On the Grapevine is an Augment storyline mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you use your influence in Independent space to keep attention away from Khan and the Augments. It can be picked up in Raddan or Lydan, warp 17 covers both the start and the finish, and the recommended level is 1. You pay off the Orion Syndicate, meet an information dealer on Yridia, stop a thief and report back to Tera Lara. The reward is 23,000 Dilithium, 33 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups, 1 Dark Matter and 30 Augment Points.
On the Grapevine objectives
There are five objectives, in order, with no choice split:
- Visit the Orion Syndicate. Location: Orion.
- Pay 15,000 Tritanium for the Orion’s services.
- Meet with the information dealer on Yridia. Location: Yridia.
- Stop the information thief from escaping. Location: Yridia. Enemy strength is roughly 54,559.
- Return to Tera Lara. Location: Tera Lara.
The mission starts with a payment. You visit the Orion Syndicate and hand over 15,000 Tritanium for their help. That leads you to an information dealer on Yridia, where an information thief tries to escape and has to be stopped. At around 54,559 strength, that thief is the only fight in the mission. You finish by returning to Tera Lara.
Wo und welcher Warp
The mission can be accepted in two systems, Raddan oder Lydan. Warp 17 is listed both to start and to complete, so a ship that reaches either pickup system can also reach Orion, Yridia and Tera Lara. The recommended level is 1, but the thief at about 54,559 strength sets the real bar.
On the Grapevine rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 23,000 |
| 15 Minute Repair Speed Up | 33 |
| Dark Matter | 1 |
| Augment Points | 30 |
The mission does not unlock a follow-up part.
Tips
Have 15,000 Tritanium ready before you reach Orion. The payment is the second objective, and the mission cannot move on to Yridia until it is made.
Bring a combat ship for Yridia. The information thief sits at roughly 54,559 strength, and stopping it is required to finish. The other four steps need no combat, but this one does, so the ship you send has to be able to win it.
The 33 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups add up to 8 hours and 15 minutes of repair time. That is a generous return for a mission with one fight, and it is the part of the reward you will use most quickly.
Think of it as a trade. You spend 15,000 Tritanium and get back 23,000 Dilithium, the repair speed ups, a Dark Matter and some Augment Points.
If you are also collecting Helvia shards, Plausible Abdeckung is picked up in Yridia and only asks you to mine 100 Tritanium. More of Khan’s storyline is on the Augment missions page, and every other mission by level is on the mission guide.