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A Calculated Risk

Investigate the aftermath of recent experiments and report on your findings to Khan.

Overview

Warp required21
Operations level1
Warp for completion21
Warp via superhighway21
Completion via superhighway21

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

1 Day Speed Up
Objective ID186,152,697
Amount3
3 Hour Speed Up
Objective ID186,152,697
Amount19
Dark Matter
Objective ID186,152,697
Amount1
Augment Points
Objective ID186,152,697
Amount100

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveGo to the experiment site in Gealan.
DestinationGealan

Objective 2

ObjectiveExamine the experiment site Yarda-74.
DestinationYarda

Objective 3

ObjectiveInvestigate the signal in Paradane.
DestinationParadane

Objective 4

ObjectiveDonate 6,500 Dilithium to the stranded colonists.
ResourceDilithium
Amount6,500

Objective 5

ObjectiveReport your findings to Otto on Lydan.
DestinationLydan

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Well? What did you find?
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The three systems we visited exhibited extremely dangerous, anomalous behavior. I am transferring the ship's sensor logs to you now.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Based on my calculations, it is highly likely that these behaviors are an indirect side effect of your experiments with spatial anomalies.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
So, Marla was right? I can’t say that it matters. We can’t stop the research now, not when we’re so close.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
An eternity of peace and prosperity for the entire universe is worth the short term suffering of a few measly star systems. I will show these results to Khan, but it will not change his mind.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We push forward. No matter the cost.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Photon torpedoes are overcharging. Releasing Dilithium deposits. Firing!
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
That did it! We’ve gained forward momentum!
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I would recommend that you leave this system immediately. This region of space is extremely unstable.
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
You don’t have to tell me twice. Thank you!
Objective ID
186,152,697
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We should also leave soon. There is no telling when another anomaly will appear. Otto will be waiting on our report. I am setting a course for the Lydan system.
Objective ID
2,104,916,098
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
This system seems to be exhibiting massive amounts of anomalous behavior. I am detecting extremely high concentrations of antimatter in several pockets across the region.
Objective ID
2,104,916,098
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There also appears to be a temporal shift that is causing several Class M planets to undergo radiation poisoning.
Objective ID
2,104,916,098
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
This information would be extremely important to Khan. We should return it to Otto as soon as possible.
Objective ID
2,104,916,098
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Wait. I am picking up a transmission coming from the Paradane system. It appears to be a distress call, though our universal translator is having trouble functioning in this tumultuous space.
Objective ID
2,104,916,098
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
If that system is also suffering effects similar to what we see here, people could be in serious danger. We should investigate the Paradane system.
Objective ID
234,606,666
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
If Khan hadn’t specifically ordered us not to, I would have thrown Marla out of an airlock weeks ago.
Objective ID
234,606,666
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Her pathetic prattling about Khan’s research has gotten on everyone’s nerves. The woman has no idea about true scientific progress.
Objective ID
234,606,666
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
She does not understand that success can only come from suffering. The side effects of our experiments are a small price to pay for universal peace.
Objective ID
234,606,666
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
However, for some reason, Khan is willing to entertain her ridiculous notions. He has asked me to investigate some of the more extreme side effects throughout this region of space.
Objective ID
234,606,666
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
I have no time for such frivolous things so you will do it for me. Head to the Gealan, Yarda-74 and Paradane systems. We’ve had reports of anomalies in those areas.
Objective ID
461,104,921
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I am picking up several different spatial anomalies in this system, Commander. There are no less than three gravity wells. I am also reading a potentially catastrophic particle distribution.
Objective ID
461,104,921
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Traditional astrophysics would dub anomalies of this nature to be impossible. To my knowledge, nothing like this has ever been recorded.
Objective ID
461,104,921
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I have some gathered some readings. We should move on to Yarda-74.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
Someone’s here, thank goodness! Did you hear our distress call?
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Yes, we picked up your signal. Are you injured? What happened?
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
It was insane! We were exploring the system when our ship just stopped. The systems were operational, we just couldn’t move.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
We’ve burned through our entire Dilithium supply just trying to get out of here.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It appears that your vessel has been caught in a gravity well. How you managed to steer into it without noticing is quite perplexing.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
What are you implying?
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is quite possible that the gravity well materialized instantaneously as you passed through that space. It would fit with the other anomalies we have experienced thus far.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
Well that is fascinating but it doesn’t help us to get out of here!
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Agreed. Based on scans of the gravity well’s composition, I believe an overcharged photon torpedo hitting a Dilithium deposit should discharge enough energy to release you.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Colonist
Dialogue
We don’t have any Dilithium left. You’ll have to release some of yours.
Objective ID
620,102,010
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, I estimate that it would take approximately 6,500 Dilithium to generate the energy we need.