| Task: Comparatively Alien | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Additional tasks |
| Starting Location | Nexus |
| Mission Location | Multiple |
| Start | Professor Herik |
| End | Professor Herik |
Task: Comparatively Alien is an additional tasks mission. It is a collection mission acquired by speaking with Professor Herik in Operations on the Nexus before A Better Beginning or after in the Tech Lab.
Description[ | ]
Professor Herik is working on a comparative wildlife conservation effort. Travel the cluster and take scans of any unknown wildlife.
Objectives[ | ]
- Access the terminal
- Scan Andromeda wildlife (0/10)
- Speak with Professor Herik
Wildlife Locations[ | ]
| Creature | Elaaden | Eos | Havarl | Kadara | Voeld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Eiroch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arknid (aka Spitbug) | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Challyrion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Creeper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drall | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Echidna | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Eiroch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Galorn | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Kaerkyn | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Rylkor | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Shemrys | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Taurg | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Wild Adhi | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes[ | ]
Most Remnant scan as enemies, but the Remnant Creeper scans as a creature, providing Heleus RD, and counts toward this mission.
The Adhi, the Fiend, and the Wraith are creatures but these three are classified as enemies and not creatures. This means that scanning them will not count towards the mission Task: Comparatively Alien. Instead, these three enemies count towards Aid APEX when scanned.
Only ten of the thirteen creatures are needed to complete this mission. Creatures scanned after the completion of the mission still provide research data.
During Overgrown, Ryder will have to scan mutated versions of the Challyrion, Rylkor, and Eiroch. These mutated versions can count towards the ten creatures to scan during Task: Comparatively Alien by replacing the normal version and will award the same +50 Heleus RD. If Ryder has already scanned a normal version prior to encountering a mutated version, no additional RD will be given but the creature will still show as an orange item to be scanned to complete the objectives.