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Running a gauntlet is a great type of quest for players. It tests their skills and puts before them a challenge with a predetermined start and finish to overcome. This can be a very rewarding type of quest to play, especially when the challenge takes multiple attempts and is finally overcome.
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InStarfield, you will hear about the Red Mile; this is a challenge set before those seeking both glory and fortune. However, it is far from a simple task as it involves making an arduous trek up the side of a mountain and making it back alive. This is made even harder by the hostile creatures that roam the mountain.
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This is one of the quests featured in theFreestar Rangers quest line. It involves you trackingMarco Granziani, the head of a smuggling ring, but also a senior officer for the First. You will need to head toAutumn MacMillan, who is attempting to crack down on the smuggling operation for theFreestar Collective. To find her, you will need to head to theRed Mile cantina. You can find the Red Mile cantina onPorrima III in the Porrima System.
Once you get to theRed Mile, you will need to interact with thelarge, airtight doorand wait for it to open. Once it opens, head inside the chamber and interact with the door on the opposite end to gain access inside. Go up the stairs directly ahead of you and follow theleftwall to some open doors. Directly past these doors, you will see abar, walk towards it, and goright. Sitting along this side of the bar will beAutumn MacMillan.
She will deduce that you are a deputy and say how stressed she is about the smuggling activity and how it reflects on her work. She will inform you she has a contact nearby and to follow her to them.Follow Autumn,and she will lead you to her contact,Jade. Sit at the seat opposite Jade to begin the dialog exchange. Jade is also a smuggler, but she does not cause any trouble for the Freestar faction.
The reason Jade is allying with the Freestar Collective is due to Marcoencroaching on her territory, making him a common enemy among the two. She will inform you of someone who canarrangeameeting with Marco, a woman namedMei Devine. Mei happens to be right here in the Red Mile. Follow the quest marker, and she will benear to where you met Autumn.
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Running The Red Mile
Mei will be interested in arranging such ameeting with Marcoif you can prove yourself to be a valuable runner by partaking in theRed Mile. Agree to ride the Red Mile and thenfollow Mei. She will make an announcement about you agreeing to undergo the Red Mile. She will then inform you that you are able tostart the Red Mile by proceeding through the doors, making your way through the course,activating the beacon, and thenreturning.
The Red Mile is a long trench through anoxygen-deprived environment, so be sure to have someBoom PopsorO2 Shotson hand. Make your way through the doors and godownseveral flights of stairs, and you will come to anairlock. Interact with it, and as you leave, look to theleft. Follow along theleft sideof the ledge, and you will come to somestairsgoing down. Follow these stairs, and you will come to somedoorsthat will automatically open up for you. Through these doors will be anelevator.
Ride this elevator down, and you will come to a large opening. There is an enemyMaulerhere, so be ready with your weapon of choice. Head in astraight line opposite the elevator,and you will come to a very wide open area withsandyground. Just keep heading straight, and you will come to acontainer with an openingon both ends. Run through this container to the other side. You will seeanother one of these containersto run through, and on the other side, somestairsgoing down.
Head down these stairs, and you will see a downwardslopewith some crates in the distance. Head down this slope anddispatch the enemies. Run up the side of the mountaindirectly towards the quest marker, you canignore the large beetle-looking enemiesin this area as they cannot catch up to your sprint speed.Do shoot down any maulers you see, though, as ignoring them will be troublesome as more appear. You will come to abarricadeof more containers. Move to the right side and then look along them to theleftto see one of them has aholethat leads to theother side of the barricade.
Make your way through thiscontainer. Again, head straight up the mountainsidetowards your quest markerand take out anyMaulersyou see the moment you encounter them; you do not want a large amount of these enemies attacking you at the same time. You will come to somemetal stairs. Go up these stairs, and thequest marker will be over the beaconyou need to activate. There are Maulers near these stairs, sostay alert. Press thered buttonto activate the beacon, and Mei will congratulate you and tell you that you still need to make it back alive.
This is a lot easier than making it up this mountainside, as you’re able to justrun and jump downhilltowards the quest marker. There will bea lot more Maulersout and about on your way back down the mountainside this time around, soreload whenever you dispatch anyyou come across. Once you get to thequest marker, you will ride the elevatorback upand need to make your way up the metal stairs to get back to the airlock. Proceed through theairlockprocess andback to Mei.
She will congratulate youon your successful run, and she willagree to arrange a meeting between you and Marco. She asks that you relax and that she will return. Use this time toreport to Autumn and Jadeon your progress. Autumn will also give you her apologies for being so on edge during your first meeting. This dialog ends with you learning aninteresting bit of lore between Autumn and Jade. You will now be able togo back to Meiabout meeting up with Marco. you may find her by running past the bar and turning left at the railing to godown the stairs. Turn right, and you will see anopen dooron the wall. Head inside to findMei with a quest markerover her head in her office.
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Meeting With Marco
Mei will reveal thelocation of Marcoaboard his ship in theCheyenne System. She also informs you to get there quickly as he is not known to be a patient individual. You can find his ship on the surface ofCodos. Codos is amoon of planet Akila, and the name of Marco’s ship is theFortuna. Head up the ramp at theback of the Fortuna,and you will be able to make your way through thehatchat its back. Once aboard, head through thenext hatchand take the firstleftyou come to.
Follow the path through the ship towards thequest markerand up thestairsto a door you can open. In this room will beMarco. You can now blow your cover and inform Marco of your true intentions. You can navigate through the various pieces of dialog to get all the information you need. You will now come to a crossroads.You can let him operate as normal, refuse to make a deal, or attack him. If you refuse or attack, it will trigger a fight.Kill Marco and take the Encrypted Slateon his body.
The entire ship will now behostile,and you will need to fight your way out. However,striking up a deal will have Marcogive yousome credits and give you theencrypted slateyou need. Take this slate toAlex Shadid,and you will havecompleted the mission.
