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The Elusive Crane
You’ll automatically obtain The Elusive Crane main quest after completing Strength in Numbers!
The Elusive Crane Objectives
Follow Duchess
At the start of The Elusive Crane, you’ll need to follow Duchess upstairs.
Wake Crane
Interact with Crane to wake him up.
Determine Crane’s fate
Decide what you will.
Collect the map and keycard from Crane
Loot Crane to obtain the RobCo Experimental Cache Keycard and Crane’s Map.
Find Crane’s treasure
Head to Gauley Mine and make your way to the area will all the metal stairs. The code to get into the locked room is 071990, which can be found on a piece of paper posted to the bulletin board directly across (north) of the door to the locked room. Enter the room and proceed through the hole in the wall. Activate the ID Card Reader to the left of the door then head inside the RobCo Auto-Cache #001. Head through this area to find the Cache Control Room Key on the desk in the office overlooking the cache. Once you grab the key, push the button in this room then proceed into the next room to your right. This will bring you to a large open area with 2 turrets. Take out the turrets then approach the door.
Find a way to open the cache door
Return to the office (left when you exit the room) and interact with the System Registration Terminal on the wall. You will need to unlock it first by solving the puzzle. Afterwards, select “Register Pip-Boy Device”. Exit the terminal then return to the door in the large room.
Loot the cache
Loot what you would like then make your way to the blue door and open it. Head down the short hallway and go through a brown door to reach an area with a lot of chairs. Grab the Mega-Dispenser Test Token from the podium then put it in the slot machine for whichever weapon you would like. Your choices are Energy Weapon, Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol, Unarmed, Two-Handed Melee Weapon and One-Handed Melee Weapon.
Speak to Duchess
Exit the area and return to the Wayward. Inside you’ll be confronted by Roper.
Deal with Roper
If you have the Strength, you can give him the key to the cache and let him take what’s inside. Alternatively, you can attack and kill him or hand over the weapon you chose. There is also a Charisma option if your skill is high enough.
Speak to Duchess
Afterwards, speak with Duchess to complete The Elusive Crane quest.
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