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Starfield Back to Vectera walkthrough: How to save BarrettHere’s how to rescue Barrett and get yourself a new companion
Here’s how to rescue Barrett and get yourself a new companion
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How do you rescue Barrett in Starfield’s Back to Vectera mission?So, you’ve finished The Old NeighborhoodStarfieldmission and Sarah has tasked you with finding Barrett, last seen on Vectera after the Crimson Fleet attack. Unsurprisingly, the Argos Extractors are now packing up operations and getting outta dodge.
It’s not all shiny packing peanuts and farewell drinks on Vectera though as you’ll soon find out. Having thebest Starfield powersandbest weaponswon’t quite be enough to tackle this mission. You’ll be best placed following our Back to Vectera mission guide below to secure your - and Barrett’s - safe return.
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Back to Vectera walkthrough
To complete theBack to Vecteramission, you must complete the following objectives:
We’ll explain each of these steps in more detail below, so if you’re stuck on a particular section of the Back to Vectera mission, keep reading!
1. Speak to Supervisor Lin
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On arrival to Vectera, you’ll speak toSupervisor Linwho will inform you that more pirates showed up while you were gone and that both Barrett and Heller were taken during the attack.
2. Find the comms computer
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3. (Optional) Obtain three power cells
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4. Fix the comms computer and access transmission
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5. Return to Supervisor Lin
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Talking to Supervisor Lin will reveal that you need to travel to another planet, which is given a different name on each playthrough. Fast travel there via your system log. At this point, you can alsorecruit Lin as an outpost supervisor, if you’d like.
6. Travel to coordinates and find Heller
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At the transmission coordinates you’ll fast travel to, you’ll be given a blue locator tofind Heller. Undetected on the planet, you’ll find an injured Heller next to a crashed ship.
Heller will inform you that Barrett is still with the Crimson Fleet. You also now have the option torecruit Hellerfor your crew.
7. Listen to Emergency Transmission 02
Heller will hand youEmergency Transmission 02. To listen, head to your inventory and go to notes where you will hear the transmission giving you new coordinates to Bessel III.
8. Travel to Bessel III
Travel toBessel IIIvia your system log and land at the Ransacked Research Outpost.
The outpost will be riddled with Spacers and turrets, so you’ll need to head up using your Boost Pack to reach the highest outpost. Here, you can take down a Pirate who is making this part of the mission difficult for you.
Wipe out the rest of the enemies and make your way to theCrimson Fleet Outpost.
9. Rescue Barrett
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At the outpost, you will find Barrett talking to Matsura the Grim. While not in immediate danger, once you approach to talk to Barrett it becomes clear that you have three options available to you for Barrett’s safe release; pay, persuade, or attack.
To pay, you’d have to part way with 4,000 credits. To attack, you’ll face the wrath of all the Crimson Fleet located at the outpost. To persuade, you can attempt to talk Matsura and his pirates down for a swift release. Each persuasion is randomly generated, so choose your options wisely. It’s up to you how you play this one out.
10. Return to The Lodge
Barrett will return to The Lodge on Jemison with you and speak to the rest of Constellation in the Library. Mission complete. You can nowrecruit Barrett.
Congratulations, that’s everything you need to complete theStarfieldBack to Vectera mission successfully. Barrett and the rest of Constellation will aid you as you continue your quest across Starfield, but picking up valuable skills likehow to get rich quick,where to sell contraband, andhow to lockpickwill set you up very nicely too. Up next, Starfield’s Into the Unknown mission.
