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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. They 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.

* 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 level 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.

* 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.

=== Border Patrol Rogue Drones ===* Border Patrol (BP) This is a formal stage for group combat the first tree to be written collaboratively between [[Serco]] the devs and [[Itani]]a player. Pilots who take this mission meet The original three missions were implemented by the devs, then Phaserlight contacted them with a request to build onto what was already in Deneb C'10 place and received the necessary information to attempt do so. The story involves research surrounding the corruption of the Hive and possible influences causing the drones to boom enemy pilotsturn against their creators. Numbers between sides are evened with NPC At the end of this tree the player gains access to the [[CenturionEC#Additional Images|Centurion Mk II'sEC-88]], the original "bus". When you have destroyed the requisite number of ships you There are given xp and the mission ends. You can take multiple paths through this mission by yourself or group with others. For every person in your group tree, the group will have to down 15 ships and will be given +1500/+1500/+1500/0/0 xp. following is suggested as the most dynamic (By yourself you are a group of one.no mission is consecutively repeated):

* Generally this is a [[Serco]]/[[Itani]] only mission for those who have at least combat four. UIT pilots can take this mission, however, if they are liked by one and only one <i>Rogue Drones => More Orun Processors Needed => Dentek Processors Needed => More Dentek Processors Needed => Alternate Avenue 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 with be unable to take this mission.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>

{| border="1" class== Assassination ==="wikitable sortable"|-! 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* You are asked liquidate two 'hight priority targets,' one from each enemy nation.|}

(<i>made by the devs and Phaserlight</i>) === Killing Spree Help! Rogue Queen detected ===* This is The station needs you to eliminate the escorts of a somewhat broken mission rogue Queen in their system so that was one of their bomber wing can attack. Available up to Combat level 5 at barracks stations. * Something....interesting happens if you take this in the first missions 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. (<i>made by CrazySpence</i>) === The Gauntlet ===* Fight your way through 5 rounds of enemies each round with the new architecturemultiple waves of attack. Nobody knows how it 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 {| border="1" class="wikitable"|-! 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:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDG92lN-sw&feature=player_detailpage#t=279s] (<i>made it by CrazySpence</i>) === 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 production serverBehemoth 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 why it's still therefailure. Requirements are light weapons level 2 and dockable Itani faction. (<i>made by Phaserlight</i>)

* In most systems bots re-spawn quickly after they Hive skirmishes are destroyed. intense and exciting battles versus the ever expanding 'Hive presence can be temporarily eradicated ' in certain sectorsSerco, howeverItani, by taking this mission from [[Xang Xi]] Stationsand Greyspace. After signing up for Hive skirmishes become available at Combat license 3 in systems under the mission you influence of the dynamic Hive, and are asked categorized according to boom bots 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 specific sectorwith an ion storm, monetary and xp rewards are quadrupled, making this special subset of missions highly profitable. For each bot you kill you  In all Hive Skirmishes players are grouped together with a friendly team and givenan 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 addition 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 normal weapons xpconquerable 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 xp sector in case you need to leave in a hurry, and credits determined by its 'difficultyhome nearby.'

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

== Trade Guild = Border Patrol ===These missions ask you to trade on behalf of * Border Patrol (BP) is a factionformal stage for group combat between [[Serco]] and [[Itani]]. It is not as profitable as trading for yourself but it is a much quicker way Pilots who take this mission meet in Deneb C'10 to acquire trade xpattempt to boom enemy pilots. Faction standing will also be increased Numbers between sides are evened with trade missionsNPC [[Centurion|Centurion Mk II's]]. Generally When you have destroyed the higher requisite number of ships you are given xp and the completion payment for a mission ends. You can take this mission by yourself or group with others. For every person in your group the higher the faction standing group will have to down 15 ships and will be given +1500/+1500/+1500/0/0 xp increase . (By yourself you will getare a group of one.)

Some cargo moving missions are labeled '(bulk* Generally this is a [[Serco]]/[[Itani]] only mission for those who have at least Combat license 4.)' This means that there UIT pilots can take this mission, however, if they are likely more widgets liked by one and only one of the two waring nations. These UITs and those with insufficient combat levels will need to move than you can ship in be invited into a single tripBP group to participate. Any pilot who is liked by both Serco and Itan will be unable to take this mission.

=== Delivery 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| (...)|}  (<i>made by Phaserlight and Pizzasgood, edited by Meridian</i>) === Assassination ===* OneYou 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-way cargo runpilot 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|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|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 [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. (<i>made by phaserlight</i>)

==== Procurement ====

==== Retrieval ====

==== Minerals ====

== 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 roids containing a mineral the station chooses. Doing all 120 missions unlocks the best mining [[Mining#Equipment|equipment]].  == Scrap Yard ===

== Recon/Spy = Courier Missions ===There are four missions in this set. They ask you to perform certain actions on particular bots. A scanner (given to you) informs of the requisite behavior towards any individual bots. All of these missions are finicky.

=== Secret Meeting ===* You are hired to confirm A number of courier missions exist in game, the presence first of some CEO at a secret inter-corporation meeting (which is heldgrants enough xp to reach Trade License 1. Further courier missions give very good credit rewards, strangelybut much less experience. Courier missions involve running special items, in a bot infested sector)sometimes classified, to unique clients. The CEO must be found quickly as his party Completing these missions will be 'ambushed' shortly after improve your standing with the mission startslocal faction. Some courier missions must be completed before others become available.

{| border="1" class== Anomalous Materials ==="wikitable sortable"|-! 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* Some bots involved with toxic materials are malfunctioning. Evade calamity by destroying some of these DenTek [[Bots:Collectors|collectors]] without letting others of them get damaged.}

=== Hostage Situation Party Errand ===* Hostages have been taken. Liberate them by finding the ship in which they are imprisoned and then lowering its armor to somewhere between 25 and 50 percent.

=== Unforeseen Consequences ===* 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 'weirdoCrazy-Eggs' is malevolently controlling Pavlov", "Kia Wo-Nek" and "Oden Hasto") caught up in a web of interaction surrounding the minds trade of innocent peopleHeliocene Ore and Guided Missile Casings. Free  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 by destroying his ship while not damaging theirsat a later time.{{br}}(<i>made by Phaserlight</i>) == Mining Missions ==

=== Mining Tutorial ===

== Test Pilot = Prospecting Missions ===== TPG Test Pilot ===* Qualifies player to fly ships that TPG places into its test-pilot program. There are three 120 Prospecting missions of increasing difficultyscattered around the universe, the first two involve destroying waves with an average of progressively more difficult collector botsfour missions per system. The third For each mission sends , you need to two sectors, in identify (with a mineral scanner) 30 asteroids containing a mineral the first sector you are given three allies and must destroy ~8 artemis collectorsstation chooses. 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 Doing all 120 missions unlocks the best mining [[TPG RaptorMining#Equipment|equipment]].

=== Itani Test Pilot Trade Guild ===* Completion of this mission unlocks the [[Valkyrie|Valkyrie X-1]]. You will have to destroy, without assistance, ten ships The trade guild includes a 'minerals' option which involves procuring certain ore that will come in two waves. It can be taken mined from Itani research stationsasteroids.

{| border="1" class= PCC Missions =="wikitable sortable"Player Contributed missions using the |-! Mission Editor. <br>. Currently Phaserlight is the first Player to have a PCC submitted mission released to production, and it's a good one.<br>Name=== Party Errand ===! First OreDiscreetly gather a short list of specialty items for a Celebrity party being held at this Valent station. Available at Valent stations. It is not my intention to give away spoilers for this mission. But it is a mission tree with several potential sub! Second Ore! Product! Destination! Credit Wage|-missions. (one of which requires serco docking rights). You need to know this: do ''NOT abort'' this mission, it is a one! Water Distiller Needed| 26x Premium Aquean| -time only mission, you cannot re| 26x Purified Water| Commercial| 4000|-take it.! 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|-|}

Requirements are trade level 2 and dockable faction with Valent and Xang Xi.=== Search and Rescue ===A trade ship has been separated from its convoy in an ion storm and gotten lost somewhere in Once "Transparent Metal" is completed the system, you have 45 minutes to find them. Available at Itani commercial stations. The behemoth trader will be drifting in one of the asteroid sectors, after you successfully lead them back to the station you have the option of delivering a special report to a persistent NPC in Divinia which initiates player is pointed toward a further set series of missions. All missions available in this tree can be re-taken as many times as necessarythe Verasi star system that eventually grant access to the [[Equipment#Powercells|Extreme Drain Power Cell.]]

Requirements are light weapons level 1 Combat, Light Weapons, and Mining licenses. (<i>made by Phaserlight</i>) === 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. 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 dockable Itani factionreturn 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 ==