Skill Missions

Assignment Missions

Skill (point) missions are marked on the map with a blue exclamation point. They are necessary in order to unlock all skill trees.

Some of the missions have follow-up "Assignment" missions - these reward 1 Skill point (only) when first completed, and are repeatable with increasing requirements for standard rewards. While Assignment missions are not strictly necessary, as the skill points can be acquired elsewhere throughout the course of the game (See Skills), they do serve as a tutorial for all game mechanics. Once the skill points they grant are gained, they can be cancelled at will. Assignment missions are not designed to be actively completed. Rather, as the player does any activity, they will slowly be accomplished over time.

Skill Missions

These missions are semi-mandatory in order to unlock the appropriate skill trees.

Skill Missions

Mission Name	Location	Issuer	Reward
Prologue / Stranded
Salvage the Derelict	Stranded Station, Galaxy's Edge	Creed	Industrial Skill
Craft the Core	Stranded Station, Galaxy's Edge	Creed	Autopilot Skill
Mining / Mindus Holdings
Yearning for the Mines	Mindus Holdings Station, Frontier	Elias McIntire	Mining Skill
Assignment: Asteroid Survey	Mindus Holdings Station, Frontier	Elias McIntire	1 Skill Point
Salvage / Steel Vultures
Among the Vultures	Steel Vultures Station, Frontier	Alice Okono	Salvage Skill
Assignment: Publicity Tour	Steel Vultures Station, Frontier	Alice Okono	1 Skill Point
Combat / Orsanon Security
Stopping Power	Orsanon Security Station, Frontier	Olga Skarsgard	Combat Skill
Assignment: Leaderboard	Orsanon Security Station, Frontier	Olga Skarsgard	1 Skill Point
Defense / Canisec
Line of Defense	Canisec Station, Frontier	Sergeant Ogolin	Defense Skill
Assignment: Brawler	Canisec Station, Frontier	Sergeant Ogolin	1 Skill Point
Industrial / <varies>
Industrial Powerhouse	Frontier (*)	Brandon Wallace	Industrial Skill (only when starting in Sandbox) (**)
Assignment: Forgemaster	Frontier (*)	Brandon Wallace	1 Skill Point
Drones / Luminate Combine
Drone Whisperer	Luminate Combine Station, Frontier	Oron	Drones Skill
Assignment: Evangelism	Luminate Combine Station, Frontier	Oron	1 Skill Point
Economy / Intertrade Network
Trading Guru	Intertrade Network Station, Frontier	Margot Cash	Economy Skill
The Intertrade Challenge	Intertrade Network Station, Frontier	Margot Cash	1 Skill Point
All Skills Tiers / Kolyatov Collective
Learning Ability / Skilltree Learning Implant	Kolyatov Collective Station, Frontier	Sergio Weisartz	Skill Tiers 4+, 2 Skill Points

(*) Note: Forgemaster location varies from game to game. This is likely a bug and he should probably be a member of Forge Industries.
(**) His initial quest is available only when starting a Sandbox game, otherwise player receives Industrial skill for free in the Prologue.

Other Game Mechanic Missions

These missions are not technically mandatory, but are related to core game mechanics.

Skill Missions

Mission Name	Location	Issuer	Reward
Patrol / Canisec
Volonteer Patrol	Canisec Station, Frontier	Etienne Briggs	Patrol, 1 Skill Point
Bounty Hunt / Orsanon Security
Your Days are Numbered	Orsanon Security Station, Frontier	Amalia Rodriguez	Bounty Hunt, 1 Skill Point
Mercenaries / Omnitac Agency
Escort Services	Omnitac Agency Station, Frontier	Brenda Diamond, Anton Havel	Mercenary Introduction
Transport / Intertrade Network
Time is an Illusion	Intertrade Network Station, Frontier	Edar Thopter	Fast-Lane Travel