Alpha
In Alpha the player has to recover vital data from a Bird-of-Prey crashed on a mysterious jungle planet.
Synopsis[ | ]
Located in the Hyralan Sector of the Psi Velorum Sector Block, the Orith System is dominated by Orith Prime, a large hydrogen-helium gas giant with significant amounts of chlorine and sulfur in its atmosphere. In close orbit with Orith Prime is Orith II, a small M-Class planet covered in jungles and thick vegetation. Empire scientists say that the atmosphere on Orith II is not hazardous, although they speculate that the influence of the gas giant has led to unusual aberrations in the planet's ecosystem.
Intelligence reports indicate that Nausicaan pirates have taken up residence in clusters of asteroids drawn into orbit by Orith Prime's massive gravity well. Captains in the region are advised to use caution when exploring the region.
Outline[ | ]
Mission Text[ | ]
One of the vessels that took part in the raid on Utopia Planitia has gone missing in the Orith System... in Romulan space.
We received a brief burst from the ship's emergency transponder, but then it went silent. If this was a Romulan attack, we have a new enemy to face in this war.
Command has ordered us to go to the last known location of the ship. Once there, we are to find the missing vessel and recover the critical data if possible.
Goal[ | ]
Objectives[ | ]
- Retrieve the Data Recorder
Orith II backdropped by Orith Prime
- Go To Orith System
- Scan for Missing Bird-of-Prey
- Calibrate at the Ion Nebula
- Calibrate at the Wreckage and Debris
- Calibrate at the Radiation Anomaly
- Defeat Nausicaan Pirates
- Establish Orbit Around Orith II
- Beam Down to Orith II Crash Site
- Beam Down to Orith II
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Go To Orith
The jungle of Orith II
- Retrieve the Data Recorder
- Get to Higher Ground
- Place the Pattern Enhancer
- Go to the Crash Site
- Scan Crash Site for Lifesigns
Locate Iconian Tech on Orith (Delta Recruits)- Search for Survivors
- Find Surviving Crewmen (0/6)
- Return to Captain K'teng
- Use a Hypospray on Captain K'teng
- Find the Data Core
- Bypass the Data Core Lockout
- Convince the Romulan (Optional)
- Do It Yourself (Optional)
- Return to Captain K'teng
- Go to Beam Out Site with Captain K'teng
- Go To Orith
- You're One Ugly...
- Escape From Orith
The trapped crewmen are rigged with explosives. Cut the Correct Wires in time to save them!
- Capture the Romulan
- Leave Him to the Hirogen (Optional)
- Cripple R'jen
- Leave R'jen Behind
- Bring the Prisoner Along (Optional)
- Take Prisoner to Pattern Enhancer
- Defeat the Alpha
- Investigate Life Signs
- Release the Captured Crew (0/5)
- Return to the Transport Site
- Find Trapped Crewmen (0/4)
- Talk to Captain K'teng
- Speak to Captain K'teng
- Beam Up
- Beam Up
- Capture the Romulan
- Escape From Orith
- Return to Qo'noS
NPCs[ | ]
Enemies[ | ]
Romulan[ | ]
Hirogen[ | ]
Fauna[ | ]
- Saur
- Mature Saur
- Alpha Saur
- Orithian Creeper
- Orithian Saber Cat
Accolades[ | ]
| Icon | Name | Description | How to Get | Points | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Bones of Orith II | You examined the remains in the jungles of Orith II | Examine all the remains to find clues | 30 | |
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Novice Isolinear Chip Programmer | Hitting it worked before .... | Bypass the console yourself | 30 | |
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Mission Critical | You found a good use for a Romulan prisoner | Leave the Romulan to the Hirogen | 30 | |
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Cut the Red Wire | You are a bomb disposal expert! | Save the crewmen from the bombs | 30 | |
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No One Left Behind | It would be dishonorable to abandon anyone in the jungles of Orith II. | Save all Warriors, bring Romulan | 30 |
Walkthrough
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Mission Replay[ | ]
This mission is repeatable through Mission Replay, although the Rewards for completing may be reduced. Items scale to a player appropriate level (Scaling Rewards), as followed:
- You choose 1 of the following:
| Level | Rank | SP | Exp | Mark <> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–29 | Commander | 1552 | 1338 | VI |
| 30–39 | Captain | 1743 | 1878 | VIII |
| 40–44 45–49 |
Brigadier General Major General |
1935 | 1856 | X |
| 50 | Lieutenant General | . | . | XI |
Notes[ | ]
- Alpha features variations on how the story unfolds, but there is no right or wrong answer – the choices you make during the episode will allow you to play your KDF character as a ruthless pragmatist or an honorable warrior.
- With the release of this mission, players of the Klingon Empire are now presented with the possibility of destroying Nausicaan ships, i.e. achieving the respective kill accolades. You can achieve 200 Ship Kills by not destroying the three Nausicaan Syphon Frigates, since destroying the Siphon Pods that they launch at you counts as a kill, just stay still, keeping your shields up and destroying the pods when they are launched.
- In contrast to other Klingon Birds-of-Prey (or their wreckages) you can see on planetary surfaces, e.g., in “The Doomsday Device” or “Boldly They Rode”, the wreckage seen in "Alpha" is drastically undersized (appr. by a factor of 2 or 3).
- Alpha was the last "Klingon Exclusive" mission in the storyline, until it was moved to the Warzone story arc with the release of Season Twenty: House Divided. With the release of House United, it is moved back to a re-formed Vigilance story arc.
Gallery[ | ]
Surface map of Orith II
The dense forest canopy of Orith II
