Guide for Truth Seeker and Uncomfortable Truths badges (Erin West optional objectives)

[Derek Icelord]

Did you at any point before doing Erin West's arc, (flashback or otherwise), complete Tavish Bell's related arcs? To my knowledge, doing West's arc as a flashback does not change the requirements to have done the listed arcs previously.

[JKCarrier]

19 hours ago, Display Name said:

If I do *his* arc in Flashback, will that count?

 

It should, yes. That's how I did Kelly Uqua's arc, and I was able to talk to her in West's arc and get the badge.

[Petrograd]

On 7/2/2025 at 5:05 PM, Display Name said:

I'm doing the Flashback version and the *only* contact I have in my active contact list is Erin West.  And my inactive list is empty.  To be fair, I tried to talk to them in the contact run before while attempting this arc and Tavish Bell acted like we'd never met.  Which is highly likely.  In this run, Tavish is also telling me I have better things to do.

 

What am I doing wrong?  I have the feeling that you're going to tell me that I have to get Tavish as a "natural" contact before attempting Erin West's arc and then approaching him in person during her Flashback.  If I do *his* arc in Flashback, will that count?  Or maybe I'm just completely off...

I've done the arc on multiple characters including ones I did all 3 external contacts through Flashback only, and still gotten the badges. 2 things I can think of:
- If you're doing Erin West's arc via flashback, you have to go talk to the contacts in person. They won't show up in your Inactive Contacts to call, but if you have the Souvenirs and walk up to them in person they should talk to you. Their locations are in the guide.
- To talk to Tavish Bell, you need to complete both of his arcs: The Code Merlin and Vigilante Justice. Make sure you've done both, and try it again.
(You can also still get the badges with just Six and Uqua and skip Bell, if you collect all their clues.)

If Tavish won't talk to you after you've done both... I dunno, could be a bug, consider reporting it.

[Petrograd]

On 6/24/2025 at 7:15 PM, DoctorDelaware said:

Last two runs I couldn't get the "Gone but Not Forgotten" prompt, even though I followed all the instructions

The first time I went for the Uncomfortable Truths badge (which I got) but played it straight for the second

not sure what I'm doing wrong

(weird thing is I got it in my original run, when I didn't know what to do. Didn't get the badge because I blew it later.)

 

My best guess is, there are other things you can do that West disapproves of, and I don't know each and every one. You might've aggravated her too much if you asked too many questions or criticized her or flirted with her as Rikmach said. Usually I can still get the clue even if I ask a few questions if I did Alien speech/Keep you laughing/Skulls thing was clever, but I don't know where the threshold is.

[Petrograd]

On 6/24/2025 at 4:54 AM, MoCarn said:

what is the Ravenstorm easter egg?

Dunno for sure since I've never gotten it, but the rumor I've heard is...
 

Spoiler

... you can get him to show up in the last mission.

 

[Display Name]

I have all of the clues except Shady Crey-d and Bell's unique clue.  Is this enough to badge?  How do I get Shady Crey-d?  I've been back and forth from Number 6 to Uqua and couldn't get it...

 

Sigh...  I finally stumbled across the Shady Crey-d badge but in the process got the "Not so Pointless Death" clue.  The instructions say to go back to Uqua but I can't trigger it.  I did it once already trying to get the badges but this time I can't seem to find it.  Can someone help me, please?

Edited July 4 by Display Name

[Petrograd]

On 7/4/2025 at 3:53 AM, Display Name said:

I have all of the clues except Shady Crey-d and Bell's unique clue.  Is this enough to badge?  How do I get Shady Crey-d?  I've been back and forth from Number 6 to Uqua and couldn't get it...

 

Sigh...  I finally stumbled across the Shady Crey-d badge but in the process got the "Not so Pointless Death" clue.  The instructions say to go back to Uqua but I can't trigger it.  I did it once already trying to get the badges but this time I can't seem to find it.  Can someone help me, please?

I believe having all the clues with Shady Crey-d and Not So Pointless Death are enough to get the badge, someone else above mentioned that combo working. I know there's some flexibility in missing a few clues, but I don't know the exact details, so I just listed every clue possible.

Edited July 5 by Petrograd

[shadezslayer]

thank you for this guide. it helped out a lot. I have  been trying to get those badges for the last week now

[MsAligned]

Despite doing everything exactly as described, Erin did not give her clue, got 2 clues(3, 10) from Number 6, Bell gave me 1 clue (9).  When I ask Kelly Uqua about Brown, he says that  that name is unfamiliar to me.  Guessing I'm screwed and will have to restart this.

 

I have completed the story arcs from all the contacts, in fact I have completed every story arc shown in flashback, red and blue, the badge tracker shows the only story arc badges I am missing are Erin West.

 

talking to 1 contact would add a clue, but delete 1 or more. after running back and forth between 6 and Uqua finally got the clues to 9 total, it appears there is an order you need to get them in and part way through this mess, after initially not giving me a clue, the clue from West showed up.  what a mess.  in the end got both badges.

 

Really disliked this whole arc, having to keep going back to West added nothing to the story except to be tedious, having to see the contacts multiple times added nothing.  

Edited July 10 by MsAligned