Starfield:Groundpounder

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	Help the Freestar Militia and UC Marines defend a research complex on Altair II against spacers.
Location(s):	Research Outpost: U3-09
ID:	MS01
Required Level:	5
Rewards
XP:	300
Credits ?:	Side Large
Additional:	Peacekeeper, 12 x 11mm Caseless

 

Detailed Walkthrough

Hauler Hail

"Hey Contact Charlie-3. That's you. Charlie-3. Hi."

"I got some information for you. Please, uh, acknowledge."

--

• "C'mon, I was really looking forward to talking to you, Charlie-3."
• "I got something important to say. Please, c'mon, respond."
• "Been a while since I've seen anyone. Kinda hoping for a good conversation. Hello?"
• "I got something important to say. Could save your life. Honest."

Hail Refused

"Awww... Spacers have overrun Altair. Avoid it! Good luck."

Hail Accepted

"Nice to meet you. Hi, Charlie-3, hi!"

"Just doing my daily paying it forward - avoid the Altair system. Like big time."

...	Player	Response
	Thanks for the warning about Altair.	Sure!
	My name isn't Charlie.	Oh, I know. Just my memory for names... Well, it's plain terrible. Sorry.
🗣︎	Why are you calling me Charlie-3?	I meet so many people, and I've just given up trying to keep track of them all. So you're the third Charlie I've met today. Nice to meet you.

"So I'm doing my rounds - pickup/supply drops, and I grav into the Altair system and... whew boy!"

"Spacers all over the damned place. And the distress call yammering non-stop."

"Something big's going down there - and all of us with no skin in the game, best we just give it a wiiide berth. Am I right?"

...	Player	Response
	It might be I can help them out.	Charlie-3, you are looking to pay it forward like big time. I mean, I won't tell you you're crazy. But... wow.
	You were lucky to make it out of there.	I skedaddled as soon as my Grav Drive could spin up. But, yeah, lucky.
🗣︎	What did the distress call say?	Oh, it sounded bad. Real bad. But, I had my own problems... Had to plot a course out before the Spacers took out my Grav Drive. Sorry, I'm just not constitutionally capable of the big space fight thing.

"Bye, Charlie-3. You've been like the best Charlie-3 I've talked to all week."

[QE100]

Distress Call

When you enter the Altair system for the first time you will receive a transmission from Private Mahoney.

Private Kendra Mahoney:

"This is Research Outpost U3-09 to any and all Freestar Collective craft - we are under heavy fire."

"Hostile Spacers are overrunning our position on Altair II. I'm not sure how much longer our outpost can hold on."

"We don't have much time. Private Mahoney out."

Mission Stages

Groundpounder (MS01)
Stage	Finishes Mission	Mission Entry
0		(STAGE 0)
1		(ON START)
2		(DEBUG: Go to the complex)
3		(DEBUG: Start the intro merchant)
4		(DEBUG: Go to rescue)
5		(DEBUG: Test to see if Scientist NPCs open the locked doors)
50		(Got close enough to Hauler to start the scene)
100		(RE Captain gives pointer) A merchant told me there is a lot of Spacer activity in the Altair system. He also heard an urgent distress call. I'll have to go to Altair to learn more.
200		(Arrived in Altair System) I heard a distress call from Private Mahoney. There is a Freestar Collective research outpost on Altair II that has been overrun with Spacers. They urgently need help.
300		(Landed at Research Outpost)
400		(All Spacer Groups Defeated)
410		(Mahoney's Door is opened)
415		(Talked with Mahoney) I found Private Mahoney, but the whole research outpost has been overrun. Mahoney said I need to make my way to the makeshift infirmary on the first floor and talk to Lezama.
418		(Show infirmary enemies)
420		(Unlock Infirmary Door)
422		(Doctor's door is opened)
425		(Talked with the Docs) The outpost's infirmary is secure. Next up is rescuing the Freestar Militia's commander: Lieutenant Torres. He's on the third floor in Doctor Moussa's office.
430		(Torres Door Opened)
435		(Talked with Lt Torres) Lieutenant Torres wants my help to rescue a United Colonies marine named Captain Myeong. These unlikely allies have been fighting the Spacers together. She's on the second floor guarding the other entrance to the outpost.
437		(Torres promised a bigger reward)
450		(Make Myeong spacers appear)
475		(Spacers attacking Myeong Killed)
500		(Talked with Cpt Myeong) The outpost is secure. The soldiers are going to fortify the outpost for the next Spacer attack. Lieutenant Torres has asked me to rescue some people at a Research Camp elsewhere on Altair II.
550		(Arrived at the Research Camp)
600		(Spacers at POI Killed)
700		(Talked to Soldier @ POI) I've saved the Research Camp. I should report back to Lieutenant Torres and see if he needs more help.
800		(Talked to Myeong/Torres) Preparations for the next Spacer attack are under way, but unless we take out their spaceships they will be able to reinforce themselves until we're overwhelmed. There are two Spacer attack groups I need to take out in orbit of Altair I and V.
820		(Arrived at Fighter Encounter 1)
830		(Fighter Enc 1 - Cleared)
840		(Arrived at Fighter Encounter 2)
850		(Fighter Enc 2 - Cleared)
900		(Fighters dealt with) The Spacers no longer have any spaceships in the system. I need to get back to Research Outpost U3-09 and hope I get there before the Spacers attack.
1000		(Landed on Outpost) The final Spacer assault has begun. We need to clear them out so that the Outpost is finally secure.
1010		(Final Battle, Wave 2)
1020		(Final Battle, Wave 2 - 2nd ship)
1100		(Final baddies killed) At long last, the Spacer threat in the Altair system has been taken care of. I should talk with Lieutenant Torres.
1190		(Give the credits promised)
1200	Finishes quest	((QC) Torres talked to) Together the UC Marines and Freestar Militia managed to make the Altair system safe again, with help from me. Torres and Myeong parted as unlikely friends, hoping they never have to face each other on opposite sides of a battle one day.
9000		(QUEST ENDS)
10000		(Quest Cleanup on Stop)

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 MS01 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 MS01.

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