Exploration | Types of missions Destiny Guide

Exploration missions do not have a single pre-stated objective. Their primary goal is to promote free exploration of related locations, allowing you to engage in randomly generated side missions. In order to reach starting points of the aforementioned side missions it is best to use a help of the Ghost. Once you locate a flashing marker (an example of this is on the picture above) you have to confirm that you want to do the mission.

In one type of missions you have to gather items dropped by enemies

The list below presents the most common types of side missions:

• Analyzing trails - You have to get to a set location, clear it out if necessary, and analyze trails.
• Reconnaissance of the enemy numbers - You have to get to a set vintage point and stay there until the reconnaissance is over. This is made difficult by possible enemy attacks that the character is vulnerable to.
• Eliminating enemies - You have to kill enemies until the percentage progress bar is full.
• Killing a strong enemy - You have to get to a hideout/lair of a designated enemy and have your share in eliminating him.
• Reconnaissance of a location - You have to get to a location set by the game (e.g. dungeons) and stay there until the percentage progress bar is full.
• Transmit data - You have to get to a set location, clear it out if necessary, and transmit data.
• Collecting items - You have to eliminate a particular type of enemies (e.g. Hive) and collect the items they drop until the percentage progress bar is full.