Mass Effect (PC) Guide Walkthrough Chapter 5: Virmire
Assignments
Commander Shepard has scoured the galaxy far and wide in search of insight into Saren’s plans and motives.
Having conducted thorough investigations at Therum, Noveria, and Feros, the Spectre has only one place left to explore: a remote world called Virmire.
Shepard was recently informed that one of the Council’s infiltration teams stationed at Virmire has sent out an urgent distress call.
The message was little more than static, and the Council has become alarmed. They eagerly await the Spectre’s full situation report.
Morality Point Assignments
Completing your critical mission objectives on your third post-Citadel, plot-based world (Therum, Noveria, or Feros) most likely puts you at a point in your career where the following morality-based assignments will become available to you.
Naturally, this assumes you’re endeavoring to acquire either Paragon or Renegade points as often as possible by making the appropriate dialogue choices and actions.
The UNC: Besieged Base assignment is presented the moment you’ve filled four-fifths of your Paragon points bar. The UNC: The Negotiation assignment opens up once you’ve filled four-fifths of the Renegade points bar.
Please note that you can’t access both of these assignments during your initial playthrough; Shepard can attain enough morality points in only one alignment or the other on the first time through the game.
Shortly after you reach the requisite amount of morality points, you’ll be contacted by Admiral Hackett via a deep-space transmission to inform you of the quest’s availability.
Post-Plot World Assignments, Volume III
| Name | Starting Location | Giver |
|---|---|---|
| UNC: Besieged Base | Deep Space ( Normandy ) | Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
| UNC: The Negotiation | Deep Space ( Normandy ) | Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
Post-Feros Assignments
Those who’ve been following this walkthrough will have just completed their primary objectives on planet Feros. Clearing that world grants you access to the following assignments.
If you’re up for exploring these side tasks, check the "Spectre Assignments" portion of the guide for complete details.
Post-Feros Assignments
| Name | Starting Location | Giver |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate Shipments\UNC: Espionage Probe | Feros: Zhu’s Hope\Deep Space (Normandy) | Terminal\Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
| Investigate Facility\UNC: ExoGeni Facility | Feros: ExoGeni Upper Level\Deep Space (Normandy) | ExoGeni Terminal\Admiral Hackett (via transmission) |
| Investigate Samples\UNC: Colony of the Dead | Feros: ExoGeni Upper Level | Server Node |
Virmire Assignments
You’ll find a handful of assignments you can easily fulfill while carrying out your primary mission at Virmire.
These optional tasks are mentioned in the walkthrough each time they crop up, but feel free to reference the Spectre Assignments portion of the guide if you’d like additional information on how to find and complete each one.