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Assignments are the name given to side missions in Mass Effect . Assignments  do not advance the story but completing them can help the player understand the inner workings of the Mass Effect's universe, the interactions between Races , etc

Assignments in Mass Effect

Shepard's background .

These assignments depend on the pre-service history the player chooses while creating the character

• Citadel: Old, Unhappy, Far-off Things
• Citadel: Old Friends
• Citadel: I Remember Me

Squad Member 

These assignments are related to your Normandy Crewmates.

• Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon
• Tali and the Geth
• Wrex: Family Armor

Citadel First Visit

These assignments are first available since your first visit to the Citadel, and remain so for the rest of the game.

• Citadel: Asari Consort
• Citadel: Doctor Michel
• Citadel: Homecoming
• Citadel: Jahleed's Fears
• Citadel: Presidium Prophet
• Citadel: Reporter's Request
• Citadel: Rita's Sister
• Citadel: Scan the Keepers
• Citadel: Schells the Gambler
• Citadel: Signal Tracking
• Citadel: The Fan
• Citadel: Xeltan's Complaint
• Missing Person

Citadel Second Visit

These assignments become available after completing one of the three major Missions (Feros, Noveria o rescuing Lara T'Soni)

• Citadel: Family Matter
• Citadel: Planting a Bug
• Citadel: Snap Inspection
• Citadel: The Fourth Estate

Citadel Detainee Visit

These assignments are only available during the time you are detained at the Citadel.

• Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy
• Citadel: Negotiator's Request

These assignments are specific to Feros

• Feros: Data Recovery
• Feros: Geth in the Tunnels
• Feros: Power Cells
• Feros: Varren Meat
• Feros: Water Restoration

These assignments are specific to Noveria

• Noveria: Espionage
• Noveria: Smuggling

These assignments are specific to Virmire

• Virmire: Assisting Kirrahe's Team
• Virmire: Wrex and the Genophage

Galaxy Collection

These assignments require you to travel Citadel space and finding hidden collectibles.

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
• UNC: Turian Insignias
• UNC: Valuable Minerals
• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle
• UNC: Asari Writings

Uncharted Space

Assignments from Uncharted Space in the galaxy

• A Person of Interest
• Doctor at Risk
• Geth Activities
• Investigate Facility
• Mercenaries
• Investigate Samples
• Investigate Shipments
• Strange Transmission
• UNC: Asari Diplomacy
• UNC: Cerberus
• UNC: Colony of the Dead
• UNC: Dead Scientists
• UNC: Depot Sigma-23
• UNC: Derelict Freighter
• UNC: Distress Call
• UNC: Espionage Probe
• UNC: ExoGeni Facility
• UNC: Geth Incursions
• UNC: Hades' Dogs
• UNC: Hostage
• UNC: Hostile Takeover
• UNC: Listening Post Alpha
• UNC: Listening Post Theta
• UNC: Lost Freighter
• UNC: Lost Module
• UNC: Major Kyle
• UNC: Missing Marines
• UNC: Missing Survey Team
• UNC: Privateers
• UNC: Rogue VI
• Unusual Readings

Morality-dependent

Assignments that depend on Commander Shepard's alignment.

• UNC: Besieged Base
• UNC: The Negotiation

Bring Down the Sky

Assignments for the first  DLC  for  Mass Effect

• X57: Bring down the Sky
• X57: Avoid the Blasting Caps
• X57: Missing Engineers

Pinnacle Station

Assignments for the second  DLC  for  Mass Effect

• Pinnacle Station: Combat Missions
• Pinnacle Station: Convoy
• Pinnacle Station: Vidinos

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition – List Of Assignment Side Quests Guide

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is the long-awaited Mass Effect Trilogy collection, featuring a complete remaster of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. This includes all of the dlc downloadable content for each game too.

Below is a list of available assignment side quests for each game and how to complete them..

MASS EFFECT SIDE QUESTS

• Citadel: Asari Consort
• Citadel: Doctor Michel
• Citadel: Family Matter
• Citadel: Homecoming
• Citadel: I Remember Me
• Citadel: Jahleed’s Fears
• Citadel: Negotiator’s Request
• Citadel: Old Friends
• Citadel: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things
• Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy
• Citadel: Planting A Bug
• Citadel: Presidium Prophet
• Citadel: Reporter’s Request
• Citadel: Rita’s Sister
• Citadel: Scan the Keepers
• Citadel: Schells the Gambler
• Citadel: Signal Tracking
• Citadel: The Fan
• Citadel: The Fourth Estate
• Citadel: Xeltan’s Complaint
• Feros: Data Recovery
• Feros: Geth in the Tunnels
• Feros: Power Cells
• Feros: Varren Meat
• Feros: Water Restoration
• Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon
• Noveria: Espionage
• Noveria: Smuggling
• Tali: Pilgrimage
• UNC: Asari Diplomacy
• UNC: Asari Writings
• UNC: Besieged Base
• UNC: Cerberus
• UNC: Colony of the Dead (Also known as “Investigate Samples”)
• UNC: Dead Scientist (Also known as “Doctor at Risk”)
• UNC: Depot Sigma-23
• UNC: Derelict Freighter
• UNC: Distress Call (Also known as “Unusual Readings”)
• UNC: Espionage Probe (Also known as “Investigate Shipments”)
• UNC: ExoGeni Facility (Also known as “Investigate Facility”)
• UNC: Geth Incursions
• UNC: Hades’ Dogs
• UNC: Hostage
• UNC: Hostile Takeover
• UNC: Listening Post Alpha
• UNC: Listening Post Theta
• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle
• UNC: Lost Freighter
• UNC: Lost Module
• UNC: Major Kyle (Also known as “Strange Transmission”)
• UNC: Missing Marines
• UNC: Missing Survey Team
• UNC: Privateers
• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
• UNC: Rogue VI
• UNC: Turian Insignias
• UNC: Valuable Minerals: Light Metals
• UNC: Valuable Minerals: Rare Metals
• UNC: Valuable Minerals: Gasses
• UNC: Valuable Minerals: Heavy Metals
• Virmire: Assisting Kirrahe’s Team
• Virmire: The Genophage
• Wrex: Family Armor
• X57: Bring Down the Sky
• X57: Missing Engineers
• X57: Avoid the Blasting Caps

MASS EFFECT 2 SIDE QUESTS

N7 SIDE QUESTS

• Abandoned Mine
• Abandoned Research Station
• Anomalous Weather Detected
• Archaeological Dig Site
• Blood Pack Base
• Blood Pack Communications Relay
• Blue Suns Base
• Captured Mining Facility
• Eclipse Smuggling Depot
• Endangered Research Station
• Hahne-Kedar Facility
• Imminent Ship Crash
• Javelin Missiles Launched
• Lost Operative
• Mining the Canyon
• MSV Estevanico
• MSV Strontium Mule
• Quarian Crash Site
• Wrecked Merchant Freighter

ILLIUM SIDE QUESTS

• The Assassin: Salarian Family Data
• Blue Rose of Illium
• Indentured Service
• The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence
• The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found
• Liara: System Hacking
• Liara: The Observer
• Medical Scans
• The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found
• Gianna Parasini

CITADEL SIDE QUESTS

• Crime in Progress
• Found Forged ID
• Krogan Sushi

NORMANDY SIDE QUESTS

• FBA Couplings
• Serrice Ice Brandy
• Special Ingredients

OMEGA SIDE QUESTS

• Archangel: Datapad Recovered
• Batarian Bartender
• Packages for Ish
• Struggling Quarian
• The Professor: Missing Assistant

TUCHANKA SIDE QUESTS

• Combustion Manifold
• Killing Pyjaks
• Old Blood: Missing Scout

MASS EFFECT 3 SIDE QUESTS

• N7: Cerberus Labs
• N7: Cerberus Attack
• N7: Cerberus Abductions
• N7: Cerberus Fighter Base
• N7: Fuel Reactors
• N7: Communication Hub
• Citadel: Alien Medi-Gel Formula
• Citadel: Asari Widow
• Citadel: Barla Von
• Citadel: Batarian Codes
• Citadel: Biotic Amp Interfaces
• Citadel: Cerberus Automated Turret Schematics
• Citadel: Cerberus Ciphers
• Citadel: Cerberus Retribution
• Citadel: Cerberus Turian Poison
• Citadel: Chemical Treatment
• Citadel: GX12 Thermal Pipe
• Citadel: Hanar Diplomat (Kasumi)
• Citadel: Heating Unit Stabilizers
• Citadel: Improved Power Grid
• Citadel: Inspirational Stories
• Citadel: Kaklisaur Fossil
• Citadel: Krogan Dying Message
• Citadel: Medical Supplies
• Citadel: Medi-Gel Sabotage
• Citadel: Reaper Code Fragments
• Citadel: Target Jamming Technology
• Citadel: Volus Ambassador (Zaeed)
• Citadel: Wounded Batarian
• Apien Crest: Banner of the First Regiment
• Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists (Jacob)
• Aria: Blood Pack
• Aria: Blue Suns
• Aria: Eclipse
• Athena Nebula: Hesperia-Period Statue
• Attican Traverse: Krogan Team (Grunt)
• Benning: Evidence
• Dekuuna: Code of the Ancients
• Dekuuna: Elcor Extraction
• Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation (Jack)
• Hades Nexus: Obelisk of Karza
• Hades Nexus: Prothean Sphere
• Ismar Frontier: Prototype Components
• Irune: Book of Plenix
• Mesana: Distress Signal
• Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery (Samara)
• Kite’s Nest: Pillars of Strength
• Nimbus Cluster: Library of Asha
• Rannoch: Admiral Koris
• Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons
• Shrike Abyssal: Prothean Obelisk
• Silean Nebula: Rings of Alune
• Tuchanka: Bomb
• Tuchanka: Turian Platoon
• Valhallan Threshold: Prothean Data Drives
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Mass Effect – Collection Assignments

Last Updated: 2021-04-09

Collection assignments include:

• UNC: Asari Writings (10/16 to complete)
• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle (10/12 Medallions and 3/4 ID Tags to complete)
• UNC: Prothean Data Discs (7/10 to complete)
• UNC: Turian Insignias (13/17 To complete)
• UNC: Valuable Minerals (discover all minerals in your journal to complete)

Downloadable Checklist

List of collectibles and locations.

This document uses material from the “UNC: Asari Writings”, “UNC: Locate Signs of Battle”, “UNC: Prothean Data Discs”, “UNC: Turian Insignias”, and “UNC: Valuable Minerals” articles on the Mass Effect wiki at Fandom and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

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Mass Effect Mission Order: the best sequence to tackle story missions in

Mass Effect has a fairly open-ended structure where once you get your hands on your ship, the Normandy, you can tackle most of the game’s core story locations and missions in any order you like. However, we do think there is a best mission order in which to tackle things.

This is, of course, all suggested. The nature of Mass Effect’s story means that you can and should think about what sort of order you’d like to approach everything in and then go with your own gut.

With all that said, we do have our own favored mission order for Mass Effect 1 which is based on a few factors - primarily an even-handed difficulty ramp-up, and the best possible pacing for the story, especially in the later parts of the game. We’ll explain our optimum order below.

Mass Effect Mission Order: the optimal mission sequence, according to us

The game begins with a string of missions starting with Prologue: On the Normandy and Prologue: Find the Beacon. This is followed by Citadel: Expose Saren.

On the Citadel you’ll have the opportunity to recruit Urdnot Wrex (Citadel: Shadow Broker & Citadel: Wrex) and Garrus Vakarian (Citadel: Garrus) - and we recommend you do these, as these are two squad mates, great characters, useful in battle, and key players throughout the entire Mass Effect Trilogy - though you can opt not to recruit one of them at all if you wish. 

Also on the Citadel, there’s a wide range of side quest assignments you can pick up and play at your discretion. They’re covered in our full Mass Effect 1 side quest assignments list .

Once you get control of the Normandy, you’ll be able to fly to the other core story mission planets in any order you like. We recommend the following order:

• Find Liara T’Soni: head to Therum in the Knossos System, Artemis Tau Cluster. You want to do this first as Liara is a squad member, and rounds out your team with an expert Biotic user (which is Mass Effect's mage-style class). 
• Citadel: side quests mop-up. All quests from your previous visit remain open, but some new ones are available after finishing your first story planet, including the side quest exclusive to your Shepard's pre-service history background . We recommend you complete Citadel: Scan the Keepers using our Keeper Locations guide at this time, in particular.
• Asteroid X57: Bring Down the Sky: this is DLC, but it slots better into the earlier part of the story. It’s included in the remastered legendary edition of the game.
• Noveria: Geth Interest & Matriarch Benezia: you should take Liara on this mission if you can. Completing this story world unlocks more side content throughout the galaxy.
• Citadel & Uncharted World Exploration: more side quests mop up
• Feros: Geth Attack & The Thorian: Tali is a killer squadmate on this mission, where you’ll be fighting a lot of Geth.
• Pinnacle Station: this is DLC, and isn’t available at all in the new legendary edition remaster; so skip this if you’re on that version.
• Point of No Return: Complete any remaining side quests and assignments here, as the story becomes a rollercoaster from here on out. Remember, completing many side quests is key to a great many things, including amassing enough cash to unlock the best weapons in Mass Effect .
• Virmire: Saren’s Plan / Assault: we’ve got a separate guide on the big choices on Virmire if you need help.
• Ilos: Find the Conduit / Trench Run / Race Against Time: be aware that once you travel to Ilos, it truly is the point of no return aside from starting over in a new game plus. When you trigger the visit to Ilos, your Mass Effect romance option will be locked in and the romance scene will take place.

Obviously this is a suggested order, but we feel this is an optimum order for a well-paced, well-balanced    play-through of Mass Effect, even on Insanity difficulty. 

As a general suggestion, try not to use the same pair of squad members for all story missions and side missions. All have interesting things to say, and you’ll benefit from taking people with a vested interest - missions involving the Krogan, for instance, are Wrex’s deal. Tali will always have more to say when the Geth are involved. Additionally, you’ll want to think about how useful their powers are. Tali isn’t very good against biotic opponents, but her tech powers can tear Geth to pieces easily. 

This article is part of a series. As you move on to the next games, check out our Mass Effect 2 Mission Order and Mass Effect 3 Mission Order pages for the same advice in those games - which are longer and more complicated.

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Assignments are the name given to side missions in Mass Effect 2 . Assignments DO NOT advance the main story, but completing them can help the player understand the inner workings of the game's universe, the interactions between Races , etc

All Assignments in Mass Effect 2

Normandy: FBA Couplings Normandy: Serrice Ice Brandy Normandy: Special Ingredients

Omega: Archangel: Datapad Recovered Omega: Batarian Bartender Omega: Packages for Ish Omega: Struggling Quarian Omega: The Patriarch Omega: The Professor: Missing Assistant

Citadel: Crime in Progress Citadel: False Positives Citadel: Found Forged ID Citadel: Krogan Sushi

These become available after completing Freedom's Progress

N7: Abandoned Research Station N7: Eclipse Smuggling Depot N7: Hahne-Kedar Facility N7: Lost Operative N7: MSV Estevanico N7: Wrecked Merchant Freighter

These become available after completing Horizon

N7: Abandoned Mine N7: Anomalous Weather Detected N7: Archeological Dig Site N7: Blood Pack Base N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay N7: Blue Suns Base N7: Captured Mining Facility N7: Endangered Research Station N7: Imminent Ship Crash N7: Javelin Missiles Launched N7: Mining the Canyon N7: MSV Strontium Mule N7: Quarian Crash Site

Illium: A Troublemaker Illium: Blue Rose of Illium Illium: Conrad Verner Illium: Gianna Parasini Illium: Indentured Service Illium: Medical Scans Illium: The Assassin: Salarian Family Data Illium: The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence Illium: The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found Illium: The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found

Tuchanka: Combustion Manifold Tuchanka: Killing Pyjaks Tuchanka: Old Blood: Missing Scout

Normandy Crash Site Project Firewalker: Geth Activity Project Firewalker: Prothean Site Project Firewalker: Rosalie Lost Project Firewalker: Survey Sites Located Project Firewalker: Volcano Station Overlord Overlord: Atlas Station Overlord: Prometheus Station Overlord: Vulcan Station Arrival

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Missions advance the main storyline in Mass Effect , Mass Effect 2 , Mass Effect 3 , Mass Effect: Infiltrator , and Mass Effect: Andromeda . The list contains all of the missions available within the game, and indicates how their names will change as the story progresses. Click on the links below for detailed walkthroughs.

Note: Most mission names below are linked to the relevant section of the walkthrough rather than their own pages. Because of the intertwined nature of most missions, the link may not lead to a section specifically about the mission name but you will certainly find relevant information.

For an alphabetical list of missions see Category:Missions ; for locations see Category:Mission Locations .

• 1 Mass Effect
• 2 Mass Effect Galaxy
• 3.1 Plot missions
• 3.2 Dossier missions
• 3.3 Loyalty missions
• 3.4 Optional missions
• 3.5 Downloadable Content
• 4.1 Plot Missions
• 4.2 Galaxy at War Missions
• 4.3 Downloadable Content Missions
• 5.1 Plot Missions
• 5.2 Bonus Missions
• 6.1 Priority Ops

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Mass Effect [ ]

Missions are listed mostly in the order they are received although some of the name updates happen after you receive another mission. Note that these missions are listed as the initially appear in the Journal , the names of missions do change as the game progresses.

• Prologue: On the Normandy → Prologue: Find the Beacon
• Citadel: Garrus
• Citadel: Shadow Broker → Citadel: Wrex
• Find Liara T'Soni
• Feros: Geth Attack
• Noveria: Lorik Qui'in
• Noveria: Rift Station
• Noveria: Quarantine
• Noveria: The Hot Labs
• Noveria: Reactor Repair
• Noveria: Reconnect Landlines
• Noveria: Contamination
• Virmire: Saren's Plan
• Ilos: Find the Conduit
• Race Against Time

Mass Effect Galaxy [ ]

The following missions represent the plot progression of the game Mass Effect Galaxy . They are sorted by order even if you can sometimes choose via the Galaxy Map which missions you prefer to start.

• Save the Arcturian Jade
• Into the Abyss
• Scum and Villainy
• A Formula for Hope
• A Batarian Army
• Protect the Council

Mass Effect 2 [ ]

Plot missions [ ].

These are the missions corresponding to the main story line, in time order (considering the earliest time you can acquire them). To clarify the time line, the main "Stop the Collectors" mission has been divided into its different sub-parts, as they appear when developing it in the Journal .

• Prologue: Save Joker
• Freedom's Progress
• Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team
• Omega: Aria T'Loak
• Stop the Collectors: Go to Horizon
• Illium: Liara T'Soni
• Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team (bis)
• Stop the Collectors: Investigate Collector Ship
• Collector Ship
• Stop the Collectors: Acquire Reaper IFF
• Stop the Collectors: Await IFF Installation
• Stop the Collectors: Use Omega-4 Relay

Dossier missions [ ]

The Illusive Man provides Commander Shepard with several leads on potential teammates.

Available after completing Freedom's Progress :

• Dossier: Archangel
• Dossier: The Convict
• Dossier: The Professor
• Dossier: The Warlord

Available after completing Horizon :

• Dossier: Tali
• Dossier: The Assassin
• Dossier: The Justicar

Loyalty missions [ ]

Loyalty missions may be skipped. This will not hinder the progression of the main story line. However, you should be aware that doing this could seriously impact the performance of your team and alter the final outcome.

• Garrus: Eye for an Eye
• Grunt: Rite of Passage
• Jack: Subject Zero
• Jacob: The Gift of Greatness
• Legion: A House Divided
• Miranda: The Prodigal
• Mordin: Old Blood
• Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi
• Tali: Treason
• Thane: Sins of the Father

Optional missions [ ]

• Citadel: Captain Bailey
• Citadel: The Council
• Illium: Liara: System Hacking
• Tuchanka: Urdnot Wrex

Downloadable Content [ ]

• Dossier: The Master Thief
• Dossier: The Veteran
• Kasumi: Stealing Memory
• Lair of the Shadow Broker (Labelled Give Liara Intel on the Galaxy Map )
• Zaeed: The Price of Revenge

Mass Effect 3 [ ]

Mass Effect 3 classifies all journal items as missions. However, they are still categorized according to story relevance and optionality.

Plot Missions [ ]

Missions are listed in the order they are received. The "Priority" missions in this list are mandatory to complete the game; of the two pairs preceding Priority: Tuchanka and Priority: Rannoch you need only complete one of each pair.

• Prologue: Earth
• Priority: Mars
• Priority: The Citadel I
• Priority: Palaven
• Priority: Sur'Kesh
• Attican Traverse: Krogan Team (alternatively named as Attican Traverse: The Rachni )
• Tuchanka: Turian Platoon
• Priority: Tuchanka
• Priority: The Citadel II
• Priority: Perseus Veil
• Priority: Geth Dreadnought
• Rannoch: Admiral Koris
• Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons
• Priority: Rannoch
• Priority: The Citadel III
• Priority: Thessia
• Priority: Horizon
• Priority: Cerberus Headquarters
• Priority: Earth

Galaxy at War Missions [ ]

None of the following missions are required to complete the game, although they will significantly increase your military preparedness for the final battle.

• Apien Crest: Banner of the First Regiment (alternatively named as Citadel: Banner of the First Regiment )
• Aria: Blood Pack
• Aria: Blue Suns
• Aria: Eclipse
• Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists
• Athena Nebula: Hesperia-Period Statue
• Benning: Evidence (alternatively named as Benning: Dog Tags )
• Citadel: Alien Medi-Gel Formula
• Citadel: Asari Widow
• Citadel: Barla Von
• Citadel: Batarian Codes
• Citadel: Biotic Amp Interfaces
• Citadel: Cerberus Automated Turret Schematics
• Citadel: Cerberus Ciphers
• Citadel: Cerberus Retribution
• Citadel: Cerberus Turian Poison
• Citadel: Chemical Treatment
• Citadel: GX12 Thermal Pipe
• Citadel: Hanar Diplomat
• Citadel: Heating Unit Stabilizers
• Citadel: Improved Power Grid
• Citadel: Inspirational Stories
• Citadel: Kakliosaur Fossil
• Citadel: Krogan Dying Message
• Citadel: Medi-Gel Sabotage
• Citadel: Medical Supplies
• Citadel: Reaper Code Fragments
• Citadel: Target Jamming Technology
• Citadel: Volus Ambassador
• Citadel: Wounded Batarian
• Dekuuna: Code of the Ancients (alternatively named as Citadel: Code of the Ancients )
• Dekuuna: Elcor Extraction
• Grissom Academy: Investigation → Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation
• Hades Nexus: Obelisk of Karza
• Hades Nexus: Prothean Sphere
• Irune: Book of Plenix
• Ismar Frontier: Prototype Components
• Kite's Nest: Pillars of Strength (alternatively named as Citadel: Pillars of Strength )
• Mesana: Distress Signal → Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery
• N7: Cerberus Abductions
• N7: Cerberus Attack
• N7: Cerberus Fighter Base
• N7: Cerberus Lab
• N7: Communication Hub
• N7: Fuel Reactors
• Nimbus Cluster: Library of Asha
• Shrike Abyssal: Prothean Obelisk (alternatively named as Citadel: Prothean Obelisk )
• Silean Nebula: Rings of Alune
• Tuchanka: Bomb
• Valhallan Threshold: Prothean Data Drives

Downloadable Content Missions [ ]

Mass Effect 3: From Ashes

• Priority: Eden Prime (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Recover Prothean Artifact")
• Eden Prime: Resistance Movement

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan

• Citadel: Dr. Bryson (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Meet Dr. Bryson")
• Citadel: Leviathan I
• Leviathan: Find Garneau (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Scan for Dr. Garneau")
• Mahavid: Leviathan
• Citadel: Leviathan II
• Leviathan: Find Ann Bryson
• Namakli: Leviathan
• Citadel: Leviathan III
• Leviathan: Scan Locations
• Despoina: Leviathan

Mass Effect 3: Omega

• Citadel: Aria T'Loak
• Omega: Assist the Hacker
• Omega: Assist the Mechanic
• Omega: Assist Harrot

Mass Effect 3: Citadel

• Citadel: Shore Leave
• Citadel Wards: Ambush
• Citadel: Identity Theft I
• Silver Coast Casino: Infiltration
• Citadel: Identity Theft II
• Citadel Archives: Escape
• Citadel Docks: Retake the Normandy
• Citadel: Party
• Citadel Arena: Geth Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Spin Zone Elite Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Medi-Gel Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Reaper Solo Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Thermal Clip Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Prothean Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Cerberus Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Charity Reaper Challenge
• Citadel Arena: Unusual Scores

Mass Effect: Infiltrator [ ]

• Medical Bay
• Security Checkpoint
• Access Corridor
• Desert Planet

Bonus Missions [ ]

• Incarceration

Mass Effect: Andromeda [ ]

Similar to Mass Effect 3, in Mass Effect: Andromeda all journal items are missions and further classified according to story relevance and optionality. The mandatory missions are called Priority Ops . These are main story missions and are required to complete the game.

Priority Ops [ ]

• Prologue: Hyperion
• Nexus Reunion
• First Strike
• A Better Beginning
• AVP Cryo Deployment Perks
• A Trail of Hope
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Mass Effect 1: All Main Missions List

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is out now, and plenty of people are going through the trilogy for the very first time. If you’re one of those people, you might be wondering how many mandatory quests need to be completed to get to the end of each game in the collection. Here’s a list of all of the main missions in Mass Effect 1 .

Spoiler Warning : Please keep in mind that the names of some of the main missions can hint at some of the story beats in Mass Effect 1.

All Main Missions in Mass Effect 1

There are many missions that are divided up based on location and time in Mass Effect 1, and some of them can be completed in any order you see fit. So, this is the general order that the missions are made available to you. There are over 60 missions in total, but the main ones are technically split up into about eight sections, depending on how you look at it, and there are various missions available for most of them.

• On the Normandy
• Reach the Beacon
• Expose Saren
• Shadow Broker
• Find Liara T’Soni
• Geth Attack
• The Thorian
• Geth Interest
• Lorik Qui’in
• Matriarch Benezia
• The Hot Labs
• Reactor Repair
• Reconnect Landlines
• Rift Station
• Saren’s Plan
• Find the Conduit
• Final Battle

And that’s every single main mission in Mass Effect 1 . This may not seem like a lot, but there are plenty of battles to be fought and many difficult choices to be made throughout the journey. If you’re looking for tips, tricks, and other general info on the game, be sure to check out our Mass Effect Legendary Edition guide wiki .

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10 Best Mods For Mass Effect Legendary Edition

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition has a vast library of mods that allow players to improve and customize their gaming experience, ranging from graphical updates to character improvements.
• Community Patches are highly downloaded mods that fix bugs in the games, providing much-needed consistency and enhancing the overall gameplay.
• Mods like Galaxy Map Tracker and One Probe All Resources simplify the game by adding objective trackers and granting all planetary resources with a single probe, making the gameplay smoother and more enjoyable.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition released back in May 2021, but it's built on a trilogy of a series released more than 10 years ago. In those 10 years, modders have spent a long while adding and fixings parts to the Mass Effect series. When the Legendary Edition was released, many of those mods were ported over to the newer version as well.

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Because of this, Mass Effect Legendary edition has a large library of mods all made for improving and customizing your experience. There are over a thousand mods to search through, some providing small graphical changes, others changing gameplay in a critical way. Here are 10 mods sure to improve your Mass Effect experience.

Community Patches

Despite being built off the bones of games a decade old or more, Mass Effect Legendary edition still has a fair share of bugs. Some bugs, such as Shepard not turning to match the camera in Mass Effect 1, date all the way back to the first game’s initial release. Modders have spent time since then going into the game’s code and fixing a lot of the bugs frustrating fans.

Community Patches exist for all three games in the Legendary Edition trilogy. On Nexusmods, the primary modding space for most games, These patches are among the most downloaded content for Mass Effect, and for good reason. In addition to providing welcome consistency throughout the games, many mods use these patches as requirements for their own use.

Graphical Updates

This may be more of a catch-all, but it's necessary due to the existence of hundreds of mods devoted to improving the textures of the game. Modders have constructed texture packs focused on bringing specific places to life with graphical changes to show what you might expect from a scifi setting. It may not directly impact gameplay, but the world around you feels more alive than ever before.

Other mods put their focus on characters, giving beloved characters of the series a new or improved look. This can even affect character customization to let you get the Shepard you want. These mods are a collection of small improvements that together will make the game feel like new.

Galaxy Map Tracker For Mass Effect 1

Mass Effect 1 arguably has the most side content of all three games. There are an absurd amount of side quests Shepherd can get involved in. Trying to keep track of them all and knowing how to complete them is very confusing.

The Galaxy Map Tracker fixes this by doing what should have been done in the first place: it adds objective trackers to the galaxy map. Though it's a small change, it is incredibly nice. You can see where you need to go and what mission you’re doing. This helps completionists fulfill the obligation they said they would when they took on a quest. Given that Mass Effect carries over stats from each previous game, completing side quests have payoff down the line, but only if you complete them.

One Probe All Resources

One Probe All Resources is a mod so simple, you know what it does by name alone. Instead of searching every inch of planets with your scanners, you get all planetary resources with a single probe. Simple as it is, the mod is a huge quality of life improvement.

Scanning planets was a necessary time sink in the original Mass Effect 2. You had to scan, because without the resources gained through this process, you couldn’t get vital upgrades for your ship and crew. Now, instead of buying probes and dragging yourself from planet to planet, you can launch one, and get back to the fun Mass Effect is beloved for.

Mass Effect 2 Early Recruitment

The first third of Mass Effect 2 limits the squad mates you can recruit to a pre-set few in the original game. While natural, this also locks out some fan favorites until you’ve progressed deeper into the game. The Early recruitment mod opens up more of the game’s characters from the start.

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The planetary hub of Illium is made available after Mass Effect’s Freedom’s Progress mission. This lets you travel there to recruit Thane and Samara early. You can also recruit Tali’Zorah before the Horizon mission. As it turns out, there is quite a bit of cut dialogue for having these characters in missions they shouldn’t be able to go on, and modders have re-purposed dialogue to fill in if there wasn’t.

Nearly Unrestricted Weapons For Mass Effect 2

The weapon loadout system in Mass Effect 2 is perhaps the worst iteration in the trilogy collection. In Mass Effect 1, you could use all weapons, but you would only have abilities and improvements for those you were trained. In Mass Effect 3, you could bring whatever weapons you desired, but the more you carry, the longer your power cooldowns.

In Mass Effect 2, you were limited completely to what weapons your class allowed. It severely limited the gameplay options available to a player. This mod fixes that by letting you take whatever weapons you want. You’re free to experiment with all the weapons and find what you enjoy.

Expanded Shepard Armory For ME2

Armor is Mass Effect looks cool. A lot of work went into designing the appearance of enemies and allies alike. Sometimes, though, you see an enemy with a really cool armor set and realize you can’t wear it. It's a bit disappointing, given that you’re a Spectre meant to have the best resources.

The Expanded Shepard Armory is fantastic for giving you control of your appearance. In addition to making a lot on in game armors available, modders have added in their own lore accurate armor. They have even made armor sets from the base game customizable. The only downside is this mod only affects Mass Effect 2. You’ll miss it in the other two.

Audemus’ Happy Ending Mod

The ending to the Mass Effect trilogy has long been a source of controversy in the fanbase. Even with the extended cut’s additional information, many players felt unsatisfied that their time spent with this beloved series ends the way it does. This mod strives to fix much of the dissatisfaction left in the wake of the game’s original ending.

By using foreshadowed information from Mass Effect 2, and the idea of one of the game’s lead writers as a guideline, modders have reconstructed the ending to be a far more satisfying conclusion. Best of all: it makes sense. Added codex entries explain the changes you will see in this revision to a better conclusion.

Pinnacle Station

This Mod is a strange one to categorize, as it’s not technically a mod. Pinnacle Station was a DLC in the original Mass Effect 1. During Development, the source code for this DLC became corrupted, and Bioware wasn’t able to include it in the game’s release.

Since then, modders have been able to reconstruct the DLC for the Legendary Edition as a mod. With it, you’ll be able to get the full Mass Effect 1 experience, and take on difficult alien foes . The team responsible deserves thanks, as now you’ll be able to test yourself in the combat challenges of Pinnacle Station.

Trilogy Save Editor

One of Mass Effect’s best features is its carryover system, letting the choices you make in one game impact the next. There are dozens of different possible game states from playthrough to playthrough, and that’s only counting major decisions. Mass Effect has hundreds of small choices you make over the series.

With the Trilogy Save Editor, you can go in and edit save files to be in a state you want. Whether you’re looking for something you missed, or saving yourself time, this mod fulfills that purpose. Download it, and you can enjoy playing out those what-if scenarios you haven’t ever tried before.

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