The Outer Worlds 2 Gameplay Guide: Pursuing Purloined Propaganda

The Outer Worlds 2 offers players an incredible variety of approaches to quests, allowing for an engaging mix of dialogue, stealth, and hacking. However, one quest stands out for its unique objective: ‘In Pursuit of Purloined Propaganda.’ This mission requires players to find an extensive number of magazines, providing a somewhat linear task compared to the usual freedom of exploration.

Despite its simplicity, the quest is worthwhile, especially for those in the early chapters of the game. The journey takes players across the vibrant world of Paradise, enabling access to key fast travel points that will ease the completion of future quests. This guide aims to streamline your search for these magazines, ensuring you can return to the more adventurous aspects of the game swiftly.

The Outer Worlds 2 Guide – In Pursuit of Purloined Propaganda

Locate Redactor Quesnel

Redactor Quesnel on her balcony with mountains in the vista. — Redactor Quesnel in The Outer Worlds 2.

To initiate this quest, first locate Redactor Quesnel. She can be found at her home on a porch to the west of Fairfield, as shown in the map provided.

Map indicating player location and various points of interest. — Finding Redactor Quesnel’s location on the map.

Engaging with Quesnel will set you on the right path. Agree to assist her in locating copies of the ‘Science Adventures Quarterly, ’ featuring various thrilling space stories. While she remains on her porch, seize the opportunity to loot her house for Bit Cartridges and other resources. Remember, a key gameplay tip in The Outer Worlds 2 is to continuously loot your environment.

Collecting All Ten Science Adventure Magazines

There are a total of ten magazines to find. It’s advisable to return to Redactor Quesnel with each discovery, as doing so grants experience points, bits, and other rewards. The first reward comes after you present just one magazine, followed by additional benefits after collecting four and all ten magazines which include a unique Townie Clothing set and significant XP.

Below is a guide on the locations of the ten magazine issues, arranged in a more efficient collection order starting from Quesnel’s house:

Science Adventures Quarterly #5: Located just north of Quesnel’s home, this magazine is easily accessible and allows for a quick return to her for your first reward.

Magazine #5 found in this house.
Science Adventures Quarterly #3: The third issue can be discovered northwest of Quesnel’s porch. Follow the road north to issue #5, then head west to find it on a table outside a house.

Magazine #3 on a table (outside a house).
Science Adventures Quarterly #8: Navigate south from the location of issue #3 to the coastline. You’ll find the eighth magazine on the second floor of a tower, but be prepared to face several crabbles.

Magazine #8 is on the second floor of this tower.
Science Adventures Quarterly #6: Fast travel back to Fairfield, then head east along the coast. You’ll find this issue in a fisherman’s hut, lying on a bed alongside useful items, including an Advanced Decryption Key.

Magazine #6 found here.
Science Adventures Quarterly #2: From the Crabble Tower, head south along the coastline. This magazine is on a porch outside of a sealed house. Be cautious, as you’ll need to jump over to reach it.

Magazine #2 at the southern point of the map.
Science Adventures Quarterly #9: This issue is located at the top of a cliff that can be reached either by fixing a lift (requires Engineer skills) or by using a cleverly placed ramp of boxes. Be on guard for a raptidon ambush upon entering the building where you find this issue.

Issue #9 found in a raptidon ambush trap.
Science Adventures Quarterly #1: This final magazine is a journey to the east, where it is guarded by large crabbles. If you have already visited Westport, fast-travel there and head to the designated location for easy access.

Magazine #1 located north of Westport.
Science Adventures Quarterly #4: Reaching this issue marks the halfway point of your quest. You’ll need to cross a bridge guarded by the Protectorate forces. Once across, head east to find issue #4 at a fisherman’s hut along the coast.

Magazine #4 at a fisherman’s hut.
Science Adventures Quarterly #7: This issue is close to number 10, located nearly northwest from #4. Expect to find this magazine in a small hut, located in a Protectorate-controlled area.

Magazine #7 inside a controlled farm.
Science Adventures Quarterly #10: Head slightly northwest from the hut where you found issue #7. The last magazine can be found on a table outside a fisherman’s hut. Eliminate any Crabbles and Raptidons in the area to safely collect this magazine.

Magazine #10 found here.