Walkthrough for the mission Accidents Happen in the game Starfield. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the mission smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Faction Missions
Faction: Ryujin Industries
Prerequisites: To play this mission, you must first complete the mission Sowing Discord.
This mission starts automatically once you've completed the previous Ryujin mission - "Sowing Discord". Talk to Imogene and you will find out what task she has for you this time. Imogene will give you the ARC Device that you need to plant.
I should talk to Imogene to find out what my next assignment is.
Note: There is a slight chance that it could be a different location than HopeTech.
I need to travel to HopeTech on Polvo in the Valo system to plant an ARC device.
Travel to Valo System > Polvo, and land at HopeTown.
Enter the HopeTech building.
I need to plant the ARC device I was given in HopeTech. I should be careful and not get caught.
Go through the door located to the left of the reception area. This will bring you to a large hangar.
You now need to get inside the large ship. If you have a problem with this then the easiest way is to use the scanner and follow the path it shows.
Enter the ship and then go up the ladder to the upper deck. There you will find the panel on which you are to place the device. Do it when the guard is not looking in your direction.
I successfully planted the ARC device. I need to return to Imogene at Ryujin Tower to let her know.
Return to Imogene at Ryujin Tower. This will complete this mission, you will receive 100 XP, credits and random item such as digipicks or booster. The next mission - "Maintaining the Edge" - will automatically start.
I successfully planted an ARC device for Ryujin Industries at HopeTech.
After completing this mission, you will be able to play the mission Maintaining the Edge.