Starfield: Friends Like These - walkthrough Starfield guide, tips

After completing the quest Friends Like These for the United Colonies faction, you will become a citizen of New Atlantis. Our walkthrough tells you how to access the archives in the Collective's embassy and how to get the Va'Ruun code.

Last update: 04 October 2023

Friends Like These is another quest in the UC Vanguard questline. On this page of our guide, we show how to successfully confront Evangeline Radcliffe, how to explore Va'Ruun embassy, and finally how to conclude the mission, which means becoming a UC citizen.

• Convincing Ambassador Radcliffe
• Obtaining Archival Code
• Visiting the Archive

Initiating the mission (New Atlantis)

1. In UC headquarters in New Atlantis (Jemison planet, Alfa Centauri system) talk to Elisabeth Macintyre. The woman can be found in a room at the end of the Cabinet Chambers floor.
2. Ride the elevator to the lobby and proceed to the Freestar Embassy in MAST district.
3. There , talk to Evangeline Radcliff .

Convincing Ambassador Radcliffe

You can gain access to the Archive right away if you manage to Persuade Radcliff. If you fail, then:

1. Talk to the man named Cameron Long. You can convince him to cooperate by spending credits, a right dialogue option (Diplomacy) or via a lie.
2. With Cameron convinced, travel to the room in the front area of the embassy and open it with the received key. You have to climb the boxes, cross the ventilation shafts and take the listening device from the flowerpot.
3. With the listening device, confront Radcliff. You can simply order her to lead you to the archives, but by asking for a gift, you'll receive a weapon, and when asking for payment, you'll receive 7000 credits.

Obtaining Archival Code

1. Go to the Va'Ruun embassy, it is in the MAST district.
2. Approach the intercom and press the button on it.
3. Proceed to the next intercom. Unfortunately, there are some hostiles along the way. Begin with taking care of the ceiling turrets, then the robots.
4. You need to activate a total of 4 intercoms and 3 switches.

1. In the bottom area, after defeating all robots, talk to the ambassador. You must agree to his terms.
2. Return to UC Vanguard headquarters. There, talk to Elisabeth MacIntyre .

Visiting the Archive

1. Go to the Archive in MAST district.
2. After a short conversation with the monitor, input all codes into the sockets on the walls.
3. The hatch leading to the room will open - use it, collect the data and return to UC Vanguard.
4. Talk to Hadrian, then follow MacIntyre. The woman will grant you citizenship of the United Colonies - thanks to it, you can now buy an apartment in New Atlantis.
5. This is the conclusion of the task - you'll receive XP and 17000 credits (including 5000 citizen dispensation).