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At All Costs

The Borg are coming. Do whatever it takes to stop them from finding the Vi’dar.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion45
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway45

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Ultra Recruit Token
Objective ID1,869,718,464
Amount800
Premium Recruit Token
Objective ID1,869,718,464
Amount150
Parsteel
Objective ID590,171,012
Amount2,889,000
Tritanium
Objective ID590,171,012
Amount425,000
Dilithium
Objective ID590,171,012
Amount85,000

Locations

Divided We Stand

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveMeet with the Romulan scientist.
DestinationSufiday

Objective 2

ObjectiveGo to the nanotech lab in Khitomer.
DestinationKhitomer

Objective 3

ObjectiveDonate 3,800 Inert Nanoprobes to the scientist.
BriefingInert nanoprobes can be gathered by defeating Borg hostiles.
ResourceInert Nanoprobe
Amount3,800

Objective 4

ObjectiveGo to Metra Gamma.
DestinationMetra Gamma

Objective 5

ObjectiveDefeat 6 Borg ships in Metra Gamma.
Required count6
Required level1
DestinationMetra Gamma

Objective 6

ObjectiveDecide where to lead the Borg.

Objective 7

ObjectiveLead the Borg to Sinisser.
DestinationSinisser

Objective 8

ObjectiveLead the Borg to Archer.
DestinationArcher

Objective 9

ObjectiveRetreat to your Station before the Borg arrive.

Objective 10

ObjectiveRetreat to your Station before the Borg arrive.

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Everything is still in place! I’m shocked that the Vi’dar didn’t destroy this lab when it had the chance.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Vi’dar has yet to destroy anything that did not attack it first.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Are you trying to moralize it? The Vi’dar is a weapon, nothing more. It is a malfunctioning, failed attempt at artificial intelligence fit for nothing greater than a swift deletion.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Is it not capable of more?
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Put simply, no. It, like you, is a product of its programming. It does what it was made to do, no less and no more.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It was made to destroy its own creators?
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
As I said, it was a failure. Regardless, I have everything I need here to help you deal with our mistakes.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We have already discovered that Borg nanoprobes can be used to give off an electromagnetic burst on the same wavelength as the Vi’dar’s shield signatures.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Yes, we discovered this ourselves, it is the same principle that allowed us to craft the shield recyclers on board the Vi’dar.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
If I was to change the positronic charge of the nanoprobes… Yes, this could work.
Objective ID
1,125,274,172
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
I need you to gather 3,800 Borg nanoprobes. Bring them to me and I will show you what I can do.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Halt, Independent! You are approaching restricted space. Reverse course immediately or you will be fired upon.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Lower your weapons, T’alar. The Independent is with me.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
My apologies, Riov Charvanek. I did not know…
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
What you do not know could fill the Gamma Quadrant, Erein. Still, you might prove yourself useful. My associate has questions for you.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Of course. I will answer whatever I can.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Vi’dar. What was your role on the project?
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
I have no idea what you are-
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Answer honestly, Erein, unless you want to find yourself at a tribunal.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
I was tasked with reverse engineering the Borg’s nano-processes. It was essential to achieve a self repairing hull lattice.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Perfect. We require someone with an intimate knowledge of the Vi’dar’s systems to forge an energy signature that is an exact match to its own.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will beam you aboard our vessel. You will assist us in our mission.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
I will do no such thing! I am an agent of the Romulan Empire, not some peasant you can bark orders at!
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
You will be beamed aboard this vessel and you will assist us in our mission.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Of course, Riov. It would be my pleasure. However, I am without most of my equipment. We had to abandon it at our nanotech lab in Khitomer when the Vi’dar arrived.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The lab is still intact. We have already been there.
Objective ID
1,621,903,827
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Marvelous! Bring me there and I can do whatever you need me to.
Objective ID
1,664,569,699
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Understood, Commander. Setting course for the Archer system.
Objective ID
1,664,569,699
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
A wise decision, Commander. Some will lose their lives, but their sacrifice will be honored when we defeat the Borg.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We made it. How will we know if your plan worked?
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will know when we find the Vi’dar. If the Borg catch us, we will know that our plan did not work.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
You will forgive me for not being comforted by that.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There is very little comfort to be had, Charvanek. After this, we will be known to the Borg. They will adapt.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will have one chance to save the Vi’dar. If we fail, we may have lost all hope of defending this galaxy from the Borg.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Borg will arrive soon, Commander. We should set course to our Station, immediately.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Let’s hope that these warp dampeners do their job. If the Borg follow us to your Station, we’re doomed.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Luckily, the local inhabitants should provide a distraction long enough to make our warp trail difficult to detect.
Objective ID
1,869,718,464
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Still, we should not delay. Let’s get back to your Station, quickly.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Alive? You are speaking nonsense, machine. How can a mere collection of metal be alive?
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is… complicated. Borg technology is incredibly advanced. It is what allows the Collective to act seamlessly, as one unit.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Romulans used it to attempt to create something autonomous. Something like me.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
You are saying that we created artificial intelligence?
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is possible that was the goal. However, Borg technology functions… differently to our own. It interacts with our technology in a way that we never could have anticipated.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Charvanek. The Romulans did not create artificial intelligence. They created life. A real, sentient being.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Vella claims that only Nero could pilot the Narada. We assumed that was because he knew something that nobody else did, a control code or perhaps some form of bio-security.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Perhaps we were wrong. Perhaps Nero was the only one the Narada would allow to pilot it.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
If that is true, then this makes the Vi’dar infinitely more dangerous. If it is intelligent, then it is malicious. It seeks vengeance on the Empire for the experiments we conducted.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Prior evidence speaks to the contrary. We have never observed the Vi’dar attacking unprovoked. In every instance, it was the subject of an assault.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
It destroyed the lab in which it was created, without provocation!
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It had just awoken, caged in a laboratory, completely unaware of the extent of its power. It is not seeking vengeance on the Romulans, Charvanek.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Vi’dar is scared. It is looking for a home, a purpose.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I believe we can give it one, but as long as the Borg are on our tail, we will always be on the run. Charvanek, there must be some scientists remaining who worked on the Vi’dar experiments.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Yes, there is one lab that was not destroyed. In the Sufiday system. Why?
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Then that is our first target. Plotting a course now, Commander.
Objective ID
353,479,444
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
You are up to something, machine…
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
That should get their attention.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Releasing nanoprobes… Triggering electromagnetic burst… Now!
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Wherever we go now, the Borg will follow our warp trail. We will need to choose carefully.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There is an uninhabited system nearby. We could lead the Borg there.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Yes… We could…
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Charvanek? What are you thinking?
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Leading the Borg to an uninhabited system would prevent any casualties, true… but they would catch on quickly that we had tricked them.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
There is an inhabited system nearby, also. The Borg would spend more time assimilating the inhabitants, giving us a greater chance of finding the Vi’dar before them.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Charvanek… Millions of people would be assimilated.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
It is simple arithmetic. The Borg will assimilate us all if they gain control of the Vi’dar. This is our best chance.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Commander, I must say that I share T’alar’s concerns. What are we doing here?
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
You are all concerned with stopping the Vi’dar while the true threat lies beyond our galaxies borders. The Borg are coming for the Vi’dar and they will not stop until they have it.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
All the more reason to find and destroy the ship before they arrive. We must deny them this weapon.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
This is where we differ, Charvanek. The Romulans see the Vi’dar as a weapon to be used, everyone else sees a threat to be feared and destroyed. I see something different.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I see a new lifeform, unsure of its place in the universe, unsure of its own nature. I lack the ability to experience emotion, but were I able to, I would empathise with it.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The solution to our problem is not to destroy the Vi’dar, it is to guide it. To do that, we must protect it from the Borg.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
That was certainly an inspiring speech, but that does not explain why we are in the middle of Borg space.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is quite simple, Charvanek. The Borg are tracking the Vi’dar by following its energy signatures. We will create a false signal for them to follow.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Giving us the opportunity to find the Vi’dar while they are chasing shadows. That is… brilliantly cunning, for a machine.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
First, though, we need to make it look believable. The Vi’dar brings destruction wherever it goes. We need to create some mayhem ourselves.
Objective ID
421,477,074
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Destroy some of those Borg ships. Let’s give them something to look at.
Objective ID
572,864,589
Phase
dialogue_dilemma
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Decide where to lead the Borg.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We made it. How will we know if your plan worked?
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will know when we find the Vi’dar. If the Borg catch us, we will know that our plan did not work.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
You will forgive me for not being comforted by that.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There is very little comfort to be had, Charvanek. After this, we will be known to the Borg. They will adapt.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will have one chance to save the Vi’dar. If we fail, we may have lost all hope of defending this galaxy from the Borg.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Borg will arrive soon, Commander. We should set course to our Station, immediately.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Let’s hope that these warp dampeners do their job. If the Borg follow us to your Station, we’re doomed.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is better that we take that risk instead of leaving millions of civilians to the Borg.
Objective ID
590,171,012
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Let’s hope we don’t regret that decision.
Objective ID
706,081,650
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Understood, Commander. Setting course for the uninhabited Sinisser system.
Objective ID
706,081,650
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
I hope you know what you’re doing, Commander. Your bleeding heart could be the end of us all.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Ah, yes, wonderful. I can only imagine the hardship you went through to get these… I do hope you didn’t lead any Borg ships here with you.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We can assure you that we were not followed.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Hm. We shall see. Now, be quiet while I do my work.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Do not test my patience, T’alar. Your usefulness could yet run its course.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
My apologies, but I must concentrate. One mistake when dealing with these nanoprobes could result in all of us becoming assimilated.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Finished. These nanoprobes, when introduced to a negative positronic charge, will give off an electromagnetic burst with the exact same frequency as the Vi’dar’s shields. Quite a large one.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
What do you plan to do with it, if I may ask?
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We are going to lure the Borg to us.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
T'alar
Dialogue
Ah, I see, that makes- what!? Surely, you have lost your mind.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
That is of no concern to you, T’alar. Mind your tongue, if you’d like to keep it.
Objective ID
842,052,681
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
For my plan to succeed, we will need to place ourselves directly in the Borg’s path. Commander, I am setting a course for the Metra Gamma system.