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Minerals of the Frontier

Prepare to begin mining the Frontier.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level62
Warp for completion1
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway1

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Optolythic Data Rod
Objective ID883,428,179
Amount1
Raw Σ-Tritanium
Objective ID883,428,179
Amount288,000

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveBuild a 6* UNC Survey Ship and claim the UNC Survey Chest.
BriefingBuild a 6* UNC Survey Ship and claim the UNC Survey Chest in your Gift section!
ResourceSelkie performance report
Amount1

Objective 2

ObjectiveMine 2000 Σ-Parsteel.
DestinationSystem -1
ResourceRaw Σ-Parsteel
Amount2,000

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
So, um, I know time is a, uh… precious commodity at the minute, but I’ve got something you might be interested in.
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
We know the Progenitors had some interest in the Frontier, right? I mean, they had a whole secret base here and everything, so it stands to reason that–
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Howards? Please get to the point.
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
Right, right. Sorry. Ahem. The more I look into it, the more convinced I am that the Frontier is special. I don’t mean in some philosophical sense. I mean more in a… geological sense.
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
The materials out here are like nothing I’ve ever seen. Their chemical composition is… bizarre, to say the least.
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
I think it’s worth our time to research it. With that in mind, I threw together some diagrams for a ship that I think you might like…
Objective ID
1,309,176,745
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
Once you've built the ship, make sure to claim the 6* Uncommon Survey Chest from your Gift section! It will help me validate the vessel's performance.
Objective ID
883,428,179
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Howards
Dialogue
Woah. This stuff is… pretty intense, right? I’ll get to work on analyzing this, Commander. Thanks!
Objective ID
883,428,179
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
Hell yes, Ed! They laughed at you when you pitched these designs. Well, who’s laughing now, Commander Bailey!?
Objective ID
883,428,179
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
Oh, uh… Sorry you had to… see that. Anyway, now that you’ve built the ship, I think it’s time to take it for a spin.
Objective ID
883,428,179
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Howards
Dialogue
If you can gather, say, 2000 Σ-Parsteel, I might be able to ascertain what’s so special about this stuff.