Back to Vectera

**Back to Vectera** is a main story mission in *Starfield*. It is the fourth story mission, and begins after the player completes The Old Neighborhood mission.

## Objectives

* Return to Vectera
* Talk to Lin
* Fix the Comms Computer
* Find a Clue to Barrett's Location
* Return to Lin
	+ (Optional) Recruit Lin as Crew
* Travel to Altair V
* Find Barrett and Heller
* Talk to Heller
	+ (Optional) Recruit Heller as Crew
* Listen to "Emergency Transmission 02"
* Travel to Bessel III
* Rescue Barrett
* Return to the Lodge
* Enter the Library
* Talk to Barrett

## Walkthrough

Go to the **Argos Extractors Mining Outpost** in Vectera. Supervisor Lin will greet you and will inform you that the pirates attacked them again and have taken away Barrett and Heller this time. She will ask you to go to the communications computer to find out their locations.

Head inside the communications building, go inside the **office** to the left and grab the **Vectera Control Room Key**. Use this to unlock the door that leads to the comms computer. Alternatively, you can lockpick the door (Novice difficulty) to get inside. Before you can access the computer, you will need to power it up by inserting **three power cells** in the power sockets outside of the room. These cells can be found around the complex. Once you've powered up the comms computer, open up the Emergency Transmission folder to read a slate from Barret and Heller regarding their last known locations. Return to Lin and she'll mark the location on your Starmap.

You can recruit Supervisor Lin to your crew since her contract is up for the Argos. She has the Demolitions (Rank 1) and Outpost Management (Rank 3) skills.

The planet you'll be going to will be different for each playthrough, but the objectives will remain the same. Land at the crashed ship and **talk to an injured Heller**. He'll explain that he got separated from Barrett earlier and the Crimson Fleet pirates took him away.

After checking up on Heller, he can be recruited as part of your crew. He has the Geology (Rank 1) and Outpost Engineering (Rank 3) skills.

Listen to the Emergency Transmission 02 that Heller gave you to find out that Barrett is being held on the planet **Bessel III**. Return to your ship and make your way there! Upon landing in Bessel III, head towards the **camp to the west** where a handful of pirates will be waiting for you. You can attack them head on or snipe them down from the hill. Look for the **entrance of the Crimson Fleet Outpost** marked by your objective marker and enter it. Go down the stairs to find Matsura and Barrett having a friendly conversation.

You can free Barrett through three (optionally four) methods:

* Pay 4000 Credits to Matsura
* Persuade Matsura to let Barrett go.
* Kill Matsura
* Optional: If you brought Sarah with you, choose her conversation option and she will automatically pay the ransom (doesn't come out of our money)

If you decide to kill Matsura, be prepared to face every other pirate in the room as well. Barrett will fortunately also fight alongside you during this.

With Barrett freed from captivity, fast travel to the Lodge at Jemison and head to the library where the other Constellation members are gathered. End the quest by talking to Barrett and get the option to recruit him as your companion!

## Rewards

* 350 XP
* 7200 Credits
* Unlock Barrett as a Companion
* Unlock Lin as a Companion
* Unlock Heller as a Companion