An unexpected connection of dots discovered by Reddit user Mr_Twiddles gave us a window into the fascinating lunar logic of Starfield's economy Mr_Twiddles was misled by the admittedly compelling fan-made ships I wrote about earlier this month, but they were far They were not far off.

A patty melt that restores your health 15 times is priced at 295 credits. The price of one Gameplay Deep Dive spaceship is 15,950 credits. This spaceship costs the equivalent of 54 sandwiches, meaning that the spaceship is either very cheap or this melt is equivalent to a gold bar.

I am now reminded of the sandwich hoarders who appeared in Direct. We all saw her appeal as a weird personal quest, like hoarding cheese wheels in Skyrim, but I actually think she is really on to something here.

If you're a space pirate, you don't want your currency to go digital. Converting all your credits to patty melt would literally allow you to sneak large sums of money through inspection. Galactic level economics is here to stay. Forget cryptocurrencies and NFTs, patty melts are the future.

If you shop on a budget, you can even get a boat for as little as 25 snaps. Out of morbid curiosity, I revisited their dive into food, and its worth the boat:

The most baffling of all was the "Trilo Bite," the equivalent of a ship that can run through the stars for just 10... 10... 10. That's a bunch of bugs on a plate. Is there gold leaf in the Cool Whip? Are those bugs not ethically bred and only available on the black market?

In this thread, user MarshmallowBlue correctly points out that the price listed is likely the sale price, not the purchase price.

However, if you are an intergalactic criminal trying to steal a salvage vessel, it may be genuinely more profitable and easier to raid the victim's pantry. Sorry for doubting you, Sandwich Lady.