Talk:Are You From These Parts?

This quest triggers several events:
Sharing the results of some experiments I did for the Hyperion 'Super-Bad' Soldier article which I posted on its Talk:Hyperion 'Super-Bad' Soldier page:
 * I first used to Willow Tree to see if was some sort of hidden value in completing the quest. I compared my Soldier's file (he killed the HSBS) with my Hunter's file (he spared him). No particular difference.
 * I then had my Hunter go through the Hyperion Dump post-Are You From These Parts?.
 * During the first run, a claptrapped Hyperion soldier did spawn (thus my earlier assertion busted). What was strange is that when I got close to the fort and ran in, he was gone. I fought off the claptraps from the fort. I left to look around again for the claptrapped Hyperion merc. When I returned to re-enter the fort, a squad of 4 claptrapped Hyperion Defenders spawned.
 * During my second run, no claptrapped soldiers spawned from a distance (through the scope of my sniper rifle). I put down the revolting claptraps and went to enter the fort- and claptrapped Hyperion soldiers did spawn.
 * This would indicate some sort of wonky spawn trigger for the claptrapped Hyperion team of the Dump, but it does mean whether you spare or kill the HSBS, it has the same effect.
 * I then opened Willow Tree and edited my Are You From These Parts? mission as if I'd just started it.
 * First, each and every previously claptrapped enemy in the Dump become normal or un-claptrapped.
 * This time, I did kill the HSBS.
 * I completed it as normal and turned it in. I was wondering if this would trigger Mr. Blake's New Contact ECHO message but it didn't. I went down to the town proper to get a quest from Marcus (no ECHO message from him telling me he had a mission, I just knew that another quest was up), but he wasn't in his shop. I enter and his cutscene rolls.
 * However, going to Mr. Blake, his cutscene didn't roll.
 * So, some interesting insights into the mechanics and programming behind the game.
 * I'm going to edit the article based on these findings, specifically that whether you kill the HSBS or not, the claptraps do take over as an effect of completing Are You From These Parts?.

This means having this quest active and completing it triggers several important effects on the mission flow and storyline. I suspect this also triggers Mr. Blake's 1st ECHO message to the player (it didn't happen when I experimented, but that may be because that ECHO is already part of my log), which triggers New Contact and allows you to open the door that leads to the rest of Tartarus Station, and so on and so fourth. --Mensahero 08:42, September 3, 2011 (UTC)