Production modules manufacture wares. About this mod. YouTube™ Video: X4 Foundations: Why use Space Bombs and EMPs Guide. here's the thing - one of the leaks seems to be guaranteed to be. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. Aug 19, 03:02. #8. X4: Foundations. Scanning modules can also indirectly lead you to finding missions of all types, as well as black market missions, and really good trade deals. The Terran and Pioneer start get it during their respective questlines, the others get the initial mission from scanning stations. When using the long-range scanner, hold down the secondary fire key (default: R) for just under two seconds - you can hear it charge up. Detection ranges are reset at every new detection. Look for panels. most i have ever found on a single module was 2 comm leaks. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. So I press Shift +2 to go to scanning mode and then how to activate it? I reconfigured my primary guns to right mouse and secondary weapon to middle mouse button. All Discussions. Data vaults! What they are and how to open them!Have questions about the game? Leave a comment!SUBSCRIBE to follow the action:. I never scanned more than 5 leaks in a row without getting a blue print. - one time use item, so stock up well. (There are 4 different selections in EVA) Apporch the leak, get in range 20m and less. But they are useless or are data that are very uninteresting for the player. The thing in X4 is you only have to scan the station part once. I have covered every station in some sectors and have not found a single black market mission. Hi everyone, I'm trying to steal a Spacefuel distillery production module. |This old thing again. Share. you will see the message on the bottom left window about scanning, if you go out of range it will let you know. 2-Sonar,. So bascially you need to hold down R for exactly two seconds although there is probably a bit of a margin either way. I've been at this particular mission for a couple of hours (off 'n on) and even though I am able to scan ships, I can't figure out if I'm scanning the right ships or not. 3) scan the ship to 100% (currently it is 33%) 4) Find on the bottom part of the ship a red transmission orb and stay very close to it until it disappears. 2. g. But no mater how you hit the leak with the repair laser, most of the time the leak get's destroyed and. Scanning. Basic Flight Tutorial Bugged? I was an early adopter buying the CE of the game on pre-order and I played it for a bit when it released before ultimately shelving it to give it time to clean up the bugs and deliver some content. . r/X4Foundations. There's usually a pirate base in grand exchange and several other places, look for the crossed swords station icon, or can fly to that "no man's land" sector that grand exchange links to inbetween teladi, paranid. Scan a station that’s owned by the faction’s enemy. 1-Sound, if you use a headset, or even without (but it might help with one), you'll hear where the leak comes from. by Legionnaire » Sat, 8. You'll need to actually use an spacesuit EMP on a module you don't have the blueprint for already, then scan the data leaks, and acquire the blueprint that way. Find a system you want to build the station in. It is to count: "Hup (when you press R) - and - one - and - two (release R)" Count one second between each. Stay. The Spacesuit scanner is capable of performing the deepest scans of ships and station modules to gain full information of the scanned object. Get into my space suit and bounce all over it in scan mode. Tanvaras. Scanning. . Inventory is listed with the SHIFT I menu under player information. I spent an hour flying around SPP stations with my SR scan mode, found a few other random missions but nothing that proceeds this mission. Leaks being inside geometry is a known bug and will hopefully be fixed soon. Indeed, transmission leaks (the sparkeling leaks that give missions) and data leaks (badly maintained wires that can give blueprints) are two different things. #1. They take scrap and turn it into processed materials, such as Claytronics and Hull Parts. There is only 1 scan mode that detects data leaks, voice leaks, and repair panels. -Bug-fix: Search and destroy missions: The mission description was listing the oldest of the 3 last known sightings instead of the last reported sighting. If the signal leak is a data leak, it may provide you with a blueprint, a commission at the station or a discount at the station. Forgot how and ended up scanning the leak so I failed the mission. I'm doing missions for Argon and one of the tasks is to find a ship carrying spaceweed. ) If it’s a Xenon station, it’s going to be a lot more challenging. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ Supporto Tecnico per X4: Foundations; ↳ Script e Modding per X4: Foundations; ↳ L'Universo di X Rebirth; ↳ Script e Modding per X Rebirth; ↳ Supporto Tecnico per X Rebirth; ↳ L'Universo della Trilogia di X; ↳ Script e Modding per la Trilogia di X; ↳ Supporto Tecnico per la Trilogia di X; ↳ Off Topic. Installation: -browse to your x4 folder. You can switch between the Signal Leak Hunter mission and the Station Scanner mission to see targeted signal leaks and to see targeted modules anytime. You need to get a repair laser mod for your space suit - get it at a station dock and go into the shop that has the cart logo. Helps you locate those pesky signal leaks by using mission waypoints, also gives the player info on how many leaks a station has. The mission leaks are bad modulated radio with a sparkeling effect while the data leaks are static noise and just a red glowing blob and wires. The data leak can be a blueprint or just information. Use your spacesuit (press SHIFT 2) and scan the 4 data leaks that appear. #14. If you're in a big ship you can't fly close enough. 24K subscribers Subscribe Share 5K views 4 years ago #X4 One of the easier missions you. Have to hold still at the right distance (close) for 5 or so seconds. (not to be confused with the sparkler looking ones) Also when scanning stations in general, you don't actually even need to be in scan mode. You need to hit it very precisly. Data leaks look like a little bit of broken steel with a glowing red orb on top. Fly every ship, TRADE and FIGHT to BUILD your empire with modular station construction and THINK carefully when embarking on an epic journey. ( This is important! You need to be. Don't worry yourself too much. Terran starts have their own specific way of getting it. I dropped off couple sats in a. It will unlock blueprints for modules and there are two types of "Sparks" on the modules that can appear. Tutorial tells me to find a leak but I'm not able to find it. gerald2 Aug 12, 2022 @ 5:48am. 2. g. The probability of obtaining rewards when scanning data leaks is dependent on the type of Data Leak and the type of scanner used to scan it with. i know the mission you need to fly up. X4: Foundations. Yeah that does happen. -Fly around the station to find and scan signal leaks/repair panels and scan modules that are coloured bright red. If you’ve spent any time scanning stations a Boron scientist should have contacted you, do their quest line to get the HQ. Following the recent rollout of the 6. Also make sure you are not selected the leak by using "T" as target. But no mater how you hit the leak with the repair laser, most of the time the leak get's destroyed and. X4: Foundations All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides ReviewsThis X4 Foundations guide explain all scan modes and their use cases in x4 game. Switch modes by exiting and reactiving scan mode within 8km of a station. I don't seem to be able to select individual modules to get more information about them. Trading has always been a huge part of X series of video games, and in the latest X4 Foundations it has become even more important. X4 Foundations v4. xml. Hey all, I've just started the HAT missions and have been tasked to scan a data leak on any SCA station. . . Hit M for map then on the left one of the tabs is available Missions, take the easy. However, you can force data leaks on modules by using emps. After launching the game, an application hangs, and the game crashes to desktop. - It's not a specific mission, This kind of mission appears in almost all sectors of all factions/races. HQ Plot - Mostly started by scanning a data signal on a station. You will need a repair laser for this part. best use emp on big flat surfaces,also remember u need use emp on certain element of station if you want its blueprint :) #5. Althered. -When all signal leaks are scanned and repair panels are repaired, the 'Station scanner' mission automatically be activated. #1 A. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I found it actually pretty easy for blueprint especially now with emp bomb to make all those sweet data leaks. Point yourself directly at the leak and go forward till you almost run into the station wall. But people have posted some good mods, depending on what you want to do mod wise to your game. Two stations, still haven't found one, but I think. I use an EMP bomb, I find the 4 data leaks which are very close one to each other, but I can't scan them! I have researched the hack production module from my PHQ, but I. EDIT: I guess what I thought were data leaks are not. Triggering an emp on a module will create 3 or 4 data leaks on. You can create data leaks by placing space suit EMPs. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. When in SCAN mode (Default Shift-2) you will see data leaks as a red flashing ball that has a high-pitched tone on modules . Scan each of these in you space suit and you will get the blueprint. X4: Foundations. Pretty. 2) An optional external program acts as a host for the named pipes api, and supports the hotkey api. It will cost near 25 million to construct while the profit will be over 2. Setting the SceneX4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. The Spacesuit scanner is capable of performing the deepest scans of ships and station modules to gain full information of the scanned object. There may be a requirement of completing the PHQ research for data leaks first, unsure as I have not tested before research, only after. Alternatively some materials might come from destroying criminal station traffic and the lodestone has a chance of dropping from asteroids (turn on scan mode and shot orange blobs). 30 in my opinion, now it's fantastic but what you describe has not changed, still ver ybig learning curve, still xenons but now they are weaker than in 1. Enable this in the Extension Options. 250m detection range of signal leaks increases every second at 1km per minute up to 8km. I believe it just gives you more information on the ship with the police upgrade. "Terran Pests" mission 1: Scan station bug. one of those leaks will provide the blueprint. You can see the data leaks without being in scan mode. Really fed up with this waste of time so any help appreciated, thanks. In order to get the data out of the vault you need to get the vault back online. Boron even gives you a quest to find all vaults. The business part is especially useful to find those station part whose blueprint you may want, if you. X4: Foundations – Basic Concepts for New Players. All Discussions. ago. Step two: Select all files within the installation folder. Spent hours when I started X4 trying without EMPs, didnt get a single blueprint. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. Once you can land on their station simply Trade with their trader to boost your rep. Hello, I am about 20 hrs into the game. I took a break and 15 seconds after going back from the break I have found several data leaks. |This old thing again. Go to the station. . Note that modules will be constructed in the order of their placement meaning priority modules should be placed first. There is no "must have" mods. But there are none, anywhere. Hermesiss • 5 mo. I think I also escaped out of the PHQ mission there (it was my first leak scan). Resource Survey Unit: (new!) - scout the sector for resource yields and deploy resource survey probes at the highest yield locations for each resource. open the menu - take a screenshot, print it. But you can see them way better in scan mode. #12. Repairing the leaks requires the repair tool and takes two click give or take, if you see a percentage going up your actually hacking the node for a BP and if it fails the leak will blow up. As you complete each scan, the Station Scanner will detect and target the nearest module with an incomplete scan. -Loot targeting AI: After breaking up an asteroid, the nearest asteroid of the same mineral is targeted. Or you could spend around +4mil on it when you have been promoted by the teladi. Its purpose is to increase efficiency (explained below) of modules. Fri, 9. Data leaks look like a little bit of broken steel with a glowing red orb on top. The only way I can get. Modules, Audio Signals and Data Leaks are scanned by setting the player ship or Space Suit to Scan Mode (SHIFT+2) and facing the object to scan before flying close enough. Works every time more or less. If you go to each separate module in the space stations separately, get out and EVA, and rescan the modules (especially the Red military modules) your total scan will go up - if you are methodical you will eventually reach 100%. Then fly into the loot boxes to pick them up. There are two types of scans while. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ Support et Aide pour X4: Foundations; ↳ Script et Modding pour X4: Foundations; ↳ L'Univers X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour X Rebirth; ↳ Script et Modding pour X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour la Trilogie X; ↳ L'Univers de la Trilogie X; ↳ Script et Modding pour la Trilogie X; ↳ Off Topic FrançaisAfter scanning the correct ship, the mission will revert back to the Search and Destroy mission instead of the Ship Scanner mission staying active. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4. 0 Download: Manual 5 items Last updated 14 December. basically long range scanner tells you with ping there is something there, it can be item droped by npc or even a lock box with lock boxes you have to shoot the lock, the colour of ping I think it shows how rare the item is I have seen lock boxes that are grey and also seen some that are golden. 2. Fly every ship, TRADE and FIGHT to BUILD your empire with modular station construction and THINK carefully when embarking on an epic journey. You can see the Ships and Ship ID from all ships in radar range on the map too, so no need to click on each. Then exit your ship in your space suit and press middle mouse button to fire repair laser at data leak. 2: Accept the mission and fly to the area. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. Satellites and Traders can help with other sectors/maps, so no need to fly around much. IIRC you had to do it on one of their missions, just need to find a pirate base anywhere and fly around it looking for signal leaks. < > Showing 1-6 of 6 comments. ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding; ↳. " from 3. This isn't something I can easily, or possibly at all, fix. 1, so there is a very good reason to g. Has anyone managed to keep the game running in the background, while its minimised or something? It would be neat if I could edit some stuff while the game is getting that damned complex built -. FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO PREVIOUS EMP BOMB QUESTION. Apr 20, 15:17. The official X4 subreddit. Just my $. Control + H = Hide Ship graphics (while piloting it) Shift + D = Teleport to ship while being on Station. Mod Notes: Repairing signal leaks There are missions to repair signal leaks. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. IIRC the story starts the same in all cases except for the Terran starts. There is only 1 scan mode that detects data leaks, voice leaks, and repair panels. What's frustrating is, that It worked fine the first time I did it - just flew up to a signal and it triggered. Stay in the ship and continue hunting for signal leaks and scanning undiscovered modules. -unzip file into 'extensions'. Okay. Pilots assigned to sector explorer duty will travel around the sector to visit unknown stations, gates, highways, then when all are discovered, they will fly an accurate 600-900km radius hexagon shape. Buggy game is buggy. Then exit your ship in your space suit and press middle mouse button to fire repair laser at data leak. In scan mode (shift+2 for me) they also get a red ball on top. by Bernd » Fri, 3. Terran SS handover, Moreya is removed, gifted a Katana, has MK shields, Engine, Terran mk pulses, the Katana gets the Yaki IFF for the plot duration until the. Is their some crafting object I need or maybe a mission I need to complete first. Thank you! the scanning itself unlocks info about the station you can view it via "logical view" or something like that. One was 2 Leaks but succeeded after fixing 1. It seems to me that the mechanics of reparing data leaks on stations (outside) are buggy and/or completely random. No longer do you have to cruise around each and every station to get some much need info to build your empire and find your marke. dunno if its known, but just found out if you fly to a station, start the tutorial for ship modes (nr3), press enter right after, then go to scanner mode shift+2 and after a couple of seconds the tutorial shows the position of a near data leak. Someoney. toomanyfastgains • 2 yr. Turret Hardpoints. Cheat Less version still has a single waypoint, has a detection radius of 250m, shows available leak data. Short Range Scanner on Stations works as soon as it is activated, but to Scan Ships you need to get close to them and use the interaction Menu. The probability of obtaining rewards when scanning data leaks is dependent on the type of Data Leak and the type of scanner used to scan it with. 5km (not sure the exact range) then hit F and select scan (I usually turn off mouse controls for this part because trying to select will cause your ship to pitch), after that you'll need to aim your ship at the target until the short scan completes. You have to select by clickig the actual module to see what it is, not just pass by. . data leaks won't give blueprints without research, they will give missions. Works better than random scanning. no, i won't do that again. Dec 18, 14:38. #3. My Nemesis corvette with only 6 service crew can repair hull damage taken from exploding lock boxes fairly quick. Notes. So I am doing the Pirate Life quest chain and they are trying to teach me how to acquire blueprints with EMP bombs. Scan: ship containing spaceweed. The last one gives you a permanent trade subscription to that station. There are a few ways to make it easier. No. To scan a ship you have to be in 1km range. 1) I've spent an hour scanning Large Ships and have had no success. #1. Good stuff to know. #3. So close to 1km, Pause, take all the time you need to scan, unpause. 4 data leaks will spawn when you detonate it, scan all 4 leaks,. You will need a repair laser for this part. Oh you're gonna love some of the other keys mate. I've used EMPs to get blueprints several times and I've scanned natural data leaks even more, but I still haven't gotten the achievement. There are three ways to find them. You can see the data leaks without being in scan mode. . All this mod does is disable that. The ships are made with the factions artstyles in mind and should fit in the game seamlessly. Leave signal leaks that are unreachable by ship for now. If you want +rep, just hang out around a station and kill the occasional criminals that launch from it. . Now, I just did 16 leaks and not one blueprint, even though I have completed all the research. These two are required to get or complete all other plots. -At this time, the station scan level is at 100% and all its signal leaks have been detected. Grafikkarte Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB. See this video at the 1:30 mark. . So I've gathered that to start the main quest, you're supposed to scan data leaks. Data leaks don't give the main mission. This should make it easier to scan from M ships as well as make it possible to scan from L and XL ships if. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support. There's usually a pirate base in grand exchange and several other places, look for the crossed swords station icon, or can fly to that "no man's land" sector that grand exchange links to inbetween teladi, paranid. I figured out how to scan ships, but I haven't had any luck finding any smugglers. Scan 1 is the purple hud, Scan 2 (The one without any hotkey) requires scan 1 to be active and scans ships for inventory, equipement, commands, etc. Motherboard Name/Typ MSI B550 Gaming Plus. I'm able to get out of the ship and approach to the "scan zone" but nothing happens. . but of course the risk is higher too! Upkeep Missions. already reported in the official forums. ago. I find that I can fly ~80m/s in that mode and listen for the static sound that tells me I'm close to something. Okay, im at approx 950 m with scan mode on and pressing shft and all the buttons, nothing seems to be working. *2 "hello" being a gesture of good will and many lols; Wherever you are, I hope. 5. ShadowMaster Dec 2, 2018 @ 5:52am. I have to apparently "deep scan" an 1M6S Standard Dock Area of a Holy Order station for an Argon mission, and I am literally touching one right now with scan mode on. 0 Download: Manual 5 items Last updated 14 December 2018 11:21AM Original upload 06 December 2018 7:10AM Created by Loktide Uploaded by loktide Virus scan Safe to use Tags for this mod Tag this mod Description Files 2 Images 5 Posts 79 Bugs 2 Logs Make sure you have the "repair" beam selected. X4 - 5. Cannot Find PHQ Plot Mission-20Hrs In. Side note, when the EMP bomb goes off, there are four data leaks. Back then it was much easier to do the research, but also once you researched how to scan modules for blueprints, the success rate was around 25 - 30%. #3. Repairing data leaks destroys them Occasionally for random reasons while you repair data leaks they all of a sudden get "destroyed" mid-repair process. Shift 1 gets you around, Shift 2 is for close range scanning, stations and other ships, Shift 3 is for long range scanning hold down R for a half second then release it - do it in all 4 directions. There are advanced satellites. It's a known issue that has been, and is still, being addressed. Have to hold still at the right distance (close) for 5 or so seconds. 1. when you approach the station, it'll roll signal leaks. Someoney. Sometimes, you just have to abandon the mission). Now your ship will behave like a normal NPC faction police. I am having this EXACT same problem. Shift+F2 and fly around stations close to the surface. Yes. Finding the data leak was a part of the mission chain, one of the people from the Story/Mission contacted immediately after the scan finished taking me to the next step. Увійти Крамниця. Scan 1, Scan 2, and Long Range Scan. You will also see communication leaks. Thank you very much in advance! The easiest way being the explore-function for an AI pilot as you can just lean back and watch it get explored. Had 4 of these missions all going fine. Scanning a Data Leak with the Spacesuit Scanner also has a higher chance to obtain Blueprints, and level 2 Data Leaks can only be scanned this way. In scan mode (shift+2 for me) they also get a red ball on top. just scanned the 1st data leak, then the mission auto failed. Hull. Now we're talking about "purple" scan mode - not blue scan mode. After hours of looking I have found a nice sparkling data leak and got close in my ship in scan mode. Field coils, shield components, advance electronics, turret components, smart chips and drone components are usually my next build to improve on station defense. I'd rather they implemented an optional dual system so that people who want scanning can have it and people who just want a central hub to communicate with everyone on a station can have it - ie like in X3. The Erlking doesn't have a questline. lastly, some modules simply are unobtainable, you can no buy nor scan them. You can also enter/exit scanning mode while in the spacesuit. ) or absurdly tedious and boring. No. this is not what I call fun. Got to the guild missions, and they seemed to be absurdly difficult (Easy dropped me into scanning a Xenon station, which is a killbox. 2) A pilot with 2 star combined skill (piloting + morale) 3) Setting up a list of illegal wares in the Empire Overview menu / Government section. then I finally got a data leak in antigone, after hours and hours of working for Antigone, but I needed level 3 rank up for smart chips plans, and got the data leak short before gettin +20 relationship with antigone. dunno if its known, but just found out if you fly to a station, start the tutorial for ship modes (nr3), press enter right after, then go to scanner mode shift+2 and after a couple of seconds the tutorial shows the position of a near data leak. Edit: Expanding on these answers, the gain is that YOU don't have to buy a license for stations (well, you don't have to even in an already owned sector, but they will attack you). All Discussions. isemados Dec 2, 2018 @ 7:02am. Size the plot as big as you want, just realize it'll cost more the larger the plot from the system owner, even more the closer it. 1. ) Oh wow, that's well hidden. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. I kept leaving it off because I didn't want to accidentally scan the Data Leaks during a mission, but I turned it on and everything worked like a charm. I'm done researching Blue print - storage, docking, and production modules from scanning data leaks. * It’s not as rare as you think and I can highly recommend this as this. Hello i have a quest where i'm asked to scan a ship that contains one Resorses and i Have scanned plenty, so do i need to scan the Traders or the small ships around the stations?. if you find such a mission, and go with your space suite directly into the noise source, (help help I need help!), you get communication with some suprise person, and you. Best example i can give. . Dec 18, 14:38. Massively increases the range of the short range scanner in order to make data leak scanning less tedious and annoying. Indeed, transmission leaks (the sparkeling leaks that give missions) and data leaks (badly maintained wires that can give blueprints) are two different things. but when i Scan the data from the ship the game tell me that i have to scan it out of the ship, with my space suit scanner. Ship mods. Data leaks can be found in the wild, or you can create them by crafting an EMP Bomb and deploy them in your space suit. Stay in the ship and continue hunting for signal leaks and scanning undiscovered modules. Thanks. #1. Its as if the interactive parts are connecting to a skeleton on the inside of the station, rather than the. ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding; ↳ Construction Community;For the leak fixing missions, you need to EVA and hit them with the repair laser (which can be tricky if they clip through the station). I know my question wasn't worded very well; but I only need to know if I'm wasting time by scanning (for instance) a leak on a Container Module to get the E-Dock BluePrint. I think I also escaped out of the PHQ mission there (it was my first leak scan). Dec 18, 04:09. #7. To open a data vault, get out of you ship and use your repair laser on the red panels to turn them green. This mod aims to add a new class of ships to the game - cruisers. You can also use one of your freighters to do a "Trade with" dialog on a lot of statio0ns in the sector (and surrounding sectors) you are thinking of opening up in. Within a minute or two you should have at least a couple of the desired items. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. Just fly near each module, and it will turn purple briefly. This is an X4 Foundations Guide for the beginner so you will understand How to hack Data Vault but also this guide contains some useful tips and tricks to do this activity. Posts: 75. I've done this on a couple of SCA stations now, I've found a leak, scanned it, and I get some other offer. Originally posted by epsilonion: I believe you can Shift+2 in your space suit for scan mode and just get close to where the data leak is before fixing it to have a chance to get blue prints. . how to easily scan a sector and how to improve. You save way more money by stealing the blueprint than you lose by failing the mission. Hold R. When scanning for Vaults the results will appear as Purple. Objects in Sectors sit in Zones, which can be considered to be things within radar range of an object. Its as if the interactive parts are connecting to a skeleton on the inside of the station, rather than the. I pick up a data leak mission, get to the mission target, leave the ship. Enter scan mode, select a ship and be within like 1 to 1. ago Data leaks look like a couple of thick broken wires coming out of the station. Arbeitsspeicher: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200MHz. It is important to understand the difference between Inventory (also known as items) and cargo (usually referred to as wares). In order to get the data out of the vault you need to get the vault back online. To do this first get your ship close to the vault than get out of your ship. E. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. Use the SCAN MODE (SHIFT + 2) near stations to find signal leaks that may offer secret missions: often the rewards for these types of missions are significantly higher than those of normal missions.