With the quests within quests in Starfield, you’ll never run out of things to do. There will always be someone who needs something in each system you travel to. The secret to finding these quests is socializing with the locals.
Upon completing the Defensive Measures Quest, you automatically have the False Positives quest initiated. This quest doesn’t take long at all; however, it is interesting to see how a previous mission unfolds. Luckily you’ve already done the hard part with the previous mission, so this should take no time at all to complete.
Location
You will complete this quest in Akila City which will be located on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
Speak With Keoni
After you’ve waited the 24 hours for Keoni to collect her data, you must find her and speak with her about her findings. You may find her standing outside the Stoneroot Inn which is a place you may recall from the Beer Run Quest. She will tell you that she received the data from the seismic sensors, and she needs help.
She promises that this time you won’t have to do anything that gets you in trouble. Due to the sensors you helped put around the city, Davis Wilson is furious and now no one in security will even speak with Keoni.
She needs to coordinate with them because the data she received back wasn’t what she expected. She’s concerned that someone has been messing with the system. Keoni wants you to ask around to see if you can get any information about it.
Talk To Davis Wilson
Once you leave Keoni, you’ll need to find Davis. Following your marker on the screen, you may find him on top of the wall perimeter. He will tell you he has more important things to worry about than Keoni’s data. He’s been tracking the Ashta for a while now but recently their behavior is off.
If you have the Zoology trait, you can utilize it in your dialogue reassuring Davis that the sensors wouldn’t have caused this as they passively collect data. He will tell you what you said makes sense, but something is riling them up. He will ask if you want to join him out there to be another set of eyes.
Meet Davis At East Gate
He will ask you if you’re ready to go. You can take this opportunity to go grab some more equipment if you need it then meet him back at the gate. Once you’re ready, tell him and you guys will begin your Ashta adventure.
Follow Ashta Tracks
The tracks from the Ashta don’t match up with their normal patterns. You’ll follow Davis as he stops periodically to examine these tracks and tells you a bit of information as to why something’s off about them. You’ll come across a security bot that was sent out to mimic the Ashta.
Defeat Ashta
A few Ashta will spawn around you, and you will need to defeat them to continue with the mission. Luckily, these enemies aren’t even close to the hardest enemies in the game, so the three should be fairly easy to take down.
Finding Who’s Responsible
When you speak with Davis again, he will question who is responsible for this. You can suggest “Ms. Alpin”, however since she was baffled by the data herself, it’s unlikely she sabotaged her own data. When you tell him that Keoni did not do it, he will agree with you.
He tells you he’s pretty sure it’s someone from Akila Security as they’re the only ones who have access to those robots. While he investigates, he wants you to go check the access logs on the computer at the barracks and see who signed for this robot last.
Search Security Logs
Follow your marker to find the Barracks. It will be located behind Shepherd’s General Store on your left when you enter Akila City. When you enter the Barracks, the database will be located on your right on the wall.
The Patrol notes don’t hold too much information but in the Access Logs, you can click on equipment check out and robot updates. Under the Robot Updates, it says the last entry was from Kirklin, B. The notes state that Data Corruption was detected.
Speak With Bailey Kirklin
After reading the Robot Updates in the security logs, you must find Bailey Kirklin who may be found right outside the Barracks. She will sound a little on edge asking if anything bad happened while you were out with Davis. You can choose to tell her he’s not going to be happy when he hears she sent the robot out, you’re both fine no thanks to her, or that you checked the security logs.
If you choose that he’s not going to be happy when he hears that she sent the robot out, she claims it was only supposed to mess up the data to help Davis out. You can now tell her if she gives you credits you won’t tell Davis, that it’s time to start looking for a new job, or that you’ll tell Davis to go easy on her. If you tell her she better start looking for another job, she’ll tell you she was just trying to make life easier for Davis.
Kill The Ashta
While you’re searching for Davis, you’ll notice Ashta have entered the city. You will then have to defeat it before speaking with Davis. It should only be a level 5 or so, so it won’t take long to down.
Tell Davis About Robot
When you speak to Davis, you will have a chance to lie, tell him Bailey is the culprit, or explain she did it to make your life easier. He will say thank you for the information, and he will deal with it. He will then tell you that Alpin will have a chance to try her data again and that it could prove to be useful.
Rewards
You will receive 6300 credits along with 75 xp for completing this mission.