Starfield: How To Get UC Citizenship

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Even if you select the ‘UC Native‘ trait when creating a character in Starfield, you won’t be a United Colonies Citizen. Citizenship is only available to those that serve in the UC, and the only way you can serve is by joining the UC Vanguard. Learn how to join the Vanguard and what you can earn with UC Citizenship below. Luckily, this is one reward that isn’t nearly as difficult as it first seems — there’s a shortcut to unlocking citizenship that doesn’t force you to fight for 10 years or more.

To unlock UC Citizenship and earn a discount on all New Atlantis stores, as well as unlock the ability to purchase property on New Atlantis, you’ll need to join the Vanguard. This is a volunteer army the protects the frontier of the faction.

This begins the faction mission ‘Supra Et Ultra‘ — to fully join the Vanguard, you must sign a kiosk, go through orientation, pass a flight exam, then complete a probationary mission.

In the Orientation Hall, you’ll be able to learn the 300~ year history of Starfield. You can also learn more about the different factions. Make sure to stop and use as many terminals as you can. You don’t need to actually listen. Using the terminals will give you a better score when the Commander evaluates you.

Complete three tiers of enemy ships (5 Enemy Ships total) to pass the exam. [NOTE: Or you can lower the difficulty to VERY EASY to make this challenge a breeze.]

To make this easier, quickly allocate all your extra energy to Shields, Weapons and Engine. Especially shields. Boost your shields to maximum then use the rest of your energy to power other combat systems. When targeting shielded enemies, use both lasers and ballistics at the same time to drain their shields fast. After that, continue to fire