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Develop the Electronics Workshop and fund Artisan's journalist contacts outside Lamang. Technical Foundation is the prerequisite.
Artisan
Required tasks (1)
What to do
- 1
Upgrade the workshop capabilities to the required levels.
- 1.1
Upgrade Mechanical Engineering to the level required by the task.
- 1.2
Upgrade Compute Capacity to the level required by the task.
- 1.1
- 2
Provide Artisan with the funds needed to establish contacts with journalists outside Lamang.
Finish & hand in
- Provide Artisan with the funds needed to establish contacts with journalists outside Lamang.
Rewards
- Unlocks the Basic Hacking Tool recipe.
Additional walkthrough notes
0.5.0 / cb4f600 (2026-10-22) · These source notes retain their own version. Compare them with your active task.
Upgrade the workshop to the level required by the active task.
Pay Artisan the requested amount for journalist contacts.
Version, sources & details
The guide combines documented older builds and dated recordings. It is not verified in game for live patch 0.5.1.1. Loot, costs and times may have changed.
0.5.0 / cb4f600 (2026-10-22) · Sources checked 14 November 2026
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- Exact task requirements, access route and interaction details remain incomplete.
- These facts refer to the stated older build and have not been visually verified in the current patch.