Can you meet Andreja early?

[Sean]

Ive just started a NG do I have to progress in the main quest to meet her, or is there a way to meet her any earlier?

[smr1957]

You meet her during the "Into the Unknown" mission of the main quest, and you cannot encounter her before then (at least not in the vanilla game or without using commands - which would likely break the questline).

[tkwoods]

I think @smr1957 is correct even in the NG run. But it goes real quick if you select the skip option.

[SpockEndil]

In NG+, bypassing the main quest, the only way I've managed to get her, Barrett, and Coe, is to collect the artifacts in the mission you get when you select the "skip main quest" option. As soon as I collected those, the three companions showed up immediately at the lodge.

[Sean]

Thanks for the replies, I don't really need to advance my NG level, so it looks like I will just get to the 'into the unknown' quest on a new playthrough.