Mechanics can increase your fuel capacity, but an engineer can increase the fuel efficiency. The engineer is same as a mechanic, but they are different in one respect. Besides, it is really difficult to recruit them for fighting on the other hand, they can easily be recruited for mechanical tasks. ThatвЂ™s the best thing they can do, but you can also take them with you and ask them to fight for you, but I donвЂ™t think they will fight as good as soldiers or outlaws. So, periodically, I think itвЂ™s every hour give or take, but the interesting thing is that the mechanics, when added to the crew, increase your fuel capacity to hundred. Mechanics are one of the good people that you can have as your crew. Once they join you, itвЂ™s very easy to recruit them. So finally you stop shooting them, you put your weapon away, and they should offer to join your crew. Well, as you go out and you start attacking them, occasionally, they would put away their weapons, and they will put their hands up and say, вЂњDonвЂ™t shoot, pleaseвЂќ.

So, occasionally you will get a quest saying that there are outlaws nearby, and you have to go kill them. Outlaws are similar to soldiers because of the fact that they are for the combat support, however, the way you get them is different. If you are battling, all you have to do is tell them to follow you, and they will follow you wherever you go. You can also choose soldiers for your crew, and the function of soldiers is obvious: they help you in the combat. And it will be really hard to recruit janitors. Janitors only increase your crew number without increasing any productivity.

They try to look like as if they are doing something when actually they arenвЂ™t. The janitor is absolutely useless, and even itвЂ™s mentioned on the wiki.

There are different types of the crew and you should select a crew that fits your requirement, and then you can train the crew accordingly. Once you find the crew members, they will give you the quests, and as you complete those quests, you will get a chance of that villager joining your group. You can take crew members from any village you like there is no specific village for choosing crew members. Crew members can help you in many tasks and activities, but finding the right crew members and then consequently training them is a tricky task.

How to get crew members in starbound