Factory Fracas

**Factory Fracas** is a quest in *Wasteland 3: Battle of Steeltown*.

## Background

*Abigail Markham wants us to go down to her War-Bot Factory and end the conflict there between the workers and the guards. She has also requested that we minimize casualties and destruction.*

## Walkthrough

Welcome to the middle of an old timey labor dispute! Pinkertons, err, Karl Ludlow's goons are trying to break a strike led by Salene Crow, and you're here to break the stalemate. Pick up disruption guns from Lazar Blazer (Markham *really* doesn't like her workers being shot) and head with Di in tow to the elevator.

Down there you're introduced to Ludlow and Crow in the middle of a conversation, which ends with Karl angrily shooting the holoprojector and bemoaning his inability to murder workers because of Markham's order and, more importantly, the giant armored door separating him from his victims. After a brief discussion, Di proposes blasting through the door with a laser cannon mounted on a war-bot (good thing you're in the war-bot factory). So you have your marching orders. Ludlow will stay behind, but not out of your hair. Head over to the assembly line through the door near the control booth.

Your first encounter is with Giles, on the barricades. Approach the robot dog and you get the chance to introduce yourself and more importantly, defuse the situation. The workers ask for the robot dog to be shut down and stop harassing them. You can call Ludlow and get him to disable it with Kiss Ass 8. After the dog's done, Giles is willing to provide some more context on the situation, describing Ludlow's management style, and eventually he'll ask the big question: Why are your Rangers trying to get through? You can openly declare what you want to do, but need Kiss Ass 8 to explain that cutting through the door is *necessary* to resolve the conflict. In the nearby locked shed (Lockpick 8 and Explosives 8 for the trap) you'll find Luna Moon. Head up the stairs to the northwest to reach the war-bot leg assembly section.

After assembling the legs, head down to the next station, south. You'll run into Reg, who is busy tearing apart the machines with his crew. You can pacify some of his crew with Hard Ass 8, as they will wilt once they consider the risk of being shot, rather than stunned. The resulting combat encounter will be an introduction to a new mechanic, Powerloaders, which lock on and attack targets with wanton abandon. Remember to use disruption weapons to deal with the workers non-lethally (and dismiss your friendly critters). Then just reassemble the bot.

The final step is the laser cannon. Combat here is unavoidable and you'll be facing four workers under Mabelle and a powerloader. After disposing of them, mount the laser gun on the war-bot. Then head out the northern door and return to Ludlow to make the big decision: Side with Crow, Ludlow, or something else entirely. Before the war bot starts cutting, Di will offer to disable the war-bot to keep the non-lethal options open, once the door is destroyed. You can agree to score points.

Inside is the big finale, a confrontation between Salene Crow and Ludlow, where you can act as a mediating party and listen to both sides. Ludlow plays up his humanitarian side, that he deliberately disobeyed orders from the Computation Engine to give the workers some slack (while profiting off it handsomely, as Crow points out), and that he was just following orders. Crow explains that the situation was completely unbearable and (true to history) that the only possible moment for striking was with the gangs closing in, which would force management to come to the table and bargain with the workers. Crow will generally be *much* more open to the Rangers if they didn't kill anyone on the way in.

Finally, you have to choose: Arrest Crow, Ludlow, or both of them. This devolves into a brutal fight where you have Crow in a powerloader and her rebellious workers, Ludlow with robots, and if you decided to arrest both, a *menage a trois*. Once the chosen enemies are down to about 1/3 health, they'll yield, giving you the option to arrest them.

Outcomes
* Crow: Salene will ask the Rangers to bring a list of demands upstairs to Markham. The workers will get back to work. Mention this to Markham and she will agree to talk.
* Ludlow:
* Both: Markham thanked the Rangers for getting rid of both Ludlow and Crow. She hopes the factory will run smoother now without them.

## Rewards

* Elite pneumatic gauntlet recipe, Money
* Hazard shield generator drops from Crow followers if sided against her, otherwise given by Abigail Markham.
* Eliminator drops from Karl Ludlow.

## Raw strings

Strings
```
        "Factory Fracas",
        "Find Karl Ludlow in the Steeltown Factory.",
        "Activate the power to the assembly line.",
        "Defeat Karl Ludlow and his Guard-bots.",
        "Defeat Salene Crow and her forces.",
        "Return to Markham in the Administration Level.",
        "You sided with the workers and defeated Karl Ludlow",
        "You sided with the guards and defeated Salene Crow",
        "You took no side, and defeated both Karl Ludlow and Salene Crow",
        "Defeat Karl Ludlow, Salene Crow, and both their forces.",
        "Confront Crow in the foundry.",
        "Use the assembly line to build a truck.",
        "Assemble a War-bot.",
        "Attach the war-bot torso to the legs.",
        "Mount the Laser to the War-bot.",
        "Return to the Factory Lift.",
        "Open the Foundry Door.",
        "Obtain disruption weapons from Lazar Blazer in Admin R&D.",
        "Turned Steeltown hostile.",
        "Abigail Markham wants us to go down to her War-Bot Factory and end the conflict there between the workers and the guards. She has also requested that we minimize casualties and destruction.\n\n[Reward: [Dropset: DRP_DLC1_d2101_ResolveFactoryConflict_Reward_KilledBoth]]",
        "Abigail Markham told us to speak to her chief of security, Karl Ludlow, in the factory. He'll be able to update us on the situation down there.",
        "We have to assemble a truck to get into the foundry and deal with Salene Crow. The first thing we have to do is turn the power back on in the control room, near the factory lift.",
        "We tried to arrest Ludlow peacefully, but he doesn't want go without a fight.",
        "We decided to cut the uprising off at the head by arresting Crow. She's decided to stage a final stand.",
        "The uprising in the factory is resolved. We should report the outcome to Markham.",
        "Markham thanked us for getting rid of Karl Ludlow, and she promised to speak to Salene Crow soon about the workers' concerns.",
        "Markham thanked us for getting rid of the rabble-rouser, Salene Crow. She hopes the factory will run smoother without her. ",
        "Markham thanked us for getting rid of both Ludlow and Crow. She hopes the factory will run smoother now without them. ",
        "Both Crow and Ludlow are too dangerous to continue in their positions, and they've proved it by refusing to submit to arrest.",
        "The door to the foundry is now open. It's time to deal with Crow.",
        "If we follow the assembly line, we should be able to figure out what part is needed next.",
        "To get through the blast doors to Crow, we'll need a cutting laser mounted on a war-bot, but we're going to have to use the assembly line to build it. First, we'll need to assemble the legs.",
        "The next part for our war-bot is the torso. A workshop to the south is where it can be attached to the legs.",
        "The laser assembly room is just to the west. We'll be able to mount the laser to the war-bot there and send it to the factory floor.",
        "We mounted the laser on our war-bot. Now we just have to return to the factory lift, where the warbot will be delivered.",
        "We've got the war-bot-mounted laser in position. Now we can cut our way into the foundry and deal with Crow.",
        "Markham told us to arm ourselves with disruption weapons that will allow us to take down workers nonlethally. Lazar Blazer, the R&D provisions clerk, is holding some for us.",
        "With the leadership of Steeltown hostile, we cannot complete this mission.",
        "Herrera says there's a cutting laser in the body shop that can get through the blast doors, but it's too big to carry. We'll have to use the assembly line to build a truck that can carry it.",
        "Salene Crow is the leader of the worker uprising.",
        "We've activated the factory's assembly line. First part we'll need is a chassis.",
        "We've assembled a chassis for the vehicle. Now we need an engine.",
        "We've secured an engine for the vehicle. Now we need to get the laser onto it.",
        "We mounted the laser onto the vehicle. Now we just need to roll it off the assembly line.",
        "We finished the vehicle. We should drive it back to Roland over by the factory entrance.",
        "To assemble the truck, ",
        "First, we need a chassis.",
        "Salene Crow is the leader of the worker uprising.",
        "We found an engine in the workshop, but it's not finished.",
        "A group of neutral workers have a working engine, but they won't allow us to take it.",
        "We acquired a working engine for our truck. Now we have to mount it onto the assembly line.",
        "We completed the engine in the workshop. It's ready for use now."

 Cut
```
Factory Fracas
Find Roland Herrera in the Steeltown Factory
Activate the power to the assembly line.
Kill Roland Herrera and his Guards
Kill Salene Crow and her forces
Return to Markham in the Arcology
You sided with the workers and killed Roland Herrera
You sided with the guards and killed Salene Crow
You took no side, and killed both Roland Herrera and Salene Crow
Kill Roland Herrera, Salene Crow, and their forces
Confront Crow in the Foundry
Use the assembly line to build a truck.
Acquire a chassis.
Acquire an engine
Acquire the cutting laser
Acquire the finished truck.
Drive the truck back to Herrera.
Go to the Steeltown Factory and end the conflict between the workers and the guards.\nMarkham has requested we minimize violence and destruction in the Factory.
Abigail Markham has asked us to find her chief of security, Roland Herrera, down in the factory. He'll be able to update us on the situation down there.
We have to assemble a truck to get into the foundry and deal with Salene Crow. The first thing we have to do is turn the power back on in the control room, near the factory lift.
We tried to take Herrera in peacefully to end his abuse of the workers, but he doesn't want go without a fight.
We decided to cut off the uprising at its head by eliminating Crow. She's decided to stage a final stand.
The uprising in the factory is resolved. We should report the outcome to Markham.
You sided with the workers and killed Roland Herrera
You sided with the guards and killed Salene Crow
You took no side, and killed both Roland Herrera and Salene Crow
Both Crow and Herrera are too dangerous to live. They both deserve some Ranger justice.
The door to the foundry is now open. It's time to deal with Crow.
If we follow the assembly line, we should be able to figure out what part is needed next.
Apparently, the first part we need to throw on the assembly line is the chassis. There should be a room near the start of the line where we can find one.
The next part for our truck is the engine. There should be a workshop nearby where those are assembled.
Our truck rolled down the line into the body shop, where Herrera said the cutting laser is located. We should mount it on the truck next.
We mounted the laser on our truck. Now we just have to drive it off the assembly line.
We've got the truck and the laser. We should drive back to Herrera so that we can cut our way into the foundry and deal with Crow.
Herrera says there's a cutting laser in the body shop that can get through the blast doors, but it's too big to carry. We'll have to use the assembly line to build a truck that can carry it.
Salene Crow is the leader of the worker uprising.
We've activated the factory's assembly line. First part we'll need is a chassis.
We've assembled a chassis for the vehicle. Now we need an engine.
We've secured an engine for the vehicle. Now we need to get the laser onto it.
We mounted the laser onto the vehicle. Now we just need to roll it off the assembly line.
We finished the vehicle. We should drive it back to Roland over by the factory entrance.
To assemble the truck,
First, we need a chassis.
We've assembled a chassis. Now we just need to mount it on the main assembly line.
We found an engine in the workshop, but it's not finished.
A group of neutral workers have a working engine, but they won't allow us to take it.
We acquired a working engine for our truck. Now we have to mount it onto the assembly line.
We completed the engine in the workshop. It's ready for use now."

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