How to steal the artifact from Captain Petrov.
The main quest’No Sudden Moves' in Starfieldstarts after completing the previous questShort Sighted.
In it we should fix and optimizeThe Eyethat Vladimir usually resides in.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t work as well as expected and the work on The Eye drags on.
In the meantime, Vladimir has this mission for us, which starts right after.
Speak to him to learn aboutCaptain Petrov.
We are supposed to steal an artifact from him.
Journey to the Scow
The requested ship is in orbit of theProcyon-A system.
Get access with words
you could simply target the scow and start a dialogue with the crew.
Trypersuasionand you’llget on board after docking(from 500 meters away) peacefully.
If you like, you could talk to the three guardsErin September,RaptorandBull.
This realisation starts the optional objective ‘Find the Thin Walls’.
Captain Petrovis lying further back on a sofa and… enjoying the day from the looks of it.
He is not dismissive or aggressive, and openly admits to having something valuable in the safe.
If you let Barrett talk, Petrov recognizes his old acquaintance and leads you to the vault.
The same result occurs if we manage to convince him.
If the persuasion fails, we can alwayspickpockethisvault keyorpick the lockto steal the artifact.
Attacking Petrov also works.
Here you have to inflict enough damage on him, then he surrenders and hands over the key voluntarily.
Even Petrov’s crew won’t attack you as long as you don’t kill him for good.
Steal the artifact
Let’s say you let him guide you to the vault.
ThePhi artifactlies right in front of us, however we got there.
The only problem is Petrov.
He doesn’t give the impression that he wants to part with it.
Collecting it will result in aUnited Colonies bountyof 500 credits.
Find the thin walls
The thin walls are these red doors(pictured).
The guards won’t stop you (unlike the bottom option ‘No witnesses’).
The quest ends after the artifact lands in the Lodge with the others.
We immediately get the follow-up quest: ‘High Price To Pay’.
