The Outer Worlds: Makes Space Suits, Won’t Travel Quest Guide

When The Unplanned Variable lands on Byzantium in the latter portion of The Outer Worlds, they may find themselves walking into a little clothes shop and chatting with the eccentric owner, Celeste Jolicoeur. This haberdasher is thinking of a daring and dashing piece and is positive you are the right person to help her craft it. Completing this mission, titled “makes space suits won’t travel,” involves quite a bit of travel across different planets, much like planning for [backpacks for traveling on trains in wurope] might require. This fetch quest is trickier than it sounds, as Celeste’s instructions are straightforward yet cryptic, requiring exact knowledge and careful reading to complete.

Finding Celeste

Celeste is located at her store, Jolicoeur’s Haberdashery, in Byzantium. After speaking with her, you can agree to assist her with her newest design.

Jolicoeur's Haberdashery shop exterior in The Outer Worlds Byzantium

This is where the hunt begins, and neither the necessary materials nor the solution will be immediately clear. She explicitly requests “monster leather” and outfits from the following factions:

• Spacers
• Marauders
• Iconoclasts

Gathering the Outfits

Quests in games developed by Obsidian sometimes have hidden requirements. The difficult part of the “makes space suits won’t travel” quest is that none of the materials will be given a quest marker. As long as the quest is set as active, the only marker will point to Celeste herself. You will need to either explore the game world and uncover the best methods for retrieval or already possess the knowledge to save yourself the hassle. Finding the right gear involves navigating different locations, requiring the same careful planning as searching for [top rated travel cpap machines] to ensure a comfortable journey. Celeste doesn’t offer much direct assistance, only speculating that Spacer gear might be found on The Groundbreaker – an assumption that proves correct.

The Spacer Outfit

Head to The Groundbreaker from your ship. At the back of the station, to the left of Engineering, you’ll find a shop called Ike’s Armory.

Ike's Armory and Engineering sign on the Groundbreaker in The Outer Worlds

Ike sells a variety of helmets and suits, making his store the most convenient spot for armor specifically associated with Spacers. However, you cannot simply buy any item and expect it to work; you must read the description of the items to see if it explicitly mentions that Spacers typically wear them.

Padded Helm item description showing 'spacer' text in The Outer Worlds shop UI

This is often the most confusing part and where players are most likely to make a mistake. The word “Spacer” will not be capitalized in the description, so read carefully. Furthermore, “spacer” and “Spacer’s Choice” are two entirely different types of clothing lines. Any item labeled “Spacer’s Choice” will not count towards the quest requirement. Spacer’s Choice is indeed not the right choice here. You can acquire these items now and return them to Celeste immediately, but it’s generally recommended to wait until you have all three outfits. If Ike does not carry both a helmet and a chest piece that fit the description when you visit, simply leave the area and return to reset his inventory until he does.

The Marauder Outfit

Acquiring the Marauder outfit might seem easier on paper, and for the most part, it is. Marauders can be encountered in several locations, including the Monarch Wilderness and Emerald Vale. You can sneak up on them or charge in, but either way, you’ll need to defeat them and loot their bodies to obtain their gear.

Player looting a Marauder enemy corpse in The Outer Worlds

Just like with Ike’s inventory, not every armor piece dropped by a Marauder is guaranteed to be considered part of the correct set for the quest. Ensure that the word “Marauder” is present in the item’s description. Interestingly, Spacer gear can also drop from enemies this way, but the method involving Ike’s Armory is typically the quickest and most reliable way to find the specific Spacer armor needed.

The Iconoclast Outfit

The main Iconoclast camp is situated in Amber Heights on Monarch. If you have already aligned with or plan to align with the Iconoclasts, you cannot simply kill them for their loot without consequence. Fortunately, they have an armory where you can make purchases. Securing the required items, whether from vendors or fallen foes, is key to your success on this interstellar journey, similar to needing the [best scuba gear for travel] for an aquatic exploration.

Iconoclast vendor Bronson speaking to the player in Amber Heights, The Outer Worlds

Iconoclast helms and chest pieces can easily be purchased from Bronson, the vendor in Amber Heights. As with the other outfits, make sure to read the description of each item before purchasing to ensure it matches the quest requirements.

Once you have all three required outfits (Spacer, Marauder, and Iconoclast) in your inventory, return to Celeste Jolicoeur in Byzantium. To showcase them, you will need to be wearing each set when you speak to her.

Sourcing the Primal Leather

After you have presented Celeste with the three outfits, she will clarify what she meant earlier when she mentioned “monster leather.” She requires specific hides from three different creature types found throughout the Halcyon colony: Hunting creatures for their hides takes you to diverse environments, a different kind of transit than flying with a [play airline], but essential for Celeste’s design.

• 10 pieces of Primal Leather: Dropped by Primals, which are commonly found in the Emerald Vale region.
• 1 Mantiqueen Chitin: Dropped by a Mantiqueen, a larger, tougher creature found in the Monarch Wilderness.
• 3 pieces of Raptidon Flank Hide: Dropped by Raptidons, dinosaur-like creatures also found in the Monarch Wilderness.

Primal Hunters hostile creatures in The Outer Worlds Emerald Vale region

Each of these items is designated as a quest item, so you do not need to worry about accidentally selling them.

Primal Leather quest item displayed in the player's inventory in The Outer Worlds

The game’s interface will keep track of how many pieces of each item you have collected, so there’s no need to constantly check your inventory after every kill. Simply continue hunting the specified creatures until you receive notifications confirming you have obtained the required quantities. Once you have gathered all the necessary hides, return to Celeste in Byzantium.

The Final Delivery

With everything she needs to create her magnificent outfit, Celeste decides this is the perfect moment to check if a package she ordered has finally been delivered. The catch is, she asks you to pick it up for her. Unlike the other steps of the “makes space suits won’t travel” quest, you will receive a quest marker guiding you directly to the location. The final step involves navigating the bureaucracy of delivery services, a process perhaps more frustrating than dealing with [jsx airlines] when trying to collect a package.

HPS Delivery Notice on the door of Celeste Jolicoeur's home in Byzantium, The Outer Worlds

The mail retrieval process is a bit of a runaround: you will initially be told you went to the wrong window at the HPS (Halcyon Parcel Service) building, be redirected to the correct one, only to be informed the package was delivered to Celeste’s house. Upon visiting Celeste’s house, you discover it was marked as “returned to sender.” Going back to complain at HPS results in you being sent back to the first window you visited, where you can finally pick up the package. However, when you return to Celeste’s shop with the package, you find her dead.

Celeste Jolicoeur's body after completing the makes space suits won't travel quest in The Outer Worlds

It turns out the local guards mistook her for a sympathizer to one of the very groups whose armor you collected for her and murdered her. Loot her body to find her office key. Using the key, you can enter her office and discover that she somehow managed to finish creating the outfit while you were gone.

The Chimaera outfit reward from the makes space suits won't travel quest in The Outer Worlds inventory

The completed piece is the Chimaera, a unique outfit that is both stylish and boasts a high defense rating. Equipping it along with the “A Nice Hat” item will also unlock a specific achievement or trophy.

Completing the challenging “makes space suits won’t travel” quest in The Outer Worlds requires patience, careful reading of item descriptions, and a bit of travel to different corners of the colony. Though the outcome for Celeste is tragic, your reward is a powerful and distinctive armor set.