The Outer Worlds Frightened Engineer Quest Guide

In this The Outer Worlds Frightened Engineer Quest Guide, we will show you how to complete The Frightened Engineer side quest that requires you to find 3 of the volumes of “A Young Spacer’s Guide to Mechanical Engineering.”

The first two volumes are easy to collect as they are marked on the map. However, when you go for the last volume, it can easily be missed as it is hidden in the area you find Higgins.

The Outer Worlds Frightened Engineer Quest Guide

Below we have detailed how you can complete The Frightened Engineer quest and where you can find all the Volumes.

How to Complete

The first thing you need to know about this side quest is that it is given to you by Thomas Kemp at the Botanical Lab near Edgewater. Talk to him and he will ask you to fetch him three volumes of A Young Spacer’s Guide to Mechanical Engineering.

Once you collect all the Volumes, the side quest is completed and you will be rewarded with 3,000 XP and an armor mod that you can equip on your armor.

All Volume Locations

The location of the first volume is at the Community Center. When you enter the center, take the door left that leads you straight to the stairs taking you to the top floor. From the stairs, turn left and you will find the Volume placed on a wooden desk right in front of you.
The second volume can be found at the Saltuna Cannery. This again can be found at the top floor, which can be accessed from the stairs on the left of the main entrance. Head up and enter the small area which would look like a workshop with white toolboxes. The volume will be on one of these toolboxes.
The third and last volume is a little tricky to find. It can be found at the Geothermal Power Plant. The volume will be in the lower section of the circular room here. You will also hear an insane NPC called Higgins, talking to himself. Climb the ladder that takes you all the way to the bottom in the circular room, and the volume will be to the left of Higgins.