Nightsolo's Mass Effect Checklist

• Looking to do absolutely everything in the game? Here's a list you can print out and check off as you go.
• I didn't color or bold anything in the list below because it'd all be colored, and I don't want to waste your expensive printer ink/toner.
• There are also these handy-dandy PDF versions of the full checklist, a medium checklist and a short checklist.
• Plot Missions aren't listed, because if you complete the game, you'll have completed them all anyway.

Primary Codex Entries

• Aliens: Council Races
  • Asari
  • Salarians
  • Turians
• Aliens: Extinct Races
  • Protheans
  • Rachni
• Aliens: Non-Council Races
  • Batarians
  • Elcor
  • Geth
  • Hanar
  • Keepers
  • Krogan
  • Quarians
  • Volus
• Aliens: Non-Sapient Creatures
  • Husks
  • Thresher Maws
  • Varren
• Citadel and Galactic Government
  • Citadel
  • Citadel Council
  • Citadel Space
  • Spectres
• Humanity and the Systems Alliance
  • Earth
  • First Contact War
  • Systems Alliance
• Planets and Locations
  • Planet: Feros
  • Planet: Ilos
  • Planet: Noveria
  • Planet: Virmire
  • Region: Terminus Systems
  • Uncharted Worlds
• Ships and Vehicles
  • FTL Drive
  • Military Ship Classifications
  • Normandy
  • Sovereign
  • Space Combat
  • Vehicles: M35 Mako
• Technology
  • Biotics
  • Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Computers: Virtual Intelligence (VI)
  • Element Zero ("Eezo")
  • Mass Effect Fields
  • Mass Relays
  • Omni-tool
• Weapons, Armor and Equipment
  • Body Armor
  • Kinetic Barriers ("Shields")
  • Mass Accelerator
  • Medi-Gel
  • Small Arms

Secondary Codex Entries

• Personal History Summary
  • Profile
• UPDATE: Bring Down the Sky
  • Technology: Translation
• Aliens: Council Races
  • Asari: Biology
  • Asari: Culture
  • Asari: Government
  • Asari: Military Doctrine
  • Asari: Religion
  • Salarians: Biology
  • Salarians: Culture
  • Salarians: Government
  • Salarians: League of One
  • Salarians: Military Doctrine
  • Salarians: Special Tasks Group
  • Turians: Biology
  • Turians: Culture
  • Turians: Government
  • Turians: Military Doctrine
  • Turians: Religion
  • Turians: The Unification War
• Aliens: Extinct Races
  • Protheans: Beacon
  • Protheans: Cipher
  • Protheans: Data Discs
  • Protheans: Mars Ruins
• Aliens: Non-Council Races
  • Geth: Armatures
  • Geth: Hoppers
  • Krogan: Biology
  • Krogan: Culture
  • Krogan: Genophage
  • Krogan: Krogan Rebellions
  • Krogan: Military Doctrine
  • Quarians: Economy
  • Quarians: Government
  • Quarians: Law and Defense
  • Quarians: Migrant Fleet
  • Quarians: Pilgrimage
  • Quarians: Religion
• Citadel and Galactic Government
  • Citadel Conventions
  • Citadel Station: Citadel Security Services (C-Sec)
  • Citadel Station: Presidium Ring
  • Citadel Station: Serpent Nebula
  • Citadel Station: Statistics
  • Citadel Station: Wards
  • Treaty of Farixen
• Humanity and the Systems Alliance
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Human Diplomatic Relations
  • Systems Alliance: Geological Survey
  • Systems Alliance: Military Doctrine
  • Systems Alliance: Military Jargon
  • Systems Alliance: Military Ranks
  • Systems Alliance: N7
  • Terra Firma Party
  • Timeline
• Planets and Locations
  • Stations: Arcturus Station
  • Stations: Gagarin Station
• Ships and Vehicles
  • FTL Drive: Appearance
  • FTL Drive: Drive Charge
  • Space Combat: Combat Endurance
  • Space Combat: General Tactics
  • Space Combat: Planetary Assaults
  • Space Combat: Trans-Relay Assaults
  • Starships: Carriers
  • Starships: Crew Considerations
  • Starships: Cruisers
  • Starships: Dreadnought
  • Starships: Fighters
  • Starships: Frigates
  • Starships: Heat Management
  • Starships: Sensors
  • Starships: Thrusters
  • Vehicles: Combat Drones
  • Weapons: Ablative Armor
  • Weapons: Disruptor Torpedoes
  • Weapons: GARDIAN
  • Weapons: Javelin
• Technology
  • Biotics: Biotic Amps
  • Biotics: Life as a Biotic
  • Biotics: Training
  • Communications
  • Communications: Administration
  • Communications: Methodology
  • Credits ("Creds")
• Weapons, Armor and Equipment
  • Upgrades

Optional Assignments

• I'm not listing the Plot Missions, because you'll complete them by default as you play through the game.
• Some quests have two ways of obtaining them, and will have different names depending on how you got the quest. The alternate names are shown in parenthesis: ().
• * indicates you can only get one per game, depending on your Background.

• Citadel: Asari Consort
• Citadel: Doctor Michel
• Citadel: Family Matter
• Citadel: The Fan
• Citadel: The Fourth Estate
• Citadel: Homecoming
• *Citadel: I Remember Me
• *Citadel: Old Friends
• *Citadel: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things
• Citadel: Jahleed's Secret (Jahleed's Fears)
• Citadel: Negotiator's Request
• Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy
• Citadel: Planting a Bug
• Citadel: Presidium Prophet
• Citadel: Reporter's Request
• Citadel: Rita's Sister and Chellick (Rita's Sister)
• Citadel: Scan the Keepers
• Citadel: Schells the Gambler
• Citadel: Signal Tracking
• Citadel: Xeltan's Complaint
• UNC: Asari Diplomacy (Investigate Mercenaries)
• UNC: Asari Writings
• UNC: Besieged Base
• UNC: Cerberus
• UNC: Colony of the Dead (Investigate Samples)
• UNC: Dead Scientists (Doctor at Risk)
• UNC: Depot Sigma-23
• UNC: Derelict Freighter
• UNC: Distress Call (Unusual Readings)
• UNC: Espionage Probe (Investigate Shipments)
• UNC: ExoGeni Facility (Investigate Facility)
• UNC: Geth Incursions (Geth Activities)
• UNC: Hades' Dogs
• UNC: Hostage
• UNC: Hostile Takeover (Person of Interest)
• UNC: Insignias (Turian Emblems)
• UNC: Listening Post Alpha
• UNC: Listening Post Theta
• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle
• UNC: Lost Freighter
• UNC: Lost Module
• UNC: Major Kyle (Strange Transmission)
• UNC: Missing Marines
• UNC: Missing Survey Team
• UNC: The Negotiation
• UNC: Privateers (Missing Person)
• UNC: Prothean Artifacts
• UNC: Rogue VI
• UNC: Turian Insignias
• UNC: Valuable Minerals
• Feros: Data Recovery
• Feros: Geth in the Tunnels
• Feros: Power Cells
• Feros: Varren Meat
• Feros: Water Restoration
• Noveria: Espionage
• Noveria: Smuggling
• Virmire: Assisting Kirrahe's Team
• Virmire: Wrex and the Genophage
• X57: Avoid the Blasting Caps
• X57: Bring Down the Sky
• X57: Missing Engineers (One Missing Engineer)
• Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon
• Tali and the Geth (Tali's Pilgrimage)
• Wrex: Family Armor

Achievements

• You can view your Achievements in the game's main menu under Options.
• It takes a minimum of three playthroughs to get all of the Achievements.

• Medal of Honor
• Medal of Heroism
• Distinguished Service Medal
• Council Legion of Merit
• Honorarium of Corporate Service
• Long Service Medal
• Distinguished Combat Medal
• Medal of Valor
• Pistol Expert
• Shotgun Expert
• Assault Rifle Expert
• Sniper Expert
• Lift Mastery
• Throw Mastery
• Warp Mastery
• Singularity Mastery
• Barrier Mastery
• Stasis Mastery
• Damping Specialist
• AI Hacking Specialist
• Overload Specialist
• Sabotage Specialist
• First Aid Specialist
• Neural Shock Specialist
• Scholar
• Completionist
• Tactician
• Medal of Exploration
• Rich
• Dog of War
• Geth Hunter
• Soldier Ally
• Sentinel Ally
• Krogan Ally
• Quarian Ally
• Turian Ally
• Asari Ally
• Power Gamer
• Extreme Power Gamer
• Renegade
• Paragon
• Paramour
• Spectre Inductee
• Search and Rescue
• Charismatic
• Colonial Savior
• New Sherriff in Town
• Best of the Best
• Undisputed

Explore the Galaxy

• Entities with which you can interact are noted as (Land), (Dock), or (Survey).
• Planets on which you can Land have several collectable items on them, but those items are not all listed on this page.
• Some Ships and all Asteroids (except Asteroid X57) are not visible until your cursor hovers over them.
• To find Asteroids, don't move your cursor for a few seconds, and you'll see a flash. Only then move the cursor over where you saw the flash and click.
• Some systems aren't visible until you complete certain missions.
• Some locations aren't Landable or Dockable until you find and zoom in on another location. Keep playing the game to open stuff up.
• Locations with no stuff are not listed.

• Argos Rho Cluster
  • Hydra System
    • Canrum (Insignia)
    • Metgos (Land: Heavy, Rare)
    • Syba (Gas)
  • Gorgon System
    • Unidentified Space Facility (Board)
  • Phoenix System
    • Carbonaceous Asteroid (Prothean Disc)
    • Patashi (Rare Element)
    • Tuntau (Land: Writing, Light, Heavy)
    • Vebinok (Light Metal)
• Armstrong Nebula
  • Gagarin System
    • Antirumgon (Light Metal)
    • Junthor (Asari Writing)
    • Rayingri (Land: Medallion, Light, Rare)
  • Grissom System
    • Benda (League Medallion)
    • Rocky Asteroid (Rare Element)
    • Solcrum (Land: Writing, Light, Rare)
    • Zaherux (Light Metal)
  • Hong System
    • Casbin (Land: Medallion, Rare, Heavy)
    • Matar (Asari Writing)
    • Treagir (Light Metal)
  • Tereshkova System
    • Antibaar (Land: Disc, Heavy, Light)
    • Carbonaceous Asteroid (League Medallion)
    • Patamalrus (Heavy Metal)
    • Thegeuse (Heavy Metal)
  • Vamshi System
    • Maji (Land: Insignia, Rare)
    • Pregel (Turian Insignia)
• Artemis Tau Cluster
  • Athens System
    • Circe (Gas Deposit)
    • Pharos (Turian Insignia)
    • Proteus (Gas Deposit)
  • Knossos System
    • Archanes (Gas Deposit)
    • Carbonaceous Asteroid (League Medallion)
    • Metallic Asteroid (Heavy Metal)
    • Therum (Plot Mission)
  • Macedon System
    • Fargeluse (Gas Deposit)
    • Porolan (Asari Writing)
    • Metallic Asteroid (Light Metal)
    • Sharjila (Land: Writing, Light, Rare x2)
  • Sparta System
    • Alsages (Rare Element)
    • Asteroid Cluster (Prothean Disc)
    • Edolus (Land: Medallion, Rare, Heavy, Light)
    • Ontamalca (Gas Deposit)
• Attican Beta Cluster
  • Hercules
    • Eletania (Land: Heavy x2)
    • Syided (League Medallion)
    • Zatorus (Heavy Metal)
  • Theseus System
    • Feros (Plot Mission)
    • Quana (Light Metal)
    • Sharring (Prothean Disc)
• Exodus Cluster
  • Asgard System
    • Asteroid X57 (Land)(DLC)
• Gemini Sigma Cluster
  • Han System
    • Mavigon (Land: Medallion, Light, Heavy)
    • Paravin (Asari Writing)
    • Patatanlis (Light Metal)
  • Ming System
    • Altanorch (League Medallion)
    • MSV Worthington (Board)
    • Parag (Light Metal)
• Hades Gamma Cluster
  • Antaeus System
    • Edmos (Gas Deposit)
    • Ploba (Asari Writing)
    • Trebin (Land: Insignia, Rare x2)
    • Vemal (Rare Element)
  • Cacus System
    • Chohe (Land: Writing x3, Rare, Heavy)
    • Faringor (Rare Element)
    • Zayarter (Heavy Metal)
  • Dis System
    • Klensal (Land: Medallion, Light, Heavy)
    • Metallic Asteroid (Light Metal)
    • Nearrum (Light Metal)
    • Raysha (Turian Insignia)
  • Farinata System
    • Juntauma (Prothean Disc)
    • MSV Ontario (Board)
    • Nepneu (Rare Element)
    • Rocky Asteroid (Light Metal)
  • Plutus System
    • Clocrolis (Rare Element)
    • Mingito (Rare Element)
    • Nonuel (Land: Writing, Medallion, Light, Rare)
• Hawking Eta Cluster
  • Century System
    • Canctra (Light Metal)
    • Metallic Asteroid (Heavy Metal)
    • Presrop (Land: Insignia, Rare, Heavy)
    • Tharopto (League Medallion)
• Horse Head Nebula
  • Fortuna System
    • Amaranthine (Land: Insignia, Heavy, Rare x2)
    • Maganlis (Turian Insignia)
    • Therumlon (Rare Element)
  • Pax System
    • Noveria (Mission)
    • Veles (Asari Writing)
  • Strenuus System
    • Antitarra (Gas Deposit)
    • MSV Majesty (Scan)
    • Xawin (Land: Insignia, Light Heavy x2)
    • Yunthorl (League Medallion)
• Kepler Verge
  • Herschel System
    • MSV Fedele (Board)
    • Rocky Asteroid (Heavy Metal)
  • Newton System
    • Juncro (Gas Deposit)
    • Klencory (Asari Writing)
    • Ontarom (Land: Insignia, Heavy x2)
• Local Cluster
  • Solar System
    • Luna (Land)
• Maroon Sea Cluster
  • Caspian System
    • Antida (Turian Insignia)
    • Clotanca (Heavy Metal)
    • Farnuri (Heavy Metal)
    • MSV Cornucopia (Board)
  • Matano System
    • Chasca (Land: Disc, Heavy, Light, Rare)
    • Metallic Asteroid (Heavy Metal)
    • Rocky Asteroid (Prothean Disc)
    • Supay (Light Metal)
  • Vostok System
    • Metallic Asteroid (Heavy Metal)
    • Nodacrux (Land: Insignia, Heavy, LIght)
    • Pataiton (Asari Writing)
• Pangaea Expanse
  • Refuge System
    • Ilos (Plot Mission)
• Sentry Omega Cluster
  • Hoc System
    • Virmire (Plot Mission)
• Styx Theta Cluster
  • Acheron System
    • Altahe (Land: Writing, Rare, Heavy)
    • Carbonaceous Asteroid (Turian Insignia)
    • Grosalgen (Light Metal)
  • Erebus System
    • Nepmos (Land: Medallion, Heavy, Light, Rare)
    • Quaji (Heavy Metal)
    • Wermani (Prothean Disc)
• Serpent Nebula
  • Widow System
    • Citadel Station (Hub)
• Voyager Cluster
  • Amazon System
    • Agebinium (Land: Insignia, Rare, Light x2)
    • Sonedma (Rare Element)
    • Sybin (Turian Insignia)
    • Tremar (Gas Deposit)
  • Columbia System
    • Gromar (League Medallion)
    • Nepheron (Land: Medallion, Heavy, Light, Rare)
    • Ontaheter (Rare Element)
  • Yangtze System
    • Alrumter (Prothean Disc)
    • Binthu (Land: Disc, Light, Rare)
    • Dregir (Light Metal)
    • Patajiri (Rare Element)

last modified 1 August 2021