Mission: Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

Given by:

Franklin Drake
K'men

Minimum Rank (?):

5+
21+

Repeatable:

Event

Released:

April 12th 2012, 6:00am PST

Rewards

Experience Points:

1984 (50)

Expertise:

1732 (50)

Plus one of the following:

• [Special Duty Officer - Unknown]
• [Vulcan Lirpa Mk XI [Psi] [Stn]]

In Hearts and Minds, the player investigates the Donatu Prime Lunar Research Station and discovers the unethical research performed there by Doctor Sibak.

Synopsis

When the player enters the station the away team is attacked by an automated defense system, that the player needs to override. While investigating the base the player finds evidence of medical experimentation. Finally, the away team finds a laboratory filled with clones of Doctor Sibak, all but one in stasis.

When talking to the clone, he attacks the away team, trying to stop them from obstructing the research. Finally, the player finds another room filled with clones, who immediately attack. After swiping the station, the away team finds no evidence that Sibak experimented on any other sentient life forms than his own clones.

Outline

Mission text

I've lost contact with an old . . . colleague. Doctor Sibak was a Vulcan priest, but he worked with the Vulcan science academy studying psionic phenomena.

A few years ago he went into seclusion on a remote research station in the Donatu system. He hasn't been heard from in some time. I'd like someone to check up on him.

Don't worry, He's just a typical Vulcan by himself. You shouldn't have any problems.

Goal

Go to the Donatu system in the Eta Eridani sector block, and investigate the research station.

Objectives

• Go To Donatu Prime Lunar Research Station
• Investigate Donatu Prime Lunar Research Station
  • Find Dr. Sibak
    • Escape from the Quarantine Chamber
    • Examine Reseach Lab For Clues
    • Explore further into the Station
    • Search Additional Research Facilities
    • Find Dr. Sibak's "Research Subjects"
  • Confront Doctor Sibak's Clones
  • Leave Donatu
• Hail Franklin Drake

NPCs

Dr. Sibak

Enemies

Vulcan

• Doctor Sibak
• Doctor Sibak
• Doctor Sibak

Wildlife

• Modified Regalian Fleaspider

Accolades

Icon	Name	How to obtain
Template:Accoladeicon	Val'reth	Turn in the completed mission.

Walkthrough

For a walkthrough of this mission, visit the Walkthrough page.

Gallery

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  Map of the Donatu Prime Lunar Research Station

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  Dr. Sibak's clones

Availability

• So far, the mission was available:
  • 2012: from 6pm PDT on Thursday, April 12, until 6am PDT on Saturday, April 14
  • 2012: from 6pm PDT on Thursday, July 12, until around 6am PDT on Saturday, July 14.
  • 2012: from 8pm PDT on Tuesday, October 30, until 8am PDT on Thursday, November 1.
• According to a dev blog post, the mission is supposed to be available on each Friday the 13th from now on (the next ones being September 2013 and December 2013) "and perhaps another sufficiently horrifying day that we might choose" It is also scheduled to be available around Halloween.

Notes

• Wearing an Environmental Suit will protect the player from harm while solving the isolinear chip puzzle in the quarantine chamber.
• Reportedly, Hearts and Minds was created by Jesse Heinig during off-work hours.
• On the STO forums, the limited availability of the mission created a controversy in which at some point Daniel Stahl interfered by commenting:

"In defense of the kind soul who spent their own personal time making this mission quite some time ago but was asked if they would hold of publishing it so we use it for a fun little Friday the 13th event - that person doesn't deserve the crap laid on them by this thread." (sic)

• The [Special Duty Officer - Unknown] is a packed Dr. Sibak (clone) Duty Officer.