Doing the Work

Doing the Work is a Mission for the ICA faction. It is unlocked after completing Your Civic Duty Part 5. Doing the Work has 9 mission parts.

Description

Thousands of people live on Prospect Station without any concept of what it takes to keep the lights on. The ICA needs brave prospectors risking it all to operate on the planet, so they can keep things running in orbit. There's evidence one such prospector got stranded on the surface, now it's up to you to help track them down. Despite all the violence and rivalry, nobody deserves to be left alone on Fortuna III.

Parts

'I'm glad you're here, something has just come and we need someone on the surface. An evac ship pilot caught sight of an 'SOS' after trying a new approach for the first time, but saw nobody in the area. We're not sure how long it's been there, but I'd like you to check the area for me. '

Objectives

Find the SOS Sign.

Rewards

'I'm not surprised you didn't find anyone... I think I know who left the SOS there, it's something he joked about in case he ever got stranded. Check this next location for me, Prospector. '

Objectives

1 Sign of Life from Stranded Prospector
Enter the Loot Room at Water Facility on Bright Sands.

Rewards

'So it was Tao, damn it. He took up prospecting in the early days, before word got out... and before foam kits came standard. Some said he must have just made it big and sneaked off to another system, but I never believed that. I have a lot to think about... and more work for you. '

Objectives

Rewards

'These photographs are... disturbing. Even more so because this creature doesn't resemble any of the beasts we're used to. We need a better look... Korolev likes to place cameras to monitor their old installations, lets them claim they're 'abandoned'. One of them might have caught something; go check for us as soon as you can. '

Objectives

1 Security Camera Footage
Find and deliver the Security Camera Footage.

Rewards

'The ICA may run this station, but it's Korolev that owns the veltecite refiners needed to generate its power. The ICA funded research for alternative power sources, before the evacuations. Head down there and get us our data back. '

Objectives

1 Data Drive Tier 2
Visit South East Uplink.

Rewards

'I'm organizing a team to scout Bright Sands for Tao's comm signal; if he came close enough to an active repeater it should be logged in the network. And I need you to stash some spare equipment for them, just in case. '

Objectives

Visit Comms Tower.
Deposit 2 Radio Equipment at the Satellite Dish Dead Drop.
Deposit 1 Circuit Board at the Satellite Dish Dead Drop.

Rewards

'We found a number of candidate locations Tao could have visited, but there's one only a skilled prospector can access. Head there, and check the nearby Uplink; if I kno- knew, Tao, he'll have saved something for us to find. '

Objectives

2 Data Drive Tier 3
Enter the House on Stilts.

Rewards

'The old guard caught wind of the footage you retrieved for us earlier and almost went into almost panic. This creature, the Howler, reigned the surface for years decades ago, turning once 'safe' areas into full on alien infestations. One of the retirees dropped to the planet to confirm with his own eyes it's the same beast and hasn't reported back. You need to bring him back... if he's still alive. '

Objectives

1 Howler Combat Tips
Find and deliver a information on how he did it.
Kill 5 Creatures at Power Plant.

Rewards

'Tao collected a lot of old research, it's hard to tell what's useful and what's just theory. Stash these items at the Bright Sands' Base Camp, I'll send someone down there to run some tests on the surface, don't want to risk blowing a hole out of the station. '