2% or boosts critical damage for ballistic weapons by 5%.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Abandoned mine during the "Into The Unknown" quest;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Obtained during the "Guilty Parties" quest;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Gagarin-City, Gagarin bar, on a table in the relaxation area with sofas and tables;
4. Magazine #4. Location: Dogstar factory, on the second floor;
5. Magazine #6. Location: Bindi Fortpost, in the relaxation area with sofas and tables;
6. Magazine #7. Location: Cydonia residential quarter, Deimos office;
7. Magazine #10. Location: Hopetown Research Laboratory, near the vending machines.

Peak Performance

Buff: Increases carry weight by 5 kg. These magazines are typically located in the gym, fitting the enhancement type.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: New Atlantic, Eye station, in the gym.
2. Magazine #2. Location: United Colonies Information Interception Post, in the instrument room;
3. Magazine #5. Location: Station Key, in the gym.

Constellation Guide

Buff: Depends on the magazine – reduces fall damage by 5%, increases healing from food and medicine by 5%, reduces stamina consumption when over-encumbered by 15%.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Constellation Base's locked basement - "The Lodge". It's located near all the artifacts presented to you during the first storyline mission;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Abandoned research laboratory, in the room with computers;
3. Magazine #4. Location: The Clinic in the Narion system, in one of the patient examination rooms.

Cyber Runner's Cipher

Buff: Enhances damage and critical hit chance for laser weapons.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Slayton Aerospace Office, near the Astral Lounge bar. Turn right from the bar, go down the corridor to a small room with a coffee table - the magazine will be on it;
2. Magazine #2. Location: New Atlantic, Apex Electronics electronics store;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Hotel Va'ruun. You need to rent a room, and the magazine will be in it.

Va'ruun Scripture

Buff: Increases stealth by 1% and melee attack damage by 5%.  

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: United Colonies office, near the spaceport, under one of the beds;
2. Magazine #3. Location: Akila City, The Stretch district, near the snake statue;
3. Magazine #6. Location: Va'ruun Embassy, after completing the "Friends Like These" mission;
4. Magazine #8. Location: Abandoned Hangar, near the Crimson Fleet emblem;
5. Magazine #10. Location: Mines on Mars, after completing the "Delivering Devils" mission.

Solomon's Adventures

Buff: Increases damage from all weapons by 5%, but only during nighttime.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Coe Estate, a box on the first floor;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Waggoner Farm, on the second floor;
3. Magazine #5. Location: Abandoned purification plant on the planet Eridani III, at the end of the residential district, on one of the tables.  

Trackers Primers

Buff: Increases damage for all electromagnetic weapons. There's limited information about the location of this group of magazines, only approximate landmarks are available.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: McClure II planet, Victor Aiza's base;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Indum II planet, Pilgrim's Rest location;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Porrima III planet, in the Red Mile location;
4. Magazine #5. Location: Vectera planet, in the Argos Extractors location - an interstellar mining corporation.

Vanguard Space Tactics

Buff: Increases damage from energy weapons and ship projectiles.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: New Atlantic, when you first meet the United Colonies faction, in the flight simulation room next to the tables and sofas;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Cydonia, "Red Devils" office, after completing the "Delivering Devils" mission.

Gunslinger's Guide

Buff: Faster reload for all Laredo weapons.

All magazines:

1. Magazine #1. Location: Akila City, The Rock store, at the entrance to Marshall Daniel Blake's office;
2. Magazine #2. Location: Akila City, bookstore. You can go directly from The Rock store, it's next to the window;
3. Magazine #3. Location: Freestar Collective office, to the right of the entrance;
4. Magazine #4. Location: Freestar Collective Base, second floor, near a bed;
5. Magazine #5. Location: Freestar Collective Embassy, after completing the "Friends Like These" mission.

These are all the skill magazine locations discovered by players and available at the moment.