{"id":1145,"date":"2022-08-02T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:14:01","slug":"ratfos-vs-red-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/ratfos-vs-red-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"RATFOs vs Red Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group RAgroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Alerts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stowiki.net\/wiki\/Red_Alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/stowiki.net\/wiki\/Red_Alert<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>~3 minutes each if you can guarantee that speed yourself (without relying on team mates).<\/li><li>~20 runs per hour.<\/li><li>52 marks per run; ~1040 marks per hour (20&#215;52).<\/li><li>480 dil ore per run; ~9600 dil ore per hour.<\/li><li>Normal R&amp;D Materials; ~x20 per hour.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>~3 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Runs per hour<\/td><td>~20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per run<\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per hour<\/td><td>~1040<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per run<\/td><td>480<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per hour<\/td><td>~9600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Normal R&amp;D Materials per hour<\/td><td>~20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Red Alert Rewards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group RATFOgroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Random Advanced TFOs (RATFOS):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stowiki.net\/wiki\/Task_Force_Operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/stowiki.net\/wiki\/Task_Force_Operation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are a little harder to quantify because their rewards system is more complex and variable. First, there are <em><strong>base <\/strong><\/em>rewards for doing the TFO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The longest a TFO should take is 16 minutes per run, but can take as little as 90 seconds. It is very safe to assume 5-6 runs per hour on average.<\/li><li>Rep\/Fleet mark amounts vary wildy depending on TFO, I&#8217;ve seen as few as 70 and as much as 345 today (from Best Served Cold, which is one of the very newest, and longest TFOs at 16 minutes). And then I saw 112 marks from an 86 second ISA run. ~350-1725 marks per hour.<\/li><li>720 dil ore per run; ~3600 dil ore per hour.<\/li><li>Advanced R&amp;D Materials; ~x5 per hour.<\/li><li>Possible elite rep materials.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>&lt;= 16 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Runs per hour<\/td><td>~5-6 (estimates based on 5)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per run<\/td><td>varies 70-345<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per hour<\/td><td>~350-1725<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per run<\/td><td>720<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per hour<\/td><td>~3600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advanced R&amp;D Materials per hour<\/td><td>~5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Possible elite Reputaion Material<\/td><td>0-1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Random Advanced TFO Base Rewards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>And then there is the bonus &#8220;Random&#8221; reward we need to add in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Between 70-350 marks of choice (usually Uncommon\/Rare\/Advanced, giving 84-140).<\/li><li>700-3500 dil ore (usually Uncommon\/Rare\/Advanced, giving840-1400).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>&lt;= 16 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Runs per hour<\/td><td>~5-6 (estimates based on 5)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per run<\/td><td>varies 70-350<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per hour<\/td><td>~350-1750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per run<\/td><td>700-3500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per hour<\/td><td>~3500-17500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>RATFO &#8220;Random&#8221; Reward Packages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, you get a 50 mark bonus per day for each different rep you choose as a reward. Since you want to max out all 13 reps as quickly as possible, it usually makes sense to choose a different Rep reward each time (rather than focusing on one specific rep), to ensure you get the bonus 50 marks every time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>~250 marks per hour (based on 5 runs).<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comparing Red Alerts to RATFOs:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Red Alert<\/th><th>Random Advanced TFO<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>~3 minutes<\/td><td>&lt;= 16 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Runs per hour<\/td><td>~20<\/td><td>~5-6 (estimates based on 5)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per run<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>~190-745<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marks per hour<\/td><td>~1040<\/td><td>~950-3725<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per run<\/td><td>480<\/td><td>1420-4220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dil ore per hour<\/td><td>~9600<\/td><td>~7100-21100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Normal R&amp;D Reward<\/td><td>~20<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advanced R&amp;D Reward<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>~5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elite Rep Material<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0-1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Random Advanced TFO Rewards vs Red Alert Rewards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that if your goal is marks or other rewards, Random Advanced TFOs beat out Red Alerts handily over time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Alerts: https:\/\/stowiki.net\/wiki\/Red_Alert ~3 minutes each if you can guarantee that speed yourself (without relying on team mates). ~20 runs per hour. 52 marks per run; ~1040 marks per hour (20&#215;52). 480 dil ore per run; ~9600 dil ore per hour. Normal R&amp;D Materials; ~x20 per hour. Duration ~3 minutes Runs per hour ~20 Marks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sto-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions\/1190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informationanarchy.org\/sto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}