Missions (ES2)

Everspace 2 has several different mission types.

Main
Main missions progress the story and can unlock new areas to explore.

Side
Side missions are nonessential to the story but can give good rewards.

Challenges
Challenges consist of several different specific tasks to complete, rewarding the player with xp, credits, and potentially a discount if the challenge was given by a trading station.

Jobs
Jobs are short side missions offered by job boards at certain stations.