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Getting the most out of the Dilithium Weekend
vendahra
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With another dilithium weekend approaching, I wanted to write up the steps I took last time out to accumulate dilithium. I made over 300k on my main last time out, and hope to do better than that this time around. The steps described here took me from close to four hours each day, and it's definitely not something one would want to do every single day. But with the bonus in dilithium we get, I think it's worth putting my regular gameplay aside for a weekend and working to maximise my dilithium.
Just a reminder, during the bonus weekend, all missions and assignments that award dilithium pay an additional 50%, except for mining. Mining pays an additional 100%. So if you don't do anything else, I recommend you mine. A T3 fleet mine has three mining assignments, that normally pay out a max of 2.5k dilithium. Add to that the dilithium from the mission Asteroid Mining, that is a total of 3.5k. If you have a Rich Dilithium Claim, that adds another 5k. 3.5k + 5k = 8.5k. Double it and you end up with 17k dilithium. Over the five days of the event, you can mine six times, which gives you 102k. JUST FROM MINING!
Speaking of Rich Dilitihum Claims, let me mention a few things you can do in advance of the weekend, to help maximise your dilithium farming potential.
1 - If you can afford it, open a few lockboxes, preferrably Dominion boxes. You are lookig for Rich Dilithium Claims. There are two types. The Preferred with 6 claims and the VIP with 10 claims. Either one will do, as you can probably mine six times if you time it right.
2 - Also, if you can afford it, pick up a couple Reputation mark boosters. One of the things mentioned in this guide is to accumulate marks to turn in for dilithium. With Season 9, they added the bonus mark box you get daily for each reputation, so you will want to do a mission that rewards marks, so you can get the bonus. That way you should end up with at least 100 marks, maybe more to cash out for dilithium. I will mention the project names a little later.
3 - The day before the event, start all the mining missions, but don't do them. This way we get an extra play over the weekend. This guarantees you will get six turns at mining over the five days.
4 - Fill up on Colonists, either by purchase on the exchange or doing the DOff assignment Resettle Colonists. You don't want to be empty when you need them. KDF will need Prisoners too. If you haven't been keeping up on your Marauding, you may need to hit the Exchange for them as well.
5 - Grab your DOff assignments before the event begins, so you collect the payout during the event and get the bonus.
As far as DOffs are concerned, I only do the ones with higher than normal payouts 50 dilithium or more. Every time I change zones I check my Department Heads and see if they have new assignments for me. Below I have listed which assignments you should find under each officer. I may have missed a few, so if I did, let me know.
Engineering Officer:
Refuse Abandoned Orbital Minefield
Dilithium Mining in an Unstable Asteroid Cluster
EVA Suit Training
Assist with Demolitions for Dilithium Mining
Science Officer:
(Science)
Genetic Sequence Jem'Hadar DNA
Telekinetic Scinece Methology Development
Replicate Shroud Process in a Lab Environment
Test Astrometric Theories Utilizing Nonstandard Methods
Tactical Officer:
(Military)
Approve Jem'Hadar Boarding Simulation
Engage in Riot Control Exercises
Evaluate Telekinesis for Field Security Applications
Zero Gravity Combat Training
Forced Labor Requisition for ... (KDF Only)
(Espionage)
Interrogation Resistance Program
Telepathic Interrogation Resistance Program
Investigate Illegal Gambling
Operations Officer:
(Colonial)
Relocate Colonists to Federation Borders
(Development)
Confiscate Contraband from Crew
Participate in Parrises Squares Tournament
Participate in Anbo-Jyutsu Tournament
Participate in a Velocity Tournament
Medical Officer:
(Medical)
Approve Field Emergency First Aid Medical Training Program
Recover Repressed Memories from Refugee
Also, on-board your ship, see the Science officer. under his special projects tab, he has four Data Sample Analysis assignments where you turn in quantities of crafting materials for dilithium. The amounts have changed with season 9.5. But if you have materials to spare, you can use them here.
Now for the mission list.
Sol System
History 102: Alpha Quadrant Mid term
Foundry: Siren Star
Investigate Officer Reports *
Turn Over Contraband
I take a foundry mission as this point to generate EC. The foundry farm missions will net you between 300k EC an 700k EC. I then take that EC and buy Contraband on the exchange and then head up to ESD and do Turn Over Contraband. You get the dilithium from the foundry farm, from Investigate Officer Reports and the Contraband turn in.
Beta Ursae Sector Block
Asteroid Mining
Rich Dilithium Claim
Fleet - Mine Impure Dilithium Crystals
Fleet - Mine Pure Dilithium Crystals
Fleet - Mine Rich Dilithim Crystals
While you're at the fleet mine, be sure to grab the mining DOff assignment Extract Colossal Dilithium Ore Deposits.
Orellius Sector Block
Aiding the Deferi
Rescue Deferi Captives
Emancipation
STF - Infected: The Conduit (Elite)
Task Force Omega - Ongoing War Efforts
Task Force Omega - Elite Special Task Force Completion
If you have not completed the first two missions of the Breen storyline, the first three missions above will not be available to you. I also do an STF at this point, because it fits, thematically. After you have the Omega marks, open Omega rep and run project Ongoing War Effort to turn in 50 at a time for dilithium. Also, you can turn in Neural Implants for dilithium with assignment Elite Special Task Force Completion.
Eti Eridani Sector Block
Traelus System - Satellite Repair (Aldebaran Sector, Traelus System)
Sh'mar - Distress Signal (Donatu Sector, right of Zibal System from Deep Space K-7)
Defense Contract (Donatu Sector, Alhena System)
Nukara Strikeforce: Ongoing Strikeforce Aid
Drozana - Foundry - Unholy Alliances 2.0
Investigate Officer Reports *
The foundry mission Unholy Alliances 2.0 is a feature mission, and pays a dilithium bonus. It is also fairly fast, I can run through it in less than ten minutes. Any mission on Nukara that pays Nukara Marks will award the Marks bonus, so you can do one of the easy ones fairly quickly. I try to grab a couple team mates and do the outdoor medium missions. They go by rather fast that way and you can probably get do another Ongoing Taskforce Aid. Also as of season 9.5, Nukara Ground missions pay Dilithium based on an estimated time it should take to complete.
Omega Leonis Sector Block (KDF Only)
Empire Defense Federation
Empire Defense Romulan
Empire Defense Cardassian
Empire Defense Borg
These missions are givne out by Mara on the Challenge Floor in First City. There are tutorials that have to be done to open up the dailies if you haven't done them before. But the tutorials pay dilithium as well.
Pi Canis Sector Block(KDF Only)
Pi Canis - Path of the Warrior
Pi Canis Sortie Alpha
Pi Canis Sortie Bravo
These are KDF only, and have you running across the sector block, earning 4k dilithium when all completed. Just a note. On your map, the section Federation Transport Attack shows up between the Danteri and Laurentian systems. This not where you will find it. It is a moving convoy, and your best bet to catch it is to stay near the Kern system. It eventually flies past it.
Tau Dewa Sector Block
On the Desert Front
Creatures of the Desert
Orion Contraband
New Romulus: Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts
I do the Tau Dewa Patrol to get my Romulan marks, and then run the project Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts. Or you can do ground missions on New Romulus. As of season 9.5, ground missions there also pay out dilithium based on an estimated time to complete. Then on to Nimbus III. If the mini-missions pop up while I am there, I will do them, but I won't wait around. Once I am finished here, I head to the Dyson Sphere.
At this point you have probably been at it for 2 2 ½ hours. You can stop here if you feel fatigued, or continue on with the battlezones.
Voth Battlezone
Defeat Voth in Battlezone
Call in Reinforcements at Capturede Poings
Secuire Voth Points
Acquire Battlezone Command Credits
Dyson Joint Command: Ongoing Efforts Against the Voth
Dyson Joint Command: Provide Cybernetic Inplant Samples to Dyson Joint Command
Take the dailies in the battleground command center, and while out fighting, collect pink dots and call in reinforcements. You will finish they off fast. Then just play the battleground. Cash out your Dyson marks and Cybernetic Implants when you're done.
Undine Battlezone
8472 Counter-Command: Onging Efforts Against the Undine
8472 Counter-Command: Provide Isomorphic Injections to 8472 Counter-Command
Then finally play the Undine battleground earning and then cash out your Undine Marks and Isomorphic Injections.
I know this is a lot of moving around, and one could just sit in a battleground all day, but I would get bored out of my mind. So I travel doing all the various dilithium missions. Good luck your quest to maximise your dilthium earnings.
* I received a report that Season 9.5 broke 'Investigate Officer Report.' You may not wish to try it.
Just a reminder, during the bonus weekend, all missions and assignments that award dilithium pay an additional 50%, except for mining. Mining pays an additional 100%. So if you don't do anything else, I recommend you mine. A T3 fleet mine has three mining assignments, that normally pay out a max of 2.5k dilithium. Add to that the dilithium from the mission Asteroid Mining, that is a total of 3.5k. If you have a Rich Dilithium Claim, that adds another 5k. 3.5k + 5k = 8.5k. Double it and you end up with 17k dilithium. Over the five days of the event, you can mine six times, which gives you 102k. JUST FROM MINING!
Speaking of Rich Dilitihum Claims, let me mention a few things you can do in advance of the weekend, to help maximise your dilithium farming potential.
1 - If you can afford it, open a few lockboxes, preferrably Dominion boxes. You are lookig for Rich Dilithium Claims. There are two types. The Preferred with 6 claims and the VIP with 10 claims. Either one will do, as you can probably mine six times if you time it right.
2 - Also, if you can afford it, pick up a couple Reputation mark boosters. One of the things mentioned in this guide is to accumulate marks to turn in for dilithium. With Season 9, they added the bonus mark box you get daily for each reputation, so you will want to do a mission that rewards marks, so you can get the bonus. That way you should end up with at least 100 marks, maybe more to cash out for dilithium. I will mention the project names a little later.
3 - The day before the event, start all the mining missions, but don't do them. This way we get an extra play over the weekend. This guarantees you will get six turns at mining over the five days.
4 - Fill up on Colonists, either by purchase on the exchange or doing the DOff assignment Resettle Colonists. You don't want to be empty when you need them. KDF will need Prisoners too. If you haven't been keeping up on your Marauding, you may need to hit the Exchange for them as well.
5 - Grab your DOff assignments before the event begins, so you collect the payout during the event and get the bonus.
As far as DOffs are concerned, I only do the ones with higher than normal payouts 50 dilithium or more. Every time I change zones I check my Department Heads and see if they have new assignments for me. Below I have listed which assignments you should find under each officer. I may have missed a few, so if I did, let me know.
Engineering Officer:
Refuse Abandoned Orbital Minefield
Dilithium Mining in an Unstable Asteroid Cluster
EVA Suit Training
Assist with Demolitions for Dilithium Mining
Science Officer:
(Science)
Genetic Sequence Jem'Hadar DNA
Telekinetic Scinece Methology Development
Replicate Shroud Process in a Lab Environment
Test Astrometric Theories Utilizing Nonstandard Methods
Tactical Officer:
(Military)
Approve Jem'Hadar Boarding Simulation
Engage in Riot Control Exercises
Evaluate Telekinesis for Field Security Applications
Zero Gravity Combat Training
Forced Labor Requisition for ... (KDF Only)
(Espionage)
Interrogation Resistance Program
Telepathic Interrogation Resistance Program
Investigate Illegal Gambling
Operations Officer:
(Colonial)
Relocate Colonists to Federation Borders
(Development)
Confiscate Contraband from Crew
Participate in Parrises Squares Tournament
Participate in Anbo-Jyutsu Tournament
Participate in a Velocity Tournament
Medical Officer:
(Medical)
Approve Field Emergency First Aid Medical Training Program
Recover Repressed Memories from Refugee
Also, on-board your ship, see the Science officer. under his special projects tab, he has four Data Sample Analysis assignments where you turn in quantities of crafting materials for dilithium. The amounts have changed with season 9.5. But if you have materials to spare, you can use them here.
Now for the mission list.
Sol System
History 102: Alpha Quadrant Mid term
Foundry: Siren Star
Investigate Officer Reports *
Turn Over Contraband
I take a foundry mission as this point to generate EC. The foundry farm missions will net you between 300k EC an 700k EC. I then take that EC and buy Contraband on the exchange and then head up to ESD and do Turn Over Contraband. You get the dilithium from the foundry farm, from Investigate Officer Reports and the Contraband turn in.
Beta Ursae Sector Block
Asteroid Mining
Rich Dilithium Claim
Fleet - Mine Impure Dilithium Crystals
Fleet - Mine Pure Dilithium Crystals
Fleet - Mine Rich Dilithim Crystals
While you're at the fleet mine, be sure to grab the mining DOff assignment Extract Colossal Dilithium Ore Deposits.
Orellius Sector Block
Aiding the Deferi
Rescue Deferi Captives
Emancipation
STF - Infected: The Conduit (Elite)
Task Force Omega - Ongoing War Efforts
Task Force Omega - Elite Special Task Force Completion
If you have not completed the first two missions of the Breen storyline, the first three missions above will not be available to you. I also do an STF at this point, because it fits, thematically. After you have the Omega marks, open Omega rep and run project Ongoing War Effort to turn in 50 at a time for dilithium. Also, you can turn in Neural Implants for dilithium with assignment Elite Special Task Force Completion.
Eti Eridani Sector Block
Traelus System - Satellite Repair (Aldebaran Sector, Traelus System)
Sh'mar - Distress Signal (Donatu Sector, right of Zibal System from Deep Space K-7)
Defense Contract (Donatu Sector, Alhena System)
Nukara Strikeforce: Ongoing Strikeforce Aid
Drozana - Foundry - Unholy Alliances 2.0
Investigate Officer Reports *
The foundry mission Unholy Alliances 2.0 is a feature mission, and pays a dilithium bonus. It is also fairly fast, I can run through it in less than ten minutes. Any mission on Nukara that pays Nukara Marks will award the Marks bonus, so you can do one of the easy ones fairly quickly. I try to grab a couple team mates and do the outdoor medium missions. They go by rather fast that way and you can probably get do another Ongoing Taskforce Aid. Also as of season 9.5, Nukara Ground missions pay Dilithium based on an estimated time it should take to complete.
Omega Leonis Sector Block (KDF Only)
Empire Defense Federation
Empire Defense Romulan
Empire Defense Cardassian
Empire Defense Borg
These missions are givne out by Mara on the Challenge Floor in First City. There are tutorials that have to be done to open up the dailies if you haven't done them before. But the tutorials pay dilithium as well.
Pi Canis Sector Block(KDF Only)
Pi Canis - Path of the Warrior
Pi Canis Sortie Alpha
Pi Canis Sortie Bravo
These are KDF only, and have you running across the sector block, earning 4k dilithium when all completed. Just a note. On your map, the section Federation Transport Attack shows up between the Danteri and Laurentian systems. This not where you will find it. It is a moving convoy, and your best bet to catch it is to stay near the Kern system. It eventually flies past it.
Tau Dewa Sector Block
On the Desert Front
Creatures of the Desert
Orion Contraband
New Romulus: Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts
I do the Tau Dewa Patrol to get my Romulan marks, and then run the project Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts. Or you can do ground missions on New Romulus. As of season 9.5, ground missions there also pay out dilithium based on an estimated time to complete. Then on to Nimbus III. If the mini-missions pop up while I am there, I will do them, but I won't wait around. Once I am finished here, I head to the Dyson Sphere.
At this point you have probably been at it for 2 2 ½ hours. You can stop here if you feel fatigued, or continue on with the battlezones.
Voth Battlezone
Defeat Voth in Battlezone
Call in Reinforcements at Capturede Poings
Secuire Voth Points
Acquire Battlezone Command Credits
Dyson Joint Command: Ongoing Efforts Against the Voth
Dyson Joint Command: Provide Cybernetic Inplant Samples to Dyson Joint Command
Take the dailies in the battleground command center, and while out fighting, collect pink dots and call in reinforcements. You will finish they off fast. Then just play the battleground. Cash out your Dyson marks and Cybernetic Implants when you're done.
Undine Battlezone
8472 Counter-Command: Onging Efforts Against the Undine
8472 Counter-Command: Provide Isomorphic Injections to 8472 Counter-Command
Then finally play the Undine battleground earning and then cash out your Undine Marks and Isomorphic Injections.
I know this is a lot of moving around, and one could just sit in a battleground all day, but I would get bored out of my mind. So I travel doing all the various dilithium missions. Good luck your quest to maximise your dilthium earnings.
* I received a report that Season 9.5 broke 'Investigate Officer Report.' You may not wish to try it.
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As for Investigative Officer Reports, that appears to be broken with 9.5. I've played Featured Missions, and they no longer give credit towards the mission.
I added Pi Canis for the KDF and a note about Investigative Officer Reports.
I don't PVP so I don't know enough about it to include it.
if you're at ground BZ, you should focus on the rex bosses. try finding almost-complete instas, and if the dinos appear, shot at each of them at least once, this way, you will get the full reward at the end, even though you wasn't there the whole time defeating them. the optional order is city-park-outskirts. if you're having problems insta change, find a teammate. this will give you at least couple hundred marks, some 3-5 implants, and ridiculous amount of dil (at least 4-5k with the bonus).
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.
In the Sol System section. Do a foundry farm mission to get EC. Use the EC to buy Contraband and then head up to ESD for the turn in.
Added references to dilithium added to the rewards for adventure zones.