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I describe the chain below. Missions in this chain do not invoke tutorials that give items. Missions described are presumed to be universal, though only the Gallente version is documented here. | I describe the chain below. Missions in this chain do not invoke tutorials that give items. Missions described are presumed to be universal, though only the Gallente version is documented here. | ||
| − | == | + | ==The Swap== |
Blow up some frigates: 1 frigate alone, then 2 frigates after that, then 3 frigates after that. Total of 6 frigates to be destroyed. Easy. Reward: [[Skills:Electronics#Propulsion_Jamming|Propulsion Jamming]] skillbook. | Blow up some frigates: 1 frigate alone, then 2 frigates after that, then 3 frigates after that. Total of 6 frigates to be destroyed. Easy. Reward: [[Skills:Electronics#Propulsion_Jamming|Propulsion Jamming]] skillbook. | ||
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Only Tech I frigates are admitted into the mission space, probably because the destruction of the player's ship is scripted. | Only Tech I frigates are admitted into the mission space, probably because the destruction of the player's ship is scripted. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Your Undivided Attention== |
| − | + | The agent provides a Civilian Warp Disruptor. There are no acceleration gates; you are dropped 20 km from the "Fleeing Pirate". Warp Disrupt it then go turn in the mission. | |
| − | + | ==A Friend in Need== | |
| − | + | The agent provides a Civilian Remote Armor/Shield . No acceleration gates. You're dropped about 9 km off of an NPC called "Damaged Vessel". Use a remote repairer on it and the mission will complete. Reward: [[Skills:Mechanic#Remote_Armor_Repair_Systems|Remote Armor Repair Systems]] skillbook. | |
| − | + | ==The Stand== | |
| − | + | '''Keep fittings for this mission to a minimum. Insure the ship.''' It will be destroyed and you can not warp out and complete the mission. | |
| − | + | The acceleration gate admits only Tech 1 Frigates and Rookie Ships. The Agent provides a frigate with no fittings (Atron for Gallente, Crucifier for Amarr, Condor for Caldari). You may use a rookie ship if you have one handy, but you'll have to fit it with better guns and a shield booster/armor repairer. You are required to destroy at least one enemy ship and then continue fighting until your own ship is destroyed. The agent explicitly warns you in red text not to use an expensive ship. | |
| − | + | Upon jumping the gate, there is a single enemy frigate. Destroying it causes 3 Spider Drone II and about a dozen cruisers to spawn; these vessels will use webifiers and EWAR (for Gallente and Caldari, this is sensor dampening). There's really nothing you can do to fight back since you're dampened so much that you can't lock anything. So, just have the local station selected and warp your pod out when your ship is destroyed. | |
| − | + | ==Don't Look Back== | |
| − | + | Agent provides a Civilian Afterburner. There is one acceleration gate, normal restrictions. Upon warping to the initial gate, you get a transmission, which accurately describes the situation. Jumping the gate drops you 27 km off the Asteroid Station, a Large Collidable Object. You will take 50 damage every 6 seconds until you get to the Asteroid Station. Once you get another transmission from your agent, warp back to your agent. | |
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| − | Agent provides a Civilian Afterburner. There is one acceleration gate, normal restrictions. Upon warping to the initial gate, you get a transmission, which accurately describes the situation. Jumping the gate drops you 27 km off the Asteroid Station, a Large Collidable Object. You take | ||
Gallente Reward: A copy of the [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] skillbook. The Agent warns you upon mission completion that you will need to train the [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] skill to Level 1 to continue. | Gallente Reward: A copy of the [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] skillbook. The Agent warns you upon mission completion that you will need to train the [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] skill to Level 1 to continue. | ||
| − | + | Caldari Reward: A copy of the [[Skills:Light Missiles#Light Missiles|Light Missiles]] skillbook. | |
| − | + | ==Weapon of Choice== | |
| − | + | Use the weapon provided by the agent to complete this mission. | |
| − | For | + | For Gallente: the agent provides 2 Civilian Hobgoblins. There are no acceleration gates; the warp-in point is 9 km from your target. You must use a drone or drones to destroy the target. |
| − | + | For Caldari: the agent provides a Civilian Standard Missile Launcher, and the tutorial gives 100 Civilian Scourge Light Missiles. There are no acceleration gates; the warp-in point is 9 km from your target. You must use the missiles to destroy the target. | |
| − | + | ==The Pacifist== | |
| − | + | '''Do not shoot anything in this mission.''' | |
| − | + | The acceleration gate has normal restrictions. The mission talks about fleets and fleet commanders, though you won't actually be in a real fleet as far as the game engine is concerned. Starting at initial warp-in, an NPC will give you orders by pop-ups that appear in the middle of your screen. Read the first one carefully before you jump the acceleration gate. '''Again, do not shoot anything.''' | |
| − | + | What you're expected to do is jump the gate, then hold position until you get the CONCORD pop-up ordering you rescue the hostages. Once you get that order, fly to the Prison Facility, get within 2500 meters, open it up, and loot the hostages. Then warp out of the immediate vicinity and bring the hostages back to your agent. | |
| − | == | + | ==Glue== |
| − | + | '''Do not shoot anything in this mission.''' | |
| − | The Agent will provide a Civilian Stasis Webifier. There is no acceleration gate; warp to the mission location. You will land 32 km from a Pirate Leader, get within webifier range, and webify the target, but | + | The Agent will provide a Civilian Stasis Webifier. There is no acceleration gate; warp to the mission location. You will land 32 km from a Pirate Leader, get within webifier range, and webify the target, '''but do not shoot it'''. Close the pop-up from the Pirate Leader and maintain the web until you get a pop-up from CONCORD saying that they'll take it from there. The Pirate Leader's ship will then turn into a wreck. Warp back to your agent. |
Reward: One copy of the [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Destroyers|Destroyers]] skillbook. | Reward: One copy of the [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Destroyers|Destroyers]] skillbook. | ||
| − | == | + | ==The Exam== |
| − | You ''will'' be shooting ships in this mission. | + | You ''will'' be shooting ships in this mission. |
| − | The Agent provides a Tech 1 Destroyer (of the same race as the agent). There are no acceleration gates. No hostiles are immediately visible upon | + | The Agent provides a Tech 1 Destroyer (of the same race as the agent). There are no acceleration gates. No hostiles are immediately visible upon warp-in, though a pop-up appears informing you that the hostiles are getting into their ships. The Terrorist Leader and two Mercenary Trainees spawn about 25 km away; they are all frigates. You are required to destroy the leader; you may destroy the wingmen at your discretion, but this is not required. |
| − | The Terrorist Leader | + | The Terrorist Leader will webify and warp scramble you at 10 kilometers or less. The Mercenary Trainees do not webify or scramble. |
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
[[Category:Getting Started]] | [[Category:Getting Started]] | ||
[[Category:Missioning]] | [[Category:Missioning]] | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 23 May 2013
While I was on Singularity, I decided to try the Advanced Military career funnel mission chain for the purpose of investigating rumors that the chain would blow up your ship and even podkill you. On the surface, this would discourage experienced capsuleers from trying to do the mission chain in all of the hubs merely for faction standings.
As it turns out, two of the missions will destroy your ship, though your agent will provide ships for the purpose and warn you in advance that ship destruction is expected. No mission podkills you.
I describe the chain below. Missions in this chain do not invoke tutorials that give items. Missions described are presumed to be universal, though only the Gallente version is documented here.
Contents
The Swap
Blow up some frigates: 1 frigate alone, then 2 frigates after that, then 3 frigates after that. Total of 6 frigates to be destroyed. Easy. Reward: Propulsion Jamming skillbook.
Angel of Mercy
Do not bring any items in the ship! Insure the ship with platinum insurance. The ship will be destroyed. Easy way to make a bit more starting ISK.
The agent will provide a frigate. (Atron for Gallente, Crucifier for Amarr, Condor for Caldari) Assemble it, make it active, strip it (it shouldn't have modules to begin with, but make sure), undock, take it to the mission site, and collide with the pirate base. There are three enemy frigates, but as long as the approach is started immediately, they won't hit you. The base is a Large Collidable Object or Structure. Your frigate will explode, leaving your pod. All enemy frigates will be destroyed in the same explosion.
Only Tech I frigates are admitted into the mission space, probably because the destruction of the player's ship is scripted.
Your Undivided Attention
The agent provides a Civilian Warp Disruptor. There are no acceleration gates; you are dropped 20 km from the "Fleeing Pirate". Warp Disrupt it then go turn in the mission.
A Friend in Need
The agent provides a Civilian Remote Armor/Shield . No acceleration gates. You're dropped about 9 km off of an NPC called "Damaged Vessel". Use a remote repairer on it and the mission will complete. Reward: Remote Armor Repair Systems skillbook.
The Stand
Keep fittings for this mission to a minimum. Insure the ship. It will be destroyed and you can not warp out and complete the mission.
The acceleration gate admits only Tech 1 Frigates and Rookie Ships. The Agent provides a frigate with no fittings (Atron for Gallente, Crucifier for Amarr, Condor for Caldari). You may use a rookie ship if you have one handy, but you'll have to fit it with better guns and a shield booster/armor repairer. You are required to destroy at least one enemy ship and then continue fighting until your own ship is destroyed. The agent explicitly warns you in red text not to use an expensive ship.
Upon jumping the gate, there is a single enemy frigate. Destroying it causes 3 Spider Drone II and about a dozen cruisers to spawn; these vessels will use webifiers and EWAR (for Gallente and Caldari, this is sensor dampening). There's really nothing you can do to fight back since you're dampened so much that you can't lock anything. So, just have the local station selected and warp your pod out when your ship is destroyed.
Don't Look Back
Agent provides a Civilian Afterburner. There is one acceleration gate, normal restrictions. Upon warping to the initial gate, you get a transmission, which accurately describes the situation. Jumping the gate drops you 27 km off the Asteroid Station, a Large Collidable Object. You will take 50 damage every 6 seconds until you get to the Asteroid Station. Once you get another transmission from your agent, warp back to your agent.
Gallente Reward: A copy of the Drones skillbook. The Agent warns you upon mission completion that you will need to train the Drones skill to Level 1 to continue.
Caldari Reward: A copy of the Light Missiles skillbook.
Weapon of Choice
Use the weapon provided by the agent to complete this mission.
For Gallente: the agent provides 2 Civilian Hobgoblins. There are no acceleration gates; the warp-in point is 9 km from your target. You must use a drone or drones to destroy the target.
For Caldari: the agent provides a Civilian Standard Missile Launcher, and the tutorial gives 100 Civilian Scourge Light Missiles. There are no acceleration gates; the warp-in point is 9 km from your target. You must use the missiles to destroy the target.
The Pacifist
Do not shoot anything in this mission.
The acceleration gate has normal restrictions. The mission talks about fleets and fleet commanders, though you won't actually be in a real fleet as far as the game engine is concerned. Starting at initial warp-in, an NPC will give you orders by pop-ups that appear in the middle of your screen. Read the first one carefully before you jump the acceleration gate. Again, do not shoot anything.
What you're expected to do is jump the gate, then hold position until you get the CONCORD pop-up ordering you rescue the hostages. Once you get that order, fly to the Prison Facility, get within 2500 meters, open it up, and loot the hostages. Then warp out of the immediate vicinity and bring the hostages back to your agent.
Glue
Do not shoot anything in this mission.
The Agent will provide a Civilian Stasis Webifier. There is no acceleration gate; warp to the mission location. You will land 32 km from a Pirate Leader, get within webifier range, and webify the target, but do not shoot it. Close the pop-up from the Pirate Leader and maintain the web until you get a pop-up from CONCORD saying that they'll take it from there. The Pirate Leader's ship will then turn into a wreck. Warp back to your agent.
Reward: One copy of the Destroyers skillbook.
The Exam
You will be shooting ships in this mission.
The Agent provides a Tech 1 Destroyer (of the same race as the agent). There are no acceleration gates. No hostiles are immediately visible upon warp-in, though a pop-up appears informing you that the hostiles are getting into their ships. The Terrorist Leader and two Mercenary Trainees spawn about 25 km away; they are all frigates. You are required to destroy the leader; you may destroy the wingmen at your discretion, but this is not required.
The Terrorist Leader will webify and warp scramble you at 10 kilometers or less. The Mercenary Trainees do not webify or scramble.
