Quest Details

Mission Type: Main Job
Act: 1
Location: Watson
Quest Giver: Jackie Welles
Required: Complete The Ripperdoc
Rewards: XP, Street Cred
Leads to: The Pickup & The Information

🟧 Overview

The Ride is a short but important story mission. This is where you officially meet Dexter DeShawn — the legendary fixer behind your first major gig. Most of this mission is exposition, but it sets up the game’s first big branching path.

This mission:

introduces Dex
unlocks Psychokiller (Regina’s Cyberpsycho questline)
sets up the major missions The Pickup and The Information
starts the Maelstrom storyline

🟦 Walkthrough

1. Talk to Jackie

After Viktor installs your cyberware in The Ripperdoc, head back upstairs to Jackie.

He brings up Dex DeShawn and the job ahead. Follow the waypoint and leave the clinic.

2. Meet with Dex

When you step outside, Regina Jones calls again. This time she unlocks:

→ Side Job: Psychokiller
(her 17 Cyberpsycho hunts)

Continue toward the street where Dex’s limo is waiting.

3. Get Into Dex’s Limo

Approach the car. The guard opens the door for you — step inside.

This entire sequence is dialogue-focused. None of your choices affect the story long term.

4. Talk to Dex

Dex lays out the plan for the heist, the clients involved, and the gang that currently owns the Flathead bot.

You’ll go through three topics automatically:

1. The Job

The heist concept
Your role
Why Dex picked you

2. The Client – Evelyn Parker

Mysterious VIP
Wants a team for a delicate job
“Knows people who know people” level influence

3. Maelstrom & The Flathead

Bot was stolen from Militech
Royce currently controls the gang
Big red flag energy

Choose whatever dialogue you want — all paths funnel to the same result.
When Dex hands you the shard, take it.

After exhausting the core conversation, step out of the limo.

5. Call Jackie / Talk to Jackie

Jackie immediately calls to get the rundown.

Your final dialogue determines only which job becomes your active quest, NOT which one you get first.

You can choose:

“Visit Maelstrom first.”
→ Active quest becomes The Pickup
“Gonna start with the client.”
→ Active quest becomes The Information

You still unlock both missions regardless.

🟩 Mission Complete

You now have two branching Act 1 main jobs:

👉 The Pickup (Maelstrom storyline)
👉 The Information (Evelyn Parker storyline)

You can do them in any order.

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