Starfieldboasts an extremely robustship-building systemwithtons of customizationoptions players can lose themselves in.Bethesdahas tried its best to make sure that this system is as free-flowing as possible, allowing players to try out as many unique andquirky ship designsas they want. A byproduct of this is that when players go to finalize their builds, the game doesn’t let them because, well, physics.
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Errors pop up if the ship players are modifying is missing a core component or isn’t space-worthy in some way. Players are unable to complete their ship builds without making sure all systems are nominal. One of the more baffling errors players will encounter is theMissing Weapon Assignment error. Here is how to resolve it.
Updated by Hamza Haq on June 27, 2025:New links have been incorporated into the content to reflect the most recent information available for Starfield.
How To Resolve Unassigned Weapon Error
Starfield’s UI is one of its weakest points, and players will often get confused about what they need to do in order to accomplish a simple task. When the error “Unassigned Weapon: Ship has weapons that must be assigned to a group” pops up, here is what you need to do:
Once all weaponsare assigned successfully, you’ll see a small pop-up at the bottom sayingNominalwith a checkmark beside it. This means that the ship modifications can be finalized, and you may successfully save them to your ship.
If you’re still having trouble, here is a video clip to show how to resolve the Missing Weapon Assignment error successfully.
