Introduction
There are many generic missions. types of missions available to the player. Some are unique, such as the main campaign and side quests. Others are repeatable and it's those that are covered on this page.
Several are duplicates with different titles but it is possible they have different requirements in terms of reputation and/or license ownership. The table below characterises ones that have been identified so far but it's incomplete so please feel free to help fill it in.
Many generic missions are found in the Mission Bulletin Board System (BBS) but some, from across the difficulty spectrum, are not found in the BBS and must instead be found by flying near stations to find their icons. Generally speaking, those hidden ones are more shady in nature (an exception being "My ship left me behind!"). Note that any mission is : hidden missions are available in the BBS once its icon has been found and scanned.
Available missions (some tips are below the table)
Icon | Type | Names | BBS entries? | Licence gate | Info |
Build | New Station Required | Yes | No | Reward for building a station for yourself in the sector | |
Station Needed | Yes | ? | Reward for building a station for yourself in the sector | ||
Supply Reassurance | Yes | ? | Reward for building a station for yourself in the sector | ||
Explore | Supply Recovery | No | ? | Scan down the lock box and deliver contents | |
Hack | Hacking Specialist Wanted | No | ? | Piracy: Hack station module (needs Security ID) | |
Scan | Info Collection Required | No | ? | Corporate espionage: Scan a faction's station | |
Scan Anomaly (HoL DLC only) | Yes | ? | Checking out peculiar signals in a new system | ||
Think | Anti-Smuggler Operations | ? | Police | Seek and destroy smugglers | |
Deal Right Here! | ? | ? | Purchase rough coordinates to a lockbox and scan it down | ||
Exactly What You Need! | Yes | ? | Purchase rough coordinates to a lockbox and scan it down | ||
Sale of the Century! | Yes | ? | Purchase location for loot and scan it down | ||
Selling Fairly Priced Ship | Yes | No | Purchase location for a ship and scan it down | ||
Ship for Sale | Yes | ? | Purchase location for a ship and scan it down | ||
Valuable Cache for Sale | Yes | ? | Purchase location for loot and scan it down | ||
Valuable Items Going Spare | Yes | ? | Purchase location for loot and scan it down | ||
Delivery | <WARE> Shortage!** | Yes | ? | Deliver a ware to a station | |
Document Collection | No | ? | Travel to someone and bring back some items | ||
Ore Supply Required!** | Yes | ? | Deliver a harvestable ware to a station | ||
Resource Needed! | Yes | ? | Deliver a harvestable ware to a station | ||
Transport | Late for meeting! | Yes | ? | Transport someone to a station | |
My ship left me behind! | No | ? | Transport Person to a capital ship | ||
Passenger Transport | Yes | ? | Transport someone to a station | ||
Chain | Diplomatic Aid* | ? | ? | Multi-stage (Kill, Escort, Protect Station &/or Transport) | |
Operation: Forge Guard (the Argon Secret Service) | ? | +20 with Argon Government | Diplomatic Aid: Argon Government and Republic of Cantera | ||
A Dangerous Business | ? | No | Scan hostile station and destroy turrets | ||
Bodyguard Required | No | No | Repel attacks and transport a person | ||
Rising Tide (DLC: TO) | ? | ? | Unite the Teladi Cartels and the Union after the Great Dark. | ||
A New Gate Open | ? | Depends:
| Help Heart of Albion find out what is behind the jump gate in Inner World, Albion. | ||
? Xenon Invasion (DLC: HoL) | ? | ? | ? The Xenon are trying to push into system Home of Light?|||
Destroy | Fragile Salvage | Yes | ? | Free up a small ship | |
? Deactivate Station Defences | No | No | Destroy station turrets | ||
? Destroy station add signs | ? | ? | Destroy station add signs | ||
Capship Needs to Go! | No | ? | Emergent piracy: Assassinate a neutral | ||
Disarmament | ? | ? | Clear away mines | ||
Explosive Clearance | Yes | ? | Clear away mines | ||
Its a Trap | Yes | ? | Clear away booby-trapped asteroids | ||
Pirate Raiders | Yes | ? | Emergent assassination mission | ||
Rigged Asteroids | Yes | ? | Clear away booby-trapped asteroids | ||
Escort | Escort Required | Yes | ? | Protect civillian travelling between stations | |
Escort Ship | ? | ? | Protect civillian travelling between stations | ||
Kill | ? Destroy a non-hostile ship | ? | ? | Corporate espionage: Destroy a non-hostile ship | |
Cartel Boss Vulnerable | Yes | ? | Assassinate hostiles | ||
Catch Dangerous Criminal | Yes | ? | Assassinate hostiles | ||
Continued Xenon Threats | Yes | ? | Assassinate hostiles | ||
Halting Marauder Activities | Yes | ? | Emergent assassination mission | ||
Open Bountry Collection | ? | ? | Assassinate hostiles | ||
Stop the Snitch | Yes | ? | Assassinate neutral faction target | ||
Take Out Enemy Agent | Yes | ? | Assassinate hostiles | ||
Patrol | Military Patrol | Yes | No | Multi-zone combat patrol | |
Neighbourhood Watch | Yes | No | |||
Searching for Justice | Yes | ? | Assassinate neutral faction target | ||
Seeking Patrol Pilots | Yes | No | Multi-zone combat patrol | ||
Xenon Scouts Spotted | ? | ? | Multi-zone combat patrol | ||
Piracy? | ? Attack a friendly station | No | ? | Piracy: Attack a friendly station | |
? Steal wares from a friendly station | No | ? | Piracy: Steal wares from a friendly station | ||
Prison Break | No | ? | Piracy: Create a distraction by killing civilian ships | ||
Random Acts of Distraction | No | ? | Piracy: Create a distraction by killing civilian ships | ||
Protect | Criminal Attack Incoming | Yes | No | Station defense | |
Protection Detail | Yes | ? | A 2-stage mission (Patrol and Transport) | ||
Protection Needed | ? | ? | A 2-stage mission (Patrol and Transport) | ||
Seeking Protection | Yes | ? | A 3-stages mission chain | ||
Ship in Distress (HoL DLC only) | Yes | ? | An emergent rescue mission | ||
Xenon Attack Incoming | Yes | ? | Station defense | ||
Xenon Targetting This Station | Yes | ? | Station defense |
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