What fate will you decide for the ECS Constant?
Youll receive a call from Chief Sugiyama upon entering the Porrima system which marks the start of First Contact.
Now you should probably land on Paradiso and talk to him in the main security office.
Though, if youd prefer, you’re able to always try hailing the mystery ship.
To find Sugiyama in Paradiso, land on Porrima II before heading into the building directly opposite your ship.
Inside youll find him in the office directly to your right.
Once aboard the ship, head along the corridor and talk to Captain Diana Brackenridge.
After a short conversation, shell ask you to join her on the bridge.
Once there talk to Brackenridge where the conversation will once again be about you undertaking the role of negotiator.
Well, right up to the moment where you commerce the blowing up.
and then ‘Ill buy the Grav Drive and convince them to settle elsewhere.’
We recommend putting at least oneSkill Pointinto the Persuasion Skill if you havent done so already.
After talking with Oliver, its time to visit Hopetech inHopetownon Polvo in the Valo system.
Depending on the ship youre flying, this may take a number of grav jumps to reach.
Upon reaching Hopetown, head inside Hopetech and follow your quest marker until you find Bennu St. James.
When talking to James first ask for a favour and then say Oliver Campbell sent you.
Youll then be given the option to either pay the 40,000 Credits or persuade James to lower the price.
There select ‘Turbopump - Port’ followed by ‘Cryogenic Radiator - Auxiliary.’
Next, go to Engineering Control Computer Beta on the right-hand side of the room.
Here it’s crucial that you select ‘Plasma Run-Off Inhibitor’ and then ‘5%’.
verify you scroll to the very bottom of the list to find the ‘5%’ option.
Finally, head to the Engineering Control Computer Gamma opposite the door to Engineering.
On there select ‘Magnetic Flange Pipe Enclosures’ followed by ‘Decouple’ and then ‘Auxiliary Module Assembly.’
When youve found the captain, tell her the Grav Drive is installed and First Contact will be completed.
Leave the ship and, if you feel like it, hail them for a quick chat.
followed by ‘Ill convince them to take the settlement deal.’
Shell be fine with this idea and now youll have the chance to persuade her into sharing their resources.
You only need four Persuasion marks to successfully convince Brackenridge to share the resources.
We brought the majority of the remaining resources at the UC Distribution Center andJemison MercantileonNew Atlantis.
when you land all of the resources, return to Brackenridge and tell her you have everything.
Shell also ask you to give her and some of her crew a ride down to the planet.
Time to jump back in your ship and head to Paradiso!
Do so and First Contact will be complete.
At the time of writing, were unsure whether this is a bug or not.
option followed by ‘Hypothetically, what could make a ship like that go away?’
when talking to Oliver Campbell.
This will cause the optional objective ‘Overload the Reactor’ to appear.
Its important to note that, if you have acompanionwith you, they maydislike blowing up the ship.
(Cos of all the murder youre planning on doing.)
Remember to leave them behind if you take this route.
If you really want to do some murdering though, its time to head back to the colony ship.
Once aboard head to Engineering where youll find Amin Kazemi.
Now you should probably pickpocket the ECS Constant Reactor Terminal key off of Kazemi.
when you’ve got access to the computer select ‘Urgent Actions’ and then ‘Confirm Request.’
When talking to him verify youdontask to double your payment or else you wont receive any payment at all.
No matter which choice you make youllalways earn 300 XP.
Good luck completing First Contact - we hope you’ve got the option to live with your choice!
