Starfield: Alternating Currents [Full Guide] Starfield is a sci-fi RPG game developed by Bethesda, where you can explore the galaxy and shape your own destiny. One of the side quests you can encounter in the game is Alternating Currents, which involves helping Louisa Reyez, an engineer from MAST, to confront the Trade Authority about a power drain issue. In this guide, I will show you how to complete this quest and what choices you have along the way.
How to start Alternating Currents
To start this quest, you need to complete Tapping the Grid first, which is another side quest where you help Louisa fix the power grid in The Well, a space station on New Atlantis. After you finish that quest, talk to Louisa again and she will ask you to escort her to the Trade Authority building, where she suspects the power drain is coming from.
How to complete Alternating Currents
- Follow Louisa to the Trade Authority and watch the cutscene where she confronts Zoe Kaminski, the leader of the Trade Authority. Zoe will deny any wrongdoing and ask you to help her find the source of the power drain. You will have to work with both Louisa and Zoe on this quest, and you will have several opportunities to side with one or the other.
- The first choice you have is when you reach the first junction box. Louisa will tell you to go to junction box 75A, while Zoe will tell you to go to junction box 75B. It doesn’t matter which one you choose, as both will lead you to the same outcome. However, if you want to be loyal to Louisa, you should follow her instructions.
- The next choice you have is when you reach the surface of New Atlantis. Zoe will contact you privately and ask you to betray Louisa and give her any information you find. You can either agree or refuse. If you agree, Zoe will tell you to go to Athena Tower, where the power drain is coming from. If you refuse, Louisa will tell you the same thing.
- Once you reach Athena Tower, take the elevator to the apartment that is causing the power drain. You will need a digipick to unlock the door, which is a novice lock. Inside, you will find a computer that reveals that someone has hacked GALBANK, a major financial institution, and stolen a lot of money.
- Once you reach Athena Tower, take the elevator to the apartment that is causing the power drain. You will need a digipick to unlock the door, which is a novice lock. Inside, you will find a computer that reveals that someone has hacked GALBANK.
Rewards and consequences
Depending on who you side with in this quest, you will get different rewards and consequences. Here is a summary of them:
- Siding with Louisa:
- Rewards: 100 XP and 5,000 credits
- Consequences: You will gain reputation with MAST and lose reputation with Trade Authority. You will also unlock a potential romance option with Louisa.
- Siding with Zoe:
- Rewards: 100 XP and 10,000 credits
- Consequences: You will gain reputation with Trade Authority and lose reputation with MAST. You will also unlock a potential romance option with Zoe.
tips and tricks
Here are some tips and tricks that might help you complete this quest more easily:
- Save your game before attempting to pick any locks, as digipicks are rare and expensive items.
- Use your scanner to locate any hidden items or clues in the apartment.
- If you want to get both romance options, you can save your game before giving the information to either Louisa or Zoe, then reload and give it to the other one.
Conclusion For Starfield: Alternating Currents [Full Guide]
Alternating Currents is a side quest that tests your loyalty and morality in Starfield. You can either help Louisa expose the Trade Authority’s crime or help Zoe cover it up. Either way, you will get some rewards and consequences for your actions.
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