Missions

Missions are special battles against computer-controlled enemy mercenary fleets you can do at any time to help gather resources for your empire. They're very similar to combat. They are a certain distance away from you, just like an enemy planet. They require you to send a fleet, just like a raid. And you get half of the enemy's resources if you win, just like in combat. Unlike player-vs-player combat, you cannot lose ships that are on a mission (and therefore missions have a 100% success rate.) Missions are always available and ship destroyed points are never earned from them.

Using Missions

To run a mission, simply decide which mission you want to run and click Start button for that mission.

Requirements

Unlike battles, which require only that you have a ship capable of reaching the target planet, missions often have certain requirements before you will be able to attempt them. Some require you to have certain ships or technologies, others might require your empire to have an overall crew size.

Payouts

The payout for each mission is listed in its description. The exact amount is somewhat random, so you will receive different resources when repeating the same missions.

Expedition Missions

Expedition missions are special missions that can only be run once each per day and are made available at ≈10:20:00, server time. Expedition missions have a much higher payout than regular missions, but generally take much longer to run. You will need to research Expedition Tech to unlock these missions. The payout received is somewhat random, so you will receive slightly different resources when repeating the same missions.

Name	Min Time	Requirements	Average Payouts	Resource Gain Per Second	Expedition Tech Level
Haul Cargo	01:40:00	1x Atlas Class	Ore: 2000 Crystal: 2000 Hydrogen: 600	Ore: .3333 Crystal: .3333 Hydrogen: .1	0
Recon Enemy Territory	00:50:00	Expedition Tech 1 2x Artemis Class 1x Hermes Class 1x Atlas Class	Ore: 2500 Crystal: 500 Hydrogen: 250	Ore: .8333 Crystal: .1667 Hydrogen: .0833	1
Escort Ship	02:30:00	Expedition Tech 2 1x Apollo Class 2x Atlas Class	Ore: 2500 Crystal: 2500 Hydrogen: 2500	Ore: .2778 Crystal: .2778 Hydrogen: .2778	2
Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	02:40:00	Expedition Tech 3 1x Poseidon Class 1x [Hercules_Class_Cargo|Hercules Class]]	Ore: 8,000 Crystal: 3,000 Hydrogen: 800	Ore: .8333 Crystal: .3125 Hydrogen: .0833	3
Answer Distress Call	03:20:00	Expedition Tech 4 3x Athena Class 1x Hercules Class	Ore: 3,000 Crystal: 5,000 Hydrogen: 3,750	Ore: .25 Crystal: .4167 Hydrogen: .3125	4
Escort Diplomats	04:00:00	Expedition Tech 5 1x Charon Class 2x Hades Class 1x Hercules Class	Ore: 8,000 Crystal: 6,000 Hydrogen: 4,000	Ore: .5556 Crystal: .4167 Hydrogen: .2778	5
Plunder Distant Enemy Base	05:00:00	Expedition Tech 6 6x Ares Class 6x Hades Class 6x Prometheus Class 6x Athena Class	Ore: 12,000 Crystal: 7,500 Hydrogen: 6,500	Ore: .6667 Crystal: .4167 Hydrogen: .3611	6

Mission List

The "Resource Gain per Second" column allows you to judge which mission to choose when you are trying to obtain a particular resource.

Of course the number displayed is the ideal where the mission starts immediately after the previous mission ends. Since this ideal state can only be obtained with a illegal bot of some kind, you must judge how often you can, or are willing to, click the mission start button. If you are not constantly monitoring the mission screen to immediately start a mission again, then a mission with a longer duration and a lower resource per second payout may be more advantageous than a shorter mission with a higher resource per second payout with long intervals between missions.

Name	Min Time	Reqs (& Default Fleet)	Average Payouts	Resource Gain per Second	Crew Points
Raid Unguarded Ore Mine	00:02:00	1x Atlas Class	Ore: 100	Ore: 0.8333 Crystal: 0.0000 Hydrogen:0.0000	0
Raid Unguarded Crystal Mine	00:02:30	1x Atlas Class	Crystal: 70	Ore: 0.0000 Crystal: 0.4667 Hydrogen:0.0000	0
Raid Abandoned Hydrogen Tank	00:02:50	1x Atlas Class	Hydrogen: 65	Ore: 0.0000 Crystal: 0.0000 Hydrogen:0.3824	1
Raid An Ore Mine	00:03:20	1x Atlas Class 1x Artemis Class	Ore: 200	Ore: 1.0000 Crystal: 0.0000 Hydrogen:0.0000	2
Raid A Crystal Mine	00:04:10	1x Atlas Class 1x Artemis Class	Crystal: 135	Ore: 0.0000 Crystal: 0.5400 Hydrogen:0.0000	3
Raid A Passing Atlas Class	00:06:00	1x Atlas Class 1x Artemis Class 1x Apollo Class	Ore: 200 Crystal: 75 Hydrogen:25	Ore: 0.5556 Crystal: 0.2083 Hydrogen: 0.0694	4
Destroy Artemis Classes	00:07:00	1x Atlas Class 5x Artemis Class	Ore: 250 Crystal: 125	Ore: 0.5952 Crystal: 0.2976 Hydrogen: 0.0000	6
Harvest Debris Field	00:30:00	1x Dionysus Class	Ore: 650 Crystal: 800	Ore: 0.3611 Crystal: 0.4444 Hydrogen: 0.0000	9
Raid A Guarded Mining Asteroid	00:10:00	1x Poseidon Class	Ore: 335 Crystal: 155 Hydrogen: 50	Ore: 0.5583 Crystal: 0.2583 Hydrogen: 0.0833	12
Raid an Enemy Base	00:15:00	2x Athena Class	Ore: 640 Crystal: 270 Hydrogen: 25	Ore: 0.7111 Crystal: 0.3000 Hydrogen: 0.02778	18
Destroy Enemy Defenses	00:25:00	2x Athena Class 2x Ares Class	Ore: 700 Crystal: 400 Hydrogen: 330	Ore: 0.4667 Crystal: 0.2667 Hydrogen: 0.2200	24
Defend Against Enemy Invaders	00:30:00	3x Hades Class	Ore: 1000 Crystal: 650 Hydrogen: 400	Ore: 0.5556 Crystal: 0.3611 Hydrogen: 0.2222	33
Stop Hades Fleet	00:33:00	3x Prometheus Class	Ore: 1500 Crystal: 775 Hydrogen: 250	Ore: 0.7575 Crystal: 0.3914 Hydrogen: 0.1263	42

Premium Missions

Premium Missions are obtained by purchasing the Operations Specialist from the Store.

Name	Min Time	Requirements	Average Payouts	Resource Gain per Second	Limit
Raid a Hydro Refinery	00:05:00	1x Atlas Class Cargo 1x Artemis Class Fighter	Hydrogen: 165	Ore: 0.0000 Crystal: 0.0000 Hydrogen:0.5500
Infiltrate Enemy Forces	00:10:00	1x Apollo Class Fighter 2x Hermes Class Probe	Ore: 250 Hydrogen: 300	Ore: 0.4166 Crystal: 0.0000 Hydrogen:0.5000
Haul Abandoned Cargo	00:40:00	1x Hercules Class Cargo	Crystal: 850 Hydrogen: 1000	Ore: 0.0000 Crystal: 0.3541 Hydrogen:0.4166
Chase Down Renegades	00:20:00	1x Charon Class Transport 1x Apollo Class Fighter 1x Poseidon Class Cruiser	Ore: 520 Crystal: 670 Hydrogen: 215	Ore: 0.4333 Crystal: 0.5583 Hydrogen:0.1791
Investigate Anomaly	00:45:00	2x Dionysus Class Recycler 3x Athena Battleship	Ore: 1800 Crystal: 1600 Hydrogen: 900	Ore: 0.6666 Crystal: 0.5925 Hydrogen:0.3333
Ambush Passing Squadron	00:37:00	2x Prometheus Class Destroyer 2x Hades Class Battleship 2x Athena Battleship	Ore: 1700 Crystal: 1100 Hydrogen: 1000	Ore: 0.7657 Crystal: 0.4954 Hydrogen:0.4504
Pursue Enemy Scouts	03:00:00	3x Artemis Class Fighter 1x Apollo Class Fighter	Ore: 4550 Crystal: 3800 Hydrogen: 5050	Ore: 0.4212 Crystal: 0.3518 Hydrogen:0.4675	Daily
Demonstrate Power	12:00:00	1x Zeus Class 8x Prometheus Class Destroyer 8x Hades Class Battleship	Ore: 108000 Crystal: 64800 Hydrogen: 43200	Ore: 2.5000 Crystal: 1.5000 Hydrogen:1.000	Daily

Nova Missions

The following missions are available only in Starfleet Commander Nova.

Name	Min Time	Requirements	Average Payouts	Resource Gain per Second	Limit
Collect Nearby Debris Field	00:20:00	1x Zagreus Class Recycler	Ore:524 Crystal:500	Ore: 0.35 Crystal: 0.42 Hydrogen:0.00
Transport Fragile Cargo	00:35:00	2x Curetes Class Cruiser 2x Atlas Class Cargo	Crystal: 2000	Ore: 0.00 Crystal: 0.95 Hydrogen:0.00	Premium
Sweep For Enemy Mines	00:15:00	1x Pallas Class Bomber	Ore: 425 Hydrogen: 425	Ore: 0.47 Crystal: 0.00 Hydrogen:0.47
Intercept Enemy Supplies	01:00:00	1x Thanatos Class Destroyer 3x Prometheus Class Destroyer 2x Carmanor Class Cargo	Ore: 3000 Crystal: 2500 Hydrogen: 1500	Ore: 0.83 Crystal: 0.69 Hydrogen:0.41	Premium
Show No Weakness	02:50:00	3x Empusa Class Fighter 3x Artemis Class Fighter 3x Apollo Class Fighter	Ore: 4500 Crystal: 4000 Hydrogen: 3000	Ore: 0.44 Crystal: 0.39 Hydrogen:0.30	Daily
Restock Supplies	04:30:00	2x Carmanor Class Cargo	Ore: 8000 Crystal: 8000 Hydrogen: 6000	Ore: 0.49 Crystal: 0.49 Hydrogen:0.37	Daily Premium

Mission Resource Equivalent Earned Per Second

Resources	Seconds to Complete	RE/S	Mission	Limit
216000	43200	5.00	Demonstrate Power	Premium Daily
26000	18000	1.44	Plunder Distant Enemy Base	Daily
18000	14400	1.25	Escort Diplomats	Daily
13400	10800	1.25	Pursue Enemy Scouts	Premium Daily
11750	12000	0.96	Answer Distress Call	Daily
11800	9600	1.23	Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	Daily
7500	9000	0.83	Escort Ship	Daily
4300	2700	1.59	Investigate Anomaly	Premium
3800	2220	1.71	Ambush Passing Squadron	Premium
3250	3000	1.08	Recon Enemy Territory	Daily
4600	6000	0.76	Haul Cargo	Daily
2525	1980	1.28	Stop Hades Fleet
2050	1800	1.14	Defend Against Enemy Invaders
1850	2400	0.77	Haul Abandoned Cargo	Premium
1450	1800	0.81	Harvest Debris Field
1430	1500	0.95	Destroy Enemy Defenses
1405	1200	1.17	Chase Down Renegades	Premium
935	900	1.04	Raid an Enemy Base
550	600	0.91	Infiltrate Enemy Forces	Premium
540	600	0.90	Raid a Guarded Mining Asteroid
375	420	0.89	Destory Artemis Classes
300	360	0.83	Raid a Passing Atlas Class
200	200	1.00	Raid an Ore Mine
165	300	0.55	Raid a Hydro Refinery	Premium
135	250	0.54	Raid a Crystal Mine
100	120	0.83	Raid an Unguarded Ore Mine
65	170	0.38	Raid an Abandoned Hydrogen Tank
70	150	0.47	Raid an Unguarded Crystal Mine

(The chart above uses the raw number of Resources for the ratio of Resources/Seconds.)

Weighted Mission Resource Value Earned Per Second

This chart converts all resource values to that of Crystal at standard trader ratios. Ore is multiplied by .6 and Hydrogen by 1.5.

Value	Sec to Complete	RE/sec	Mission	Limit
194400	43200	4.5	Demonstrate Power	Premium Daily
24450	18000	1.36	Plunder Distant Enemy Base	Daily
16800	14400	1.17	Escort Diplomats	Daily
14105	10800	1.30	Pursue Enemy Scouts	Premium Daily
12425	12000	1.04	Answer Distress Call	Daily
9000	9600	0.94	Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	Daily
7750	9000	0.86	Escort Ship	Daily
4100	6000	0.68	Haul Cargo	Daily
4030	2700	1.49	Investigate Anomaly	Premium
3620	2220	1.63	Ambush Passing Squadron	Premium
2375	3000	0.79	Recon Enemy Territory	Daily
2350	2400	.97	Haul Abandoned Cargo	Premium
2050	1980	1.04	Stop Hades Fleet
1850	1800	1.03	Defend Against Enemy Invaders
1315	1500	0.88	Destroy Enemy Defenses
1304.5	1200	1.08	Chase Down Renegades	Premium
1190	1800	0.66	Harvest Debris Field
691.5	900	0.77	Raid an Enemy Base
600	600	1.00	Infiltrate Enemy Forces	Premium
431	600	0.72	Raid a Guarded Mining Asteroid
275	420	0.65	Destroy Artemis Classes
247.5	300	0.82	Raid a Hydro Refinery	Premium
232.5	360	0.65	Raid a Passing Atlas Class
135	250	0.54	Raid a Crystal Mine
120	200	0.60	Raid an Ore Mine
97.5	170	0.57	Raid an Abandoned Hydrogen Tank
70	150	0.47	Raid an Unguarded Crystal Mine
60	120	0.50	Raid an Unguarded Ore Mine

Mission Ore Earned Per Second

Ore	Seconds to Complete	Ore/S	Mission	Limit
108000	43200	2.5	Demonstrate Power	Premium Daily
12000	18000	0.67	Plunder Distant Enemy Base	Daily
8000	9600	0.83	Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	Daily
8000	14400	0.56	Escort Diplomats	Daily
4550	10800	0.42	Pursue Enemy Scouts	Premium Daily
3000	12000	0.25	Answer Distress Call	Daily
2500	3000	0.83	Recon Enemy Territory	Daily
2500	9000	0.28	Escort Ship	Daily
2000	6000	0.33	Haul Cargo	Daily
1800	2700	0.66	Investigate Anomaly	Premium
1700	2220	0.76	Ambush Passing Squadron	Premium
1500	1980	0.76	Stop Hades Fleet
1000	1800	0.56	Defend Against Enemy Invaders
700	1500	0.47	Destroy Enemy Defenses
650	1800	0.36	Harvest Debris Field
640	900	0.71	Raid an Enemy Base
520	1200	0.43	Chase Down Renegades	Premium
335	600	0.56	Raid a Guarded Mining Asteroid
250	420	0.60	Destroy Artemis Classes
250	600	0.41	Infiltrate Enemy Forces	Premium
200	200	1.00	Raid an Ore Mine
200	360	0.56	Raid a Passing Atlas Class
100	120	0.83	Raid an Unguarded Ore Mine
0	150	0.00	Raid an Unguarded Crystal Mine
0	170	0.00	Raid An Abandoned Hydrogen Tank
0	300	0.00	Raid a Hydro Refinery	Premium
0	250	0.00	Raid a Crystal Mine
0	2400	0.00	Haul Abandoned Cargo	Premium

Mission Crystal Earned Per Second

Crystal	Seconds to Complete	Crystal/S	Mission	Limit
64800	43200	1.50	Demonstrate Power	Premium Daily
7500	18000	0.42	Plunder Distant Enemy Base	Daily
6000	14400	0.42	Escort Diplomats	Daily
5000	12000	0.42	Answer Distress Call	Daily
3800	10800	.35	Pursue Enemy Scouts	Premium Daily
3000	9600	0.31	Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	Daily
2500	9000	0.28	Escort Ship	Daily
2000	6000	0.33	Haul Cargo	Daily
1600	2700	.59	Investigate Anomaly	Premium
1100	2220	.49	Ambush Passing Squadron	Premium
850	2400	.35	Haul Abandoned Cargo	Premium
800	1800	0.44	Harvest Debris Field
775	1980	0.39	Stop Hades Fleet
670	1200	.55	Chase Down Renegades	Premium
650	1800	0.36	Defend Against Enemy Invaders
500	3000	0.17	Recon Enemy Territory	Daily
400	1500	0.27	Destroy Enemy Defenses
270	900	0.30	Raid an Enemy Base
155	600	0.26	Raid a Guarded Mining Asteroid
135	250	0.54	Raid a Crystal Mine
75	360	0.21	Raid a Passing Atlas Class
70	150	0.47	Raid an Unguarded Crystal Mine
0	120	0.00	Raid an Unguarded Ore Mine
0	170	0.00	Raid An Abandoned Hydrogen Tank
0	200	0.00	Raid an Ore Mine
0	300	.00	Raid a Hydro Refinery	Premium
0	600	.00	Infiltrate Enemy Forces	Premium

Mission Hydrogen Earned Per Second

Hydrogen	Seconds to Complete	Hydrogen/S	Mission	Limit
43200	43200	1.00	Demonstrate Power	Premium Daily
6500	18000	0.36	Plunder Distant Enemy Base	Daily
5050	13400	0.37	Pursue Enemy Scouts	Premium Daily
3750	12000	0.31	Answer Distress Call	Daily
4000	14400	0.28	Escort Diplomats	Daily
2500	9000	0.28	Escort Ship	Daily
1000	2220	0.45	Ambush Passing Squadron	Premium
1000	2400	0.41	Haul Abandoned Cargo	Premium
900	2700	0.33	Investigate Anomaly	Premium
800	9600	0.08	Slip Through Enemy Dragnet	Daily
600	6000	0.10	Haul Cargo	Daily
400	1800	0.22	Defend Against Enemy Invaders
330	1500	0.22	Destroy Enemy Defenses
300	600	0.50	Infiltrate Enemy Forces	Premium
250	1980	0.13	Stop Hades Fleet
250	3000	0.08	Recon Enemy Territory	Daily
215	1200	0.17	Chase Down Renegades	Premium
165	300	0.55	Raid a Hydro Refinery	Premium
65	170	0.38	Raid An Abandoned Hydrogen Tank
50	600	0.08	Raid a Guarded Mining Asteroid
25	360	0.07	Raid a Passing Atlas Class
25	900	0.03	Raid an Enemy Base
0	200	0	Raid an Ore Mine
0	420	0	Destroy Artemis Classes
0	120	0	Raid an Unguarded Ore Mine
0	1800	0	Harvest Debris Field
0	250	0	Raid a Crystal Mine
0	150	0	Raid an Unguarded Crystal Mine

See Also

• Combat
• Ships
• Expedition Tech