Descent: FreeSpace Medals Guide

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Intro.

Hello and welcome to the first and only, by the date of December 2002, Descent: FreeSpace medal guide on the internet. If you have any information, suggestions, or updates for the info presented here feel free to make changes to the version listed on https://wiki.hard-light.net/. Note that other versions are out of date. Questions can go in the discussion section. Note that this guide applies to the retail version of Descent: FreeSpace, so if you are using FreeSpace Open or a similar mod, I don't guarantee my information will be applicable in all cases. There are some slight differences in default score values for ships between Descent: FreeSpace retail and FSOpen and I have used both in the making of this guide, so expect some small deviations in score here and there (mostly in regard to fighters and bombers). Thank you for reading this section, enjoy the guide!

Before you start

This section covers many things, from the basics to the advanced. Even if you are an expert I strongly suggest you look through this section. You can skip through and see what information might be useful to you.

In FreeSpace 2 the medals are essentially the game’s achievements. You get at most one medal per mission. Ace badges are also in the medals box to the right of rank. Ace badges are only earned when you reach a certain number of total fighter and bomber kills. The following ships contribute to this total.

Terran: GTF Valkyrie, GTF Apollo, GTF Ulysses, GTF Loki, GTF Hercules, GTB Athena, GTB Zeus, GTB Ursa, GTB Medusa

Vasudan: PVF Anubis, PVF Seth, PVF Horus, PVF Thoth, PVB Amun, PVB Osiris

Shivan: SF Scorpion, SF Manticore, SF Dragon, SF Basilisk, SB Shaitan, SB Nephilim, SB Seraphim

Your rank can be found in the medals box below your callsign and to the left of the Ace badges. Much of what I know about rank and scoring began with my observations in and out of the game, but fellow gamers are responsible for the initial information. Rank is your symbolic promotion level in the GTA. Oddly, the orders you can give are not limited by your rank (i.e. your call menu is the same when you're an Admiral as it is when you're an Ensign). To be determined, rank takes into account 2 variables: the “Rank” variable which can be directly added to and subtracted from, and the “Score” value which is contributed to by getting what I’ve always called “points” in missions. Point values are defined by in the code and in FRED. Any objective, event, goal, or directive can be assigned a score value and add or subtract from your score. Calling in support subtracts points from your score. Every ship in the game is assigned a default point value, but this can be changed in FRED by tweaking the score value. The default values can be found here: https://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Ranks_in_FreeSpace. Note that this list refers to the default FreeSpace 2 values. Finally rank can be added and subtracted directly using the grant-promotion variable in FRED. This is used in the Black Omega campaign mission. This means that your Rank is determined by (extra promotions) + (current Rank score determination). The following is a list of all the different positions of rank determined by score in the order that you get them, plus the point range for each, and how many pins you have for each one. If there is a - next to a number, it means one pin has no triangles on it. If there is a + next to a number, it means there is a gold pin on that many regular pins. See The Medal Box in this section for more info.

RANK Ensign Lt. Junior Grade Lieutenant Lt. Commander Commander Captain Commodore Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral

POINTS 0-4000 4001-10000 10001-22000 22001-50000 50001-150000 150001-400000 400001-2000000 2000001-5000000 5000001-9000000 9000001<

PINS 1 -2 2 -3 3 4 +1 +2 +3 +4

You will usually know when you get a medal on the debriefing screen of the mission if there is indeed a debriefing. Missions before Red-Alert missions remove the debrief, but you will still be awarded kills, medals, and rank which you can confirm if you look at your stats in the barracks. Normally there is only the debriefing dialog box along with the usual buttons. When you get a medal, ace badge, or promotion, there will be an additional dialog box connected on the side of the first. This box has what all medals, ace badges, or promotions you received in the mission. Optionally the person who debriefs you will say something, and though the medal screen appears for all Ace Badges and most ranks, it won't appear for ranks after Commodore. (The commentary is funny for these ranks though.) Note that you can get a medal, promotion, or badge without either the screen or the commentary, so the true way to confirm your progress is to check the barracks or your player file.

Q: How come I didn't get a medal on this level? Most likely there is no medal for you to get on that level. If the level is listed on this guide and you didn't get it, then you probably missed a part of the instructions that were needed to acquire the medal. If you were expecting an Ace Badge then you should recalculate your number of fighter/bomber kills. If you were expecting a rank up, note that this can be a complex calculation and the variables tend to be hidden.

The Medal Box

There are two ways to view the medal box. The first is to be awarded a medal on the debrief screen, and then click the medal icon that is located on the medal dialog. The second is more complicated, but always available. On the Flight Deck, find the Barracks and click on it. This will take you to a screen with the different players you've made, single and multi player, plus it will show you the all time stats for each player. To get to the medal box, click on the medal icon that is in the lower middle area of the screen.

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The way the medals are set up is like so: each time you get a new medal, it appears in the medal box. When you get two of the same, a small bronze patch will appear on the cloth part of the medal. When you get 3 of a medal, the patch turns silver, and when you have 4 or more it turns gold.

                         ___     ___
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                       |*<0>*| |*<#>*|<--- Double Ace
                        \___/   \___/

The ace badges are circular, with a star in the center and ridges on the edge. The ace badges are set up a little differently than the medals. There are only 3 badges and each have a minimum fighter/bomber kill limit that must be hit to earn the badge. When you get the second ace badge, instead of sitting on top of the first or replacing it, it will just show up next to it, and so will the third.

                           _    _
                          /_\ </_\> <---- Lt. Junior Grade
                                V

Rank is set up much differently than both ace badges and medals. You start out as an Ensign, which has 1 pin with triangles on the flat sides. Then you get promoted to Lt. Junior Grade, which has 2 pins, one (furthest out) without triangles. Then you get promoted to Lieutenant, which has 2 pins, both with triangles. Next is Lt. Commander with 3 pins, 1 without triangles. Then you get to Commander and you get 3 pins, all with triangles. When you get to captain you get 4 pins with triangles. After that you go to Commodore and go back to 1 pin, with triangles, and it has a small, round, gold pin on it. You get another pin like this each time you rise in rank after Commodore, for Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, and Admiral.

Other Useful Information

You can restart a campaign without losing any stats or medals. To do this, first go to the Flight Deck, then click Campaigns, then select the campaign you want to restart, then click restart campaign in the lower right corner of the screen.

Backing up your player info can save you loads of hassle in the long run. I can't get the "Clone" function to copy my player (I think it only copies the settings under "Options" to a new player) so I worked something else out. It's a little more advanced and you'll be messing with the game files, but don't worry, follow along and you'll do fine. Open your FreeSpace directory\players. By default on Windows that's C:\Games\FreeSpace\players, in FS Open it is at %APPDATA% HardLightProductions\FreeSpaceOpen\data\players. In retail FreeSpace \players folder if you are backing up a single player entry, open single, otherwise open multi. FSOpen combines single/multi so these folders don’t exist. Find your pilot's name, there will be some files associated with your player: a .plr or .json file for your player stats, and when you start a campaign a .css or .csg file to mark you have played a campaign which records directives and such that you've accomplished through the campaign, I assume the game sends you to alternate versions of levels this way. These look like this: Player.FreeSpace.csg, Player.FreeSpace.css, Player.plr. Select all of these which have your callsign in front and make a copy. You should make a backup folder to copy these to, such as FreeSpace/Backup. You can also rename pilots this way. Instead of using X.plr, change X to a different name (e.g. Backup.FreeSpace.csg, Backup.FreeSpace.css, Backup.plr). Back-Ups will help ensure you get everything, and help avoid any nasty glitch that wipes out all your player info. Note you can freely edit these files as well.

The mission log is something useful you can use while in mission to see what kills you've gotten and what objectives you've completed. To access it, press F4. The mission log has 3 parts: The objective screen displays what your objectives are and whether or not you've completed them. It will always display Primary and Secondary objectives, but Bonus objectives only appear on this screen when you've completed them. Hidden Objectives will never appear on this screen. Uncompleted objectives are represented by a white circle, complete by a greened in circle, and failed by a red x-ed out circle. The message log displays all messages received in-mission, and at what time. I don't ever use it, I don't find it helpful. The event log shows when objectives are satisfied, when enemy wings arrive and depart, when ships arrive and depart, when ships are destroyed and by whom, but unfortunately it only tells the name of the ships, not their class.

The Five Glitches

There are five useful glitches I have found in the game, and I will make reference to them throughout the guide so you may want to take note.

• The Infinite Weapons Glitch: If, on any level, you enter cheat mode (type www.volition-inc.com in mission) then enable infinite weapons for yourself (hold ~ and press w), your ship will have infinite missiles and weapons energy on any level until you exit FreeSpace or until you disable the code.

• The Reason for Treason Glitch: You can go traitor and pass most levels that do not have a debriefing, and when you do you can destroy friendly ships without failing the mission. In order to earn points instead of losing them for friendly kills, you must destroy them only after they turn hostile to you. Use a weak weapon to fire on a ship until you turn, then you can finish off all former allies without a score penalty. The exception is Tenderizer because the mission is coded so that the Galatea jumps out after you pass the primary objective, which isn’t possible as a traitor. Turning traitor will make it impossible to get points from objectives or medals. The following are missions where this glitch can occur:

Evangelist Reaching the Zenith The Great Hunt Good Luck

• The Cheat and Pass Glitch: If a level has no debriefing, then the campaign will allow you to pass the level with cheats. Plus, if you used cheats to change your weapons (Hold ~ and press 9 or 0, and hold Shift as well to cycle backwards) to things such as Shivan Super Lasers or Cluster Babies, you get to keep those when you go to the next level. When customizing your loadout on these levels, I recommend using a fast ship. I also recommend giving your teammates virtually harmless weapons (i.e. Disruptor Cannon, D-Advanced, Disruptor Missile or no missile); this will ensure you get most if not all kills, and you won't risk losing points by removing teammates. I've listed the levels that have no debriefing below.

Tenderizer Evangelist Reaching the Zenith The Great Hunt Good Luck

• The Warp-In Glitch: As a large ship is warping in, you can go through its hull until it reaches the point where it's out of the vortex completely (and it begins to slow its velocity). This feature was added so in the event that you were in the path of a ship warping in, you wouldn't have the misfortune of being smashed at warp speed (you know what that's like if you've been in the path of a ship warping out). However, if you are still within the ship's hull when the vortex closes, you will remain unharmed, and will be able to fly around freely throughout the ship's hull, as long as you can keep up with the ship as it is slowing down from warp speed. When you are inside the ship, you can do many things, such as enter the fighter bays, destroy turrets, destroy the ship, or destroy fighters (they can't fight back). The following are missions where this glitch can occur:

La Ruota Della Fortuna Tenderizer Playing Judas Last Hope (unlikely you will reach the Hope in time) Running the Gauntlet Clash of the Titans The Great Hunt

• The NoClip Glitch: This glitch is rather tricky to pull off, and a bit hard to explain, so bear with me. This glitch allows you to get inside the hull of a ship just like the Warp-In Glitch does, but it does not require a ship to warp in. There are some requirements in regard to the target ship however. First, you will need to find a place where two parts of the ship meet at a 90 degree angle or less (the smaller the better). Turrets, dishes, and other auxiliary devices can also accomplish the goal, but you will probably be killed by the amount of collisions using those. When you find a suitable angle, align your ship so that the line where the two parts meet (the center of the angle) is vertical on your hud. Align your targeting reticle with that spot as well, and when you are ready, fly into the angle (you will be colliding into it, don't worry too much); afterburners aren't necessary, just use the increase speed button (bound to A on the keyboard by default). You can also shoot yourself backwards into the crack by detonating a missile near you, but this is risky and it doesn't seem to work better. Anyway, after a breif moment of ramming, turn your engine off. Unless your target ship is moving, keep your speed at zero. Now look around; you are looking for a point of entry into the ship. It isn't hard to see these; one minute the hull of the ship is visible, the next it isn't. If this phenomenon happens, maneuver your ship into the area where the hull disappeared; otherwise, try again. The following are ships susceptible to this glitch:

Terran: GTSC Faustus, GTD Orion, GTI Arcadia

Vasudan: PVD Typhon

Shivan: SD Demon, SD Lucifer

Ace Badges & Rank

Ace Badges

Nothing but fighter and bomber kills go towards getting Ace Badges. Other kills are still tracked in your player stats. Thanks to GameFAQs user Dman4835 for initially getting me this info.

Ace - Have at least 60 fighter/bomber kills.

Double Ace - Have at least 150 fighter/bomber kills.

Triple Ace - Have at least 350 fighter/bomber kills.

Rank

The following is a list of all the different positions of rank, in the order that you get them, plus the point range for each, and how many pins you have for each one. If there is a - next to a number, it means one pin has no triangles on it. If there is a + next to a number, it means there is a gold pin on that many regular pins. Thanks to GameFAQs user Basilisk for the points for each rank.

RANK Ensign Lt. Junior Grade Lieutenant Lt. Commander Commander Captain Commodore Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral

POINTS 0-4000 4001-10000 10001-22000 22001-50000 50001-150000 150001-400000 400001-2000000 2000001-5000000 5000001-9000000 9000001<

PINS 1 -2 2 -3 3 4 +1 +2 +3 +4

Points and Score System

I used DMTOOLS to extract the missions to a file, and used Notepad++ to view the mission files and find score values.

The score system is a feature that determines your rank. It adds up a hidden value, points, to calculate your rank-up score. Rank-up score determination is applied to the rank range listed above to give a score rank, which is then added to your current rank which can be modified by the game and either added to or subtracted to. Specifically the grant-promotion variable encountered in Black Omega will give you (rank-up score)+1 Rank. You acquire points by doing certain things in the game, which I have labeled further down. Points awarded multiply or divide depending on your skill level. The skill-to-points ratio is as follows:

Very Easy : Easy  : Medium  : Hard  : Insane  :

0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2

This means when you play on Hard difficulty the points are face value, otherwise multiply by the number listed to see the points you earn. Points are awarded when completing objectives/events/goals/directives or when ships are destroyed. Points are subtracted when calling in a resupply ship (by 50 points). An objective gives points when the objective is completed. Ships give or penalize points based on 1) their alignment when they die and 2) whether they count as your kill. A ship killed by you will penalize you its point value if friendly or award you its point value if hostile. Whether you "killed" the ship is determined by a calculation that begins when the ship is assigned a new alignment, overwriting any prior data before the alignment changed. The calculation is just (Current remaining HP) * 30%. This means if 10 ships do 8% damage to a target and you do the entire remaining 20% damage you can't get the points for this kill because you didn't do 30% of the damage. If you and another ship both do 30% of the damage, the points go to whoever did more damage or are otherwise random. Some examples, if you do 30 damage to an enemy ship with 100 HP worth 100 points you'll be awarded 100 points at the end of the mission. If that same enemy has 100 HP and you damage it down to 3 HP before it changes alignment and then someone else finishes it off, they are awarded the points because they did 100% of the damage to it after it changed. If you teamkill and every ship turns against you and you kill every ship and still successfully complete the mission, every enemy ship you killed including your former allies will count as points gained and every friendly ship you killed before turning traitor will count as points penalized. Worth noting is that some missions are modded to give points based on the exact percentage of damage you deal instead of whether you're confirmed as the killer but this is not default behavior.

Single Player Medals, Rank, and Kills

This section lists each level in chronological order, and lays out the medals, points, and kills for each. Also listed are details of possible kills on the level and all mission objectives, including hidden ones. Any enemies that aren't listed but are in the level are important ships that you can’t kill for one reason or another. Note that all details here refer only to the Descent: FreeSpace campaign, unless otherwise specified. When revising this list I used the FSOpen missions instead of the Retail FreeSpace missions and I’m not sure if these were changed, so there may be slight differences in some score values if you play retail. The following is a short list of all the medals you should have after completing the main FreeSpace campaign.

Commendation Medal - 2 Conspicuous Gallantry - 2 Distinguished Flying Cross - 3 Distinguished Service Cross - 1 Galactic Service - 1 Galatea Survivor - 1 Good Conduct - 3 Legion of Merit - 1 Medal of Honor - 1 Meritorious Unit - 2 Military Defense - 1 Pilot Wings - 2 Vasudan Alliance Medal - 1

For other strategies see the following links:

HLP FreeSpace 1 Campaign Walkthrough

FS1 Speedrun

Training Mission 1

Strategy: No stats kept! To skip this mission, click the 'Skip Training' button at the top right corner of the screen.

Training Mission 2

Strategy: No stats kept! To skip this mission, click the 'Skip Training' button at the top right corner of the screen.

Training Mission 3

Medal: Pilot Wings
Complete Basic Training 3.

Strategy: On this one you get a medal for beating the level so don't skip this mission. Press "Shift+." and "Shift+," to speed up and slow down time, because other than the medal, you don't retain any stats.

The Eve of Destruction

Total Potential Score Reward	1078 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	30 points
Total Kills	13 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	13 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Protect the GTC Orff	700
	Eliminate Hostiles	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Anubis × 13	6 points each	78
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		78

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2, Delta 1–2	10 points each	-30
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-30

The Field of Battle

Medal: Distinguished Flying Cross
Medium+: The Vasudan Ace must be destroyed. In order for the Ace to appear you must be above 50% health. After you destroy three Vasudan wings the Vasudan Ace will warp in.
Total Potential Score Reward	1172 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	30 points
Total Kills	13 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	13 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Destroy all Vasudan Wings	700
1 Bonus	Destroy Vasudan Ace	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Anubis × 12	6 points each	72
PVF Seth × 1	100 points	100
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		172

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2–4	10 points each	-30
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-30

Strategy: The PVF Seth, or Vasudan Ace, only jumps in if you are above 50% health.

Basic Training Stage 4

Strategy: No stats kept! This mission is fun because you can kill a Terran cruiser, but it doesn't count. To skip this mission, click the 'Skip Training' button at the top right corner of the screen.

Small Deadly Space

Total Potential Score Reward	1416 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	180 points
Total Kills	29 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	16 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Secure area until Orff arrives	700
	Destroy Second Wave	100
2 Secondary	Protect the cargo containers	100
	Eliminate all Vasudan freighters	300
1 Bonus	Find Weapon Prototype	100
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1300

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
VC 3 × 7, VAC 4 × 3, PVFr Ma'at ×1		0
VAC 4 × 2	3 points each	6
PVF Anubis × 15	6 points each	90
PVFr Bast × 1	20 points	20
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		116

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2–4, Delta 1–2, Epsilon 1–2, Omega (8 total)	10 points each	-80
Orff × 1	100 points	-100
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-180

Strategy: Omega must not die. Do not depart before the Orff arrives or you will miss out on the medal in the next level. Ignore the first secondary objective; it fulfills itself if you pass the mission. The only way to get the cargo container kills is to destroy them before you destroy all the ships in the area. Before you destroy all the cargo, find the Weapons Prototype cargo container (it's a VAC 4) and make sure not to destroy it. If one or more freighters escape, 2 PVF Anubis class fighters will jump in — they are included in the total kills. This is the only level with a PVFr Bast-class freighter kill.

Avenging Angels

Medal: Commendation Medal
Disable and capture the Rasputin, ensure the GTT Intelligence 1 survives. Not possible if you depart before the Orff arrives in Small Deadly Space.
Total Potential Score Reward	1437 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	185 points
Total Kills	13 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	13 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Disable and capture the Omega	1000
1 Secondary	Destroy all enemy fighters	200
1 Bonus	Disable and capture the Rasputin	100
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1300

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Anubis × 6, GTF Apollo × 4, PVF Horus × 2	10 points each	120
PVB Osiris × 1	17 points	17
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		137

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Rasputin	15 points	-15
Other friendlies × 17	10 points each	-170
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-185

Strategy: If you decide to kill the Rasputin you’ll get 15 points and lose out on 100 points from the bonus objective so I didn’t count it here. If the GTT Comet or the Omega is destroyed, you lose. This is the only level with enemy GTF Apollo class fighters.

Out of the Dark, Into the Night

Medal: Distinguished Flying Cross (Part 1)
This medal spans across the next two missions. The medal is granted in Paving the Way, but events in this mission will determine whether or not it will be possible for the medal to be granted in the next mission. On this mission destroy an Unknown fighter. They are black and red, and very powerful. You can't target these. Easiest is the SB Shaitan, but one SF Scorpion will stay in the area longer; though this type has less armor, it is much harder to hit. See Part 2 for further instructions.
Total Potential Score Reward	1421 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	110 points
Total Kills	10 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	9 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort the crew of the Plato to the Jump Node	700
1 Secondary	Identify Unknowns	200
1 Bonus	Destroy the Unknown Fighter	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1100

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Anubis × 7	6 points each	42
Unknown 1,2,3,5,7	10 points each	50
Unknown 4,6,8	15 points each	45
PVB Osiris × 2	17 points each	34
PVC Aten × 1	150 points	150
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		321

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Fighters × 5 and Escape Pod	10 points each	-60
Plato × 1	50 points	-50
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-110

Strategy: Plato is worth 50 points and will always die so don’t attack it. Unknown ships jump in which don't count as kills when you destroy them but do count for points and the bonus objective. The secondary objective does itself. Most likely you will only get 1 wing of Vasudans, which consists of 3 PVF Anubis fighters and 1 PVB Osiris bomber. The other ships are very far away, and are set up to be destroyed like so: when the Unknowns appear, they go after the Vasudan fighters. When the first fighter is destroyed, a timer is started so that X seconds after that, the Taurus dies on its own. Don't let Plato Escape die or you fail the mission.

Paving the Way

Medal: Distinguished Flying Cross (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1, you must do those steps before proceeding. This medal spans across this and the prior mission. The medal is granted in this mission, but events in Out of the Dark, Into the Night will determine whether or not it will be possible for the medal to be granted. On this mission keep the Galatea's hull above 50%.
Total Potential Score Reward	1030 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	10 points
Total Kills	0 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	0 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort the Galatea to the Jump Node	700
1 Secondary	Ensure Galatea hull remain above 50%	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Unknowns × 2	15 points each	30
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		30

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2	10 points	-10
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-10

Strategy: Just like in the previous level, the mere 2 enemies in this one don't count as kills but you do get points for them.

Pandora's Box

Total Potential Score Reward	1606 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	30 points
Total Kills	35 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	0 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Destroy the Sentry Guns	300
	Investigate Remaining Cargo	1000
1 Secondary	Use your sensors to scan the Shivan cargo containers	100
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1400

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SC 5 × 21, SAC 2 × 8	0 points	0
SSG Trident × 6	5 points each	30
Arjuna 2,3,4	10 points each	30
Rama 1-4, Krishna 1-4	12 points each	96
Arjuna 5,6	25 points each	50
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		206

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4 (3 total)	10 points each	-30
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-30

Strategy: The Shivan fighters in this level are all worth points but not worth kills and are next to impossible to kill even with cheats on. A cruiser will warp in but it’s invulnerable and untargetable so even with cheats you should just avoid it. Your secondary objective in this level is set up to fail (there is no way for you to pass it unless you fail the mission) so there are 100 points less than listed available. The only way to get the 29 cargo container kills is to approach them slowly, attack from afar, and when they start exploding on you destroy as many as you can, but do not destroy cargo containers 35, 34, 37, or 32.

The Hammer and the Anvil

Medal: Vasudan Alliance
Make sure all 3 shield prototypes survive. You can call Rho 1, a damaged Vasudan fighter who warps in with the Andromeda, to assist you. If some Vasudans warp in near the end of the mission and claim they will escort the cargo, watch the PVF Anubis class fighters, they turn enemy and attack Cargo 3.
Total Potential Score Reward	1638 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	1193 points
Total Kills	43 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	43 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort Shield Prototypes	700
1 Bonus	Escort all prototypes to Jump Node	500
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1200

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Anubis × 7	6 points each	42
PVF Seth × 6	8 points each	48
SF Scorpion × 6	10 points each	60
SF Basilisk × 24	12 points each	288
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		438

Friendlies: The traitor ships included in the section above count against you if you kill them while they are friendly, but I won’t count them here because they end up as enemies if you do well on the mission.

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Rho 1	6 points	-6
Terran Fighters × 5	10 points each	-50
Omicron 1	12 points	-12
Omega 1,2,3	15 points each	-45
Andromeda, Theta 1-3	20 points each	-80
Beta Cygni Installation	1000 points	-1000
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-1193

Strategy: It is unlikely that you will get the first 2 Vasudan wings (4 PVF Anubis, 4 PVF Seth) that jump in, as they will jump out as soon as the Andromeda is destroyed. Also, the last Vasudan wing will only turn hostile if you dispatch of the Shivan enemies quickly enough so that when the Vasudans jump in there is enough time for them to go traitor without the cargo jumping out.

Advanced Training 2

Medal: Pilot Wings
Complete Advanced Training 2.

Strategy: On this one you get a medal for beating the level so don't skip this mission, but no stats are kept.

The Darkness and the Light

Total Potential Score Reward	1845 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	30 points
Total Kills	38 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	19 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Capture the Ramses	500
1 Secondary	Destroy Cargo Depot	700
1 Bonus	Destroy Any Freighters	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1500

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
VC 3 × 11	0 points	0
VAC 4 × 5	3 points each	15
PVF Anubis × 4	6 points each	24
SF Scorpion × 8	10 points each	80
PVF Seth × 3	12 points each	36
SB Shaitan × 4	15 points each	60
PVFr Satis × 2	20 points each	40
PVC Aten × 1	150 points	150
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		405

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4	10 points each	-30
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-30

Strategy: Your primary objective is set up to fail because a few minutes into the mission a Shivan strike force will warp in and destroy the Ramses. If you knock its health below 70% you will get the Ramses's kill. The rest of the SF Scorpion fighters appear if you stay in the mission after everything has happened. There are two things on this mission that make you automatically fail: if you destroy the Shivan cruiser that warps in (called the Taranis), or if you destroy the Ramses before you destroy all other Vasudan ships, unless they have departed.

First Strike

Medal: Good Conduct
Disarm, disable, and capture the Taranis.
Total Potential Score Reward	2061 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	195 points
Total Kills	59 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	59 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Capture the Taranis	700
2 Secondary	Disable The Taranis	350
	Disarm The Taranis	350
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1400

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 28	10 points each	280
SF Basilisk × 28	12 points each	336
SB Shaitan × 3	15 points each	45
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		661

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Gamma 1-4, Beta 1-4, Delta 1-3, Omega 1,2	10 points each	-130
Alpha 2-4	15 points each	-45
Halkins	20 points	-20
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-195

Strategy: Ensure Omega 1, Omega 2, the Halkins, and the Taranis survive.

The Aftermath

Total Potential Score Reward	1464 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	2269 points
Total Kills	41 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	41 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort Iota to meet with the Pinnacle	800
1 Secondary	Destroy All Remaining Fighters	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 8	10 points each	80
SF Basilisk × 24, SF Manticore × 3	12 points each	324
SB Shaitan × 6	15 points each	60
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		464

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Epsilon 1,2, Kappa 1-3, Kho 1-4	6 points each	-54
Alpha 2,3, Beta 1,2, Iota 1-3, Sigma 1,3	10 points each	-90
Omega 1,2, Sigma 2	15 points each	-45
GTFr Nelson, Pi 1-3	20 points each	-80
PVD Pinnacle	2000 points	-2000
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-2269

Strategy: If any transports/freighters die in this mission you'll hear about it in the debriefing but you aren’t otherwise penalized.

The Big Bang

Medal: Conspicuous Gallantry
Ensure the GTC Ravage survives.
Total Potential Score Reward	1680 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	230 points
Total Kills	15 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	15 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
3 Primary	Protect GTSC Asimov	800
	Guard GTT Spomer	200
	Guard GTT Stull	0
1 Secondary	Protect GTC Ravage	500
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1500

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 9	10 points each	90
SB Shaitan × 6	15 points each	90
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		180

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2,3, Beta 1,2, Delta 1,2, GTT Spomer, GTT Stull	10 points each	-80
GTSC Asimov	50 points each	-50
GTC Ravage	100 points	-100
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-230

Strategy: Go after the bombers first. Keep the Asimov's HP above 8%, and don't let the GTT Spomer and Stull die or you fail the mission.

La Ruota Della Fortuna

Medal: Distinguished Service Cross
Keep the Galatea's Hull above 50%.
Total Potential Score Reward	2174 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	1888 points
Total Kills	25 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	23 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Destroy All Shivans in Area	1000
	Destroy the HOL Outpost	10
1 Secondary	Ensure Galatea Hull >50	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1310

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 17	10 points each	170
SF Basilisk × 2	12 points each	24
SB Shaitan × 2	15 points each	30
SB Nephilim × 2	20 points each	40
SC Cain × 1	150 points	150
SC Lilith × 1	450 points	450
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		864

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Fighters × 7	10 points each	-70
Gamma 1,2, Delta 1,2	17 points each	-68
Galatea	1750 points	-1750
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-1888

Strategy: Make sure you go after the cruisers, because they are a less common kill and are worth some points. Don't let the Galatea get destroyed or you fail.

Where Eagles Dare

Total Potential Score Reward	1226 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	145 points
Total Kills	26 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	12 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Clear the area of all Hostile ships	400
	Patrol until the freighters have finished	300
1 Secondary	Destroy Gemini Transports	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
VC 3 × 2	0 points	0
VAC 4 × 2	3 points each	6
PVSG Ankh × 3	4 points each	12
PVF Anubis × 6	6 points each	36
PVFr Ma'at × 3	10 points each	30
PVF Seth × 6	12 points each	72
PVT Isis × 2	15 points each	30
PVFr Satis × 2	20 points each	40
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		226

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4, Iota 1	10 points each	-40
Beta 1-3	15 points each	-45
Kappa Wing × 3	20 points each	-60
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-145

Strategy: Don't worry about that 2nd primary objective; when the Terran freighters arrive command will say something afterward and you can then depart. You can destroy all the cargo on the level without penalty (your team may do it instead). This is the only level with PVSG Ankh class sentry gun kills.

Tenderizer

Total Potential Score Reward	1618 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	50 points
Total Kills	45 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	38 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Protect the Galatea until it Jumps	1000
1 Secondary	Inspect the Sentry Guns	10
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1010

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
GTSG Cerberus × 6	3 points each	18
PVF Anubis × 16	6 points each	96
PVF Seth × 9	12 points each	108
PVB Osiris × 8	17 points each	136
PVB Amun × 5	20 points each	100
PVC Aten × 1	150 points	150
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		608

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Fighters × 5	10 points each	-50
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-50

Strategy: This is probably the third hardest level. To get all 10 kills in the beginning destroy the sentries after destroying all enemy wings. PVB Amun class bombers and enemy GTSG Cerberus sentries only appear on this level. I suggest using the Cheat and Pass Glitch to make this easier. If you turn traitor in this level you cannot proceed to the next level.

Shell Game

Medal: Good Conduct
Destroy both Shivan transports.
Total Potential Score Reward	1270 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	154 points
Total Kills	18 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	12 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Destroy the Shivan Transports	400
	Protect the Shivan Cargo	300
1 Secondary	Destroy the Shivan freighters	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 12	10 points each	120
ST Azrael × 2	15 points each	30
SFr Mephisto × 2, SFr Asmodeus × 2	30 points each	120
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		270

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Epsilon 1-3, Beta 1-3, GTT Stern, GTT Harmon, GTT Dobbs, GTT Marcos	10 points each	-100
Alpha 2,3	12 points each	-24
Delta × 2	15 points each	-30
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-154

Strategy: You can’t kill the Eva here even using cheats, the Eva can’t be targeted and is invulnerable. To get all the freighters, go after the SFr Mephistos, then the 2 SFr Asmodeus freighters, then the transports. If any cargo is destroyed, you will fail the mission. Ensure all friendly transports survive until they dock with the cargo. SFr Mephistos can only be destroyed on this level.

Enter the Dragon

Medal: Distinguished Flying Cross
Medium+: Complete all mission objectives without Delta wing jumping in.
Total Potential Score Reward	1549 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	123 points
Total Kills	19 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	5 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Destroy the SC Cain cruiser Shakti	500
	Disable and Capture the Arjuna 1 Fighter	400
1 Bonus	Disable Arjuna without Delta's help	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1200

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SSG Trident × 6	5 points each	30
SF Scorpion × 1	10 points	10
SAC 2 × 5, SF Basilisk × 2	12 points each	84
SB Shaitan × 2, ST Azrael × 1	15 points each	45
SFr Asmodeus × 1	30 points	30
SC Cain × 1	150 points	150
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		349

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha × 2, Delta × 4	12 points each	-72
Beta × 3	17 points each	-51
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-123

Strategy: Ensure the Charon survives or you will fail the mission. If you destroy the Lorkonius there will be fewer enemies on the next level. The last SAC 2 is the one the Lorkonius brings in.

Playing Judas

Medal: Meritorious Unit
Scan all ships and cargo except for the fighters and sentry guns; they will detect you if you get closer than 400 meters. Do not fire until the enemy detects you. This is easier if you assign the sentries and SF Dragons to an F key by using F3.
Total Potential Score Reward	6192 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	0 points
Total Kills	11 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	6 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Scan all Destroyers and Cruisers	700
1 Secondary	Scan All Freighters and Transports	200
1 Bonus	Scan all Cargo	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1100

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SSG Trident × 4	5 points each	20
SF Manticore × 6	12 points each	72
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		5092

Strategy: In order to get the small amount of kills on this level, you will need to wait until the Lucifer jumps in (after the Eva departs) and use the Warp-In Glitch. You will be told to "enter the docking bays", assumedly meaning fighter bays. You don't really have to enter them (and can’t in any legitimate way in FS1 retail), just get very close. In the FSOpen port you can cheat and remove the Lucifer’s invulnerability and kill it. You fail this mission if you fire before you are detected, or if you are detected by a SF Dragon class fighter or SSG Trident sentry gun. Detection happens when you are within 400 m of the enemy.

Evangelist

Total Potential Score Reward	6344 (5426 as traitor)
Total Potential Score Penalty	82 points
Total Kills	13 (19 kills as traitor)
Fighter/Bomber Kills	12 (18 kills as traitor)

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Destroy the Eva	1000
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Manticore × 12	12 points each	144
SF Dragon × 2	25 points each	50
SC Cain × 1	150 points	150
SD Demon × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		5344

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Beta 1,2, Gamma 1,2	12 points each	-48
Alpha 2,3	17 points each	-34
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-82

Strategy: The SC Raja only appears if you did not pass the Inspect Warships objective in the prior mission. Wait until the Eva stops launching ships before you destroy it to get max kills. You can go traitor and pass this mission as long as you destroy the Eva as well at the cost of the points for the primary objectives. The best mission to do this exploit on is The Great Hunt since you make up for all lost points as a traitor. If you do so empty your allies’ guns and call in a support when you get in to get a GTS Centaur kill (worth 6 points) as well as the unique kills for the ships you put your wing-mates in. Since GTF Apollo class fighters are the only legitimate Terran kill in the campaign I would suggest putting other ships in play to get those kills.

Doomsday

Medal: Galatea Survivor
Medium+: Ensure all of the escape pods survive.
Total Potential Score Reward	6342 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	145 points
Total Kills	21 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	20 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Protect The GTD Galatea	0
1 Secondary	Protect the Escaping Escape Pods	1000
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Manticore × 8	12 points each	96
SB Nephilim × 2 (Bheema)	18 points each	36
SB Nephilim × 8	20 points each	160
SF Manticore × 2 (Krishna)	25 points each	50
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		5342

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Escapes × 6, Delta 1,2	10 points each	-80
Beta 1,2, Gamma 1,2	12 points each	-48
Alpha 2	17 points	-17
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-145

Strategy: The primary objective is set up to fail but you should still try to go after the fighters and bombers, mainly because you pass this mission only if the Galatea is destroyed after the Lucifer arrives. A Lucifer kill is only possible in FSOpen by using cheats to disable its invulnerability.

Exodus

Medal: Meritorious Unit
Make sure all non-fighter ships that warp in survive.
Total Potential Score Reward	2377 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	766 points
Total Kills	38 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	36 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Protect Allied Ships	500
	Secure Area Until Relief Arrives	500
2 Secondary	Safely Escort All Ships	300
	Protect Mecross	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1600

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 9	10 points each	90
SF Basilisk × 16	12 points each	192
SB Shaitan × 6	15 points each	90
SB Nephilim × 4	20 points each	80
SF Dragon × 1	25 points	25
SC Cain × 2	150 points	300
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		777

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
VAC 4 × 3	3 points each	-9
Rho 1,2, Phi 1,2	6 points each	-24
Kappa 3,6, Pi 1-4, Omicron 1,2, Phi 4-6	10 points each	-110
Alpha 2-4, Epsilons 1-4, Delta 1,2, Phi 3,7, Zeta 1-4	12 points each	-180
Iota 1,2	14 points each	-28
Mu 1-3	15 points each	-45
Kappa 1,2,4-6,9-11, Theta 1-3	20 points each	-220
Mecross	150 points	-150
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-766

Last Hope

Medal: Conspicuous Gallantry
Make sure the Hope and Isis Repair survive, destroy all enemies, and stay in area until Vasudan reinforcements arrive.
Total Potential Score Reward	893 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	408 points
Total Kills	35 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	33 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Protect the Hope	0
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		0

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 4	10 points each	40
SF Manticore × 4	12 points each	48
SB Shaitan × 3	15 points each	45
SB Nephilim × 18	20 points each	360
SF Dragon × 4	25 points each	100
SC Cain × 2	150 points each	300
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		893

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4, Pi 1,2	10 points each	-50
Beta 1-4, Epsilon 1-4	12 points each	-96
Mu 1-4, Rho 1-4	14 points each	-112
Mecross worth 150 points.	150 points	-150
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-408

Strategy: Don't let Isis Repair die or you will fail.

A Failure to Communicate

Medal: Good Conduct
Save at least 2 of the escape pods.
Total Potential Score Reward	7240 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	5232 points
Total Kills	48 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	47 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
2 Primary	Defend Communications Station]] arrives	1000
	Protect Aquilae Installation	0
1 Secondary	Protect Escape Pods	300
1 Bonus	Protect all four escape pods	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1500

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 3	10 points each	30
SF Basilisk × 8, SF Manticore × 12	12 points each	240
SB Shaitan × 4	15 points each	60
SB Nephilim × 18	20 points each	360
SF Dragon × 2	25 points each	50
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		5740

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Sentries 1-4	3 points each	-12
Escape 1-4, Alpha 2-4, Cancer 1-4	10 points each	-110
Epsilon 1-4	15 points each	-60
Aquilae Communication Station	50 points	-50
Beta Aquilae Installation	1000 points	-1000
PVD Pinnacle, PVD Hope	2000 points	-4000
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-5232

Strategy: Your second primary objective listed is set up to fail. This is an extremely hard mission; I'd say the second hardest in the campaign. If you can get the Bonus objective then pat yourself on the back, otherwise don't bother trying. You can let 2 pods die to pass the mission (and in my opinion, it isn't worth it to try saving all the escape pods, unless you seriously want a challenge). If you leave one Krishna fighter alive, the rest won't warp in, but you still need to destroy that fighter (and 1 wing afterwards) to finish the level. For this to be useful you’d need to disable or distract the fighter as well, otherwise it will kill your escape pods. The Lucifer can be killed using cheats in this mission if you’re playing the FS1 port. Use any of the Shivan Super Laser beams, not the shivan super laser since it doesn’t break through the Lucifer shield.

Reaching the Zenith

Medal: Legion of Merit
Medium+: Destroy the Zenith and the Benedict.
Total Potential Score Reward	2100 (1000 as traitor)
Total Potential Score Penalty	200 points
Total Kills	40 kills (55 as traitor)
Fighter/Bomber Kills	38 kills (53 as traitor)

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Disarm the Cruiser Zenith	500
1 Secondary	Destroy the cruiser Zenith	500
1 Bonus	Destroy the Benedict	300
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1300

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 9	10 points each	90
SF Manticore × 9	12 points each	108
PVF Thoth × 18	14 points each	252
SF Dragon × 2	25 points each	50
PVC Aten × 1, SC Lilith × 1	150 points each	300
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		800

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4, Gamma 1-4, GTF Hercules × 4 "Delta 1-4"	12 points each	-132
Beta 1-4	17 points each	-68
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-200

Strategy: The Thoths stop spawning after the Benedict dies. The SF Scorpion interceptors only show up if you don't destroy the Zenith's Comm. Subsystem. If you take out the Zenith's engines, you will have extra time and infinite time for this level in retail FS1. If you remove wingmates the Benedict will glitch and immediately warp out, so if you are going to have your wingmates go away make sure to order them to leave when you get into the mission. You can betray your team on this level to get their kills as was the case on Evangelist at the cost of losing out on the points for the objectives and the medal. The best mission to do this exploit on is The Great Hunt since you make up for all lost points as a traitor. If you do so empty your allies’ guns and call in a support when you get in to get a GTS Centaur kill (worth 6 points) as well as the unique kills for the ships you put your wing-mates in. Since GTF Apollo class fighters are the only legitimate Terran kill in the campaign I would suggest putting other ships in play to get those kills.

Running the Gauntlet

Medal: Commendation Medal	Make sure the Rosetta survives.
Total Potential Score Reward	8170 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	270 points
Total Kills	118 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	116 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Get at least one Omega to the Jump Node	500
1 Secondary	Get both Omegas to the Jump Node	500
1 Bonus	Protect the Rosetta until it departs	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1300

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 16	10 points each	160
SF Basilisk × 80	12 points each	960
SB Shaitan × 20	15 points each	300
SC Lilith × 1	450 points	450
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		6870

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Omega 1,2	10 points each	-20
Alpha 2-4, Gamma 1-4, Epsilon 1-4	12 points each	-132
Beta 1-4	17 points each	-68
GTSC Rosetta	50 points	-50
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-270

Strategy: The only way you can get a SC Lilith kill on this level is if you didn't manage to kill the Zenith in the previous level in time (but it always shows up in the mission sim). The way you get so many kills is to first use the Cheat and Pass glitch on the previous level, then stay in the area until the Lucifer stops launching ships (20 wings of SF Basilisk). Make sure 1 Omega transport survives.

Black Omega

Medal: Medal of Honor
Medium+: Make sure both Omega transports survive.
Full Promotion Granted	Points awarded equivalent to new Rank. Destroy the Anvil and pass the mission.
Total Potential Score Reward	3450 + score value of 1 full promotion (see rank table)
Total Potential Score Penalty	176 points
Total Kills	21 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	20 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort Omega to Jump Node	500
2 Secondary	Escort Both Omegas to the Jump Node	500
	Destroy the Anvil	200
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1200

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
PVF Horus × 9	10 points each	90
PVF Thoth × 9	14 points each	126
PVB Osiris × 2	17 points each	34
PVD Typhon × 1	2000 points	2000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		2250

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Omega 1,2	10 points	-20
Beta 1-4, Gamma 1-4	12 points each	-96
Alpha 2-4	20 points	-60
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-176

Strategy: Ensure 1 Omega survives to proceed to the next mission. This mission grants you a full promotion regardless of points as long as you destroy the Anvil, making it the highest points award of any retail FreeSpace series mission (the points to get from Vice Admiral to Admiral is 4000000 points which are supplied if you destroy the Anvil). Realistically this is the only way you will ever reach Admiral short of creating/playing a custom campaign. For example there are some FS2 levels that supply nearly 100,000 points which you'd need to replay 90 times to approach Admiral taking full advantage of the exploits that yield that many points on Insane.

Clash of the Titans

Medal: Military Defense
Medium+: Keep the Bastion's hull above 35%, destroy the SD Tantalus.
Total Potential Score Reward	7448 points
Total Potential Score Penalty	96 points
Total Kills	33 kills
Fighter/Bomber Kills	32 kills

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Escort GTD Bastion to the Lucifer	1000
1 Secondary	Keep the GTD Bastion's hull above 35	1000
1 Bonus	Destroy the SD Tantalus	0
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		2000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Basilisk × 18, SF Manticore × 4, SB Shaitan × 2	12 points each	288
SB Nephilim × 8	20 points each	160
SD Demon × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		5448

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2,3, Gamma 1-3, Beta 1-3	12 points each	-96
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-96

Strategy: Out of all the single player missions, I have the most trouble with this one. It's unlikely that you will get the SD Demon class destroyer kill, as you will be occupied with fighting the Bastion's attackers. Instead have Beta wing take it out, and tell them to disarm it, but don't give them stilettos. Have Beta wing protect the Bastion until the second wing of SB Nephilims is gone.

The Great Hunt

Total Potential Score Reward	8783 (9745 as traitor)
Total Potential Score Penalty	1962 points
Total Kills	57 kills (70 as traitor)
Fighter/Bomber Kills	55 kills (73 as traitor)

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Reach the Subspace Node	1000
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		1000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Scorpion × 4	10 points each	40
SF Basilisk × 29, SF Manticore × 6	12 points each	420
PVF Thoth × 7	14 points each	98
SF Dragon × 9	25 points each	225
PVD Typhon × 1	2000 points each	2000
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		7783

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4, Beta 1-4, PVF Thoth × 4 "Epsilon 1-4"	12 points	-132
GTB Ursa × 4 "Delta 1-4"	20 points each	-80
GTD Orion × 1 "Bastion"	1750 points	-1750
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-1962

Strategy: This is one of the levels you can use the Cheat and Pass glitch on as well as Reason for Treason glitch. If you decide you are going to cheat, you'll want a fast ship (I suggest GTF Valkyrie), and since there are a large number of kills and a nice variety, you will want to do this one solo (so don't let any teammates kill enemies; remove their weapons). Also, switch out your primary weapons for ML-16's (you'll see why in-mission). In FS1 retail- as soon as you enter the mission, enter cheat mode as fast as you can. Make yourself invulnerable, then switch both of your primary weapons to Shivan Super Lasers (select a gun mount, hold ~ and shift, press 0 only once). Select the Lucifer with the escort button (e by default), then hold ~ and press k a 7 times or until its health reaches 12%. Aim for the Lucifer and shoot however many times you think it will take you to finish off the Lucifer (it only takes 2-3 hits to kill it, but the Lucifer is extremely hard to hit from 20 kilometers away). If you hit it enough times, you will get a Lucifer kill (if it jumps out you can restart and try again). In FSOpen this is much easier to do given you can slow down time and use a Shivan Super Laser Beam instead which are hitscan weapons. If you are using the Reason for Treason glitch, call in a GTS Centaur (call in support) to get that kill. After you kill the first wing of fighters that jumps in Command will talk to you. At this point the Bastion can die without penalty, although it will deploy some Thoths later. If you don’t go traitor just select the Bastion and `+k it, otherwise kill all the fighters it deploys before killing it. This mission says its timed but isn’t and can be completed after the time runs out. In order to finish it you need to go to the jump node.

Good Luck

Medal: Galactic Service
Destroy the Lucifer or its reactors.
Total Potential Score Reward	11753 (8973 as traitor)
Total Potential Score Penalty	220 points
Total Kills	304 kills (319 as traitor)
Fighter/Bomber Kills	303 kills (318 as traitor)

Objectives

Category	Description	Points
1 Primary	Destroy the Lucifer	3000
Subtotal – Mission Objectives		3000

Hostile Ships

Description	Notes	Points
SF Manticore × 294	12 points each	3528
SF Dragon × 9	25 points each	225
SD Lucifer × 1	5000 points	5000
Subtotal – Reward (if killed by player)		8753

Friendly Ships

Description	Notes	Points
Alpha 2-4, Beta 1-4	12 points each	-84
Epsilon 1-4	14 points each	-56
Delta 1-4	20 points each	-80
Total Penalty (if killed by player)		-220

Strategy: Use the Cheat and Pass glitch on this level. To get 304 kills, first disable the Lucifer (it has 2 engines). After you do this, the Lucifer won't jump out, but it will keep spitting out ships (you can leave the game running while the mouse is on trigger, but use something like Synaptics). When fighters are no longer appearing, destroy the Lucifer like you normally would destroy a ship. Make sure you DON'T destroy all 5 reactors; otherwise you won't get the Lucifer's kill. If all your allies died in the previous mission they won’t appear in this one. Without any kind of cheating or exploiting, soloing the Lucifer is effectively impossible. You can betray your team on this level to get their kills as was the case on The Great Hunt at the cost of losing out on the points for the objectives (you still get the medal). The best mission to do this exploit on is The Great Hunt since you make up for all lost points as a traitor. Since GTF Apollo class fighters are the only legitimate Terran kill in the campaign I would suggest putting other ships in play to get those kills.

Multiplayer Medals

Since they are in no particular order, I organized the Multiplayer Medals in alphabetical order by mission. Thanks to SF Basilisk for the backbone of this. This part of the guide will only cover the multiplayer missions that come with the game. The following is a short list of all the medals you should have after completing each multiplayer mission once.

Commendation Medal - 1 Conspicuous Gallantry - 1 Distinguished Flying Cross - 1 Distinguished Service Cross - 1 Galactic Service - 1 Galatea Survivor - 0 Good Conduct - 1 Legion of Merit - 1 Medal of Honor - 1 Meritorious Unit - 1 Military Defense - 1 Pilot Wings - 0 Vasudan Alliance Medal - 1

This is what to do in order to obtain medals, besides your normal objectives, unless that is what you must complete.

A Failure to Communicate [Any Difficulty]: Ensure the Comm. Terminal survives.
Medal: Good Conduct

Black Omega [Hard+]: Make sure both Omega transports survive.
Medal: Medal of Honor

Convoy Assault [Hard+]: Complete the Primary Objective (Destroy the Convoy).
Medal: Distinguished Flying Cross

Cruiser Rescue [Hard+]: Complete the primary objective (Rescue the Cruiser).
Medal: Military Defense

Exodus [Any Difficulty]: Ensure all ships including the Mecross survive without Delta.
Medal: Meritorious Unit

Last Hope [Hard+]: Complete Primary Objective (Protect the Hope), Alpha 1 needs to play (as Human, not AI).
Medal: Conspicuous Gallantry

Orion Recovery [Hard+]: Complete the Primary Objective (Recover the Storm).
Medal: Vasudan Alliance

Reaching the Zenith [Medium+]: Destroy the Zenith and the Benedict without the help of Delta.
Medal: Legion of Merit

Running the Gauntlet [Any Difficulty]: Make sure the Rosetta survives.
Medal: Commendation Medal

Unstoppable [Insane]: Destroy the Hellfire, the Omen and the Hoyle must survive.
Medal: Galactic Service

Vasudan Assault [Hard+]: Destroy both the PVD Ptolmey and PVC Gateway and all escape pods.
Medal: Legion of Merit

Special Thanks & Conclusion

redalert19243 on GameFAQs: For requesting a medal list on the message boards, for if he hadn't, this guide would not exist.

Tahna Los on GameFAQs: Pointed out a few errors.

Razoriel on GameFAQs: Made me have an innovation about making a basis for the point system.

Basilisk on GameFAQs: Giving me many fixes and tips on the guide, as well as the idea of a multiplayer guide and an e-mail. Also has given me the points for the ranks.

Dman4835 on GameFAQs: For pinpointing the Ace Badges kills and helping me identify an error in my Ace Badge ranking system.

Valkyerie on GameFAQs: Gave me missing info in the rank section.

Bobotheking on GameFAQs: Pointed me to a program that helps get the point values and makes the missions easier to dissect.

Goober5000: Provided more info within a few days about code, hidden values, how scoring works, and various exploits than I learned in the years I had previously worked on this.