Players making their way through Starfield's Settled Systems will undoubtedly become familiar with the game's extensive crafting system. There is hardly a mechanic in the game that cannot be improved at one of Starfield's many work tables. A robust crafting system has become a hallmark of Bethesda games, so it's hardly surprising to see it make a return in Starfield. It is important to remember, however, that crafting also requires another mechanic, one that can be considerably more tedious: the seemingly never-ending collecting of materials and resources.