Starfield:Operation Starseed

Quick Walkthrough

 * 1) Visit Crucible.
 * 2) Meet Amanirenas, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Genghis Khan.
 * 3) Investigate the Facility.
 * 4) Choose a Society to side with.
 * 5) Deliver the Facility data to Ada Lovelace.
 * 6) Track down the Beagle.
 * 7) Resolve the conflict between the Societies.
 * 8) Decide the final state of the Facility.
 * 9) Return to your ally in Crucible.

Detailed Walkthrough
The mission begins with a distress call from a mysterious settlement called Crucible, on the otherwise uninhabited planet Charybdis III. Upon arriving, you are greeted by a robot, Tobias, who gives you security clearance for emergency purposes and requests the delivery of 150 units of copper. Tobias is soon joined by a young woman named Ada, who tells you that most of the settlement is wary of you, but that Franklin, the leader of the Pragmatists, wants to speak to you.

"Franklin" can be found in the Pragmatists' building, at the far side of Crucible. He is a clone of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and indeed all the inhabitants of Crucible are clones, many of them of famous historical figures. They are created at a mysterious location called the Facility, and when killed are eventually replaced by a fresh clone. The clones have divided into three political factions, which they call "Societies" - the Pragmatists, the Believers, and the Renegades. Roosevelt sends you to meet the leaders of the other two societies, Amanirenas and Genghis Khan.

Amanirenas can be found in the work area of Crucible. She is the leader of the Believers, a society that supports Crucible's original mission - to create an elite society of great individuals who will lead the Settled Systems into a golden age. Amanirenas believes that she is the historical Amanirenas reborn, citing not just her genetics, but memories that only the original could have.

Genghis Khan can be found just outside Crucible, near the satellite dish. As you approach him, he is attacked by a pack of Pack Cephalopods. Once the fight is over, you can speak to him. He is the leader of the Renegades, a society that seeks to escape Crucible and Charybdis III altogether. In contrast to Amanirenas, Genghis is adamant that he is not the original Genghis Khan, but his own man entirely.

After returning to Roosevelt, he will explain the Pragmatists' perspective - that the Mission is entirely mistaken, and that the residents of Crucible are dangerous relics of the past. He wishes to transform Crucible into an ordinary colony, and only leave the planet after a generation or more.

At this point, you will have been given a different objective from each Society:


 * The Pragmatists want you to give them control of the Facility so they can control their own reproduction.
 * The Believers want you to set a new target for the Mission, so that someone can be judged worthy and the Mission can move on to its next phase.
 * The Renegades want you to disable whatever mechanism the Facility uses to kill those who attempt to escape Crucible.

All of these objectives point to the Facility, so that's where you'll need to go next.

Upon arriving at the Facility, you'll find it in poor shape, overrun by Hunting Spaceroaches and Hunting Maggotmaws. There are three entrances, but only one is initially open to you. Enter the Facility, and begin tracking down data slates. As you do, you will learn that previous generations of clones actually lived within the Facility, until a previous clone of Genghis Khan obtained some explosives and blew open a hole that allowed local predators to invade and overrun it. The science team responsible for the Mission had two ships, but one, the Galathea, is now useless, and the other, the Beagle, is long gone.

You will eventually find a sealed door, guarded by a boss Hunting Maggotmaw, that leads to a restricted wing. Collecting all seven data slates will reveal that you need a security override code to open it, but no such passcode is available in the Facility itself.

Return to Crucible. You will now have to make a decision and deliver the data slates to the leader of one of the Societies. Whichever ally you choose will direct you to Ada, in the hope that she may be able to help you track down the Beagle. Ada explains that the satellite dish reorients itself towards Bel V every morning, and suggests you start your search there.

In orbit over Bel V, you will find a satellite. Interact with it to find the Beagle's last known location. Travel there to find the Beagle herself. The Beagle is derelict and abandoned. The only occupants are hostile robots and turrets. Make your way to the bridge, where you will find a computer with an encrypted security override code. Keep in mind that the Beagle may be located in a system that is outside your current jump range - if this happens, you will have to install an improved Grav Drive or level up Astrodynamics.

As you approach Charybdis III, your ally in Crucible will hail you, informing you that there is a crisis. Land and go speak to them. It appears that your intervention has caused the already unstable political situation in Crucible to reach a boiling point - the other two Societies have joined forces against your ally. Head to the center of Crucible, where all three society leaders confront each other.

Depending on which society you allied yourself with, you may be able to switch sides to another society, or broker an alliance between your society and a second one. Ultimately, however, you will have to fight at least one of the other societies, leaving yours in power. After the conflict is resolved, return to Ada, who will decrypt the security override passcode.

Return to the Facility and enter the security override passcode to access the restricted wing. This area is free of alien predators, but is nevertheless dangerous, full of turrets, robots, and hostile clones. Make your way to the Facility core, which is defended by the Clone Leader. Once you reach the core, you will be able to make one of the following decisions to resolve the quest:


 * Turn control of the Facility over to any of the surviving Society leaders. This will allow them to fulfill their objectives.
 * Reset the Facility to its original parameters, maintaining the status quo.
 * Purge the entire project, resulting in the death of all surviving clones.

Assuming you don't simply kill everyone, return to your ally in Crucible to complete the quest.