Mass Effect Andromeda: The Firefighters

In Mass Effect Andromeda you will come across the side quest "The Firefighters". At first, the quest seems easy to solve, but you should be prepared for a longer period of time. Because the quest is more extensive than it appears.

Solution for the mission "The Firefighters" in Mass Effect Andromeda

Even though the tasks you have to master are not very complex - the side quest takes a lot of time, as it is tied to the main quest.

1. You can start the mission only after you have completed the second main mission and Nexus Phase 2. The beginning is the conversation with Dr. Aridana in the lab on the Nexus.
2. After that, visit the SAM core on the habitation deck to have the tricky math problem solved.
3. In the conversation, you have to select the option "I have an equation for you" and SAM will automatically download a malware.
4. You now have to interact with each terminal to thwart the Trojan attack. After that, you visit Dr. Aridana.
5. This explains to you that AIs like Sam should be specifically destroyed. Following this, you need to talk Avina.
6. This will put you in contact with a hacker who is convinced that Sam is wiped out. Let him in this belief.

So you finish the side quest

You must now wait for the email from Knight. However, you will receive this only after you have explored Kadara. After that, you will see that you receive an email from Knight. After that you have to complete two more stages before the Mass Effect Andromeda quest "The Firefighters" is finished.