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Either use kamikaze mimics or groups of acolytes (on evasive) to take out the minelayer corvettes and any mines they lay.
With your acolyte group, using evasive tactics, approach the minefield and target the nearest mine. Others may target you, so quickly move to the next target once one has been destroyed. Once the minelayers come into view, micromanage (or use attack groups) to assign half your acolytes against nearby or dropped mines and the other half against the minelayer corvettes. Should any interceptors arrive, defeat them with your acolytes. Also consider linking the acolytes into ACVs once all the mines are destroyed - the ACVs are much better in combat.
At some point during your exploration of the NAV points, a new research option becomes available. Press R to open the research menu and select frigate drive to provide a new build option, the hive frigate.
As stated previously, make sure to pay attention to the audio announcements. If you hear that a wave of scouts was launched from the Taiidan base, you must concentrate briefly on the Caal-Shto and your defending craft. Keep those ACVs between the Caal-Shto and the Taiidan base, so it's easy to intercept any scouts. Keep the scouts away from the Caal-Shto - it's much easier to defeat the scouts coming at you then attempt to chase them down.
Advance to another NAV point and keep clearing any mines you discover. Once you have cleared all but one NAV point, it's time to get the Caal-Shto on the move.
Escort the Caal-Shto to the other side of the nebula with your command ship, the Kuun-Lan. The best way to do this is select your command ship and instruct it to guard the Caal-Shto using the G key. It is also advisable to put a group of ACVs or sentinels in sphere formation around the Caal-Shto. The objective won't complete if the Caal-Shto is under attack, even once you have escorted it to the other side of the nebula.
To start the Caal-Shto toward the NAV points, you must use a recon. Build a recon if you don't have one. Move the recon to the first ping on the sensors manager. Once it announces "NAV point clear," the Caal-Shto will be on the move. Select the Kuun-Lan and order it to guard the Caal-Shto. Clear each NAV point with the recon until the Caal-Shto and Kuun-Lan lie one NAV point from the last.
During this mission, you can gather a bunch of resources - and most you can't see on the default sensors manager. Just make sure your workers and processor stay away from mines and, more importantly, the Taiidan base. Let them loose and let them gather (use time compression to speed up the process). Gather most or all the resources, and you'll have a large bank of resources to carry into the next few missions.
When ready, advance the mimic to the final NAV point to discover a heavy cruiser and defenders guarding the exit out of the nebula.
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