Mass Effect (PC) Guide Walkthrough Chapter 2: Finding Liara
Assignments
As the first officially appointed human Spectre and new captain of the Normandy, Shepard is now free to pursue Saren and the geth all across the galaxy.
Captain Anderson and Ambassador Udina have given the new Spectre a few solid leads, each one worthy of exploration. It’s up to Shepard to decide where the investigation should begin.
Assignments
Uncharted Worlds Assignments: Post-Citadel
The galaxy is filled with all sorts of adventure for a Spectre who commands a starship. The following table identifies every assignment you may currently fulfill and the order in which you fulfill them.
Check the Spectre Assignments portion of the guide that follows the walkthrough for complete details on each of the assignments listed below.
Uncharted Worlds Assignments: Post-Citadel
| Name | Starting Location | Giver |
|---|---|---|
| Unusual Readings | Citadel: Presidium | Computer Console |
| Strange Transmissions/Major Kyle | Citadel: Presidium | Computer Console |
| UNC: Missing Marines | Citadel: Tower | Rear Admiral Kahoku |
| UNC: Hostile Takeover | Citadel: Presidium | Helena Blake |
| UNC: Privateers | Citadel: Tower | Garoth |
| UNC: Hostage | Citadel | Special Elevator Message (after becoming a spectre) |
| UNC: Missing Survey Team | Citadel: Docking Bays | Ambassador Udina, Captain Anderson |
| UNC: Cerberus | Deep Space (Normandy) | Rear Admiral Kahoku (via transmission) |
| UNC: Hades’s Dogs | Binthu | Corpse of Rear Admiral Kahoku |
| UNC: Geth Incursions | Deep Space (Normandy) | Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
| Tali and the Geth | Solcrum—Mercenary Base | Geth Terminal (decrypt) |
| UNC: Lost Module | Eletania | Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
| UNC: Lost Freighter | MSV Worthington Freighter | Via exploration or from Nassana Dantius |
| UNC: Locate Signs of Battle | Varies | First Salarian Artifact you find |
| UNC: Turian Insignias | Varies | First Turian Artifact you find |
| UNC: Valuable Minerals | Varies | First Mineral you find |
| UNC: Prothean Data Discs | Varies | First Prothean Artifact you find |
| UNC: Asari Writing | Varies | First Asari Writing you find |
| UNC: Asari: Diplomacy | Sharjila | Via exploration or from Nassana Dantius |
Uncharted Worlds Codex Entries
Choosing to pursue the assignments listed above can land you the following entries for your Codex.
Primary Codex:
| Category | Entry Name | Find Location | Found Via |
Character/
Object |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliens: Non-Sapient Creatures | Thresher Maws | Edolus | Inspection | Marine | Defeat Thresher Maw |
Secondary Codex:
| Category | Entry Name | Find Location | Found Via |
Character/
Object |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanity and the Systems Alliance | Systems Alliance: Geological Survey | Find any mineral on any planet | Inspection | Mineral | None |
| Aliens: Extinct Races | Protheans: Data Discs | Find any Prothean artifact on any planet | Inspection | Prothean Artifact | None |
| Aliens: Council Races | Salarians: League of One | Find any salarian artifact on any planet | Inspection | Salarian Artifact | None |
| Aliens: Council Races | Turians: The Unification War | Find any turian artifact on any planet | Inspection | Turian Artifact | None |