Operation Starseed Quest inStarfieldis one of the many longer and unique quests you will encounter while exploring various star systems. Although the rewards in the quest aren’t very lucrative, you’re able to acquire many special outfits for your character.

Operation Starseed takes place in the isolated star system of Charybdis on the Charybdis III planet. Like many other extended missions in the game, Operation Starseed has multiple endings and rewards, allowing you the freedom of roleplay in its immersive environment. You will also come across the recruitable companion Amelia Earhart in this mission.

A player in the in dialogue with Tobias during Operation Starseed quest in Starfield

How To Start Operation Starseed Quest In Starfield

To start this quest, use your ship andget to the Charybdis III planetin the Charybidis star system. Once you enter the star system,you will receive a distress callin the form of an automated message.

The Grav Drive on your ship must be able to jump theminimum amount of light yearsrequired to get to the Charybdis system.

A player in dialogue with Franklin during Operation Starseed in Starfield.

This distresscall from the Crucible facilityon Charybdis III will inform you that itneeds more resourcesto carry out its mission. You will alsoreceive the coordinates of the facilityin this message.

Once the message is complete, open the star system map andnavigate to your indicated waypoint. Find and land at the Crucible facility on Charybdis III andproceed with the dialogueswith Tobias and Ada. After you finish the above conversations, Ada will direct you to talk to Franklin.

A player completing the side dialogues Wyatt Erap in The Secret Lives quest within Opeartion Starseed Starfield.

How To Reach The Facility In Operation Starseed

Once youtalk to Franklin, you will learn that theCrucible is a cloning facilitywhere machines are cloning famous figures in the history of Earth. While thereason for their cloning remains unclear, Franklin will inform you that the inhabitants of The Crucible have been divided into three societies.

While Franklin is the leader of a society in The Crucible,he will ask you to meet with the other leadersbefore informing you of his intentions. Once you are done with the other two leaders,return to Franklinto continue the dialogue.

The third facility clue ‘Diary page - Reborn’ inside a player’s inventory during Operation Starseed Starfield.

These are thePragmatists, Believers, and the Renegades. After your dialogues with Franklin,you will meet all three leadersof Crucible societies and hear their views on the situation.

While leaving Franklin,you will meet Sherrif Wyatt Erapoutside the building for a small interaction. While optional, this interaction will lead to an optional mission in the next part of the mission.

A player asking Ada about the Beagle ship during Operation Starseed in Starfield.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pragmatists

Believes that the inhabitants of Crucible are not fit to explore the stars, so they mustfoster a colonywithout the machines until they are ready.

Amanarinas

Believers

Wishes torule over the Settled Systemsby claiming the deeds of her namesake. She wants you to restore the facility and the test.

Renegades

Wants tobreak free from the Crucibleby destroying the facility.

Regardless of their beliefs and ambitions, all three leaders of the societies at the crucible will ask you to check the facility on Charybdis III.

You will alsomeet Amelia Earharton the left side of the door to Franklin’s building. She will offer to join your crew, and you canrecruit her after completing the mission.

The final choice in the Facility data core computer during Operation Starseed in Starfield.

How To Complete The Secret Lives Mission In Starfield (Optional)

While exiting Franklin’s building, you cantalk to Sherrif Wyatt Erap again, who will ask you to meet in a cave outside the Crucible so he can speak to you in secret. This discussion will trigger the Secret Lives quest.

Thisquest is optionaland has no impact on the outcome of Operation Starseed. It is totally up to you to complete or leave this mission.

Aftermeeting up with Erap inside the cave, he tells you that he is the clone of the famous serial killer H.H. Holmes, and going to the facility will reveal his secret to other inhabitants of The Crucible.

Since he does not want to face prejudice from the other inhabitants,Erap will try to kill youand himself by blowing up a fuel canister inside the cave. you may deal with this situation in two ways:

Outcome

Attack Erap

If you attack Erap,he will ignite the fuel canisterto your right, blowing away both of you. As a result,2,500credits will be added to your inventoryif you survive.

Persuade Erap

If you succeed in persuading Erap,he will decide to trust you, and you both canhead back to the settlement. Here, you will have the option to reveal his secrets to the leaders at Crucible. While Franklin and Genghis will not judge him for his namesake, Amanarinas will become hostile towards Erap.

Before visiting the cave, it is recommended tobe prepared for the explosive gas tankin case your persuasion fails, or you decide to attack Erap.Having the appropriate protective equipmentwill allow you to withstand the explosion without dying.

How To Explore The Facility

To proceed with the quest,head to the facilityon the other side of the planet in your ship.Look for the seven cluesspread throughout the facility by following the blue mission waypoints andreturning to the Crucible to reportyour findings to one of the three leaders.

The research facility isfilled with hostile Spaceroaches and Maggotmaws. Some of these hostile creatures are extremely high-level enemies, so be prepared to fight them while you are inside the facility.

In the facility, you will discover thatyou need a security override codeto access the restricted-wing computer.

Regardless of which leader receives the information about the facility, they will ask you tomeet Ada to investigate the Security override code.

How To Reach The Beagle

After talking to Ada, you will discover that the security overridecode to the facility is on a Beagle ship. Ada will ask you toinvestigate thenavigation beaconof the Beagle in the Bel star system, which will then redirect youto the Zelazny star system, where the beagle is located.

The trip from the Charybdis system to the Bel system and then to the Zelazny system isquite a long journey. So, ensure your starship is adequately equipped with apowerful enough Grav Drive.

Once youfind the Beagle, board the ship and access the ship’s data core. In the data core, you candownload the security override codefor the facility.

You will need akey to access the data corein the Beagle lab. This key can be on atable in the center of the left hallafter the bedroom section.

Theturrets and robots on the beaglewill still be active. So, ensure that youhave some ammunitionwhile boarding the ship.

How To Get All Endings In Operation Starseed

After acquiring the security override code,return to the Crucible in Charybdis III. Here, you mustsupervise the negotiationsbetween the three societies at the settlement and side with one of them, and report your findings to Ada.

Beyond this point,the game can get bugged, making all the inhabitants hostile towards you. So, it is wise tosave the gameas soon as you land at Charybdis III.

The mission’s outcome will change depending on who you side with. Here is a summary of the negotiations:

1

Side with Franklin

You mustkill Genghisand the Renegades, but you canconvince Amanarinasand her believers to side with Franklin.

2

Side with Amanarinas

If you side with the believers, you canconvince Franklinto side with her, butGenghis will not acceptthis decision, and you will have to kill him and his followers.

3

Side with Genghis

Unlike the other two societies, if you side with Genghis, you will have toconvince Franklinto side with you on the terms that Genghis will not destroy the Crucible. You will have toconvince Genghistoo. However, you will have to kill Amanarinas and the believers.

After the negotiation, you cancollect the outfitof whichever leader you killed.

No persuasion is necessaryto convince the leaders to side with you. you may accomplish this by selecting the appropriate options within the dialogue.

After you have tackled the leaders,complete the conversation with Adaand head back to the facility. Here, you will make the final significant mission choice when youaccess the facility’s Data corecomputer for an emergency reboot. You will have the following options and rewards.

Rewards

Initiate Cleansing

Initiating cleansing willkill all the clonesin the settlement, and you will not be able to recruit Amelia Earhart by the end of the quest.

2,000 credits and XP. you’re able to also loot all the people in The Crucible.

Reboot and Restore parameters

Nothing in the settlement will change, but you will be able torecruit Amelia Earhart.

You will get 3,000 credits and XP for making this decision.

Reboot and choose a new super-admin

This option will allow you tohand over controlof the Crucible to one of the remaining leaders in the settlement. You will be able torecruit Amelia Earhart.

You will get 6,000 credits for selecting this choice and XP.

If you choose the first ending, you cancollect the outfits from all the leadersin the settlement for your character.