Microbiome Monitoring

Microbe Monitoring
Mission Information
Objective: Frances could use help catching microbes.
Type Bulletin Board Request Time Limit 2-5 days
Mission Requirements
Frances will request one of the following:  Good microbe × 2-3  Bad microbe × 2-3  Neutral microbe × 2-3  Wild microbe × 2-3
Mission Rewards
Credits
NPCs
Frances

Frances could use help catching microbes. Inform her once these types have been caught and the microbe balance has been restored. Microbe catching requests on the bulletin board, have a chance to ask for 2 to 3 of any of the four different types of microbes. After these microbes have bee caught and the player has returned to Frances, they will keep the microbes not turn them in.

The bulletin board can be found to the right of Chip's Canteen on the plaza deck (04). Every few days the bulletin board will have a marker above it, letting the player know there is a new request to pick up. There are three types of bulletin missions: to kill enemies, to find a certain type of microbe, or to bring various items to the character who posted the request.

Overview

1. Pick up the quest from the bulletin board.
2. Catch the requested microbes.
3. Turn in to Frances

Walkthrough

Bulletin Board

When this mission is selected, the player will see a generic bulletin request that says:

Hi Crew,

My scans have shown an imbalance in our ship's microbiome recently. If anyone has free time, can you catch and remove these excess microbes?

Stay Healthy!
Frances

There are only a few of the crew that will ask for microbes on their bulletin board request, all of them are able to ask for two to three of any of the four types of microbes. The player does not turn in the microbes when turning in the quest, so they are able to sell or use them as they see fit. The reward range in the below table is calculated off of the quantity requested range. The player can calculate their specific reward using this formula: $(12*quantityRequested)=creditReward$

Using this formula the player will be rewarded between 24  and 36  upon turning in the quest.

Active

Once the quest is active, they will need to gather the requested items within the designated time frame. The player can open the mission log, on the left side of the screen, at any time to check their progress. Once the player has gathered enough of the requested items, the mission log icon will have a green check mark on it. It is suggested the player confirms they completed this specific mission, as the green check mark just tells the player that one of their current missions are complete.

If the player speaks with Frances while this mission is active, they will say:

Oh... I'm so glad someone saw my bulletin request.

It's hard to get away from the Medical Bay sometimes to catch these microbes.

Turn In

Once the player has obtained the requested item(s), they need to return to Frances. When the player speaks with them, the quest will automatically turn in and they will say:

Wonderful you've caught those extra microbes that I requested! Thanks for letting me know.

I am so relieved that you are also paying close attention to the microbiome health of our ship.

You can feel free to keep the microbes you've caught, we just needed to reduce their numbers.

The player will then automatically obtain their  credits reward, based off the number of microbes requested, and will get the microbes they caught back.