Newcomer / Intro Where's Wald... Clark?

Challenge

C
I took amiision offered through the message system to pick up some data file from Clark in a nearby system. Then I needed to deliver it to a third system. Simple enough and I wouldn't bother except the offered about 900K CR and I'm saving up to buy a new ship. So, I leave off collecting Mats from a planet with some rare ones, and FSD out to meet up with Clark.

The local beacon is green, as I expected. After fumbling around a while to try getting info out of the thing, it stops being green and I get a message about a mission source deeper in system. I SC over and it's someone want me to source some Urani-something. Not what I was signed on for, so I refuse it. Then I open the galaxy map to set up for my next destination and...

The mission marker hasn't moved. I can't find anything to tell me where I might find Clark; the beacon is normal color so I don't know if it still has info. Did I miss it?

It's the first time I've taken a three part data mission so I have no idea how it's supposed to work. I just feel like I'm missing something.

I would appreciate any clues, becuse I obviously don't have one.
 

Krieger

Krieger
It's a long time ago I did such a mission. IIRC the contact should be flying in supercruise and ask you to follow its low wake. Sometimes it takes a while before they show up. Dropping to normal space and then re-entering supercuise helps to draw them out. Sometimes you need to repeat the drop/re-enter cycle a few times.
 

Vetinari

V
Yeah as Krieger said.

Theyre probably supposed to grab you as you jump in but sometime beating them to the Nav Beacon means they throw a huff and refuse to talk for a bit. You can try dropping out of SC and waiting up to 5 mins as well, often they will drop in within a minute or two.
 

Challenge

C
That's who that was!

This guy kept showing up on my text board saying I should follow him... I thought he was one of those non-messages, like being the Number 1 Cruise Ship...

Thanks. It's a 24 hour mission so I'll go out and try to find him again.
 

Vetinari

V
Mission sources are coloured blue by default on XB in the Nav Panel. The Trading Beacon mission also shows up as Blue. I think thats what was meant.
 

Clicker

Clicker
The mission description will usually tell you if you specifically need equipment, however, it's usually optional.

If "Clark" jumps to a different system, then a Wake Scanner certainly helps, however if you don't have one, after he jumps, check the Galaxy Map...it should show a mission symbol on the next system you need to go to.

Also, mission objective in the left panel should also update to tell you what's next.

Cheers
Clicker
 
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