Augmenter Tweaking Missions

These missions walk you through the various aspects of augmenters and augmenter creation to allow you to advance the honarable skill of Augmenter Tweaking.

Introduction

The first mision requires a level 5 character to start it.

Requires level 5 character to start!
Location: Cadet Academy, Cadet Academy

• Agent: Ptolemy 3000
• Mission: Augmenter Research.

Augmenter Research.

As you are sitting at the bar in Cadet Academy, a thin man with glasses approaches you.
"Hello there. You seem to be a rather promising pilot, perhaps I could intrest you with a remarkable proposal!
I am Ptolemy 3000 from Lyceum and I was sent here to find pilots to help us with our field research.
If you decide to help us out we will more than make it worth your time.
So, how does that sound, will you help us advance the knowledge of the universe? Wonderful!
Since you will be working with a very unique type of item, Augmenters, it is best that you know all about them.
I will send Menelaus 3000 at Nexus Station a transmission saying you are going to arrive there,
he will be more than pleased to share his knowledge with you!

*Experience given.
*Reward: Lyceum Initiate Augmenter

Summary
Go meet with Menelaus 3000 in The Nexus, he will teach you about all he knows about Augmenters.

Location: Nexus Station, Nexus

• Agent: Menelaus 3000
• Mission: Augmenter Research

Augmenter Research.

So you say that Ptolemy 3000 sent you to learn about Augmenters? Most wonderful indeed!
Understanding Augmenters is a very important matter, so it's extremely wonderful that you came to study.
Now, where to start. Ah of course, the beginning! Augmenters are a rather unique class of items,
and they have the power to alter your ship considerably.
Each Augmenter has a combination of upgrades, and each upgrade will change one of your ships primary statistics.
Be it shielding, energy, damage or even tractor beams, there is an Augmenter that can modify the properties of it!
So you see, by using Augmenters you can customize your ship to you standards.
Hmm? Ready to leave already?! There is still quite a bit about Augmenters you don't know yet, you really should stay!
Now where was I? Ah, yes! Each ship has an Augmenter rating,
and this determines the number of Augmenters that you can attach to it.
A ship with an Augmenter Rating of two can equip two augmenters, with four, four augmenters, it's rather simple indeed.
You must be careful when equipping Augmenters though, they cannot be removed!
Since a ship has a limited number of Augmenters it can equip, and Augmenters cannot be removed,
it is of paramount importance that you think before you decide to use one!
You wouldn't want to use an Augmenter that you would regret later would you now?
My, you do have a very short attention span, don't you?
Well, if you must leave now I guess I can keep the reward I had for you... So you're staying then? Wonderful!
Well.. to continue! A ship's Augmenter Rating is not the only thing that defines the Augmenters you can use on it,
the ship's general Tech Level also has a role. You may only equip an augmenter of equal or lower Tech Level to that of your ship.
So if you happen to use a Tech Level 3 ship, it can only use Tech Level 3 or lower augmenters.
Now then, since I have imparted most of my Augmenter knowledge to you, I have a rather special reward.
Of course! It's an Augmenter! Well, make good use of it, and be sure to come back to see me if you have any further questions,
perhaps after you are a bit more expirenced. Good Luck Simon!

Level 1

Requires level 10 character to start!
Location: Nexus Station, Nexus

• Agent: Menelaus 3000
• Mission: Augmenter Tweaking!

Augmenter Tweaking!

So Simon, there is something else you would like to know concerning augmenters?! Wonderful!
Now, there was something that I didn't touch upon when I first talked to you, and I would be more than willing to share it with you... well,
except this time I think I'll require an object lesson. Yes, that means you need to get me an object,
but not just any object ... I require some Augmenters! Now, if you can bring me back 1 Minor Docking,
I'll explain a very new concept in Augmenter sciences, a rather strange skill called Augmenter Tweaking.
Well? Interested in enlightening yourself?

* Experience given.
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 1
(requires 1 skill point)

Summary
Bring Menelaus 3000 1 Minor Docking Augmenter.

Location: Nexus Station, Nexus

• Agent: Menelaus 3000
• Mission: Augmenter Tweaking!

Augmenter Tweaking!

"Augmenter Tweaking is a very unique skill indeed. You see, recentally we at Lyceum found a very strange sun in an unnamed galaxy,
so we promptly set up a research station. The discovery of a new class of sun doesn't usually require such intensive research,
but this sun was unique and it had some very odd properties!
This sun actually releases bursts of energy that have a very strange and helpful effect on Augmenters!
Realizing the worth of such energies yet again, all our top Augmenter researchers set about to harness that power,
and after many months of stressful and difficult effort we managed to construct a
transmitter that channels and redirects the Augmenter Wave bursts all across the universe!
Yes! This means anyone that understands how to harness the A Waves Bursts
we transmit can make use of them anywhere in the known universe!
Now that you have the background information, time for the lesson.
The Minor Docking Augmenter that you brough upon my request has a special modification to your ships docking speed.
It can offer a 300% docking bonus I beleive, correct? Now, I have a fair bit of knowledge on how to utilize the augmenter energies,
that are channeled from that strange star, so just watch."
Menelaus 3000 makes a few modifications to the Augmenter you brought him,
including what looks like the addition of a transceiver assembly. He then presents the augmenter to you.
"You see?! By making a few modifications to the Augmenter, and adding a transceiver that will absorb the Augmenter wave bursts,
I have increased the effectiveness of the Augmenter by 10%! Since this is such a powerful ability,
I will only share a little with you at first, but as time progresses and you learn more of the universe,
no doubt we from Lyceum will begin to explain and share even more of this remarkable ability!
Now if you would just step into my Neurotraining booth over there, this will only hurt a little ... but you'll learn something!"

Level 2

Location: Nexus Station, Nexus

• Agent: Menelaus 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

Ah, welcome back Simon. I'm sure you're here to learn more about augmenters and tweaking, correct?
Well, as much as I'd like to enlighten you, I have a bit of a problem.
The Augmenter Wave burst signal is rather weak here in the Nexus, and it's something I can't quite fix without help.
Yes, that's right, I can fix the problem, I simply need to construct a Tweakage Facilitator.
What's that you say? It's simply a device that can amplify, redirect or even store an Augmenter Wave burst
in an area that doesn't receives a good signal from our research station around the star Helios.
So? Do you think you could help out this scientist with his worthy cause? You'll be rewarded of course!"

* Experience given.
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 2
(requires 2 skill points)

Summary
Bring Menelaus 3000 everything he needs to build a Tweakage Facilitator.
He requires 10 Kendalite, 25 Metals, 25 Silicon and 1 Minor Energy Augmenter.

Location: Nexus Station, Nexus

• Agent: Menelaus 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

Now that we have a Tweakage Facilitator in the Nexus, I think we no longer need your help here.
Don't be dissappointed, you've fared quite well indeed and I have sent word to my fellows at the Acropolis!
If you visit them there, I am sure they will have other tasks for you to complete,
and even more knowledge to impart than I could ever possibably consider offering you.
Well? Feel like learning more about augmenters Simon? Then head off to the Acropolis!

Level 3

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Euclid 3000
• Mission: Combined Augmenters!

Combined Augmenters!

"So, how are you doing today, Simon? I have heard that you studied with Menelaus 3000 in the Nexus,
surely the fact you are here means you must want to learn more about Augmenters. If that is so,
I have another area of Augmenter Research in which you can help us."
Euclid 3000 brings up a map of the Universe, and centers it on a system that is called Copper.
"In this system there is an independant Augmenter researcher known as Scientist Arete.
He is doing some very vital work in Augmenter Combination, a subfield of Augmenter Research that we know very little about!
Perhaps you could get him to share a sample of his work with us, so that we may all be further enlightened!
Let him know that we will disclose some of our research data in return. That is all for now."

* Experience given.
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 3
(requires 3 skill points)

Summary
Find Scientist Arete in Copper, he is rumored to be an expert in the field of Augmenter Research.
Then try to obtain a Minor Defensive Augmenter from him so the
scientists at The Acropolis can research combination augmenter technologies.

Location: Copper Research Post, Copper

• Agent: Scientist Arete
• Mission: Research Exchange Program

Research Exchange Program

So those Augmenter researchers examining Helios still are stumped by Augmenter Combination?
And they're willing to disclose data on Augmenter Tweakage? Yes, I think we have a deal!
I'll give them a sample of my Augmenter Combination technologies,
but I'm a bit short on augmenters right now. Can you get me the Augmenters that I need?
Bring me back a Minor Shield and a Minor Recovery and I'll set to work!

* Experience given.
* Reward: Minor Defensive Augmenter

Summary
Help Scientist Arete create a Minor Defensive Augmenter
so you can take it back to the Acropolis for Euclid 3000 and his research team to study.
Scientist Arete needs 1 Minor Shield Augmenter and 1 Minor Recovery Augmenter.

Location: Copper Research Post, Copper

• Agent: Scientist Arete
• Mission: Research Exchange Program

Research Exchange Program

"And so you have witnesses the miracle of Augmenter Combination!
Take this Minor Defensive Augmenter back to the researchers at the Acropolis,
and tell them I await their datastream!" Scientist Arete begins to walk away,
but turns back and faces you. "Make sure you do not use that or lose that!
I will only make one of those for you, so if you lose it, you'll have to find some other way to get another!"

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Euclid 3000
• Mission: Combined Augmenters!

Combined Augmenters!

"Simon, You have brought back an example of this combination technique to us? Ah, good.
Then I will have a datastream sent to Copper containing some of our latest breakthroughs!"
Euclid 3000 signals a lab assistant, and instructs him to send a transmission to Scientist Arete.
"Now, let me take this to the experts we have here on the research station,
surely with an example of this technology they can replicate and even understand it!
Perhaps we will witness a revolution in Augmenter Combination!"

Level 4

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Euclid 3000
• Mission: The Next Level!

The Next Level!

Now that you have been fully trained in the basics of Augmenters,
I think it is finally time that I send you out for some Field Research!
You see, most of us from Lycuem are not exactally the type that would do well dealing with hostiles and cavorting about space.
We are far more useful in the laboratory ... in this nice, safe, and heavily defended spacebase!
Any why should we risk lives and in turn our vast intellectual abilities when we can always find someone else to do it for us!
Now, anyway, your first task as a field research is to find us a complete set of Minor Augmenter Condensor Blueprints.
With these we can unlock the secrets to the next level of Augmenters, the next grade, Basic!
Yes, you see, an Augmenter Condensor will upgrade augmenters by combining two of the same type!
So, with all the Minor Augmenter research we have done, we can use this set of Condensors to upgrade our work,
to as you would say, take it up a level! Oh, and Simon do not worry, you will be well rewarded if you make it back alive!

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 4
(requires 4 skill points)

Summary
Help Euclid 3000 by collecting a full set of Minor Augmenter Condensor Blueprints.

Demeter Augmenter

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Empedocles 3000
• Mission: Demeter Augmenter

Demeter Augmenter

"I'm not too sure how aware of our histories you are, Simon, but we at Lyceum are an ancient order indeed,
well at least in this Quantum Universe. I'm sure in some other parallel universe we probably don't exist...
but that's beside the point. Regardless, many years ago, someone, we are not quite sure of his name,
but it was perhaps Bill or Ted, did something amazing, he built some sort of time machine!
Using this modified 'phone booth' an Ancient Earth device if you weren't aware" explains Empedocles 3000
"he plunged into the past and discretely collected DNA samples from some of the Terran 'Ancient Greeks'.
Of course it were those who eventually were to be universally reknowned for their musings, mathmatical,
scientific and astronomical breakthroughs! With DNA samples and synaptic scans in hand,
he returned to his time and cloned the original Lyceum researches,
restored their memories and explained the basis of modern scientific theory to them! Lyceum was duely established,
and this collective of enlightened minds was created! I think you understand what I mean by 'Ancient Order' now,
don't you? Now, to the point. Since all the core Lyceum researchers are descendants of the cloned ancient greats,
we honor their traditions, use their ancient names, and strive to preserve symbols of their Ancient Gods! Simon,
I have been assigned by Aristotle 3000 to create new augmenters dedicated to the Greek Gods of old,
but I need some help starting the project. I'm a bit short on supplies for the first, perhaps you could help!
Just bring me everything I require, and I shall start!"

* Reward: Demeter Augmenter

Summary
Collect 1 Minor Recovery, 1 Minor Damage, 1 Minor Range and 1 Bronze Bar for Empedocles 3000.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Empedocles 3000
• Mission: Demeter Augmenter

Demeter Augmenter

"Excellent, I can now finish my work, if you could just wait a few minutes. I will bring you the finished result!"

Levels 5-7

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Callippus 3000
• Mission: Apollo and Hestia

Apollo and Hestia

"We have heard reports of an extremely rare class of Augmenters aptly named after Greek gods.
The problem lies in the fact we have only heard of them. It would be marvelous if we could actually have a set to examine,
study, to discover their potential and unlock their secrets!
We need but one Apollo and one Hestia augment and we'd appreciate it if you could find them for us!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 7

Summary
Bring Callippus 3000 1 Apollo Augmenter and 1 Hestia Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Callippus 3000
• Mission: Apollo and Hestia

Apollo and Hestia

"Great work! These must have been extremely hard to come across, so you can expect a rather nice reward!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Heron 3000
• Mission: Blue Interceptor Augmenter

Blue Interceptor Augmenter

"The Blue Pirate Interceptor ship is an extremely agile vessel..." says the commanding voice of Heron 3000.
He continues "...and from the information granted to us by Earthforce, we know it is due to a very special Augmenter!
I would like you go out and collect a few of these Augmenters for me, I would find them extremely interesting to study!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 7

Summary
Bring Heron 3000 5 Blue Interceptor Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Heron 3000
• Mission: Blue Interceptor Augmenter

Blue Interceptor Augmenter

"You have done well if you managed to get these! I will get some of our top researchers to study them right away.
As for you, the Neurotraining booth is right over there."

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Eutocius 3000
• Mission: Inferno Augmenter

Inferno Augmenter

Eutocius 3000 seems to have a problem keeping his mouth shut.
"According to the data provided to us by Earthforce over the subspace networks developed by Alfred Gor,
the Inferno ships piloted by the Infernal Pirates are extremely fast and do a good amount of damage,
at the cost of their shielding. This effect is due to the effect of a special Augmenter that provides that effect!
Perhaps, if you could, it would be nice if you could consider possibably collecting some of this Augmenter for me?"
You tell him you will just so you can leave!

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 7

Summary
Bring Eutocius 3000 3 Inferno Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Oenopides 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

"It was Menelaus 3000 that explained the Tweakage Facilitators to you, was it not? Regardless, you understand the concept right?
Tweakage Facilitators allow us to transmit the Augmenter Wave Bursts universally! Now, let me be direct!
One of our Facilitators has  broken down in the The Acropolis system, without it,
entire galaxies no longer receive the signal from our main transmitter here in The Acropolis! We need someone to replace it
... not quite replace it, but deliver a shipment of supplies so Diocles 3000 there can construct a new one and restore the signal!
You'll do it? Ok! This was a basic facilitator, so there aren't too many supplies needed. Let me call up the list."
Oenopides 3000 brings up a window on his computer console. "Ok, you'll need 100 Metals, 100 Microchips, 50 Psion Icicles,
and 1 Basic Energy Augmenter. You have that? Good! Now hurry, we can't let the signal be down for long,
people will notice and they might get upset ... and even attack us! I don't want to die,
I've only 30 years of research under my belt, I have at least another 50 left in me! Please hurry!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 7

Summary
Bring the following supplies to The Acropolis so Diocles 3000 can construct a Tweakage Facilitator there;
50 Psion Icicles, 100 Metals, 100 Microchips and 1 Basic Energy Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Diocles 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

"You've made very good time Simon. What's that you say? Oenopides 3000 told you it was a matter of paramount importance?
Ha ha ha! He's always been a paranoid, extremely worried about dying I suppose. No, this could have waited a bit
I sent out a subspace transponder alerting anyone who might make use of the signal that it was down for a while,
and they should take proper precautions. There was no danger to The Acropolis at all! Regardless, thank you Simon.
Ah yes, I was forgetting something! The neurotraining booth is right over there.
I'll set it to allow increased access to our Augmenter Tweakage knowledge!"

Level 8

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Geminus 3000
• Mission: The Next Level!

The Next Level!


"Ah yes, so I am treated with a visit by our brighest Field Researcher, Simon. Most excellent indeed.
Now it seems you have quite the skill when it comes to collecting Augmenters and related items for us, hmmm?
Yes, I think I can put that skill to a supurb use. We at The Acropolis are looking to obtain a complete set of Basic Augmenter Condensors,
and we are missing quite a few. Hmm.." Geminus 3000 heads over to a computer terminal and brings up a list which he goes over.
"Actually, I think would save time if I simply told you what Basic Augmenter Condensors we don't need,
yes that makes perfect sense. Hmm? What's this? Oh my, well... that was a waste of time! It turns out we need them all!
Pity there aren't as many pilots as good at finding these items are you are. It would be very nice to speed this process up a bit.
Then again, if there were... you might be out of a job!"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 8

Summary
Bring Geminus 3000 10 Basic Augmenter Research Tokens to show him you've helped his research team.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Basic (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Basic (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Here at The Acropolis, we need all the data we can get on Augmenters, and anything you could offer to advance our research would be greatly appreciated.
You would not happen to have something that could help us, do you?"

* Reward: Basic Augmenter Research Token

Summary
Bring Acropolis Researcher one Basic (augname) Augmenter Condenser.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Basic (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Basic Damage Augmenter Condenser

"Excellent, this should help us greatly in our quest to understand Augmenters!"

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Geminus 3000
• Mission: The Next Level!

The Next Level!

"Most excellent indeed! You have managed to complete our set of Basic Augmenter Condensors! Yes, this will advance our research phenomonally!
Now, before I send you to the Neurotraning booth to endow you with more of our prescious knowledge perhaps you would like to know what else you've earned, hmmm?"
You mention something about more special items from Lycuem. "You are bright indeed! Yes, with this accomplishment,
we will grant you access to our newest items! You'll find one already loaded on your ship when you've finished up the learning, yes."

Levels 9-11

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Heraclides 3000
• Mission: Aphrodite and Artemis

Aphrodite and Artemis

"It seems that even on our next level of Augmenter Research, there are Augmenters named after the ancient Greek Gods!!!
How remarkable, an Augmenter named after the legendary Huntress and one named after the Goddess of Beauty!
Studying this pair of Augmenters could prove extremely useful... would it be too much to ask that you try to find me a set?"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 11

Summary
Bring Heraclides 3000 1 Aphirodite Augmenter and 1 Artemis Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Heraclides 3000
• Mission: Aphrodite and Artemis

Aphrodite and Artemis

"Great work! These must have been extremely hard to come across, so you can expect a rather nice reward!"

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Marinus 3000
• Mission: Blue Beta Augmenter

Blue Beta Augmenter

A shorter balding man with glasses addresses you. "Simon, after talking with my fellows, I can safely say you have been of great help to our research.
So, I think I will ask to you help me with my personal project. According to some data I downloaded from the Earthforce Central Computers,
the Blue Beta used by the Blue Pirates has rather low visibility. This according to them is directally due to the effects of an Augmenter!
If you could bring me a fairly large sample of this Augmenter, I would be much obliged."

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 11

Summary
Bring Marinus 3000 10 Blue Beta Augmenters.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Marinus 3000
• Mission: Blue Beta Augmenter

Blue Beta Augmenter

"While you were out, I formulated a hypothesis on how this specialized Augmenter must work!
I cannot wait to see if my predictions are true! Thank you Simon! What? The Neurotraning booth? Yes, that's right over there."

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Xenocrates 3000
• Mission: Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter

Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter

You walk in and Xenocrates 3000 is deep in thought. After a few minutes, you finally make your presence known to him "What?!
Oh, you startled me! I was pondering some of the nuances of some specialized Augmenters. Specifically, the Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter.
Earthforce's Sergeant's Enforcer, all have this Augmenter equipped to their ship, so I can't quite ever have one,
one that I could unlock the mysteries of... well at least learn the modifiers on it!
Perhaps you could negoicate with the representitives in Sol for one, I would be extremely happy to finally have one in my possession."

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 11

Summary
Bring Xenocrates 3000 1 Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Xenocrates 3000
• Mission: Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter

Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter

By the time you return, Xenocrates 3000 is yet again in very deep thought
"Why? Why does Earthforce put a Sergeant's Enforcer Augmenter on every vessel..." You startle him again. "Ahh! Oh, it's just you, Simon.
Did you manage to get what I wanted?! You did?! Finally, I can learn the secrets of this elusive Augmenter... wait...
what will I spend countless hours thinking about now though... oh well."

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Eudemus 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

"Simon, one of our Tweakage Facilitators has malfunctioned and part of the universe is no longer receiving the Augmenter
Wave Burst signal! I won't go into extreme detail, but a glass of wine and some about a spill was included in the message.
You understand the importance of what I am going to ask of you.
I need you to rush the following supplies to The Acropolis immediately! Thales 3000 there will need; 20 Solar Prisms,
250 Metals and Microchips, and 1 Std. Energy Augmenter. You should hurry and obtain those supplies immediately,
we must make sure the signal is restored!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 11

Summary
Bring the following supplies to The Acropolis so Thales 3000 can construct a Tweakage Facilitator there;
20 Solar Prisms, 250 Metals, 250 Microchips and 1 Std. Energy Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Thales 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator

Tweakage Facilitator

"You took your time getting here Simon! Ah yes, a most unfortunate accident indeed.
You see, I was over there with a glass of wine having a jolly good time, when I tipped over and well,
knocked the whole bloody thing to pieces. Lucky for me I've chaps like you about, I can get this fixed up in a jiffy.
Just offload the supplies and I'll have repaired in no time."

Level 12

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Apollonius 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level

Bring Apollonius 3000 10 Research Tokens to show your dedication to the scientific cause of the Acropolis!

"Every facet of modern space travel can be affected by the effects of an Augmenter! That is why our work here is so important"
says Apollonius 3000, a statuesque man with a neatly trimmed red beard. 
"Now, we have learned all there is to learn about the Standard grade Augmenters,
so I believe it is time to advance our research! It is time to take it to the next level!"
Apollonius 3000 strokes his beard. "Ah.. you know exactally of what I speak.
I require a complete set of Standard grade Augmenter Condensors so we can begin to unlock the secrets of the next Augmenter grade.
Remember, this work is extremely important to us, so you will be well rewarded! Always keep in mind though,
this is for the advancement of universal knowledge, not paltry rewards!"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 12

0 / 10 Std. Augmenter Research Token obtained
810/12 skill points.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Std. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Std. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Here at The Acropolis, we need all the data we can get on Augmenters, and anything you could offer to advance our research would be greatly appreciated.
You would not happen to have something that could help us, do you?"

* Reward: Std. Augmenter Research Token

Summary
Bring Acropolis Researcher one Std. Damage Augmenter Condenser.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Std. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Std. Damage Augmenter Condenser

"Excellent, this should help us greatly in our quest to understand Augmenters!"

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Apollonius 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level

"Ah-ha!" says Apollonius 3000 "You brought back everything we needed to begin work on the next grade of Augmenters! Excellent!
Now that you have done your part in advancing universal knowledge, I believe it is time to advance the knowledge of your person!
The Neurotraining booth is in the next room. You will find any other rewards onboard your ship when you have finished."

Levels 13-14

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Hypsicles 3000
• Mission: Dionysis and Hermes!

Dionysis and Hermes!

A large bald man approaches you and speaks. "If it isn't Simon, the up and coming Augmenter Researcher!
As you know, we are very interested in the augmenters dedicated to the Gods our culture worshiped eons ago.
It so happens there are more of them than we first thought! If you could bring us specimens of the newest God Augmenters rumored to exist,
I could make it worth your while! So, how about it?"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 14

Summary
Bring Hypsicles 3000 1 Dionysis and 1 Hermes Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Hypsicles 3000
• Mission: Dionysis and Hermes!

Dionysis and Hermes!

"Good Job" says Hypsicles 3000. "Great Job! I'll have these sent to our researchers right away!
Be sure to stop at the Neurotraining booth on your way out!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Sporus 3000
• Mission: Blue Gamma Augmenter

Blue Gamma Augmenter

"We've just gained access to more of Earthforce's information database and have heard of the Space Blue Gamma!
According to their logs, it gains most of it's potent power from a very unique and specially designed Augmenter!
You already know what I'm getting at, don't you Simon" says Sporus 3000. "If you could, bring me back some of these Augmenters!"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 14

Summary
Bring Sporus 3000 15 Blue Gamma Augmenters.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Sporus 3000
• Mission: Blue Gamma Augmenter

Blue Gamma Augmenter

"Hmm.. Yes! This Augmenter fits the description given to us from the entries we received from Earthforce exactally!
I'll have these sent to the lab for study right away! You have no idea how long I've waited to check Earthforce's information ...
they're not always right you know! Thank you Simon!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Thymaridas 3000
• Mission: Specializations?

Specializations?

"Yes, as you are aware, each pilot can specialize their neural abilities to make zem more, 'ow you say, adept,
at zertian functions. I beleive you call zeese classes, no? Well, to zee point.
I 'ave 'eard zat zere is a special line of augmenters tuned to zee neural pattern of the pilot,
and unless zee augmenter and zee pilots neural pathways align... zee pilot cannot use it!
Zat is why zey are known as Specializations! I was wondering if you could bring me un of each of zeese augmenters,
it would 'elp my research greatly!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 14

Summary
Bring Thymaridas 3000 one of each of the Level 10 Primary Specialization Augmenters.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Menaechmus 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator!

Tweakage Facilitator!

"Oh my, oh my indeed. It appears a random asteroid collision has knocked one of our tweakage facilitators offline
and a portion of the universe is without Tweaking! Just imagine the horrors, ships that slow down, hulls that compress,
shields that being to falter and fail, it must be utter madness! Simon, I think it would be best if someone dealt with this matter,
perhaps you could deliver supplies to Archytas 3000 that he may remedy this problem! So, will you go in my cowardly sted?"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 14

Summary
Bring the following supplies to The Acropolis so Archytas 3000 can construct a Tweakage Facilitator there;
10 Traginium, 500 Metals, 500 Microchips and 1 Good Energy Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Archytas 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator!

Tweakage Facilitator!

"Not a moment to spare my good chum! I must get this facilitator online before we receive a flurry of complaints!
Do you have any idea how ill equipped our complaint department is?
It would be tradegy if they were to be stuck with even ten subspace messages concerning this!
Oh, the weeks of sorting out details, filing all sorts of red tape, and ignoring important complaints,
like how we have not been making as many breakthroughs in esoteric and useless fields of science!
Yes, now is not the time for talk, now is the time for action, I must complete my mission, and now!
Oh, if you would like, we could have a leisurely stroll down to the docking bay and watch my workers unload your supplies,
after that how does a bite sound?"

Level 15

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Dionysodorus 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level

Bring Dionysodorus 3000 10 Research Tokens to show that you feel Augmenter Research is quintessential to the advancement of universal knowledge!

"Yet again it's time to take our Augmenter Research to the next level!
We have learned all there is to know about Good Augmenters, and in the process have collected quite a collection of them!
This is to our advantage though. If we could obtain a complete set of Good Augmenter Condensor Blueprints...
we could begin the creation of Excellent grade Augmenters! Just imagine..
a complete inspection of this next grade could lead to furthering the idea of a Grand Unified Theory...
for Augmenters!"

* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 15

0 / 10 Good Augmenter Research Token obtained
810/15 skill points.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Good (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Good (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Here at The Acropolis, we need all the data we can get on Augmenters,
and anything you could offer to advance our research would be greatly appreciated.
You would not happen to have something that could help us, do you?"

* Reward: Good Augmenter Research Token

Summary
Bring Acropolis Researcher one Good (augname) Augmenter Condenser.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Good (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Good (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Excellent, this should help us greatly in our quest to understand Augmenters!"

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Dionysodorus 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level

"Well, that was a dissappointment. It seems the mystery of a Grand Unified Theory still eludes us...
well at least we have advanced our research to the next level...
and that alone is a victory for Augmenter Research in itself.
Perhaps our next breakthrough will be one of extreme importance, one that finally yields the theories we seek to prove!"

Levels 16-17

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Bryson 3000
• Mission: Poseidon and Hephaestus!

Poseidon and Hephaestus!

A rotund man with rather thick glasses approaches you. "So you are the Augmenter Research I have heard so much about, you're Simon.
I'm sure you've already know that we are very interested in the augmenters dedicated to the Gods our culture worshiped eons ago then.
Am I correct in making this assumption? Good! Now, I have heard of two more augmenters dedicated to the Olympian gods,
would you be interested in locating them for me?"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 17

Summary
Bring Bryson 3000 1 Poseidon and one Hephaestus Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Bryson 3000
• Mission: Poseidon and Hephaestus!

Poseidon and Hephaestus!

"Good Job" says Bryson 3000. "Great Job! I'll have these sent to my researcher aides right away!
Be sure to stop at the Neurotraining booth on your way out!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Serenus 3000
• Mission: Pirate's Mark!

Pirate's Mark!

"Hello Simon, I am Serenus 3000 and I have been assigned to research some of the specialized modifications the
Pirates in our sectors use. To that extent, I need to obtain a very special augmenter, one known as the Pirate's Mark!
Aparentally, this augmenter 'augments' their ability to pirate... and I would like to know how,
so that we may eventually fabricate similar augmenters if needed! Now, this is where you come in Simon.
Venturing to the pirate territories is rather dangerous... and I'm not well equipped to do it myself.
Would it be rude to ask you do it for me?"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 17

Summary
Bring Serenus 3000 Pirate's Mark Augmenter, these can be found in Tortuga.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Serenus 3000
• Mission: Pirate's Mark!

Pirate's Mark!

"Were the Pirate Territories dangerous... or perhaps even frightening? Oh, they weren't?
Hmm, I guess I could have done that myself then! Well, onto the research, but first, your reward!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Pappus 3000
• Mission: Station Augmenter?!

Station Augmenter?!

"Ah, the great assistant, Simon is here to bask in my knowledgable presence? No? Well, if not,
there is no reason for you to stay for long, you can always catch my brillance later!
And since you will not be staying long, perhaps you could do my-wonderful-self a favour? Excellent!
I have had a few Augmenter Researchers bring me blueprints for what seem to be 'Specialized Station Augmenters'.
Tsk.. all the samples I currently have are damaged beyond restoration, even beyond MY abilities,
so it would be delightful if you could find me complete set of these Station Augmenter Blueprints.
No need to worry, you will be be paid of course, 'tis a pity though that the lower classes always worry about the reward..."

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 17

Summary
Bring Pappus 3000 a full set of Andaman Augmenter Blueprints.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Pappus 3000
• Mission: Station Augmenter?!

Station Augmenter?!

"The gossip concerning you in my circles has been mostly true, you are quite good at finding Augmenter related items.
Here, as promised, your reward. You'll find it in the Neurotraining booth, please, keep the mess to a minimum while using it.
It is MY personal booth after all."

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Porphyry 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator!!!

Tweakage Facilitator!!!

"Aye! er, Oy! Once again our Networking Administrators have fouled up, I do not see why we leave any job to one of the non elite!
Those net admins are merely university grads, I guess the task of handling the Augmenter Wave Broadcasts is just too much for them!
Anyway, we have an area that is no longer receiving signal! What?! You know all about what needs done already? Well, then do it!
Be warned though, this is one of our most advanced Facilitators! It will not be an easy job... Oy!
I shudder just thinking of how dirty it might get! And those Net Admins! You'll have to deal with their ilk too. Oy!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 17

Summary
Head to The Acropolis with the supplies to fix the Tweakage Facilitator on Parthenon there.

NOTE: Takes :1000 Microchips, 1000 Metals, 10 Cloud Mercury, and 1 Exc. Energy Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Domninus 3000
• Mission: Tweakage Facilitator!!!

Tweakage Facilitator!!!

"$starvendor sent you? I never liked him much, always looking down on the lower ranks.
It's not the Net Admins fault facilitators go offline from time to time, it's those dirty grungy station managers!
Why, I doubt they even have a college education.. just some neurotraining from a sleezy backwater station!
Why we leave running entire spacebases to them, I oft wonder!"

Level 18

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Cleomedes 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level!

"Simon" says Cleomedes 3000, an attractive looking man with a friendly smile. "You have advanced our work decades,
and I think it is time we approach the final frontier, it is time we boldly research what no researcher has researched before!
After we take our next step, we will be researching what is completely unknown,
augmenters of such high grade and qualitity their mere installation on any ship has a very profound effect.
We are about to advance to what is the final level of Augmenter research,
and hopefully all our questions about the mechanics of this system can be answered.
If you would, please find and bring me a full set of Exc. Augmenter Condensors!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward: Honorary Mention
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 18

Summary
Cleomedes 3000 would like you to bring Condensors to his Research Team.
Bring back research tokens to prove you've done your part and furthered universal enlightenment.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Std. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Exc. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Here at The Acropolis, we need all the data we can get on Augmenters, and anything you could offer to advance our research would be greatly appreciated.
You would not happen to have something that could help us, do you?"

* Reward: Exc. Augmenter Research Token

Summary
Bring Acropolis Researcher one Std. Damage Augmenter Condenser.

Location: Parthenon, Acropolis

• Agent: Acropolis Researcher
• Mission: Exc. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

Exc. (augname) Augmenter Condenser

"Excellent, this should help us greatly in our quest to understand Augmenters!"

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Cleomedes 3000
• Mission: The Next Level

The Next Level!

"Simon! You found them all!" says Cleomedes 3000. "Excellent!
Perhaps this will take us one step closer to a true and complete understanding of Augmenters!"
You give him a rather puzzled look. "Hmm? No one ever explained it to you?
We seek to learn about Augmenters so we may fully understand them... Yes, we know the how, and we can create them,
but we have yet to learn their original origion or why they do what they can do.
This is what we seek with a Unified Theory of Augmenters!
The utterly complete and entirely whole understanding of every aspect of Augmenters!"

Levels 19-22

Ares and Athena!

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Leucippus 3000
• Mission: Ares and Athena!

Ares and Athena!

A very thin, very tall man is hunching over a computer console in the laboratory you have just entered.
Although he seems to not even notice your arrival, he speaks "You are Simon, are you not?
I am Leucippus 3000, and I have need of your unique talents." Leucippus 3000 finally looks in your direction.
"I have been assigned to research more about the Augmenter dedicated to the Gods of our ancestors,
and I am having trouble locating the two I am searching for. Perhaps you could find them for me?"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Leucippus 3000 1 Ares and 1 Athena Augmenter.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Leucippus 3000
• Mission: Ares and Athena!

Ares and Athena!

"Your talents are talents indeed. And yes, they are quite unique. I thank you greatly for your help."

Ares+

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Leucippus 3000
• Mission: Ares+ Augmenter

Ares+ Augmenter

Salutations Simon! Since you helped us locate some of the mysterious and powerful augmenters named after the Ancient Greek deities,
I thought you might be interested in a special augmenter dedicated to them!
This augmenter is a better version of the one dedicated to Ares!
Just bring me what I need, and I'll make you one!

* Reward: Ares+ Augmenter

Summary
Bring Leucippus 3000 4 Ares Augmenter and 1 Gold Bar.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Leucippus 3000
• Mission: Ares+ Augmenter

Ares+ Augmenter

Here you go, a special Augmenter dedicated to the Greek Gods of Old!

Athena+

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Cleomedes 3000
• Mission: Athena+ Augmenter

Athena+ Augmenter

Welcome Simon! Since you helped us locate some of the mysterious and powerful augmenters named after the Ancient Greek deities,
I thought you might be interested in a special augmenter dedicated to them!
This augmenter is a better version of the one dedicated to Athena!
Just bring me what I need, and I'll make you one!

* Reward: Athena+ Augmenter

Summary
Bring Cleomedes 3000 4 Athena Augmenter and 1 Gold Bar.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Cleomedes 3000
• Mission: Athena+ Augmenter

Athena+ Augmenter

Here you go, a special Augmenter dedicated to the Greek Gods of Old!

Bana Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Serenus 3000
• Mission: Iq' Bana Hunt

Iq' Bana Hunt

"I'm sure we've met before, haven't we, Simon? Regardless, this is not the time for pleasantries, there is work to be done!
I have been speaking to various Paxian researchers and explorers about the strange and mysterious augmenters the UrQa use.
Naturally, the Paxians have provided me with valuable data concerning their mortal foe,
but it would always be nice to have a set of these augmenter on hand for my personal research.
I think you understand what I am hinting at!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Serenus 3000 1 KoQuii' Vazuk, Aku KoQuii, Ishi and Qokuji Augmenter.

Copper Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Serenus 3000
• Mission: Copper Hunt

Copper Hunt

"I'm sure we have met before Simon... in fact, I'm quite sure! Yes, you do have quite the familiar face,
it's as if I've seen it before.. but wait! I have! Hmm. this isn't really going anywhere now is it. Ah, yes!
Why you were sent to me! I have been speaking to various Paxian Explorers
and many claim the strange creatures that inhabit Copper make use of Augmenters!
Since I have been put in charge of sending field researchers off into hostile territories looking for rare and unique augmenters,
this is a perfect chance for me to ask you.. what was it again?
Ah, yes! I need to ask you if you would mind braving Copper and finding a set of Hostile Augmenters for me!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Serenus 3000 one of each Hostile Augmenter, Minor to Exc.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Serenus 3000
• Mission: Copper Hunt

Copper Hunt

"So you had to brave Copper to get these! How exciting, although, it does sound as if it were a tad dangerous.
Hmm, yes, as exciting as it may have been, I'm glad I'm not a field researcher!"

Traction Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Traction Augmenters?

Traction Augmenters?

"When approached with research of this nature, I oft must sit down and wonder... why?
For what reason are we persuing this field of study so intensely?
How will the man of the future benefit from the advances of today?
Yes, I oft ponder questions such as these, and there are many of them.
Regardless of the proper answers, we are studying augmenters, so that means I do have a task for you!
There are augmenters that can reroute power to your tractor beams, increase their effectivness,
their range and their energy ratios! Obviously, this is a very unique augmenter property and someone here is interested in it,
for some reason, perhaps I will muse later concerning it... Ah! Of course!
Simon, I would very much like to reflect on these matters, but I have been tasked with collecting these 'Traction Augmenters'.
I am sure you would not be adverse to getting them for me, for a reward of course? Excellent, I can begin my thinking right away!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Socrates 3000 one of each Traction Augmenter, Minor to Sup.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Traction Augmenters?

Traction Augmenters?

"Hmm, you finished much faster than I expected... I have barely had any of the time I require to fully understand any matter I am thinking on!
Regardless, I will give you your reward so that you may  be on your way.
Then I can return to my deep thoughts!"

Fading Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Fading Augmenters?

Fading Augmenters?

"What means 'fading'... I understand the meaning of the word in it's normal context,
but I must ask what this word truely means in it's given form! You see, I have been tasked with locating 'Fading Augmenters'
a rare blend of augmenter that has the ability to alter enemy auto-targeting readings,
rendering them more likely to choose another target!"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Socrates 3000 one of each Fading Augmenter, Minor to Sup.

Fading Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Fading Augmenters?

Fading Augmenters?

"Hmm, you finished much faster than I expected... I have barely had any of the time I require to fully understand any matter I have been thinking about!
Regardless, I will give you your reward so that you may be on your way.
Then I can return to my deep thoughts!"

Aggravation Augs

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Aggravation Augmenters?

Aggravation Augmenters?

"Have you heard of 'Fading' Augmenters? Like most things in the universe,
they have a counterpart to balance them, to seemingly keep them in check.
This is something that can be thought on much but now is not the time, perhaps I can ponder it later!
Regardless, these 'Aggravation' augmenters, have the ability to confuse enemy auto-targeting sensors,
rendering them more likely to attack a target using one of these augmenters, it could be quite useful in the right situations.
Now, I have been tasked to find a set of these, and I think I have use of your services!
Perhaps you could find them for me Simon? It would leave me time to excogitate matters beyond your grasp. So?"

* Experience given.
* Reward: Honorary Diploma
* Reward Skill: Augmenter Tweaking through lvl 22

Summary
Bring Socrates 3000 one of each Aggravation Augmenter, Minor to Sup.

Location: Parthenon, The Acropolis

• Agent: Socrates 3000
• Mission: Aggravation Augmenters?

Aggravation Augmenters?

"Hmm, you finished much faster than I expected... I have barely had any of the time I require to fully understand any matter I am thinking on!
Regardless, I will give you your reward so that you may  be on your way.
Then I can return to my deep thoughts!"