How to Recruit Barrett in Starfield
At the beginning ofStarfield, you will encounter a man namedBarrett, who’s searching for a piece of Artifact for the Constellation. Unfortunately, you will get separated not long after, and you must head over to New Atlantis to join the exploration group. However, there’s a way for you torecruitthis funny yet capable man to become your companion.
When You Can Recruit Barrett in Starfield
In order to recruit Barrett, you mustcomplete the Back to Vectera quest, which only becomes available after you finish the prologue and The Old Neighborhood Constellation missions. You will need to go back to Argos Extractors and speak to Supervisor Lin. She will tell you that Heller and Barret have gone missing, and you mustfix a computer terminalto find their location.
Once you get the data, you’re able to give it to Lin, and she’ll give you their coordinates. At this point, you canrecruit Lin as acrew, and she’ll board your ship if you’ve enough space.
The coordinates will lead you to Dalvik, where you will find woundedHeller on a crashed ship. Like Supervisor Lin, you can also invite him to join your spaceship as one of your crews.
Heller will give you another transmission, and it will lead you to theBessel III planetin the Bessel system. You must head over to the Crimson Fleet’s camp and enter the building where the pirates are holding Barret.
Unfortunately, this area is full of enemies, and you’re able to eitherkill everyoneoruse stealthto make your way toward the objective. If you enter combat, be careful of theseveralturretsin the camp. Besides shooting them with your gun, you can also deactivate the machines byaccessing the computer on the second floor.
Once you’re inside the building, you must deal with the leader of the pirates, Matsura the Grim. You have four options:pay 4,000Credits, persuade the man, ask Sarah to pay, or attack the pirates. Since I have Sarah as my companion, I decided to let her use Constellation’s fund to pay Matsura.
To complete the quest, you must return to the Lodge in New Atlantis. After Barrett is done examining the Artifact and chatting with other Constellation members, you can speak with the man to ask him to become your companion.
Besidesrecruiting Barrett, you can also get three other characters as your companions inStarfield. The first one to join you isSarah Morgan, but you will also meet with Andreja and Sam Coe as you progress through the main story.
