Bethesda is one of the most respected studios today. The company is considered the queen of immersive RPGs, loaded with details, quests, and great stories. Following this line, it is not crazy to say that Starfield was one of the most anticipated games of the year 2023 for Xbox and PC fans . It is Bethesda’s most ambitious project to date.
In total, Starfield has about 19 main missions . Each of these is unlocked as the previous one is completed. Number 5 is called Heading to the Unknown , a mission that opens a series of doors for us when we complete it. Throughout this article, I’m going to show you how to complete this task 100%, we ‘ll also see how to complete all of the objectives in it, and teach you some other tips to make it easier to complete.
How to unlock the mission Heading to the Unknown?
To unlock this mission in the game, we must first complete the four previous ones . “A Small Step”, “The Old Quarter”, “Empty Nest” and “Return to Vectera” would be the first four objectives to complete before our fifth mission. We must head to the Lodge, to look for Sarah Morgan, the leader of the Constellation, she will be in charge of entrusting us with our mission.
Follow this little guide to complete the mission
If you want to complete this quest in its entirety, follow these steps.
- First of all, you need to open the Mission Panel and head towards The Eye . This is a space station that we will find in Jemison, located in Alpha Centauri, in order to speak with Vladimir.
- Once you get here and talk to Vladimir, you will be given two locations (which never repeat, they are completely random). These two will take you to two random planets.
- In each of these, you will be able to find an Artifact and Andreja. As you may already know, to carry out these trips, it is important to prepare yourself, you must carry good weapons for any problem you encounter.
- When you find Andreja on one of the two planets, talk to her, tell her that Vladimir sent you and search with her for the Artifact. There, you will have to go inside some abandoned mines , where you will find some enemies that you have to eliminate to continue advancing.
Once finished, we will reach one of the objectives of this mission: the first artifact, called Iota. Once we obtain this, Andreja will leave the group and we will have to head towards the other planet.
- The second planet is usually easier than the previous one. What we have to do here is find an undiscovered geophysical feature . This is located in a cave, where we normally won’t find any enemies to fight. At the end of the cave, if we continue exploring, we will find our second artifact, thus completing the first part of the quest.
- With the two artifacts in our possession, we must return to Jemison and enter the Lodge to join the rest. Here, you must speak with Matteo and we can decide whether to include Andreja in our group . Make sure your answer is positive if you are looking for something with her.
- Now, we will have to return to The Eye again, and look for Vladimir Sall, we will talk to him, and he will give us a new location to explore, a new anomaly (in portion III) .
- When you land on the Scanner Anomaly, you should ignore the direction marker as it will not lead you to the objective. What you need to do is open the scanner and follow the trail that causes it to completely distort and start vibrating. If we continue along this route we will reach a kind of temple, called Eta Temple.
- Once inside the Eta Temple, you’ll find clusters of lights, so you’ll need to move towards them and touch them. After a while and you’ve touched enough, the rings of lights will stop and you’ll be able to walk through the center . This will allow you to unlock your first power, the Anti-Gravity Field.
From here you will only have to return to the Lodge and show everyone the new skill acquired , thus completing the mission in its entirety.
How to activate the power of the Antigravity Field?
To activate this power, you must go to the Powers menu at the top of the character menu. Here, you will be able to activate the Anti-Gravity Field, once equipped, you can use it without any fear. Simply, with the controller, hold down the RB or LB button , and then press the opposite button (if you hold RB, press LB; and vice versa).
If you’re playing on PC, just press the letter “Z” and you’ll see how cool this power is.
What happens when you complete the mission?
Upon completing this quest, the game will unlock two more quests for you . One of these is a main quest called “What Money Can Buy” . Before you think about jumping headfirst into this quest, I advise you to take a look at the “ Miscellaneous ” section of the quests.
Here, you will find a quest called “Power from Beyond” , which will help you obtain other powers, before continuing with the main story of the game.
Rewards for completing Heading into the Unknown
By completing this quest, you will get some rewards that will be useful to you in your adventure. First, you will get some credits, which will total 9500 , you will also get 400 experience points , and 2 first aid kits , which are always useful. On the other hand, you also get the possibility of including Andreja in your team .
However, the main reward of this mission is our first power: Antigravity Field , which will be of vital importance to us from this point on.
How to get new powers for your character?
Once you have completed the quest Heading to the Unknown, and activated the quest Power from Beyond, you will be able to search for other powers. The quest Power from Beyond gives you the possibility to find the location of the game’s temples, and thus find the powers . However, always keep in mind that to get new powers you will have to advance in the story, and unlock new Artifacts.
And that’s all, let me know in the comments if this guide has helped you complete this main quest.