Combat Training 25: Veteran is the top tier of the 25th Combat Training step in Star Trek Fleet Command. It asks for one win: defeat a hostile captain with an enemy strength of about 74,100. It starts and finishes at warp 1, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. The reward is 160,000 Dilithium, eight 3 Hour Speed Ups, 450 Ultra Recruit Tokens and twelve Komal shards, and completing it unlocks Combat Training 26: Rookie. For a single fight, that is a very generous payout.
Combat Training 25: Veteran objectives
The series story line asks you to test your skills in battle against escalating difficulties of hostile enemies. There is one objective and no choice split:
- Defeat the hostile captain. Enemy strength is roughly 74,100.
No system is named in the objective. The hostile captain’s location is assigned when you take the mission, so follow the mission marker to find it.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no fixed pickup system.
The recommended level is listed as 1, but that is not the real bar. The captain’s strength of about 74,100 is, and a ship well above that number is what you need.
Combat Training 25: Veteran rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 160,000 |
| 3 Hour Speed Up | 8 |
| Ultra Recruit Token | 450 |
| Komal shards | 12 |
Completing this tier also unlocks the next mission in the series, Combat Training 26: Rookie.
The three level 25 tiers compared
| Tier | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 25: Rookie | Defeat 3 hostiles of level 25 or higher | 64,000 Dilithium, 160 Recruit Tokens |
| Combat Training 25: Soldier | Defeat 10 hostiles of level 25 or higher | 96,000 Dilithium, 85,000 Officer XP, 375 Premium Recruit Tokens |
| Combat Training 25: Veteran | Defeat the hostile captain (about 74,100 strength) | 160,000 Dilithium, 8 × 3 Hour Speed Up, 450 Ultra Recruit Tokens, 12 Komal shards |
The three tiers pay 320,000 Dilithium in total, and each tier pays a different grade of recruit token. Only the Veteran tier gives officer shards at this level.
How the Veteran captains scale
| Mission | Captain strength | Dilithium | Speed ups | Ultra Recruit Tokens | Shards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 21: Veteran | ~36,701 | 27,000 | 14 × 1 Hour | 300 | 8 Vartoq |
| Combat Training 22: Veteran | ~39,484 | 42,000 | 16 × 1 Hour | 300 | 8 Rukor |
| Combat Training 25: Veteran | ~74,100 | 160,000 | 8 × 3 Hour | 450 | 12 Komal |
| Combat Training 27: Veteran | ~129,975 | 360,000 | 12 × 3 Hour | 550 | 6 Vixis |
| Combat Training 28: Veteran | ~133,290 | 540,000 | 14 × 3 Hour | 600 | 7 Klaa |
The captain nearly doubles in strength between level 22 and level 25, and nearly doubles again by level 27. The Komal stack at level 25 is also the largest shard reward in this group.
Tips
Check your power against 74,100 before you go. The captain is the only fight in the tier, so a ship that clearly outclasses it finishes the mission in one trip.
Use the 3 Hour Speed Ups on long building upgrades. Eight of them take a full day off a build queue.
Run the Soldier tier first for its Officer XP. It unlocks this tier anyway, and the XP helps the crew you bring to the captain fight. Other missions are listed on the mission guide.
