THE ULTIMATE TALIMANCER'S CODEX
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
written by Hyperfein

README

Mass Effect 2: This guide ensures the survival of every crewmember and squadmate leading up to—and during—the Suicide Mission.

Mass Effect 3: This guide provides the fastest possible route to recruiting Tali'Zorah while also allowing 100% game completion.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• [1] How to Romance Tali'Zorah

  ► [A] Mass Effect 1

  ► [B] Mass Effect 2

  ► [C] Mass Effect 3

• [2] How to Broker Peace Between the Quarians and the Geth

  ► [X] Mass Effect 1

  ► [Y] Mass Effect 2

  ► [Z] Mass Effect 3

• [3] Mass Effect 1: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Pilgrimage

• [4] Mass Effect 2: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah

• [5] Mass Effect 2: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Loyalty Mission

• [6] Mass Effect 2: How to Ensure Tali'Zorah Survives the Suicide Mission

• [7] Mass Effect 3: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah

    
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[1] HOW TO ROMANCE TALI'ZORAH:

[A] MASS EFFECT 1:

• Tali only becomes available as a love interest to male Shepard in Mass Effect 2 & 3

  
  

• Choosing Tali as a squadmate for both missions and assignments will allow you to experience her unique array of dialogue during vital plot points and combat encounters
  ► Upon the completion of every mission and subsequent return to the Normandy, navigate your way down to Engineering and speak with Tali in order to progress through her dialogue driven story

  
  

• Consult '[3] Mass Effect 1: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Pilgrimage' before progressing

COMPLETE

    
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[B] MASS EFFECT 2:

• Consult '[4] Mass Effect 2: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah' before progressing

  
  

• Choosing Tali as a squadmate for both missions and assignments will allow you to experience her unique array of dialogue during vital plot points and combat encounters
  ► Upon the completion of every mission and subsequent return to the Normandy, navigate your way down to Engineering and speak with Tali in order to progress through her dialogue driven story
  ► Speak regularly with Kelly Chambers in order to stay informed to the status of your squadmates

  
  

• Consult '[5] Mass Effect 2: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Loyalty Mission' before progressing

  
  

• Upon the completion of 'Tali: Treason,' Tali officially becomes available as a love interest

  
  

• As the story progresses, Tali will eventually inform you that she is experiencing a slight fever, after which appears your first opportunity to flirt

  ► Speak regularly with Kelly Chambers, as around this time she will inform you of Tali's romantic feelings towards you

  ► Speak regularly with Tali, as she will soon confess to her romantic feelings towards you, giving you the opportunity to reciprocate

  
  

• Consult '[6] Mass Effect 2: How to Ensure Tali'Zorah Survives the Suicide Mission' before progressing

  
  

• Upon the completion of the Suicide Mission, continue on with the game and navigate your way down to Engineering and speak with Tali, after which she becomes available to invite up to your cabin

  ► Navigate your way up to your cabin and send an invitation to Tali in order to unlock additional scenes

COMPLETE

    
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[C] MASS EFFECT 3:

• Consult '[7] Mass Effect 3: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah' before progressing

  
  

• Upon Tali arriving aboard the Normandy, she will eventually inform you of her desire to speak in private

  ► Navigate your way up to your cabin and send an invitation to Tali in order to unlock additional dialogue
  ► Progress through her dialogue and inform her of your intentions to rekindle your romantic relationship

  
  

• Rannoch: Admiral Koris

  ► Save Admiral Zaal'Koris

  
  

• Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons

  ► Disable the server

  
  

• Priority: Rannoch

  ► Allow Legion to upload the Reaper code

  ► Use either Charm or Intimidate to convince the Quarian fleet to stand down

  ► Progress through the dialogue by informing her of your intentions to rekindle the relationship

  
  

• After every mission, upon returning to the Normandy, go down to Engineering and speak with Tali, this ensures that you've progressed through the ongoing conversation as far as possible and haven't missed out on any dialogue

  
  

• Silver Coast Casino: Infiltration (Citadel DLC)

  ► Choose Tali as your date for this mission in order to unlock unique dialogue and scene interactions

  ► Regardless of Brooks' insistence, there is no time constraint imposed upon this mission, so instead use this opportunity to spend time with Tali as you mingle together

  
  

• Ensure you have gained 7,500 War Assets or above before engaging 'Priority: Cerberus Headquarters'

  
  

• Priority: Cerberus Headquarters

  ► Choose Tali as a squadmate for this mission in order to unlock additional dialogue

  ► Regardless of the sense of urgency, there is no time constraint imposed upon this mission, so instead use this opportunity to explore the Cerberus Headquarters in search for three "Cerberus Video Logs" and one "Cerberus Audio Log" in order to unlock additional dialogue

  
  

• Priority: Earth

  ► Choose Tali as a squadmate for this mission in order to unlock additional dialogue

  
  

• Given you have gained 7,500 War Assets or above, choose Destroy in order to unlock an additional scene upon the conclusion of the game

COMPLETE

    
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[2] HOW TO BROKER PEACE BETWEEN THE QUARIANS AND THE GETH:

[X] MASS EFFECT 1:

• Consult '[3] Mass Effect 1: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Pilgrimage' before progressing

COMPLETE

    
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[Y] MASS EFFECT 2:

• Consult '[4] Mass Effect 2: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zroah' before progressing

  
  

• Consult '[5] Mass Effect 2: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Loyalty Mission' before progressing

  
  

• Mission: Reaper IFF

  ► Do not sell Legion to Cerberus, allow it to remain aboard the Normandy and activate it upon returning to the ship

  
  

• Legion: A House Divided

  ► Destroy the Geth Heretics

  
  

• Upon both 'Tali: Treason' and 'Legion: A House Divided' being completed a conflict will arise between Tali and Legion

  ► Use either Charm or Intimidate to resolve the conflict

COMPLETE

    
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[Z] MASS EFFECT 3:

• Consult '[7] Mass Effect 3: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah' before progressing

  
  

• Rannoch: Admiral Koris

  ► Save Admiral Zaal'Koris

  
  

• Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons

  ► Disable the server

  
  

• Priority: Rannoch

  ► Allow Legion to upload the Reaper code

  ► Use either Charm or Intimidate to convince the Quarian fleet to stand down

 COMPLETE

    
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[3] MASS EFFECT 1: HOW TO COMPLETE TALI'ZORAH'S PILGRIMAGE:

• UNC: Geth Incursions

  ► Travel to the Armstrong Nebula, upon which you will receive a transmission from Admiral Hackett detailing reports of increased Geth activity in the area, sending you on an assignment which stretches across four systems within the Nebula and requires you to clear a Geth outpost present in each one

  
  

• System: Vamshi

  ► Planet: Maji

  
  

• System: Hong

  ► Planet: Casbin

  
  

• System: Tereshkova

  ► Planet: Antibaar

  
  

• System: Gagarin

  ► Planet: Rayingri

  
  

• Upon clearing the fourth outpost you will receive a transmission revealing the location of a primary Geth base, also located within the Armstrong Nebula

   

• System: Grissom

  ► Planet: Notanban's moon, Solcrum
  ► Clear the base and obtain the Geth data by hacking a terminal located within

  
  

• Upon the completion of this assignment and subsequent return to the Normandy, navigate your way down to Engineering and speak with Tali, where she will request a copy of the Geth data in order to complete her pilgrimage

  ► Allow Tali to make a copy of the Geth data

COMPLETE

    
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[4] MASS EFFECT 2: THE FASTEST WAY TO RECRUIT TALI'ZORAH:

• Prologue: Save Joker

  
  

• Prologue: Awakening

  
  

• Mission: Freedom's Progress

  ► Allow Tali to take custody of Veetor'Nara

  
  

• Stop the Collectors: Assemble a Team

  
  

• Dossier: The Professor

  
  

• Dossier: Archangel

  
  

• Dossier: The Convict

  
  

• Dossier: The Warlord

  
  

• Mission: Horizon

  
  

• Dossier: Tali

  ► Convince Kal'Reegar to stand down, including the use of the Paragon interrupt

COMPLETE

    
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[5] MASS EFFECT 2: HOW TO COMPLETE TALI'ZROAH'S LOYALTY MISSION:

• Mission: Freedom's Progress

  ► Allow Tali to take custody of Veetor'Nara

  
  

• Dossier: Tali

  ► Convince Kal'Reegar to stand down, including the use of the Paragon interrupt

  
  

• Tali: Treason

  ► Speak regularly with Kelly Chambers, as the story progresses she will eventually inform you that Tali seems distraught after receiving a message, after which navigate your way down to Engineering and speak with Tali in order to acquire her loyalty mission

  
  

• Travel to the Raheel-Leyya system in the Valhallan Threshold and dock with the Migrant Fleet

  ► Upon docking with the Migrant Fleet, speak with each of the Quarian admirals in order to reveal the details of the mission

  ► Speak with both Kal'Reegar and Veetor'Nara and ask them to provide testimony on Tali's behalf

• Board the Alarei and progress with the mission
  ► Upon the completion of your objective return to the Migrant Fleet and proceed with the hearing

  ► Use either Charm or Intimidate to convince the Admiralty Board of Tali's innocence

  ► When asked whether or not you found any evidence aboard the Alarei, lie in order to exonerate Tali's father

COMPLETE

    
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[6] MASS EFFECT 2: HOW TO ENSURE TALI'ZORAH SURVIVES THE SUICIDE MISSION:

• Consult '[4] Mass Effect 2: The Fastest Way to Recruit Tali'Zorah' before progressing

  ► Ensure that every squad member has been recruited to your team

  
  

• Consult '[5] Mass Effect 2: How to Complete Tali'Zorah's Loyalty Mission' before progressing

  ► Upon recruiting all of your squadmates, ensure that each one of their loyalty missions has been completed, resulting in their loyalty towards you

  
  

• Speak with Jacob, choose "investigate" and then "[NORMANDY UPGRADES]"

  ► Under "Ship Enhancements" select and research "Heavy Ship Armor"

  
  

• Speak with Garrus, choose "investigate" and then "[NORMANDY UPGRADES]"

  ► Under "Ship Enhancements" select and research "Thanix Cannon"

  
  

• Speak with Tali, choose "investigate" and then "[NORMANDY UPGRADES]"

  ► Under "Ship Enhancements" select and research "Multicore Shielding"

  
  

• Ensure that every available mission and assignment has been completed before progressing
  ► DO NOT ENGAGE 'Mission: Reaper IFF' until all of the above parameters have been met

  
  

• After both 'Tali: Treason' and 'Legion: A House Divided' are completed a conflict will arise between Tali and Legion

  ► Use either Charm or Intimidate to resolve the conflict

  
  

• Launch the Suicide Mission

  
  

• Collector Base: Infiltration

  ► Vent Specialist: Legion or Kasumi

  ► Fireteam Leader: Garrus or Miranda

  
  

• Collector Base: The Long Walk

  ► Barrier Specialist: Jack or Samara

  ► Fireteam Leader: Garrus or Miranda

  ► When Dr. Chakwas inquires about the crew and their route back to the Normandy, select "I'll have someone escort you," and choose either Mordin or Jacob

  
  

• Collector Base: Final Battle

  ► When selecting your two squadmates for the final battle, choose Tali and ensure that you select her first on the squadmate selection screen in order to unlock additional scenes

COMPLETE

    
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[7] MASS EFFECT 3: THE FASTEST WAY TO RECRUIT TALI'ZORAH:

• Prologue: Earth

  
  

• Priority: Mars

  
  

• Priority: The Citadel (I)

  
  

• Priority: Palaven

  
  

• Priority: Sur'Kesh

  
  

• Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation

  
  

• Attican Traverse: Krogan Team

  
  

• DO NOT ENGAGE 'Priority: Tuchanka' before the completion the following missions

  ► Benning: Evidence

  ► Citadel: Alien MediGel Formula

  ► Citadel: Barla Von

  ► Citadel: Biotic Amp Interfaces

  ► Citadel: Hanar Diplomat

  ► Citadel: Improved Power Grid

  ► Ismar Frontier: Prototype Components

  ► Authorizing the 'Partner Benefits Increase' and 'Civilian Deportation Order' at the Spectre Terminal in the Citadel Embassies

  
  

• Priority: Tuchanka

  ► DO NOT ENGAGE 'Tuchanka: Turian Platoon' or 'N7: Cerberus Attack' at this time

  
  

• Priority: The Citadel (II)

  
  

• Priority: Geth Dreadnought (Recruit Tali'Zorah)

  
  

• Rannoch: Admiral Koris

  ► Save Admiral Zaal'Koris

  
  

• Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons

  ► Disable the server

  
  

• DO NOT ENGAGE 'Tuchanka: Turian Platoon' until every available mission has been completed

  
  

• After speaking with the Asari councilor, complete 'Tuchanka: Turian Platoon'

  ► DO NOT ENGAGE 'Priority: Thessia' until 'Tuchanka: Turian Platoon' has been completed

  
  

• Priority: Thessia

  
  

• Priority: Horizon

  
  

• Tuchanka: Bomb

  ► If 'Tuchanka: Bomb' has not been completed by this point, it will detonate

  
  

• Ensure you have gained 7,500 War Assets or above before engaging 'Priority: Earth'

COMPLETE

    
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