Missions

Missions are quests that can be completed after the tutorial. You can accept/complete them by going into the Pilot's Pub. Daily bounties and daily login rewards are acquired there too. Some missions can be automatically obtained by being at The Island.

Some missions (starting at level 7) can also give scrap and crafting materials. For missions that require you to kill certain enemies, the trigger is proximity based, so don’t wander too far when the enemy is about to die or it won’t count, even if you still get loot.

While the in-game store sells “special mission plans”, those aren’t actually missions, but consumable items that spawn a dungeon entrance.

Accepted missions can be managed on the fly using two keybindings. The first keybinding, "-" by default on keyboard, cycles the mission which is currently being tracked; the second keybinding, "=" by default on keyboard, opens up the full list of accepted missions (though it also immobilizes one's aircraft until the list is closed).

Pilot's Pub Missions
Standard missions at the Pilot's Pub span a wide range of recommended aircraft Levels. New missions are added on the hour and can be completed within 3 hours after initial generation for XP, standard Equipment and sometimes Scrap and Copper. Once mission objectives have been completed, the player must return to the Pilot's Pub to claim mission rewards.

For missions with item objectives, the player has the option of handing in items one at a time rather than all at once. Mission items cannot be traded, but they can be placed in storage to prevent potential loss of progress due to being shot down.

Area Missions
Area missions are granted automatically to players when they enter specific locations.

Common Area Missions

 * The Island/The Great Leader's Command Center: Free [name] from Imperial control
 * The Dig: Defend the Drill
 * The Vaults: Become Worthy of Treasure

Rare Area Missions
The Island sometimes generates with unique setpieces holding a locked treasure which is guarded by enemies which normally only appear in a related dungeon. Area missions associated with these unmarked locations instruct players on how to unlock the treasure and gain a guaranteed T9 equipment item.
 * Reeducation Camp Entrance: Lava Tubes
 * Frozen Owl Monastery Entrance: Monastery Entrance
 * The Vaults Entrance: Vault Deposit

Daily Rewards
Daily Rewards grant a small sum of free Scrap once per day. Weekdays give 150 Scrap; weekends give 200.

Daily Rewards refresh at 5 pm PST.

Bounties
Bounties and Squad Missions are special daily missions that appear on set days and give colored steels as rewards. Colored steels are used to craft/upgrade elemental and ultra-rare items. Mission previews are posted weekly on the “Upcoming Events” display which is shown on login and can be accessed from the Options menu.

Bounties refresh daily at 1 am PST.

Squad Missions
Squad Missions only grant credit toward objectives while there are at least 2 allies nearby.