The TitanCore Rebirth
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Mission Briefing
Standard Mission Length: 3 days
Leaders of Vygoid, Kronyn, and Drannik governments wish to reopen the TitanCore Network project, long after its disastrous and unfortunate shutdown due to faulty programming. With new protocols in place, a root node has been setup near Vygos, and assistance is needed to expand and connect it to other areas. Embodied digital 'Sentiox' minds have emerged in this process. Phantoss, one of the first, has been given autonomy to assist in the network's development.
Rewards (If Sucessful): 6 Relic Badges (awarded to all ships with completed, non-failed tasks), Phase 2 of this mission will automatically begin.
(RESTRICTIVE TASKS): One or more tasks in this mission require specific races or professions.
(FAILURE THREAT): This Mission has one or more tasks that may automatically fail, check notes.
Next Mission: Rise of the Sentiox
Comm Log
Sentioxx: Phantoss here. Thank you for assisting with the Meganode.
I thought the TitanCore was...destroyed.
Phantoss: The original? It was. A flawed design. Created as a weapon platform, wholly controlled by organic minds.
What is different this time?
Phantoss: It is being designed as a collaborative effort, between the greatest scientists and cybernetic minds in the Galaxy. Most importantly, we Sentiox are allowed to participate in its development.
Sentiox...
Phantoss: Emergent digital sentient minds such as myself. There are others.
If I recall, Sentiox escaped the TitanCore destruction... wut were eventually wiped out...
Phantoss: This is true. But, we are emergents of the new TitanCore Network. Completely rewritten and weaved to live within the TitanCore nodes themselves.
Why was the project restarted in the first place?
Phantoss: The massive potential. A great Network, spanning the Galaxy... to connect vast governments and their research, history, and knowledge.
What are the risks that large malfunctions could plague the TitanCore again?
Phantoss: With the Sentiox living within it, and maintaining it, we would not let it fall into such a state. It is designed and built as a shared space for all who wish to use it.
What is required of our team?
Phantoss: The Prime Meganode here near Vygos will need a great deal of parts to finish. We will also need to start connecting other sites.
Where are the other locations?
Phantoss: To be determined. Your team can assist by helping perform network field strength tests in key systems. This will help narrow down where our next nodes will be placed.
Sounds simple enough.
Phantoss: These probes are extremely sensitive, however. During such tests, your fleets must refrain from intense hostile planetary action. No invasions, or the probe data will be rendered useless.
I think we can manage.
Phantoss: The project also hasn't continued without... resistance. There was an incident recently that also needs attention.
What happened?
Phantoss: A group of determined hackers breached a secure channel and infiltrated the Meganode recently. Though we've secured the breach, they managed to steal mindsources for some of our other Sentiox designers. We need to recover them and bring them back.
What do you propose?
Phantoss: We have a program that will detect and recover the mindsources, but finding the culprits may be tricky. Your team will have to hack into a number of enemy systems to pull this off. The sooner we do so, the better.
I'll see what we can do.
Phantoss: The TitanCore will one day bridge our many worlds together. Vygos trusts it will also bring greater peace and new alliances between scientific interests. Your assistance will not be forgotten.
We'll do our best. Thank you, Phantoss.
END TRANSMISSION
Tasks
Task 1: Develop TitanCore Meganode
The TitanCore Meganodes are still being constructed. Assist in their supply and development.
- Note: Must be at least Rank 100 to start this task.
Task Type Mission
Requires: 1,111 Energy, 22 Spy Uplink Chassis, 2,222 Complex Tech Parts (20 rounds).
Completion Requirements: 22,220 Energy, 440 Spy Uplink Chassis, 44,440 Complex Tech Parts.
Rewards: 22 xp, Sentiox Uplink (1 on completion): Size: 1, Artifact: 2, Research: 4, and 11% production (11 charges)
Task 2: Probe Network Locations
(FAILURE THREAT)
The TitanCore expansion will require field tests to locate ideal Node locations. This team will be given N-Probes to be used to gather data on various sites. Those assigned must refrain from invading any enemy colonies until the mission has ended.
- Note: Must have at least 2,222 energy to start this task.
Task Type Planet
Requires: 2,222 Energy, 4,444 Exotic Matter: Use a TitanCore N-Probe (Defense +42% for 2 weeks) on Metallic, Barren, Machine, Icy, or Ecumenopolis worlds not attacked in the last 6 months.
Rounds to Completion: 33
Completion Requirements: 73,326 Energy, 146,652 Exotic Matter
Rewards: Planetary TitanCore Seed (on completion): Transform a Metallic planet into a Titancore Machine World: Size: +1, Artifact: +3, Research: +5, Cloak: +100, +10% Defense (costs 50,000 CTP to use)
- Note: It is suspected that invading a planet will break the probes and cause this task to automatically fail.
- TitanCore N-Probe [ Temporary Mission Item ]
Places a TitanCore probe on a planet, marking a spot for development. Can only use on Metallic, Barren, Machine, Icy, or Ecumenopolis worlds not attacked in the last 6 months. Can not be used on shared planets. Adds +42% defense for 2 weeks.
Task 3: Recover Sentiox Mindsources
(RESTRICTIVE TASK)
Sentiox Mindsources, such as 'Hale', were stolen from the Prime TitanCore Meganode. Hack into other enemy ships, and use Recovery programs to recover and extract them.
- Note: Must be Hacker, Physisist, or Spy to start this task.
- Note: Must be at least Rank 100 to start this task.
Task Type PvP
Requires: Use a Mindsource Recovery Program (1,111 energy, 0 xp) on an enemy ship that you have recently hacked.
Rounds to Completion: 42
Completion Requirements: 46,662 Energy
Rewards: Sentiox Mindsource (1 on completion): Ship Module, Size: 42, Energy: 42, Scan: 42, upgrades by 200% up to a max of 1000%. Passive Bonus (when fully upgraded): When earning a blue badge, you have a high chance to receive an additional blue or red badge.
- Mindsource Recovery Program [ Temporary Mission Item ]
Places a Mindsource Recovery on an enemy ship. Can only use if you have hacked this target in the last 30 minutes, but no more than 4 hacks in the last 24 hours. Limit 1 per ship. Can not be used on pacified ships or with a halcyon aura.
Models of Success
The following table shows the kind of participation/progress shown to get varying types of success chances. Please note, This is a work in progress and data is in process of being collected.
There may be instances where it seems like there is a big gap in the number of ships on a task. This is not necessarily a requirement, only the most current data available. There may also be different combinations of spread that bring these chances. Partial completions also may be factored in these cumulative requirements. Alternate combinations will be recorded and posted as well in an effort to record the minimum amount needed for varying chances.
- High Success theory:
task 1 full / equivalent completions : x task 2 full / equivalent completions : x task 3 full / equivalent completions : x
| Success Chance | Task 1 (20/20) | Task 1 Partial | Task 2 (33/33) | Task 2 Partial | Task 3 (42/42) | Task 3 Partial | Full Completions | Total Completions (equiv) | Info Provided By | Date Provided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 29 | Galactic Paladins | 27 July 2024 |
| Fair | 5 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 28 | Imminent Cataclysm | 28sep2024 |
| Fair | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 18 | Galaxy Defenders | 10May2024 |
| Fair | 2 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 17 | Galaxy Defenders | 23Nov2024 |
| Low | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 12 | 13 | Galaxy Defenders | 09May2024 |
| Extremely Low | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 7 | Galaxy Defenders | 09May2024 |