Sam mission (spoiler)

[mike4450]

So I'm doing Sam's side quest "matters of the heart" where you have to get the cashe from the Dumas ship. So i decide to board and I get bounties and Sam pissed off at me for killing the crew. I even tried to not kill anyone and just let Sam and he gets mad at me for HIM killing them. You cant leave him behind. This feels bugged.

[mike4450]

bump

[Mike Nutsson]

I had the same problem. I solved it by telling Sam to wait near the entrance to Dumas ship, closing the door behind me, when entering further, and rushing to the safe alone. It helps, if you pop some damage resistance meal or pills. And I also took an EM weapon, in case I had to defend myself.
Then I quickly returned to my ship and grav jumped away from the system. Nobody hated that.

And yes, it feels like a bug.

[mabo404]

Yeah, another stupid design decision by the developers. I have played this mission three different times. First time I boarded the ship, I couldnt have Sam stand somewhere out of the way because...reasons...and so I lost a load of relationship with him - which is kinda NOT the point of this mission line? Second time, I boarded the ship and the relationship negatives for whatever reason didn't happen except for me killing the Captain. Third time the relationship for the captain didnt kick in because I forced Sam to wait back at the entrance and this time he actually followed my instructions, but one of the bad guys had somehow spawned OUTSIDE the ship and so I couldnt control the ship, then had to blow it up, and then Sam got pissed anyway.
I mean seriously, how stupidly bugged and designed is this mission anyway?

[steelrose0]

bump! this is ridiculous!!

[M€M3!N$]

Anyone who finished this get XP or the Max friendship achievement? (Starcrossed)I got neither. No XP fine, but I would think choosing romance or bromance would unlock it.

[Lyric]

Had the same thing happen to me but he was only angry for a pretty small period of time and it didn't prevent me from maxing out his affinity shortly after.

[faustling]

I found a workaround. It may be difficult to execute, but it works:
1. Leave Sam behind near the Dumas airlock.
2. Sneak, fight or run to the cockpit. (Don’t forget to use drugs for speed and damage resistance.)
3. Find the captain.
4. Activate the console.
5. Click on the captain. (Do not attack him.)
6. Type “removefromallfactions [return]”.
7. Type “addtofaction 00010b30 1 [return]”. (This turns him into a crimson fleet pirate.)
8. Close the console.
9. Get the hell out of there and go back to Sam.
10. At this point Sam can kill him, or maybe his own crew will, but it doesn’t matter, he’s just a pirate.
Sam doesn’t get mad, and the ship, of course, is yours.

[townsgr]

Another option is wait for the ship to fire on your ship and then you can destroy it plus Sam won't get angry with you.