by Welcome to NGB and our Starfield guide on The Key Ingredient mission. This guide will walk you through starting the mission and detail the necessary steps for its completion. If you need help with a specific mission objective, check the quick links section to easily find the information needed.
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How to Start The Key Ingredient Mission
The Key Ingredient is one of the faction missions for Ryujin Industries. You’ll automatically begin this mission after completing the Guilty Parties mission.
The Key Ingredient Walkthrough
Meet Masako in Veena Kalra’s Office
Hop in the elevator and take it to the Research and Development floor. Approach Masako then speak with her. You’ll find out that the plan is to get this tech implanted in your head. Unfortunately, you don’t have a choice in this matter.
Travel to Carinae III-a
Set off for Carinae III-a, a moon of Cariane III in the Carinae System. Once there, land at CM Station RC-1.
Enter the CM Station RC-1 Mine
To enter the CM Station RC-1 Mine, you’ll need to head up the stairs on the west side of the giant structure then enter through the door at the top.
Once inside, work your way through the area to reach a set of stairs leading down. Take them to find the entrance to the mine.
Discover What Happened at CM Station RC-1
Just before exiting the first room, look to the right on a cart by the doorway to find the Mining Monthly Issue 02.
When you reach the large cavern with a drilling machine in the middle, make sure to drop down into the pit to loot some goodies!
We also had really rare ore here to mine! When you’re ready to keep exploring, take the linear walkway and defeat all the enemies you find along the way! At the end, press the switch!
Prepare yourself because when you go in the next room you’ll need to fight a group of enemies including a high level dude! Once you take down the high level enemy, loot his corpse to receive Contract Orders. Next, either read these orders then interact with the computer in this room to learn about what happened to the shipment and at CM Station RC-1.
Travel to the Clinic in the Narion System
Travel to the Clinic orbiting Deepala in the Narion System.
Discover What Infinity LTD is Doing at the Clinic
Once on board, head to the right of the reception desk to enter the Secure Wing.
As you approach the door, the guard will stop you. Use your persuasion skills to get through or if you have the Medicine skill, he’ll let you just walk right in. Enter the first room on the right to be stopped by Sean. Persuade him to tell you about what the Clinic has been doing on behalf of the Infinity LTD. When you switch over talking to Dr. Lane, you’ll have the opportunity to leave their names out of your report and can further extort them for 4000 credits to do so.
Retrieve the Rothicite Shipment
After speaking with the doctors, interact with the briefcase on the table across from Dr. Lane’s desk.
Return to Veena at Ryujin Tower
Head into Ryujin Tower and take the elevator up to the Research and Development floor. Speak with Veena in her office. Once the mission completes, you’ll receive 250 EXP and 4800 credits.
Additional Starfield Guides and Walkthroughs
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