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A Commercial Kerfuffle

After finishing The Empty Nest, Into the Unknown, and Back to Vectera, Walter Stroud will call you over to discuss something. He asks you to accompany him to Neon to buy an Artifact possibly stolen by the seller. Make your way to Neon, a city on Volii Alpha in the Volii System. You'll be scanned for contraband by the Freestar Collective Ships, and once you've been cleared, touchdown at Neon.

Speak to Walter at Neon and he points you towards the Stroud-Eklund offices. Pass through the checkpoint and follow the mission marker to an elevator. Choose the button going up to the Stroud-Eklund Corporate HQ. Speak to the receptionist, Oscar Trinidad, briefly and you'll eventually be introduced to Issa Eklund, Walter's partner. Walter will ask Issa for all of the company's discretional funds in order to purchase the Artifact. Issa will offer some advice in investigating the seller and securing the Astral Lounge in case anything goes wrong. Walter will give you 1000 Credits to spend on preparing for the meeting.

Return to the elevator and head down to the Lobby. Follow the mission marker to Newill's Goods and speak to James Newill. You may start the Miscellaneous Quest All for One by asking him about Sieghart. To progress the mission, mention that he set up a meeting with Walter Stroud recently. You can pay him 2500 Credits for him to cough out the information, or you can Persuade him to make the information free. If you choose the latter choice, you'll have three turns to get 4 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• You already got paid for connecting the seller to Walter. We're not paying twice. (+4)

He'll tell you to that one of his workers tailed the seller back to Sleepcrate One. Follow the mission marker the unit at Ebbside. When you get there, the door will be locked. Lockpick the door with some Digipicks, then enter and read all three Personal Correspondence on the computer. You'll learn that the seller has been blackmailed due to the Artifact.

Return to Bayu Plaza and this time follow the mission marker to the Astral Lounge in the Trade Tower. Speak to Boone Morgan at the other end of the bar. Tell him that you're worried about security and if you choose the option saying that you want security to be on your side if a fight broke out, he'll offer you the Astral Lounge VIP package for 4000 Credits. He can be Persuaded to provide it for a lower price, however. If you try to Persuade him, you'll have three turns to get 4 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• You lower the fee, I'll be sure to stop by the Astral Lounge every chance I get. (+4)

If you succeed, you can buy the VIP option for just 1000 Credits. Your next course of action will be to check the door controls to the Astral Lounge. Head into the elevator to the VIP Lounge. Circle over to Booth 3 and interact with the computer to start a lockpicking minigame. When you succeed, you can read the Remote Door Control message to see that it has been programmed to lock with an approved hand gesture.

Will all the preparations finished, return to Walter at the Stroud-Eklund Corporate HQ. Speak to him to get him to follow you, then return to the Astral Lounge. Speak to Walter to learn the code phrase required to identify the seller - "Ramsay and Travers". The seller's name is Musgrove and can be seen leaning on the wall near Boone with a suitcase by his feet. Give him the code phrase and return to Walter. He'll tell you not to worry about the credits you spend and focus on securing the Artifacts without being killed.

Use the elevator to get up to the VIP Lounge where Musgrove is already waiting. You'll be asked to sit, to which you can agree to. As Walter predicted, Musgrove asks for double the initial price settled. If you call him out on the fact that he needs money, he'll tell you that he needs the extra money to escape from those threatening him. You can keep calling Musgrove on his bluff that he'll cancel the deal if he's not paid double, and he'll eventually relent for the original price.

When you leave the booth, you'll be confronted by a Slayton Agent stating that the Artifact belongs to Slayton Aerospace. You can choose to attack him, with Neon Security since you have VIP privilege, or you can talk him down. If you choose the latter, you'll have three turns to get 6 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• Beating up people like you is how I get my kicks, you know. (+5)
• I'm getting real tired of all the scumbags in this city. Let us go, or you're dead! (+6)

If you succeed, you'll be able to leave without a fight. When you get to the exit of the Astral Lounge, you'll find Issa waiting for you. Speak to her to learn that Slayton has put a bounty on your heads and your ship has been impounded. Walter will suggest going to speak to Slayton, to which Issa agrees on, pointing you towards the Slayton Aerospace offices in the Trade Tower.

Exit the Astral Lounge and enter the elevator within the Trade Tower. Choose to alight at the Slayton Aerospace floor and speak to Ryleigh behind the counter. Your only options forward here are to either attack or Persuade her to let you see Nicolaus Slayton. If you do the latter, you'll have three turns to get 6 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• [Commerce] I have an exciting business opportunity to discuss with Mister Slayton. (+3)
• It can't wait. You need to let me through. (+3)

If you succeed, she'll give you the access code required to use the elevator. If you don't, you'll have to take the Executive Level Access Code from the security office nearby. Note that doing this will aggro the guards in the building. Take the elevator up to the Executive Level. The elevators will stop in the middle and you'll hear an intercom message from Slayton. Luckily, Issa will be able to override the elevator controls and let you out. Follow her instructions and head into the vent to your right. She'll guide you over the elevator, into a conduit room, and into another set of vents. Head down the open hatch and continue following her instructions. If at any point you go against her instructions, you'll be forced to fight through the floor.

Issa will eventually lead you to a series of catwalks outside the building itself. Even if you've managed to get this far by sneaking around, you'll have to start fighting Slayton Security at this point. Follow the catwalks around and up to the next floor to get to a door leading back inside. When you make it to the end of the hallway, you'll get to confront Nicolaus Slayton. If you speak to Nicolaus rather than attack him, you can bring up an opportunity for business between him and Walter. He'll express an interest in the deal, but wants you to deal with Musgrove for the humiliation he caused.

Musgrove can be found in the next room, heavily injured. You can choose what to do with him - let him go, put him in jail, or finish the job. Slayton will make a quick comment about your choice, then let you go. The Industrial Crate in the room will have a Rare Navigator Spacesuit you can take freely. When you're done with the place, exit the building using the elevators and return to your ship at the Spaceport. Walter will have a few things he wants to say to you, then you'll be free to take off from Neon.

When you leave the planet, you will get a transmission from the Helix. They introduce themselves as the Starborn and demand the Artifact, even willing to use force to take it. Walter will suggest you make a run for it, Grav Jumping to any place. You can follow his suggestion, or give up the Artifact. This interaction will end All That Money Can Buy and push you straight into Starborn.

 

The Starborn

1. Surrender the Artifact
2. Or Grav Jump to Anywhere.

You have two options at the end of All That Money Can Buy. If you choose to surrender the Artifact, the Helix ship will leave you alone peacefully. Afterward, you will need to make your way to The Lodge for the meeting.

If you choose to Grav Jump to Anywhere you will then still be tasked to attend a meeting at The Lodge in New Atlantis . Once you arrive at The Lodge, speak to Noel. If you ask her to look at the data from your ship sensors she will go ahead and transfer the data. Listen to what they have to say then speak to Noel. Have a seat and listen to the meeting. 

• I'm with Sam. That starship design could easily be human. 
• To Barrett's point, the Artifacts clearly aren't human-made.
• Matteo's metaphor has merit. They acted like they were judging us. 

You will gain approval from whoever you agree with. After the meeting approach the Artifact Collection and activate it to complete Starborn. 

Speak to Vladimir Sall after the meeting. Your interaction will be followed up with additional objectives that will take you to travel to different Planets. These Planets may vary from playthrough to playthrough. Track the quest to mark your next location then travel there. With the quest tracked, you should be able to continue following your objective marker. 

• Find the Artifact on BodE
• Find the Artifact on Procyon VI-B

Your objective markers may lead you into a facility guarded by Space Pirates. Make your way through the facility while pursuing the mark. The artifact itself may be guarded by Starborn Enemies. Extract the artifact and take it when you can reach it. You will need to repeat the process on the second listed planet, obtaining a second Artifact. Once you have obtained both artifacts, return to The Lodge to begin Power from Beyond. Add your newly obtained Artifacts to the Collection. 

After you have added the artifacts, approach Matteo in the Lodge and speak to him and he will start to question their work. If you agree with him, everyone else will not appreciate your answer. 

During your interaction, Vladimir Sall will also want to speak with you to bring up a favor. He needs help with some repairs at The Eye. This will help with locating Artifacts further away. Agree to help him and Short Sighted will begin shortly after Further Into the Unknown. 

Fly up to the Eye and you'll be given a few tasks to do around the station. Barrett will ask for help in testing the starstation's connectivity, Sarah will ask you to pick up a wrench from nearby, Sam Coe will ask for help welding the panel he's working on, and Andreja will ask you to help her assemble some parts. You'll end up breaking something, but return to Vladimir and the mission will end, leading into No Sudden Moves. Note that whichever Companion breaks what they're working on will be stuck on The Eye for the next couple of missions.

 

The Race for the Artifacts

Speak to Vladimir in The Eye and he will talk about a job which involves stealing an Artifact from Captain Petrov. The Companion he sends you with will differ form playthrough to playthrough. If you say you're ready to go now, your companion will be locked as your follower for the mission's duration. You will then need to travel to The Scow, Captain Petro's salvage ship. Track the quest to mark your destination. Make your way to the Scow in the Procyon A System. You will have 2 additional optional objectives aside from boarding the Scow. 

• Board the Scow
• (Optional) Disable the Engines
• (Optional) Talk your way in

Once you locate the Scow, hail it to be able to interact with them. They will say they're not taking any visitors. You will have a few options. 

• [Persuade] I have business with Petrov. It's important.
• [Attack] Prepare to be boarded!
• [Sam Coe] "We've got a lot of one-of-a-kind pieces for sale."
• [Barrett] Tell Petrov his buddy Barrett is here to see him.' 
• Fine. We'll leave you be.

If you have Barrett with you and choose his dialogue option, Barett will like that, but he will continue to refuse his entry. If you have Sam with you instead, he'll give you passage to the Scow immediately. If you your companion dialogue option doesn't work, you can continue to choose from the other choices. Try to Persuade him, and you'll have three turns to get 4 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• I've hear stories about your magnificent ship. I just want to see it for myself. (+2)
• We're just here to trade. Nothing Else. (+4)
• I'll bust through if I have to. Don't make me use force. (+5)

Succeed with your persuasion and you will have successfully talked your way in, fulfilling one of the optional objectives. They will then let you board the Scow and you will need to locate Captain Petrov. 

Head up the stairs and interact with the switch up ahead to open the door in front of you. Tao Xun will stop to ask what your business is but after telling him you're after the Artifact, he'll let you through. Keep heading forward, up some stairs, through an unlocked gate tot he right of a guard, then through the hallway on the left. Keep zigzagging through the various hallways towards the mission marker, and at the end, you'll find Captain Petrov.

Speak to him and when you tell him you're looking for his Artifact, he'll say it's not up for grabs. If you have Barrett with you, he'll easily persuade Petrov to show you his collection. If you have another Companion with you, however, you can try to Persuade him yourself instead. You'll have three turns to get 6 Persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• What's the good of a vast collection if you can't show it off?. (+2)
• I'm with Constellation. We want to catalogue your relics! (+2)
• [Scavenging] How about some professional courtesy? We're both collectors here. (+4)
• Ah, I get it. Your collection is too small. Hardly worth seeing. (+4)

If you succeed, he'll take you on a tour to show off his collection. If you don't you'll either have to start a fire fight with the Pirates, pick the lock to the vault, or pickpocket the key to the vault. If you fight Petrov now, he'll surrender after getting to low enough health, letting you take the Artifact without further consequence. Either way, get into the vault and head downstairs. Head to the very end and turn left and continue down the stairs here. There'll be another vault door and through here, you'll find the Artifact.

If you followed Petrov down here, you'll have to steal the Artifact in front of him as he will not be willing to sell it. Like earlier, take this health down low (you can deplete his health without consequence) and he'll surrender, letting you walk out of the Scow without anymore violence. Make sure to get him quickly, however, as he'll try to run away, leaving you to fend for yourself against his lackeys. When you've gotten Artifact Phi, return to the Frontier and set a course for New Atlantis. Make your way back to The Lodge to add it to the collection.

 

A Critical Decision

At the end of No Sudden Moves, Noel gets a message from Vladimir at The Eye. Speak to her to learn that The Eye was attacked by the Starborn. One of your Companions left behind on They Eye is in critical condition, but Vladimir insists that you stay behind at the Lodge to protect the Artifacts. You'll have to make a decision here - defend the Lodge from the Hunter or help Vladimir and the other Constellation member at The Eye.

If you decide to stay at the Lodge, head upstairs to the bar and check on Walter. You'll find the Hunter has already infiltrated the Lodge and is attacking him. Shoot the Hunter a few times to get him off Walter and hold him off until Noel has all the Artifacts ready to be moved. When she calls out that she's ready, join up with her and follow her down into the basement, then through the side door into The Well. Make sure to stay near her at all times to avoid her stopping at random locations.

Escort your fellow Constellation members through The Well and into the elevator heading up to the Spaceport. Continue following them until you get to your Ship. Board it, and take off from Jemison. Once you get into orbit, Scorpius will send a transmission commending your persistence. If you pick the non-attack option, the Starborn will leave you alone for now, allowing you to peacefully get to The Eye. When you get there, you'll find whoever was in critical condition earlier now dead in the halls. Check up on your other Companions and Vladimir to find them injured, but alive.

If you decide to go to The Eye to check up on Vladimir and your injured Companion, leave the Lodge through the front doors. You'll be approached by the Companion that accompanied you during No Sudden Moves, making sure you're positive about your decision to leave as they'll be barricading the door soon. Tell them you're sure, then make your way to The Eye. Talk to all your Companions and Vladimir to help them get back on their feet. Once that's done, return to The Lodge with everyone.

Unfortunately, your Companion at the Lodge will be found dead in the library. After finding them, you'll find Vasco at the back of the library, Matteo in the gardens, and Walter in the bar upstairs. They'll tell you that Noel escaped into The Well with the Artifacts in hand. Head down to the basement and take the side door here to The Well. Right ahead, Noel will be cowering by the staircase. Speak to her and the Hunter will appear. Like above, escort Noel onto your ship and fly to The Eye. The Hunter will give up chase once you're up in space.

No matter which route you took, your next course of action is to speak to Vladimir and Noel. With The Lodge and The Eye now compromised, you now need to keep the Artifact somewhere inconvenient for the Starborn to take them. You can choose to either store them on your mobile Ship, or a defensible Outpost. Do note that the place you build the Armillary at will be more prone to Starborn attacks.

When you're done building the Armillary, return to The Lodge on New Atlantis. You'll be informed that the deceased's belongings have been moved to a storage container in the basement. Speak to Matteo and he'll inform you of a pattern he noticed while the Hunter was attacking - they kept mentioning 'Unity'. He suggests visiting the priest of Sanctum Universum to see if he can glean any meaning from the phrase.

 

Searching for Answers

You'll find Matteo speaking to Keeper Aquilus outside of the Sanctum in New Atlantis, just opposite to the Freestar Collective Embassy. Join the conversation and tell him you want to talk about Unity. He'll usher you into the Sanctum Universum for some privacy.

Sit at the table and tell Keeper Aquilus about your experiences. He'll tell you an old story about a pilgrim finding the 'true meaning of Unity' and gives you the phrase 'Infinitum Addendum'. You'll be suggested to speak to a member of House Va'ruun and the House of Enlightenment, both of whom may have different versions of the story.

The House of Enlightenment can be found in The Well on New Atlantis. Follow the mission marker down to meet Andy Singh. Tell him about Keeper Aquilus and the Pilgrim. He'll tell you a story not of the Pilgrim, but instead of the Drifter, with the 'second' person being brought up a lot. In his interpretation, 'Unity' would mean 'the One'.

The House of Va'ruun prisoner, Mir'za, can be found at the UC Security Office in the Spaceport of New Atlantis. Head in and walk all the way to the left to find her. Speak to her through the cell and she tells you the story of the Unbeliever, 'four' fights over 'one hundred and twenty' days given by the Great Serpent to test the faith of Va'ruun. In her interpretation, 'Unity' is a shadow cast to deceive the faithless.

Return to Keeper Aquilus at the Sanctum Universum. Give him the three numbers and code phrase you obtained previously and you'll help Keeper Aquilus connect the dots between each story. You'll be pointed towards the second planet in the Indum System, at the coordinates 4,120. Before you leave, Keeper Aquilus will ask you what your interpretation of 'Unity' is, to which you can answer freely.

Hop onto your ship and fly to Indum II in the Indum System. Touchdown on Pilgrim's Rest. Take your scanner out and walk into the building. In the greenhouse-type building, you'll find Pilgrim's Writing 3 and Pilgrim's Writing 4. In an open area covered by some tarp is Pilgrim's Writing 2. Pilgrim's Writing 1 can be found in a makeshift shack, and in the inner room, you'll find Pilgrim's Writing 5. These writings give you clues on how to unlock the locked door inside the shack. These are the options you should choose in order to do so:

1. What is the Unity?
2. People are necessary. But people are madness.
3. Myself.
4. In stopping. In embracing compassion.

You'll be allowed into the locked room after getting all four answers complete. Inside, you'll find Trackers Primer 02 that permanently increases your ballistic weapon damage by 5% and a Rare Sidestar inside one of the Storage Boxes. More importantly, you'll find the Pilgrim's Final Writing that points you towards Hyla II.

Hyla II can be found in the Hyla System. When you get there, you'll find a Crimson Fleet Reaper and will have to fight it while navigating through an asteroid field. If you manage to defeat it, you'll receive a transmission from a UC Ship offering a reward for your help. When you're done with that, touchdown on the Ancient Ruins. Head to your mission marker to find a peculiar looking ruins. On the circular platform, you'll find a beam of light shining down on an until constellation. Using the glyph, move the beam of light so that each point in the constellation is lit up. If you press on the upper part of the Glyph, the beam of light will move upwards, if you press the left part the beam will move left, and so on.

When you've completed the constellation, the ruins will point you to the final star in the Scorpius constellation. Make your way to Oborum III in the Oborum Prime System and the mission will end, leading into In Their Footsteps.

When you get to Oborum III in the Oborum Prime System, the Hunter will send a transmission to your ship. He'll invite you onboard his ship and introduce you to another Starborn, the Emissary. Dock with the Scorpius to be able to board it.

When you speak to them, you'll learn that the Emissary was the pilot of the Helix, the ship that initially threatened you in Volii Alpha space during All That Money Can Buy. While they meant no harm, they wanted to warn you off collecting the rest of the Artifacts as other Starborn are after them too, and are not as civil. The conversation will eventually turn towards Unity, where the Emissary reveals themselves to be the Companion who died during High Price to Pay. They come from a different universe and in theirs, you were the one to die in their place. As you talk more about Unity, the Hunter reveals his identity - Keeper Aquilus from another universe.

The Emissary and the Hunter each offer you different ways to approach the Unity. The Emissary wishes for a truce between the three of you, wanting to be selective of who gets to access the Unity, while the Hunter believe that rules and constraints are a way for those in higher power to control those under them and wants the Unity to be accessible to all. You can speak to both of them to learn more about their motivations and goals for their actions, as well as what it means to be Starborn.

As you leave the ship, the Emissary will call out to you one more time. They'll give you some information to help you seek out the rest of the Artifacts in this universe, and suggest you discuss with Constellation what to do next. You'll then unlock three new Main Missions - Unearthed, Final Glimpses, and Missed Beyond Measure. These Missions can be completed in any order, but all must be completed in order to progress.

 

 

Fly Me to the Moon

The following sections will cover the Main Mission Unearthed, which begins as soon as you finish In Their Footsteps. At the end of that quest, The Emissary gives you what they call a key to an Artifact, in order for you to learn more about them firsthand, and the choices you'll have to make from here on. They will bid you to go to the Earth's moon to use it. When you're ready, head for the Sol System and then land on the Nova Galactic Research Station on the moon Luna. Move forward to the station to investigate it properly.

As you move forward, look for the Airlock that should be on your left. It's locked but the Moon Base Key that The Emissary gave you will prove useful here, as well as for the next locked door. Inside the first room should be a Wire Spool as well as some random credits in the storage boxes. Open the folding blue door on the right and progress through. Follow the objective marker to a computer containing Nova Galactic Research. The first file describes the supercomputer that the researchers were using for their experiment, while the second file will contain an announcement about the test launch of something called Project Prism.

As the file reads, you'll next want to head up to the roof and see what you can find out about that launch day. If you turn around and then head through the double door on your right, you should find yourself in a room with gym equipment and various kitchen things. The storage rack near the punching bag has a Storage Box with a Digipick and some Zero Wire if you want them. Head back out and then make a turn to the right to eventually find some stairs leading up. At the top, you'll find a locked Science Crate which you can loot if you have enough investment in the Security Skill. The Storage Crate ahead of it contains a Ground Crew Pack. After you've looted as much as you want, head outside and find your way above the station to get to the recording box and play the recording.

It seems the original data that was integral to the project was kept secret even to the spearhead of the research, but it sounds like you'll be able to find it in NASA. Head back to your ship and chart a course for the NASA Launch Tower on planet Earth.

 

Down to Earth

After you land you'll see the launch tower from a distance - kind of hard to miss in the middle of a barren wasteland. Head to it and you'll be prompted to try to find a way in. There'll be some Mercury and Water deposits on your way there if you want to harvest them.

If you head to the middle of the structure and then immediately climb to the right, you should find a door with a switch in a dark corner of the platform. Unfortunately, there isn't any power right now, so you'll have to find a way to generate some.

It's quite dark but if you search to the left of the door's switch, you should be able to find two Emergency Power Cells. Pick them both up and then head to the right side of the door to find the Power Receptacle, where you can put one Emergency Power Cell. Now you can hit the switch to open the door. Immediately in front of you as you step in will be a Storage Crate containing a Refined Deep Recon Spacesuit. Beside it to the right is another crate with a Bashing Calibrated Old Earth Unting Rifle, some ammo, and a Calibrated Deep Recon Space Helmet.

Head back out and then turn right to get back to the path in the middle of the structure to cut to the other side. Turn left to circle around the structure until you find some stairs. Head up and then turn right to find some Resources, and another Storage Crate containing an Advanced Deep Recon Spacesuit.

When you're done looting, head back out and down the way you came, and then continue circling the structure to the left until you find your way back to the door with a switch. Climb up to the platform above the Power Receptacle this time and then keep climbing up. There'll be some more Resources scattered around this area if you want them, but you'll mainly want to use the platforms and stairs to make your up to the objective marker. You'll eventually find a white door that you can enter, leading to a short bridge that'll take you closer to the objective marker.

There you'll find the elevator to get to NASA but you'll need power to activate it with the button. If you turn around from the elevator and look to the right, you'll find another white door that you can open with the NASA Access Code. Inside will be another Power Receptacle. If you missed out on grabbing the extra Emergency Power Cell a while ago, there are some lying around this room. Make sure to pick all the extra ones up for later. Interact with the receptacle to put one in. The Storage Crate here contains a Tau Grade Rheostat. Head out of the room and head back to the elevator you just powered and push the button. Press another button inside to get to the NASA Launch Facility.

Loot as much as you want from the cluttered area and then head for the objective marker when you're ready. Access the NASA Research Computer to get some more information on NASA. The first file has some reminders for the launch. The Access Station Logs will have some recordings of past events that transpired here, regarding a sample from Mars that was unprecedented to civilization at the time. It seems the government took pains to keep it all under wraps.

When you're ready, head through the door near the computer. Jump down and follow the path to a large chamber that looks like a museum of some sort, built to commemorate the progressive stages of space travel in humanity's history. Turn to the left and head to the lower level, following the direction of the objective marker. Look for the stairs on your right and follow the path to another room containing another Personal Recording of Judith Tatienne. It seems that Victor Aiza has had breakthroughs upon breakthroughs based on some information that he wishes to keep secret. These breakthroughs eventually led to the discovery and creation of extensive space travel.

Follow the path forward through the rock tunnel and through the long hall. At the end of the hall will be a door marked with the word "Lab" that you'll have to enter. Inside, climb up the rock formation on the ground to a doorway right above you. Follow the succeeding paths down to yet another long hall. You'll find a large red door that you'll need to flip the switch for, but the power for it is out. Head past it first and enter the yellow folding door to the right to find the corresponding Power Switch.

Flip the power on. There's a Refined Deep Recon Space Helmet in the Storage Crate to the right if you want it. Head back now to the large red door and flip the switch to open it. Inside, follow the path through some more rock tunnels until you reach a bit of a fork. The rock wall in front of you is actually breakable. Break it to access a room containing a Digipick, a Storage Crate containing some more resources, and a Deep Recon Spacesuit. Head back out and then make an immediate right turn. Follow the path to find some stairs on your right. Head down and follow the objective marker. There'll be another red door with a switch that'll need some power. Head past it to find the corresponding Power Receptacle and put in the extra Emergency Power Cell.

Head back to the red door and flip the switch to enter it. Follow the path and eventually climb up the stairs. You'll eventually enter a large chamber with some Turret Mk Is and a Robot Model A guarding it, so take them out first. Afterward, head to the far left side of the room to find a yellow box that operates the large doors. You'll need to generate some power again to get it working. From there, you should be able to find an opening to your immediate right. Follow the path to find the corresponding Power Switch. 

Head back to the large doors and flip the switch to open them. Follow the long path down toward the objective marker to get to another NASA Research Computer. Access it to progress your objectives. The first file has some reminders in terms of Security Protocol, while the Access Station Logs will have some more recordings. It seems the testing for extensive space travel was successful, and at that time, things were progressing so fast that nobody wanted to even know what the side effects were for operating a Grav Drive. You'll have to find out for yourself.

When you're done with the computer, turn around and look to your left to find a white door. Open it and progress forward. Head past another door afterward into an area where gravity seems to be lower. Float down and loot the body of a dead scientist for some credits and the NASA Maintenance Key. Use the key to open the nearby door and then turn right to find another large red door with a switch. The Storage Crate on the left contains an Advanced Deep Recon Power Pack. Hit the switch to open the red door to proceed.

Inside the next chamber, follow the stairs up to an opening on the grate. Follow the path and then turn right to a door on the lower level. Open the door and then immediately turn right to get to the objective marker, where you'll find Victor Aiza's lifeless body and another NASA Research Computer. Access the computer to proceed.

The first file will show some information about the Grav Drive, and reveal that the Martian specimen is at the core of the machinery. The Access Station Logs will again have some recordings to enlighten you of what transpired before. It seems like all the traveling done from the moon has had negative consequences on Earth, which led to its eventual destruction. Victor Aiza planned on keeping it secret and instead telling the public that nature was simply taking its course and that it was about time for us all to leave the planet anyway. This seemed to be a very big deal for Judith, which Victor knew from the beginning but still chose to keep secret, leading to them falling out. In the final file, Victor confesses that the origin of all the quick advancements in space travel technology is in fact the Martian anomaly they had found. He'd touched it and was able to speak to a version of himself knowing all that came ahead in terms of their field of study. He finishes by calling the specimen an Artifact, as you know it at the current time.

You'll find this very Artifact in the large machinery at the center of the main chamber. Press the switch on the desk to the right of Victor's body to open it and gain access. Head back to the main chamber to claim the Artifact for yourself. You'll immediately receive a message from The Emissary who says that they've landed on Earth so that you can come discuss your findings. The Hunter also says there's another Starborn that got there before they did, probably to claim the Artifact for themselves too. A few of them will come find you as you make your way out so prepare for some fighting.

The quickest way out from here will be indicated by your HUD system. Head down the stairs to the lowest level and then exit the red door. As you move forward there should be a door to your left leading to some stairs. After two flights of stairs, head out the doorway in front of you and then keep going straight in the same direction until you enter a hall going to the left.

Jump the small gap and climb the large pipes to make your way up. When you get to the top, head through the open door you'll see in front of you, opening to the left. Move forward onto a long and wide flight of stairs going up, being careful of any Starborn that might ambush you. At the top, head forward and then to the right to some more stairs. After you've dealt with the Starborn here, look for the large red door on the left, which needs another power cell to be flipped. Follow the wires coming out of the switch to find the corresponding Power Receptacle and put in another Emergency Power Cell.

Flip the switch to enter and then head up the stairs on your left. On your right should be another Storage Crate containing a Calibrated Deep Recon Space Helmet. Follow the path to a grated door which you can open with the NASA Maintenance Key you picked up a while ago. Keep going until you reach another long hallway. At the end of it will be a Cuttable Wall that you can bust through with a Cutter. Go through it and then turn left. Follow the path and then climb up the stairs in the middle of the large room.

At the top, jump onto the silver pipe and then head through the broken window into a hall, being careful of the Starborns engaging you again at this point. Head through two short doorways into another cluttered room, and then look for an open door on the left. Past it will be a closed door you can open and go through, to head up the long inclined path to your right. Follow the path until you reach some more stairs. Keep climbing up until you reach the last door. Enter it and then jump down to find the elevator you used to enter the facility. Push the button to finally make it outside.

 

Choosing Sides

Drop down safely to find The Emissary and The Hunter waiting for you in the sands. Speak to The Emissary to discuss your findings. She'll ask if you now understand the whole point of this exercise - the scientists invented the Grav Drives through one Artifact, at the cost of their home planet. You can have her explain further with the third option if you want. You'll then have the option to slightly agree with The Emissary's view that this event shows the Artifact's danger or The Hunter's view that being able to finally reach the stars was worth the cost. Regardless of this initial choice, you'll get some more points to consider from both of them before making another choice. The third option this time expresses that their both wrong and someone who's not a Starborn should make the decision. If you choose the third option, the game will prompt you to reconsider or confirm - either side with The Emissary, The Hunter, or neither of them and have both of them as enemies.

Choosing whichever will reveal that once all Artifacts are gathered, everyone is to fight it out at a place called The Buried Temple where the final Artifact can be found. Regardless of who you allied with, the other two parties will be there with their own collected Artifacts, in a fight to win it all. This completes the main part of the Unearthed and will prompt you to finish Final Glimpses if you haven't already. To start the next Main Mission, "Revelation," players will have to finish Final Glimpses, Missed Beyond Measure, and Unearthed.

 

Hopeful News

These next two sections will cover the Main Mission Final Glimpses. One of the things the Emissary suggests you do is update your fellow Constellation members with what you learned about Unity. Return to The Lodge in New Atlantis and speak to Vladimir to start the Constellation meeting. Tell them about the Emissary and why the Starborn is after Unity, then the meeting will conclude.

Speak to Vladimir afterward to get information on where to find the remaining Artifacts. One of the planets he gives will differ from playthrough to playthrough, but each player will be given Freya III and have to obtain a Ship that can travel at least 21 Light Years. Your Grav Jump range is influenced by a few factors - the Ship's Grav Drive, the Ship's Mass, and your Astrodynamics Skill. If your Ship cannot travel that far with your current stats, you'll have to purchase a new ship with the required specs from any Ship Vendor.

Start by obtaining the Artifact on your randomized Planet. Follow the mission marker to a Spacer base and reach the end to find the Artifact embedded in a Caelumite deposit. Before you're able to grab the Artifact, however, an invisible Starborn will appear and must be taken down before being able to obtain it.

Your next course of action will be to visit Freya III in the Freya System. When you get there, you'll receive a transmission coming from the nearby satellite. Nishina from the High Energy Research Lab is requesting immediate evac due to an explosion at the site. After listening to the transmission, Entangled will begin. This mission must be completed in order to progress Final Glimpses. 

 

Interdimensional Travel

Touchdown on the Nishina Research Station and run up to the intercom of the building. You'll be greeted by Ethan Hughes who doesn't seem phased at all by the distress signal and claims that they didn't send one. When you mention it came from the High Energy Research Lab, however, he'll let you in.

Enter the Nishina Research Station. Ethan will scan you and you'll be let into the facility proper. He'll introduce himself as the Chief of Security and escort you to the Director. As you walk through the Storage room, the environment will suddenly shift, with the building becoming infested and decayed. A Young Cataxi Warrior will emerge from the ground in front of you. Defeat it and you'll be back in the unruined Storage room.

Ethan will be on guard, accusing you of being a stealth tech. No matter what you tell him, he'll continue escorting you to the Director hoping to find some answers. As you enter the Work Room, you'll be transported to the ruins once again. Speak to Rafael Aguerro and he'll be relieved that someone finally responded to his distress signal. He'll ask you how you got in the facility and when you mention Ethan Hughes, he'll claim that he's dead. Rafael will hypothesize that what you're experiencing is due to the accident that he mentioned over the transmission.

As Rafael is explaining how the accident happened, you'll be pulled towards the intact Research Station. Keep following Ethan to he Director's Office on the second floor, and on the way, you'll be pulled back to the ruins. Make it to the Director's Office in this instance of the facility, defeating any Cataxi on your way.

Right before you make it to the office, you'll be transported back to the intact facility. You'll finally be able to meet the Director, Kaia Patel, as well as a scientist, Maria Hughes. When you mention Raphael to them, they'll claim he's dead, confirming your claim that you've been shifting universes. Bring up the Artifact and ask what they are doing with it. They'll explain that the facility's goal is to research the gravitational distortion caused by the Artifact. The accident three months ago caused Raphael's death and they haven't been able to switch off the probe due to a malfunctioning kill switch. Though they could do it manually, the Research Level is locked down and there's no way to get there at the moment. Though the elevator in this universe can't get down there, you can suggest using the elevator in Raphael's universe. Director Patel will agree and Maria will pipe in, suggesting to adjust the parameters on the probe to control your shifting between each universe.

Follow Maria to the control unit. When you get through the first door on your right, you'll be pulled back to Raphael's universe. Follow your mission marker through the Emergency Room and back down to Raphael. He'll give you the Nishina Pantry Key to give you access to the pantry. There will be another Cataxi in this room, but be careful shooting your weapon when entering the Emergency Room as you will be transported back into Hughes' universe. Head into the next room and you'll be back with Rafael. Defeat the three Cataxi and speak to him.

When you're done, move in the room a bit and you'll find yourself back in Ethan's security room. You can ask him more about the scorpions in the universe and he'll unlock a few logs for you to read about the Cataxi. He can then be Persuaded to give you an item that will be helpful in defeating the Cataxi in the other universe. If you choose this option, you'll have three turns to earn 6 persuasion 'points'. Below are some examples of Persuasion options:

• I'll wear you down eventually. Save yourself a headache and just give me what I want to know. (+2)
• I'm sure we can work something out. (+1)
• That's better. Can we move on the the part where you give it to me? (+4)

If you succeed, Ethan will hand over a Rare Experiment A-7 Shotgun. Head out the room when you're done and into the Main Hall towards the lab. You'll be pulled back into Raphael's universe where the way to the lab is blocked. Head further in and circle to the left to find some stairs going up. When you reach the stairs, you'll be back in Hughes' universe and can speak to Maria. She'll turn the voltage of the probe down until a Distortion appears. Stand in the Distortion, and as Maria increases the voltage back up, you'll be transported back to Raphael's universe.

Pick up the Probe Control Unit from the nearby table. Head to the nearby distortion and interact with it to calibrate it. You'll be sent back to Hughes' universe when you do so. Speak to Maria and she'll give you directions on how to reach the High Energy Research Lab. Before you do so, however, go and speak to Director Patel. She's asked Dr. Barakova to provide you with supplies, so if you're short on some, you can approach them later. Director Patel will then ask you which universe you will choose after stopping your ability to shift. Give her your answer and you can be on your way.

Dr. Tatiana Barakova can be found in a sitting room on the ground floor. When you speak to her, she'll give you three Med Packs and a Trauma Pack. Afterwards, head to the distortion at the other mission marker and interact with it to get to Rafael's universe. Take the elevator here down to the research level. Interact with the Distortion to your left as you exit the elevator to get to Hughes' universe. Head straight forward and interact with the Distortion next to the closed door. When you get back to Rafael's universe, the door will be open. Head through and turn right, picking up the Nishina Particle Lab Keycard in the open room. 

Interact with the Distortion in the far end of the room to return to Hughes' universe. Exit through the locked doors next to you and enter the locked doors right in front of you, at the opposite side of the room. Head down the stairs and into the next open room on your right. Be quick getting in the room as there's a turret at the corner of the hallway. Interact with the Distortion in this room to get back to Rafael's universe. Exit through the door on the right and head towards the quest marker. You unfortunately won't be able to interact with the console in this universe, so head backwards, away from the console, and you'll find another Distortion behind a cabinet. Transport yourself to Hughes' universe and interact with the Computer to override the Security Systems. You can also calibrate the turrets to be friendly towards you on this console.

Head into the now open Secure Access door and into the Particle Accelerator room. Continue all the way downstairs and head through the closed double doors. In this larger room, head up the staircase on the opposite side of the room and interact with the Distortion found to the left at the top of the stairs. In Rafael's universe, head through the open door next to you that says Emergency. Make your way down the stairs to the left and you can interact with the Distortion here to aviod the the two Cataxi. You'll find the Nishina Utility Closet Keycard in the desk nearby in both universes.

Right now, you should be in Hughes' universe. Head back up the stairs you came from and interact with the Distortion next to the closed security door to get back to Rafael's universe. The security door should now be opened, so head on through and up ahead will be another Distortion. Return once more to Hughes' universe and head downstairs towards the mission marker. You can open the door at the corner to enter the Utility Closet. Another Distortion can be found here to shift back to Rafael's universe. Head into the next room where the mission marker is and interact with the Distortion behind you. In Hughes' universe, you can interact with the Computer to override the Security Systems here. There are no turret controls here, however, so you'll have to shoot down the turret in the room and any other robots you encounter in the future.

Interact with the Distortion again, then with the Distortion in the Utility Closet to leave the room in Hughes' universe. Head up the stairs and towards the mission marker into the room on the left. Interact with the Computer here to override some more Security Systems. Exit the room and head straight ahead to reach some stair going down. Descend the steps and enter the Access Tunnel to the right. Go all the way to the end to find a Weapon Case with an Epic Novablast Disruptor. About halfway through the room behind you is another Distortion. Interact with it to get to Rafael's universe.

Enter the large hole where the Weapon Case was and follow the tunnels. There'll be a lot of Cataxi in the area so be careful. You'll eventually get to a Distortion at a dead end. You don't want to interact with it, instead, turn around and head up the slope on the left in the large cavern. This will let you climb up towards the mission marker. Take the Distortion up here back to Hughes' universe. Exit out the door and head into the next room to your left. Defeat the turrets and robots here and interact with the Distortion in the back right of the room. In Rafael's universe, head through the nearby hole in the wall in the back of the room and follow the tunnels up and into another section of the facility. Circle around to the quest marker and interact with the Distortions here to return to Hughes' universe.

The Computer in this room will allow you to override the Security System in the Storage Room. Make your way through the open security door and head up the staircase ahead. Turn right and interact with the Distortion at the bottom of the next set of stairs. Climb up the stairs in Rafael's universe and keep moving forward until you reach the mission marker and the objectives change.

In this larger room, you will have to decide which universe to save - Rafael's or Hughes' with all the other Research Lab employees. Disengage the Power Interlocks in the universe you want to stay in by interacting with the computers noted by mission markers. In Rafael's universe you'll have to fight Cataxi while moving around the room, while in Hughes' you'll be fighting robots and turrets. After you've disengaged all the power interlocks, shut the probe down and take Artifact Lambda from the center of the mechanism.

After experiencing the usual visions, speak to with Rafael or Director Patel. If you saved Rafael's universe, he'll offer to become one of your Crew Members and give you a variety of Resources to use. If you saved Hughes' universe, you'll be rewarded with a Legendary Experimental Nishina Spacesuit and a Legendary Experimental Nishina Helmet. This will conclude both Entangled and Final Glimpses. 

 

Saying Goodbye

This next short section covers the Main Mission Missed Beyond Measure. When you arrive at The Lodge, after the events of In Their Footsteps, you'll be stopped by Noel when you approach the rest of the Constellation members. She'll say that she wants to gather everyone to properly say goodbye to the crew member who passed away, depending on the player's choices, during the events of High Price to Pay. If you tell her that you'll be there, she'll say she'll need some time to prepare for the funeral event.

You can actually choose to complete Unearthed and Final Glimpses first if you want to, but whenever you're ready and don't want to wait out the full days to complete this Mission, you can actually go to your dedicated room here in The Lodge and interact with the bed there to find an option to 'Wait until Memorial.' When you wake up afterward, your chosen active Companion will no longer follow you, and you'll also have the option to wait it out for another 24 hours to skip the Memorial altogether.

When you're ready, head out the door of your room and head to The Lounge's main table to attend the memorial service. You'll have gotten there right at the end of one of the member's speeches dedicated to your deceased member. Interact with the podium and say a few words yourself. Your speech will be made up of some choices that you'll be prompted to make. Regardless of how you construct it, Noel will thank you for your words. You'll then have the option to check on everyone during this event, which will give you opportunities to raise your affinity with them. Additionally, Aja Mamasa, the previous chair of Constellation is also here for you to speak to for the first time.

If Barrett survived and you speak to him here, he'll tell you that he seems somewhat detached despite knowing the gravity and sadness of the situation. If you tell him that you know what he means on some level, he'll then share a nice little genuine thought. Thanking him for it gives you a large amount of approval. 

When you're ready, simply head out the main door of The Lodge to complete the Mission.

 

Final Space Battle

The following sections will cover Revelation which begins as soon as the player finishes the last Mission they chose to complete in the set of Missions consisting of Entangled, Final Glimpses, Missed Beyond Measure, and Unearthed. After completing all of them and collecting all available Artifacts, the player will now have to make their way to the Buried Temple to fight for the final Artifact, as well as all the Artifacts held by the opposing parties that the player chose to not side with at the end of Unearthed. Your first step will be heading to the Masada System and selecting planet Masada III. Depending on how far you've explored outside of the Main Missions thus far, you might have to go through some other Star Systems first to get there.

When you get to Masada III, you'll be ambushed by whoever you'd chosen to oppose, in their corresponding ships. Make sure your ship is well-equipped and thoroughly prepared. After the fight, land your ship on the Buried Temple. Once you do, your chosen ally will come meet you and you can ask them any questions you might have regarding the Buried Temple and why they seem to always have the final bout in this place. They'll be following you throughout your time on this planet. Head for the military base where your objective marker is pointing. As your ally would've said, the actual temple lies beneath it. Head first for the opening in the middle of the facility. Inside, there will be a little of dead bodies you can loot if you'd like to.

Follow the trail of dead bodies toward your objective marker. As your ally has probably warned you multiple times by now, you'll get jumped by your first Starborn here as you traverse the area so be ready for some fights. You'll have to defeat them before moving forward. As you're already nearing the end of the game, expect these fights to be some of your more difficult ones. Guardian Musa's chosen power is to create copies of himself so you'll have to contend with a number of them at once. To get through this objective, you'll have to defeat all the copies. When you're done with them, keep moving forward toward the objective marker. You'll eventually be blocked by large double doors, so turn left first into a tunnel-like path. As the tunnel sort of unravels, keep an eye on the left side for a locked Storage Crate with an Advanced Security Level containing an Advanced Shocktroop Spacesuit, if you want it. Otherwise, move into the warehouse to enter the area directly above the Buried Temple.

Inside, you'll be jumped by another Starborn so deal with them promptly. Guardian Athaliah brings the dead back to life under his command and he won't be targetable at first until you bring down every Ecliptic he revives. He can also switch places with any of his thralls. Make short work of them and then deal with Athaliah to move forward. Make sure to take note of where he dies as you'll want to find the Ecliptic Base ID Card to move forward.

 

Trip Down Anomaly Lane

After grabbing the Ecliptic Base ID Card, follow the objective marker to the large red double doors. Interact with the ID Card Reader to open them and head inside to the Ecliptic Base. Inside, move forward by heading first to the lower levels. Jump down the gap in front of you and then turn to the left. When you reach a small room, turn to the left again to find some stairs heading further down. Before you head down, you can get a Berserker Advanced Solstice in the storage box on the table beside the stairs if you want it. Down the stairs, turn left again and then hang another left when you exit to head toward the objective marker, which right now leads to some kind of anomaly. Move close to the lights to enter it.

It will take you to a familiar scene at the beginning of the game before you touch your first Artifact, marked by the presence of Lin and Heller. Follow the path toward the Artifact to reach the lights made by the anomaly again and exit the anomaly. When you get back, your chosen ally will inform you that you dipped into a different universe for a while and that you'll have to do it a few more times to get to the center of the temple. It seems where (or when) they go in that quick slip into space-time also depends on the person. Move forward to get ambushed by your next Starborn fight.

You'll be up against two this time - Guardian Teuta and Guardian Rinn. These two will seem to have some power to manipulate objects, and Rinn in particular seems to like keeping himself safe while throwing some items to harm you. They'll also have some turrets and robots on their side so this fight can be a bit annoying. If you want to, you could enter the control room in the middle of the fight where Guardian Rinn will appear at the beginning, but you'll need to either take out Rinn first and loot the Ecliptic Base Key early or hack the door with a Master Security Level lock and then hack the computer inside with an Expert Security Level to stop the robots.

Regardless of how you do it, defeat the two Starborn and get the Ecliptic Base Key to move forward. Head to the upper levels and follow the direction of the objective marker to a large yellow door which you can go through with the key. Inside, follow the path through some dead scientists until you reach another anomaly as you go through a corridor. When you touch the lights, this time you'll find yourself in the Scow, with Captain Petrov. Move forward and speak to him. Regardless of what you choose, it will end in a fight. You can dispatch three quickly or you can just kill Petrov to loot the Private Quarters Key from his body, and then go down the stairs on the right to find the anomaly and leave without having to kill the rest. You can also find The Collector's Outfit and a Modified Calibrated Solstice on Petrov's body.

Use the key on the door to Petrov's room to find the anomaly. Touch it to get back to the present time and place. Once you're back, move forward past the large open doors and follow the path along the cave. At the end of the path, take the lift down to the Cavern. On your way down, you'll naturally touch another anomaly. This time it takes you to a universe where your counterpart dies in the arms of Vladimir, as you see unfold right in front of you. You'll have the option to simply speak to Vladimir or even attack him if you want to. Regardless, you simply need to turn around to find the lights that'll allow you to leave.

 

Lovers and Fighters

Once you reach the lowest level, you'll find tons of supplies as you get off the elevator. You'll also find a Cornered Modified Auto-Rivet, a Space Adept UC Naval Cutlass, and an Osmium Dagger among the supplies, should you want them. When you're done looting, move forward along the path. Eventually, you'll reach a large open cavern where you'll be ambushed by another Starborn, Guardian Fionn. Fionn has the power to create duplicates that carry and use the same Equipment as you and your current team members. This means, as your offensive power should be notable at this point in the game, they'll also be quite annoying in terms of the damage they can deal. Nevertheless, they'll be quick to dispatch with their smaller health pools, and then you can focus on defeating Fionn.

After dealing with Guardian Fionn, move forward to the objective marker. Narrow pillars dotted with tiny stars will give way to the doorway behind. Interact with it to finally make it to the Buried Temple. Inside, you'll be confronted by either The Emissary, The Hunter, or both of them, depending on who you'd chosen to align with or if you'd chosen to align with neither of them. There's an option to try to persuade them if you want to. You'll need to get eight points within three turns initially in order to successfully persuade either of them.

If you try to persuade The Hunter, you can have the following initial options, depending on your playthrough:

• +1: You could lose. Handing me the Artifacts guarantees you'll live.
• +3: If a more persuasive version of myself wanted to pop in from another universe, now's the time.
• +5: You can find peace in this universe. Like your other self. There's more to life than the hunt.

If you're successful with the third option, you can have the following additional options to continue:

• +1: You could lose. Handing me the Artifacts guarantees you'll live.
• +3: I'm offering you a chance to stop this cycle of death.
• +3: There has to be a universe where I've already won this.

If you're successful with either the second or third option here, you'll be able to persuade The Hunter to give up his Artifacts without a fight. 

If you don't manage to persuade them or choose the attack them from the get-go, you'll begin the fight against the final Boss of the game. The Emissary and The Hunter are meant to be the strongest Starborn ever, outside of yourself, so they'll have a variety of different powers to help them, having passed through the Unity over and over. This fight can get especially hard if you'd chosen to go against both of them. The fight will have a lot of teleporting through the different places you've been in, so prepare yourself for a visually dramatic battle.

After the successful Persuasion, or winning the fight, and acquiring the corresponding Artifacts, you'll have to speak to your ally if you'd chosen to align with one. They'll give you all the Artifacts that they have to complete the entire set. When you're done speaking to them, or if you're ready, move forward to claim Artifact Mu.

After the usual vision, you'll find yourself outside of the Buried Temple, and Revelation will officially be completed.

 

Ascension

With all the Artifacts now in your hands, you'll be able to complete the Armillary. Before you do so, however, you can visit your friends and tell them about your accomplishments. Now will be the last time to speak to your Companions and your other Constellation friends at The Lodge and The Eye to say your goodbyes. Though it won't matter much at this point in the game, you'll gain a lot of approval from any Companion you speak with.

Whenever you're ready, hop onto your ship and build the Armillary using the computer on board. Take off from whichever planet or moon you're on and power up the Grav Drive to automatically boost to the Unity. Take in the sights and walk forward. You will eventually come face-to-face with yourself. Answer their questions however you like, then they will offer you a choice - either walk into the gate of light and become Starborn, or turn around and walk away back to the people and universe you know. 

Before you make the decision, you can walk around and approach the visions of people you know. When you approach the Constellation table, your other self will explain that Constellation will go on to publish all they know about the Artifacts, the Starborn, and the Unity. If you sided with the Emissary, you will learn that she seeks out other noble Starborn to help them become reborn. If you sided with the Hunter, his views of seizing power will spread to other Starborn in the universe. If you sided with none of them, the path to Unity is left for the people of the Settled Systems to discover on their own, uninterrupted by Starborn.

 

You'll then have to make your decision. If you leave the Unity behind, you'll be back on your Ship with all the Artifacts. The game will not end and you'll be able to finish anything you left behind previously. Whenever you're ready, you can freely rebuild the Armillary and Grav Jump back to the Unity To finish the game, walk into the giant ball of light. You'll be shown some more beautiful images of the universe and the credits will roll.

Once the credits are done, New Game Plus will begin in One Small Step - you will retain all your character levels, Skills, and Powers, but lose your Items and relationship progress with your Companions.