Complete guide to the UNC: Hostage assignment in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1). Learn how to start the mission, board the freighter, and resolve the hostage situation peacefully or through combat.
Walkthrough
- 1Start the Assignment: You can begin UNC: Hostage in two ways:
- Listen for a news report on the Citadel while using elevators after gaining access to the Galaxy Map.
- 2Travel to the Farinata System in the Hades Gamma Cluster and receive a transmission from Admiral Hackett.
- 3Board the Freighter: Head to the Farinata System in the Hades Gamma Cluster. Locate and board the MSV: Ontario, found west of Tunshagon. It's recommended to have an Adept in your squad for this mission.
- 4Clear the Biotics: Upon entering the main room of the freighter, prepare for a firefight against 6 Biotics. A 3-minute timer will start. Use abilities like Singularity and Lift to disable enemies. Funnel them towards the entrance to manage the encounter.
- 5Confront the Leader: After clearing the room, proceed east and enter the room to the north. You will encounter the terrorist leader. You have a few dialogue options:
- Saying “You need Burns!” (requires 6 Charm points) leads to a peaceful outcome and grants +8 Paragon.
- 6Saying “Don’t be stupid.” (requires 5 Intimidate points) also leads to a peaceful outcome and grants +9 Renegade.
Tips
- Bringing an Adept (like Liara) or having Adept abilities yourself can be very helpful for disabling enemies.
- Abilities like Singularity and Lift are particularly effective against the biotic enemies.
- Luring enemies towards the entrance and funneling them through the corridor can make the firefight more manageable.
- If you fail the dialogue checks, be ready to engage the leader, who uses a Shotgun.
- Peaceful resolution via Charm: +8 Paragon
- Peaceful resolution via Intimidate: +9 Renegade
- Combat resolution: Experience and loot.
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