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Me2galacticchecklist.Pdf MASS EFFECT 2 GALACTIC CHECKLIST By Teryx – Version 1.7 – January 24th 2012 Name: ________________ Shepard Missions marked with a (1 ) symbol Thanks for downloading this file. I hope it helps you keep track of your game and experience and may be different (or may not even be enjoy each of your playthroughs of Mass Effect 2 to the fullest. Please feel free to contact me with Class: ________________ available!) depending on choices any corrections, suggestions or requests by e-mailing me at at [email protected]. made in the first Mass Effect. - Teryx Playthrough: ___________ Xbox Live Gamer Tag: Teryx | BioWare ID: Pteryx Latest version and updates can always be found at http://masseffect.shockfront.net Missions/Assignments Mission Found Done Normandy: Serrice Ice Brandy Loyalty Missions Acquired: Speak to Dr. Chakwas in the Medical Bay (Become available for recruited squad mates after completing Horizon) Upgrades: Medi-Gel Capacity (Reward) ; / Jacob: The Gift of Greatness Normandy: Special Ingredients Takes Place: Rosetta Nebula > Alpha Draconis System > Acquired: Speak to Mess Sergeant Garner on the crew's 2175 Aeia ; / quarters deck ; / Upgrades: Heavy Pistol Damage (Heavy Pistol) Omega Miranda: The Prodigal Omega: Batarian Bartender Takes Place: Crescent Nebula > Tasale System > Illium Acquired: Buy a drink from Forvan, the bartender in the Upgrades: Submachine Gun Damage (Submachine Gun); ; / lower level of Afterlife ; / Medi-Gel Capacity (Eclipse Merc) Omega: Packages for Ish Jack: Subject Zero Available: After Horizon Takes Place: Nubian Expanse > Dakka > Pragia ; / Acquired: Speak to Ish across from Afterlife Upgrades: Biotic Damage (Research Terminal) Known Bug: Using the Charm options will complete the ; / Mordin: Old Blood mission but leave it open in the Journal Takes Place: Krogan DMZ > Aralakh > Tuchanka Omega: Struggling Quarian Upgrades: Krogan Vitality (Research Terminal); Heavy ; / Acquired: Speak to Kenn at Kenn's Salvage Weapon Ammo (Research Terminal) Notes: If you arrange for a discount with Kenn, buying ; / Grunt: Rite of Passage Kenn's ticket or having Harrot buy him out will lead to Kenn Takes Place: Krogan DMZ > Aralakh > Tuchanka ; / leaving, and your discount will be null Upgrades: Shotgun Damage (Reward) Omega: The Patriarch Garrus: Eye for an Eye Available: After completing the Archangel or the Professor Takes Place: Serpent Nebula > Widow > The Citadel recruitment mission ; / Upgrades: Sniper Rifle Damage (Terminal) ; / Acquired: Speak to Grizz in Afterlife Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi Omega: Archangel: Deliver Datapad Takes Place: Omega Nebula > Sahrabarik > Omega Available: During the Archangel recruitment mission Upgrades: Assault Rifle Damage (Assault Rifle) ; / Acquired: Upon finding the datapad with the Message ; / Notes: Choosing Morinth automatically grants her loyalty from Tarak, near Jaroth Tali: Treason Omega: The Professor: Missing Assistant Takes Place: Valhallan Threshold > Raheel-Leyya > The Available: During the Professor recruitment mission ; / Migrant Fleet Acquired: Upon first speaking to Mordin Upgrades: Geth Shield Strength (Monitor); Tech Damage ; / The Citadel (Reward if Tali is found not guilty) Citadel: Crime in Progress Thane: Sins of the Father Acquired: Speak to Lia'Vael nar Ulnay on level 26 Takes Place: Serpent Nebula > Widow > The Citadel Notes: There is additional dialogue if Tali and Garrus are in ; / Upgrades: Heavy Pistol Damage (Datapad) ; / the squad Legion: A House Divided Citadel: Found Forged ID / False Positives Takes Place: The Phoenix Massing > The Sea of Storms > Acquired: Speak to Kalara Tomi on level 27 (left after Heretic Station ; / exiting the C-Sec office) or by finding a Forged ID during Upgrades: Geth Shield Strength (Geth Terminal) Garrus: Eye for an Eye. Cannot be completed until after ; / Thane: Sins of the Father. Zaeed: The Price of Revenge Citadel: Krogan Sushi Available: Upon recruitment Acquired: Walk past the two krogans on level 27 ; / C Takes Place: Ismar Frontier > Faia > Zorya L Upgrades: Heavy Weapon Ammo (Paragon path only – Illium D ; / Research Terminal); Assault Rifle Damage (Renegade Illium: Blue Rose of Illium path only – Research Terminal) Acquired: Speak to the Asari shopkeeper near the Weapons: M-451 Firestorm (Heavy Weapon) Memories of Illium store ; / Kasumi: Stealing Memory Illium: Conrad Verner (1 ) Available: Upon recruitment Available: Depending on how your imported character C Takes Place: Serpent Nebula > Boltzmann > L handled Citadel: The Fan ; / Bekenstein D ; / Acquired: Speak to Conrad Verner at the Eternity Bar Upgrades: Tech Damage (Research) Weapons: M-12 Locust (SMG) Illium: Gianna Parasini (1 ) Available: Depending on how your imported character Location Assignments handled Noveria: Geth Interest ; / Normandy SR-2 Acquired: Speak to Gianna Parasini Normandy: FBA Couplings Acquired: Speak to Kenneth Donnelly or Gabriella Daniels on the engineering deck ; / http://masseffect.shockfront.net Mass Effect 2 Galactic Checklist by Teryx – v1.7 – Page 1 of 12 Illium: Indentured Service N7: Javelin Missiles Launched Available: Will only appear if Conrad Verner is not in Acquired: After completing N7: Blue Suns Base, or by Eternity, either by resolving Illium: Conrad Verner or by him scanning the anomaly on Franklin not being in the game ; / Takes Place: Sigurd's Cradle > Skepsis > Franklin ; / Acquired: Speak to the asari slave broker in the Eternity Notes: 360 button mapping is confusing, read carefully! Bar N7: Blood Pack Base Illium: Liara: Systems Hacking Available: After completing N7: Blood Pack Acquired: Speak to Liara in her office Communications Relay or after buying the Shrike Abyssal star ; / map from Baria Frontiers on Illium. Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Zada Ban, or after ; / Illium: Liara: The Observer completing N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay Acquired: After completing Illium: Liara: Systems Hacking ; / Takes Place: The Shrike Abyssal > Xe Cha > Zada Ban Upgrades: Heavy Weapon Ammo (Reward) Illium: Medical Scans (1 ) Acquired: Speak to the Zhu's Hope colonist/Shiala, N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay depending on how your imported character handled the ; / Available: After Horizon missions on Feros Acquired: After completing N7: Blood Pack Base, or by scanning Tarith. ; / Illium: The Assassin: Salarian Family Data Takes Place: Crescent Nebula > Lusarn > Tarith Available: During Thane's recruitment mission Acquired: Upon finding the datapad in Dantius Towers ; / N7: Captured Mining Facility Available: After Horizon Illium: The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Helyme ; / Available: During Samara's recruitment mission Takes Place: Crescent Nebula > Zelene > Helyme Acquired: Upon finding the datapad in the Eclipse base ; / N7: Eclipse Smuggling Depot Illium: The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found Acquired: After completing Omega: The Patriarch or Available: During Samara's recruitment mission Archangel: Deliver Datapad; or scanning the anomaly on Acquired: Upon finding the shipping note and uploading ; / Daratar ; / the message to Mr. Thax Takes Place: Hourglass Nebula > Faryar > Daratar Illium: The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found N7: Endangered Research Station Available: During Miranda: The Prodigal Available: After Horizon Acquired: Upon finding the lost locket near the exit door ; / Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Sinmara ; / from the shipping yard, on top of a crate Takes Place: Caleston Rift > Solveig > Sinmara Lair of the Shadow Broker N7: Imminent Ship Crash Available: After Horizon Acquired: Upon entering the Nariph system Upgrades: Heavy Pistol Damage (Research Terminal); C Takes Place: Pylos Nebula > Nariph > MSV Broken Arrow ; / L Damage Protection (Vasir's Car); further upgrades D (Assault Rifle Damage, Shotgun Damage, Sniper Rifle ; / N7: Lost Operative Damage, Submachine Gun Damage) available in Shadow Acquired: Upon receiving an e-mail from Cerberus Broker Base via delivery terminal Command after your first mission, or by scanning the anomaly ; / Tuchanka on Lorek Takes Place: Omega Nebula > Fathar > Lorek Tuchanka: Combustion Manifold Acquired: Speak to the mechanic N7: Mining the Canyon Notes: The Combustion Manifold can be found during Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Taitus Mordin: Old Blood. The assignment can still be acquired and ; / Takes Place: Caleston Rift > Talava > Taitus ; / completed after Mordin: Old Blood (for no credits) N7: MSV Estevanico Tuchanka: Killing Pyjaks Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Zanethu ; / Acquired: Speak to Ratch ; / Takes Place: Hourglass Nebula > Ploitari > Zanethu N7: Quarian Crash Site Tuchanka: Old Blood: Missing Scout Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Gei Hinnom Acquired: Speak to the chief scout next to the pyjak Takes Place: Hades Nexus > Sheol > Gei Hinnom ; / shooting range before leaving clan Urdnot's base during ; / Mordin: Old Blood N7: Wrecked Merchant Freighter Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Neith N7 Assignments Takes Place: Eagle Nebula > Amun > Neith ; / N7: Abandoned Mine Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Aequitas N7: Abandoned Research Station Takes Place: Minos Wasteland > Fortis > Aequitas ; / Acquired: After completing N7: Wrecked Merchant Freighter ; / N7: Anomalous Weather Detected Takes Place: Eagle Nebula > Strabo > Jarrahe Station Acquired: Scanning the anomaly on Canalus Takes Place: Pylos Nebula > Dirada > Canalus ; / N7: Hahne-Kedar Facility Upgrades: Damage Protection (Reward) Acquired: After completing N7: Abandoned Research Station ; / N7: Archeological Dig Site Takes
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