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Investigate Mine Field is a contract offered at Europa Starbase.

Story[]

Reports of mines that heckle passing traffic in the Kuiper Sector has reached AGT, and it is up to them to again clear unwanted intruders from their space. Jake Logan takes the job and returns to Kuiper and clear out the mines, which have caught the luxury liner Trimurti and have been weakening it with laser fire.

Around the same time Logan destroys the last of the mines, a squad of Shrikes from the Blood Pirate Clan emerge into the sector, an appearance unheard of in Sol space, since they usually keep to the Frontier Region or the Hub.

While Logan has the option to leave, his mission complete, he opts to stay and defend the Trimurti in an uneven fight against the pirates. Though he eventually emerges victorious before Star Patrol reinforcements arrive, this won't be the last time he grapples with the Blood Pirates.

On his way back to base, he has a chance encounter with Samantha Crawley, a pilot he knew from older days flying contracts. Although both agree to catch up soon and reminisce of old times, Logan's future is about to take an unexpected turn.

Randolph Pratt, the contract operator at Europa Starbase, makes it clear that the information Logan scanned from the mines will go public, a political maneuver on AGT's part to force Star Patrol to clean up any remaining intruders from AGT's own territory lest Star Patrol is made to look bad in front of the entirety of the Sol Region.

Strategy[]

Breakdown[]

  1. Fly to Kuiper Sector.
  2. Destroy five space mines.

Execution[]

Like the other main Sol contracts up to this point, this mission requires you to destroy a set number of targets to win. You must destroy five space mines that are equipped with Glint Light Lasers. Although three Blood Pirate Shrikes enter the sector after finishing off the last mine, you don't need to destroy them to win the mission, only escape and return to base.

If you decide to handle the pirates, take note that one of them will target you and will fire a Disruptor Torpedo blast. These slow-moving projectiles can easily be destroyed by firing at them but will drain most of your shields if they hit you. The other two Shrikes will focus on the luxury liner.

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Trivia[]

  • The allegiance of the space mines is GalSpan, which implies that the megacorporation supplied the pirates with the mines for some kind of payoff.