Noveria: What Happens at Port Hanshan & Peak 15? (No Commentary)- Episode 6

Jan 1

In this sixth episode of my Mass Effect Legendary Edition PS4 walkthrough, we travel to Noveria in order to find Matriarch Benezia, Liara’s mother, but we also investigate the corruption that happens at Port Hanshan. Then, we go to Peak 15, where everything got into a mess.

This episode covers the full walkthrough for Noveria quests at Port Hanshan and Peak 15. As always, it’s clean, no‑commentary gameplay so you can experience every line of dialogue and every story beat without distractions, while still seeing a smooth, efficient path through the mission.

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Episode Highlights 🌋

In this episode, we:

Travel to Noveria
Do all side quests at Port Hanshan
Investigate the corruption that happens at Port Hanshan
Travel to Peak 15
Solve the problems that happens at Peak 15
Early arrival at Rift Station

Quests & Sections Covered (Timestamps) ⏱️

00:00 - Travel to Noveria
01:04 - Arrive at Noveria
01:39 - Get Off the Normandy
02:17 - Encounter with Maeko Matsuo and Kaira Stirling (Noveria: Geth Interest)
03:26 - Speak to Gianna Parasini (Noveria: Geth Interest)
05:16 - Go to Administrator Office (Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan)
05:34 - Speak to Gianna Parasini ( Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan)
07:35 - Speak to Anoleis (Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan)
09:35 - Alternative to Get Garage Pass (Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan)
10:19 - Meet Mallene Calis (Noveria: Espionage, side quest)
12:49 - Speak to Rafael Vargas (Noveria: Espionage)
15:24 - Return to Mallene Calis (Noveria: Espionage)
16:24 - Speak to Lorik Qui'in (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
18:41 - Crack the code, unlock UNC quest
18:55 - Disable the security of the Synthetic Insights (Alternative) - (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
19:06 - Break into Lorik Qui'in Office at Synthetic Insights (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
19:17 - Convince two ERCS guards to walk away (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
19:48 - Combat encounters with the remaining ERCS guards
21:24 - Exploration at the second floor
22:06 - Go to the Lorik Qui'in Office
22:09 - Locate & open the Lorik Qui'in computer
22:48 - Encounter with Kaira Stirling (mini boss)
23:21 - Defeat Kaira Stirling and her minions
25:02 - Exploration at the first floor
25:57 - Exit Synthetic Insights building
26:01 - Encounter with Gianna Parasini after leaving Synthetic Insights building (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
26:26 - Meet with Gianna at Mezzanine (hotel)
28:03 - Persuade Lorik Qui'in to testify against Anoleis (Noveria: Lorik Qui'in)
28:54 - Return to Gianna Parasini
29:34 - Anoleis has been arrasted
29:56 - Speak to Opold (Noveria: Smuggling)
32:28 - Retrieve the package (Noveria: Smuggling)
32:42 - Speak to Maeko Matsuo (optional, Gain Morality Point)
33:30 - Return the package to Opold (Noveria: Smuggling)
34:39 - Access to garage using Garage Pass
35:00 - Combat encounter with geth troops at the garage
37:04 - Go to Peak 15 by driving Mako
41:48 - Arrive at Peak 15
41:55 - Combat encounter with geth troops
45:54 - First encounter with Rachni Workers
47:17 - Peak 15
47:41 - Investigate the VI unit
48:31 - Memory Core Puzzle (Full tutorial on separate video, link can found below)
48:52 - Speak to Mira
53:21 - Peak 15: Repair Reactor
56:11 - Peak 15: Reconnect Landlines
57:04 - Repair the Plasma Purge console with Hard Electronics (Peak 15: Contamination)
57:54 - Go to the Passenger Tram
58:30 - Arrive at Rift Station
59:24 - Speak to Captain Ventralis

Tips If You’re Playing Along 🧠

To get Garage Pass:
- You can do Lorik Qui’in quest, get the pass from Gianna Parasini
- You can do Opold quest, then gave Smuggling Item to Anoleis (Pass from Anoleis)
- Or You can do both, first Lorik Qui’in, then Opold, after that, go to Anoleis (Pass from Anoleis)
To Break Into Synthetic Insight:
- You can crack the code at the door
- Or, you can just disable the security of the Synthetic Insight