Starfield has been arguably the most anticipated game awaiting its release for the past two years. The game represents the first project that Bethesda undertook after being acquired by Microsoft. Hence, people have high expectations from such a high-profile studio.
Marking the release of the game, many players have indulged in the vast universe that it has to offer. This guide, in particular, will focus on the Background Checks mission, which requires players to be stealthy.
Background Checks – Run Nyx’s Program on Ularu’s Computer | Sneak Through Ryujin
Starting Area
When infiltrating the Ryujin Facility, we recommend not taking along your companions with you. This is because they can be spotted by the guards, causing them to raise the alarm.
Once you enter the facility through the vent, you will enter a small room. Go to the other side of the room and climb up into the vent as shown in the image below.
Crawl through this vent and locate the exit. It should be after the first left that you take. You will drop down into a small room with a door.
Crouch to stay hidden and interact with the door to open it. At this point, you will come in contact with your first guards. You will need to go straight ahead without making much noise.
As shown in the image above, the meter will change to Caution when you make too much noise. If you exceed a certain threshold, this will convert to Danger as the nearby enemies will be notified of your presence.
Hence, keep an eye on the meter and proceed carefully. Go towards the end of the hallway and take the first left that you find.
Inside this room, you will spot the entrance to a much larger space. Head through that but be careful since there will be two guards on patrol.
Be careful to stop at turns to prevent the stealth meter from going all the way up to Danger. Follow the blue waypoint towards the right in this room and interact with the door to enter the next area.
Staircase Hallway
Upon opening the door, you will enter this hallway with a couple of flights of stairs to the top. Keep taking these stairs until you reach the top level. At the top simply follow the path and after opening the first door head down to the right. The next door should be right in front of you.
After opening this door, you should see a hatch in front of you. Interact with the hatch to open in and climb inside the vent. Follow the path inside the vent and take the first left that you see. At the end of the vent, there should be another hatch that you can open to leave the vents.
Make sure that you are crouched when you drop down from the vent. From here, go straight ahead and take the first left. This is sort of a reception area, and there will be guards roaming around.
Make your way carefully around the corner to the right and then go up the flight of stairs while following the waypoint.
There should be a door at the waypoint location. Interact with the door to open it and head inside. To the right, there should be a vent that you can open.
Interact with this vent and head inside. Keep following the vent’s path and you should eventually be able to drop down into a room with a Red Light.
Open the door and take the staircase that is to the right of the exit. Walk slightly ahead, and there should be another vent entrance to the right. Interact with the vent to open it and then jump inside. Make sure that you close it behind since there are guards in this area as well.
Follow the path inside this vent using your Flashlight for navigation. There should be an exit hatch on the roof that you can use.
Robot Area
Once you exit this vent, you should emerge into another area that has a robot patrolling around. Make sure that you are crouched as the robot will spot you. Once the robot turns the other way, enter the area and go straight ahead to the lab-like section.
Inside this area, head for the cylinder-shaped object as shown in the image below. This is to hide you from the robot as well as the guard patrolling this area.
Once the guard turns around, go around to the left and take the staircase to get to the upper level.
Once you get up the stairs, head immediately to the right and hide behind the counter. There will also be a guard patrolling this level so proceed carefully. Once the guard turns around enter the vent that is behind you as shown in the image above.
Roof Area
Follow the path inside the vent, and at the end, there should be an exit to the right. Interact with the vent to open it and you will emerge on the roof of the room that you were in before.
While being crouched make your way to the other side very carefully. Your goal is to reach the vent as shown in the image below.
Enter the vent on the other side and follow the path. At the end, you should spot the exit on the right. Instead of jumping down simply use your boosters to directly get to the upper level as shown in the image below.
Be careful on this level since there will be another guard patrolling. Once the guard has turned around, quickly take the first left and the entrance to the office will be on the right.
We hope that this guide for the Background Checks mission in Starfield was helpful to you. Let us know in the comments below if you have any questions or suggestions for future content.
