The Kepler R is a Stroud-Eklund ship in Starfield. It’s worth getting, as she is a C-class ship that you can get for free by completing a reasonably quick side quest after progressing far enough in the story.
Your ship in Starfield is an important part of your life in space, after all it is your home and your most important weapon. The Kepler R is one of the best ships you can get, especially since it’s free and gives you a good base for customization.
Without further ado, we’re here to show you how to get the Kepler R ship in Starfield.
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How to get the Kepler R ship in Starfield
To get the Kepler R ship in Starfield, you must complete the overengineered side quest. You will only be offered this quest after the main story quest All That Money Can Buy.
Note: Some people report that the quest only became available to them after completing the story quest “High Price to Pay”. If you have trouble getting the Overengineered quest at first, you may also have to progress through the story to get it.
Once you have completed the mission or missions mentioned above, you will need to complete all of these steps in the Overengineered mission to obtain the Kepler R ship. Your choices in this mission do matters, so follow this step by step to make sure you get the right boat.
The overengineered mission begins
To start the Overengineered quest after completing the story quest ‘Everything Money Can Buy’, head to the Lodge and talk to Walter. When you talk to him, if the quest doesn’t start automatically, select the “I was wondering if you had more work for me” conversation option.
Then, continue the conversation and agree to help him start the Overdesigned quest. Your first task: find the Stroud-Eklund Staryard.
Find Stroud-Eklund Staryard
The Stroud-Eklund Staryard in Starfield is a star station called Dalvik orbiting the planet Deepala in the Narion System. The Narion System is northeast of Alpha Centauri, and is close enough that you can travel to the system with even the weakest gravitational drives.
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When you get there, you will have to dock your boat at the station and then enter. Once inside, head left (following the quest marker) until you find a meeting room. At the head of the table will be Jules Degante.
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We recommend manually saving here, in case the later step fails (it will save you a lot of credits if you have a saved file to go back to to try the conversation again).
Talk to them and they will then give you a brief summary of the problems the team is facing. The first is the budget…
Solve budget problems
The team really can’t seem to stick to a budget, and the choice you make here is crucial. If you make the wrong choice here, you won’t be able to get the Kepler R ship, you will be given a weaker (but still good) version.
When speaking to Jules about budget issues, select the ‘Bigger budget/kitchen sink’ option when it appears.
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After choosing this, you will have to convince Jules to increase the budget. If you can, we recommend that you upgrade his Persuasion skill to make this conversation easier to win. If you lose the conversation, you will have to pay 100,000 credits to continue and get the Kepler R ship.
We highly recommend going back to your most recent save if you miss the conversation, we did and we finally convinced Jules so we didn’t have to pay.
Do market research
After you solve the budget problem, you should go out and do market research for the team. Now, the objectives of the mission do have [Optional] tags but you must do both objectives:
- Complete a passenger mission
- Complete a reward mission
Completing one mission of each type will give the team enough data to build a good ship (the Kepler R). To complete a quest, go to the quest board located outside the meeting room in the reception area of the Stroud-Eklund Star Courtyard.
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Claim one quest of each type, go out and complete it (you’ll also get some credits), then return to the star courtyard to see Jules again.
Talk to Jules after completing your missions and then your final task will be to get the team to agree on a design. Follow the conversation and choose the “Engagement” option when it appears; then sit back and watch the conversation that follows.
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Pick up your boat
When the conversation is over, Jules will talk to you again and tell you to return to Walter to report your progress. He returns to the Lodge, finds Walter, tells him the good news that his ship design is back on track and then the mission will be complete.
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Once you have completed the Overengineered mission, the Kepler R will automatically appear in your ship’s inventory.
How to get the Kepler S ship in Starfield
To get the Kepler S ship in Starfield, you need to complete the overengineered mission, but when it comes to solving budget issues, you need to select the ‘Smaller Budget/Sensible Proposal’ conversation option. Then you’ll have to persuade Frank to tone down his design a bit.
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Once you’ve done this, you can continue moving forward with the mission in exactly the same way as mentioned above, but this only option for how much money you can spend on the design will give you the Kepler S instead of the Kepler R.
What are the differences between the Kepler R and Kepler S ships in Starfield?
The Kepler R and Kepler S ships in Starfield have almost completely different stats. For example: the Kepler S comes without weapons, while the Kepler R already has lasers and ballistics built in.
Which boat you choose ultimately depends on how you want to use it or if you want to sell it. If you want to make money from the boat by selling it, we recommend going for the Kepler S as it has a higher credit value. However, if you plan to use the boat, then the Kepler R is the best.
Below we have created a short list of the statistics for each ship type:
Kepler S boat statistics and details
| boat system | Statistics/Details |
|---|---|
| Class | b |
| No weapons | N/A |
| Average power of the overall system | N/A |
| Fuel | 400 |
| Peel | 689 |
| Burden | 3,200 |
| armored cargo | None |
| Reactor | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Hop | 27 years |
| Armor | 570 |
| The | None |
| bal | None |
| MSL | None |
| Mass | 1474 |
| Worth | 186,018 |
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Kepler R boat statistics and details
| boat system | Statistics/Details |
|---|---|
| Class | c |
| Overall system power medium-high | N/A |
| Fuel | 2,800 |
| Peel | 999 |
| Burden | 3,550 |
| armored cargo | None |
| Reactor | 24 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Hop | 28 years |
| Armor | 805 |
| The | 39 |
| bal | fifty |
| MSL | None |
| Mass | 2642 |
| Worth | 66,201 |
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