Diphidia II Missions — archived

The 5 Diphidia II missions are spread throughout 4 stages:

- 2 observation missions
- 1 retrieval mission
- 1 seek&destroy mission
- 1 transport mission

The 5 missions in this series all originate from Diphidia II, and are avilable almost all the time. The first stage is very simple, however, the following missions become increasingly difficult, due to the many hostile ships involved.

STAGE 1 - observatory missions

Investigate Dumping
Mission intro: You are approached by a person whom you recognize as an official of the Diphidian government. "Diphidia II is threatened with ecological disaster," he tells you, "due to the actions of a person or persons which have secretly been dumping toxic waste in the oceans. Diphidia's government needs someone to investigate. Will you help us?"

Available on Diphidia II.
Available in the spaceport bar.
Random factor is 75%.
Legal status: ± decent individual

Return destination is Diphidia II.

Special ship type is Astex Freighter.
Special ship amount is 3.
Special ship must be observed.
Special ship will appear at mission start.

You can abort this mission.

Observe Antares
Mission intro: Your government contact greets you. "The Astex freighter you observed leaving here on your last mission has been tracked to the Astex mining facility on New Providence," he says. "We need you to go to the Antares system and do a little reconassiance for us." Ready to go?

Available on Diphidia II.
Available in the spaceport bar.
Random factor is 100%.

Return destination is Diphidia II.

Special ship type is Astex Interceptors.
Special ship amount is 2.
Special ships must be observed.
Special ships will appear in the Antares system.

Mission success decreases your Astex standing with 50 units.

You can abort this mission.

STAGE 2 - retrieval mission

Capture Ore Sample

Mission intro: "Something suspicious is going on in the Antares system," says your contact, "something Astex doesn't want us to find out about. We have detected another Astex freighter entering the Diphidia system; your mission will be to disable it and capture a sample of the ore in its cargo bays. Are you ready for this assignment?"

Available on Diphidia II.
Available in the spaceport bar.
Random factor is 100%.

Return destination is Diphidia II.

Cargo type is Ore Samples.
Cargo is picked up on special ship.
Cargo is dropped off at return destination.

Special ship type is Astex Freighters.
Special ship amount is 1.
Special ship must be boarded.
Special ship will appear at mission start.

Auxiliary ship type is Astex Interceptors.
Auxiliary ship amount is 2.
Auxiliary ship supply is infinite.
Auxiliary ships will follow player.

Mission success decreases your Astex standing with 10 units.

You can abort this mission.

STAGE 3 - seek&destroy mission

Destroy Freighters

Mission intro: "The ore sample you retreived for us has the same toxic chemicals in it that are being dumped in our oceans," says the Diphidian governer's representative. "Now that we know Astex is behind this, we need to send them a clear message: your mission is the destruction of one of their freighter convoys. Are you up to it?"

Available on Diphidia II.
Available in the spaceport bar.
Random factor is 100%.

Return destination is Diphidia II.

Special ship type is Astex Freighters.
Special ship amount is 5.
Special ship will appear at mission start.

Auxiliary ship type is Astex Interceptors.
Auxiliary ship amount is 4.
Auxiliary ship will appear at return destination.

Mission success decreases your Astex standing with 10 units.

You can abort this mission.

STAGE 4 - transport mission

Escape Astex

Mission intro: "The data you have gathered for us will be the downfall of the Astex Mining Corporation's very profitable operations in this region of space," says your contact. "For safety, we need to send a complete copy of this data to friendly agents in the <RSY> system." Ready to undertake this mission?

Available on Diphidia II.
Available in the spaceport bar.
Random factor is 100%.

Return destination is New Istanbul.

Cargo type is Data.
Cargo is picked up at mission start.
Cargo is dropped off at travel destination.

Special ship type is Psycho Astex PS's.
Special ship amount is 4.
Special ships will follow player.

Auxiliary ship type is Psycho Astex PS's.
Auxiliary ship amount is 4.
Auxiliary ship supply is infinite.
Auxiliary ships will follow player.

Mission success decreases your Astex standing with 20 units.

Payment is 1,000,000 credits.

You can abort this mission.