The Empty Nest
The Starfield The Empty Nest mission is one of many available quests in the Settled Systems.
The Empty Nest overview
The Empty Nest is a Starfield Main quest. Like all other Starfield missions, you can find the full details of The Empty Nest in your mission log, and you can easily find your next objective location by following the quest marker, or by entering the scanner mode and following Starfield’s breadcrumb trail.
Previous quest: The Old Neighborhood
Following quest: None
Sam Coe has an idea on where you might be able to find another Artifact.
You can begin The Empty Nest by interacting with Sam Coe.
The Empty Nest objectives
Most Starfield missions consist of several objectives that you must complete to advance the quest. As you complete each objective, your journal will be updated with the next objective.
Objective Talk to Sam Coe Travel to Akila City Talk to Sam (If not completed previously) Complete Job Gone Wrong Go to the Galbank Vault Talk to Sam Search for the Maps Talk to Sam Talk to Jacob (Optional) Ask Cora for help (Optional) Talk to Jacob to persuade him (Optional) Let Sam distract Jacob Get the Maps Talk to Sam Travel to the Empty Nest Get the Artifact Leave the Hideout Deal with Shaw Return to the Lodge Place the Artifact on the table Wait for Sam Talk to Sam
The Empty Nest reward
Completing The Empty Nest provides the player with 400 experience.
Some quests also provide additional rewards:
Reward Amount Credits 7200
Other Reward Enables Sam Coe to join you as a companion or crew member.
The Empty Nest mission console commands
If you just want to start the The Empty Nest mission, all you need to do is enter the following Starfield console command to begin:
startquest 000114C9
Be warned that attempting to start a quest that requires specific triggers or hidden markers can result in game instability, so it is recommended you save your game before trying any commands. If however you are encountering a Starfield bug that prevents the mission from advancing, you might want to try the following:
resetquest 000114C9
The above command will completely reset a quest (make sure you save your game beforehand in case it causes a crash to desktop). It also has the potential to prevent that quest from ever completing, meaning you’ll need to use the completequest 000114C9 command to progress.