After Nihlus and Captain Anderson have spoken to you, before selecting 'I'm ready to go' to start the mission, select 'Investigate' then 'Protheans' on the top left to get their (missable!) Codex entry: 'Aliens: Extinct Races: Protheans (1/13)'.Ī cutscene follows showing the situation on Eden Prime and your arrival on the planet.

Go through the door behind them to start a conversation with Spectre Nihlus. You can press to engage in their conversation here. During conversations, selecting the left hand options generally allows you to ask more detailed questions, while selecting the right hand options allows you to 'get to the point.'Īpproach Corporal Jenkins and Dr Chakwas talking. Navigator Pressly is standing nearby, who you can talk to. Move forward towards the Galaxy Map in the center of the ship. If you are going to grind out the power usage achievements for Engineer and Adept in the Prologue and first Citadel visit (press to skip dialogue), the recommended power choices are:Įngineer Lv1: 1 in Decryption, 1 in Electronics, 1 in First AidĪdept Lv1: 1 in Throw, 1 in Warp, 1 in Barrier If this is your Hardcore or Insanity playthrough then change the difficulty now:, Options, Gameplay, change the Combat Difficulty then select 'Confirm Selections and Exit' on the bottom. Putting points in Intimidate (Charm) as you level up allows you to select more difficult Renegade (Paragon) dialogue options as you progress through the game, allowing you to persuade NPCs to do things they would otherwise not do. The Squad option shows your character progression, where the right hand side contains all of your talents and powers that you can unlock and the left hand side shows the Paragon/Renegade meter, which will fill up as you make the appropriate morality choices.

When you gain control of your character, press to access the Mission Computer, where you can view the Journal, Map, Codex entries as well as your Equipment. Shepard arrives in the cockpit and you start a conversation with Joker and Kaiden selecting the top (bottom) dialogue option gives Paragon (Renegade) points. The game starts with a cutscene, introducing your character Cmdr Shepard, the concept of Mass Effect, as well as the Normandy ship, leading to the introduction of Jeff 'Joker' Moreau, Kaidan Alenko and Turian Spectre Nihlus.

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