In Starfield you can join the Crimson Fleet, although it is one of the main antagonists of the space role-playing game. What exactly you have to do to join this pirate faction is shown in our guide.
Here’s the deal: The universe of Starfield is animated by numerous factions that you can join – including the Crimson Fleet. This is remarkable in that antagonistic organizations are rarely allowed to be joined in role-playing games.
But who are these guys exactly, how can you join them, and most importantly, why should you do that? This guide tells you everything you need to know about joining the Crimson Fleet.
Should You Join Crimson Fleet in Starfield & How do You do That?
Who is the Crimson Fleet anyway? The Crimson Fleet is a normally hostile faction that attacks the mines on Kreet at the very beginning of the game. This faction is fully dedicated to looting and basically targets anything and anyone whose cargo is valuable.
But the Crimson Fleet also has a declared enemy: the United Colonies. Ever since the days when the fleet’s activities were limited to the Kryx system, the criminals have been disrupting the operations of the UC and also the Freestar Collective.
Although the Crimson Fleet shows no interest in history on the level of the individual, it nevertheless attaches importance to its own background. At least that’s what the statements of the leader Delgado suggest, but he also mentions that the founder of the fleet, Jasper Kryx, is supposed to have buried a huge treasure somewhere. Could this be the reason for the fleet’s interest in self-history?
This is How Joining the Crimson Fleet Works
As part of the main quest “No Sudden Moves”, you are practically forced to commit a crime. Have the security forces arrest you for it; alternatively, as a member of the United Colonies, you can also complete the quest “Supra et Ultra”. John Tuala will then use you in an undercover mission against the Crimson Fleet.
In case of your arrest, however, the story takes a similar course. Only it will be the commander of the UC Vigilance who will ask you to infiltrate the Crimson Fleet by delivering a shipment of Aurora to Cydonia.
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The exact location of the fleet will be revealed to you by the broker Saoirse Bowden, who will lead you to Adler Kemp in the Broken Spear Bar. Here you have to settle someone else’s debt by tracking down the debtor or paying off the debt yourself.
Once this is done, Naeva Mora sends you to the orbit of Europa. There you will have to find and “dispose” of a traitor aboard a medical supply ship. When you return to Naeva, the ship is under fire from the Ecliptic Mercenaries.
After this space battle, you will receive an invitation from Naeva to The Key, the headquarters of the Crimson Fleet. There, your membership in the fleet will be sealed without further ado.
When is the Crimson Fleet a good fit for you?
Of course, a career with the Crimson Fleet is synonymous with an “evil path,” but we know: there are cookies on the dark side. Thus, the space pirates have the most money, the most weapons, and also the most items in the game.
Besides, smuggling is part of the simple daily business here. In this respect, a run as a member of the Crimson Fleet can be quite fun and satisfying. The price to pay, of course, is that you won’t be very popular outside of the fleet.
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