Welcome to NGB and our guide on the Starfield Entangled mission! This guide will walk you through starting the mission and detail the necessary steps for its completion. If you need help with a specific mission objective, check the quick links section to find the most relevant information easily.
Some of the planets referenced in our guides and walkthroughs won’t match up with yours due to how Starfield was created. In these situations, what you do and the places you visit on those planets should be the same.
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How to Start the Starfield Entangled Mission
Entangled is one of the main missions you must complete to beat the game. You’ll pick it up automatically during the Final Glimpses main mission.
Starfield Entangled Mission Guide
Investigate the Distress Signal
Land at the Nishina Research Station on Freya III, exit the ship the head to the research station. Approach the building and speak with Ethan Hughes. After the conversation enter the building. You’ll then need to follow Hughes to the Director. Along the way, something weird will happen and you’ll have to deal with some pests then meet Raphael. Continue heading to the Director’s office. You’ll start up a conversation with her automatically upon entering the room.
Get to the Lab
When that’s done, follow Maria. After teleporting again, head down to Raphael and speak with him. He’ll give you a keycard and send you to the lab. Use it to unlock the nearby pantry. Keep following the path until you teleport into Ethat’s Security Office. Speak with him and you’ll get a persuasive option for something to fight the bugs. If you are successful, he’ll give you a rare experimental shotgun. Head through the main hall and fight your way to the lab. Speak with Maria there then follow her instructions to be sent to the other universe. Loot the Probe Control Unit on the counter there, and then calibrate it using the distortion. This will send you back to Maria.
Speak to Director Patel
Exit the lab and head down the hall to the director’s office the speak with her. She’ll tell you that you can only save 1 universe and ask which one you intend to save. This isn’t the actual choice, so you’re not locked into which one you tell her. If you are curious, saving the residents of this universe means that you lose out on Raphael. If you choose to save him, then Director Patel and everyone else will disappear. Raphael will be able to recruited to your ship later though. Before using the elevator, stop by the Clinic on the 1st floor to get some supplies from Dr. Barakova. She’ll give you 2 med packs and 2 trauma packs. If you head to the Dining Hall, there will be a sign in one of the hallways that will you to the clinic.
Take the Elevator
To find the elevator, make your way to the main hall. Calibrate with the distortion to swap universes then take the elevator down to the research level. Following the objective, you’ll need to swap back and forth your dimensions to reach the keycard in the other universe. Then continue swapping as you head deeper into the facility The path is fairly linear, so you shouldn’t get lost. A thing to note: in the current universe, you’ll have to fight your way past turrets and robots in addition to dealing with the bugs in the other universe.
The next story-related thing you’ll encounter is the Facilities computer in the primary universe. Access it then view the Security System and Remote Alarm Control files. You’ll be able to override the lockdown and disable the alarm. Continue reading further until you reach the room in the below image. Switch to the other universe to access a side room with Utility Closet Keycard inside. Switch back then head to the other side of the big room to find the Utility Closet and access another distortion to travel back to the other universe to gain access to the server room. Head back to the primary universe to access the Accelerator Mainframe Computer to override the lockdown.
With the lockdown ended, head to the Accelerator Control room (in the primary dimension) and access the computer to override another lockdown. Exit the Control Room and head to the southeastern part of the big room heading through the Access Tunnel doorway.
Proceed forward again switching between universes to reach the Storage Room Computer. Use it to override the storage section lockdown. This will allow you to finally reach the experiment room, where you’ll need to choose whom to save. Switch to that universe then interact with the 7 power interlocks and finally the emergency shutdown control to disable the probe. You’ll then be able to retrieve the artifact.
Talk to the Director / Raphael
Head to either the Director or Raphael and speak with them to complete the mission. If you choose to save Raphael, he can be recruited to work at an outpost or ship. Saving the director and the rest of the inhabitants rewards you with a legendary spacesuit and helmet. You’ll also receive 800 EXP and some credits.
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