Assignments

Assignments are the side quests of Mass Effect. There is a large variety of assignments to complete; this page is a list of them. Click on a specific assignment in the list to read its detailed walkthrough. For a list of missions broken up by cluster and system, see the Mass Effect System Guide.

For an alphabetical list of assignments see Category:Assignments; for locations see Category:Assignment Locations.

Mass Effect
The assignment names as given here are intended to match those in the game; sometimes the game itself is inconsistent, in which case all of the variations are listed here (e.g. Asari Diplomacy, Missing Person). Some assignments are listed more than once; this is intentional and is intended to make them simpler to find by listing them in all relevant contexts as they appear in the Journal.

Shepard's Background
These quests relate to Shepard's pre-service history.


 * Citadel: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things only available if Shepard has the Spacer background
 * Citadel: Old Friends only available if Shepard has the Earthborn background
 * Citadel: I Remember Me only available if Shepard has the Colonist background

Squad Member Assignments
These assignments relate to the histories of your fellow crewmates.


 * Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon → Garrus: Dr. Saleon is Dead
 * Tali and the Geth → Tali's pilgrimage
 * Wrex: Family Armor

General
These assignments are available during your first and all future visits to the Citadel.


 * Citadel: Asari Consort
 * Citadel: Doctor Michel → Citadel: Doctor Michel is Safe
 * Citadel: Homecoming
 * Citadel: Jahleed's Fears → Citadel: Jahleed's Secret → Citadel: Jahleed and Chorban | Citadel: Jahleed Returns Materials | Citadel: Jahleed Arrested
 * Citadel: Presidium Prophet
 * Citadel: Reporter's Request
 * Citadel: Rita's Sister → Citadel: Rita's Sister and Chellick → Citadel: Rita's Sister is Safe
 * Citadel: Scan the Keepers
 * Citadel: Schells the Gambler → Citadel: Schells' Scanner Given Away | Citadel: Schells has his Data
 * Citadel: Signal Tracking
 * Citadel: The Fan
 * Citadel: Xeltan's Complaint → Citadel: Xeltan Convinced
 * Missing Person → UNC: Privateers

Second Visit
These assignments are available after completing one of the major assignments (Noveria, Feros or rescuing Liara).


 * Citadel: Family Matter
 * Citadel: Planting a Bug
 * Citadel: Snap Inspection
 * Citadel: The Fourth Estate

Detainee Visit
These assignments are only available during your detention at the Citadel.


 * Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy
 * Citadel: Negotiator's Request

Charted Planet Assignments
These assignments are specific to their relative planet.

Feros

 * Feros: Data Recovery
 * Feros: Geth in the Tunnels
 * Feros: Power Cells
 * Feros: Varren Meat
 * Feros: Water Restoration

Noveria

 * Noveria: Espionage
 * Noveria: Smuggling

Virmire

 * Virmire: Assisting Kirrahe's Team → Virmire: Kirrahe's team
 * Virmire: Wrex and the Genophage → Virmire: Wrex is Convinced

Galaxy-Wide Assignments
These assignments span the entirety of Citadel-controlled space. Assignments prefixed with the UNC indicator represent assignments that take place on uncharted planets.

Galaxy Collection Assignments
These assignments involve traveling across Citadel space and finding numerous hidden collectibles.


 * UNC: Prothean Data Discs → UNC: Collection Complete
 * UNC: Turian Insignias → UNC: Collection Complete
 * UNC: Valuable Minerals → UNC: Survey is Complete
 * UNC: Locate Signs of Battle → UNC: Entire Collection is Found
 * UNC: Asari Writings → UNC: Collection Complete

Uncharted Space Assignments

 * A Person of Interest &rarr; UNC: Hostile Takeover
 * Doctor at Risk &rarr; UNC: Dead Scientists
 * Geth Activities &rarr; UNC: Geth Incursions
 * Missing Person &rarr; UNC: Privateers
 * Investigate Facility &rarr; UNC: ExoGeni Facility
 * Investigate Mercenaries &rarr; UNC: Asari Diplomacy
 * Investigate Samples &rarr; UNC: Colony of the Dead
 * Investigate Shipments &rarr; UNC: Espionage Probe
 * Strange Transmissions &rarr; UNC: Major Kyle
 * UNC: Asari Diplomacy
 * UNC: Cerberus
 * UNC: Colony of the Dead
 * UNC: Dead Scientists
 * UNC: Derelict Freighter
 * UNC: Depot Sigma-23
 * UNC: Distress Call


 * UNC: Espionage Probe
 * UNC: ExoGeni Facility
 * UNC: Geth Incursions
 * UNC: Hades' Dogs
 * UNC: Hostage
 * UNC: Hostile Takeover
 * UNC: Listening Post Alpha &rarr; UNC: Listening Post Theta &rarr; UNC: Depot Sigma-23
 * UNC: Listening Post Theta
 * UNC: Lost Freighter
 * UNC: Lost Module
 * UNC: Major Kyle
 * UNC: Missing Marines &rarr; UNC: Cerberus &rarr; UNC: Hades' Dogs
 * UNC: Missing Survey Team
 * UNC: Privateers
 * UNC: Rogue VI
 * Unusual Readings &rarr; UNC: Distress Call

Paragon/Renegade-dependent Assignments

 * UNC: Besieged Base
 * UNC: The Negotiation

X57

 * X57: Bring Down the Sky
 * X57: Avoid the Blasting Caps
 * X57: Missing Engineers

Pinnacle Station

 * Pinnacle Station: Combat Missions
 * Pinnacle Station: Convoy
 * Pinnacle Station: Vidinos

Normandy

 * Normandy: FBA Couplings
 * Normandy: Serrice Ice Brandy
 * Normandy: Special Ingredients

Omega

 * Omega: Archangel: Datapad Recovered
 * Omega: Batarian Bartender
 * Omega: Packages for Ish
 * Omega: Struggling Quarian
 * Omega: The Patriarch
 * Omega: The Professor: Missing Assistant

Citadel

 * Citadel: Crime in Progress
 * Citadel: Found Forged ID → Citadel: False Positives
 * Citadel: Krogan Sushi

N7

 * N7: Abandoned Mine


 * N7: Anomalous Weather Detected
 * N7: Archeological Dig Site &rarr; N7: MSV Strontium Mule &rarr; N7: Blue Suns Base &rarr; N7: Javelin Missiles Launched
 * N7: Blood Pack Base → N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay
 * N7: Captured Mining Facility
 * N7: Eclipse Smuggling Depot
 * N7: Endangered Research Station
 * N7: Imminent Ship Crash
 * N7: Lost Operative
 * N7: Mining the Canyon
 * N7: MSV Estevanico
 * N7: Quarian Crash Site
 * N7: Wrecked Merchant Freighter &rarr; N7: Abandoned Research Station &rarr; N7: Hahne-Kedar Facility

Illium

 * Illium: Blue Rose of Illium
 * Illium: Conrad Verner
 * Illium: Gianna Parasini
 * Illium: Indentured Service
 * Illium: Medical Scans
 * Illium: The Assassin: Salarian Family Data
 * Illium: The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence
 * Illium: The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found
 * Illium: The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found

Tuchanka

 * Tuchanka: Combustion Manifold
 * Tuchanka: Killing Pyjaks
 * Tuchanka: Old Blood: Missing Scout

Downloadable content

 * Normandy Crash Site

Project Firewalker

 * Project Firewalker: Geth Incursion
 * Project Firewalker: Prothean Site (Labelled Project Firewalker: Prothean Ruin on the Galaxy Map)
 * Project Firewalker: Rosalie Lost
 * Project Firewalker: Survey Sites Located (Labelled Project Firewalker: Artifact Collection on the Galaxy Map)
 * Project Firewalker: Volcano Station (Labelled Project Firewalker: Recover Research Data on the Galaxy Map)

Project Overlord

 * Overlord (Labelled Investigate Project Overlord on the Galaxy Map)
 * Overlord: Atlas Station
 * Overlord: Prometheus Station
 * Overlord: Vulcan Station