SS2 FM The Minstrel (by The Pixie)

[673f3c0268deavoodoo47]

the pickup descriptions don't matter - that indeed is the card that will let you into the reactor core //nope, read the description wrong, that is just the crew only area key.

post a save if you still think it's bugged.

[673f3c0268f0fWroom]

Also new card is not appear in keycard list
Save drive.google.com/file/d/1XqLR062r_ZHzzC_o90axH1-mvEuzVql6/view

[673f3c0269037voodoo47]

aha, right - so yeah, that's not the correct key, you will have to complete a different quest to get the core access. check your quest log.

[673f3c0269119Wroom]

Finished it. Thank you. Right quest sequence was the key

[673f3c0269208voodoo47]

sure.

it's not really a matter of the right sequence, but just a sequence - early quests need to be finished before you start the later ones and so on.

[673f3c0269440Ricardo Gavarni]

I took a look at the mod files out of curiosity. I compared the original text files by The Pixie to the ones edited by voodoo47. There was an interesting part cut off, a fragment of Medical Log by Barton Seagrave:

> One of the passengers, a Fen Drayton, came in complaining about nausea. MediScan indicates an allergic reaction to something, probably that StayFresh they put in the air, and I prescribed AllerGon... Hmm, I should've warned her it would make her drowsy. Oh, well, not like she'll be using heavy machinery for a few days anyway, then she'll be off the ship, and can stop using it.

> Karl came in today. He'd dropped a plasma wrench on his foot. It was not as bad as it might be, and the MediBed sorted him out, but the paperwork for an industrial accident...

So, piecing it all together... Jupiter Skies employed hybrids (humans augmented with annelids). The worms were sent with The Minstrel, and Fen Drayton (who is a psionic or something) was tasked with keeping them suppressed psionically. Unfortunately, she had an allergy and was prescribed a drug that caused sleepiness (she wasn't aware of this; she was supposed to stay awake for the entire trip). The worms managed to befriend Clifton Marsh and conveyed to him their fear of Fen Drayton (naturally, they considered her to be an enemy). Eventually, Clifton Marsh helps annelids to escape and/or kills Fen. Then he convinces the captain to keep an annelid nest "for study". Afterward, everything goes to hell.

I feel like this is a neat "For Want of a Nail" scenario. I feel sorry that the last clue (side effects of Allergon) was cut off; is it possible to include this? For example, by splitting the medical log into two shorter logs or creating an information table that lists side-effects of various medications?

[673f3c0269526voodoo47]

I had to cut them down, as there is a limit on the amount of log text the engine can display.

[673f3c026969aRicardo Gavarni]

Yes, I understand the engine limitations thing. Is it possible to add the removed content as a separate log?

The other log cut for length is Clifton Marsh's; here, he straight confesses to murdering Fen, organizing a new hive, and hypnotizing the captain. Everything about it is either unimportant or deductible from other sources, so I don't particularly miss these parts.

On the other hand, there are some remarks suggesting the development of paranoia.

> Another message from the ex, screaming about alimony. If I thought it was going to the children, I'd pay it, but that bitch spends most of it on herself. Captain had a talk with me about the crate mix up.He said he was sure it was the Jupiter Skies crew but I know he really thinks I screwed up. He's really got it in for me.

I think the point of the entire crates 4372460/4372803 story was to drop that line: "but I know he is out to get me".

[673f3c026977avoodoo47]

new audio clips would have to be recorded by the original voice actors. so that'd be a no.

[673f3c026988dRicardo Gavarni]

One can circumvent this by adding only textual information. Some ideas:

1) item named "Allergon" that does nothing but which description states it's side-effects; could be located in the Fen's room

2) Info stand near the medical room that lists all medications available onboard and their notable side-effects (maybe hacking it would give the player a medical hypo, so there's a use other than revealing the plot)

[673f3c0269dd6GreeX]

Russian translation for this Fan Missions  (last edit  20.02.2020)  —  SS2FM_Minstrel_1-03_RUS.7z
    Download:   https://yadi.sk/d/or8HM7-BK2uGOA

Screenshots and information about this russification
    Link:   https://darkfate.org/forum/index.php?topic=1100.msg287559#msg287559

  Капитан грузопассажирского корабля "Минстрел", следующего по маршруту "Каллисто — Станция L5", сообщил о совершённом на борту убийстве. Позже, он отправил ещё одно сообщение, в котором говорилось, что причина смерти была естественной. После этого на связь он больше не выходил.
  Ваша задача — встретиться с "Минстрелом" и выяснить, что произошло.