Missions & Complexes

I wanted to get some BPC's and raise my standings to max, and Amarr Cosmos was a great way to start. However it didn't pay off that much in ISK. That was an entirely different situation with Caldari Cosmos though. I ended up with 2 plugins worth over 1.2 bill each on top of all the blueprints and bounties. The missions were also more exciting as some of the missions involved passing a low-sec zone to Otomainen (an high-sec island), so it's a great way to learn a bit about how to avoid PVP or even fight back if you want. I was so lovesick when those missions were finished, as they created some of my best PVE moments in EVE. Anyway here is a nice guide I used when I did it:

http://dl.eve-files.com/media/corp/jowen/Caldari_COSMOS_guide_by_Jowen_Datloran_v1.0.pdf

I never knew such a thing existed and really interested in giving it a try (going to start with Minmatar). From what I can gather reading about COSMOS I would need at the very least a frigate, cruiser and battleship? If that is the case I was thinking of getting a Dramiel, Cynabal and a Machariel maybe? Alternatively I can fly all T1 Minmatar ships.

There's a bug associated with Cosmos Agents , meaning if you talk to a Cosmos Agent and decline the mission offer, they will count that as a fail and will not re-offer their mission series.

So the main thing to remember - Do not fail, quit, decline or let Cosmos mission offers expire, it could lock out access to other Cosmos Agents.

I worked the Cosmos Agents in steps, such as level 1 Minmatar, Caldari, Gallente, then did level 2 agents, etc. The Amarr Cosmos is tricky which I did in 2 parts, the first part has agents of various levels directing you to other agents of various levels. Basically a mix of level 1 to level 3 agents all chained to each other. The 2nd part which I did later was all of the level 4 agents.

At various times I would use Data Center Agents whenever needed to gain standings high enough for access to Cosmos Agents. These are all the different guides I used for reference info when I ran Cosmos.

Data Center Agent Locations
http://web.archive.org/web/20160225230117/https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Data_Centers

Cosmos Agent Locations
http://web.archive.org/web/20160225225004/https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/COSMOS

All Factions Cosmos Guide
http://lorebook.eve-inspiracy.com/
http://www.hb3.info/cosmos/

Caldari Cosmos Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16401872/Cosmos-Missions-101

Amarr Cosmos Guide
http://web.archive.org/web/20160225230248/https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Amarr_Cosmos_%28Guide%29

Gallente / Minmatar Cosmos Guide
http://web.archive.org/web/20160225230203/http://web.archive.org/web/20120426163113/http://eve-odessa.com/en/guides/cosmos.html

I used a variety of ships, all Minmatar, to complete the missions. T1 Frigate, T2 Cov Ops, T1 Cruiser, T2 Battlecruiser, T3 Cruiser, T1 Industrial Transport, T2 Blockade Runner, etc.

I also had some fleet mates help on a few missions. On missions that required combat against one of the 4 main Empire Factions, I just bought the required item from contracts / market.

Majority of the info in the linked guides is still accurate. CCP has made a few small changes to some of the missions, most notably to some of the Complex locations in the Caldari Cosmos.

Hope this helps, good luck to you.



DMC

No, CCP removed the 2 Concord Agent missions that gave security standing increase.


DMC

Yeah, I still have mine as well.

CCP should make the various medals and pins gained from different NPC's able to be listed in our characters info box, just like how player corp members have medals listed in their characters info box.



DMC

This guide is great but could have been complete if you had noted what ships you used.

A lot of players, especially new, would not know what ships are required but Kudos for taking the time to write it.

Yeah, that Agent in Otomainen system actually belongs to the Amarr Cosmos which I wrote about in this post. Definitely an experience I'll never forget.

And gratz on getting a Bhaalgorn BPC from the Amarr Cosmos.


DMC

In that regard it's just like regular missions: your lesser skilled character accepts the mission, fleets up with main, main clears the room(s). Note: if you want to limit standings/monetary reward gain to the lesser skilled character, main has to leave fleet before mission hand-in.

Hey, thanks to OP getting my attention on the long-forgotten COSMOS missions, I've been able to do a few of them after reactivating my account less than a week ago and make 1,5 billions in one night! Great!
I also learned a couple of things... first off, how to properly travel fit a Tengu and how not to let your guard down when traveling towards Jita with more money in your cargo than in your wallet, not to mention the ship proper (this I luckily read before making mistakes); second, I re-learned how to count volleys and that there is no such thing as too much missiles.

Now on to Amarr COSMOS since the other billion-implant agent needs a standing of 7.0 and I'm currently sitting at 5.3 derived. All in all COSMOS is a great chain of mission, especially since important missions are not as camped anymore. They can teach many things to the new and the returning player alike, just be prepared to lose a few ships.

On a final note, it's funny how old guides mentioned problems which are rendered trivial by things that did not exist at the time, such as the mobile depot (for refit in Otomainen) and T3's. Tengu's for PVE are easy mode, really...