By Any Means is a short Star Trek Fleet Command mission from the New Vulcan storyline. Toryn wants an Independent to meet a Corvallen captain and arrange passage for a Vulcan through Romulan space; the meeting in Sol ends in a fight with a Corvallen Veteran. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 40 to complete. The reward is 25 Dilithium, which makes it a small payout for a fight at around 2.1 million strength.
By Any Means objectives
There are two objectives and no choice split:
- Meet with the Corvallen Transport on T’Lem II. Location: Sol.
- Defeat the Corvallen Veteran. Location: Sol. Enemy strength around 2.1 million.
Both steps happen in Sol, one after the other. The meeting with the Corvallen Transport is the setup, and the Corvallen Veteran is the fight that follows it, so expect combat as soon as the first step clears.
Where and what warp
There is no pickup system. The mission starts at warp 1 and needs warp 40 to reach Sol.
The listed recommended level is 1. The Corvallen Veteran, at around 2.1 million strength, is the real bar.
By Any Means rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 25 |
That is the full reward. Nothing further unlocks from it.
By Any Means and the other New Vulcan missions
| Mission | Warp to complete | Fights | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Any Means | 40 | Corvallen Veteran, around 2.1 million | 25 Dilithium |
| Duty-bound | 40 | two ships, around 2.1 million each | 30,000 Tritanium |
| Mediator | 40 | the Valdore, around 2.1 million | 200,000 Parsteel |
| Forsaken Logic | 5 | one ship on one path, around 2.1 million | 30,000 Tritanium or 5,000 Dilithium |
All four list a recommended level of 1, start at warp 1 and follow the Vulcan and Romulan politics around New Vulcan.
By Any Means pays the least of the four for the same enemy strength. Mediator, also in Sol, pays 200,000 Parsteel for one fight.
Tips
Run it when you are already heading to Sol. Duty-bound and Mediator both send you there at warp 40, so the three missions fit into one trip.
One combat ship that can beat a 2.1 million strength enemy is all you need. There is no travel between the meeting and the fight, so arrive at full health.
The mission is set up by Toryn, and its goal of moving a Vulcan through Romulan space fits the same thread as Duty-bound and Mediator. Other missions by level are on the mission guide.