For more information see here Bug Report Template Build: 1.8.4 3850 Mode: Survival Mode: Solo SERVER NAME: SEED-ID: If applicable: MODIFIED PLAYFIELDS: Reproducibility: easy Severity: medium Type: bug Summary: low standing with pirates makes unable to proceed. Description:When doing the main mission line having unfriendly or lower standing with pirates, mission won't proceed not even with the threat option that is available when your standing is neutral Steps to Reproduce: 1) 2) 3) Screenshots, Crash Logs, any other Relevant Information or Download links:
You can raid that base and find the recipe in the lower decks in a container or as loot from one of the NPCs Not a bug (per se).
As a matter of fact I did, or at least tried, killed every single npc also, checked every single container, and the fact that I couldn't destroy that block bellow me to take over the base was also a bummer. Bottom line, I had to manually advance the mission.