Mission

There are Three Primary Types of Missions:.

• Gathering: Collecting ore and other materials.
  Subtypes:

  • Asteroid Mining
  • Nebula Gas/Dust Harvesting
  • Salvaging Derelicts
  • Stealing from Secure Sites
  • Planet/Moon Mining/Harvesting
  • Intel Aquisition

  Gathering activities sometimes require specialized equipment or ship types. Usually low chance of combat.

• Transport: Pick up goods or ships in one place, drop them off in another. Higher level transport missions will require a sufficiently outfitted Freighter or Carrier. Higher chance of combat from pirates, or from authorities when smuggling illicit goods.
  Subtypes:

  • Light Cargo Transport (Any ship with a cargo hold large enough)
  • Heavy Cargo Transport (usually requires a Freighter or Capital Ship)
  • Smuggling (high chance of combat with authorities or rival criminals)
  • High-Priority Cargo (may require a specialized ship for speed, evasion, stealth, etc.)

• Combat: Dispatch one or more ships to defeat an enemy. Higher level missions may require Capital Ships.
  Subtypes:

  • Escort (the ships you send will end in a different sector)
  • Patrol (random chance of combat)
  • Bounty (defeat one or more enemies)
  • War Campaign (skirmish which counts toward primary Faction)
  • PvP (online mode only)

Mission rewards include Credits, Experience, Faction Reputation Gains/Losses, Crafting Materials, Equipment & Ammunition, and Ship Chassis.