Crafting

While both games use similar rules for Crafting, it's faster for a character to Craft items in Starfinder than in Pathfinder. The Fabricator skill feat allows PCs to use creator capsules to 3D print gear in hours instead of days, which is especially useful for characters needing to replenish consumable items like ammunition and grenades. It also gives the party freedom to venture farther from their ports of call since they don't need to sell their loot and upgrade their gear after every caper. While item formulas are still necessary for high-level gear, PCs can access these formulas much more easily using the infosphere. In addition, the maker's app is an affordable tech item that has the formula for any piece of adventuring gear. Alchemical items no longer exist in Starfinder, but many characters interested in those items might consider the Serum Crafting skill feat.