Confused about how to survey a habitable planet? Here’s how to complete the Top of the List quest in Starfield.
Surveying a habitable planet in Starfield for the Top of the List quest is one of the space game’s more confusing side quests.
Missable instructions and scant tutorials for planet scanning mean it’s easy to overlook things like “can people breathe on this planet” or “will the water kill me” – y’know, the kind of minor details a prospective settler might want to know.
This Top of the List (or L.I.S.T.) guide explains how to get everything you need in your planet scan and where to look for a habitable planet.Getting started with the “Top of the List” quest
You might have heard several people talking about L.I.S.T. in your travels, but there’s only one potential settler you can try to recruit for this quest. Follow the quest marker over to the very unenthusiastic man at the back of the Broken Spear, and try to recruit him. You may need to purchase pamphlets from Phil to carry on, depending on how well your conversation goes.
If you fail the persuasion check, you can still convince the man to go along with your scheme, so there’s no need to reload and try again.
Speak with Phil to get your next task: surveying a habitable planet.
