Some way to recruit higher level basic crew

[contributor]

It can be really hard to keep a decently leveled crew when we always have to build them up from level 1. It would be great if we had some way of getting higher level "normal crew." I know there are the specialists that you can recruit from contacts, but sometimes I just want basic types like pilot or navigator. It's fine if there's trade-offs for it like paying for them, or having to earn access, or have just the right contact. I think a suggestion on Discord was to have something like a military academy that would offer higher level recruits if we could access it.

And I know about conscripting from other ships. The problem with that is that eventually you end up with a crew that is 60% not your faction and that feels weird.

[Officer Genious]

I think it goes up based on rank in the military? I could be wrong.

[fallen]

You can recruit crew from Contacts or chase rumors about mercs to get better crew from spice halls.

[contributor]

Yeah, I just want common crew not specialists and mercs is just too rare to be very useful. Does mercs recruit pilots and the like too. What level 4? I've only used that like twice and always to recruit fighters.

[fallen]

Mercs increases the level of all recruits.

As you play on with permadeath, crews are intended to become very spread out in level.