With the launch of Patch 1.6 on the PTS, Grade 7 Spaceship Upgrades have being added along side with Hardmode/Heroic Space Missions that rewards Black Hole Commendations on completion. Here is a guide to them.

Navigation

• Grade 7 Spaceship Upgrades
• Six new hardmode Space Missions

1.Grade 7 Starship Upgrades

There are two separate vendors selling different Grade 7 ship upgrades. One of them on the fleet selling some for Fleet Commendations while another on the daily vendors selling the rest using Daily Commendations.

Updated for the Jan 8, 2013 patch that reduced the costs on spaceship components. (500 = old price)

It will cost you 300k credits, 1500 Fleet Comms and 300 Daily Comms to get all the non-schematic parts.

Fleet Spaceship Upgrades (Fleet Commendations.

Recall that there are two vendors for Starship Upgrades. The one that sells stuff for credits have the Grade 7 Improved Power Conversion Module

Grade 7 Improved Power Conversion Module 200 k credits

The vendor that sells stuff for fleet commendations have the following

Cybertech Schematics 500 Fleet Commendations each (BoE, tradeable)

• Schematic: Concussion Missile Magazine
• Schematic: Deflector Shield

Concussion Launcher & Deflector Shield Schematic requires (info provided by Red-Dwarf)

• Synthetic Energy Matrix x2
• Enriched Durasteel x12
• Zal Alloy x30
• Mandalorian Iron x6
• Molecular Stabiliser x4

Grade 7 Durasteel Armor 350 Fleet Commendations

Grade 7 Blast Condenser 350 Fleet Commendations

Grade 7 Laser Canons 350 Fleet Commendations

Grade 7 & 8 Crafting Material Box (not new)

• Grade 7 Crafting Material Box 125 Fleet Commendations (gave me a Self-Perpetuating Power Cell)
• Grade 8 Crafting Material Box 200 Fleet Commendations

Daily Commendation vendors (Ilum, Black hole, Section X, Belsavis)

Improved Electromagnetic Pulse 100 Daily Commendations

Deflection Amplifier 100 Daily Commendations

Schematic: Improved Electronic Warfare Pod 140 Daily Commendations

2.Hardmode Space Missions

The following six new space missions are available on each faction. It appears that the missions are recycled between the factions with the same objectives, same map, and just the enemies switched around.

Rewards

• When you complete the Space Combat Mission for the first time, you are rewarded with 20 Fleet Commendations and 7175 credits.
• This allows you to pick up a new weekly Operation Mission for the Space Mission you just completed that rewards 7175 credits, 2 Black Hole Commendations, 5 Daily Commendations and 40 Fleet Commendations (Sunday weekly includes two space missions and rewards twice as much rewards)
• Note that all these weeklies reset at certain day of the week

Missions

Cha Raaba Assault (Imp) = Thanium Disruption (Pub)

Duma Strike (Imp) = Baros Ambrush (Pub)

Far Cradle Strike (Imp) = Regnant Station Assault (Pub)

Kanaz Minefield (Imp) = New Cov Asteroid Field (Pub)

Kabal Station Defense (Imp) = Ardis Outpost Fortification (Pub)

Lorta Escort (Imp) = Hypori Escort (Pub)

Empire

Republic

Cha Raaba Assault/Thanium Disruption 3m 50s

• Take out the shuttle 0/1
• Eliminate the Mandalorian Commander 0/1
• Destroy the Republic Frigate 0/1

Duma Strike/Baros Ambush- 4m 48s

• Destroy bridge on the Destroyer (proton torpedoes) 0/1
• Destroy the Corvette Class Ships 0/2
• Destroy Enemy Frigates 0/4

Far Cradle Strike/Regnant Station Assault 6m 06s

• Destroy the Republic Command Bridge (proton torpedoes) 0/1
• Destroy Communications Array (proton torpedoes) 0/1
• Destroy Defense Satellite 0/8
• Destroy the Jedi Ship 0/1 (Bonus)
• Destroy Republic Fighters 0/40 (Bonus)

Kanz Minefield/New Cov Asteroid Field 5m 32s

• Destroy Defense Clusters 0/4
• Destroy Minelayer 0/1
• Destroy the Satellite Hardpoint
• Destroy Jedi Ships 0/1 (bonus)

Kabal Station Defense/Ardis Outpost Fortification 6m 20s

• Annihilate an Enemy Command Bridge (proton torpedoes) 0/1
• Destroy Bombers: 0/30
• Obliterate Republic Frigates 0/3

Lortal Escort/Hypori Escort 4m 48s

• Destroy Bridge on the Destroyer (proton torpedoes) 0/1
• Protect the D-1Z Bomber
• Destroy Enemy Jedi Ships