Adaptive Defenses is a level 52 mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you help a researcher study Borg shielding. It is picked up in Eady and needs warp 230 to start and finish. The Borg are in Beta Sector, where you destroy one Borg ship and disable another, then report to the Dropar colony back in Eady. The reward is a 1 Day Peace Shield, 7,500,000 Dilithium, 10 30 Minute Repair Speed Ups and three 100K Tritanium Tokens.
Adaptive Defenses objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Track down a Borg ship. Location: Beta Sector.
- Destroy the Borg ship. Location: Beta Sector. Enemy strength around 15,761,293.
- Disable the Borg vessel. Location: Beta Sector. Enemy strength around 15,761,293.
- Report to the Dropar colony. Location: Eady.
The two Borg fights have the same listed strength and come one after the other. Disabling the second vessel, rather than destroying it, fits the research story.
Where and what warp
The pickup system is Eady, and warp 230 covers the trip to Beta Sector and back. The recommended level is 52.
Two fights at around 15.8 million strength with no break between them are the combat check.
Adaptive Defenses rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1 Day Peace Shield | 1 |
| Dilithium | 7,500,000 |
| 30 Minute Repair Speed Up | 10 |
| 100K Tritanium Token | 3 |
No faction credits or points are listed.
Missions with the same reward pattern
These level 51 to 53 missions share a reward pattern: each pays 10 30 Minute Repair Speed Ups and 3 100K Tritanium Tokens on top of its headline reward, and none lists faction credits or points.
| Mission | Recommended level | Pickup | Warp to complete | Toughest listed enemy | Headline reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekin Rebuilding Project | 51 | Callicoat | 205 | Sunspot Scavenger, around 13.8 million | 5,312,500,000 Parsteel, 10 1M Dilithium Tokens |
| Unlikeliest Minds | 51 | Belmont | 205 | Klingon attackers, around 13.9 million | 500 Premium Recruit Tokens, 5,250,000 Dilithium |
| Taran | 52 | Hulman | 230 | Taran, around 15.2 million | 3,825,000,000 Parsteel, 10 1M Dilithium Tokens |
| Adaptive Defenses | 52 | Eady | 230 | Borg ships, around 15.8 million | 1 Day Peace Shield, 7,500,000 Dilithium |
| Mollusc | 53 | Merius | 255 | Mollusc, around 17.6 million | 5 1B Parsteel Tokens, 9,000,000 Dilithium |
| Rescue Operation | 53 | New London | 255 | Orion Slave ship, around 20.0 million | 1,912,500,000 Parsteel, 100 3 Hour Speed Ups |
Adaptive Defenses is the only one of the six that pays a Peace Shield, and the only one with two named fights.
Tips
Repair before Beta Sector. The second Borg fight follows the first immediately.
Keep the Peace Shield for a day you need it.
Eady comes up often in this part of the game: I Am Lesion, Winds of Change III and Black Market Blues all send you there. More missions by level are on the mission guide.