No Sudden Moves Walkthrough and Choices

No Sudden Moves is a main quest in Starfield. See if you should persuade or attack Petrov, how to unlock No Sudden Moves, rewards, and how to complete it.

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No Sudden Moves Rewards and Unlock Condition

How to Unlock and Rewards

Starting Location	The Eye, Jemison
Recommended Level	10
Prerequisites	None
Previous Quest	Short Sighted
Next Quest	High Price to Pay
Rewards	・EXP: 750 ・Credits: N/A ・The Collector's Outfit (x1)

No Sudden Moves Walkthrough and Objectives

	No Sudden Moves Objectives ▼
1	Talk to Vladimir
2	Travel to the Scow
3	Board the Scow
4	Find Captain Petrov
5	Follow Petrov
6	Steal the Artifact
7	Leave the Scow
8	Add the Artifact to the Collection

1-2. Travel to the Scow

Talk to Vladimir in the Eye and he'll ask you to head over to the Scow to meet with Captain Petrov. The ship is located on the orbit of Procyon V-B in the Procyon A system.

3. Board the Scow

Approach the Scow flying in the airspace and hail it. To board the ship, you can talk your way in or attack the spacecraft and disable the engines.

Talk Your Way In (Optional)

You can persuade the Scow to let you in the ship by successfully filling up 4 persuasion meters within 3 turns.

Persuasion Guide - How to Build Persuasion Meter

Disable the Engines (Optional)

If you decide to go the violent route, you'll have to disable the engines. You can easily destroy them if you have the Targeting Control Systems skill as this lets you lock on a ship's parts individually.

Targeting Control Systems Skill Rank Up Guide

4. Find Captain Petrov

Proceed through the hallway until you run into a guard named Tau Xun. You can exit the conversation as he won't really play a key role in the quest.

Make your way to the upper levels of the Scow until you find two guards standing watch by the entrance of the captain's quarters. Head inside and talk to Captain Petrov.

When talking to Petrov, you can persuade him or let Barrett talk to him so he can lead you to the vault where the Artifact is located.

If you fail the Persuasion check, you can pickpocket the key from him or lockpick the vault door to gain access inside. You can also attack and deal damage to him until he surrenders the vault key to you.

5-6. Follow Petrov and Steal the Artifact

If you successfully persuaded Captain Petrov, follow him to the vault and quickly grab the Artifact Phi mounted on the display. This will make Petrov and everyone aboard the Scow hostile!

You can knock Petrov down by damaging him, then ask him to order his crew to stand down and let you leave peacefully.

Find the Thin Walls (Optional)

Another way to steal the Artifact is to talk to Erin September, Raptor, and Bull in the captain's quarters and pay them 1000 Credits. They'll reveal that the back end of the vault is beside the conveyor belt system.

Additionally, you can pay them an extra 2500 Credits to help you fight Petrov's men during your escape.

Before heading there, release the Zoo aliens located one floor below you, so they could fight the Scow soldiers as a distraction when you make your escape later on.

At the conveyor belt's thin wall, use the cutter to remove the safety pins. Kill all the hostiles inside and there will be another thin wall. Again, remove the pins and you'll find yourself inside Captain Petrov's vault. Grab the Artifact and leave the ship while fighting hordes of Scow soldiers!

7-8. Leave the Scow

With the Artifact in your possession, head back to your ship and return to the Lodge at Jemison. Add the Artifact to the collection to end the quest.

No Sudden Moves Choice Guide

Damage Petrov, But Keep Him Alive

At any point from meeting Petrov, you can attack him, but make sure he stays alive. Dealing damage to Petrov causes him to cower and surrender, where he will allow you to take the artifact without any further problems.

Killing Petrov and His Crew Makes You a Wanted Criminal

Killing Petrov and his Security Detail will result in you becoming a Wanted Criminal, where you will be hunted down by the UC Navy.

How to Get the Artifact from Petrov

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Starfield Related Guides

List of All Main Quests

All Main Quest Walkthroughs

#	Main Quest	Unlockables
1	One Small Step	・The Lodge
2	The Old Neighborhood	・Unlock Sarah Morgan as companion
3	The Empty Nest	・Unlock Sam Coe as companion
4	Back to Vectera	・Unlock Barrett as companion
5	Into the Unknown	・Unlock Andreja as companion ・Anti-Gravity Field
6	All That Money Can Buy	None
7	Starborn	・Artifact
8	Further Into the Unknown	None
9	Short Sighted	None
10	No Sudden Moves	None
11	High Price to Pay	・Armillary
12	Unity	None
13	In Their Footsteps	None
14	Final Glimpses	・Artifact
15	Entangled	None
16	Unearthed	None
17	Missed Beyond Measure	None
18	Revelation	・Artifact
19	One Giant Leap	・New Game Plus
20	Among the Stars	None
21	Foreknowledge	None