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Please note: this is not a comprehensive list of all missions within Vendetta Online, only a rough guide.  If you discover a new mission tree or have any further info on existing ones, please fill it in under the appropriate section.
 
== Training Missions ==
Missions are the best way to gain money, faction standing and experience points in Vendetta Online.
These are a set of five missions that explain the rudiments of the game.  New players are strongly encouraged to take them before asking for help.  You must pass training III before leaving the newbie sector.  Training missions stop appearing in your mission tab once you have attained a few levels.
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== Combat Missions ==
== Combat Missions ==
These missions are available to raise your Combat and Light/Heavy weapon license levels through observed combat situations by your respective nations.
These missions are available to raise your Combat and Light/Heavy weapon license levels through observed combat situations by your respective nations.


=== Tutorial ===
=== Beginner Combat Practice ===
This mission is automatically given to new players- it teaches you the basics of flight, combat, trading, chat and more. One section of it involves fighting a [[Bots:GuideBots|Guide Bot]].
An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; go out and kill low-level bots ([[Bots:Collectors|Collectors]] to be specific) for combat and weapons xp.  This mission is replaced by Advanced Combat Practice once you reach Combat license 3. The rewards for Beginner Combat Practice are scheduled as follows:
*5 Collector Bot Kills - 100 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
*10 Collector Bot Kills - 125 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
*15 Collector Bot Kills - 125 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
*20 Collector Bot Kills - 150 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons (After this point, only Dentek and Artemis Collectors count)
*25 Collector Bot Kills - 150 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
*30 Collector Bot Kills - 180 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
*35 Collector Bot Kills - 180 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
*40 Collector Bot Kills - 210 Combat / 100 Light Weapons / 100 Heavy Weapons (Rewards remain constant every 5 bot kills after this)


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
=== Intermediate Combat Practice ===
A mission that rewards botting killstreaks of Artemis Collectors or TyCorp Assaults.  The best way to take this mission is to find a sector that has just Artemis or TyCorp and grind away.  Avoid sectors where Artemis and TyCorp bots are mixed.  Available at Combat license 2 only.


The mission interface is crucial to this mission, with constant instructions and queries.
Rewards are scheduled at the following cumulative kills:


==== Tips ====
*3 Artemis Kills - 112 Combat / 52 Light Weapons / 52 Heavy Weapons
*The GuideBot drops cargo that you can take back to a station and sell for credits
*8 Artemis Kills - 200 Combat / 100 Light Weapons / 100 Heavy Weapons
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*16 Artemis Kills - 360 Combat / 168 Light Weapons / 168 Heavy Weapons


=== Beginner Combat Practice ===
*3 TyCorp Kills - 206 Combat / 148 Light Weapons / 148 Heavy Weapons
An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; go out and kill low-level bots ([[Bots:Collectors|Collectors]] to be specific) for combat and weapons xp.
*8 TyCorp Kills - 370 Combat / 260 Light Weapons / 260 Heavy Weapons
*16 TyCorp Kills - 624 Combat / 432 Light Weapons / 432 Heavy Weapons


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
After 16 kills the objective cycles over. Switching between Artemis and TyCorps also starts the count over.


Allows for requesting and changing frequency of status updates (how often the mission computer tells you how many bots you need to kill until your next bonus) and aborting the mission.
=== Advanced Combat Practice ===
* An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; hunt [[bots]] (Assaults and Guardians) from a list for combat and weapons xp.  This mission is available from Combat license 2 and beyond.  This mission is also available in a group, with objectives scaling according to the number of players that are in the group.  Within each list there is a special 'bonus' bot type which awards additional xp, and changes after the reward is claimed.


==== Tips ====
=== Rogue Drones ===
*Your bonus increases in value for every five [[bots]] you kill. Because your bonus loosely depends on the type of collector you kill, try and select the bot of the highes xp value that you feel comfortable killing. A more experienced pilot should choose Artemis Collectors. <i>[Orun Collectors (5xp), Kannik Collectors (10xp), Dentek Collectors (20xp), Artemis Collectors (35xp)]</i>
This is the first tree to be written collaboratively between the devs and a player.  The original three missions were implemented by the devs, then Phaserlight contacted them with a request to build onto what was already in place and received the necessary information to do so. The story involves research surrounding the corruption of the Hive and possible influences causing the drones to turn against their creators.  At the end of this tree the player gains access to the [[EC#Additional Images|EC-88]], the original "bus".  There are multiple paths through this tree, the following is suggested as the most dynamic (no mission is consecutively repeated):
*After 20 consecutive kills (dying resets the counter) your bonus will only increase after 5 kills of Artemis or Dentek collectors.
*Continue with the Beginner Combat Practice until you reach Combat level 3, at which time you no longer gain any experience, and are unable to retake the mission at any station. You've graduated, time to move onto Advanced Combat Practice.
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=== Advanced Combat Practice ===
<i>Rogue Drones => More Orun Processors Needed => Dentek Processors Needed => More Dentek Processors Needed => Alternate Avenue of Inquiry => Artemis Core Sweep => Aurum Potestas Est => More Orun Processors Needed => Rogue Drone Surveillance => More Dentek Processors Needed => Research Vessel Defense => The Hive Hunters</i>
An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; hunt [[bots]] from a list for combat and weapons xp.


====Mision Tab Interface====
{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
Allows for requesting and changing frequency of status updates (how often the mission computer tells you how many bots you need to kill until your next bonus) and aborting the mission.
|-
! Collector Type
! Cores Needed
! Scrap Needed
! Special Mission
|-
! Orun Collector
| 17
| 30
| Rogue Drone Surveillance
|-
! Dentek Collector
| 32
| none
| Research Vessel Defense
|-
! Artemis Collector
| 32
| 40
| Aurum Potestas Est
|-
! Overseer
| -
| -
| The Hive Hunters
|}


====Tips====
(<i>made by the devs and Phaserlight</i>)
*In this mission, you can take out any combination of bots from the list or just concentrate on one of them. Your bonus does <b>not</b> increase in this mission, so in general, the harder the bot, the higher the bonus.
*Even though ApuTech-5 Guardians appear first on the list and have the lowest bonus, this does not mean they are the easiest bot. Try a TyCorp Assault or Valent A-47 Assault instead. (The author recommends the TyCorps first as they are effectively bigger, badder collector bots.)
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=== Border Patrol ===
=== Help! Rogue Queen detected ===
For [[Itani]] and [[Serco]] only, this mission is only available in Betheshee, Deneb, Eo and Geira Rutilus, at light and heavy weapon licences 4. Fight and kill 15 players (or NPCs in [[Centurion|Centurions]], depending if any enemy players are actually involved in the mission) in Deneb C-10 to recieve 1500/1500/1500/0/0 exp. When fighting in groups, you get about 1500 xp in combat, light, and heavy weapons, for each person in the group. Ex: 3-person group = 4500/4500/4500/0/0 gain in xp but the mission requires you to kill 45 bots. Depending on each person in the group, the mission requires 15 bots per person. The npc ships stats are 20/15/15/0/0 and fly Centurions MkII's.
* The station needs you to eliminate the escorts of a rogue Queen in their system so that their bomber wing can attack. Available up to Combat level 5 at barracks stations.
* Something....interesting happens if you take this in the Deneb system
* If you fail this mission three times, it will disappear permanently
* This mission is failed immediately if you leave the sector or die (even from the queen's explosion). In the latter case you receive no reward.


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
(<i>made by CrazySpence</i>)


None.
=== The Gauntlet ===
* Fight your way through 5 rounds of enemies each round with multiple waves of attack. Combat, light and heavy XP are rewarded after each round with increasing values until round 5 where you face a heavily armed Overseer. Available at level 2 through 4 at barracks stations


==== Tips ====
{| border="1" class="wikitable"
*This mission allows you to practice combat against hostile player-usable ships. Experiment and see what setup works for you.
|-
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! Stage
! Bots
! XP Bonus
|-
! Round 1 Wave 1
| Orun Collector
| -
|-
! Round 1 Wave 2
| Artemis Collector
| -
|-
! Round 1 Wave 3
| 2 Artemis Collectors
| 100 Com 50 LW 50 HW
|-
! Round 2 Wave 1
| Ion Centurion
| -
|-
! Round 2 Wave 2
| Ion Vulture
| -
|-
! Round 2 Wave 3
| Neutron Centurion
| 300 Com 150 LW 150 HW
|-
! Round 3 Wave 1
| Neutron Vulture
| -
|-
! Round 3 Wave 2
| ApuTech-5 Guardian
| -
|-
! Round 3 Wave 3
| 2 Neutron Centurions
| 400 Com 200 LW 200 HW
|-
! Round 4 Wave 1
| 2 Ion Raptors
| -
|-
! Round 4 Wave 2
| Neutron Vulture
| -
|-
! Round 4 Wave 3
| Fennus R-18 Guardian
| 500 Com 250 LW 250 HW
|-
! Round 5: Boss Round
| Helman K-3 Overseer
| 600 Com 300 LW 300 HW
|}


=== Assassination ===
A video of a gauntlet attempt may be found here:
You are asked liquidate two 'hight priority targets,' one from each enemy nation. Station Guards and Strike Force quality.  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDG92lN-sw&feature=player_detailpage#t=279s]
==== Mission Tab Interface ====


==== Tips ====
(<i>made by CrazySpence</i>)
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=== Killing Spree ===
=== Search and Rescue ===
This is a somewhat broken mission that was one of the first missions made with the new architecture. Nobody knows how it made it to the production server, or why it's still there.
A trade ship has been separated from its convoy in an ion storm and lost somewhere in the system, you have 45 minutes to find them.  Available at Itani commercial stations.  After you successfully lead the Behemoth trader back to the station you have the option of delivering a special report to an Itani monk in Divinia which initiates a further set of missions. All missions in this tree can be re-taken as many times as necessary, however your Itani standing will be affected on the level of your success or failure.


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
Requirements are light weapons level 2 and dockable Itani faction.


==== Tips ====
(<i>made by Phaserlight</i>)
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=== Hive Skirmish ===
=== Hive Skirmish ===
In most systems bots re-spawn quickly after they are destroyed. Hive presence can be temporarily eradicated in certain sectors, however, by taking this mission from [[Xang Xi]] StationsAfter signing up for the mission you are asked to boom bots in a specific sectorFor each bot you kill you are given, in addition to the normal weapons xp, combat xp and credits determined by its 'difficulty.'
* Hive skirmishes are intense and exciting battles versus the ever expanding 'Hive' in Serco, Itani, and Greyspace.  Hive skirmishes become available at Combat license 3 in systems under the influence of the dynamic Hive, and are categorized according to their size and relative difficulty.
 
A ''Small Skirmish'' involves few ships, usually between 10 and 30 on each side
 
A ''Common Skirmish'' is similar to a small skirmish with more ships, up to 50 or more on each side
 
A ''Large Skirmish'' is similar to a common skirmish with over 50 ships fighting on each side
 
A ''Critical Skirmish'' involves a friendly capital ship, many fighters, and one primary target: an enemy Hive Queen
 
A ''Central Skirmish'' is a huge battle versus multiple Queens and the greatest of all Hive threats: the Leviathan
 
When a Hive Skirmish is taken in a sector with an ion storm, monetary and xp rewards are quadrupled, making this special subset of missions highly profitable.
 
In all Hive Skirmishes players are grouped together with a friendly team and given an objective such as killing the Hive Queen or a certain number of Hive bots before a given number of friendly ships are killed.  As fighter ships from both sides are destroyed they are reinforced as more fighters warp into the combat sector and join the skirmishPlayers who accept Hive Skirmish missions to the same sector are automatically groupedThe Leviathan and Hive Queens are protected by shields which are strengthened by the number of sectors their respective Hives control, therefore it is wise to take the smaller missions first before working up to the critical and central skirmishes.
 
* Three different Hives may be found in the galaxy:
 
The ''Seipos Hive'' is centered in '''Rhamus''', and expands into Initros and Dantia
 
The ''Prosus Hive'' is centered in '''Metana''', and expands into Cantus and Setalli Shinas
 
The ''Milanar Hive'' is centered in '''Sedina''', and expands into Odia and Latos


This mission can also be used to locate queens and a [[leviathan]] by identifying the sector in which the most hive bots are reported.  This isn't completely reliable, however.
Each Hive carries unique drops, which may be used to craft items at the conquerable stations.


====Mission Tab Interface ====
* A useful tactic if the skirmishes become too difficult is to turbo away from the center of battle until a safe distance is reached, and allowing the Hive bots to approach one or two at a time.  Also, remember to plot an escape nav route before entering the combat sector in case you need to leave in a hurry, and home nearby.


==== Tips ====
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=== Escort ===
=== Escort ===
You accompany an npc convoy, fending off potential threats.  Rewards include modest trade and combat xp, credits determined by the sale of the goods you accompanied, and a small boost of your standing with the destination's faction.
You accompany an NPC convoy, fending off potential threats.  Rewards include modest trade and combat XP, credits determined by the sale of the goods you accompanied, and a small boost of your standing with the destination's Faction.  The rewards are scaled according to the percentage of the trip you spent flying alongside the convoy.  Available from Combat license 3 and on.
==== Mission Tab Interface ====
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=== Border Patrol ===
* Border Patrol (BP) is a formal stage for group combat between [[Serco]] and [[Itani]].  Pilots who take this mission meet in Deneb C'10 to attempt to boom enemy pilots.  Numbers between sides are evened with NPC [[Centurion|Centurion Mk II's]].  When you have destroyed the requisite number of ships you are given xp and the mission ends.  You can take this mission by yourself or group with others.  For every person in your group the group will have to down 15 ships and will be given +1500/+1500/+1500/0/0 xp.  (By yourself you are a group of one.)
 
* Generally this is a [[Serco]]/[[Itani]] only mission for those who have at least Combat license 4.  UIT pilots can take this mission, however, if they are liked by one and only one of the two waring nations.  These UITs and those with insufficient combat levels will need to be invited into a BP group to participate.  Any pilot who is liked by both Serco and Itan will be unable to take this mission.
 
=== Hazardous Site Investigation ===
This tree won the 2010 PCC [http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/1/24402 Mission Design Contest].  It is available to UIT, Serco, and Itani characters at commercial stations of their own nation (TPG commercial for the UIT) from Combat 3 and on.  Depending on the character's nationality and choices different missions become available through this tree, which is currently nine missions in length plus a manufacturing mission for the [[Weapons:Large#Concussion_Railgun|Concussion Railgun]].  Some plots in this tree include malfunctioning automated transports, contagious cybernetic programs, the Guise, infiltrators, international espionage and the Order of Eo.
 
{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Faction
! First Mission
! Second (branch) Mission
! Third (terminal) Mission
! Fourth Mission
! et cetera
|-
! UIT
| Hazardous Site Investigation
| Suspicious Activity
| Covert Courier Escort
| Eye Opener
| (...)
|-
!
|
|
| Transport Cargo Reclamation
| A Package for Cresello Low-Wa
| (...)
|-
! Itani
| Lesson Among the Stars
| Educational Materials Recovery
| The Visitor
| Ghost Ship
| (...)
|-
!
|
|
| The Sower and the Reaper
| Letters from Greyspace
| (...)
|-
! Serco
| Errant Transports
| Seeding the Program
| Weapon Design Interdiction
| Trident Gunning
| (...)
|-
!
|
|
| Cyber Solar Police
| Trouble in Rhamus
| (...)
|}


==== Tips ====
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== Trade Guild ==
(<i>made by Phaserlight and Pizzasgood, edited by Meridian</i>)
These missions give you Trade xp as well as occasional Mining xp.
 
=== Assassination ===
* You are asked liquidate two 'high priority targets,' one from each enemy nation.


=== Interface ===
=== Test Pilot Missions ===
The Trade Guild missions require you to interact with the Mission Computer in order to finally decide your mission.
==== TPG Test Pilot ====
* Qualifies player to fly ships that TPG places into its test-pilot program. There are three missions of increasing difficulty, the first two involve destroying waves of progressively more difficult collector bots.  The third mission sends you to two sectors, in the first sector you are given three allies and must destroy ~8 artemis collectors.  In the second sector a large number of dentek collectors, artemis collectors, and dentek assaults are sent after you which must be completely annihilated, however you are allowed to leave the sector to re-arm.
** Currently, there are no ships in the TPG Test Pilot program. Previous ships include the [[TPG Raptor]].


Here is an example of the main interface:<br>
==== Itani Test Pilot ====
<i>The Tunguska trading guild has a number of jobs available.
* Completion of this mission unlocks the [[Valkyrie|Valkyrie X-1]]You will have to destroy, without assistance, ten ships that will come in two waves. It can be taken from Itani research stations.
What kind of work are you looking for? 1) Delivery  2) Special Delivery 3) Procurement  4) Retrieval  5) Minerals  6) Never mind, I'm not interested.</i>


Here is an example of a mission you can choose:<br>
''An update a while ago rendered this mission "rewardless" to non-Itani pilots. You can no longer get the [[Valkyrie|Valkyrie X-1]] through this mission due to the max standing limits imposed on other nations being set to +600 while the valkryie X-1 requires +800.''
<i>1) Retrieve 38 Phase Array crates (3 cu) from Nyrius F-6, Asuin Tech (2 jumps) (bulk) (35700 credits)</i>


#Above, the <b>(3 cu)</b> means that the cargo the pilot would be picking up would take up 3 cu's of cargo space. If you do not see this, assume the cargo takes up 1 cu.<br>
=== Medium Risk Mining Escort ===
#<b>(2 jumps)</b> means that the pilot has to go through two wormholes each way, two there, two back.
#<b>(bulk)</b> means that the pilot will need to make more than one trip, even in a large cargo ship such as a [[Centaur]] with the possible exception of those traders who have a [[Behemoth]].
#<b>(35700 credits)</b> is the amount the pilot will be paid upon completion of the mission.
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=== Delivery ===
After the player receives one gift in [http://www.vo-wiki.com/wiki/Missions#Xithricite_Apothecarium Xithricite Apothecarium], a new branch of missions become available in which the player may join Axia's Mining Escort wing, eventually earning the [[Equipment#Powercells|Extreme Drain Power Cell.]]  Similar to "Xithricite Apothecarium", there is a repeatable mission in which the player must defend a number of mining "excursions".  By successfully defending an excursion the player is allowed to continue, otherwise there is a brief period in which the mission cannot be re-taken (max 18 minutes).  Depending on the player's performance in this branch (if they have received at least one extreme drain powercell and at any time completed three excursions in a row), a galaxy-wide mission called "Survey Escort" may be unlocked with similar gameplay that can be taken at any mining station.  During Survey Escort there is an Easter egg where by typing "/mission status" into chat, the player receives a HUD message telling him or her how many Survey Escorts s/he has successfully completed.
One-way cargo run. Can be bulk.


==== Tips ====
(<i>made by phaserlight</i>)
*If you plan on going somewhere far away from where you are currently or need a change in scenery, then this is the trade mission for you.
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=== Special Delivery ===
=== Special Delivery ===
Deliver a unique ((These items cannot be bought, but can be sold for a decent price. Only available through missions.)) item to its destination. There are no bulk Special Delivery missions.
You are asked to delivery a datapad to Gray space when you are intercepted by a mysterious NPC who requests you detour your delivery. Available at nation stations at Combat 4.
 
(<i>made by CrazySpence</i>)
 
=== Difficult Choices ===
You took the first step towards the darker side of space and these missions are your tests to see if you got the guts to be a rat. Will you stay the course or will your conscience get the better of you in the end and turn you against your new brothers. Available at Corvus stations after taking a detour in Special Delivery.
 
(<i>made by CrazySpence</i>)
 
=== The Other side of the Universe ===
After joining the Jallik defense force to make a few extra creds you discover that a Serco force is building in Edras and it is upto you to help hold them off.
The initial mission can be found at any Itani barracks station labeled "Need creds? Join the Jallik defense force!" which will lead you to the correct mission area.
 
Requirements are level 4 Combat, neutral Itani standing and hated by Serco .  
 
(<i>made by CrazySpence</i>)
 
=== Hive Research ===
You are asked to deliver a series of difficult-to-acquire hive items, and then participate in several reconnaissance and clandestine missions in order to gain access to the [http://www.vo-wiki.com/wiki/Centurion Centurion Superlight].  Available at Corvus stations from Combat 4 and on.
 
=== A Looming Threat ===
You are asked to address a new threat from your 'ancient enemy' in a series of reconnaissance missions. Available from Combat 5 and on for Itani and Serco players only.
 
(<i>made by bull350</i>)
 
== Trade Missions ==
 
=== Trading Guild ===


==== Tips ====
[[Mission:Trading_Guild|Trading Guild]] is a repeatable mission which asks you to trade on behalf of a faction.  It is not as profitable as trading for yourself but it is a much quicker way to acquire trade xp.  Faction standing will also be increased with trade missions.  Generally the higher the completion payment for a mission the higher the faction standing and xp increase you will get.
*If you plan on going somewhere far away from where you are currently or need a change in scenery, then this is the trade mission for you. Has the added bonus of being a mission with lightweight cargo and only one unit of it at that. Perfect for those who are couriers at heart.
 
Some cargo moving missions are labeled "(bulk)"  This means that there are likely more widgets to move than you can ship in a single trip.
 
==== Delivery ====
* One-way cargo run.
 
==== Special Delivery ====
* Deliver a unique (non purchasable) item to its destination.
 
==== Procurement ====
* Buy widgets from another station and bring them back.  You will be reimbursed.  This, especially when 'bulk', is regarded as the most efficient way to raise faction standing.
 
==== Retrieval ====
* Retrieve widgets from another station and bring them back.
 
==== Minerals ====
* [[Mining|Mine]] or plunder some premium ore of the stations asking and deliver it to the station.
 
=== Scrap Yard ===
Collect scrap metal and return it to the station so they can begin a construction project.
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=== Procurement ===
=== Courier Missions ===
Make yourself useful by being a faction's gopher. They ask for something, you find and pay for it and bring it back for a reimbursal and payment. May be bulk.


==== Tips ====
A number of courier missions exist in game, the first of which grants enough xp to reach Trade License 1.  Further courier missions give very good credit rewards, but much less experience. Courier missions involve running special items, sometimes classified, to unique clients.  Completing these missions will improve your standing with the local faction.  Some courier missions must be completed before others become available.
*These missions offer more reward in every respect than the Retrieval missions do. (Standing, xp, money)
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=== Retrieval ===
{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
The same as Procurement missions, only you don't have to buy the cargo. ((And you obviously don't get a reimbursal either!)) Again, may be bulk.
|-
! Mission
! Cargo
! Credit Reward
! Trade Experience
! Tier
|-
| Courier Needed
| Datapad
| 25,000
| 1010
| 1
|-
| Courier for Mining Parts
| 20x Coolant
| 100,000
| 125
| 2
|-
| Classified Courier Needed
| Datapad
| 50,000
| 125
| 2
|-
| Courier needed for Research data
| Datapad
| 50,000
| 175
| 2
|-
| Courier needed for a Commerce delivery
| Datapad
| 50,000
| 175
| 2
|-
| Medium Risk Courier needed
| Smart Datapad
| 150,000
| 250
| 3
|-
| Clandestine Courier
| Datapad
| 75,000
| 150
| 3
|-
| Courier for Legal Documents
| Datapad, "Fresh Flowers"(provided)
| 30,000
|
| 4
|-
| Dangerous Courier needed
| Datapad
| 125,000
|
| 4
|}


==== Tips ====
=== Party Errand ===
*For someone who wants to get in and out fast as well as continue working for one particular area, these missions work great.
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=== Minerals ===
Discreetly gather a short list of specialty items for a celebrity party being held at a Valent station.  This is the beginning to a mission tree with several branches, one of which requires Serco docking rights. Aborting this mission will create a side mission which gives you one more chance.  Pursuing the Valent side of this tree eventually leads to having a "pet" Valent A-3 Assault [[Furie]] robot.  In Grayspace this tree involves four persistent characters ("Szu-Tiang Ralel", "Amahapta 'Crazy-Eggs' Pavlov", "Kia Wo-Nek" and "Oden Hasto") caught up in a web of interaction surrounding the trade of Heliocene Ore and Guided Missile Casings.
They ask for a particular ore, you go mine it and bring it back. These missions will yeild both Trade xp and Mining xp.


==== Tips ====
Requirements are trade level 2 and dockable faction with Valent and Xang Xi.
*Check the roids in the area outside the station before you select this mission. If you can, pick an ore that you can easily get without leaving the protection of the station.
*A majority of the time, the station will ask for either Aqueaus or Silicate ore. If you take several missions from the same station they may start to ask for ores such as Ferric, Carbonic, Ishik, VanAzek, and sometimes Pentric and Pyronic.
*If you're looking to do primarily mineral missions, try to take missions from "mining stations", they offer 6-8 mineral missions in a row before they will require you to take a different mission type.
*Stockpiling large ammounts of ore in the station prior to taking the mineral missions can greatly speed up the process. Missions generally require a 32-48cu haul per mission.
*While it may not be the fastest, mineral missions are a great way to build up standing with a particular faction. Check the faction your interested in raising your standing with and see if they have a mining station.
*Good mining ships are:
#[[Atlas|Atlas TPG X-Type]] - Great for mining in bot infested asteroid fields, cargo hold (38), single mining beam config.
#[[Centaur|Centaur Aggresso]] - Cargo hold (50cu), twin mining beams config.
#[[Marauder|Mineral Marauder]] - Cargo hold (60cu), twin mining beam config.
#[[Behemoth|Behemoth]] - Cargo hold (120cu), twin mining beam config.
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== Prospecting Missions ==
First, you start with the Party Errand Mission. Take a Centaur or Atlas and go to Ukari M-5. Get everything from "Szu-Tiang Ralel" and then come back to Dau N-2 (start there, preferable). Then go complete the mission and do the second one; where there are a bunch of ships arriving at the station. No combat needed, just turbo around. After this do the mission "Axia Must Die". This is tricky. Get a friend to send Axia escorts from Dau I-15. Wait in Dau E-15 and boom up the ESCORT BOTS ONLY (centurion mkiii, Vulture MkIV, Warthog Territorial Defender)! After this mission is over, thank your friend, give him cash if you like :D. Then do the 4th Mission "LAR Project: Uplink Surgery." Go to Latos N-2 and buy the stuff needed, then zoom back to Nyrius, I think. After that is over, you are free to make a Furie. Go get the items from Latos N-2, and buy from players, or farm 3 Guardian Cores. Finish the mission and you get a furie, which you can launch from Verasi C-4, for 4 hours. After the time limit is reached, the Furies explode. You can recall the Furies, to use them at a later time.
There are 120 Prospecting missions, 4 in each of the systems. All you need to do is find 30 roids with a mineral the station will choose (you will be provided with a scanner; if you have one already on your ship you can use that).


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
(<i>made by Phaserlight</i>)


Minimal. Status update and abort.
== Mining Missions ==


==== Tips ====
=== Mining Tutorial ===
*Take advantage of the fact that these missions are very open in what you can do; you are not required to return to your starting station, you can mine from the roids you scan, you can even log off and continue the mission when you return.
This mission is available at mining stations. It explains the mining system in Vendetta Online, and gives mining xp sufficient to gain mining level 1.
*Because the mission only picks commonly found mineral types (Aquean, Carbonic, Ferric, Silicate) and infrequently slightly less common ones (Ishik, VanAzek, Xithricite), you should scout out the area around the station before you start the mission if you want to make it faster. Accept missions where the selected mineral is in a majority of the roids outside the station if you can. Remember: leaving and entering the station will update the prospecting mission and possibly change the type of ore required.
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== Scrap Yard ==
=== Prospecting Missions ===
Collect Scrap Metal from the AI bots and return it to the station so they can begin a construction project.
There are 120 Prospecting missions scattered around the universe, with an average of four missions per system.  For each mission, you need to identify (with a mineral scanner) 30 asteroids containing a mineral the station chooses.  Doing all 120 missions unlocks the best mining [[Mining#Equipment|equipment]].
 
=== Trade Guild ===
The trade guild includes a 'minerals' option which involves procuring certain ore that can be mined from asteroids.


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
=== The Refinery Missions ===
Minimal. Status update (how many crates left?) and abort.
Gather combinations of ore to manufacture basic trade goods at mining stations, which are then delivered to either research or commercial stations. Each mission grants 400 Trade and Mining xp.  After four of these missions have been completed a sixth mission, "Transparent Metal", becomes available (so long as you have not yet completed "Xithricite Refinery Introduction"). The following is a list of ores used in the mission tree:


==== Tips ====
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*When you bot (even if you're not taking this mission), grab the Scrap Metal dropped by the destroyed bots. Store it in some central location that is easy to get to.
|-
*If you need it for a Scrap Yard mission, all you have to do is ship it to the station.
! Mission Name
*Finding a nice wormhole as a choke point, you can also collect scrap metal from harmless traders, and their cargo can be sold for a small profit.
! First Ore
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! Second Ore
! Product
! Destination
! Credit Wage
|-
! Water Distiller Needed
| 26x Premium Aquean
| -
| 26x Purified Water
| Commercial
| 4000
|-
! Steel Forge
| 13x Premium Carbonic
| 13x Premium Ferric
| 18x Steel
| Research
| 5000
|-
! Hydrocarbon Synthesis
| 18x Premium Carbonic
| 18x Premium Aquean
| 12x Synthetic Hydrocarbons
| Commercial
| 6000
|-
! Manufacturing Simple Plastics
| 22x Premium Carbonic
| 22x Premium Silicate
| 22x Simple Plastics
| Commercial
| 7000
|-
! Growing Nanites
| 26x Premium Aquean
| 26x Premium Silicate
| 26x NanoFeed
| Research
| 8000
|-
! Transparent Metal  
| 24x Premium Ferric
| 24x Ishik
| 24x Vismetal
| Research
| 12000
|-
|}


== Recon/Spy ==
Once "Transparent Metal" is completed the player is pointed toward a further series of missions available in the Verasi star system that eventually grant access to the [[Equipment#Powercells|Extreme Drain Power Cell.]]
There are four missions in this set.


=== Secret Meeting (?) ===
Requirements are level 1 Combat, Light Weapons, and Mining licenses.
Your mission is to use a scanner to find a particular ship within a pack of [[Union of Independent Territories|UIT]] NPCs roaming a randomly-picked sector.


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
(<i>made by Phaserlight</i>)


None. Abort by leaving the destination sector or through the missions tab in the station interface.
=== Rapid Mining Contracts  ===
This quest tree is the unlock route for the [https://www.vo-wiki.com/wiki/Manufacturing#Improved_Mineral_Scanner[Improved Mineral Scanner]] manufacturing mission.


==== Tips ====
Rapid Ishik Contract: Mine 30 Premium Ishik ore, avoiding enemies.
*Check to see what bots will be in the sector before you accept. Decline the mission and check the sector in your map. If the types of bots look agreeable to you, go back and accept the mission.
*When scanning the NPC ships, start from the top of the sector list alphabetically and work your way down.
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=== Anomalous Materials ===
Carbonic Ore Needed Quickly: Mine 45 Premium Carbonic Ore, avoiding or destroying enemies. Rewards: 112,500 Credits, 450 Trade License XP, 450 Mining License XP
Kill "marked" DenTek [[Bots:Collectors|collectors]], but don't let the one with the chemicals touch anything or the mission will fail! You will be given a scanner and a sector to go to. Use the scanner to determine whether the bot is one that counts towards the mission's goal or is carrying the chemicals.
Rapid Ferric Ore Contract: 2 step quest.
* Mine 15 Premium Ferric Ore, avoiding enemies. Rewards: 18,750 credits, 600 Mining License XP
* Deliver the ore to a cargo ship, destroying as many enemies as possible without dying. Dying will fail this part of the quest.


==== Mission Tab Interface ====
Rapid Silicate Ore Contract: Requires 8 cu cargo space for a crystal quality scanner device. Mine 40 Premium Silicate Ore, avoiding enemies. Once 20 Premium Silicate Ore are mined, a strong bot will spawn.
None. If you want to abort, leave the sector you're supposed to be going to, or abort manually through the missions tab in the station interface before you leave.


==== Tips ====
High Quality Xithricite Needed: Mine 50 Premium Xithricite Ore, avoiding enemies. Rewards: 125,000 credits, 1000 Mining License XP
*When you pick this mission, before you accept, decline and check the sector that the mission wants you to go to. If there are DenTek collectors in that sector, go to another station and repeat. If there are no DenTek collectors, pick the mission again and accept.
*Don't let the bots get too close to each other. If the chemical-carrying bot touches another object (including another bot), the mission fails.
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=== Hostage Situation ===
MRC VanAzek Ore Contract: Mine 200 crates of Premium VanAzek ore. Rewards: 400,000 credits, 2000 Mining License XP
Hostages have been taken. You must free them by finding the ship in which they are imprisoned and lowering its armor to less than some percentage.
==== Mission Tab Interface ====


==== Tips ====
=== Xithricite Apothecarium ===
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== Mining Tutorial ==
Available at Verasi I-5The player must first complete an interview in which they mine a small quantity of Xithricite ore and return it to Verasi I-5 to be refined into XiRite AlloyThe XiRite Alloy is then to be delivered to a nearby station in VerasiThe mission then becomes repeatable with a number of "jobs" to be completed before the player is given a "gift" (Divinia Spice).  The player can finish additional jobs in one mission if s/he refines and delivers the Alloy within 10 minutes.
This mission is available at mining stationsIt gives you a basic mineral scanner and a  mining beam (S-port)It also tells you how to equip the equipment and how to use themIf you complete the mission you will earn enough XP to get your level 1 mining license.  The level 1 mining license gives you access to a large port (L-port) mining beam.


To find a mining station look at the name of the station on the map.  The type of station is listed below the name of the station. Or you can check the [[Station_Locations|station list]] for a station closest to you.
The player may continue playing "Xithricite Apothecarium", eventually earning additional gifts.  After receiving three gifts, the player is told that s/he will no longer be given Divinia Spice unless s/he defeats a monster deep within the Odia system known as the Hydra.  The Hydra is composed of a large number of interconnected collector bots.  This final mission "Slay the Hydra!" is complete-able ten times per player. After the first completion only, the player is given 1cu of [[Samoflange]].
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== Test Pilot Missions ==
(''made by Phaserlight'')
TPG Test Pilot
* Initially qualified the player to fly the [[TPG Raptor]]. Currently provides no benefits- at least until the next new TPG ship is released.


Itani Test Pilot
== Manufacturing Missions ==
* Completion of this mission unlocks the [[Valkyrie|Valkyrie X-1]].  You will have to destroy, without assistance, ten ships that will come in two waves.  It can be taken from Itani reseach stations.


For a list of items that can be manufactured via the mission system, please see the [http://www.vo-wiki.com/wiki/Manufacturing Manufacturing] page on this wiki.


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[[Category:Missions]]

Latest revision as of 17:49, 29 July 2023

Please note: this is not a comprehensive list of all missions within Vendetta Online, only a rough guide. If you discover a new mission tree or have any further info on existing ones, please fill it in under the appropriate section.

Training Missions

These are a set of five missions that explain the rudiments of the game. New players are strongly encouraged to take them before asking for help. You must pass training III before leaving the newbie sector. Training missions stop appearing in your mission tab once you have attained a few levels.

Combat Missions

These missions are available to raise your Combat and Light/Heavy weapon license levels through observed combat situations by your respective nations.

Beginner Combat Practice

An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; go out and kill low-level bots (Collectors to be specific) for combat and weapons xp. This mission is replaced by Advanced Combat Practice once you reach Combat license 3. The rewards for Beginner Combat Practice are scheduled as follows:

  • 5 Collector Bot Kills - 100 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
  • 10 Collector Bot Kills - 125 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
  • 15 Collector Bot Kills - 125 Combat / 55 Light Weapons / 55 Heavy Weapons
  • 20 Collector Bot Kills - 150 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons (After this point, only Dentek and Artemis Collectors count)
  • 25 Collector Bot Kills - 150 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
  • 30 Collector Bot Kills - 180 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
  • 35 Collector Bot Kills - 180 Combat / 75 Light Weapons / 75 Heavy Weapons
  • 40 Collector Bot Kills - 210 Combat / 100 Light Weapons / 100 Heavy Weapons (Rewards remain constant every 5 bot kills after this)

Intermediate Combat Practice

A mission that rewards botting killstreaks of Artemis Collectors or TyCorp Assaults. The best way to take this mission is to find a sector that has just Artemis or TyCorp and grind away. Avoid sectors where Artemis and TyCorp bots are mixed. Available at Combat license 2 only.

Rewards are scheduled at the following cumulative kills:

  • 3 Artemis Kills - 112 Combat / 52 Light Weapons / 52 Heavy Weapons
  • 8 Artemis Kills - 200 Combat / 100 Light Weapons / 100 Heavy Weapons
  • 16 Artemis Kills - 360 Combat / 168 Light Weapons / 168 Heavy Weapons
  • 3 TyCorp Kills - 206 Combat / 148 Light Weapons / 148 Heavy Weapons
  • 8 TyCorp Kills - 370 Combat / 260 Light Weapons / 260 Heavy Weapons
  • 16 TyCorp Kills - 624 Combat / 432 Light Weapons / 432 Heavy Weapons

After 16 kills the objective cycles over. Switching between Artemis and TyCorps also starts the count over.

Advanced Combat Practice

  • An officially-sanctioned training mission by your nation's government; hunt bots (Assaults and Guardians) from a list for combat and weapons xp. This mission is available from Combat license 2 and beyond. This mission is also available in a group, with objectives scaling according to the number of players that are in the group. Within each list there is a special 'bonus' bot type which awards additional xp, and changes after the reward is claimed.

Rogue Drones

This is the first tree to be written collaboratively between the devs and a player. The original three missions were implemented by the devs, then Phaserlight contacted them with a request to build onto what was already in place and received the necessary information to do so. The story involves research surrounding the corruption of the Hive and possible influences causing the drones to turn against their creators. At the end of this tree the player gains access to the EC-88, the original "bus". There are multiple paths through this tree, the following is suggested as the most dynamic (no mission is consecutively repeated):

Rogue Drones => More Orun Processors Needed => Dentek Processors Needed => More Dentek Processors Needed => Alternate Avenue of Inquiry => Artemis Core Sweep => Aurum Potestas Est => More Orun Processors Needed => Rogue Drone Surveillance => More Dentek Processors Needed => Research Vessel Defense => The Hive Hunters

Collector Type Cores Needed Scrap Needed Special Mission
Orun Collector 17 30 Rogue Drone Surveillance
Dentek Collector 32 none Research Vessel Defense
Artemis Collector 32 40 Aurum Potestas Est
Overseer - - The Hive Hunters

(made by the devs and Phaserlight)

Help! Rogue Queen detected

  • The station needs you to eliminate the escorts of a rogue Queen in their system so that their bomber wing can attack. Available up to Combat level 5 at barracks stations.
  • Something....interesting happens if you take this in the Deneb system
  • If you fail this mission three times, it will disappear permanently
  • This mission is failed immediately if you leave the sector or die (even from the queen's explosion). In the latter case you receive no reward.

(made by CrazySpence)

The Gauntlet

  • Fight your way through 5 rounds of enemies each round with multiple waves of attack. Combat, light and heavy XP are rewarded after each round with increasing values until round 5 where you face a heavily armed Overseer. Available at level 2 through 4 at barracks stations
Stage Bots XP Bonus
Round 1 Wave 1 Orun Collector -
Round 1 Wave 2 Artemis Collector -
Round 1 Wave 3 2 Artemis Collectors 100 Com 50 LW 50 HW
Round 2 Wave 1 Ion Centurion -
Round 2 Wave 2 Ion Vulture -
Round 2 Wave 3 Neutron Centurion 300 Com 150 LW 150 HW
Round 3 Wave 1 Neutron Vulture -
Round 3 Wave 2 ApuTech-5 Guardian -
Round 3 Wave 3 2 Neutron Centurions 400 Com 200 LW 200 HW
Round 4 Wave 1 2 Ion Raptors -
Round 4 Wave 2 Neutron Vulture -
Round 4 Wave 3 Fennus R-18 Guardian 500 Com 250 LW 250 HW
Round 5: Boss Round Helman K-3 Overseer 600 Com 300 LW 300 HW

A video of a gauntlet attempt may be found here: [1]

(made by CrazySpence)

Search and Rescue

A trade ship has been separated from its convoy in an ion storm and lost somewhere in the system, you have 45 minutes to find them. Available at Itani commercial stations. After you successfully lead the Behemoth trader back to the station you have the option of delivering a special report to an Itani monk in Divinia which initiates a further set of missions. All missions in this tree can be re-taken as many times as necessary, however your Itani standing will be affected on the level of your success or failure.

Requirements are light weapons level 2 and dockable Itani faction.

(made by Phaserlight)

Hive Skirmish

  • Hive skirmishes are intense and exciting battles versus the ever expanding 'Hive' in Serco, Itani, and Greyspace. Hive skirmishes become available at Combat license 3 in systems under the influence of the dynamic Hive, and are categorized according to their size and relative difficulty.

A Small Skirmish involves few ships, usually between 10 and 30 on each side

A Common Skirmish is similar to a small skirmish with more ships, up to 50 or more on each side

A Large Skirmish is similar to a common skirmish with over 50 ships fighting on each side

A Critical Skirmish involves a friendly capital ship, many fighters, and one primary target: an enemy Hive Queen

A Central Skirmish is a huge battle versus multiple Queens and the greatest of all Hive threats: the Leviathan

When a Hive Skirmish is taken in a sector with an ion storm, monetary and xp rewards are quadrupled, making this special subset of missions highly profitable.

In all Hive Skirmishes players are grouped together with a friendly team and given an objective such as killing the Hive Queen or a certain number of Hive bots before a given number of friendly ships are killed. As fighter ships from both sides are destroyed they are reinforced as more fighters warp into the combat sector and join the skirmish. Players who accept Hive Skirmish missions to the same sector are automatically grouped. The Leviathan and Hive Queens are protected by shields which are strengthened by the number of sectors their respective Hives control, therefore it is wise to take the smaller missions first before working up to the critical and central skirmishes.

  • Three different Hives may be found in the galaxy:

The Seipos Hive is centered in Rhamus, and expands into Initros and Dantia

The Prosus Hive is centered in Metana, and expands into Cantus and Setalli Shinas

The Milanar Hive is centered in Sedina, and expands into Odia and Latos

Each Hive carries unique drops, which may be used to craft items at the conquerable stations.

  • A useful tactic if the skirmishes become too difficult is to turbo away from the center of battle until a safe distance is reached, and allowing the Hive bots to approach one or two at a time. Also, remember to plot an escape nav route before entering the combat sector in case you need to leave in a hurry, and home nearby.


Escort

You accompany an NPC convoy, fending off potential threats. Rewards include modest trade and combat XP, credits determined by the sale of the goods you accompanied, and a small boost of your standing with the destination's Faction. The rewards are scaled according to the percentage of the trip you spent flying alongside the convoy. Available from Combat license 3 and on.

Border Patrol

  • Border Patrol (BP) is a formal stage for group combat between Serco and Itani. Pilots who take this mission meet in Deneb C'10 to attempt to boom enemy pilots. Numbers between sides are evened with NPC Centurion Mk II's. When you have destroyed the requisite number of ships you are given xp and the mission ends. You can take this mission by yourself or group with others. For every person in your group the group will have to down 15 ships and will be given +1500/+1500/+1500/0/0 xp. (By yourself you are a group of one.)
  • Generally this is a Serco/Itani only mission for those who have at least Combat license 4. UIT pilots can take this mission, however, if they are liked by one and only one of the two waring nations. These UITs and those with insufficient combat levels will need to be invited into a BP group to participate. Any pilot who is liked by both Serco and Itan will be unable to take this mission.

Hazardous Site Investigation

This tree won the 2010 PCC Mission Design Contest. It is available to UIT, Serco, and Itani characters at commercial stations of their own nation (TPG commercial for the UIT) from Combat 3 and on. Depending on the character's nationality and choices different missions become available through this tree, which is currently nine missions in length plus a manufacturing mission for the Concussion Railgun. Some plots in this tree include malfunctioning automated transports, contagious cybernetic programs, the Guise, infiltrators, international espionage and the Order of Eo.

Faction First Mission Second (branch) Mission Third (terminal) Mission Fourth Mission et cetera
UIT Hazardous Site Investigation Suspicious Activity Covert Courier Escort Eye Opener (...)
Transport Cargo Reclamation A Package for Cresello Low-Wa (...)
Itani Lesson Among the Stars Educational Materials Recovery The Visitor Ghost Ship (...)
The Sower and the Reaper Letters from Greyspace (...)
Serco Errant Transports Seeding the Program Weapon Design Interdiction Trident Gunning (...)
Cyber Solar Police Trouble in Rhamus (...)


(made by Phaserlight and Pizzasgood, edited by Meridian)

Assassination

  • You are asked liquidate two 'high priority targets,' one from each enemy nation.

Test Pilot Missions

TPG Test Pilot

  • Qualifies player to fly ships that TPG places into its test-pilot program. There are three missions of increasing difficulty, the first two involve destroying waves of progressively more difficult collector bots. The third mission sends you to two sectors, in the first sector you are given three allies and must destroy ~8 artemis collectors. In the second sector a large number of dentek collectors, artemis collectors, and dentek assaults are sent after you which must be completely annihilated, however you are allowed to leave the sector to re-arm.
    • Currently, there are no ships in the TPG Test Pilot program. Previous ships include the TPG Raptor.

Itani Test Pilot

  • Completion of this mission unlocks the Valkyrie X-1. You will have to destroy, without assistance, ten ships that will come in two waves. It can be taken from Itani research stations.

An update a while ago rendered this mission "rewardless" to non-Itani pilots. You can no longer get the Valkyrie X-1 through this mission due to the max standing limits imposed on other nations being set to +600 while the valkryie X-1 requires +800.

Medium Risk Mining Escort

After the player receives one gift in Xithricite Apothecarium, a new branch of missions become available in which the player may join Axia's Mining Escort wing, eventually earning the Extreme Drain Power Cell. Similar to "Xithricite Apothecarium", there is a repeatable mission in which the player must defend a number of mining "excursions". By successfully defending an excursion the player is allowed to continue, otherwise there is a brief period in which the mission cannot be re-taken (max 18 minutes). Depending on the player's performance in this branch (if they have received at least one extreme drain powercell and at any time completed three excursions in a row), a galaxy-wide mission called "Survey Escort" may be unlocked with similar gameplay that can be taken at any mining station. During Survey Escort there is an Easter egg where by typing "/mission status" into chat, the player receives a HUD message telling him or her how many Survey Escorts s/he has successfully completed.

(made by phaserlight)

Special Delivery

You are asked to delivery a datapad to Gray space when you are intercepted by a mysterious NPC who requests you detour your delivery. Available at nation stations at Combat 4.

(made by CrazySpence)

Difficult Choices

You took the first step towards the darker side of space and these missions are your tests to see if you got the guts to be a rat. Will you stay the course or will your conscience get the better of you in the end and turn you against your new brothers. Available at Corvus stations after taking a detour in Special Delivery.

(made by CrazySpence)

The Other side of the Universe

After joining the Jallik defense force to make a few extra creds you discover that a Serco force is building in Edras and it is upto you to help hold them off. The initial mission can be found at any Itani barracks station labeled "Need creds? Join the Jallik defense force!" which will lead you to the correct mission area.

Requirements are level 4 Combat, neutral Itani standing and hated by Serco .

(made by CrazySpence)

Hive Research

You are asked to deliver a series of difficult-to-acquire hive items, and then participate in several reconnaissance and clandestine missions in order to gain access to the Centurion Superlight. Available at Corvus stations from Combat 4 and on.

A Looming Threat

You are asked to address a new threat from your 'ancient enemy' in a series of reconnaissance missions. Available from Combat 5 and on for Itani and Serco players only.

(made by bull350)

Trade Missions

Trading Guild

Trading Guild is a repeatable mission which asks you to trade on behalf of a faction. It is not as profitable as trading for yourself but it is a much quicker way to acquire trade xp. Faction standing will also be increased with trade missions. Generally the higher the completion payment for a mission the higher the faction standing and xp increase you will get.

Some cargo moving missions are labeled "(bulk)" This means that there are likely more widgets to move than you can ship in a single trip.

Delivery

  • One-way cargo run.

Special Delivery

  • Deliver a unique (non purchasable) item to its destination.

Procurement

  • Buy widgets from another station and bring them back. You will be reimbursed. This, especially when 'bulk', is regarded as the most efficient way to raise faction standing.

Retrieval

  • Retrieve widgets from another station and bring them back.

Minerals

  • Mine or plunder some premium ore of the stations asking and deliver it to the station.

Scrap Yard

Collect scrap metal and return it to the station so they can begin a construction project.

Courier Missions

A number of courier missions exist in game, the first of which grants enough xp to reach Trade License 1. Further courier missions give very good credit rewards, but much less experience. Courier missions involve running special items, sometimes classified, to unique clients. Completing these missions will improve your standing with the local faction. Some courier missions must be completed before others become available.

Mission Cargo Credit Reward Trade Experience Tier
Courier Needed Datapad 25,000 1010 1
Courier for Mining Parts 20x Coolant 100,000 125 2
Classified Courier Needed Datapad 50,000 125 2
Courier needed for Research data Datapad 50,000 175 2
Courier needed for a Commerce delivery Datapad 50,000 175 2
Medium Risk Courier needed Smart Datapad 150,000 250 3
Clandestine Courier Datapad 75,000 150 3
Courier for Legal Documents Datapad, "Fresh Flowers"(provided) 30,000 4
Dangerous Courier needed Datapad 125,000 4

Party Errand

Discreetly gather a short list of specialty items for a celebrity party being held at a Valent station. This is the beginning to a mission tree with several branches, one of which requires Serco docking rights. Aborting this mission will create a side mission which gives you one more chance. Pursuing the Valent side of this tree eventually leads to having a "pet" Valent A-3 Assault Furie robot. In Grayspace this tree involves four persistent characters ("Szu-Tiang Ralel", "Amahapta 'Crazy-Eggs' Pavlov", "Kia Wo-Nek" and "Oden Hasto") caught up in a web of interaction surrounding the trade of Heliocene Ore and Guided Missile Casings.

Requirements are trade level 2 and dockable faction with Valent and Xang Xi.

First, you start with the Party Errand Mission. Take a Centaur or Atlas and go to Ukari M-5. Get everything from "Szu-Tiang Ralel" and then come back to Dau N-2 (start there, preferable). Then go complete the mission and do the second one; where there are a bunch of ships arriving at the station. No combat needed, just turbo around. After this do the mission "Axia Must Die". This is tricky. Get a friend to send Axia escorts from Dau I-15. Wait in Dau E-15 and boom up the ESCORT BOTS ONLY (centurion mkiii, Vulture MkIV, Warthog Territorial Defender)! After this mission is over, thank your friend, give him cash if you like :D. Then do the 4th Mission "LAR Project: Uplink Surgery." Go to Latos N-2 and buy the stuff needed, then zoom back to Nyrius, I think. After that is over, you are free to make a Furie. Go get the items from Latos N-2, and buy from players, or farm 3 Guardian Cores. Finish the mission and you get a furie, which you can launch from Verasi C-4, for 4 hours. After the time limit is reached, the Furies explode. You can recall the Furies, to use them at a later time.

(made by Phaserlight)

Mining Missions

Mining Tutorial

This mission is available at mining stations. It explains the mining system in Vendetta Online, and gives mining xp sufficient to gain mining level 1.

Prospecting Missions

There are 120 Prospecting missions scattered around the universe, with an average of four missions per system. For each mission, you need to identify (with a mineral scanner) 30 asteroids containing a mineral the station chooses. Doing all 120 missions unlocks the best mining equipment.

Trade Guild

The trade guild includes a 'minerals' option which involves procuring certain ore that can be mined from asteroids.

The Refinery Missions

Gather combinations of ore to manufacture basic trade goods at mining stations, which are then delivered to either research or commercial stations. Each mission grants 400 Trade and Mining xp. After four of these missions have been completed a sixth mission, "Transparent Metal", becomes available (so long as you have not yet completed "Xithricite Refinery Introduction"). The following is a list of ores used in the mission tree:

Mission Name First Ore Second Ore Product Destination Credit Wage
Water Distiller Needed 26x Premium Aquean - 26x Purified Water Commercial 4000
Steel Forge 13x Premium Carbonic 13x Premium Ferric 18x Steel Research 5000
Hydrocarbon Synthesis 18x Premium Carbonic 18x Premium Aquean 12x Synthetic Hydrocarbons Commercial 6000
Manufacturing Simple Plastics 22x Premium Carbonic 22x Premium Silicate 22x Simple Plastics Commercial 7000
Growing Nanites 26x Premium Aquean 26x Premium Silicate 26x NanoFeed Research 8000
Transparent Metal 24x Premium Ferric 24x Ishik 24x Vismetal Research 12000

Once "Transparent Metal" is completed the player is pointed toward a further series of missions available in the Verasi star system that eventually grant access to the Extreme Drain Power Cell.

Requirements are level 1 Combat, Light Weapons, and Mining licenses.

(made by Phaserlight)

Rapid Mining Contracts

This quest tree is the unlock route for the [Improved Mineral Scanner] manufacturing mission.

Rapid Ishik Contract: Mine 30 Premium Ishik ore, avoiding enemies.

Carbonic Ore Needed Quickly: Mine 45 Premium Carbonic Ore, avoiding or destroying enemies. Rewards: 112,500 Credits, 450 Trade License XP, 450 Mining License XP

Rapid Ferric Ore Contract: 2 step quest.

  • Mine 15 Premium Ferric Ore, avoiding enemies. Rewards: 18,750 credits, 600 Mining License XP
  • Deliver the ore to a cargo ship, destroying as many enemies as possible without dying. Dying will fail this part of the quest.

Rapid Silicate Ore Contract: Requires 8 cu cargo space for a crystal quality scanner device. Mine 40 Premium Silicate Ore, avoiding enemies. Once 20 Premium Silicate Ore are mined, a strong bot will spawn.

High Quality Xithricite Needed: Mine 50 Premium Xithricite Ore, avoiding enemies. Rewards: 125,000 credits, 1000 Mining License XP

MRC VanAzek Ore Contract: Mine 200 crates of Premium VanAzek ore. Rewards: 400,000 credits, 2000 Mining License XP

Xithricite Apothecarium

Available at Verasi I-5. The player must first complete an interview in which they mine a small quantity of Xithricite ore and return it to Verasi I-5 to be refined into XiRite Alloy. The XiRite Alloy is then to be delivered to a nearby station in Verasi. The mission then becomes repeatable with a number of "jobs" to be completed before the player is given a "gift" (Divinia Spice). The player can finish additional jobs in one mission if s/he refines and delivers the Alloy within 10 minutes.

The player may continue playing "Xithricite Apothecarium", eventually earning additional gifts. After receiving three gifts, the player is told that s/he will no longer be given Divinia Spice unless s/he defeats a monster deep within the Odia system known as the Hydra. The Hydra is composed of a large number of interconnected collector bots. This final mission "Slay the Hydra!" is complete-able ten times per player. After the first completion only, the player is given 1cu of Samoflange.

(made by Phaserlight)

Manufacturing Missions

For a list of items that can be manufactured via the mission system, please see the Manufacturing page on this wiki.