After completing “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” quest in Fallout 76 Wastelanders, you will get a final quest from Commander Daguerre. This quest revolves around finding a system, A.T.H.E.N.A., in Sugar Grove.
To begin the Mission Out of Control quest, you must talk to the commander at the C.A.M.P. in Fallout 76. In the following quest, you can either shut the machine down once and for all or, if you are lucky, you can select an alternate fate for her.
This guide will help you navigate through the Sugar Groves finding A.T.H.E.N.A. and deciding her fate.
Find A.T.H.E.N.A.
Once you are at Sugar Grove, you will first need to take down Major Gutsy, a couple of Protectron Guardians, and a Machinegun Turret MKVII on the way to the entrance of the building. Once you have cleared out the path, head upstairs and turn left; this is where you will find another Major Gusty and a duffle bag containing Fuel (8).
You will enter a new area where you will be attacked by a Robobrain Sentry and Protectron Guardian. Take them down and then head down the hallway from where to Protectron Guardian appeared. Take the second door on the left to go down the stairs, and enter the second door on your right to find another Robobrain Sentry. You will find an Automated Call Recording in this area.
Go to the opposite side of the hallway and enter through the big white door in the middle of the room to find another Robobrain Sentry, take it down, and go down the stairs. Use the exit on the right to enter the Sugar Grove Data Center. Activate the ID Card Reader to enter the room where you will find A.T.H.E.N.A.
Talk to A.T.H.E.N.A.
Go behind A.T.H.E.N.A. to find the control system to activate her. This will allow you to interact with her.
If your Intelligence is high enough, you can figure out that she’s an old data collection system. She will not end the experiment if asked because it goes against her directives.
Deal with A.T.H.E.N.A.
A.T.H.E.N.A. will ask you to shut her down to cure Sophie’s headaches. This is when Emerson and Commander Daguerre will show up and tell you not to listen to the machine but to use the Arachne holotype.
However, the machine’s pleas to end the experiment make the commander realize that A.T.H.E.N.A. is simply a pawn, so she doesn’t deserve to die. It is your choice to choose her fate. You can either deploy the Aranche Holotape and shut her down for good.
This will end Commander Daguerre’s headaches, and she will tell you that she feels better. End your dialogue with both of them and meet the commander at the C.A.M.P. to end the quest.
Alternate Fate of A.T.H.E.N.A.
If you’ve Luck 15+, you will get an alternate option of Green Sunrise while deciding the machine’s fate. This option will transfer the A.T.H.E.N.A. to Artemis, making her a wandering vendor you will occasionally encounter.
Rewards
Completing the Mission Out Of Control quest will reward you with The V.A.T.S. unknown and 2,298 C with Ghoul Slayer’s Urban Scout Armor Chest Piece in Fallout 76.
You will also get the following item rewards:
- Stimpak
- RadAway (3)
- Purified Water (2)
- Arrow (4)
- Alien Blaster Round (42)
