InStarfield, you can join numerous factions over the course of your journey. Doing so grants you access to special missions and intriguing rewards, while immersing you in the game’s lore. Difficult choices will be made, and you’ll encounter moral gray areas on the regular. One of first factions you will encounter is UC Vanguard. Here is our guide telling you how to join UC Vanguard inStarfield.
Starfield– how to join UC Vanguard
UC Vanguardis a faction that represents theUnited Colonies. Members tend to have rigid ideas about what is normal and acceptable. They encourage members to get results without resorting to skullduggery. For some players, this may feel like a dull way to play a game that provides so much freedom. If you decide you want to throw your lot in with the galaxy’s peacekeepers, it’s easy to do.To join UC Vanguard, talk to Commander Tuala at the headquarters in New Atlantis, pass a pilot’s test, swear an oath, and complete the Grunt Work probationary mission.
Start by finding Tuala in the UC Vanguard building located within the Mast District in New Atlantis.He mostly stays behind his desk. I first met him there while touring the city withSarah. When I talked to Tuala, he pitched me on joining UC Vanguard whileSarahwatched, bemused. The main argument in favor of joining UC Vanguard is that you can become a UC citizen and eventually purchase your own home. Additionally, they pay you a small allowance in credits. This is all less enticing if you started the game with the Dream Home trait (see our guide explaininghow to find and pay off your Dream Home, in that case).
If you show sufficient interest in his speech, Tuala directs you toRegister for the Vanguard. There’s a nearby elevator. Ride it to theVanguard Orientation Hall. On that lower floor, approach the nearby terminal and complete yourVanguard Registration.
Your next required task is toProceed to the Vanguard Exam. If you wish, you can optionallyExplore the Orientation Hall, as well. Just look to the right to spot the doors leading to the hall. Wander along the corridor, interacting with terminals to slowly play out a story of the history of the United Colonies and the Colony War and so forth. It is a time-consuming but informative process. I thought I had done everything, but I must have missed one of the numerous terminals.Once you have truly viewed every last terminal, an update should appear on-screen to notify you.
When you are ready, make your way to the nearby elevator. Select thePiloting Simulatoras your destination. Then, as directed,proceed to the Vanguard exam. Meet with theProctor, who explains the rules of the exam. In short: you need to defeat three or more waves of enemies in a combat simulation. You apparently earn a bonus if you defeat more than three waves, but I did not succeed at doing so. Your artificial enemies grow progressively more difficult with each wave.Target enemies quickly and focus on one at a time to quickly reduce the overall threat you face.
Once the Proctor informs you that you have passed the combat simulation test, meet with Tuala again. He reviews your results. Then, if you agree to his stated terms, you can swear an oath to become a probationary agent.Follow Commander Tualato take your oath outside the building. After you swear your oath, you receive250 XPand a new probationary mission,Grunt Work. It mostly plays out on a separate planet.
Report back to Commander Tuala after completing Grunt Work.As your reward, you receive theUC Vanguard Space Helmet,UC Vanguard Spacesuit, andUC Vanguard Pilot Pack. It’s a whole uniform. Congratulations!
Starfieldis available to purchase on Steam and the Microsoft Store.
Jason Venter
Jason Venter is a contributing writer for PC Invasion since 2022 who can trace his love for video games back to the Apple IIe port of Mario Bros. in the late 80s. He remains a diehard Nintendo fan to this day and loves JRPGs, adventure games, and platformers in particular, but he still plays games in most genres and on most hardware. After founding indie gaming site HonestGamers in 1998, he served as an editor at Hardcore Gamer Magazine during its entire print run. He has since freelanced for a variety of leading sites including IGN, GameSpot, and Polygon. These days, he spends most of his time writing game guides and entertaining readers with his fantasy novels.
