Starfield ‘No Sudden Moves’ quest walkthrough, how to steal from Petrov

Starfield’s “No Sudden Moves” mission will take you aboard the vessel of Captain PetrovA collector with a long history of eccentricity Barrett. If you’re looking for another artifact, you’re going to have to go full space pirate with this one.

Here’s what I found Starfield guide, we’ll walk you through how to get the artifact from Petrov’s clutches in the “No Sudden Moves” mission.

Discover the artifact

When you start the quest, you’ll talk to Vladimir. He mentions a man named Captain Petrov, who — word has it — has collected an artifact and won’t part with it for What are you waiting for?. It’s up to you and a companion to find Petrov’s limit and get that artifact. (For me, BarrettPolygon’s staffer joined the team for this mission. Sarah.)

Speak to Vladimir // Visit the Scow

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Vladimir will tell you all about Petrov, and that you should steal the artifact. Tell him you’re ready to go and Barrett will become your locked companion.

Undock your vessel by heading over to itEyeJump to the top of this page Scow The ship is orbiting around Procyon B. The game clearly explains to you that there are two choices available:

• Engines can be disabled
• You can talk your way into anything

We’re going to go with the (initially) non-violent route here, as violence is usually pretty easy to figure out in Starfield.

The ship is used to hail Persuade on the guy over the radio (it’s only a four pip check). If you let Barrett talk for you, it doesn’t go very well, as Petrov doesn’t seem to like him very much. (You’ll still get the chance to use the Persuasion option even if Barrett makes an ass out of himself, and it doesn’t make the check any harder, so pick it if you want a laugh.)

When the man has cleared you to dock the ship, just walk in.

Search for Captain Petrov/ Follow Petrov

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As soon as you enter the Scow speak to Tao XunThe person who has been rude to you is. Eventually he’ll give you the all clear and let you meet Petrov. Follow the path and don’t touch anything — at least for now. Eventually you’ll meet up with Petrov, who is a total weirdo, and is lounging on a space couch.

This guy is eccentric and the worst — Bethesda goes a long way to make sure you don’t feel too bad about stealing from him.

Petrov will tell you that he can’t part with his precious new artifact. Barrett can be a lifesaver in this situation. You can either Persuade Petrov will let you into the house attack him, You can also find out more about let Barrett say “Petroooooov! It’s me!”This option for a dialogue is hilarious and very effective. Petrov forgives Barrett of whatever grievance they had in the past and offers to show you their vault. Bingo.

Take Petrov to the vault and wait until he reveals the artifact. You can get a shotgun Have a tough conversation with Petrov. Eventually he’ll make it clear that he refuses to give you the artifact, no matter how bad you need or want it. Then he’ll basically dare you to steal it…

How to become a space pirate

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Now that it’s become immediately clear that Petrov just wants to gloat about his new toy, it’s time to take the artifact by force.

Take the artifact

Once you’ve exhausted all of the diplomatic options with Petrov, pull your gun out and grab the artifact off the shelf. Petrov’s goons are going to start firing at you immediately. If you’ve got a shotgun, pull it out and start blasting Petrov. He’ll go down very quickly, in just a couple of shots, depending on your weapon’s power.

When his health hits zero, Petrov will go into a kind of “down-but-not-out” state and beg for Now, you can get a better understanding of what the word “mercy” means.. You can tell him to stop his thugs and allow you to leave. He’ll agree as long as you don’t kill him. You should put your gun away.

The artifact is now in the collection.

Petrov and his crew will now disdainfully call you a pirate, but they won’t attack you. Please feel free to Loot anything you’d like from Petrov’s vault or ship, as you’ve already shown that you can take him down if need be. Fill your pockets, and then head to your ship. His crew will promise revenge, but we didn’t hear from Petrov again for the rest of the main campaign. It is possible that Petrov could appear in an unnoticed side mission.

Back to previous page Lodge Place the artifact in the collection.

The moment you finish “No Sudden Moves,” you’ll be thrown into the “The High Cost of Pay” quest, which offers the game’s most difficult choice and is fairly complex.