A Compelling Argument is a level 25 story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command. You try to turn the neutral mercenaries against Tilly by meeting their boss in Salara, and the meeting ends with a mercenary ship of about 129,975 strength attacking you. The mission starts at warp 1 and needs warp 20 to complete. The reward is 56,000 Tritanium and 100 Ship XP, and finishing it unlocks A Particular Set of Skills.
A Compelling Argument objectives
Three objectives with no choice split:
- Meet with the mercenary boss. Location: Salara.
- Fight off the mercenary ship. Location: Salara. Enemy strength is roughly 129,975.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
It is a short mission. You fly to Salara, talk to the mercenary boss, and then have to fight off one of the mercenary ships in the same system. That fight is the only combat. After it, you head home and the mission closes.
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The mission starts at warp 1 and needs warp 20 to complete. Salara is the only named system, so once your ship can reach it, the range is covered.
The recommended level is 25. At about 129,975 strength, the mercenary ship is the step that shows whether your combat ship is ready for this part of the story.
A Compelling Argument rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 56,000 |
| Ship XP | 100 |
Completing it unlocks the next mission against Tilly’s forces, A Particular Set of Skills.
What comes next
The follow-up, Ein besonderes Paket von Fähigkeiten, sets out to thin Tilly’s mercenary force. It shares the level 25 recommendation but has a lower warp 17 finish and a choice split. Current game data:
| Mission | Warp zum Abschließen | Fight | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ein überzeugendes Argument | 20 | Mercenary ship, about 129,975 | 56,000 Tritanium, 100 Ship XP |
| A Particular Set of Skills, sharing the explosives | 17 | Keine | 552,000 Parsteel, 82,000 Tritanium, 30 1 Hour Speed Ups, 11 Latinum |
| A Particular Set of Skills, not sharing | 17 | Rival merc, about 131,625 | 91,000 Tritanium, 2 4 Hr Peace Shields, 22 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups, 9 3★ Ungewöhnlich Raffiniertes Erz |
Before its choice, the next mission has you meet Kai in Babishta and donate 500,000 Parsteel, so that is the cost to plan for once this mission is done.
The sharing path of A Particular Set of Skills also pays 11 Latinum, which neither this mission nor the fighting path offers.
Tips
Bring a proper combat ship. The mercenary ship is not a trivial target at about 129,975 strength, and there is only one fight, so it is worth arriving with full hull.
Stockpile Parsteel before moving on. A Particular Set of Skills asks for 500,000 Parsteel right after its first step, which is far more than the 56,000 Tritanium this mission pays.
The Tritanium is the useful part of the reward here. At level 25 it goes toward station upgrades, while 100 Ship XP is a token amount.
Die Mission davor ist Der Geruch der Furcht. More missions by level are on the Missionsleitfaden.
