Talk missions: Vitaliy's questline and the アルミホイルハット
Some missions are not mailed to you. A character gives them when you talk to them in person. The only Talk questline with English text is Vitaliy's, in the Burning Grove. It ends with a way to craft the アルミホイルハット.
The short version
- Talk to Vitaliy to start. He lies unconscious in the Burning Grove, which the mission 研究開発科（プライベートチャンネル）：次元変動 unlocks.
- You hand items to him. Each request takes the listed items from you when you submit it. Item rewards wait with the character until you take them.
- Eight requests follow each other. The next one starts as soon as you finish the previous one, and you carry on by talking to Vitaliy again.
- Stabilizing Powder is the main cost. You hand over 16 packs across three requests.
- The last request teaches the アルミホイルハット. Research it, then craft the hat from one アルミホイル.
How Talk missions work
- Stand close to the character (within 9 game units) and talk. The mission is added to your list when the conversation reaches the point where the character asks for something.
- Items a request needs are handed over in the conversation window. Extra items you put there are given back.
- Money and follow-up missions arrive at once. Item rewards are taken from the character's reward list.
- A character with nothing for you says a random line from a short list. Traders also offer their shop.
Vitaliy's requests in order
| Step | Mission | You hand over | You get |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 投薬による覚醒 | 1 安定化パウダー | The next request |
| 2 | ヴィタリー：再起 | 1 光学顕微鏡, 5 バイオマス | The next request |
| 3 | ヴィタリー：再度の覚醒 | 5 Stabilizing Powder | The next request |
| 4 | ヴィタリー：設備の修理 | 1 密閉された研究機材, a package that lies near the train station in the Burning Grove (show on the map) | A 施錠されたドアの鍵 before you start, then the next request |
| 5 | ヴィタリー：もう寝るな | 10 Stabilizing Powder | Both sample requests |
| 6a | ヴィタリー：真菌サンプル | 1 胞子嚢, 1 胞子室, 1 菌刺 | Nothing directly |
| 6b | ヴィタリー：動物サンプル | 1 恐怖の山人の頭蓋骨, 1 毛髪, 10 菌糸に覆われた人体組織, 5 変異した獣の牙 | Nothing directly |
| 7 | ヴィタリー：帽子 | Nothing | アルミホイル帽の折り方ガイド |
Steps 6a and 6b can be done in either order. Step 7 starts once both are finished.
Getting the アルミホイルハット
- Finish ヴィタリー：帽子 to receive the instructions.
- Move the instructions to a research table; a research project for the hat then appears. Install the instructions on the table, which uses them up, then finish the project with 1 アルミホイル, which is also used up, to unlock the hat recipe.
- Craft the アルミホイルハット at a 基礎作業台 from 1 アルミホイル.