The Saboteur of Paradise kicks off as soon as you land on Paradise Island, splitting your time between Fairfield, Westport, and the Protectorate’s Vox Relay Station. Your end goal is to infiltrate the relay, track De Vries’ trail, and deal with the station once she turns it into a weapon.
Find De Vries’ leads in Fairfield
Head to Fairfield’s Town Hall and use the records room to point you to De Vries’ house. Inside, search thoroughly:
- Pull the hidden lever near the toilet (by the Earth Directorate emblem) to reveal a secret room.
- With sufficient Observation, you can identify the false wall without the lever.
- Loot the green container for De Vries’ tracker and review the terminal logs.
These clues confirm she maintained a safe room at the Vox Relay.
Optional help: Milverstreet or Kaur (mutually exclusive)
You can secure support that directly impacts infiltration options and outcomes. Choose one path:
- Minister Milverstreet: Accept his offer to start a questline that grants the Writ of Conscription via Vigilant Hogarth. This document can defuse a confrontation later inside the Relay. Milverstreet’s route includes relocating Westport’s citizens to Fairfield—critical if you intend to redirect the Relay’s crash.
- Officer Kaur: Take her jobs to weaken the Relay’s defenses and open a safer route north. Completing these missions yields unique rewards and prepares an assault to clear the bridge.
Accepting one locks out the other. Skipping both is possible but closes off tools that make infiltration safer and impacts late-quest outcomes.
Reach the northern half of Paradise Island
The island is split by a ravine; the Relay sits on the north side. You have three routes:
| Route | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Bridge of the Reverent | None (combat) or Kaur’s allied assault | Heavily guarded by Protectorate forces; Kaur can order an attack after her missions, permanently clearing the crossing. |
| Zyranium gas route (west coast) | Gas Energy Deflection Apparatus | A safer alternate path through toxic gas pockets; pause in clear air to let the shield recharge. |
| Crashed ship route (east coast) | P.A.L.E. jump boots | Double-jump across a downed hull to reach the north side if you completed the relevant boots quest. |
Optional: weaken the Relay at Skycutter A012 (Kaur’s path)
From the gas route, push through the Skycutter A012 tower to reroute power. Expect a vertical climb—stairs and elevators are out. At the top, use the control panel to send a power surge to the Vox Relay. This prevents external automech deployments when you assault the station, though interior power remains.
- Warden Engineer Hwan carries the Control Panel Schematics and the fifth Protectorate Armorial ID.
- After you collect all five IDs, unlock the nearby container for an Advanced Decryption Key, Bits, and a log.
- Turning in Kaur’s tasks awards Kaur’s Korroder (a unique bio pistol), and she orders her squad to take the Bridge of the Reverent.
Infiltrate and explore the Vox Relay Station
Once inside, your first complication is Marshal Corbin. You can avoid killing him two ways:
- Pass a Speech 2 check and convince him to help, or
- Present the Writ of Conscription obtained through Hogarth on Milverstreet’s path.
Your next job is fabricating access:
- Eastern wing: Sneak via vents or fight through patrols to find a blank keycard (watch for an autoturret and Wasp drones).
- Western wing: Use the terminal at the far end to encrypt the card. Vents connect both wings if you want to stay low profile.
- Central hall: Use the newly encoded card to proceed. If combat breaks out, sprint for the elevator; its activation cuts off pursuing enemies.
At the top, you’ll face Commander Montelli. To resolve this peacefully, coordinate with Corbin and access Montelli’s adjacent terminal before stepping into the arena. Otherwise, prepare for a tough fight that favors shock mitigation.
Find De Vries’ safe room inside the Relay
After Montelli, search the main control room behind the arena:
- If you grabbed De Vries’ tracker in Fairfield, the rear terminal can reveal her hidden office.
- Without the tracker, pick up the White Chocolate Yummies on the table to get her rootkit, then use the terminal.
- High Observation can bypass the terminal and spot the false wall directly.
Read her files. On exit, De Vries triggers the Relay’s crash sequence aimed at Fairfield unless you intervene.
Choose the Vox Relay’s destination (requirements and consequences)
| Option | Requirement | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Send the Relay into space | Hack 4 or the Lucky trait | Preserves both towns and avoids failing in-progress Fairfield/Westport quests. Also prevents a potential companion loss tied to Fairfield. |
| Crash into Westport | None | Saves Fairfield. If you previously evacuated Westport’s citizens to Fairfield, you avert civilian casualties. Expect a sizable reputation hit with the Protectorate. |
| Crash into Fairfield | None | Spares Westport, but risks permanent losses in Fairfield, including a companion availability tied to that town, and can fail local side quests. |
Quick reference: key checks and items
| Check / Item | Threshold / Source | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Speech 2 | Player skill | Convince Marshal Corbin to cooperate. |
| Speech 5 | Player skill | Make Montelli surrender (with Corbin’s help via the adjacent terminal). |
| Hack 3 + Bypass Shunt | Player skill + consumable | Terminal interactions tied to hidden interfaces; also deploy indiscriminate drones in a Relay hallway if you spot the control. |
| Hack 4 or Lucky | Player skill or trait | Retarget the Relay into space (best all-around outcome). |
| Observation (high) | Player skill | Reveal false walls (De Vries’ hideouts) without using terminals. |
| Engineering 3 | Player skill | Bypass an exterior gate near the Relay’s outbuildings. |
| Writ of Conscription | Hogarth via Milverstreet’s path | Alternate solution to Corbin’s standoff. |
| Gas Energy Deflection Apparatus | Automech Repair Facility quest | Traverse the Zyranium gas route to the northern island and Skycutter. |
| P.A.L.E. jump boots | Perilous Journey to the Grove | Access the crashed-ship crossing on the east coast. |
| Protectorate Armorial IDs (x5) | Found across Skycutter A012 | Open a locked container for an Advanced Decryption Key and other loot. |
Escape and what’s next
After setting the Relay’s destination, use the elevator to extract. Completing Saboteur of Paradise unlocks new destinations in your ship’s astrogator, including Golden Ridge on Dorado and Free Market Station. You’ll also earn the “Vexed the Vox” trophy. The next main quest, On the Trail of the Traitor, begins immediately.
