Age of Exploration is a story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command that sends you, as an Initiate working with the Orion slaver fleet, to discover the secrets of Beta Niobe. You collect natives from the planet Sarpeidon, deliver them to Orion Prime and report back to Aivin. There are no fights. The game lists a recommended level of 1, but the mission needs warp 80 to complete. The reward is twelve 8 Hour Speed Ups, which is 96 hours of speed up for a travel-only mission.
Age of Exploration objectives
Es gibt vier Ziele und keine Verzweigung:
- Rendezvous with the slaver fleet to Beta Niobe. Location: Beta Niobe.
- Pick up the slaves from the surface of Sarpeidon. Location: Beta Niobe.
- Return the slaves to Orion Prime. Location: Orion.
- Return to your Station and contact Aivin.
Underboss Jaraz assigns you to the fleet in Beta Niobe, a level 43 neutral system deep in space. The Orions have found that Sarpeidon, the only planet orbiting its star, is home to a people who are not yet warp capable. Your crew takes a group of them aboard, then hands them over in Orion Prime in the level 12 Orion system. Your crew is unhappy with the job, and the last step takes you home to tell Aivin what you have seen.
Wo und welcher Warp
The mission can be picked up at warp 1, but completing it needs warp 80. Beta Niobe is the reason: it is far from the rest of the route, while Orion is a low-level system.
The listed recommended level of 1 is not a useful guide. With no combat at all, warp 80 is the only real requirement.
Age of Exploration rewards
The reward is twelve 8 Hour Speed Ups. There are no Ressourcen, parts or shards.
Completing the mission unlocks Gefesselt und verkauft, the next step in the Sarpeidon storyline. The mission before it is Eine getilgte Schuld.
Where the Sarpeidon story goes
Age of Exploration opens a storyline that later has you turning on the slavers. In All unser Morgen, you find a secure location in Mada and choose a major power to help free the Sarpeidon natives. On the Federation path, for example, you request help at Starbase 87 in Holles, return to Beta Niobe with Starfleet and defeat Underboss Jaraz at roughly 5,867,534 strength, for 100 4★ Uncommon Refined Gas.
That mission needs warp 120, well beyond the warp 80 here. The Sarpeidon arc climbs in range and difficulty as it goes, so plan your warp research ahead.
Tips
Send a ship with range rather than firepower. Nothing in this mission has to be fought, so any hull that reaches warp 80 will do, and your combat ships stay free.
Spend the speed ups on long timers. Eight hours per speed up works best on building upgrades or research that take days, not on short jobs.
Other missions sorted by level are on the Missionsleitfaden.
