Jackalgirl

LOL your email-box for support is full. I just wanted to let you know that the horrible incredibly-loud SFX that came with the Skeleton Crabble head in the Incognito was fixed by the gihugeous patch for XBox S the other day. Thank you. : )

As a quick aside: I am a soft-hearted person, so understanding that with sufficient speech I can save a character's life means that I am psychologically stuck on Paradise Island at present. Without a way to give a temp boost to speech (either by gear, comestibles, or Companion), I'm struggling to try to make the XP to get to the next level, and Law I do not want to start over or back up. So, it would be really nice, if you have options that are literally life and death for a character, to make it possible for a player to achieve that outcome.

I would say that if you continue to have problems with this, put it all in a write-up using the Contact Us button at outerworlds2.obsidian.net/issue-tracker -- you could reference AR-126155 (which is the original issue tracking number). Make sure you're providing your platform, and the fact that although AR-126155 has been marked as fixed, you still can't do it (and detail all the things you've tried). You should get a confirmation via email that your message has been received. Putting all the info (and referencing the tracking number) in a single report will help the devs out. In fact, if there's anyone else in the thread who's still having this problem, I'd recommend this too. More data == better results. : )

Temporary Stat Boosts I'd like to be able to temporarily boost a stat (e.g., Speech) to get me over the hump if I'm short and it gives me an opportunity to experience a different story. While I'm aware that there are some items in the game that will likely do this, they're difficult to suss out, and I seem to recall from The Outer Worlds that there were some food items that would do this. Companion Attire In the original Outer Worlds, I could equip the Companions with different gear. It looks like that in 2, you have specific set upgrade packs you can apply if you find them. I'd love to be able to go ahead and just equip them with different gear that I acquire during my adventurs.

Just to run through the things other folks have mentioned (to make sure you did all these): o Talked to the southern Fairfield gate guards so as to trigger the Drone quest o Killed all of the drones on the west side of the southern half of the island, not just in the Drone facility but in the hills to the northwest of Fairfield, and also possibly down towards the coastal path that leads to the Crabble Tower o If you're able (have the required skills/perks), disabled the drones (even if they're all destroyed) via the shut-down panel just inside (to the left) of the entrance of the Drone facility If you've done all these things and you can't find Inez, try talking to Ethel Tinsley (in Fairfield). I don't think this will make a difference, but I remember that I did this (assuming that that's where Inez would be). And if you've done that, too, I'm kind of stumped; probably waiting for the patch is a good idea, imo. There are a bunch of other side quests you can do around the island that you might not need Inez for, unless you've done them already. : )

Just out of curiosity: https://outerworlds2.obsidian.net/issue-tracker#4fXOqTjt-unable-to-complete-a-companion-quest-due-to-tristan-appearing-underground-on-the-incognito-ar-126589 I wonder if this is a repeat of the "infinite ladder" bug in The Outer Worlds that Taylor posted about? Is Tristan in the middle of some kind of furniture action (in particularly, has he entered the ladder) when the player starts speaking to another companion (and so he can't exit, and is climbing underground)?

I'm sure it will, that's awesome detail!

With respect to the "disappearing skeleton Crabble bug" that's being tracked (here: https://outerworlds2.obsidian.net/issue-tracker#OD3KJctv-skeleton-crabbles-corpse-can-disappear-underground-ar-122102 ), I did notice that there is one active crabble enemy that is trapped in the underground space around the Mysterious Cave on Paradise Island in my game (XBox S). Sometimes it will aggro on me and trigger the combat loop, but no combat is possible because, well, it's trapped under the ground colliders. I haven't tried shooting it anyway, though, which might be something to try, because I noticed (and reported) that when going after the Raptidon Matriarch, if you stay on the righthand-most ledge in the passageway just before the entrance to her den, Niles and Inez can shoot through at least three meters of solid rock and nickle and dime her to death because she won't chase you into the passageway. Note that I did have Inez mix the pheromones with Nebulium to make the matriarch woozy; not sure if this had an impact on what happened with respect to her not chasing us. As a cowered, this tactic pleased me, but I reported it as it might be a bit unbalanced. ; )

Possibly the audio issue you're describing is here: https://outerworlds2.obsidian.net/issue-tracker#xO8M8NaQ- I've seen another person report disappearing food, but it isn't in the Issue Tracker yet (for what it's worth).

What console/system are you using -- are you on PS5? (There was an update to the PS5 to get people their bonus packs, and I'm wondering if -- since one of the bonuses is a pet sprat -- that has something to do with it.)

For anyone having issues with this, it's being tracked in AR-126155: https://outerworlds2.obsidian.net/issue-tracker#VafUeB7L-players-unable-to-recruit-inez-ar-126155

I keep thinking that any data, all data, might be useful, because I keep thinking of Taylor Swope's hilarious thread on Twitter/X about the "Infinite Ladder" glitch in The Outer Worlds.

I pick up everything too, 100% get you on that. I will keep an eye on this also and report if it starts happening to me (on XBox). More data == a pattern that might get the devs to the solution quicker. : )

So it really sounds like recruiting Inez requires the "Diabolical Drones of Doom" mission, and you need to accomplish some key things: o You've got to talk to Trooper Faulker to trigger the quest (I'm betting you really need to do this first) o You need to complete the quest o You might need to destroy all drones in the area, not just the ones in the "Drone Corral" o And if you have the ability to deactivate the drones (your skills are high enough that you get that option), you need to deactivate the drones (even if you've destroyed them all). That last point was what I needed in order to get Inez to show up in the Town Hall, which then fired off the argument and gave me the ability to recruit her.

Ah, drat, I was hoping that would recursively fix the problem. It's still a good data point for the devs tho, I think. Thanks for trying!