Balance Due

Navigate the 'Balance Due' quest in The Outer Worlds. Learn how to deal with Udom Bedford, Gladys, and the impounded Unreliable to progress the main story.

Alright, so after you get the ol' Unreliable ship up and running, you'll get a quest called Passage to Anywhere. It's technically optional, but I highly recommend doing it. It's actually how you kick off this next quest, Balance Due.

First things first, you need to fly the Unreliable over to Groundbreaker. Once you land, find Cpl. Leonard Wheeler. He'll let you know that your ship has been impounded. Who's the culprit? None other than Udom Bedford, the Byzantium representative. Not exactly a shocker if you happened to check Hawthorne's terminal on your ship earlier.

Now, you'll need to head over to the Byzantium Embassy on Groundbreaker. It's located on the northeastern part of the Promenade. Your goal here is to get Udom Bedford to release your ship. Honestly, it's pretty straightforward – he only impounded it to force a conversation with you (or rather, Alex Hawthorne). After that little chat, he'll bring up Phineas Welles. If you agree to turn Phineas in, this quest officially kicks off.

But here's the snag: Udom is, well, a bit of a mess. He's gone and sold his official Board seal to a shady dealer named Gladys on Groundbreaker. Without that seal, he can't exactly send you off to the right people on Byzantium – the ones who can actually do something with the info you've got. So, you've got no choice but to track down Gladys.

You'll find Gladys on Groundbreaker, and she's willing to sell you the seal, but it'll cost you a hefty 8,000 Bits. Ouch. The good news? She's got a job offer for you, a way to make that cash back. Apparently, she intercepted a radio transmission from Roseway, which is an Auntie Cleo site on Terra 2. Sounds like your next destination!