Third Party is a three-part mission chain that starts with a security breach in the Transogen mining areas and ends with you joining the Aggregation. You follow a distress signal, trace the perpetrators into Klingon territory, and then track a thief to a station in Gawen. All three parts are recommended for level 35, start at warp 1 and finish between warp 24 and warp 38. Rewards include a VIL Winn Adami shard, 5 Recon Locus Schematics, 1,250 Raw Common Transogen and 185,000 Officer XP. The fights are small, and the chain leads straight into The Aggregation.
Third Party at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Party Part 1 | 35 | 38 | 1,250 Raw Common Transogen, 185,000 Officer XP |
| Third Party Part 2 | 35 | 26 | 1 VIL Winn Adami shard |
| Third Party Part 3 | 35 | 24 | 5 Recon Locus Schematics |
Each part starts at warp 1, and each one unlocks the next.
Third Party Part 1
Investigate reports of a security breach in the Transogen mining areas. An activated warning beacon in Torsten leads you through the Hoskk mines to a damaged mining vessel in Fennit.
- Reach the activated Transogen warning beacon in Torsten.
- Scout the Transogen mines in Hoskk.
- Follow the distress signal to Fennit.
- Donate 6M Tritanium to restore the mining vessel.
- Defeat 5 hostiles of level 35 or higher.
Warp to complete: 38. Rewards: 1,250 Raw Common Transogen, 390 3★ Interceptor Parts, 16,889,000 Parsteel, 185,000 Officer XP.
Third Party Part 2
Find the perpetrators behind the breach. After clearing the way for the mining vessel, you follow an ion trail through Velestra into Klingon territory and stop an Independent hostile in H’Atoria.
- Clear the way for the mining vessel in Fennit (enemy strength ~527,149).
- Follow the residual ion trail to Velestra.
- Follow the ship into Klingon territory in H’Atoria.
- Stop the Independent hostile in H’Atoria (enemy strength ~531,649).
- Investigate the coordinates from Sybil’s ship in Willenia.
Warp to complete: 26. Rewards: 180 3★ Explorer Parts, 1,139,000 Tritanium, 400 Federation Recruit Token, 1 VIL Winn Adami shard.
Third Party Part 3
Join the Aggregation. A Corvallen ship in Willenia puts you on the trail of a thief, which ends at a station in Gawen where you block the spaceport and disable Jerety’s ship.
- Approach the Corvallen ship in Willenia.
- Track the thief to Gawen.
- Use 1M Dilithium to bypass the station’s security.
- Block the station’s spaceport in Gawen.
- Disable Jerety’s ship in Gawen (enemy strength ~673,107).
Warp to complete: 24. Rewards: 5 Recon Locus Schematics, 360 3★ Battleship Parts, 456,000 Dilithium, 400 Ultra Recruit Token.
Third Party and the follow-up chains
Finishing Third Party Part 3 unlocks The Aggregation, which leads into Alternate and then Eminence. All four chains are level 35, and each pays one VIL Winn Adami shard and 5 Recon Locus Schematics.
| Chain | Recommended level | Warp to complete | VIL Winn Adami shards | Recon Locus Schematics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Party | 35 | 24 to 38 | 1 | 5 |
| The Aggregation | 35 | 26 to 27 | 1 | 5 |
| Alternate | 35 | 24 to 27 | 1 | 5 |
| Eminence | 35 | 25 to 40 | 1 | 5 |
Tips for completing Third Party
Part 1 is the longest trip at warp 38, and it asks for 6M Tritanium to restore the mining vessel. Parts 2 and 3 drop to warp 26 and 24, and Part 3 costs 1M Dilithium to get past the station’s security.
Combat is light. The three named fights sit between about 527,000 and 673,000 strength, and the only sweep is 5 level 35 hostiles in Part 1.
Are the Third Party rewards worth it?
Yes, mainly as the start of the Winn Adami storyline. On its own it pays 16,889,000 Parsteel, 185,000 Officer XP, 1,250 Raw Common Transogen, 800 recruit tokens and one VIL Winn Adami shard for modest costs. Running it through Eminence adds up to four Winn Adami shards and 20 Recon Locus Schematics. See the STFC mission guide for more level 35 missions.