First Contact Day
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In First Contact Day is an event in which the player travels to Mars to speak with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise-F about the First Contact between Humans and Vulcans. This mission is only available for a few days around April 5th each year.
Its counterpart for the Klingon Empire is the “Day of Honor”, while the Romulan Republic simultaneously observes “Republic Day”.
Synopsis[ | ]
The player visits the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and meets several senior officers of the newly commissioned U.S.S. Enterprise-F.
Outline[ | ]
Mission text[ | ]
<Rank>, the Federation's roots lie in the peaceful contact and cooperation between various species. The first contact of humans and Vulcans opened the door to new cooperation.
The Enterprise has always been at the forefront of the Federation's mission of peaceful exploration, but there would be no Enterprise if there wasn't a first contact.
I am inviting you on behalf of Captain Shon to take a tour of the Enterprise-F. I recommend you accept his offer.
Goal[ | ]
Objectives[ | ]
- Talk to the Crew of the Enterprise-F About First Contact Day
- Inspection Tour
- Go To Mars
- Fly to the Enterprise
- Beam to the Enterprise
- Flag to the Federation
- Go To Enterprise-F Bridge
- Talk to Captain Shon
- Speak with Conn Officer
- Talk to Enterprise Crew about First Contact Day (Optional)
- Cmdr. Winters
- Lt. Kav
- Lt. Cmdr. Inasi
- Cmdr. Savel
- Cmdr. Matthias
- Lt. Kyona
- Lt. O'Brien
- Testing Mettle
- Go To Mars
- Destroy Target Group One
- Destroy Target Group Two
- Defend the System
- Hail Your Ship to Leave System
- Inspection Tour
- Hail Admiral Quinn
NPCs[ | ]
Va'Kel Shon, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise-F
NPC Starships[ | ]
Accolades[]
- There are no accolades specific to this mission.
Walkthrough
- For a walkthrough of this mission, visit the Walkthrough page.
Notes[ | ]
- This event (along with its Romulan Republic & KDF counterparts) were notably absent for 2015, as the Delta Recruitment Event appeared to take prominence, which started on 2 April 2015.
- For the 2014 event, First Contact Day got an overhaul (which included an almost whole-cloth integration of “The Odyssey Class”), as well as a short storyline previewing the upcoming release of Season Nine: A New Accord.
- During the event, additionally one [Daily Prize Pack -- First Contact Day / Day of Honor / Republic Day] is rewarded per player account and "day", to the character that first turns in his faction-specific mission after the 20 hour cooldown. The pack is character-bound and offers the choice of either 1,440 Dilithium Ore, or 10 Lobi Crystals.
- Three members of the Enterprise-F Senior Staff were originally absent from this mission and not added until 2014:
- Lt. Kirayoshi O'Brien met the player previously during his past assignment to Memory Alpha. His position as Chief Engineer was not referenced until “Sphere of Influence” and would not be seen with the crew until “A Step Between Stars”.
- Lt. Kyona, Chief of Security and Tactical Officer, was seen aboard the Belfast in “Facility 4028” and on the bridge of the Enterprise-F in “Boldly They Rode”. She would not be seen with the crew again in game until “A Step Between Stars”.
- Commander Mathias, the ship's counselor has only been seen in a brief cameo on the bridge of the Enterprise-F in “Boldly They Rode”. Mathias is, however, a major character in Christine "Kestral" Thompson's STO short stories as she assists Captain Shon get over his survivor's guilt.
Gallery[ | ]
Observation Deck
Design Room
Conference Room
Model Starships
Main Station
Docks in Orbit of Mars
Availability[ | ]
- 2012: April 5th 10AM PST - April 9th 10AM PST
- 2013: April 5th 10AM PDT - April 11th 10AM PDT
- 2014: April 3rd 10AM PDT - April 7th 10AM PDT