The Void Between the Stars is a late story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command whose only objective is to upgrade the R&D Department to level 58. It starts and finishes at warp 1, and the game lists a recommended level of 58. The reward is 330 3 Hour Speed Ups, 12,500,000 Dilithium and 2,500 Ship XP. The speed ups alone come to 990 hours, a very large stack of time savings for a single building mission.
The Void Between the Stars objectives
The story line reads: Upgrade R&D to level 58. There is one objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade R&D to level 58.
No system is named, and there is no fight or donation. The mission completes once the F&E-Abteilung reaches level 58.
Wo und welcher Warp
Warp 1 to start, warp 1 to complete, and no pickup system. Although it sits in a story that otherwise needs warp 205, this step happens entirely on your station.
The recommended level is 58, matching the R&D level the mission asks for.
The Void Between the Stars rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3 Hour Speed Up | 330 |
| Dilithium | 12,500,000 |
| Ship XP | 2,500 |
Completing it unlocks the next mission, Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft.
What R&D 58 needs
Current building data lists Operations 58 and Academy 58 as the requirements. The upgrade costs about 20.59 trillion Parsteel, 31.54 billion Dilithium, 152,700 5★ Gemeinsame Refined Gas and 24,200 5★ Rare Refined Gas. Unboosted, it takes about 2,594 days.
Against a build time that long, the 330 3 Hour Speed Ups cover roughly 41 days. They make a dent rather than finishing the job, but they are a large batch to feed into the next upgrade.
The R&D Department’s research speed bonus is listed at 205% at level 55 and 245% at level 60.
Where it sits in the story
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp zum Abschließen | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eine starke Offenbarung | 57 | 205 | 60 3 Hour Speed Up, 2,116,667,000 Parsteel, 2,500 Ship XP |
| The Void Between the Stars | 58 | 1 | 330 3 Hour Speed Up, 12,500,000 Dilithium, 2,500 Ship XP |
| Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft | 58 | 205 | 500 Premium Recruit Token, 8 1B Parsteel Token |
Die Missionen on either side send you out to warp 205. This one is the station-building break between them, and it pays more speed ups than the other two put together. Past, Present, Future then includes a mercenary fight at roughly 36.7 million strength.
The ordinary R&D missions around this level, such as R&D Department Level 57 und R&D Department Level 59, each pay 800 Ultra Recruit Tokens instead.
Tips
Get Operations and Akademie to 58 first. Both are required, and each is a long build at this stage.
Stockpile 5★ refined Gas while those upgrades run. R&D 58 needs over 150,000 5★ Common Refined Gas plus 24,200 of the Seltene grade.
Previous mission: A Stark Revelation. Next mission: Past, Present, Future. Other missions sorted by level are on the Missionsleitfaden.
