Wasteland 3: Battle of Steeltown — Factory Level guide

After meeting Abigail Markham and the scientists in the Admin Level, it's time to head to the Factory Level. This is where you'll confront Ludlow, Markham's security chief, and Crow, the leader of the workers' revolt. Here's our Factory Level walkthrough and guide for Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown. Note: For more information about Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown and the base game, check out our guides and features hub and expansion walkthrough. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide contains minor spoilers. Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown walkthrough - Factory Level guide We'll have a few objectives that we need to do in Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown's Factory Level, so you can refer to the pages below for the parts that you need help with: Exploring the Factory Level, meeting Luna Moon and Keith, and building the War-Bot Major Decision: Salene Crow vs. Karl Ludlow Exploring the Factory Level Once you reach the Factory Level in Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown, you'll have a chat with Karl Ludlow. Karl Ludlow Ludlow can't open the facility's door, so he asks you to build a War-Bot for him. You'll have to look for three terminals to complete the legs, chassis, and weapons system. Don't forget to check the northwest and southwest corners in the plaza. There are some traps here (Explosives 5 to 7), and a few chests with Disruption items. If you go to the eastern section, you'll find one of Ludlow's Dog-Bots getting ready to attack some workers. Two Kiss Ass 6 dialogue options will prevent a fight, and you can convince the workers that you're on their side. Note: There's a box nearby with a "Message to Luis." It's from the wife of the NPC waiting at the refugee area outside Steeltown's gates. Luna Moon There's a small building here (Lockpicking/Explosives 6) that has a character named Luna Moon. She'll just ask you if the coast is clear. She's actually part of a minor task that doesn't appear as a sidequest. It involves looking for two Fraternization Forms. One is in the large factory room (which we'll get to in a while), and the other is found in the spire area of Steeltown (which we won't reach until we're almost done with this DLC's campaign). The gist is that Luna Moon is Serena Ash's girlfriend (the vendor in the Admin Level). There's also a dude in the Steeltown Gates area who has a crush on her, apparently. Still, I'm not sure if there's an actual conclusion to these tasks. To be clear, by the time I found the second Fraternization Form in the Steeltown Spire area, Luna was no longer in this room in the Factory Level. War-Bot Legs and Keith Follow the walkway north to find a terminal. This lets you construct the War-Bot's legs. There's also a nearby doorway (Lockpicking 6). Inside, you'll meet an NPC named Keith. He's sitting on a plate since getting off of it will make the pipes spew flames. Keith will ask you to take his place temporarily since he needs to pee and clock out. You can also open the nearby locker to obtain Disruption weapons, 4x Tellurium, and a cassette outlining Ludlow's abuses. Note: Keith is part of the "Working Stiff" sidequest. If you did the first two tasks (i.e., fixing the pipes/nuts in the Admin Level), your next objective is to cover for him. However, it's also possible to talk to Keith even without doing the previous tasks. If this happens, the sidequest will bug out since Keith never clocks out, and Oluwademilade won't acknowledge that you helped him out. War-Bot Torso Go back to the previous area and head south. There are workers here who'll turn hostile once they spot you, but you can use Hard Ass 6 to make some of them leave. There's a mech, too, that'll use the "Lock On" ability which makes it dash straight for a target on its next turn. If you use your Disruption weapons, you can get past this fight through non-lethal means. Heck, even the person piloting the mech would get knocked out. Anyway, interact with the terminal to build the War-Bot Torso. War-Bot Laser and Bio-Metric Governor Go through the nearby door to find a locked room (Lockpicking 9). It has a Cryo Exo Leg Armor. There are also more workers and mechs here, but you can get the jump on them. This battle also showcases the elemental shield mechanic in Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown, making some targets beefier unless you use the correct element to bring down their shields. Interact with the terminal to attach the War-Bot's laser system. Before you leave this area to go back to Ludlow, you can check out one of the side doors (Lockpicking 9/Nerd Stuff 7). Inside, you'll find the Worker's Incentive Prototype, 4x Tellurium, and the bio-metric governor needed by BF and/or Enrico in the Admin Level. Note: If you want to follow Enrico's advice, you'll need to take this item and steal the other one in the EEG machine in the Admin Level. Anyway, let's go back to Ludlow. There's going to be a major decision to make followed by a huge battle. We'll discuss these in the next part of our guide. Major Decision: Salene Crow vs. Karl Ludlow Open the doorway leading back to the main area. The War-Bot is fully assembled and Karl Ludlow is just itching to confront Salene Crow. With Di by your side, she'll ask you if you wish to make adjustments to the War-Bot. You can either have it fire Disruption rounds (non-lethal) or stick to its original programming (lethal). Anyway, let the War-Bot destroy the doorway. Salene Crow, astride her mech, will accuse Ludlow of abusing the workers. Ludlow has a very flimsy defense and, if you picked up the cassette tape from earlier, you'll know that he's a scumbag. You do have a major decision to make: Side with Salene Crow and the workers. Side with Ludlow and the bots. The moral choice here is to side with Crow and the workers (which is what I went with). This leads to a fight against Ludlow and several bots. The Disruption debuff won't work against them even if you manage to reach 10x stacks, and you won't be able to knock out Ludlow either. Instead, use your lethal weapons to eliminate the hostiles. As for Ludlow, Crow will tend to beeline for him, using powerful mech swings and rocket blasts. He'll surrender once his HP drops below 50%. You have the option to arrest or kill him. Afterward, you can tell Crow that you'll talk to Markham on her behalf. Note: I wasn't able to follow the story if you side with Ludlow against Crow. To be clear, Crow herself figures prominently in Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown's main quest, so you might see a different result down the line. Pick up your loot and check out the rest of this chamber. There's a chest at the far end with 4x Tellurium and a Disruption Field Grenade Launcher for your Kodiak. At the opposite end, you'll find a toaster (Toaster Repair 6) that has the first Fraternization Clearance letter for Luna Moon and Serena Ash. Again, I'm not sure if this can be completed properly since finding the second letter doesn't lead to any additional dialogue, and Luna Moon herself leaves the Factory Level. In any case, it's time to return to Abigail Markham in the Admin Level. She'll give you another task, and that's to find her old partner, Blue. It's time to go to the Scrapyard. Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown is available via Steam. For more information, check out our guides/features hub and expansion walkthrough.

Wasteland 3: Battle of Steeltown — Factory Level guide

Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown walkthrough – Factory Level guide

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