Maintaining the Edge is the seventh story mission for Ryujin Industries in Starfield. This mission potentially marks the halfway point of the story (if you get Managing Assets as a mission later) as there are a total of 14 potential missions.
Summary[]
You are to steal a ship engine prototype schematic to ensure Ryujin stays ahead of the competition.
Quick Walkthrough[]
- Talk to Imogene
- Travel to Trident Luxury Lines Staryard
- Obtain the schematic
- Return to Imogene at Ryujin Tower
Detailed Walkthrough[]
The results of your Astral Lounge escapade are in. Depending on how well you performed in Accidents Happen, Imogene will give you a rundown of the results. Imogene will brief you on the mission, then you'll be on your way. To stay on top of the market, Ryujin needs to know what the competition is doing - you need to steal some schematics for a new engine from Trident Luxury Lines Staryard that is rumored to be 17% more efficient than any engine on the market.
Head to the Trident Luxury Lines Staryard. It orbits Akila in the Cheyenne system. The schematic will be in a novice-locked chest in a novice-locked room near Gladys Coffin. You can close the shutters to reduce visibility and help make the theft easier. There is an expert locked vent in a side room near Jia Chen at the front desk that you can use that will drop you next to a vent with openings large enough to access the chest. If you take the vent route, on your way down, watch out for the Heatleech nests inside the vent. After you've obtained the prototype schematic, head back to Imogene at Ryujin Tower.
On request, Imogene will explain that what they will use the schematic for: If they find anything notable, the R&D team will reverse engineer the new engine schematic and bring it to market faster than Trident can, all while making it unrecognizable from Trident's prototype. She will then let you she is delivering the schematic to Veena, and that Ularu wants to see you. Imogene has upgraded your security level so that you can access the Executive floor where Ularu's office is located and directs you to Maeve. Imogene will be close behind you for your meeting with Ularu.
After this, the mission will end and you will receive your reward - which follows the same reward structure as prior missions: if you didn't have any "setbacks" you will receive the full reward.
Rewards[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- During this mission (or before - please crosscheck) a new dialogue option becomes available with Jupiter Ellicott. You can persuade her to give some more information about the corruption happening within Ryujin. She will explain a little bit about the cutthroat nature at the executive level - she wouldn't be surprised if Ryujin executives sabotaged their competitors.... or each other.