Grunt Work is the second mission in the Starfield Vanguard Faction questline, which starts the moment you pass the Piloting Exam during the Supra Et Ultra mission.
Unlike Supra Et Ultra, however, the Starfield Grunt Work mission is a bit longer and involves hunting down a Terrormorph on Planet Tau Ceti II.
As you are about to see, the Grunt Work Vanguard mission is pretty similar to the 1986 Alien science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. This means that you’ll need to get ready to face a vicious creature that will hunt you down.
So, if you wonder how to complete the Starfield Grunt Work side mission, throughout the following walkthrough, we’ll cover all the objectives you must complete.
How To Start the Grunt Work Mission in Starfield
In Bethesda‘s latest video game, the mission named Grunt Work starts after you become a member of the Vanguard Faction and swear your oath in the presence of Commander Tuala outside the MAST building in New Atlantis.
At the end of the Supra Et Ultra mission, Tuala informs you that your first assignment is to get to Tau Ceti II and deliver some equipment to a processing plant. The said equipment was requested by the workers to repair their communications.
Tell Tuala you are ready to go, and he’ll offer additional information on your first objective.
Where To Find Crew Chief Herath at the New Atlantis Spaceport
Now that you have received your first mission as a Vanguard Member, it’s time to find Herath at the New Atlantis Spaceport.
To do so, press LB followed by RB to open the New Atlantis surface map, select your ship’s icon, and fast travel to the Spaceport.
Crew Chief Herath is found on the other side of the Spaceport, in front of another ship (pictured below).
Approach Herath, and he’ll offer you some info regarding the equipment he prepared for you. If you want, you can ask him additional questions about Tau Ceti II, but just like Tuala, he doesn’t actually know what happened out there. So, tell him you are ready to go and return to your ship.
