Useful Brigs
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- ✅ Updated 21 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #45 of 531 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Here's how the mod works...
First thing to do is send an NPC to the brig.
How to send an NPC to the brig:
Useful Brigs only:
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[]when an NPC is knocked out or pacified using Diplomacy or Manipulation (for Send to Brig)[/]
[]when an NPC is considered a brig prisoner (for Release)[/]
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[]when an NPC is knocked out or pacified using Diplomacy or Manipulation (for Restrain)[/]
[]when an NPC is considered restrained (for Release)[/]
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[]when an NPC is knocked out or pacified using Diplomacy or Manipulation (for Restrain)[/]
[]when an NPC is considered restrained (for Release and Send To Brig)[/]
[]when an NPC is considered a brig prisoner (for Release)[/]
Now that you have prisoners, you can exchange them for credits with the appropriate faction, whether you decide to be a law bringer or a slaver. Each faction has their own prisoner criteria and bonus payouts depending on the characteristics of your prisoners. If you have prisoners who are classified as criminals, you can turn them into UC Security, UC SysDef, or Freestar Security. The Crimson Fleet and Red Mile will take any prisoner, regardless of classification.
For example, the Crimson Fleet will pay more for women and children, but generally pay less per prisoner. However, the Crimson Fleet will take any prisoner. The UC will pay more per prisoner with a bonus for legendary enemies, but they must belong to a "criminal" faction.
How to sell prisoners:
Prisoners are categorized into 2 groups: Criminals and Civilians.
You can turn in prisoners by speaking to guards associated with factions who accept prisoners.
How to turn in criminals: UC Security, UC SysDef, or Freestar Security.
How to turn in civilians and criminals: Crimson Fleet, Red Mile security, or Va'ruun security.
How to release prisoners:
[]Visit the prisoner in the cell, a release option will be visible.[/]
[]Use the Brigs Control Terminal to release individual or groups of prisoners.[/]
[]While in space, Use the Brigs Control Terminal to jettison individual or groups of prisoners.[/]
[]Give them the sweet release of death yourself.[/]
Useful Brigs makes ship brigs functional by allowing players to send knocked-out NPCs to the brig and sell them. A gameplay overhaul for Starfield, it has strong community support with 1,372 endorsements and 152,413 downloads, last updated July 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (1,372 endorsements, 152k downloads)
- Fills a real gap—brigs were useless before
- Simple concept, high replay value for pirate playthroughs
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with other ship or NPC overhaul mods—test carefully
For Starfield players who love role-playing as pirates or bounty hunters and want to use their ship's brig for something meaningful. Also great for completionists who hate seeing unused ship features. Skip if you prefer combat or exploration mods—this is a niche gameplay tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex, install this mod through it to avoid load order issues.
- Test the mod on a save where you have a ship with a brig—not all ships have one.
- Knock out NPCs non-lethally (e.g., using EM weapons) to send them to the brig.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- Korodic
- Version
- 6.1.1
- Downloads
- 152,413
- Endorsements
- 1,372
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 1/19/2024
- Updated
- 7/2/2026
🔗 Required By 3 Mods
These mods list this mod as a dependency.
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