Combat Training 13: Rookie is the first of the three level 13 Combat Training missions in Star Trek Fleet Command. Its only objective is to defeat one hostile of level 13 or higher, and it needs just warp 1 because no system is named. The game lists a recommended level of 1. The reward is 650 Dilithium and a Komal shard, and finishing it unlocks Combat Training 13: Soldier.
Combat Training 13: Rookie objectives
There is one objective and no choice split:
- Defeat a hostile of Level 13 or higher.
The story line is the one every Combat Training mission shares: test your skills in battle against escalating difficulties of hostile enemies. At the Rookie step that means a single kill. Any hostile of level 13 or higher counts, wherever you find it.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. You can clear the kill in any system your ship can reach that has level 13 or higher hostiles.
The recommended level shows as 1. The real requirement is a ship that can beat a level 13 hostile.
Combat Training 13: Rookie rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 650 |
| Komal shards | 1 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next Combat Training step.
The full level 13 set
| Mission | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 13: Rookie | Defeat a hostile of level 13 or higher | 650 Dilithium, 1 Komal shard |
| Combat Training 13: Soldier | Defeat 5 hostiles of level 13 or higher | 950 Dilithium, 7,500 Officer XP, 2 Komal shards |
| Combat Training 13: Veteran | Defeat the hostile captain (about 5,263) | 1,600 Dilithium, 8 30 Minute Speed Up, 2 Komal shards |
Running all three gives 3,200 Dilithium and 5 Komal shards in total. The Rookie step is the quickest of the set by far.
How the Rookie step grows
| Mission | Kills needed | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 11: Rookie | 1 | 320 Dilithium, 1 K’Bisch shard |
| Combat Training 12: Rookie | 1 | 440 Dilithium, 2 Domitia shards |
| Combat Training 13: Rookie | 1 | 650 Dilithium, 1 Komal shard |
| Combat Training 15: Rookie | 2 | 1,200 Dilithium, 2 Rukor shards |
The Dilithium climbs steadily from level to level, and by level 15 the Rookie step asks for two kills instead of one.
Tips
Clear it during normal play. A single kill of a level 13 or higher hostile takes very little time, so this step fits into whatever hunting you were already doing.
Komal shards turn up again much later in the series. Combat Training 25: Veteran pays 12 Komal shards, more than the whole level 13 set combined, so if you are building toward Komal, these early shards are a start rather than the whole job.
Keep going through the set. The Soldier and Veteran steps pay more Komal shards and more Dilithium, and together they are where most of the level 13 rewards come from.
The previous step is Combat Training 12: Veteran. The full series is on the Combat Training missions page.
