If you have completed all 3 of Lane Vizla’s quests as a Subscriber with a level 80 character, you will be able to start the Basilisk Venture to unlock your own Basilisk War Droid Prototype Companion: B3-S1 or ‘Bessi’.

As you progress the Basilisk Venture, you will be able to temporarily summon Bessi as a Companion for 1 hour at a time, completing all 11 levels of the Venture will then unlock Bessi as a Permanent companion for your Account.

While Bessi is summoned, you will be able to advance her Venture Levels by completing Objectives (similar to Conquest Objectives) while Bessi is in Heal, DPS or Tank mode. As you complete Bessi’s Venture levels, she will unlock new skills and grow in power.

How to Start

In order to start the Basilisk Companion Venture, you must Be an active Subscriber and have completed all 3 of Lane Vizla’s Missions on a level 80 character.
Lane Vizla’s missions are not tied to the Legacy of the Sith expansion story anymore, as long as you are level 80 and can travel to Ruhnuk you can complete all 3 of Lane Vizla’s missions.

Once you have completed all 3 of Lane Vizla’s missions, open your Legacy Window (default: Y) and click on the Venture tab to grant yourself the Basilisk Prototype Venture.

In order to complete the Basilisk Venture, you must not only be a level 80 Subscriber, but you must have started the Legacy of the Sith expansion and completed the Kessan’s Landing Story (before the Hutta/Mimboosa story).

Companion Influence

No one has unlocked Bessi permanently yet, so be careful when using Companion Gifts!

B3-51 starts at Influence Level 1 while you are using her as a Temporary Companion. Each time you Summon her, Bessi’s influence restarts at 1. This means that Companion Gifts used on Bessi while you are completing the Venture are wasted.

Bessi is unlocked as a Permanent Companion once you complete 10 Venture levels.Once you have unlocked Bessi as a permanent companion, she has an identical skillset to Shae Vizla, this means (as of 7.5c) Bessi is the top DPS companion in SWTOR equal to Shae Vizla.

If you are struggling to complete Venture Objectives Bessi before the 1 hour timer expires, I suggest spending a Companion Gifts to get her to influence 5 to make questing a bit easier.

B3-51 loves Military Gear Companion Gifts, the following Companion Gifts are the best to level Bessi’s Influence.

Basilisk Prototype Venture

The Legacy Window’s Ventures Tab shows your Progress towards completing the Basilisk Prototype Venture to unlock Bessi. There are 11 Levels that must be completed to unlock the Basilisk Companion. Each level provides some rewards which will help speed up earning your next level.

The Venture Window looks complex but it is actually very simple.
The Repair Level bar at the top of the screen shows your progress to the next Level and each reward you will be given for completing the Level. You can earn roughly 1 Repair Level per week.

The Basilisk Prototype Venture has 11 Levels to complete in order to Unlock the Basilisk War Droid Companion.

The middle of the Venture Window shows Bessi surrounded by 6 Icons as pictured above. Each square that has an Activity icon requires you to complete Objectives which are found at the bottom of the Venture Window. You must complete All Objectives for every Activity icon before you can increase Bessi’s Venture Level.

The bottom of the Venture Window shows every Objective you must complete in order to progress the Objective Icon. There are no Optional tasks, you must complete all Objectives for every active Icon in order for Bessi to gain a Level.

Every time Bessi gains a Repair Level (up to 11), you will be given new Objectives to complete in the Activity icon slots.
The requirements for what you must do in each active icon are explained further down in the Guide.

Summoning Bessi

When you first start the Venture, you will be given a Tutorial Quest by Lane Vizla on how to Summon, Use and Turn-In progress for the Basilisk Prototype Venture.

In order to Summon Bessi as a Temporary Companion, you must have started the Venture on any character in your Legacy, summoning her consumes 1 Memory Chip from your Inventory.

Memory Chips

Memory Chips are a Legacy-wide Currency that you need to use in order to Summon Bessi as a Temporary Companion. Every time you summon Bessi it consumes 1 Memory Chip.
Memory Chips allow you to summon Bessi for 1 hour. The timer counts down the second you Summon her and persists through death, cutscenes and travel/loading screens. The timer only pauses when you Log-Out.

You can claim 1 Memory Chip for free, each day, by visiting the Mission Tube at the back of Lane Vizla’s Lab on Ruhnuk. Your Legacy can only earn a maximum of 10 Memory Chips per week, and store a maximum of 20 Memory Chips.

Systems Data

There are 3 different Systems Data currencies that you earn by successfully completing Objectives while using Bessi in Tank, Heal or DPS mode. These currencies are Turned-In during the Basilisk Prototype Venture in order to upgrade Bessi.

You do not need to worry about these currencies as you will always earn more then you need, as long as you can complete all of Bessi’s Venture Objectives each week without running out of Memory Chips.

Your Legacy cannot earn more then 100 of each Currency type a week, and store a maximum of 300 Systems Data Currency.
A secondary Currency called Prototype Data is earned as a universal currency from any of the Basilisk Venture Objectives and must be turned in alongside the 3 other specific currencies. Your Legacy cannot earn more then 300 Prototype Data per week, and store a maximum of 600 Prototype Data Currency.

Training Modules

Training Modules are items that give you a Daily Area Location and Companion Role to take Bessi on an adventure with.

Training Modules come in 3 Combat Roles: Heal, DPS or Tank as well as a randomly generated Location. You must use Bessi in that role and complete the required amount of Dailies or Heroics in that Location in order for the Training Module to progress your Venture Objectives.

If you want to reroll new Mission Modules, dismiss Bessi as a companion while inside Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk and then talk to her in her spot again. It costs another Memory Chip but will give you 2 new Modules each time!

Buy Training Modules

If you are low on training modules or need modules for both a specfic role or a specific Daily Area, you can go to HK-24 inside Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk and purchase training modules.

There are 3 different kinds of Training Module that you can purchase:
Daily Area specific training modules guarantee a Training Module for that area, but do not guarantee which discipline you must use Bessi in. The Daily Area specific modules cost 30 Prototype Data each.
Random training modules can be purchased for either 10 Combat, 10 Support or 10 Defense data and give you both a random role and random daily area.
Role Specific training modules such as Support Training Module, Defensive Training Module and Combat training module gives you a random daily area but a guaranteed role. The Role Specific modules cost 12 Prototype Data each.

Unlock Training Modules with Credits

Once you have completed Repair Level 10, you unlock the ability to buy Training Modules for both a specfic role or a specific Daily Area from HK-24 at Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk for credits on any character.

There are 3 different kinds of Training Module that you can purchase:
Daily Area specific training modules guarantee a Training Module for that area, but do not guarantee which discipline you must use Bessi in. The Daily Area specific modules cost 30,000 credits each.
Random training modules can be purchased for 5,000 credits and give you both a random role and random daily area.
Role Specific training modules such as Support Training Module, Defensive Training Module and Combat training module gives you a random daily area but a guaranteed role. The Role Specific modules cost 10,000 credits each.

Mission Locations

The possible locations you may be asked to play are:
Ruhnuk, Iokath, The Black Hole, Yavin IV, Ziost, Mek-Sha, Onderon, Rishi, CZ-198, Section X, Oricon, Manaan Invasion Zone, Ossus, Makeb, Kessan’s Landing.

Make sure you have at least 2 Dailies available for play in each location before using the Training Module on Bessi, if you have already played the Daily Area and then use a Training Module that requires the same area, the Training Module will fail and the Module will be destroyed.

If you have Iokath as a Mission Location, any mission that involves playing as a spawned/summoned vehicle such as a Monitor, Walker or Mouse Droid will not count as progress towards completing the Training Module Objective. Likewise, the Bonus Mission on Iokath requires killing the Worldboss as the Daily Area has no Heroics.

Bonus Missions

There is a small chance when completing Training Module Missions with Bessi that a Bonus Mission will appear. The Bonus mission will always ask to either kill the Iokath Worldboss or complete a HEROIC Mission in another Daily Area.

I suggest always completing the Bonus Mission if you have the time as it rewards you with a Gold lootbox containing Venture currency that are required to complete some Venture Objectives.
As the Iokath Bonus Mission requires killing the Worldboss, I suggest skipping it entirely as the Worldboss cannot easily be killed Solo.

Quick Guide

• Make sure you are a level 80 Subscriber and have completed all 3 of Lane Vizla’s Missions.
  • Open your Legacy Window and start the Basilisk Prototype Venture at Lane Vizla’s Lab and complete the Burc’ya Vaal Burk’yc tutorial mission.
• Pick up a Memory Chip and Training Modules every day and complete them.
• Let Bessi use as many companion skills as she can in Combat.
• Complete all 3 Activity icon Objectives to Repair Bessi every level until Level 11.
• Complete the Missions: Missing Parts and Burc’ya Veman when they appear in the Venture.
• Once you have completed all 11 Venture levels and all Missions, Bessi will unlock as a permanent companion and can be unlocked in Collections!

Repairing the Basilisk

You must complete all Objectives in each Activity icon slot to Repair Bessie by 1 Venture Level. Every time you gain a Level in the Venture the next level will have new Objectives.

When you first start the Basilisk Prototype Venture, Lane Vizla will start you on a tutorial Quest which starts progress on the first Basilisk Venture level and shows you how to progress the rest of the Venture, Summon Bessi as a companion, and upgrade her skills.

Burc’ya Vaal Burk’yc Quest Guide

Upon meeting Lane Vizla, she will give you a tutorial Quest to learn how to use, summon and complete the Basilisk Venture.

Make sure you have not completed any Ruhnuk Dailies as they will be required to complete this Tutorial. Lane will give you a Datachip and ask you to summon Bessi.

Go to Bessi and talk to her, your 2 options are to Pet the Basilisk and Take her out for training. If you choose to take her out for training it will use the Memory Chip and let you summon Bessi as a Temporary Companion for 1 hour.

Once a day when you summon Bessi, you will be rewarded with a container of Training Modules that give you Missions to use on Bessi. Use one of the provided Training Modules in your inventory to apply the Mission and Role to Bessi. Make sure that her Companion Role is set to match and then complete 2 Daily Quests on Ruhnuk while Bessi is in that role.

After you have completed the Mission, return to Lane Vizla in the Lab on Ruhnuk and she will give you some Research to turn in on the Computer next to her.

Once you have turned in the Repair Data on the Computer, speak with Lane Vizla again to finish the Tutorial Quest and continue the Basilisk Prototype Venture.

Strategies

There are multiple strategies you can use to maximise your time with B3-S1 and complete many objectives at once, especially time consuming objectives between Repair Level 5 – 11.

Memory Chips: You can pick up multiple Memory Chips every day by taking other level 80 characters to Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk and using the memory chip machine at the back of the base.

Complete Module’s Easier: Swap Bessi to Heal role so she can heal you and then swap back to the needed role (Tank or DPS) before the Quest completes.
The game only checks what Role you are using Bessi in to complete Module Progress when a Quest is complete, NOT what role you use Bessi in for the quest.

Running out of Time: If Bessi’s timer runs out and you have a Training Module for Bessi that you have not yet completed, she will not despawn until the Training Module is finished.
When she despawns, you can respawn her in your Companions Window (N) until you finish your Training Module or leave the Planet the Module takes place on.
Consider farming for Data Fragments (Level 5-9) or letting Bessi practice her Tank/DPS/Heal skills when the time runs out, then finish her Training Module after.

Repair Level 1

Repair Level 1 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 4 Objectives that need to be completed

Combat (DPS)

• Training Module Combat: Complete 1 Training Module (2 Dailies )with Bessi in DPS spec on Ruhnuk.
• Combat Practice: Let Bessi use her DPS skills 25 times.
• Research Shatter Missile on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 30 Combat Systems Data and 30 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Support (Heal)

• Training Module Support: Complete 1 Training Module (2 Dailies) with Bessi in Heal spec on Ruhnuk.
• Support Practice: Let Bessi use her Heal skills 25 times.
• Research Kolto Probe on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 30 Support Systems Data and 30 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Defense (Tank)

• Basilisk Training Defender: Complete 1 Training Module (2 Dailies) with Bessi in Tank spec on Ruhnuk.
• Defensive Practice: Let Bessi use her Tank skills 25 times.
• Research Reactive Plating on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 30 Defense Systems Data and 30 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Repair Level 2

Repair Level 2 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 4 Objectives that need to be completed.

Combat (DPS)

• Training Module Combat: Complete 2 Training Modules (4 Dailies) with Bessi in DPS spec.
• Combat Practice: Let Bessi use her DPS skills 50 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Combat Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Support (Heal)

• Training Module Support: Complete 2 Training Modules (4 Dailies) with Bessi in Heal spec.
• Support Practice: Let Bessi use her Heal skills 50 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Support Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Defense (Tank)

• Basilisk Training Defender: Complete 2 Training Modules (4 Dailies) with Bessi in Tank spec.
• Defensive Practice: Let Bessi use her Tank skills 50 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Defense Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Repair Level 3

Repair Level 3 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 4 Objectives that need to be completed.

Combat (DPS)

• Training Module Combat: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in DPS spec.
• Combat Practice: Let Bessi use her DPS skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 70 Combat Systems Data and 70 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Support (Heal)

• Training Module Support: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in Heal spec.
• Support Practice: Let Bessi use her Heal skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 70 Support Systems Data and 70 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Defense (Tank)

• Basilisk Training Defender: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in Tank spec.
• Defensive Practice: Let Bessi use her Tank skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 70 Defense Systems Data and 70 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Repair Level 4

Repair Level 4 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 4 Objectives that need to be completed.

Combat (DPS)

• Training Module Combat: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in DPS spec.
• Combat Practice: Let Bessi use her DPS skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 90 Combat Systems Data and 90 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Support (Heal)

• Training Module Support: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in Heal spec.
• Support Practice: Let Bessi use her Heal skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 90 Support Systems Data and 90 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

Defense (Tank)

• Basilisk Training Defender: Complete 3 Training Module (6 Dailies) with Bessi in Tank spec.
• Defensive Practice: Let Bessi use her Tank skills 100 times.
• Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 90 Defense Systems Data and 90 Prototype Data.
• Repair Module: Complete all 3 Above Objectives

The following information for level 5 – 11 was verified by GTNBank on Reddit who used server transfers to speed up their Basilisk Venture progress.

Data Fragments

Data Fragments need to be collected in every Daily Area location of the Basilisk Prototype Venture starting at Repair Level 5 and ending at Repair Level 10. To earn Data Fragments you have to kill enemies with Bessi as your active Companion and loot the enemies until you gather 10 Data Fragments for each location.

Data Fragments serve no purpose once looted and can be sold, disintegrated or destroyed.
I suggest this guide for picture locations of where to loot Basilisk Data Fragments for every level and location of the Basilisk Prototype Venture.

Do not worry about taking time to loot Data Fragments, you should earn enough from looting enemies as you complete Basilisk Objectives in each marked location.

Repair Level 5

Repair Level 5 Contains 6 Activity icons each with multiple Objectives that need to be completed.
From here until level 11, you want to save all modules you get for areas that are not a Venture Level objective. Mek-Sha is not used at all, so save your Mek-Sha modules until level 11.

If you need more Modules, dismiss Bessi as a Companion and return to Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk and spend another Memory Chip to generate 2 new modules.

Area Research CZ-198

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 CZ-198 Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 CZ-198 Data Fragments.
  • CZ-198 Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in CZ-198 with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research The Black Hole

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Black Hole Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Black Hole Data Fragments.
  • Black Hole Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in the Black Hole with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Iokath

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Iokath Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Iokath Data Fragments.
  • Iokath Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Iokath with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Combat (DPS)

• Research Shockwave Generator on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Combat Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Research Regenerative Burst on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Support Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Research High-Boost Charge on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Defense Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Repair Level 6

Repair Level 6 Contains 6 Activity icons each with multiple Objectives that need to be completed.

Area Research Ruhnuk

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Ruhnuk Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Ruhnuk Data Fragments.
  • Ruhnuk Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob inRuhnuk with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Oricon

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Oricon Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Oricon Data Fragments.
  • Oricon Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Oricon with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Onderon

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Onderon Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Onderon Data Fragments.
  • Onderon Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Onderon with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Combat (DPS)

• Research Shatter Missile on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Combat Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Research Kolto Probe on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Support Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Research Reactive Plating on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Defense Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Repair Level 7

Complete the Missing Parts Quest.

Missing Parts Quest Guide

[Legacy] Missing Parts is a Story Quest featuring Lane Vizla and the Basilisk Companion that unlocks at Level 7 of the Basilisk Prototype Venture. For an in-depth and step by step guide to the Legacy Missing Parts quest, please use this guide:

Bessi will become an unavailable companion while you are playing the mission, do not use a Memory Chip or Summon Bessi before starting this quest.

Warning: The mission becomes immediately available on the character you are logged in as when you complete Level 6 of the Basilisk Prototype Venture. The mission can only be played once! Do not abandon the mission.

Once you have spoken to Lane Vizla, travel to Belsavis and reach the marked location at the Tomb. Upon arriving the quest will update and ask you to recover 7 Droid Parts.

You must kill droids in these 2 dungeons and loot the following:
0/1 Combat Droid Plasma Stabilizer
0/1 Watcher Droid Sensor Core
0/5 Primeval Droid Parts
You can find 5 Droid Parts by killing any Primeval droids around the Plasma Stabilizer and Sensor Core locations.

Once you have looted both special parts and 5 primeval droid parts, the quest will tell you to travel to a hidden location at the Tomb on Belsavis and lay a trap.

Once you reach the middle of the rock covered Lava bridge, look for the small green arrow pointing down at the ground near a large spikey rock. Stand very close and click the green arrow to place the Droid Parts as bait and fight the boss.

Once you have defeated HK-24, loot him and then click on the Navigational Datacore icon on your Quest tracker or in the Mission Items tab of your inventory to advance the quest.

Next you will need to find HK-24 Droid’s Data Cache. Use this image to find the correct cache and open it.

Once you have looted the correct Cache, return to Lane Vizla’s Lab on Ruhnuk and talk to Lane to finish the Quest! Make sure you have at least 6 free Inventory slots as completing the Missing Parts quest will reward you with 6 Combat Training Modules to use for level 8 of the venture.

Repair Level 8

Repair Level 8 Contains 6 Activity icons each with multiple Objectives that need to be completed.

Area Research Yavin IV

Note: At Level 8, make sure that you are not mounted or using rocket boots when you finish any of the quests in the wilderness or at the Alliance Base on Yavin otherwise the quests will not count as completed!

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Yavin IV Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Yavin IV Data Fragments.
  • Yavin IV Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Yavin IV with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Kessan’s Landing

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Kessan’s Landing Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Kessan’s Landing Data Fragments.
  • Kessan’s Landing Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Kessan’s Landing with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Ossus

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Ossus Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Ossus Data Fragments.
  • Ossus Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Ossus with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Combat (DPS)

• Research Pulse Wave Cannon on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Combat Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Research Prototype Probe on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Support Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Research Flare Mortar on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Defense Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Repair Level 9

Repair Level 9 Contains 6 Activity icons each with multiple Objectives that need to be completed.

Area Research Makeb

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Makeb Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Makeb Data Fragments.
  • Makeb Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Makeb with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Manaan

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Manaan Invasion Zone Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Manaan Data Fragments.
  • Manaan Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Manaan Invasion Zone with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Area Research Section X

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Section X Training Modules.
• Collect (and upload) 10 Section X Data Fragments.
  • Section X Data Fragments can be found as rare loot when killing any Mob in Section X with B3-S1 as your active companion.
• Upload Data: Requires 50 specific Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Combat (DPS)

• Research Concussion Missile on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Combat Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Research Kolto Barrage on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Support Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Research Grapple Cannon on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 50 Defense Systems Data and 50 Prototype Data.

Repair Level 10

Repair Level 10 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 3 Objectives that need to be completed. As Level 10 requires 150 Combat Systems Data per type, it will take a minimum of 2 weeks to complete this level.

Combat (DPS)

• Training Module Combat: Complete 5 Training Module (10 Dailies) with Bessi in DPS spec.
• Combat Practice: Let Bessi use her DPS skills 500 times.
• Upgrade: Sub-Orbital Strike on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 150 Combat Systems Data and 150 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Training Module Support: Complete 5 Training Module (10 Dailies) with Bessi in Heal spec.
• Support Practice: Let Bessi use her Heal skills 500 times.
• Upgrade: Concussion Barrage on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 150 Support Systems Data and 150 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Basilisk Training Defender: Complete 5 Training Module (10 Dailies) with Bessi in Tank spec.
• Defensive Practice: Let Bessi use her Tank skills 500 times.
• Upgrade: Overcharge Booster on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 150 Defense Systems Data and 150 Prototype Data.

Burc’ya Veman Quest Guide

This quest becomes available once you have completed Repair Level 10 of the Venture.
Completing this Quest by talking to Lane Vizla will unlock Bessi as a permanent Companion for your character in SWTOR. This quest is quite short and boring. Once you complete level 10 you just need to talk to Lane Vizla and it will complete.

Once you complete this Quest you can work at Level 11 at your own pace, completing level 11 will unlock a unique Companion Customisation for Bessi.

Lane Vizla Romance

If you have completed Repair Level 10 and flirted with Lane Vizla during the initial Ruhnuk quests as well as Repair Level 7: Missing Parts, you will be able to briefly engage in a romantic cutscene with Lane Vizla.

Repair Level 11

Repair Level 11 Contains 3 Activity icons each with 1 Objective that needs to be completed.
Once you have completed level 10 you will no longer be able to use Memory Chips or claim free Training Modules once you have Bessi as a permanent companion.

If you need more training modules you can buy them from the HK-24 Vendor in Lane’s Lab for 30k Credits each.

Level 11 is considered a bonus level in order to unlock a Companion Skin for Bessi. You do NOT need to participate or complete level 11 if you do not want to.

Combat (DPS)

• Continue Combat Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 200 Combat Systems Data and 300 Prototype Data.

Support (Heal)

• Continue Support Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 200 Support Systems Data and 300 Prototype Data.

Defense (Tank)

• Continue Defensive Research on the Computer in Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.
  • Requires 200 Defensive Systems Data and 300 Prototype Data.

Collections Unlock

Once you have completed the Venture and all related Quests, B3-S1 will unlock as a Permanent Companion for the character that you used when the Venture was completed.

Bessi is functionally identical to Shae Vizla, this means Bessi is also the Top DPS companion in SWTOR (as of 7.5c).

If you want to use Bessi on other characters, you can either Unlock her in Collections for 600 Cartel Coins, or you can continue to return to Ruhnuk on your other characters to summon her temporarily using Memory Chips every day.
Many of Bessi’s companion customizations cost 10 CC to unlock.

Achievements

There are 7 visible achievements related to unlocking Bessi and her Venture for a total of 150 points.
There are also 55 points worth of secret achievements.

Initial Combat Assessment: Complete 1 Combat Training Module with B3-S1
Initial Support Assessment: Complete 1 Support Training Module with B3-S1
Initial Defensive Assesslemt: Complete 1 Defensive Training Module with B3-S1
How to Train B3-S1: Completed the Venture Mission ‘Burc’ya Vaal Burk’yc’
Required Components: Completed the Venture Mission ‘Missing Parts’
Legacy Preserved: Completed the Venture Mission ‘Burc’ya Veman’

Fully Loaded: Completed All Research on B3-S1 (All 11 Levels)
Unlocks Basilisk Prototype Customization 1.

Companion Customizations

You can unlock the red Basilisk Prototype Customization 2 by reaching level 84 in the Subscriber Rewards track during Galactic Season 7 of SWTOR. After the season has ended it is unknown if this item will still be avaialable.

The Basilisk Prototype Customization 2 was available exclusively to Galactic Season 7 and is no longer obtainable.

Customization Achievements

There are 5 special achievements related to purchasing 4 of Bessi’s special Companion Customizations in SWTOR.
To unlock access to the Companion Customization Vendor, you need to have completed all 11 Levels of the Basilisk Venture. Once you complete level 11 of the Venture you should recieve a Commlink call from The Curator asking you to meet them at Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk.

Once you have answered the call, travel to Lane Vizla’s Lab on Ruhnuk and meet with the Curator’s Envoy. This will unlock the first achievement: Speculative Ventures!

Once you have found the Curator’s Envoy inside Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk, there are 4 different Companion Customizations you can purchase, each one has it’s own achievement!

Achievements:
Solid Aurodium – Purchase the Project Funding: Aurodium Ablation and Reapplication item from the Envoy 4 times.
Costs 100 Prototype Data, 50 Defense Systems Data, 50 Support Systems Data, 50 Combat Systems Data and 3,750,000 Credits.
Reward: Aurodium Plating Bessi Companion Customization.

Going Dark – Purchase the Project Funding: Non-Lethal Blaster item from the Envoy 4 times.
Costs 100 Prototype Data, 50 Combat Systems Data and 250,000 Credits.
Reward: MKII Combat Bessi Companion Customization.

High Polish – Purchase the Project Funding: Novel HoloNet Virtual Item Exchange item from the Envoy 4 times.
Costs 100 Prototype Data, 50 Defense Systems Data and 250,000 Credits.
Reward: MKII Defender Bessi Companion Customization.

If Looks Could Heal – Purchase the Project Funding: Personality Chip item from the Envoy 4 times.
Costs 100 Prototype Data, 50 Support Systems Data and 250,000 Credits.
Reward: MKII Support Bessi Companion Customization.

Secret Achievements

There are four Secret Achievements related to the Basilisk Prototype Venture. Once you unlock all 3 a special 4th achievement will also unlock. Each of them is related to taking Bessi to a very specific place on certain planets.

It’s a Big Galaxy Out There… : Took Bessi sightseeing across the galaxy in all 3 hidden locations.

Iziz the Place?

Travel to Onderon and go directly to the Oasis map section below the Hunting Lodge where Imperial Players spawn.

Once you reach the Oasis, make sure Bessi is summoned as your active companion and walk along the boardwalks along the cliff edge of the map until your screen fades to black.

Once your screen fades to black, stand still for 5 seconds and the Secret Achievement: Iziz the Place? should unlock automatically.

The Farm is Real

Travel to Dantooine (not the Blba Groves) and follow the cliff faces around the South-Eastern side of the map, near a farm with a large aircraft turret.

Once you reach the cliff faces, keep walking on the edge beetween where the Grass ends and the rocks of the Cliff face begins up and down the cliff edge until your screen fades to black.

Once your screen fades to black, stand still for 5 seconds and the The Farm is Real achievement should unlock automatically.

Big Machine, Little Creatures

Travel to Tatooine and go directly to the Jundland Wastes section until you reach Camp Karnori in the far North. Behind the Republic Base camp is a large rock you need to stand on.

Once you reach the rock behind Camp Karnori, make sure Bessi is summoned as your active companion and jump on the big rock behind the Republic Base.

Once your screen fades to black, stand still for 5 seconds and the Big Machine, Little Creatures achievement should unlock.

Wild Brunch

To begin the Wild Brunch secret achievement, you need to have completed all 11 Levels of the Bessi Venture as well as complete the Curator’s Holocall to meet his envoy on Ruhnuk.

Once you have unlocked the Curator Envoy’s Vendor after the Holocall. Go to Lane’s Lab on Ruhnuk and purchase several Akaba Spice Fizz. Right click the Fizz in your inventory to consume it.
You need to defeat 1000 enemies with B3-S1 as your Companion while under the effects of the Spice Fizz.
I suggest killing Mobs in the Colicoid Wargames Flashpoint with Bessi in Healspec. You can kill several hundred enemies on the Turret section while under the Fizz drink buff.

Once you have defeated 1000 enemies you will unlock the achievement Wild Brunch.

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