On the Run is the fifth/sixth story mission for the Freestar Rangers in Starfield.
You need to complete both On the Run and Surgical Strike missions in any order to unlock the next story mission for the Freestar Rangers named First to Fight, First to Die.
Summary[]
I tracked down smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani. To learn his location, I had to run the dangerous Red Mile. After that, I traveled to Codos and confronted Marco aboard his ship. I obtained an encrypted slate and turned it over to Ranger Alex Shadid for analysis.
Quick Walkthrough[]
- I'm tracking Marco Graziani, head of a smuggling cartel and senior member of the First. Marshal Blake suggested I talk to Ranger Autumn MacMillan, who's been trying to crack Marco's smuggling operation. She's currently at the infamous Red Mile cantina on Porrima III.
- Go to Porrima III
- Talk to Autumn MacMillian
- I'm tracking Marco Graziani, head of a smuggling cartel and senior member of the First. At the Red Mile cantina, I talked to Ranger Autumn MacMillan, who's been trying to crack Marco's smuggling operation. She's taking a meeting with a contact who might be able to help.
- While tracking smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani, I met with Ranger Autumn MacMillan and a rival smuggler named Jade. I learned that Red Mile's owner, Mei Devine, might be able to give me Marco's location. I need to find out what she wants in return.
- While tracking smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani, I met with Mei Devine, owner of the Red Mile cantina. A business partner of Marco's, Mei agreed to give me his location if I run the Red Mile, a deadly stretch of terrain filled with lethal creatures.
- Activate the Red Mile Beacon
- While tracking smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani, I met with Mei Devine, owner of the Red Mile cantina. I agreed to run the Red Mile in exchange for Marco's location, and now I'm waiting as Mei sends a message to let him know I'm coming. I should check in with Ranger MacMillan.
- Talk to Mei
- While tracking smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani, I met with Mei Devine, owner of the Red Mile cantina. She told me that Marco was on Codos, waiting aboard his ship to meet with me. All that's left is to confront him.
- Go to Codos
- I confronted smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani. Marco was unwilling to surrender himself and a fight broke out. Now that Marco is dead, I need to find evidence aboard his ship that might reveal the First's plans and the location of their hideout.
- I confronted smuggling ringleader and senior First member Marco Graziani and I obtained one of the First's encrypted slates. Now I need to bring the slate to Alex Shadid, the Freestar Rangers' cryptography expert.
Detailed Walkthrough[]
Travel to the Red Mile on Porrima III. Speak with Autumn MacMillan.
She'll start by letting you know you look "wide-eyed and clueless", so she figures you're the new Deputy. She lets you know that, after weeks of trying to crack the smuggling ring, she's finally about to meet with a contact who is going to give her vital information pertaining to it. If you (the Spacefarer) plays your cards right, the contact may be able to help you find Marco Graziani. She doesn't have time to brief you on who the contact is, so just follow her lead and go meet the contact.
Follow Autumn around the bar to a table in the back of the Red Mile to the contact, Jade MacMillan. Autumn will introduce you to Jade and let her know you are interested in meeting Marco to discuss the mercenary company he has been funding. Since part of that money to fund the mercenary group is coming from Marco's smuggling operation, Autumn states you and her are now working together.
You'll learn Jade is actually Autumn's sister. Jade is the head of a small smuggling cartel who stays out of Freestar Collective space. Originally, Marco's smuggling group was operating exclusively in Freestar Collective space, so the two groups did not come in competition with one another. However, recently Marco began expanding his operation, so he started moving in on Jade's territory.
Jade will let you know Marco is incredibly paranoid. He doesn't stay in one place for too long. However, she happens to know someone who will have information on Marco's every move: Mei Devine. She is the owner of the Red Mile. You need to talk to her and ask for information on Marco's whereabouts. They warn you that the likely outcome is that she will request you run the Red Mile in exchange for the information.
Speak to Mei. Let her know you are looking for Marco. As Autumn and Jade expected, Mei will ask you to run the Red Mile in exchange for information on Marco. You cannot persuade her to get out of this task, you have to undertake the run.
Run the Red Mile, then speak to Mei again. As promised, she agrees to set up a meeting with Marco and dispatches a courier to let him know you are on the way. Head over to the table and speak with Autumn. She checks on how you're feeling and is relieved you survived. She apologizes for her attitude towards you originally and if questioned about it, explains she had a bad experience with another Deputy trainee which likely caused her behavior towards you. She lets you know once you head in Marco's direction, she will head to The Rock and inform the Marshal, then bids you farewell and good luck.
Speak to Mei once more. She will tell you Marco is on Codos aboard his ship - and to not keep him waiting.
- She will warn you that you will not catch him off guard (he has a band of mercenaries aboard his ship at all times) and that he is intelligent, ruthless, and enjoys the "finer things in life".
Don't forget to grab the skill magazine Trackers Primer 03 in one of the bedrooms on the upper floor of the Red Mile before you leave, along with the contraband (if you want to sell it).
Head to Codos. Marco's ship (The Fortuna) will be landed on Codos. Board the ship. One of the first mercenaries will greet you at the front. Traverse through the ship until you reach Marcol. Speak to him. You can either agree to let Marco run his smuggling operation without inference from Freestar Rangers and not attack Marco, in which he will give you a dataslate, or you can attack him. If you choose to attack, you will have to take out Marco, all his mercenaries, turrets and security cameras.
- To make this fight easier, you can unlock the door in the back of Marco's room and update the friend/foe settings on the turrets. This will soften up the mercenaries you face off against.
Head back to The Rock and give the data slate to Alex Shadid. This will complete the quest and you receive your reward.
Rewards[]
- Levelled credits
- 350 XP
Notes/Trivia[]
- If Sam Coe is following you, Autumn will have unique dialogue with him about his decision to leave the Freestar Rangers.
- The Fortuna ship looks like an enlarged modification of the Reef ship, but from the point of view of the game engine it is not a spaceship, but a stationary object. After you leave the Fortuna, it will respawn over time and returning later, you can kill guards again if you want to farm the First Cavalry uniforms.