The Outer Worlds has two kinds of factions, primary and secondary. Both factions offer multiple faction quests that The Outer Worlds players can complete for rewards and XP. Faction quests are just one of the many different quests and activities in the game.
By completing faction quests players can gain reputation with various factions. Some companions of yours are associated with certain factions and depending on who your companion is certain faction quests will have different outcomes. Companions will lobby the player to support their faction but you do have the ability to make see things from your perspective.
Space-Crime Continuum Quest Guide
The quest is unlocked once you complete the “Salvager in the Sky Task,” you unlock this quest.
Faction: Groundbreaker
After you’ve gained access to Stellar Bay on Monarch, you have to take the job with Lilya Hagen aboard the Groundbreaker. Get the Bloody Note from the corpse lying in the corner of the fishery docks in Stellar Bay of Monarch. The note has a passcode in it, take it to Catherine Malin in Fallbrook.
When you enter Fallbrook, you have to find Mortimer Bell who’ll give you the location for Catherine Malon and you’ll gain Sublight Salvage & Shipping reputation. Meet Catherine who’ll ask you to syphon the gas from Cascadia’s lab into one of your ship’s fuel tanks. Once you get the gas to take it to the Groundbreaker and finish your dialogue to get 5000 XP.
Now take Clive Lumbergh’s boast factory owner, upon Catherine’s orders. Killing him or sabotaging the factory will unlock the side quest Slaughterhouse Clive. You’ll have to Persuade, Lie or Intimidate Duncan Elley in order to get the ID to sneak in.
Use the passcode to enter Cascadia. Entering the passcode will reveal a lift that takes you to Rizzo Secret Laboratory. Entering the lab will gain you 5000 XP. Lie to the robot that you find in the lab. Use the terminal to the room on your left to signal ADA to land, and your quest will update with which you’ll gain 5000 XP.
Take the route left from the entrance and you’ll come across a room with several Mantisaur. Defeat them and interact with the terminal to align the fuel. You’ll have to move to another terminal to initiate Alta-Vitae Gas transfer. After this, you’ll gain 5000 XP.
Go to the room where there are more Mantisaur. Defeat them and read a terminal, and then take the opposite direction to fight a Mantiqueen. You’ll find the terminal for your quest after you pass the Mantiqueen. Connect storage tanks to the landing pad refueling system and either Engineering, Hack or Overload the systems.
Find the Mind Control Ray for the quest Weapons from the Void. Find the dead scientist and a safe that contains Mind Control Ray. Here you gain 3500 XP.
Go to the Unreliable and back to the Groundbreaker where you complete the quest by talking to Lilya Hagen at SubLight and gain 5000 XP. Once you complete the quest, you gain 20000xp, SubLight Salvage & Shipping Reputation Up, 2188 Bit Cartridge. You can Persuade for 2300XP and 500 Bit Cartridge. You’ll unlock the quest The Ice Palace and obtain Override Cartridge, which allows you to travel to the quest destination.
Make sure you locate the science weapon from the “Weapons From The Void” quest first.