Starved for Attention

Starved for Attention [I-M5]
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4 | 20 | 24
Distress Calls Infinity
Mission 5th	Type Away Team
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Mission Rewards

“	My people know nothing of starships or transporters. I've been unable to contact them since I joined Starfleet, though I've kept up to date on studies of my homeworld. The latest ones are disturbing. They suggest my people are starving.	”
	~ Lieutenant Commander Saru

Starved for Attention is the fifth mission in the Infinity Distress Calls series. It takes place on Infinity in the Simpson system.

Mission Walkthrough

	Starved for Attention's Information	Starved for Attention's Structure (Colors Info)
Introduction:	Saru fears his village–which is pre-warp and unaware of Starfleet's existence–is suffering through a famine. Discreetly investigate the situation.	400px
Cost:	4 | 20 | 24
Suggested Traits:	Jury Rigger, Starfleet, Communicator, Diplomat, Brutal, Tactician, Costumed, Physician, Resourceful, Crafty, Kelpien, Desperate, Federation, Geneticist, Vulcan, Empath, Astrophysicist, Exomycologist

Step	Choices	Skill Req	Other Req	Bonus Traits	Rare Reward
1. Board Discovery	Land Shuttle A.	Command  56 | 543 | 985	—	Pilot, Resourceful Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] expertly pilots a shuttle into the Discovery's open bay.
		Choice Failure Message
2. Explore Shuttlebay	Scan for Life Signs A.	Science  56 | 543 | 985	Starfleet or Exobiology	Starfleet, Exobiology Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	Normal: Common Medical Lesson ★ Elite: Uncommon Klingon Warnog ★★ Epic: Super Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★★
		[Character] determins that there is no organic life of any kind currently present aboard Discovery.
		Choice Failure Message
	Inspect Parked Shuttles B.	Security  56 | 543 | 985	—	Investigator, Tactician Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	Normal: Common Identification Code ★ Elite: Common Covert Contacts ★ Epic: Uncommon Case Files ★★
		[Character] boards and searches every shuttle in the bay and determines none of them show signs of having been used.
		Choice Failure Message
3. Explore Sickbay	Access Security Logs A.	Security  56 | 543 | 985	—	Civilian, Survivalist Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] determines the last patients to visit sickbay were not there due to combat or other violent injuries.
		Choice Failure Message
	Repair Disabled Equipment B.	Engineering  56 | 543 | 985	Choose 2.B	Innovator, Jury Rigger Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] reactivates some surgical equipment, only to find the rest reactivates automatically. Does Zora approve?
		Choice Failure Message
	Review Treatment Records C.	Medicine  56 | 543 | 985	Physician or Costumed and Choose 2.B	Geneticist, Physician Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] review of treatment records determines that the crew did not succumb to a plague.
		Choice Failure Message
4. Explore Bridge	Try to Control Helm A.	Engineering  56 | 543 | 985	Choose 3.A or Choose 3.B	Prodigy, Tactician Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] is able to take control of the helm for a brief moment, causing Zora to appear!
		Choice Failure Message
	Execute Commander Overrides B.	Command  56 | 543 | 985	Choose 3.B or Choose 3.C	Interrogator, Communicator Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	Normal: Common Field Rations ★ Elite: Uncommon Terran Emblem ★★ Epic: Super Rare Database (Panel) ★★★★
		[Character] uses official Starfleet command codes to interrogate the ships computer about the crew. Zora then appears!
		Choice Failure Message
5. Meet Zora	Charm Zora into Reveal A.	Diplomacy  56 | 543 | 985	—	Empath, Caregiver Trait bonus for tired crew: (+8 | +84 | +154)(+11 | +106 | +193) No other traits provide a bonus.	Normal: Common Micro-Resonator ★ Elite: Common Encoded Communique ★ Epic: Uncommon Kotra ★★
		[Character]'s warmth and companionship convince Zora to explain about Craft and Alcor IV
		Choice Failure Message
Though we were unable to get the entity known as Zora to divulge the fate of Discovery's crew, she did agree to leave both Alcor IV and a man known as Craft in peace.
Mission Failed Message

Mission Rewards

Rare Rewards

Rare Rewards

• Common Medical Lesson ★
• Common Identification Code ★
• Common Field Rations ★
• Common Micro-Resonator ★

• Uncommon Klingon Warnog ★★
• Common Covert Contacts ★
• Uncommon Terran Emblem ★★
• Common Encoded Communique ★

• Super Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★★
• Uncommon Case Files ★★
• Super Rare Database (Panel) ★★★★
• Uncommon Kotra ★★

Standard Rewards

Standard Rewards

• Basic Command Badge
• Basic Command Communicator
• Basic Starfleet Uniform Pattern
• Basic Power Cell
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• Basic Communicator (TOS)
• Super Rare Isolinear Chips ★★★★
• Uncommon Synthehol ★★
• Common Interlink ★
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• Rare Authorization Code ★★★
• Common Encoded Communique ★
• Common Phaser Rifle ★
• Rare Casing ★★★
• Uncommon Emitter Crystal ★★

Drop Chance

Mission tested: Starved for Attention [edit]
By: middlehead & Orlongue Date(s): Dec 2018 – Jun 2020 Runs: 50   Cost/Run: 4
Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Basic Micro-Optic Drill	28>> Basic Micro-Optic Drill Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 2 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 4 runs in 10 percent of cases 8 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 7 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 13 runs or so.	7.1Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Basic Micro-Optic Drill within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 5.4 — 10.54>>	1.8
Basic Microconnector	31>> Basic Microconnector Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 4 runs in 10 percent of cases 7 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 6 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 10 runs or so.	6.5Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Basic Microconnector within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 4.96 — 9.22>>	1.6
Basic Optronic Circuit	2>> Basic Optronic Circuit Average (mean) runs per drop: 25 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 18 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 57 runs in 10 percent of cases 114 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 113 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 2,500 runs or so.	100.0Statistical Strength: Nearly useless Range of average cost per Basic Optronic Circuit within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 41.54 — Infinity>>	25
Basic Clothing Pattern	39>> Basic Clothing Pattern Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 3 runs in 10 percent of cases 5 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 4 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 6.6 runs or so.	5.1Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Basic Clothing Pattern within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 4.1 — 6.85>>	1.3
Average cost per unit assumes 2 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps.    Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Mission tested: Starved for Attention [edit]
By: middlehead Date(s): Dec 2018 – Dec 2018 Runs: 21   Cost/Run: 20
Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Super Rare Alcohol ★★★★	5>> Super Rare Alcohol ★★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 5 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 3 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 10 runs in 10 percent of cases 19 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 18 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 71 runs or so.	84.0Statistical Strength: Nearly useless Range of average cost per Super Rare Alcohol ★★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 45.41 — 558.8>>	4.2
Rare Power Cell ★★★	9>> Rare Power Cell ★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 3 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 2 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 5 runs in 10 percent of cases 10 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 9 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 22 runs or so.	46.7Statistical Strength: Somewhat unreliable Range of average cost per Rare Power Cell ★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 29.2 — 116.12>>	2.3
Uncommon Alcohol ★★	15>> Uncommon Alcohol ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 3 runs in 10 percent of cases 6 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 5 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 7.8 runs or so.	28.0Statistical Strength: Somewhat unreliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Alcohol ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 19.73 — 48.2>>	1.4
Common Isolinear Chips ★	13>> Common Isolinear Chips ★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 4 runs in 10 percent of cases 7 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 6 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 10 runs or so.	32.3Statistical Strength: Somewhat unreliable Range of average cost per Common Isolinear Chips ★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 22.03 — 60.56>>	1.6
Average cost per unit assumes 2 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps.    Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Mission tested: Starved for Attention [edit]
By: middlehead & WaldoMag Date(s): Jan 2019 – June 2020 Runs: 13   Cost/Run: 24
Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Uncommon Pattern Enhancer ★★	9>> Uncommon Pattern Enhancer ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 3 runs in 10 percent of cases 6 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 5 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 8.3 runs or so.	34.7Statistical Strength: Somewhat unreliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Pattern Enhancer ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 22.37 — 76.99>>	1.4
Super Rare Furs ★★★★	2>>Unable to display streak info due to insufficient sample size.	156.0Statistical Strength: Nearly useless Range of average cost per Super Rare Furs ★★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 65.39 — Infinity>>	6.5
Rare Sensor ★★★	9>> Rare Sensor ★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 3 runs in 10 percent of cases 6 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 5 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 8.3 runs or so.	34.7Statistical Strength: Somewhat unreliable Range of average cost per Rare Sensor ★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 22.37 — 76.99>>	1.4
Uncommon Subprocessor ★★	6>> Uncommon Subprocessor ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 3 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 2 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 5 runs in 10 percent of cases 9 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 8 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 19 runs or so.	52.0Statistical Strength: Very unreliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Subprocessor ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 30.05 — 192.8>>	2.2
Average cost per unit assumes 2 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps.    Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Other Rewards

Currency Rewards
Capt XP	1st-Run Repeat	314 14	994 34	1034 34
Crew XP		30	105	115
Training XP	Warp 1 Warp 10			245
Credits	regular Warp 1	300	1500	1800