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¶ Quest Information
Quest Character: Jake
- Written by: Richard (Sirick) Griffiths
- Voiced by:
Jake - Tom Schalk
Ben Arnald (Holotape) - kilosandwich
¶ Walkthrough
- Your Pip-Boy will tell you to listen to Jake's Private Frequency.
- Listen to Jake's message.
- Meet him at the Charles View Amphitheatre.
- Jake tells you about his lead on a Comm Hub and marks a map location in your Pip-Boy.
- He will follow you to that location.
- Enter Vault Tek Headquarters by using the front door of the building.
- Jake will have some dialogue and head for the reception desk terminal.
- He will remark that you are not alone and some ferals will appear.
- Jake will attempt to access the terminal on the front desk to look for information on the Comm Hub.
- Deal with any more ferals that appear.
- Jake will access the reception desk terminal, discuss with you what he finds and suggest you look for Magnusson's office..
- When you find Magnusson's office on the second floor, Jake will access a terminal in the office. Information found there will lead to investigating the basement. Jake will tell you that you need a key card to access the elevator to the basement.
- Search the second floor for a named ghoul. The key card is lootable from a named ghoul's corpse.
- Take the elevator down and search the basement for clues.
- Deal with the ferals.
- A desk with a terminal at the back of the room will have a holotape on it called "HQ Memo".
- Play the holotape. It will tell you that the equipment has been moved to the sub-basement.
- Find your way down to the sub-basement.
To the sub-basement
Across the room from where you found the HQ Memo holotape, there is a a red button on the wall. Push the button. Look down, then activate the Loose Mats.- Once you are in the sub-basement, Jake will walk down the stairs and into the middle of the room. Speak to Jake. He'll ask you to look around, see what you can find.
- Search the sub-basement for information about Comm Hubs and ASAMS. Jake will have a conversation with you after each find.
Things to find
There are 4 things to find:1. ASAM Printer that Jake stands by - push the button
2. Holotape in an open safe in the locked room - Activate it (cannot be picked up), Jake will come into the room
3. The Vault Tek Comm Hub in the next room - Activate it for Jake to investigate it
4. Technical Documents on a desk near the Vault Tek Comm Hub - pick them up and give them to Jake during your next conversation with him.
- When you have found everything, Jake will ask you to attend a meeting that he doesn't have time to attend.
Next Quest: The Coolest Cat
¶ Notes
- Using the back door of Vault Tek Headquarters will not start the quest. You must enter through the front door.
- Tip: Companion(s) can sometimes get in Jake's way. If you find they are preventing Jake from getting somewhere during your search of the sub-basement, tell them to stay until you have found everything or dismiss them.
- Reception Desk: There is a note "Search and Seizure Warrant"
- Magnusson's Office: On Magnusson's Desk, there is a photograph of Magnusson and Mr. House created by Cynical_Bounce
As of Release 3.4.5, this photograph is collectable.
There is also a Holotape: Magnusson's Personal Log 1 - In Davidson's Office, you can find another Holotape: Vault DictationRecord 39b. There are also some log entries added to Davidson's Terminal.
- Unlocks ASAM Sensor Schematics. These can now be crafted at the City Planner's Desk (one Sensor or a Box of Sensors).
- More about Jake Evans
Reported Issues:
- (Sep 05/21) Quest Tagging (For example, using FallUI Item Sorter and changing the name of the quest) breaks this quest. A new game would be required if you have this issue.
- Magnusson's Terminal does not display correctly if accessed.
There is a patch available under Optional Files: Magnusson's Terminal Fix
Fixed: Release 3.4.5 The patch is no longer required for Release 3.4.5 or higher.
¶ Video Walkthrough
Sim Settlements 2 - Hub of the Problem by Veta Phoenix
¶ Quest Stages
¶ Quest ID: SS2_Sirick_MQ07
| Stage | Description | Log Entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest Start | |
| 2 | Quest Running | |
| 10 | Player heard Radio | |
| 20 | Made it to question loop | |
| 30 | Jake Joined Player | |
| 35 | In Lobby | |
| 40 | Jake finished line, trigger ghoul attack | |
| 45 | Most ghouls dead | |
| 46 | Jake at Lobby Terminal | |
| 47 | Lobby Terminal Ghoul Dead | |
| 50 | All Ghouls Dead | |
| 60 | Read Lobby Terminal | |
| 65 | Near Magnussons Office | |
| 70 | Jake using Magnussons Terminal | |
| 80 | Jake Terminal Skip | |
| 90 | Terminal Read | |
| 120 | Player lock picked way into basement | |
| 125 | Player found keycard | |
| 129 | Activates keycard reader without card | |
| 130 | Keycard used on elevator | |
| 131 | Entered basement | |
| 135 | Hatch Mats Activated | |
| 140 | Jake in SubBasement | |
| 150 | Sub Basement Player Look | |
| 155 | Activated Vault Hub Button | |
| 157 | Activated Circuit Breaker | |
| 159 | Attempts to power up Vault Hub | |
| 160 | Player turned VaultHub on | |
| 161 | Vault Hub Sequence Started | |
| 165 | Player Walked Vault Hub1 | |
| 170 | Player Told Flip Switch | |
| 175 | Player activated ASAM Test switch | |
| 190 | Post Switch Flip | |
| 200 | Player Told about Document | |
| 205 | Player picked up doc | |
| 210 | Player gives Docs | |
| 220 | Jake "I'll be" docs | |
| 230 | Vault Hub Done | |
| 235 | Player pushed ASAM Printer button | |
| 236 | ASAM Printer Sequence started | |
| 240 | Jake Seen ASAM Printer | |
| 250 | ASAM Printer Greeting Skip 1 | |
| 260 | Jake Downloaded PipBoy | |
| 270 | ASAM Printer Done | |
| 275 | Player activated holotape | |
| 276 | Started holotape sequence | |
| 280 | Jake sees holotape in safe | |
| 285 | Jake pick up holotape | |
| 290 | ASAM Holotape Skip | |
| 300 | ASAM Holotape Done | |
| 304 | Jake gives player caps to pay The Ron | |
| 305 | Jake gives player schematics for ASAM Sensors, unlock recipe | |
| 310 | All 3 Tasks Done | |
| 320 | Jake Skip Post Tasks | |
| 330 | Quest Complete |