THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Patrol Missions
Patrol missions are imperative to local defense within
a faction's sphere of influence. These missions are
extremely straightforward, in that all you need to do is
pass through a series of space locations. Once you
have docked, the dock crew will make sure that your
ship's flight recorder information is downloaded and sent to central
command for processing.
A helpful resource for patrol missions is the in-flight map.
These missions can also be used in conjunction with personal cargo or
beacon runs since they are so easy to complete.
Combat Missions
Although TRI encourages peaceful conflict
resolution, the protection of enlisted pilots comes
before communication with the conflux. To date no
method of communication has succeeded, which
leaves no choice but to rip 'em and send them back
whenceforth they came. Combat missions are often offensive in
nature, and are by far the riskiest of all missions.
Once you have accepted a combat mission, you will need to locate
and destroy a given number of conflux craft. Combat missions will
usually pay better than expected, as each conflux kill will generate a
bounty as well as an experience point bonus.
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