Introduction

There are many types of missions available to the player. Some are unique, such as the the unique or rare side quests described below and the campaign (AKA "plot"). Others are repeatable and are offered by NPCs on stations (the "generic missions").

Base game

• Crafting items

  to gain rare equipment (link; missions not found in the BBS)
• Craft a Mk5 Engine from dropped shipwreck loot (repeatable) (craft a Rare Engine and exchange for Rare Engine or a very large cash reward)*
"A Healthy Enthusiasm" (repeatable) (craft a Spacefly Egg Collection and exchange for Rare Weapon or a

into rare equipment

• • SETA construction
  • The shields, engine & weapon below do not require a mission to /craft/ but they do require one to /fit/. These missions are not found in the BBS 

• Crafting missions  

  • • Rare Engine Parts Required
    • Rare Mk5 Engine construction (or large cash reward)
    • A Healthy Enthusiasm
      • Rare Mk3 Weapon (or very large cash reward)
"
• • • A Piece of History
" (craft a unique Ancient Relic Collection
• • • and
exchange for Mk5 Shields or a large cash reward)"Treasure Hunt" (craft a unique Kha'ak Relic Collection and exchange for Mk5 Shields or a
• • • Treasure Hunt
      
      • Rare Mk5 Shields (or large cash reward)
• Craft: SETA (from loot drops) - activated in v4
Craft: Jumpdrive (mission chain, mostly loot drops) - activated in v4*
• • • X-perimental
      • Playership Jumpdrive*

• Operation Forge Guard

  • • A chain of generic missions for the Argon

  (OL)

  • • (link)

    • Rewards: unique licence (warning about major bug here)

...

The Teladi Outpost (DLC)

• The Rising Tide
  • • Faction: Urguas Armaments
    • Reward: 5,000,000 Credits (Normal)
    • Difficulty: Medium
    • Can be found by scanning modules of the Haunt at Hissed Syllable/Serpentine Haze/Fields of Opportunity.
      A chain
  of generic
  • • of generic missions for Urguas
  Armaments 
  • • Armaments
      Corporate espionage: scanning, hacking and assassination

Home of Light (DLC)

• Another Gate Open** (exploration mission offered at the start of new games or after campaign games complete)
• Xenon Invasion (major mission following on from a Ship in Distress generic mission).

**Jumpdrive & 'Another Gate Open' missions will only become available once you've completed the Campaign if you've selected that start; you'll have to return to OL to see the mission briefing in the BBS