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Tips, Unlockables and Endings
Easy high damage, unique weapons, companions, carry weight and alternate endings.
1.Easy High Damage (Tinker glitch)
Reach Level 10, recruit Sam and Vicar Max. At the Respec terminal on the Unreliable, set Science to 100; tinker your Science weapons to max (only 200 bits at the cap). Then respec again — what you tinkered stays powerful. Best for pure damage is the Prismatic Hammer (secret room on the Groundbreaker). Vicar Max boosts Science weapon damage by +20%.
2.Unique Weapons (selection)
| Weapon | Location |
|---|---|
| Prismatic Hammer | Groundbreaker – sneak into the vent from the bunk room by the Promenade entrance |
| Peacekeeper (shotgun) | Kill/pickpocket Constable Reyes in Edgewater |
| Grace's Rifle | Get it from Grace in the Botanical Lab |
| Montag (flamethrower) | Defeat Captain MacRedd in the Groundbreaker Back Bays |
| The Hammer Of Olympus | Monarch – Sundered Rock (east of Devil's Peak) |
| Ulti-Nature (Ultimatum Pistol) | Complete the 'Vulcan's Hammer' quest in Roseway |
| Pink Slip / The Exterminator | Byzantium – buy from Forsythe Luxury Munitions |
3.Companions
| Companion | How to get |
|---|---|
| Parvati | Talk to the boss at the Edgewater Cannery elevator |
| Vicar Max | Complete 'The Illustrated Manual' at the Edgewater church |
| Felix | Groundbreaker Docking Bay, outside your ship; talk and leave |
| Ellie | Groundbreaker medical area; the 'Worst Contact' quest |
| SAM | Unreliable; 'The Cleaning Machine' after restoring power |
| Nyoka | Monarch – Stellar Bay Yacht Club; complete her quest |
4.Carry Weight
Backpack armor mods give +20kg; put them on three suits and equip yourself and your two companions (+60kg). The Pack Mule (+50kg), Super Pack Mule (+100kg) and Pack Of Pack Mules perks also help.
5.Alternate Endings
| Ending | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Best | Stay with Dr. Phineas Welles, save him; collect 100% of the chemical from the secret lab and send a corrupted tracer from the terminal |
| Good | Stay with Welles and save him |
| Bad | Turn Phineas in to the Board, work for the colonists |
| Worst (secret) | Set Intelligence to 'Below Average'; steer the Hope yourself instead of letting ADA drive, into the sun |