High Road Mission
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Overview
The High Road Mission is an optional component of the Boron Reunification plot that becomes available after the player gains access to Kingdom End and meets with Queen Polypheides. The player has up to 2 hours after meeting with the Queen before the highway will be completed. The player can complete the mission beforehand (where the mission involves protecting the installation of the highway) or afterwards where it is a case of defending the highway.
The mission takes place entirely within the hazardous Sanctuary of Darkness system and the player spends the mission in a loaned corvette (Hydra) or gunboat (Thresher) with the goal of defending a carrier that is clearing the highway's route of Kha'ak. The player is also tasked with aiding the defence of the construction vessels that are building the highway. At the completion of the mission the player must return the loaned ship to receive the rewards, also if the player doesn't return the ship they won't be able to obtain the Hydra Regal in the Queen's Herald Missions.
Prerequisites
- Reunify the Provinces Adrift with the Queendom of Boron by activating the Jump Gate to Kingdom End I
- Meet with Queen Polypheides on her flagship the Eleius' Vigilance
- Respond to the mission offer in time (the player has up to 2 hours with the countdown being paused in Sanctuary of Darkness and being slowed down in Boron Sectors); when the timer runs out, highways spawn in Sanctuary of Darkness, but the player can still play this mission for the remaining rewards
Costs
- None, although this mission does require a bit of combat skill at times (though the player can always dock with the Shark and get free repairs during the mission).
Rewards
- 750,000 Cr
- 3 star pilot
- High Road Achievement
- Kha'ak Hive Trophy
- Highways appear in Sanctuary of Darkness (unless they've already spawned after the 2h timer)