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Meticulous

Meticulous

Complete all the Command Center side-missions on Omega.

How to unlock the Meticulous achievement in Mass Effect 3 - Definitive Guide

This is a missable achievement.

There are three side missions total, you look for items while working on the main storyline. Play through the DLC as usual until the fighting stops and Shepard, Nyreen and Aria reach a command center full of her people. There will be a human girl, a Batarian and an Elcor. The Elcor appears later so talk to the girl and Batarian to trigger the missions and then feel free to go through the West Exit to continue the campaign

Omega: Assist The Hacker

A human hacker girl will ask you to enter a code into three terminals. If you are very thorough you can't miss them. The first one is right after you climb your first ladder, go inside the room to the right. The second one is after you go down some stairs and fight the first group of Cerberus, there will be a big symbol on the wall nearby. The third is after you fight your second group of Cerberus, there will be a Turian you need to heal sitting against the terminal.

Omega: Assist The Mechanic

A Batarian mechanic will ask you for a Kheri inverter. After you do the long Door Bypass and you fight a lot of Cerberus. Inside Nyreen's base by some crates, right next to stairs with the big Talon symbol and two guards. Give it to the Batarian after the loading screen takes you back to Aria's command center.

Omega: Assist Harrot

An Elcor named Harrot will ask you to send him coordinates if you run into Aria's couch. At some point you will reach an area with water flowing in the middle, you will have to turn on the dam controls and cross the water to proceed further. (You can't finish the DLC without doing this anyway so you can't miss it) Before proceeding further, climb down the ladder where the water is to find Aria's couch.




Edit: The achievement unlocks as soon as you find Aria's couch. Might be glitched since someone reported not unlocking it after doing everything right. Only the Kheri Inverter has to be turned in, the other two missions are ended automatically.
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27 Nov 2012 17:23

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If you missed the couch, like I did, just reload the save called "Assault on Afterlife". It's the last autosave the game makes and it will start you right at the section with the water down below. Also, can confirm it pops as soon as you get the couch.
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By WeisGuy9 on 27 Nov 2012 21:47
Really? Let me double check it, a friend of mine is going through it right now.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:08
Yup, confirmed that it works. As soon as my friend Sixty Foot Monkey found the couch it unlocked.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:11
their are 4 terminals and u get them all before you get the first achv that is unmissable called Talon.
1)right after long loading scene is the first terminal just minutes after talking with hacker.
2)after long ladder by air lift you first turn generator on and then the terminal before hitting the air lift.
3)down short ladder and entering room to fight remember to turn around in the corner around the wall is 3rd terminal.
4)next room of fighting be sure to find room where you revive a talon(i think) and right beside him is the last terminal.

after the 3rd terminal, the hacker responds back saying something like she has access to 77%
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By ARCHER MIKE on 27 Nov 2012 18:14
So when does the achievement unlock? When you get the couch or at the DLC finish?
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 17:48
If you have done the other 2, as soon as you pick up the couch the achievement pops.

Was just about to write a guide for it, but this one has all the information I was going to write down so nice one.
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By Nalsarius on 27 Nov 2012 17:51
Odd. when I got the couch I had no pop, yet I know I have the 3 terminals and the inverter. I've give it to the guys aswell...
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:00
I have difficulty understanding what you're saying sorry. The second terminal for me she says 77% and the last 3rd terminal for me she then says something like she has control of sectors x to 12
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:19
Really? I wrote the guide as my friend was playing the DLC, I'll play through it again to triple check. I'm pretty sure the 77% message came out after the second one.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:19
Hmm... I think I might know what's wrong. I think the Batarian says thanks for the inverters even if you haven't gotten them from the base.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:24
Okay I just redid the DLC and it has now unlocked for me. I redid everything as I did before and this time it worked. All 3 terminals, the inverter and couch. I still don't know what happened, so hopefully its just me and not a buggy achievement.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 19:26
I'm in Nyreen's base and can't find the Kheri Inverter, help me please :)
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By GarrusVkN7 on 27 Nov 2012 19:57
I'm in Nyreen's base and can't find the Kheri Inverter, help me please :)
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By GarrusVkN7 on 27 Nov 2012 19:59
as you enter on your left, it is next to the crates where the 2 guards are standing, just behind those on the floor.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 20:02
The extra terminal that archer mike is talking bout isn't a hacking terminal. It's the one where the Talons use it to watch the detainment centres.

The 3 in the solution is all that is needed as I just got the achievement following it.
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By N7 Rowdy on 27 Nov 2012 20:38
Just triple checked and unlocked for me just fine.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 21:01
thanks for clarifying rowdy.
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By ARCHER MIKE on 27 Nov 2012 21:23
can u go back and do these like b4 u do the final asault? cause im at the afterlife battle
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By MarcusGearHero on 27 Nov 2012 23:07
He only becomes available once the game loads you back into the command center.
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By a holy chainsaw on 28 Nov 2012 09:20
the game glitched on me 3 times so make sure you do some saves here and there. the glitch is where you killed everybody and are suppose to talk to someone in order to advance the story and allow you to move on. i also had a glitch in the bunker where i couldnt talk to certain people/creatures in order to work on the achvs which is similar to what liitlejay x360a had with the elcor.

once i loaded a save, it was fine.
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By ARCHER MIKE on 28 Nov 2012 21:15
yeah i don't know of it's the DLC or the achievement but for me it is bottom line glitched. i did everything and i even quick saved in front of the coach but no matter how many times i load up the save and click the coach the achievement doesn't pop up.
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 07:53
may take a few moments, just try and start the DLC over
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By a holy chainsaw on 29 Nov 2012 08:31
yeah thats what im about to do now i give u an update if it works
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 18:40
ok i did it over i and i was able to get it. it's probably like archer mike mentioned the dlc is glitched not the achievement
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 21:21
yes, this is glitched, when finished the hacker quest, it wouldn't mark it in my quest log as completed
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By vikingbloodlust on 30 Nov 2012 17:49
@marcusgearhero, no, you need to do it all before you start the final assault
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By vikingbloodlust on 30 Nov 2012 17:50
I got it as soon as I found the couch
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By Funky Monkee on 09 Jan 2013 18:02
Didn't pop for me. A good, clear guide still
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By BUILT TO HURT on 27 Jan 2013 15:58
fortunately the dlc at that point isn't hard to do, just change diff to easy if you have a save file and you should be able to breeze through it
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Jan 2013 18:00
Mine never unlocked, despite the batarian thanking me
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By Rice Reap3r on 03 Mar 2013 18:32
The Hacker quest is glitched, so as soon as you get to the command center for the second time check your Journal if it still mentions the hacker quest, if it does, reload the save of your first time getting to the command center and start again..
The mechanic quest is also glitched, sometimes the Kheri inverter won't be there, reload your last save and start again.
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By UncouthSquid816 on 03 Feb 2014 22:10
Does anyone know under what conditions the power inverter does or doesn't spawn? I've tried a few different saves but it just won't appear for me. Gone back as far as I can but I'm looking at having to replay the whole DLC as it stands. FRUSTRATING.
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By PaganAgent on 23 Jun 2014 08:16
You're better off just restarting the DLC, it's not that long if you know what you're doing.
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By a holy chainsaw on 25 Jun 2014 00:18
After I got all the terminals and the inverter, I spoke to the Elcor, and it thanked me for the couch, long before I got to that point, and I can't activate the couch for the achievement. Gonna have to replay the DLC.
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By Bonus Eruptus on 16 Nov 2015 05:32
Sucks dude but at least it's nice and easy.
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By a holy chainsaw on 16 Nov 2015 11:57
The mechanic is in the First area along with the hacker, he's to the left in the battle room. MAKE SURE you talk to him and the hacker and exhaust their dialogue.

The couch is a lot further in the DLC it's even further past the reactor. It's in the dam area once you use the dam controls you'll see a ladder going down and it's to the right.
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By Angels Kill Too on 16 Jan 2016 14:39
Nice solution, thanks for the help.
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By meatman75 on 16 Feb 2016 01:21
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By a holy chainsaw on 16 Feb 2016 01:48
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This is a missable achievement.

There are three side missions total, you look for items while working on the main storyline. Play through the DLC as usual until the fighting stops and Shepard, Nyreen and Aria reach a command center full of her people. There will be a human girl, a Batarian and an Elcor. The Elcor appears later so talk to the girl and Batarian to trigger the missions and then feel free to go through the West Exit to continue the campaign

Omega: Assist The Hacker

A human hacker girl will ask you to enter a code into three terminals. If you are very thorough you can't miss them. The first one is right after you climb your first ladder, go inside the room to the right. The second one is after you go down some stairs and fight the first group of Cerberus, there will be a big symbol on the wall nearby. The third is after you fight your second group of Cerberus, there will be a Turian you need to heal sitting against the terminal.

Omega: Assist The Mechanic

A Batarian mechanic will ask you for a Kheri inverter. After you do the long Door Bypass and you fight a lot of Cerberus. Inside Nyreen's base by some crates, right next to stairs with the big Talon symbol and two guards. Give it to the Batarian after the loading screen takes you back to Aria's command center.

Omega: Assist Harrot

An Elcor named Harrot will ask you to send him coordinates if you run into Aria's couch. At some point you will reach an area with water flowing in the middle, you will have to turn on the dam controls and cross the water to proceed further. (You can't finish the DLC without doing this anyway so you can't miss it) Before proceeding further, climb down the ladder where the water is to find Aria's couch.




Edit: The achievement unlocks as soon as you find Aria's couch. Might be glitched since someone reported not unlocking it after doing everything right. Only the Kheri Inverter has to be turned in, the other two missions are ended automatically.
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So when does the achievement unlock? When you get the couch or at the DLC finish?
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 17:48
If you have done the other 2, as soon as you pick up the couch the achievement pops.

Was just about to write a guide for it, but this one has all the information I was going to write down so nice one.
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By Nalsarius on 27 Nov 2012 17:51
Odd. when I got the couch I had no pop, yet I know I have the 3 terminals and the inverter. I've give it to the guys aswell...
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:00
Really? Let me double check it, a friend of mine is going through it right now.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:08
Yup, confirmed that it works. As soon as my friend Sixty Foot Monkey found the couch it unlocked.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:11
I have difficulty understanding what you're saying sorry. The second terminal for me she says 77% and the last 3rd terminal for me she then says something like she has control of sectors x to 12
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:19
Really? I wrote the guide as my friend was playing the DLC, I'll play through it again to triple check. I'm pretty sure the 77% message came out after the second one.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 18:19
Hmm... I think I might know what's wrong. I think the Batarian says thanks for the inverters even if you haven't gotten them from the base.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 18:24
Okay I just redid the DLC and it has now unlocked for me. I redid everything as I did before and this time it worked. All 3 terminals, the inverter and couch. I still don't know what happened, so hopefully its just me and not a buggy achievement.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 19:26
I'm in Nyreen's base and can't find the Kheri Inverter, help me please :)
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By GarrusVkN7 on 27 Nov 2012 19:57
I'm in Nyreen's base and can't find the Kheri Inverter, help me please :)
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By GarrusVkN7 on 27 Nov 2012 19:59
as you enter on your left, it is next to the crates where the 2 guards are standing, just behind those on the floor.
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By Pyro1099 on 27 Nov 2012 20:02
The extra terminal that archer mike is talking bout isn't a hacking terminal. It's the one where the Talons use it to watch the detainment centres.

The 3 in the solution is all that is needed as I just got the achievement following it.
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By N7 Rowdy on 27 Nov 2012 20:38
Just triple checked and unlocked for me just fine.
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Nov 2012 21:01
thanks for clarifying rowdy.
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By ARCHER MIKE on 27 Nov 2012 21:23
If you missed the couch, like I did, just reload the save called "Assault on Afterlife". It's the last autosave the game makes and it will start you right at the section with the water down below. Also, can confirm it pops as soon as you get the couch.
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By WeisGuy9 on 27 Nov 2012 21:47
can u go back and do these like b4 u do the final asault? cause im at the afterlife battle
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By MarcusGearHero on 27 Nov 2012 23:07
He only becomes available once the game loads you back into the command center.
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By a holy chainsaw on 28 Nov 2012 09:20
the game glitched on me 3 times so make sure you do some saves here and there. the glitch is where you killed everybody and are suppose to talk to someone in order to advance the story and allow you to move on. i also had a glitch in the bunker where i couldnt talk to certain people/creatures in order to work on the achvs which is similar to what liitlejay x360a had with the elcor.

once i loaded a save, it was fine.
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By ARCHER MIKE on 28 Nov 2012 21:15
yeah i don't know of it's the DLC or the achievement but for me it is bottom line glitched. i did everything and i even quick saved in front of the coach but no matter how many times i load up the save and click the coach the achievement doesn't pop up.
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 07:53
may take a few moments, just try and start the DLC over
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By a holy chainsaw on 29 Nov 2012 08:31
yeah thats what im about to do now i give u an update if it works
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 18:40
ok i did it over i and i was able to get it. it's probably like archer mike mentioned the dlc is glitched not the achievement
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By Crown Deviant on 29 Nov 2012 21:21
yes, this is glitched, when finished the hacker quest, it wouldn't mark it in my quest log as completed
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By vikingbloodlust on 30 Nov 2012 17:49
@marcusgearhero, no, you need to do it all before you start the final assault
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By vikingbloodlust on 30 Nov 2012 17:50
I got it as soon as I found the couch
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By Funky Monkee on 09 Jan 2013 18:02
Didn't pop for me. A good, clear guide still
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By BUILT TO HURT on 27 Jan 2013 15:58
fortunately the dlc at that point isn't hard to do, just change diff to easy if you have a save file and you should be able to breeze through it
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By a holy chainsaw on 27 Jan 2013 18:00
Mine never unlocked, despite the batarian thanking me
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By Rice Reap3r on 03 Mar 2013 18:32
The Hacker quest is glitched, so as soon as you get to the command center for the second time check your Journal if it still mentions the hacker quest, if it does, reload the save of your first time getting to the command center and start again..
The mechanic quest is also glitched, sometimes the Kheri inverter won't be there, reload your last save and start again.
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By UncouthSquid816 on 03 Feb 2014 22:10
Does anyone know under what conditions the power inverter does or doesn't spawn? I've tried a few different saves but it just won't appear for me. Gone back as far as I can but I'm looking at having to replay the whole DLC as it stands. FRUSTRATING.
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By PaganAgent on 23 Jun 2014 08:16
You're better off just restarting the DLC, it's not that long if you know what you're doing.
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By a holy chainsaw on 25 Jun 2014 00:18
Sucks dude but at least it's nice and easy.
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By a holy chainsaw on 16 Nov 2015 11:57
Nice solution, thanks for the help.
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By meatman75 on 16 Feb 2016 01:21
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By a holy chainsaw on 16 Feb 2016 01:48
their are 4 terminals and u get them all before you get the first achv that is unmissable called Talon.
1)right after long loading scene is the first terminal just minutes after talking with hacker.
2)after long ladder by air lift you first turn generator on and then the terminal before hitting the air lift.
3)down short ladder and entering room to fight remember to turn around in the corner around the wall is 3rd terminal.
4)next room of fighting be sure to find room where you revive a talon(i think) and right beside him is the last terminal.

after the 3rd terminal, the hacker responds back saying something like she has access to 77%
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By ARCHER MIKE on 27 Nov 2012 18:14
After I got all the terminals and the inverter, I spoke to the Elcor, and it thanked me for the couch, long before I got to that point, and I can't activate the couch for the achievement. Gonna have to replay the DLC.
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By Bonus Eruptus on 16 Nov 2015 05:32
The mechanic is in the First area along with the hacker, he's to the left in the battle room. MAKE SURE you talk to him and the hacker and exhaust their dialogue.

The couch is a lot further in the DLC it's even further past the reactor. It's in the dam area once you use the dam controls you'll see a ladder going down and it's to the right.
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By Angels Kill Too on 16 Jan 2016 14:39
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This video by Spec Tobe is very good for showing where the items needed for the quest are.

For a bit more clarification, there are three side quests given at Aria's Bunker. The first two you can get right away after you take the bunker. They are:

Omega: Assist the Hacker and Omega: Assist the Mechanic.

Assisting the hacker is the first quest you can finish (terminals locations as seen in the video). Assisting the Mechanic will take a while because you will return to Aria's bunker and then head off again. On that particular trip, you will be able to find the part the mechanic needs (which is in the Talon's Base, not the Talon's Stronghold; as seen in the video). It's behind some crates that are close to a wall.

You must turn the part into the mechanic otherwise the quest will not be counted as finished.

The third quest is Omega: Assist Harrot. When you get back to Aria's base a third time, an Elcor merchant (Harrot), will be there and will call out for you. He wants you to find Aria's couch. This mission, like assisting the mechanic, is not done immediately. You'll have to wait to finish the current mission Aria takes you on and on the way back to the base, you'll have a cut scene. You'll split up with your party member and fight Cerberus back at Aria's base. From there, the couch is in the drain at the very end (where you're supposed to go), extending the bridge allows you to go down the ladder to where it is. The video shows a better example.

The trophy should pop not long after finding Aria's couch. Some people have said it is glitched, but I can not confirm that.
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23 Mar 2014 01:31

This achievement requires you finished 3 side quests and can be missed.

Quest 1 : you will have to find and activate Terminals between Aria's bunker and Talon HQ. You will have to take the quest from the Hacker at Aria's bunker before talking to Aria and progressing the story. You do not have to turn in this quest. Look for the red and bold indications in the walkthrough for all Terminals.

Quest 2 : you will have to find a Kehri Inverter and give it back to the Mechanic. You will have to accept this quest from him first at Aria's bunker the first time you get there, find the piece at Talon HQ (on the left on the ground when you're free to move) and bring it to him. Look for the red and bold indications in the walkthrough for a more accurate position of the item.

Quest 3 : you will have to find Aria's couch, yes, a real couch, for Harrot the merchant, the second time you come to Aria's bunker. This quest isn't available the first time around. The couch is located under water, before Central Support, after activating the Dam Controls. Take the ladder down, and examine the couch. Aria will comment on it. Look for the red and bold indications in the walkthrough for a more accurate location.

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(Missable) After you meet Nyreen and make it to Aria's command center, there are three side missions that you'll need to complete to help set things up for Aria. Don't leave the area after speaking with Aria without finding the side missions first.

Two of them are available shortly after arriving; Assist the Hacker and Assist the Mechanic. The third is available after the attack on Talon HQ. Details on each are listed below.
 

  • Assist the Mechanic - From where you start in Aria's bunker, head up the stairs to the left and through the door. The mechanic will be straight across from the door. Once you're in the Talon HQ and your mission objective becomes "Talk to Nyreen", go to the left side of the room. There will be a Kehri power inverter sitting behind some crates and near a pair of guards. Once you have it and return to Aria's command center, talk to the mechanic again to deliver the part.
  • Assist the Hacker - The hacker is in Aria's command center. Going from the mechanic, head straight into the command center. The hacker is just past the cylindrical console in the middle of the room. Once you're on the mission to the Talon HQ, there are three terminals that you'll need to hack. Their locations are below.
    • Terminal #1 - After you learn that Cerberus is attacking the Talons and climb up a ladder, Aria will say that these air shafts lead to the Talons. Turn to the right and the first terminal will be right there.
    • Terminal #2 - After going through the air shaft and reaching the bottom of a long set of stairs, you'll encounter some Cerberus troops. After killing them, the second terminal will be in one of the corners of the room, on the very right side, below the window.
    • Terminal #3 - Continue on from Terminal #2 and go into the next room. Take out the Cerberus troops and go into the second doorway on the right side. The last terminal will have a dying Talon soldier right in front of it.
  • (Available after the Talon HQ mission.) Assist Harrot - When you return to Aria's command center, the elcor is right in front of you, next to the mechanic. Talk to him to start the side mission. After you overload the reactor core to shut down the force fields, you'll split off with Aria to take out some Cerberus troops. When you're in the area with the large fan at the end of the room, there will be an explosion that knocks down the bridge. Go into the room on the right and activate the Dam Control terminal. Cross the bridge that is raised and go down the ladder, into the trench. Walk towards the big fan and Aria's couch will be under some rubble.

The trophy unlocks shortly after finding the couch.

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In total you need to complete 3 tasks. All of them are taken on the basis of "Claws".

1. Hack 2 terminals for a hacker. Look for terminals after you first leave the base.

2. Find a module for the engineer. Found at the outpost after the claw base in the corner behind the box.

3. Find Aria's sofa. Located at the bottom of the dam when you drain it. The mission is taken upon returning to base.
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By Lebowski on 04 Dec 2012 03:42
This trophy is missable!

there are not 2, but 3 terminals (the third is located near the wounded "Claw")
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By Gigra94-AndRey on 11 Dec 2012 20:52
And so - the trophy will be given when 3 tasks are completed

You will receive the first 2a when you enter the bunker for the first time

- task from a hacker - you need to find 3 terminals

1) This is the very beginning when you go up the stairs - there will be a button on the wall, clicking on which will open a passage further, and a couple of panels - one panel is the required terminal, the second panel is for controlling the elevator on which the barrels are standing (there is an upgrade for weapons)

2) The room where you first meet the Cerberus forces in this location (at the far end of the room there is an engineer) - panel next to the window (After activation, the hacker will say that 77% of the information about the station is available to him)

3) this room next to the elevator and with the wounded claw soldier is the place where in one room you open a passage through the PC and then a couple of Cerberus soldiers come to you on the elevator

- Module for engineer

Claw base - when your partner Asari “pushes” a speech to the entire base that Cerberus is Khan, etc.

Near the boxes (there are 2 soldiers standing nearby)


- A sofa for Aria - a task from the merchants. Receive after your 2nd visit to Aria's base

There will be a moment when, having passed the location to the end, you will meet a Cerberus soldier running across a bridge and it explodes behind him, next to it is a room (control room) in which another bridge nearby is activated.

We go to the other side - we go down the stairs and there is a sofa right under the blown-up bridge


That's all.

Once you give the data to the merchant, you will receive a trophy.

It is impossible to return to the pre-region by the way.
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By AlexPSS on 03 Jan 2013 16:49
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There are 3 additional tasks in total, the first two can be obtained upon your first arrival at the command center

1. Batrian in the left corner, inverters are needed

2. blue-faced on the right side of the command center at the extreme terminal, he will ask you to find and activate several terminals on Cerberus territory

3. the task will be given by hanar, upon returning to the command center, you need to find Aria’s sofa, when you lift the airlock to pass through the channel with liquid, at the bottom of the channel lies Aria’s sofa :-)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVSK62eo1_4
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By msgeorge on 30 Nov 2012 23:33