The Trackers Alliance Delayed Start
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #3 of 49 Quests mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Am I the only one who finds it just a bit odd that the Tracker's Alliance is deeply interested in recruiting a fresh miner recently kidnapped by a robot? It seems like they'd be a bit more selective in who they gallivant across the blackest sea to bring on as a hired gun. And yet here comes our Mysterious Tracker friend interrupting protocol 'Indigo' based on rumors of our "exploits" - despite the fact that there aren't any yet. It doesn't make sense.
My immersion. It is ruined.
To avoid having my newly minted nutritionist-turned-miner being accosted by a strange woman asking if she wants her to grab a rifle and start playing Boba Fett while on the way to the train, I've changed the way the initial trackers alliance quest starts to actually check if you have any experience or demonstrated interest in bounty hunting.
I have shown no such inclination in my entire life. Please stop following me.
Exact details are below.
Details
No loose files, medium master
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[]Set SFBGS003_MiscPointer to no longer start on game start.
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]Created a new node under Location Change Story Events that watches for if the player lands in a major city (Neon, New Atlantis, Akila). - Created a Quest node under that that checks if the player has completed 5 or more bounty missions or space bounty missions (as tracked by "MB_MissionsCompleted00Bounty" and "MB_MissionsCompleted09BountySpace", respectively) before starting the SFBGS003_MiscPointer quest.
End result on how it'll play out is that once a player has 5 or more of one of the mission types completed, the next time they land in the major city the quest will start in the background. And then once the player moves to one of the locations the Mysterious Tracker will follow you to, she'll be there.
Configuration
As of the 1. 2. 0 update, gameplay options are available to manage the included global settings. Players still have the option of using their own custom settings using Real Time Form Patcher or other means, but this is a simple option available without using external dependencies or the console. Please see the media tab for a list of the settings.
As of the 1. 1. 0 update, global variables are available to control the behavior of this mod. These can be altered via normal means, but for convenience a Real Time Form Patcher txt file is provided in the optional files providing some typical configuration options (default settings, increasing/decreasing bounty counts, or disabling the "number of bounties" check). All options are commented out (disabled) by default. Players can uncomment and tweak is needed, and the options will be applied on game start.
Globals
This mod adds a configurable delay to 'The Trackers Alliance' Misc quest in Starfield, based on the number of bounty missions completed and/or player level. It prevents trackers from approaching until you've gained some experience. For players who want more control over when this quest triggers.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Highly configurable: you can set the trigger based on bounty count, level, or both.
- Community-approved with 557 endorsements and nearly 200k downloads.
- Solves a common annoyance for players who want to explore without being interrupted.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2024—may not be compatible with the latest Starfield patches.
- Requires you to know your preferred threshold in advance; tweaking later means editing config files.
For Starfield players who find the Trackers Alliance quest triggers too early and want to delay it until they've done more bounties or reached a certain level. Skip if you're fine with the default quest timing or prefer mods that change quest content rather than timing.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check the mod's config file after installation to set your desired bounty count and level thresholds.
- Make sure to read any comments on the mod page for compatibility notes with other quest mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- strangeWindmill
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Downloads
- 192,566
- Endorsements
- 557
- Category
- Quests
- Created
- 9/13/2024
- Updated
- 10/11/2024
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