UNC: Lost Module

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An Alliance probe was gathering intelligence on geth activities, when the geth shot it down. The Alliance needs Commander Shepard to find the probe and recover its data module before the geth find it.

[edit] Acquisition

When Commander Shepard enters the Hercules system in the Attican Beta cluster, Admiral Hackett informs Shepard that the probe is missing and must be recovered from the planet Eletania.

[edit] Walkthrough

The downed probe is marked on the map on Eletania, but as soon as it is examined, you realise that the local simian lifeforms (dubbed space monkeys) have run off with the data module. Several monkey colonies will then be marked on your map with a number of space monkeys wandering through them. Using 'search' to find the module without hurting any of the monkeys will award Paragon points, while killing the creatures will give you Renegade points.

Eventually you will come to an abandoned mine. The monkey with the data module is inside the mine's deeper tunnels. When you handle the monkey the way you see fit, the squadmates will say that the monkey had the module and Joker will be able to transmit its contents to the fleet. However, as soon as you have retrieved the data module, a geth force - which was either lying in wait or followed you in - will ambush you. Once the geth are destroyed, reporting to Hackett will complete the assignment.

Note that there's no journal update following the data module discovery. The assignment will be marked complete once you return to the Normandy.

[edit] Paragon points glitch

It is possible to get an unlimited amount of Paragon points by searching the monkey holding the data module and then saving the game. After reloading, another search of that monkey will result in the Paragon point reward being reissued to the player, despite it already being claimed before the reload. You do not need to save/reload the game between searches after the first save/reload. This results in a potentially limitless supply of Paragon points.

*It is important to note that the player should not kill any of the other monkeys prior to searching the monkey with the data module as this will negate the glitch's effects after the save/reload.

*Confirmed to work on PC, version 1.2.

*Confirmed to work on Xbox 360.