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Available missions are listed in the Mission Offers tab on the map:
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Guidance missions
These are player-determined and only apply to the playership. Objects such as ships, stations, gates and lockboxes may be selected as destinations via the HUD, radar or Map and guidance will show the way to them. It is also possible to select set a position in empty space as destinations via the map.
Generic missions
'Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got'. Until, or even after, you've found your place in galactic society, "generic" missions let you swap effort for cold, hard cash.
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In contrast to most generic, publicly-available missions, are some secret and often illegal missions. The nefarious Individuals offering these missions do not post them openly. Instead they try to contact trustworthy pilots with audio signals. Use the SCAN MODE near stations, to find signal leaks that may offer secret missions. Often the rewards for these types of missions are significantly higher than those of normal missions.
Upkeep missions
The upkeep mission category holds small tasks related to player property. A ship that does not have a pilot, a station in urgent need of a manager and similar tasks to regain functionality in the players empire. Completing these missions do not give rewards but helps keep things running smoothly.
Guild missions
Faction missions are the highest and most important tier. A player must first gain a very good standing with a faction and be invited to the faction representative to get access. During the visit to the faction representative (e.g at level +10 reputation), an offer to join a faction mission may be given. The most prominent but also most dangerous such example are the war effort missions. Several large wars are happening in the universe and the player can join either side.
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