In Destiny 2 you can now solve a new mini-quest that rewards you with an extremely rare item. But players are wondering: what is the mysterious login message about and what do they have to do on Mars?
This is the new quest: For the weekly reset on September 22, a new quest went online in Destiny 2. The so-called Helsom quest or “signal intercept” (eng. Signal Intercepted) can be quickly completed if you know where to look.
The task only gives you the hint to search on Mars and this mysterious message:
- “CB.NAV/RUN:GEISTLAB:HELSOM”
MeinMMO shows you what you need to do to complete the task in 5 minutes and what rare, exotic reward awaits you at the end of the task. Finally, we clarify the sad background of the mini-quest.
“Signal Intercepted” & “Memory of Helsom” on Mars in Destiny 2
Many players wonder what the mysterious tip at the login screen is about. The task does not appear in your quest tab, and when you land on Mars, you will not receive a quest marker. Here’s what you need to do to successfully complete the “Memory of Helsom”:
Quest Step 1:
- Land on Mars in the “Braytech Futurescape” area and head to the main building – that is where Ana Bray always stands in the entrance area
- Keep left of the Hunter lady and let your Guardian climb a few stairs
- You now run the path towards Rasputin in the Geistlab – but you don’t have to go that far
- In the “Aurora expanse” area, you will find a long tube that you can slide down
- Right after the tube, keep sharp right – here you will find a broom closet
- Interact with the terminal inside
With that, the quest is almost completed and you have your reward in your pocket.
Quest Step 2: Now return to Ana. She gives you information about Matt Helsom and the Exotic Cipher item. The task is likely account-bound, so you can only complete it once. But even if you start with the Hunter, the Titan can also pick up the item.
You don’t have to pick up the reward immediately; you can also come back later – whether Ana will still be here after Season 11 is questionable.
You can watch the entire path here in the video:
This is what the Exotic Cipher brings: The Exotic Cipher (eng. Exotic Cipher) is the rarest resource in the whole game. So far, each Guardian could only get one copy – from the current season pass of the Season of Arrival.
This rare item has two functions:
- Since Xur was updated, you can trade the Cipher for another Exotic from the weekly Destiny engrams, completing your collection
- With the Cryptarch Master Rahool, you can acquire a flagship Exotic from past seasons. These weapons are otherwise considered missed and cannot be found anywhere in the game
Both functions are aimed at players who do not yet own all the exotic weapons and armors from Destiny 2.
Keep in mind that the capacity of the Exotic Cipher is strictly limited to exactly 1 copy. So if you still have one, you need to use it first.
Here we weigh which exotic is most worth the item:
This is the sad background of the farewell quest
This is how Bungie honors a deceased developer: Matt Helsom, whose workplace we visit in the quest, was a real developer. Unfortunately, he has passed away, and Bungie honors the former colleague by immortalizing him in the story of the game.
He was a developer at Vicarious Visions, Bungie’s former partner studio, which was significantly involved in the creation of Mars.
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