Outer Worlds Cannery Power Regulator

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Workers are abandoning the town of Edgewater. Reed Tobson, Edgewater's administrator, wants to force these deserters to return to town past shutting off their ability.

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Comes Now the Power is a main quest in The Outer Worlds.

Overview [ ]

Workers are abandoning the town of Edgewater. Reed Tobson, Edgewater's administrator, wants to strength these deserters to return to town by shutting off their power. On the other manus, Adelaide McDevitt pleads for the Stranger to spare her band of deserters and divert power away from the Edgewater cannery instead.

Walkthrough [ ]

This quest is received when the Stranger talks to Reed Tobson as role of Stranger in a Strange State. Reed will ask them to assist with convincing a group of deserters who are camped out at the Botanical Labs to render to Edgewater by cut off the power supplied to the labs by the local Geothermal Power Plant. Although he would like both the deserters and their leader, Adelaide McDevitt, to return to the town, he will settle for just the return of her followers. Parvati Holcomb will offer her assistance with the mission, equally her father told her all near the ability constitute, and Reed Tobson volition allow her to leave Edgewater and join the Stranger, should they desire her assistance. Reed will also provide the Stranger with a Geothermal Passcode that they volition need to enter the establish.

If the Stranger recruits Parvati as a companion, she volition prompt a conversation later on leaving Reed's function. Speaking to Parvati reveals that she is conflicted well-nigh the task which Reed has asked them to undertake as she knew some of the deserters prior to their desertion and believes them to be decent folk. She suggests seeking communication on the situation from the town'south vicar, Maximillian DeSoto.

Speak to Vicar Max (optional) [ ]

Vicar Max is located in the Vicarage, on the east side of town. Speaking to him per Parvati's proffer is entirely optional.

If the Stranger chooses to ask Max for his advice, he will ask them whether they believe that choosing to forsake the safety of Edgewater's walls sounds similar a responsible life option. His advice, should the Stranger be wanting to save as many people every bit possible, is to divert the power to Edgewater and convince the deserters to return dwelling. Max will likewise tell the Stranger to exist cautious on their fashion to the geothermal plant, every bit it is non every bit safe every bit 1 might presume.

During the conversation, Max may too ask the Stranger for assistance in retrieving a heretical book, starting the quest, The Illustrated Manual.

Speak to the deserters before going to the power plant (optional) [ ]

Speaking to the deserters prior to going to the power plant every bit requested by Reed is also optional. The deserters are camped out at the Botanical Labs in the n of Emerald Vale. Their leader, Adelaide McDevitt, is located in the greenhouse in the middle of the lab. She is initially welcoming of the Stranger just becomes hostile upon learning that they have been sent to her by Reed and that they plan to cut off the power to the botanical labs. If the Stranger tells her of their need for a power regulator, Adelaide will tell them that the Saltuna Cannery has a regulator which they can take if they choose to divert power to the Botanical Labs rather than to Edgewater.

Divert ability from the geothermal plant [ ]

The Geothermal Power Establish is located due south of the Botanical Labs. Information technology is surrounded past a security fence and guarded by hostile automechanicals. In that location are two gaps in the northeastern and northwestern office of the fence which tin be used to enter the area.

Reprogram the automechanicals (optional) [ ]

The automechanicals in the plant have been programmed to target all intruders. All the same, they can be reprogrammed to target i some other instead using the Behavior Control Terminal located in one of the upstairs control rooms. The terminal is locked and requires Hack 63 or Chester'due south Passcode to access. The latter is received by speaking to Chester Higgins who tin can be found in the plant's geothermal core.

Divert power from the geothermal establish [ ]

The power from the geothermal establish tin can be diverted by using the terminal in the main command room which is located to the right of the main entrance and reception area. If Parvati is a companion, she will stop the Stranger for a conversation just before they reach the terminal. If asked for her opinion, she volition say that she thinks cut off Edgewater's power would be roughshod and impairment innocent people. She notes that Adelaide delights in Edgewater's suffering and asks whether the Stranger is alright with existence a party to that kind of hatred. Parvati will remain a companion regardless of the conclusion made.

The Stranger can then apply the terminal and choose to redirect power either to Edgewater or the Botanical Labs.

Resolutions [ ]

Divert power to the Botanical Labs [ ]

Diverting the power to the Botanical Labs volition allow the Stranger to return to the Saltuna Cannery and take its power regulator. Cutting off ability to Edgewater volition cause many of the doors in the town to seal up, blocking off access to buildings similar the Police, Edgewater General Store, and Sick Business firm.

The ability regulator is located in the Saltuna Cannery'southward basement where Reed is waiting for the Stranger. He is furious at the Stranger's decisions and says that he has ordered the guards inside the basement to fire on them. Reed can be convinced to club the guards to stand down with Intimidate thirty. Otherwise, the hostile guards in the basement must be killed earlier one can take the cannery'southward power regulator which is located at the far terminate of the room.

Exiting the conversation with Reed volition consummate the quest.

Divert power to Edgewater [ ]

Diverting the power to Edgewater will allow the Stranger to return to the Botanical Labs and take its power regulator. The deserters volition be clustered around a campfire when i returns and Adelaide will be downstairs near the regulator.

Adelaide will confront the Stranger and telephone call them a snake. She asks them why they chose to cut power off to the Botanical Labs, to which one can choose ane of several responses. If the Stranger tells Adelaide that Reed needs his people back, she volition tell them that they can go convince the residual of the deserters to return to waste their lives in the cannery, only she will not return to Edgewater while Reed Tobson is still in accuse. The Stranger then has the choice to offer to deal with Reed in exchange for her return to the town. Adelaide is open up to this offer and doesn't intendance whether Reed is killed or convinced to exit, every bit long as the two of them practice not take to share the same iv walls together.

If the Stranger chooses to not replace Reed with Adelaide, they must speak to Thomas Kemp and Grace Romero who are standing near the campfire exterior. While both Thomas and Grace are amenable to returning to Edgewater, they are hesitant to do and so as this would mean that Adelaide would never forgive them. If one is planning to supersede Reed with Adelaide, the deserters should not be convinced to return to Edgewater until Reed has been convinced to stride down. Otherwise, tell both that they are better off in Edgewater and they volition return to the town.

Render to Edgewater and speak to Reed Tobson. While he is disappointed that Adelaide has not returned, he is satisfied with the return of his workers. Equally a reward, he authorizes the Stranger for a discount on all official Spacer'southward Choice products, completing the quest.

Replace Reed with Adelaide (optional) [ ]

If the Stranger diverts the power to Edgewater but wants to change the boondocks's leadership, they have ii options: kill Reed or convince him to go out. Both options require returning to Reed's office in the Saltuna Cannery. If one chooses to kill Reed, the two corporate guards in his office will also need to be killed, as they will plow hostile.

The peaceful road requires Persuade 10 and begins with the Stranger telling Reed that Adelaide will non return to the town while Reed is still there. However, Reed is unwilling to but exit, as the stewardship of Edgewater has been entrusted to him past Spacer's Choice. With Persuade 10, the Stranger can convince Reed to step down past telling him that Adelaide has found a manner to grow food and will come back to Edgewater if he does so. However, Reed will not exist convinced without evidence. One can so either tell him the truth near Adelaide using human corpses in her fertilizer, or employ Lie 20 to convince Reed past telling him it involves complicated math. Either selection volition lead Reed to acknowledge that Adelaide would be a meliorate leader of Edgewater than him and standing downwardly from his postal service.

Regardless of whether Reed is removed peacefully or by force, render to Adelaide to tell her news. She will requite the Stranger her lookout man which she describes as a ransom, completing the quest.

Quest Stages [ ]

Stage	Clarification	Log Entry
i	Evangelize Reeds message	Reed asked yous to deliver a message to Adelaide and her deserters: come dorsum to town, considering he's cutting off their ability. Adelaide and her people are camped out in the Botanical Lab, north of Edgewater.
Optional	Speak to the Vicar	Parvati wants you to visit the boondocks'due south Vicar. She's a little uncertain about the task Reed has set before you lot. The Vicar might be able to provide some moral guidance.
2	Divert power from the geothermal establish	You delivered Reed's message, merely Adelaide refused to return to Edgewater. Head to the Geothermal Constitute and redirect the power.
Optional	Reprogram the Automechanicals	Chester gave you a passcode to a terminal located elsewhere in the plant. This final allows you lot to reprogram the plant'southward automechanicals. Irresolute their behavior might make getting around in the plant easier.
Optional	Convince the Deserters to Return	Now that their power is off, yous should take an easier time convincing the deserters to move back.
Optional	Remove Reed from Edgewater	Adelaide refuses to return to Edgewater unless Reed is out of the flick. Her people will follow her dorsum to town, if she returns.
3	Render to Adelaide	Reed has been removed from Edgewater. Return to Adelaide and tell her the news.

Notes [ ]

Killing Reed Tobson or Adelaide McDevitt will reward the Stranger with the Obsidian skull ship ornamentation.
Diverting power to the Botanical Labs will reward the Stranger with the Puffball found ship ornamentation.
Diverting power to Edgewater volition reward the Stranger with the Edgewater sign send decoration.
Killing both Reed and Adelaide volition botch the quest.
Thomas Kemp must accept been given at least one of the guides to mechanical engineering as part of The Frightened Engineer for him to exist convinced to render to Edgewater.
If any of the Deserters are killed prior to starting Comes At present the Power, Reed's part will be sealed, preventing the player from starting the quest, finer trapping them on Terra 2.
During the quest Foundation, if the player hasn't completed this quest but has powered up Edgewater, they are still tasked to power up the automechanicals like normal, nevertheless, afterwards visiting the town, the thespian may still return to Adelaide McDevitt and tell her Reed has been killed and she can now go to Edgewater. This lodge of events allows the thespian to go two endings for Edgewater: ane where it causes environmental damage and an explosion of sprat population as well as the ending that has Adelaide ruling Edgewater. Given their conflicting nature, 1 tin presume this is not intentional.

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