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It's not only spacers, bounty hunters, and pirates roaming space in Starfield; every now and then you'll run into something odd. Like, a married couple arguing about directions odd. Below are all the Strange Encounters we've found in Starfield along with details on whether or not the encounter can be failed or if it yields any special rewards.
Strange Encounters in Space
| Strange Encounter | Event Details | Can It Be Failed? | Event Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freestar Pikup Warns About Altair System | You'll be hailed by a guy who insists on calling you Charlie-3. | No | Side Mission Activity Hint |
| Mrs. Whitmore's 6th Grade Class | A teacher is flying a spaceship full of kids and needs help. They're out of Ship Parts! In order to succeed in this encounter you'll need to have 10 Ship Parts available to give. | Yes | |
| Faraday’s Budget Tours | A tour group wants to ask you about space travel. You can opt-out, but that means opting out of free credits. | No | Credits |
| Mysterious Captain | A "Mysterious Captain" flying a premium Trident starship appears. They're rooting for you, but can't explain themselves. | No | N/A |
| Your Warranty Has Expired | An Unknown Ship approaches to sell you a warranty as yours has expired. You can buy the Powerplant Plus Plan for 50,000 credits. Unadvised. | No | N/A |
| Marital Drama with the Swiss Family | A couple, Robin and Jon Swiss, are arguing and need help with directions. You can side with either or neither of them when they ask for your help. | N/A | N/A |
| The Valentine Sea Shanty | You'll hear someone singing a sea shanty over the comms. You can talk with them, or don't. It's up to you! | No | N/A |
| Narcissus Race | In Barnard's Star System, scan Frost. Zoom out to the System and you'll see a Ship icon to the left of Frost. The ship Narcissus is sending an outbound transmission seeking someone to race them around a nearby station. You can bet 1000, 2500, or 5000 Credits if you choose to race her. | Yes | Credits (if you win) |
| Star Parcel Freighter | A Star Parcel Freighter will flag you down and ask for assistance in delivering a package. It's expedited and their ship is having issues. You can agree to help or not. You can also attempt to persuade them to increase the reward. The package needs to go to Akila City. You'll be rewarded once you successfully deliver the package. | N/A | Credits |
| Dr. Sohla Banglawala | A doctor from New Atlantis is collecting rare geological samples and wants to know if you have any to contribute to the survey. She's in the market for Lithium, Platinum, and Vanadium. | Yes, if you don't have the samples requested. | She'll give you either Copper, Aluminum, or Lead in exchange, or a few credits. |
| Trader Wagon Train | Travel to Tau Ceti and visit Tau Ceti III (there's a Ship icon next to it). The Trader Wagon Train needs spare parts (Ship Parts). | Yes, if you don't have spare parts | |
| Freestar Kfir and the Miner | A random Freestar ship, Freestar Kfir, suddenly hails you while also warning you to stay away. This ship is protecting a miner who is also apprehensive about their escort's behavior. | No | N/A |
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Derelict Locations
Every so often you'll encounter a derelict ship, primed for looting. Except... there's usually some sort of reason the ship became derelict in the first place, meaning you'll have to solve some sort of challenge to get the loot! Here's what we've found.
Derelict Bright Star
Location: Travel to the Pup I system, a system overlapping with Sirius and to the west of Alpha Centauri. Upon scanning the lone, barren planet, a ship is identified off its dark side. Upon traveling to the ship you'll find yourself in wreckage with the derelict ship among it.
How to Get Through the Derelict Bright Star:
You'll get the Extreme Heat Hazard upon boarding the ship. Your goal is to get the captain's key as fast as possible. To do this, drop down the latch (all doors on the immediate floor are locked) and open the one door below that isn't locked. Proceed directly through the two orange doors (don't stop for anything) and you'll walk into a medical room. Continue through it and enter the small room off the dining area on the left where you'll see a desk with a comupter and a corpse just in front of it. To the left of the computer is the captain's key! Grab it and run back the way you came. Climb the ladder and return to your ship to regenerate health. If you've lost a lot of health go ahead and take a nap to regenerate all your health for free.
Now begins the back and forth of exploring then returning to your ship for a quick cooldown. We'd recommend heading into to the flight deck first (orange locked door on the landing level) where you can raid the captain's locker and the cargo hold in two quick motions. That's where you'll find the credits and some other handy goods.
Down below in the locked room is where you'll find the bulk of the loot. In there are several large weapon crates and small ones too. You could do these two in one run, but it's safest to do it in two. The rest of the ship you basically ran through getting the key. Other than the terminals, there's not much of interest beyond those two locked rooms.
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