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Mass Effect 2 Hints

Stop the Collectors

  • 1 of 5: NOTE: The only objective this mission has in this part of the game is "Acquire Reaper IFF," so these hints won't have an objective list.
  • 2 of 5: The first thing to do is revisit all the shops on the Citadel, Omega, and Illium to see what all new goods they have in stock.
  • 3 of 5: Then complete every dossier and loyalty mission you haven't already finished. Links to all nine of the loyalty missions are given in this section for easy reference. If you didn't finish all of the dossier missions, refer back to the Part 5: Dossier and Loyalty Missions section.
  • 4 of 5: Also, do the two new N7 assignments that are now available ("N7: Endangered Research Station" and "N7: Mining the Canyon"), plus any older ones you haven't done yet.
  • 5 of 5: Then it'll finally be time to do the Reaper IFF mission. Finishing it will get you to Interlude: Collector Attack.