How to get the Contacts you want?

[TheMultiVitamin]

I'm trying to have this character only do Science Origin contacts on Blue side, which would normally be Jonathan St. John Smythe in the Atlas Park City Hall, to Samuel Pierce, then to Jill Pastor from him. Except instead of that happening, Johnathan introduced me to someone not Samuel, but someone who could potentially introduce me to him, and it just kept going down that road instead of actually introducing me to Samuel Pierce. Now I'm level 9 and got introduced to Jill Pastor, skipping Samuel Pierce entirely! Samuel is still a 5-14 Contact while Jill is a 9-15 Contact, and when I talk to Samuel he just tells me to talk to Jill!

I recall there was some way to actually get the contact you want, but I can't remember what it was or if I was just fabricating it mentally, though the Contacts page on the Wiki says that Detectives/Brokers introduce contacts that you haven't already met in your level range, so would it be just doing Radio Band and a Safeguard mission to get introduced to Samuel, and keep doing those until Samuel is introduce (potentially via turning off EXP gain)?

[High_Beam]

Find Contacts.  But I think this ols post talks about the limitations.

 

 

[TheMultiVitamin]

23 minutes ago, High_Beam said:

Find Contacts.  But I think this ols post talks about the limitations.

 

 

 

Yea I tried that, he's not an option there either unfortunately.

Edited November 4 by TheMultiVitamin

[Sovera]

I'm not sure if this fits what you are after, but with the help of the wiki to uncover the names of the contacts/levels/name of the storyline wouldn't Orobouros have it? This hinges on knowing the names though which is a catch-22 if those aren't known.

 

Orouboros does not have the storylines separated, but clicking on each shows the contact. So while tedious you could be able to click on each and take the quests from the contact if the name matches the wiki.

[TheMultiVitamin]

7 minutes ago, Sovera said:

I'm not sure if this fits what you are after, but with the help of the wiki to uncover the names of the contacts/levels/name of the storyline wouldn't Orobouros have it? This hinges on knowing the names though which is a catch-22 if those aren't known.

 

Orouboros does not have the storylines separated, but clicking on each shows the contact. So while tedious you could be able to click on each and take the quests from the contact if the name matches the wiki.

I'm trying to avoid Ouroboros entirely to try and level this character organically and only going there once I hit Incarnate level.

Also just tested it, doing Radio missions and a Safeguard mission did not in fact have the Detective introduce me to Samuel Pierce 😭

[The Chairman]

These are the Science origin contacts according to the Homecoming Wiki:

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/SERAPH

 

As you can see, there are multiple contacts in each level band until you start getting to higher levels. These contacts all share the same mission pool. When Jonathan St. John Smythe referred you to someone other than Samuel, was it one of the folks on this list?

 

Additionally, origin type contacts will offer to introduce you to contacts for other origins if you are in their level band. Generally, it is only after you progress into the next level band that they will introduce you to the next one in the chain. For example, if you complete all of Samuel Pierce's missions, but you are only L8, he won't introduce you to Jill Pastor. He will introduce you to contacts for the other origins as appropriate for your level instead. Once you hit L10, he'll introduce you to Jill or another contact on the SERAPH list from the next level band.

[TheMultiVitamin]

1 hour ago, The Chairman said:

These are the Science origin contacts according to the Homecoming Wiki:

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/SERAPH

 

As you can see, there are multiple contacts in each level band until you start getting to higher levels. These contacts all share the same mission pool. When Jonathan St. John Smythe referred you to someone other than Samuel, was it one of the folks on this list?

 

Additionally, origin type contacts will offer to introduce you to contacts for other origins if you are in their level band. Generally, it is only after you progress into the next level band that they will introduce you to the next one in the chain. For example, if you complete all of Samuel Pierce's missions, but you are only L8, he won't introduce you to Jill Pastor. He will introduce you to contacts for the other origins as appropriate for your level instead. Once you hit L10, he'll introduce you to Jill or another contact on the SERAPH list from the next level band.

Yea I was hoping it would do that but it evidently didn't. Once I got to 5 he introduced me to Henry, who then introduced me to people not on the list at all though who all have a chance to offer Samuel as a contact (they never did), and each subsequent one just were never on this list nor were they introducing my to Samuel Pierce, until I hit level 9 and one of them introduced me to Jill, subverting Samuel entirely.

[The Chairman]

6 minutes ago, TheMultiVitamin said:

Yea I was hoping it would do that but it evidently didn't. Once I got to 5 he introduced me to Henry, who then introduced me to people not on the list at all though who all have a chance to offer Samuel as a contact (they never did), and each subsequent one just were never on this list nor were they introducing my to Samuel Pierce, until I hit level 9 and one of them introduced me to Jill, subverting Samuel entirely.

 That's because Henry and Samuel have the same missions. Once you got Henry, you were never going to get Samuel since they don't repeat.

 

In a similar way, now that you have been introduced to Jill Pastor, you will never be introduced to Kyle Peck or Tristan Caine because all three contacts give "The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot" arc as well as the same non-arc missions.

Edited November 4 by The Chairman

[TheMultiVitamin]

14 hours ago, The Chairman said:

 That's because Henry and Samuel have the same missions. Once you got Henry, you were never going to get Samuel since they don't repeat.

 

In a similar way, now that you have been introduced to Jill Pastor, you will never be introduced to Kyle Peck or Tristan Caine because all three contacts give "The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot" arc as well as the same non-arc missions.

Oh god you're right, I completely forgot about that, christ my memory is going 😭 Thanks for the info!

[EmmettHarrell]

On 11/5/2024 at 3:26 AM, The Chairman said:

These are the Science origin contacts according to the Homecoming Wiki:

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/SERAPH

 

As you can see, there are multiple contacts in each level band until you start getting to higher levels. These contacts all share the same mission pool. When Jonathan St. John Smythe referred you to someone other than Samuel, was it one of the folks on this list?

 

Additionally, origin type contacts will offer to introduce you to contacts for other origins if you are in their level band. Generally, it is only after you progress into the next level band that they will introduce you to the next one in the chain. For example, if you complete all of Samuel Pierce's missions, but you are only L8, he won't introduce you to Jill Pastor. He will introduce you to contacts for the other origins as appropriate for your level instead. Once you hit L10, he'll introduce you to Jill or another contact on the SERAPH list from the next level band.


The key is to make sure you haven't already been introduced to a contact when you get a new mission. You might need to complete missions or events that involve contacts you haven't already met. Using a Radio Band or Safeguard mission may help trigger the right introductions, as you mentioned. Turning off EXP gain could also help ensure you don't skip to the higher-level contacts prematurely. Keep focusing on missions that may eventually lead you to Samuel Pierce! As a college sophomore majoring in Engineering, I often find myself overwhelmed with homework. https://academized.com/do-my-homework provided a perfectly completed assignment on a topic I struggled with. The work was error-free, detailed, and delivered on time. The writer ensured it met the specific requirements of my professor, which earned me great feedback. Their support made my workload much more manageable, and I’ll definitely use them again!

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Edited 5 hours ago by EmmettHarrell