Starfield:Overdesigned

Save Stroud-Eklund's latest starship design from development hell. Mission Giver: Walter Stroud Location(s): The Lodge, Stroud-Eklund Staryard ID: MS05 Rewards XP: 200 plus 100 if you give feedback to all five team members Credits ?: Side Large Other Rewards: A Kepler R or Kepler S based on quest decisions

The meeting room during the design process

Walkthrough

1. Talk to Walter Straud in The Lodge
2. Travel to Stroud-Eklund Staryard
3. Talk to the read of R&D, Jules
4. Jules will ask whether to go for a small budget ship or a large budget ship.
   1. Small Budget Ship: Convince Frank to abandon his high end components which do not fit into the small budget ship
   2. Large Budget Ship: Convince Jules to get the higher budget.
5. (Optional) Talk to the rest of the design team about their ideas
6. Go to the mission board and complete one or both of the following
   1. A bounty quest (For example, kill Crimson)
   2. A passenger mission (For example, transport farmers to a farm)
7. Once complete, return to Jules
8. Solve the team's interpersonal issues, wither via a guided meditation session, or by asking everyone to compromise. This solely impacts the resulting ship
   1. If you go with Meditation, the mission reward will be a Kepler R
   2. If you go with Compromise, the mission reward will be a Kepler S
9. Return to Walter for the credit reward
10. (Optional) Return to the Straud-Eklund Staryard to pick up the new ship. It will be floating in the staryard.

Companion Affinity

There are multiple affinity events that can happen during this mission.

Affinity	Stage	Andreja	Barrett	Sam Coe	Sarah Morgan
The player fronted a HUGE sum of credits towards increasing the ship's budget so that the Stroud-Eklund R&D team isn't as limited by what they can put in their new ship design, though it's unclear what the player stands to gain from this other than unblocking the process. This will lean the ship design towards the more ridiculous design.		-	-	-	▲
Addressing the player. The player has just managed to convince Frank to cut some of the more expensive luxury components out of his design proposal, which will help reduce the cost of the ship and lead it towards more of a sensible design outcome. Frank has been established as a pretty stubborn guy, so the player's negotiation skills are impressive.		▲	▲	▲	▲
Addressing Jules. The player has just managed to convince Jules to go back to the board and advocate for a bigger budget, which and lead the ship design towards more of a versatile/ostentatious design outcome. The player could use some backup here, or some criticism.		-	▲	▲	-
The player solved the budget issue by going around Jules' back and hacking into the Stroud-Eklund system, then approving a much higher budget than originally planned. This should not be known by Jules, so the companion should not out the player or mention the hacking specifically.		-	▲	▲	▲
Companion addresses Jules. The player has just completed Market Research for the ship project. They've completed one Mission, which will move the ship design to be more Sensible and focused. Another opportunity to weigh in on the direction of the design.		-	▲	-	-

Notes

• This mission seemingly cannot be started in New Game Plus if you skip the story, or if the story was unavailable. You can forcibly start the quest with the command "SetStage 00299E7A 1", and then speaking to Walter.

Mission Stages

Overdesigned (MS05)
Stage	Finishes Mission	Mission Entry
0		(Debug: Start)
1		(DEBUG: Give the player enough money to pay Jules)
100		(Player need to go to Stroud-Eklund Staryard R&D Department) Walter Stroud wants me to help his R&D team with their next shipbuilding project. Development has stalled, and he believes I can get it back on track.
110		(R&D Scene starts)
120		(Player approaches the R&D team)
150		(Player arrived at the staryard, now they need to find Jules.)
200		(Player needs to introduce theirself to Jules) I need to speak with the project lead, Jules and find out what I can do to help get this project back on track.
201		(Jules introduced herself and the team.)
202		(Jules told the player about the issues they face.)
203		(Jules explained the budget concerns.)
204		(The player needs to convince Jules to ask for a bigger budget)
205		(The player needs to convince Frank to scope back on his luxury craft ideas)
206		(The player made a budget choice and now needs to agree to fly some missions)
207		((DO WE NEED THIS?) Player Failed to convince Jules, and needs to come up with a new plan.)
210		(Jules Speech Challenge Success)
211		(Jules Speech Challenge Failure)
215		(Player told Jules they have Starship Design experience)
220		(Frank Speech Challenge Success)
221		(Frank Speech Challenge Failure)
250		((Optional) Player Can hack the terminal to increase the budget.) I think I may be able to get into the Stroud-Eklund corporate systems and approve a higher budget. That way, we can build whatever we want without worrying about the cost.
260		(The player hacked the system to increase the budget)
270		(The player needs to pay to cover the budget.) Jules will only agree to go with the highest budget proposal for this ship if I contribute a large amount of money out of my own pocket.
280		(The player paid to cover the budget)
300		((Optional) Player needs to speak with all the R&D Department members) Jules has asked me to meet the rest of the team and give them feedback on their ship design proposals.
310		(Player spoke to Jules)
320		(Player spoke to Ella)
321		(Ella introduced herself to the player)
322		(Ella asked the player if they want to hear her proposal)
323		(Ella asked the player about what sort of consumer would buy the ship)
324		(The player is going to give feedback to Ella)
330		(Player spoke to Frank)
332		(The player is going to give feedback to Frank)
340		(Player spoke to Mike)
342		(Mike introduced his idea)
343		(The player is going to give feedback to Mike)
350		(Player spoke to Nev)
351		(Player asked Nev what's wrong.)
353		(The player is going to give feedback to Nev)
360		(Player spoke to the whole team.)
400		(Speak with Jules about the Market Research) Now that we've solved the budget issues for this project, Jules would like me to help gather some market research data. I should speak with her to find out what that entails.
500		(Do missions from the Mission Board) Jules asked me to fly missions from the mission board. The data I collect will be used to make design decisions. Collecting more data will allow them to build a ship to handle a variety of situations.
510		(Player completed one Bounty Mission)
520		(Player completed one Passenger mission)
550		(Player completed both a bounty mission and a Passenger mission)
600		(Speak with Jules about the Interpersonal Problems) I've collected the market research data. Now, I need to speak with Jules about the issues preventing her team from working well with one another.
601		(Player told Jules they are finished with Market Research/Missions)
602		(Jules told the player about the team's interpersonal issues)
603		(Jules asked the player to choose how they want to address the interpersonal issues)
610		(Player chose to convince the team to compromise their designs)
620		(Player needs to run a Guided Meditation session)
625		(Player ended the meditation early)
700		(Speak with Jules to finalize the design) The team seems more willing to work with one another now, so all that's left is talking to Jules about the final ship design.
800		(Speak with Walter Stroud) Production on Stroud-Eklund's latest ship is back on track. I should report to Walter and let him know.
1000		(Quest Complete)

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Mission system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all entries may appear in your log; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the mission is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with missions that have multiple possible outcomes or missions where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Mission" it means the mission disappears from the Active Mission list, but you may still receive new entries for that mission.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the mission by entering setstage MS05 stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) mission stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the mission using resetquest MS05.

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