Contact Restored is an eight-part mission chain in which you, Data’s crew and your allies take the fight to the Conqueror Borg: first with a neurolytic pathogen aimed at the Borg Queen, then with modified nanoprobes, and finally with a strike on the Complex, a planet-sized Borg machine in the assimilated universe. All eight parts are recommended for level 55. The chain starts at warp 1, the first and last parts need warp 60, and the six in between need warp 320. Rewards are heavy on Parsteel (about 46.7 billion in total), with Borg Sphere Parts and Borg Cortical Subunits at the end. It is long but never hard.
Contact Restored at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Restored Part 1 | 55 | 60 | 17,252,917,000 Parsteel, 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Contact Restored Part 2 | 55 | 320 | 1,900,000,000 Tritanium, 80,000 5★ Raw Gas |
| Contact Restored Part 3 | 55 | 320 | 155,000 5★ Raw Crystal, 35,000 Officer XP |
| Contact Restored Part 4 | 55 | 320 | 17,987,084,000 Parsteel, 900 5★ Common Explorer Parts |
| Contact Restored Part 5 | 55 | 320 | 2,533,334,000 Tritanium, 800 5★ Common Battleship Parts |
| Contact Restored Part 6 | 55 | 320 | 288,000,000 Dilithium, 500 5★ Common Interceptor Parts |
| Contact Restored Part 7 | 55 | 320 | 1,900,000,000 Tritanium, 3,000 Latinum |
| Contact Restored Part 8 | 55 | 60 | 11,453,000,000 Parsteel, 50 Borg Sphere Parts, 1,420 Uncommon Borg Cortical Subunit |
Every part starts at warp 1, and completing one part opens the next.
Contact Restored Part 1
Devise a plan to neutralize the Conqueror Borg. Data calls a briefing with the Enterprise-E crew, and the Mavericks and Independent captains join in. The plan is a neurolytic pathogen, delivered through a rift into the Borg’s universe.
- Return to Station.
- Meet with the allies, in Bolarus.
- Destroy the Borg Probe in pursuit, in Bolarus (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Synthesize the neurolytic pathogen with 200M Dilithium.
- Open the rift, in Hilltara.
Warp to complete: 60.
Rewards: 17,252,917,000 Parsteel, 80,000 5★ Raw Ore, 800 Ultra Recruit Token.
Contact Restored Part 2
Locate the Borg Queen’s ship. You fight through the rift alongside Mara Dalen, arrive in what is left of Sol in the assimilated universe, and capture a Borg vessel to track down the Queen, who is aboard an octahedral ship undergoing repairs.
- Strike down the Borg vessel, in Hilltara (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Join Mara Dalen in defeating a Borg Cube, in Hilltara (enemy strength ~28,969,758).
- Pass through the Rift, in Assimilated Sol.
- Capture a Borg vessel to locate the Queen, in Assimilated Sol (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Find the Borg Queen’s ship, in Assimilated Sirius.
- Infect the Borg with the neurolytic pathogen, in Assimilated Sirius.
Warp to complete: 320.
Rewards: 1,900,000,000 Tritanium, 80,000 5★ Raw Gas, 1,500 Trait XP.
Contact Restored Part 3
Escape the assimilated universe. The plan backfires: the Borg now hold Picard’s knowledge and announce they will cross into your universe. You cover Riker’s shuttle and fight your way back out.
- Cover Riker’s shuttle from the Borg, in Assimilated Sirius (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Escape the incoming Borg forces, in Assimilated Sol.
- Protect the friendly Borg Probe, in Assimilated Sol (enemy strength ~28,524,865).
- Use 50K 5★ Crystal to access the Borg subspace communications.
- Destroy the Borg Cube in the way, in Assimilated Sol (enemy strength ~28,969,758).
- Escape the assimilated universe, in Alma.
Warp to complete: 320.
Rewards: 696,000,000 Dilithium, 155,000 5★ Raw Crystal, 35,000 Officer XP.
Contact Restored Part 4
Meet with your allies to create a new plan. The rift is still open, and the new approach is research into Borg nanoprobes.
- Consult with your allies, in Alma.
- Defeat 5 hostiles of Level 55 or higher.
- Return to Station.
- Provide 200M Dilithium for nanoprobes research.
Warp to complete: 320.
Rewards: 17,987,084,000 Parsteel, 900 5★ Common Explorer Parts, 5 12 Hr Peace Shield.
Contact Restored Part 5
Create and test the modified nanoprobes. Doctor Halin and the Emergency Research Group rework the nanoprobes so they stop assimilating, and the test target is Locutus’ own ship.
- Reach the Emergency Research Group field lab, in M2-Parcer.
- Defeat 10 hostiles of Level 55 or higher.
- Defend the field lab, in M2-Parcer (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Intercept Locutus’ fleet, in Benzar.
- Get a clear view of Locutus’ ship, in Benzar (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Launch the nanoprobes torpedo, in Benzar (enemy strength ~28,969,758).
Warp to complete: 320.
Rewards: 2,533,334,000 Tritanium, 800 5★ Common Battleship Parts, 350 3 Hour Speed Up.
Contact Restored Part 6
Round up your forces for the next stage of the plan. Picard is himself again, and before the final push someone has to address the Starfleet forces. You choose who.
- Retrieve Picard, in Benzar.
- Return to Station.
- Destroy the Borg Scout vessel (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Reconvene with Acting Captain Saross Th’karot, in Fee’Nan.
- Choice: who should address the Starfleet forces?
Captain Picard
- Join an attack formation, in Hilltara.
Rewards: 288,000,000 Dilithium, 500 5★ Common Interceptor Parts, 3,000 Ship XP.
Zefram Cochrane
- Join an attack formation, in Hilltara.
Rewards: 288,000,000 Dilithium, 500 5★ Common Interceptor Parts, 3,000 Ship XP.
The two choices change only the speech; the objective and rewards are identical. Warp to complete: 320.
Contact Restored Part 7
Locate the Complex to end the Conqueror Borg invasion. Picard has told you about the Complex, a planet-sized machine that copies the Sphere’s abilities, hidden in the Wolf system of the assimilated universe. You lead the allied fleet in with pathogen torpedoes.
- Lead allied forces into the rift, in Assimilated Sol.
- Weaken the Conqueror Borg forces with the pathogen, in Assimilated Sol (enemy strength ~28,524,865).
- Push forward, in Assimilated Tellar.
- Defend the Borg Sphere, in Assimilated Tellar (enemy strength ~29,678,595).
- Defeat the Borg Cube, in Assimilated Tellar (enemy strength ~32,812,002).
- Find the Complex, in Assimilated Wolf.
Warp to complete: 320.
Rewards: 1,900,000,000 Tritanium, 600 5★ Common Survey Parts, 3,000 Latinum.
Contact Restored Part 8
Destroy the Complex. Its adaptive shields soak up most of the Sphere’s beam, so you knock out its auxiliary power, clear the area and overcharge the beam for one shot before escaping to Federation space.
- Destroy the shield’s auxiliary energy source, in Assimilated Wolf (enemy strength ~33,700,090).
- Clear the area around the Complex, in Assimilated Wolf (enemy strength ~28,524,865).
- Use 50K 5★ Ore to supercharge the Sphere’s beam.
- Escape the assimilated dimension, in Fibona.
- Accompany allied forces to Starbase 5, in Alpha Centauri.
- Bid your allies farewell, in Hilltara.
Warp to complete: 60.
Rewards: 11,453,000,000 Parsteel, 50 Borg Sphere Parts, 1,420 Uncommon Borg Cortical Subunit, 2 Relocation Token, 3,000 Ship XP.
Tips for completing Contact Restored
Every named enemy in the chain is listed at between about 28.5 million and 33.7 million strength. The toughest are the Borg Cube in Part 7 at about 32.8 million and the Complex’s auxiliary power source in Part 8 at about 33.7 million. The difficulty is the number of fights, not their size, so keep repair speed ups handy.
Stock up before you start. The chain asks for 200M Dilithium in Part 1, 50K 5★ Crystal in Part 3, 200M Dilithium in Part 4 and 50K 5★ Ore in Part 8. The Crystal and Ore payments are the ones most likely to stall you.
Six of the eight parts need warp 320, and most of that travel is in and out of the Assimilated systems. The Part 6 choice between Picard and Zefram Cochrane is purely for story, so pick whichever you prefer.
Are the Contact Restored rewards worth it?
Yes. The chain pays about 46.7 billion Parsteel, 6.3 billion Tritanium, nearly a billion Dilithium, large 5★ raw resource drops and a spread of 5★ ship parts. Part 8 adds 50 Borg Sphere Parts, 1,420 Uncommon Borg Cortical Subunits and 2 Relocation Tokens. The fights are weak for level 55, so the cost is mostly time and the two 50K 5★ payments. For more level 55 missions, see the STFC mission guide.