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As Drummer often reiterates throughoutThe Expanse: A Telltale Series, there are a lot of things that can kill a person in the Belt. Every member of the Artemis' crew will find themselves in mortal peril at some point in the story, and seemingly small variables can make a big difference when it comes to life and death.
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While the route detailed below isn’t the only way to keep everyone alive, it does so while also ensuring that everybody gets the best possible ending. Taking this path ensures the largest number of Achievements or Trophies at the end of the game!
This article contains spoilers.
Chapter One
The game’s first chapter has several events that set you up for the future. When you’re first introduced to the crew, be sure tobreak up the fight between Arlen and Rayenand toignore Khan mouthing off to you.
While you’re exploring the wreck of the Urshanabi, it’s critical that youcollect the Laser Crystaland the Cigar.These are both important for Khan’s ending, When Rayen gets trapped by the containment vault,choose to lose the cargoinstead of cutting off Rayen’s leg.
When Drummer returns to the Artemis to confront Cox,put him in the briginstead of killing him.
Chapter Two
You’ll need to find several key items in the debris field, to give to the crew later. Of the eight items hidden throughout the chapter, the three that you absolutely need are theMushroom Powder, Medkit, and Data Cube Hacker.
While you explore, Arlen and Rayen will ask for your opinion on Virgil.Tell them that you trust the doctor.
When you return to the Artemis,talk to Khanand give her the cigar from the previous chapter. She’ll open up about her husband and give Drummer information that will be critical in Chapter Five.
On your way to the Crew Deck, enter the Captain’s Quarters.Open the cupboardand take the bottle of scotch inside, thencheck the note in the bedroomto find the decryption keys for the crew’s personal computers. Go to Med Bay and enter Virgil’s room, using the Data Cube Hacker and the decryption key to hack his computer and find out his real identity.
Next, head to the Mess Hall andgive the medicine to Arlen and Rayen.The game says that this helps Arlen’s opinion of Drummer, but it’s really more for Rayen’s benefit.
Virgil is in the kitchen, making dinner for everyone. Give him the Mushroom Powder, then ask him about his UNN service. At the end of the conversation, tell him thatyou are both enemies of the UNN. This helps to ensure that he trusts you later.
Before speaking to Maya in the cargo bay,walk across to the brigand give Cox the bottle of scotch. When you return to quarters,choose to spend the night with Maya.
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Chapter Three
Chapter Three marks the point in the game where the choices you’ve made start to take effect. In the first room of the station,talk to Mayauntil you’re interrupted by Rayen. This slightly improves Rayen’s opinion of you.
When Arlen betrays you,trust Rayenand let him take you to the airlock.Ask him to help you fight Arlen- If you’ve been kind to him throughout the story, he will mention that Drummer is the only person besides Arlen who’s ever looked out for him. This triggers an alternate cutscene where Rayenprevents Arlen from killing Maya.
There are no critical decisions to make in Chapter Four. All you have to do is survive!
Chapter Five
When Tor captures Rayen,fight back against the pirateto keep Rayen alive. Drummer will bring him to Med Bay, where Virgil is suffering a panic attack.
If Virgil trusts Drummer, he will open up to her about his past.Choose to stay and help him, then talk him through the attack. Start by telling him, “Things are bad, but you’ve been through worse.“When he asks what you think he’s afraid of,any response will do.Third, tell him thathe can stay on board the Artemis as mediconce the battle is over. Finally, when he asks for forgiveness, tell him thatit’s not yours to give.He’ll regain his composure enough to treat Rayen’s injury.
When you find Khan, she and Drummer will already have a plan to deal with the oncoming pirates as long as you gave her the cigar earlier.Hit every trigger in the quick-time battlethat follows. Since the Laser Crystal helped Khan’s surgery earlier, she’ll be able to use her prosthetic to snap the last pirate’s neck. Virgil will then arrive to treat her wound.
Before going to the cargo bay to confront Arlen,stop by the Med Bayand speak to Rayen. Since he already helped save Maya, he should fully trust Drummer at this point. When you tell him you’re going after Arlen, he’llsimply say that he understandsand won’t try to talk you out of it.
There is no way to keep Arlen alive - the only difference is the manner of his death. Having Rayen’s full trust is the deciding factor.
Once you enter the cargo bay, all you need to do isget through the conversations and quick-time eventsthat follow. Once Drummer escapes, you’ll have finished the game.
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