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PLANETARY NPC MISSIONS
As of the Omega Update 4.50; planetary NPCs now have a wide range of missions for players to engage with that are specific to the NPC, Region, Planet & Star System types.
See below for the mission details.
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NPC MISSION
FILENAME
DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
Raid Defence
PP_PIRATES
[NPC Name] claims their facility on [Planet Name] in the [System Name] is subject to constant pirate harassment. They offer a substantial reward to any who might bring this bombardment to an end.
Defend Against Raiding Pirates
Fauna Data
PP_SCAN_CRE
[NPC Name] requires detailed scans of creatures, preferably those who live on their home planet of [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They have not been clear as to what they will do with this data. However, they have made it very clear that I will be rewarded handsomely should I assist them in collecting the data.
Scan a Creature
Mineral Data
PP_SCAN_MIN
[NPC Name] requires geological data. They desire probes of the minerals that litter their home [Planet Name] in the [System Name] , though will also accept remote scans with sufficient metadata. Despite the translation issues, one thing is clear: there is a substantial reward on offer for any explorer who supplies this data.
Scan # Unique Minerals
Flora Data
PP_SCAN_PLA
[NPC Name] is in desperate need of detailed scans of flora - preferably that which grows on their home planet of [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They attempt to explain why, but their meaning is not clear. However, It is apparent that I will be rewarded handsomely should I assist them in collecting the data.
Scan # Unique Plants
Drone Purge
PP_ROBOTS_E
[NPC Name] seems possessed of a real anger, a hatred towards the Sentinels that swarm across their home [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They offer to to reward me should I find and destroy Sentinel forces.
Eliminate # Sentinel Drones
Quadruped Purge
PP_ROBOTS_M
[NPC Name] seems possessed of a real anger, a hatred towards the Sentinels that swarm across their home [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They offer to to reward me should I find and destroy Sentinel forces.
Eliminate a Sentinel Quad
Mech Purge
PP_ROBOTS_H
[NPC Name] seems possessed of a real anger, a hatred towards the Sentinels that swarm across their home [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They offer to to reward me should I find and destroy Sentinel forces.
Eliminate a Sentinel Mech
Corruption Purge
PP_ROBOTS_C
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] speaks spitefully of the corruption spreading across their home world. Perhaps their anger masks an underlying fear. They offer to to reward me should I find and destroy corrupted Sentinel forces.
Eliminate # Corrupted Sentinels
Wildlife Cull
PP_KILL_CRE
[NPC Name] seems bored, tired of their life locked away inside their outpost on [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They mention something about the smell of Mordite. They appear to want me to hunt for them, and offer a substantial reward should I venture out and kill the creatures that roam this world.
Cull # Creatures
Predator Cull
PP_KILL_PRE
[NPC Name] seems to have a distaste towards the predatory creatures that roam their home world of [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. It is unclear whether fear or a different motive drives them, but they assure me of reward should I cull a number of the predators that inhabit this world.
Cull # Predators
Monstrosity Extermination
PP_KILL_FIE
[NPC Name] seems afraid, whispering incomprehensible warnings. I am able to understand only enough to know that they think strange monstrosities are stalking their home planet of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] , and that they will reward me should I find and kill these fiends.
Kill # Monstrosities
Titanic Threat
PP_KILL_WRM
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] struggles to articulate what they have witnessed on a neighbouring world in the [System Name]. They stammer about titanic worms, wretched offspring, slavering mouths. They offer recompense to any explorer who dares hunt and cleanse these hungering tendrils.
Kill # Hungering Tendrils
Hazardous Flora
PP_KILL_PLA
[NPC Name] of the [System Name] seems frustrated. They curse the weeds that strangle their home planet of [Planet Name], muttering about toxic gases and lashing vines. They offer to reward any explorers who could provide a floral extermination service.
Eliminate # Hazardous Plants
Feeding Fauna
PP_FEED_CRE
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] speaks of their love of the outside world, of how it pains them to be bound to their facility. They relate an elaborate tale of a creature that I gather was once their pet. They seem to be offering a large reward should I wander the planet and feed any wild animals I come across.
Feed # Creatures
Buried Treasure
PP_DIG
[NPC Name] excitedly informs me of an ancient ruin on [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They share their data, the clue that put them on the trail of this site. They say I may keep any excavated artifacts for myself, as long as I log any important historical discoveries in their name.
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Natural Metals
PP_METAL
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] seems agitated, in great need of a particular substance. For reasons I do not understand, they are unable to collect it for themselves. They offer a generous reward should I mine a supply on their behalf and return it to their outpost.
Mine # %ITEM%
Wild Harvest
PP_HARVEST
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] seems agitated, in great need of a particular native plant. For reasons I do not understand, they are unable to collect it for themselves. They offer a generous reward should I harvest a supply on their behalf and return it to their outpost.
Harvest # %ITEM%
Crystals Of The Storm
PP_STORM
[NPC Name] has long admired the brilliant crystals that form on their planet of [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. However, they do not themself possess the equipment to gather these during extreme weather, and offer a reward to any explorers who collect storm crystals on their behalf.
Collect # Storm Crystals
Ancient Bones
PP_BONES
[NPC Name] tells me of natural burial grounds across their home planet of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] . Owing to translation issues, their interest in creature skeletons remains a mystery to me - but I do understand that they would offer compensation for any ancient bones I return to them.
Unearth Ancient Bones
Collect Item
COLLECT_PP
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Gather # [Item Name]
Resonance Restoration
PP_CORRUPT_PILLARS
[NPC Name] speaks resentfully of the devices boring into their home [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They offer to reward any explorer who helps destroy Dissonance Resonators, claiming that the Sentinels who plague this dissonant world utilise the machinery for malevolent purposes.
Destroy # Dissonance Resonators
Fauna Photography
PP_PHO_CRE
[NPC Name] enthusiastically describes the creatures inhabiting their [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They lament that their facility is ill-suited to pets, and offer to pay for wildlife photography to decorate their home.
Take a Photo of # Creatures
Factory Restoration
PP_FACTORY
[NPC Name] of [Planet Name] in the [System Name] talks in serious tones, pointing out a nearby factory. They claim the installation is malfunctioning, and they wish it restored in exchange for a substantial reward - though warn that Sentinels may respond with force.
Restore a Factory
Depot Raid
PP_DEPOT
[NPC Name] babbles a set of coordinates, pointing at a map of their [Planet Name] in the [System Name]. They have identified a resource depot. For reasons I do not understand, they seem excited at the prospect of this depot being destroyed, and offer a generous payment should I bring about this destruction.
Destroy Planetary Depots
Pirate Hunt
PP_CS_BOUNTY
[NPC Name]'s starship on [Planet Name] in the [System Name] is in a state of disrepair, rendering them land-bound and stranded. They claim this predicament was brought about by a pirate attack, and offer a share of their valuable cargo to any who can bring justice to the outlaws.
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Factory Raid
PP_CS_RAID
[NPC Name]'s starship on [Planet Name] in the [System Name] is in a state of disrepair, rendering them land-bound and stranded. They claim this predicament was brought about by a vicious attack and theft of their cargo. They were evasive regarding the legitimacy of this cargo, but offer a valuable reward to any who can help retrieve it.
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