Mindwave Modulator is a five-part mission chain that starts when Byr calls for help from his lab in Tejat. With Dajash and Garak, you trace stolen footage to Deep Space 9, infiltrate a scientific conference on Cardassia Prime to recover a stolen prototype, and finally bring Byr home. Every part is recommended for level 30, and warp to complete is 22 for Part 1 and 25 for the rest. The chain pays 5,872,000 Parsteel, 1,003,000 Tritanium, 196,000 Dilithium, 88,000 Officer XP and 700 Latinum. Two costly steps, a 200K Dilithium decryption and a 6M Parsteel entry fee, are what you need to plan around.
Mindwave Modulator at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindwave Modulator Part 1 | 30 | 22 | 1,894,000 Parsteel + 150 Premium Recruit Token |
| Mindwave Modulator Part 2 | 30 | 25 | 3,978,000 Parsteel + 585,000 Tritanium |
| Mindwave Modulator Part 3 | 30 | 25 | 129,000 Dilithium + 8,000 2★ Raw Crystal |
| Mindwave Modulator Part 4 | 30 | 25 | 418,000 Tritanium + 88,000 Officer XP |
| Mindwave Modulator Part 5 | 30 | 25 | 700 Latinum + 67,000 Dilithium |
Every part starts at warp 1, and completing one part opens the next.
Mindwave Modulator Part 1
Byr has sent a call for help. You fly to his lab in Tejat, clear some hostiles, listen to his transmission and investigate before gathering the crew.
- Go to Byr’s lab in Tejat.
- Defeat 10 hostiles of level 30 or higher.
- Listen to the transmission in Tejat.
- Investigate the lab in Tejat.
- Gather the crew in Tejat.
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1,894,000 Parsteel, 100 15 Minute Assignment Speed Up and 150 Premium Recruit Token.
Mindwave Modulator Part 2
You get help from an old friend of Dajash’s. The lab’s surveillance footage is corrupted, so you pay to decrypt it, fight off an Independent vessel and head for Deep Space 9.
- Analyze the surveillance footage in Tejat.
- Use 200K Dilithium to decrypt the corrupted footage.
- Defeat the Independent vessel in Tejat (enemy strength ~356,340).
- Make your way to Deep Space 9, in Bajor.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 585,000 Tritanium, 500 Federation Recruit Token and 3,978,000 Parsteel.
Mindwave Modulator Part 3
The trail leads to a scientific conference on Cardassia Prime. After meeting Garak’s friend and a surgical procedure on Bajor, you pay your way in and sneak the team into the security hold. There is no combat, but this is the longest part by objective count.
- Meet with Garak’s friend in Bajor.
- Commence the surgical procedure in Bajor.
- Set a course for Cardassia Prime, in Cardassia.
- Pay the entry fee of 6M Parsteel.
- Beam the team down to the conference, in Cardassia.
- Wait while the crew investigates, in Cardassia.
- Check in with the crew in Cardassia.
- Bring Garak and Dajash to the security hold, in Cardassia.
- Infiltrate the security hold in Cardassia.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 129,000 Dilithium and 8,000 2★ Raw Crystal.
Mindwave Modulator Part 4
Now you retrieve the stolen prototype. You create a distraction on Cardassia, pull Garak and Dajash out, and shake off a pursuer in Chin’Toka on the way back to Garak’s shop.
- Create chaos in Cardassia.
- Defeat 10 hostiles of level 30 or higher.
- Retrieve Garak and Dajash in Cardassia.
- Get to safety in Chin’Toka.
- Defeat your pursuer in Chin’Toka (enemy strength ~344,145).
- Return to Deep Space 9, in Bajor.
- Debrief in Garak’s shop, in Bajor.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 50 1 Hour Speed Up, 88,000 Officer XP and 418,000 Tritanium.
Mindwave Modulator Part 5
The last step is getting Byr back. You plan the rescue from Deep Space 9, meet the other side in Kabrel and take Byr home to his lab.
- Come up with a plan to retrieve Byr, in Bajor.
- Send the transmission from Bajor.
- Proceed to the meeting point in Kabrel.
- Defeat 10 hostiles of level 30 or higher.
- Retrieve Byr in Kabrel.
- Return to Deep Space 9, in Bajor.
- Return to Byr’s lab in Tejat.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 700 Latinum, 10,000 Ship XP and 67,000 Dilithium.
Tips for completing Mindwave Modulator
The 6M Parsteel entry fee in Part 3 is more than Parts 1 and 2 pay out together (5,872,000 Parsteel), so you need some Parsteel of your own on top of the rewards. Keep the Part 1 and Part 2 Parsteel rather than spending it on upgrades if you want to move straight through.
Part 2 asks for 200K Dilithium before its only fight. The chain returns 196,000 Dilithium in Parts 3 and 5, so over the whole run you roughly break even on Dilithium.
Only two named ship fights appear, an Independent vessel at about 356,000 strength and your pursuer at about 344,000. The real grind is the 30 hostiles of level 30 or higher split across Parts 1, 4 and 5.
Are the Mindwave Modulator rewards worth it?
Mostly as a resource swap. You spend 6M Parsteel and 200K Dilithium and get back 5,872,000 Parsteel, 1,003,000 Tritanium, 196,000 Dilithium, 88,000 Officer XP, 700 Latinum and 650 Premium and Federation recruit tokens. The net gain is the Tritanium and the XP. The story features Byr, Dajash and Garak, though none of their shards are rewards here. For other level 30 chains, see the STFC mission guide.