This random event occurs in:
The intro text for this event varies, and could be any of the following:
- You arrive at a beacon located in a civilian star system. A nearby colony contacts you: "We've got a rogue Rebel ship harassing this system. Do you have time to find it?"
- As soon as you arrive, you receive a Federation encrypted message: "A Rebel ship has been terrorizing the local civilians in this system, please seek and destroy it."
- You begin charging your FTL drive, and do a quick scan of a local planet. You find the ruins of a recently destroyed federation colony on the surface. There must be a Rebel ship in the vicinity...
- You jump into a field of debris. It appears a battle recently took place here, and the loser seems to have been a civilian ship. A message was left on repeat before it was destroyed: "Rebels attacking, please send aid!" The responsible Rebels are likely still nearby.
- Go looking for the Rebel ship.
- You spend some time looking but your scanners cannot pick up any trace of the Rebel ship. You prepare to move on.
- Nothing happens.
- After a short search you find the Rebel ship. Let's hope he's as easy to defeat in combat as he was to find.
- Fight a Rebel ship (default rewards).
- You are able to quickly track down the Rebel. Let's hope he's as easy to defeat in combat as he was to find.
- Fight a Rebel ship (default rewards).
- After far too much time spent searching, you are finally able to track him down. You go into the fight pondering just how much of a head start you've lost on the Rebel Fleet...
- Rebel Fleet moves ahead 1 jump, and fight a Rebel ship (default rewards).
- You spend some time looking but your scanners cannot pick up any trace of the Rebel ship. You prepare to move on.
- No time to search, you prepare to jump away.
- Nothing happens.
- (Improved Sensors) Perform a scan of the area.
Improved Sensors result.
- You quickly find the rebel ship's location and move to intercept.
- Fight a Rebel ship (default rewards).
- You quickly find the rebel ship's location and move to intercept.
- (Advanced Sensors) Pinpoint the Rebel's location.
- You find the Rebel ship hiding on a nearby asteroid. You are able to get a shot off and permanently disable their engines before they notice you.
- Fight a Rebel ship, whose engines are disabled (default rewards).
- You find the Rebel ship hiding on a nearby asteroid. You are able to get a shot off and permanently disable their engines before they notice you.
- Go looking for the Rebel ship.
Trivia
This event is called "ROGUE_REBEL" in the datafiles.