The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
69 Achievements
51-63h
PS5
SubLight to the End
Completed the SubLight quest lines. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the SubLight to the End achievement in The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition - Definitive Guide
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The achievement unlocks when you complete The Chimerist’s Last Experiment Sublight Faction quest. It is the last in a series of 3 sublight faction quests. To complete them, the player-character must gain access to Lilya Hagen. Once the interaction begins, she gives a series of quests culminating with The Chimerist’s Last Experiment. When it is completed, whether or not to Lilya’s satisfaction, the achievement pops.
The earliest you can accept a mission from Lilya, on the 6th floor of the Groundbreaker, is after you have acquired access to Stellar Bay. If you buy a Navkey from Gladys, she will say, “You should have a chat with Lilya Hagen in the Sublight Offices.”
You can also learn about Lilya and Sublight by reading the messages on the terminal near the Groundbreaker MedBay—specifically one entitled, Seeking Contractor: Sublight Salvage. So, the Sublight Faction quest line can be completed on the Halcyon Path where you do not get the Stellar Bay Navkey from Gladys but receive it later in the game.
Hawthorne, the deceased captain of the Unreliable, had previous dealings with Sublight in general and Lilya in particular. So, the player character will be allowed access after taking the elevator to the left of the Spratwurst vendor (not to be confused with the elevator in the center of the Groundbreaker Promenade.
Talk to Tobias Oyama or pick the lock to Lilya’s office to get in to see her. Depending how far the player has progressed in the game, Lilya may immediately give you the first faction quest, Space-Crime Continuum. If she doesn’t, you will first have to accept her task, Salvager in the Sky. She wants you to go to the Saltuna loading dock in Stellar bay and get some Alta-Vitae gas. Report back to Lilya on Groundbreaker once you have the Stellar Bay NavKey. This completes the quest and gives you the Faction Quest: Space-Crime Continuum.
Return to Stellar Bay. Follow the quest marker and exit the back of the Saltuna loading dock to find the corpse of a sublight contractor behind some crates. Loot his body to get a Bloody Note with a passcode. Go to Catherine Malin in Fallbrook and give her the note.
Catherine sends you to Cascadia where you must syphon Alta-Vitae gas from the lab into your auxillary ship's fuel tank. She, also, has an additional side quest, Slaughterhouse Clive. Completing it to her satisfaction will increase your Sublight rep but is not required for the achievement.
Parvati and/or Vicar Max in your party will help you pass Engineering &/or Hack skill checks. In Cascadia, go through Rizzo’s Secret Laboratory and follow the quest marker to a terminal that will allow you to talk to ADA and land your ship.
The quest updates and you follow the quest marker to another terminal. Use it to connect the storage tanks to the refueling system that services the ships on the landing pad. If you can’t pass an Engineering or Hack skill check (about 40 or 60 respectively)—you can brute force the system. Go back to Groundbreaker and report your success to Lilya who gives you the second faction quest, The Ice Palace.
You must use an override code to commandeer the HRS-1084 station for Sublight. Travel to the station and follow the quest marker to the terminal and insert the override cartridge. You’ll have to deal with automechanicals and human enemies as well as other impediments. You can rely on force or your hacking and/or persuasion skills. When you’ve commandeered the station, report back to Lilya who will give you the final Sublight faction quest The Chimerist’s Last Experiment.
The more you deal with Lilya the more you become aware that she might be somewhat unhinged. She wants you to kill the figure she believes is behind an alien conspiracy. She gives you the keycard to gain access to the target.
It is best you have first done some missions for the Board and are on good terms with them. This will allow you to use dialog skills to deal with the guards. Talk to the ‘mastermind behind the alien conspiracy’ and make up your mind which of three options you’re going to take. (If your relationship with the Board is poor, you may have only one option—brute force.) Report back to Lilya. All three options successfully conclude the quest and unlock the achievement.
The decision is up to you. If you’re working towards the ‘best’ ending of the game, choose Phineas. To improve your dialog skills to deal with the guards and ensure you can execute all three options, take Felix & Parvati in your party to give you a substantial persuasion boost. Wear the Chimaera Armor and Top Hat or other armor & helmet combo that gives a bonus to persuasion or dialog skills.
The following is a discussion of your options with heavy spoilers regarding them and the game’s ending. Note that this has no bearing on achievements—any choice will do. Moreover, it is completely up to you to enjoy the game as you see fit. You are under no compunction to work towards the game’s best ending. In fact, a darker approach is completely in the spirit of the game’s film noir tone.
The earliest you can accept a mission from Lilya, on the 6th floor of the Groundbreaker, is after you have acquired access to Stellar Bay. If you buy a Navkey from Gladys, she will say, “You should have a chat with Lilya Hagen in the Sublight Offices.”
You can also learn about Lilya and Sublight by reading the messages on the terminal near the Groundbreaker MedBay—specifically one entitled, Seeking Contractor: Sublight Salvage. So, the Sublight Faction quest line can be completed on the Halcyon Path where you do not get the Stellar Bay Navkey from Gladys but receive it later in the game.
Hawthorne, the deceased captain of the Unreliable, had previous dealings with Sublight in general and Lilya in particular. So, the player character will be allowed access after taking the elevator to the left of the Spratwurst vendor (not to be confused with the elevator in the center of the Groundbreaker Promenade.
Talk to Tobias Oyama or pick the lock to Lilya’s office to get in to see her. Depending how far the player has progressed in the game, Lilya may immediately give you the first faction quest, Space-Crime Continuum. If she doesn’t, you will first have to accept her task, Salvager in the Sky. She wants you to go to the Saltuna loading dock in Stellar bay and get some Alta-Vitae gas. Report back to Lilya on Groundbreaker once you have the Stellar Bay NavKey. This completes the quest and gives you the Faction Quest: Space-Crime Continuum.
Return to Stellar Bay. Follow the quest marker and exit the back of the Saltuna loading dock to find the corpse of a sublight contractor behind some crates. Loot his body to get a Bloody Note with a passcode. Go to Catherine Malin in Fallbrook and give her the note.
Catherine sends you to Cascadia where you must syphon Alta-Vitae gas from the lab into your auxillary ship's fuel tank. She, also, has an additional side quest, Slaughterhouse Clive. Completing it to her satisfaction will increase your Sublight rep but is not required for the achievement.
Parvati and/or Vicar Max in your party will help you pass Engineering &/or Hack skill checks. In Cascadia, go through Rizzo’s Secret Laboratory and follow the quest marker to a terminal that will allow you to talk to ADA and land your ship.
The quest updates and you follow the quest marker to another terminal. Use it to connect the storage tanks to the refueling system that services the ships on the landing pad. If you can’t pass an Engineering or Hack skill check (about 40 or 60 respectively)—you can brute force the system. Go back to Groundbreaker and report your success to Lilya who gives you the second faction quest, The Ice Palace.
You must use an override code to commandeer the HRS-1084 station for Sublight. Travel to the station and follow the quest marker to the terminal and insert the override cartridge. You’ll have to deal with automechanicals and human enemies as well as other impediments. You can rely on force or your hacking and/or persuasion skills. When you’ve commandeered the station, report back to Lilya who will give you the final Sublight faction quest The Chimerist’s Last Experiment.
The more you deal with Lilya the more you become aware that she might be somewhat unhinged. She wants you to kill the figure she believes is behind an alien conspiracy. She gives you the keycard to gain access to the target.
It is best you have first done some missions for the Board and are on good terms with them. This will allow you to use dialog skills to deal with the guards. Talk to the ‘mastermind behind the alien conspiracy’ and make up your mind which of three options you’re going to take. (If your relationship with the Board is poor, you may have only one option—brute force.) Report back to Lilya. All three options successfully conclude the quest and unlock the achievement.
The decision is up to you. If you’re working towards the ‘best’ ending of the game, choose Phineas. To improve your dialog skills to deal with the guards and ensure you can execute all three options, take Felix & Parvati in your party to give you a substantial persuasion boost. Wear the Chimaera Armor and Top Hat or other armor & helmet combo that gives a bonus to persuasion or dialog skills.
The following is a discussion of your options with heavy spoilers regarding them and the game’s ending. Note that this has no bearing on achievements—any choice will do. Moreover, it is completely up to you to enjoy the game as you see fit. You are under no compunction to work towards the game’s best ending. In fact, a darker approach is completely in the spirit of the game’s film noir tone.
