One Small Step Walkthrough and Choices

One Small Step is the first main quest in Starfield. See how to unlock One Small Step, if you should persuade or attack Brogan the pirate, its rewards, and how to complete it.

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One Small Step Rewards and Unlock Condition

How to Unlock and Rewards

Starting Location	Argos Extracting Mining Outpost, Vectera, Moon of Anselon
Recommended Level	1
Prerequisites	None
Previous Quest	-
Next Quest	The Old Neighborhood
Rewards	・EXP: 400 ・Credits: 8000

One Small Step Walkthrough and Objectives

	One Small Step Objectives ▼
1	Follow Supervisor Lin
2	Get the Cutter
3	Collect Mineral Deposits
4	Return to Supervisor Lin
5	Follow Supervisor Lin
6	Explore the Cavern
7	Break Up the Deposits
8	Take the Strange Object
9	Follow Lin
10	Equip a Helmet
11	Speak with the Client
12	Hold off the Pirates
13	Talk to Barrett
14	Board the Ship
15	Take Off from Vectera
16	Learn to Fly
17	Deal with the Crimson Fleet
18	Travel to Kreet
19	Land at the Kreet Research Base
20	Deal with the Crimson Fleet Captain
21	Return to the Ship
22	Grav Jump to Jemison
23	Land at New Atlantis
24	Go to the Lodge (Mast District)
25	Enter the Library
26	Talk to Sarah
27	Listen to the Meeting
28	Place the Artifact
29	Talk to Sarah

1. Follow Supervisor Lin

At the very beginning of the game, you will arrive at a mining cave with Supervisor Lin and Heller. Use the left analog stick (Xbox) or WASD (PC) to follow Lin out of the elevator and deeper into the cave as a tutorial on how to move around.

2. Get the Cutter

Open the yellow tool box on the ground next to Supervisor Lin and select the red cutter from the container.

3. Collect Mineral Deposits

Follow the blue markers located on the cave wall to the left of the tool box, then aim towards the markers and press the Fire button to collect the deposits. Collect all 5 mineral deposits.

4-5. Return to Supervisor Lin

Head back to the yellow tool box where you got the cutter earlier to find Supervisor Lin. Follow her again but this time down the path to the right of the tool box where an excavator is digging a hole in the wall. Head inside the hole together with Lin and Heller.

6. Explore the Cavern

Head deeper into the Cavern and follow the blue marker into a small, dark tunnel in the wall.

7-8. Take the Strange Object

At the end of the tunnel, use the cutter to break up the deposits, then approach it and interact with the blue crystal in the middle. This will trigger a cutscene of a vision that briefly shows you a part of outer space. You will then wake up back in the ship.

This is where you will enter Character Creation mode to select your appearance, choose your background, and pick up traits. Lin will then ask you what happened.

Character Creation Options and How to Change Appearance

9-10. Equip a Helmet

Follow Supervisor Lin and Heller into the airlock. While in the Main Menu, select the lower right tab to access your Inventory on the menu ring. In the Inventory Menu, scroll down to the Helmets tab and equip your helmet. Lin will then open the metal door that leads to the outside of the ship.

11. Speak with the Client

Follow Lin and Heller to a spaceship that lands right outside. The client will come out of the ship. Approach him to talk and you will learn that his name is Barrett. He will then ask you about your vision of outer space.

Barrett Romance, How to Recruit, and Skills

12. Hold Off the Pirates

A ship full of space pirates called the Crimson Fleet will arrive and attack your base. Defeat all of the enemies to progress through the quest.

Grab a Weapon (Optional)

An optional objective is to grab an Eon pistol that is lying on the crates and tables nearby. Grabbing a weapon is recommended for better damage, as the cutter does not deal a lot of damage.

To do this, approach the small box pinned by a blue marker and pick up the weapon.

13-14. Talk to Barrett

After defeating all of the pirates, talk to Barrett. He will mention the vision again, and will ask you to join him in the Constellation. He will give you a watch once you join.

After talking with him, follow the droid named Vasco into the spaceship. Face the ladder to climb inside.

15. Take Off from Vectera

16. Learn to Fly

A tutorial will instruct you how to fly the spaceship. The basic controls of the ship include selecting a system, using the ship's power, increasing or decreasing speed, and firing weapons at space targets.

Power Up All Systems Skip Tutorial? (Optional)

You have the option to sit through the whole tutorial, or you can skip it. We recommend you go through the tutorial on your first playthrough to familiarize yourself with the controls faster.

Keybinds and Controls for PC and Xbox

17. Brawl with the Crimson Fleet

Defeat the Crimson Fleet ships by firing the ship's weapons that include a Gatling Laser, Missile, and a Ballistic Cannon.

Space Battles Combat Guide

18-19. Land at the Kreet Research Base

In the main menu, open up your Starmap found on the top left. Select the planet Kreet (it should be highlighted by your objective marker) and then travel over there.

Once you're in the orbit of the planet, open the map again to see an overview of Kreet. Select the Kreet Research Lab and hit Land.

Kreet Planet Location and 100% Survey Guide

20. Deal with the Crimson Fleet Captain

Head over to the research lab and enter it. Make your way towards the rooftop while fighting some Crimson Fleet pirates along the way.

The captain will be waiting for you on the roof. You can either attack him and his henchmen or persuade him to stand down. The latter avoids a fight with them entirely.

Combat Tips and Mistakes to Avoid

Unlock the Safe (Optional)

There is a safe that you can lockpick before going up the ladder. Pick up the digipicks scattered on the floor and use it to crack the safe open.

Lockpicking Guide and How to Pick Locks

21. Return to the Ship

You can fast travel back to your ship by bringing up the Hand Scanner, point your crosshair at your ship, then select it to fast travel to it.

How to Fast Travel

22-23. Grav Jump to Jemison

On your Starmap, select the Alpha Centauri system then Grav Jump to it. Once you're in the orbit of Jemison, open the map and fast travel to New Atlantis.

How To Power Up the Grav Drive

24. Go to the Lodge (Mast District)

Board the New Atlantis Transit and go to the MAST District. Follow the marker that leads to the Lodge, use the Hand Scanner to show the breadcrumb trails that will lead you there.

Once at the entrance of the Lodge, the watch that Barrett gave you will automatically unlock the door for you.

25-27. Talk to Sarah

Enter the library and talk to Sarah. After a brief conversation, a meeting will commence with the rest of the Constellation members.

How to Romance Sarah Morgan, Likes and Dislikes, and How to Recruit

28-29. Place the Artifact

During the meeting, you will be prompted to place the Artifact on the table. Press E on the table to place it. Speak to Sarah afterwards to end the quest.

One Small Step Choice Guide

Avoid Combat by Persuading the Pirates

Once you're about to leave the Kreet Research Base, you will be met with Brogan and some Crimson Fleet pirates outside. It's best to persuade Brogan and his crew if you want to avoid combat.

However, you need to convince them a few times during the conversation. You will get +10 EXP for persuading them successfully. You can still fight them after that and loot their bodies to get items.

Attacking will Lead to Combat

Choosing the option to attack will obviously lead to combat. You can select this immediately if you don't want to talk with the pirates. You can loot their bodies this way and get a few Credits and Weapons.

You can also retreat if you choose this option and run back to your ship to escape.

How to Persuade Brogan the Pirate

One Small Step Previous and Next Quest

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Starfield Related Guides

List of All Main Quests

All Main Quest Walkthroughs

#	Main Quest	Unlockables
1	One Small Step	・The Lodge
2	The Old Neighborhood	・Unlock Sarah Morgan as companion
3	The Empty Nest	・Unlock Sam Coe as companion
4	Back to Vectera	・Unlock Barrett as companion
5	Into the Unknown	・Unlock Andreja as companion ・Anti-Gravity Field
6	All That Money Can Buy	None
7	Starborn	・Artifact
8	Further Into the Unknown	None
9	Short Sighted	None
10	No Sudden Moves	None
11	High Price to Pay	・Armillary
12	Unity	None
13	In Their Footsteps	None
14	Final Glimpses	・Artifact
15	Entangled	None
16	Unearthed	None
17	Missed Beyond Measure	None
18	Revelation	・Artifact
19	One Giant Leap	・New Game Plus
20	Among the Stars	None
21	Foreknowledge	None