Mission: The Power Source/Walkthrough

This mission is only available to players who have completed Tier 4 of the Romulan Reputation System. You will need Environmental Suits for yourself and your bridge officers in order to proceed past the first room.

During the mission you may choose to download up to three New Romulus Research from the Tholian consoles scattered throughout the map.

Map


This mission is given by the Romulan Civilian that stands near the southern transporter in the Hwael Ruins.

Walkthrough
After accepting the mission, the player begins the Underground Ruins instance (the location of which is marked on the New Romulus mini-map).

Upon entering the underground ruins, your science officer will make some observations.


 * Science officer:

As you progress into the ruins...


 * Science officer:

Soon you will reach a larger room with part of the floor collapsed. Near the crater is a spray of gas, the first of five geological instabilities. Scan it.


 * Science officer.

As you approach the crater...


 * Science officer:

If you do not have environmental suits equipped, there is a crate nearby from which you can take a box of EV Suits, which contains five Environmental_Suit_-_Pre-Owned. If you have not yet activated your environmental suit, do so. Make sure your bridge officers are wearing them as well. Once your team is ready, climb down to the second level through the crater.

You will soon enter the lava tube. As you enter the room...


 * Science officer:

You will encounter several Tholian squads as you explore the lava tube. Fight past them and keep going. There is a geological instability here as well.


 * Science officer:

Eventually you will encounter a fork in the road. There is a third geological instability here; scan it.


 * Science officer:

There is also a Dewan panel nearby. You can scan it if you wish.


 * Science officer:

Go straight and enter the southernmost room. After clearing out the Tholians there, scan the geological instability.


 * Science officer:

If you wish, you can also scan the second Dewan panel.


 * Science officer:

Return to the fork and take the other path. As you progress through this corridor, you'll come across a third Dewan panel.


 * Science officer:

Just ahead, there is another Dewan artifact. This one is a statue rather than a panel, and scanning it is part of the normal mission goals.


 * Science officer:

You will then reach a large chamber. Upon entering it, your science officer will make yet another observation.


 * Science officer:

Speaking of geological instabilities, the final one is located right in the entrance. Scan it.


 * Science officer:

Once the Tholians have been dispatched, scan the two Dewan artifacts in the room.


 * Science officer:


 * Science officer:

Now you have to concentrate on safely shutting down the power plant before it creates another seismic event. Go to the main console and deactivate it.


 * Science officer:

Your science officer will need two minutes to stop the overload. In the meantime, if you see one of the substations (pictured) overloading, run to it and shunt the power. You cannot let more than two of them overload. A group of Tholians will transport in during all of this, complicating things. Fortunately, there appear to be no consequences for failing this stage (though you will earn additional Romulan Marks if you succeed).

Once the overload has been halted, a Tholian Captain -- who looks a lot like the one seen in the recording -- will beam in with a support group. This is a very difficult battle; concentrate on the support forces so that you can finish off the Captain last.

Once the Captain has been defeated...


 * Science officer:

The mission is now over. If you have in progress, you can signal D'Tan from anywhere in the large room.

Once you're finished down there, you can leave the Underground Ruins at your leisure.


 * Romulan Civilian:

This mission has a 20 hour cooldown.