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Mass Effect Hints

Go to the Tower

  • 1 of 6: You start out in Ambassador Udina's office near the NE corner of the Citadel's Presidium area. Your immediate objective is to travel to the Tower area and meet with the Council.
  • 2 of 6: However, you should first take a tour of the entire Presidium area to get familiar with the place and gain some easy XP.
  • 3 of 6: Once you're done with that, use any Citadel Rapid Transit console (or the elevator near the Presidium's NW corner) to travel to the Tower.
  • 4 of 6: Run up to where Garrus and Executor Pallin are talking.
  • 5 of 6: After that conversation is over, head down south to where the big orange "!" is on the area map.
  • 6 of 6: Talk to Captain Anderson to start the Council hearing cinematic, after which you'll move on to the "Investigate Saren" objective.