The Cost of Business is a ten-part Star Trek Fleet Command mission chain in which you work alongside Quark to take down the Network and its operative Fess. It is built for level 35 commanders, starts with a meeting at Quark’s base on Ferenginar, and keeps you inside a warp 24 to 27 radius the whole way. Headline rewards are shards for Cath and Rom, 500 Ultra Recruit Tokens, 180,000 Officer XP and 18,500 Latinum across the chain. Every fight sits between roughly 741,000 and 771,000 enemy strength, so a single well-crewed ship can carry it.
The Cost of Business at a glance
| Teil | Recommended level | Warp zum Abschließen | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 1 | 35 | 25 | 10,790,000 Parsteel, 1,850 Latinum |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 2 | 1 (listed) | 27 | 194,000 Dilithium, 150 3★ Explorer Parts |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 3 | 35 | 27 | 500 Ultra Recruit Token, 280 3★ ship parts |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 4 | 35 | 24 | 1,035,000 Tritanium, 4 Hr Peace Shield |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 5 | 35 | 24 | Cath shards |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 6 | 35 | 27 | 7,975,000 Parsteel, 1,173,000 Tritanium |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 7 | 35 | 27 | 4,000 Latinum, 621,000 Dilithium |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 8 | 35 | 27 | Cath shards, 5 1M Parsteel Token |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 9 | 35 | 25 | 180,000 Officer XP, 4,000 Latinum |
| Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 10 | 35 | 25 | Rom shards, 276,000 Dilithium |
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 1
Quark wants to talk, and someone is already tailing you. The opening part is two fights split by a trip home, then a run out to Quark’s base.
- Defeat the trailing ship (enemy strength around 770,677).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Go to Quark’s base (Ferenginar).
- Defeat the attacker (Ferenginar, enemy strength around 741,411).
Warp to complete: 25. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: 1,850 Latinum, 10,790,000 Parsteel, 5 × 30 Minute Speed Up.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 2
You go looking for a cybersecurity expert named Juno, then deal with a rival expert. The game lists this part at recommended level 1, but it sits in a level 35 chain, reaches warp 27 and includes a fight near 747,676 strength, so plan for it like the rest.
- Seek out the cybersecurity expert (Azati).
- Find the rival expert (Eeli).
- Disable the rival ship (Eeli, enemy strength around 747,676).
- Return to Juno (Azati).
Warp to complete: 27.
Rewards: 1,150 Latinum, 150 3★ Explorer Parts, 194,000 Dilithium.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 3
Time to test the virus. You pick a target in Siiolux, chase Fess to Januu, and then choose between pursuing Fess and saving Quark. Both branches end with a hostile grind and pay the same except for the ship parts.
- Find a ship to target (Siiolux).
- Chase Fess (Januu).
- Choose: pursue Fess or save Quark.
Warp to complete: 27. Recommended level 35.
Path: Pursue Fess
- Pursue Fess (Peckinpah).
- Defeat 5 hostiles of level 34 or higher.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 2,500 Latinum, 280 3★ Battleship Parts, 500 Ultra Recruit Token.
Path: Save Quark
- Get to Quark (Aiti).
- Defeat 8 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 2,500 Latinum, 280 3★ Interceptor Parts, 500 Ultra Recruit Token.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 4
You track the ship that got away. It starts with a fight against a Starfleet ship and finishes by locating Quark’s ship.
- Defeat the Starfleet ship (enemy strength around 741,411).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Find Quark’s ship (Exchange Delta).
Warp to complete: 24. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: 1,200 Latinum, 1 × 4 Hr Peace Shield, 1,035,000 Tritanium.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 5
The plan now is to steal the ship back from under the Network’s nose at Exchange Delta.
- Get close to the Network base (Exchange Delta).
- Defeat 5 hostiles of level 34 or higher.
- Beam Quark down (Exchange Delta).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 24. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: Cath shards, 850 Latinum, 400 Ship XP.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 6
You go after the D’Vor Feesha to reclaim the ship, which means beating its guard and uploading the virus.
- Find the D’Vor Feesha (Yifarux).
- Defeat the guardship (Yifarux, enemy strength around 770,677).
- Upload the virus (Yifarux).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 27. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: 1,400 Latinum, 1,173,000 Tritanium, 7,975,000 Parsteel.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 7
Juno needs Ressourcen to build a new virus. This is the chain’s one big donation.
- Return to Juno (Azati).
- Donate 1M Dilithium.
- Defeat the Network ship (Azati, enemy strength around 747,676).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 27. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: 4,000 Latinum, 621,000 Dilithium, 70 × 15 Minute Repair Speed Up.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 8
Back at the Network base, you bring down its intranet and follow a ship that flees the scene.
- Return to the Network base (Yifarux).
- Defeat 6 hostiles of level 35 or higher.
- Upload the virus (Yifarux).
- Track the escaping ship (Orda-877).
Warp to complete: 27. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: Cath shards, 750 Latinum, 5 × 1M Parsteel Token.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 9
The escaping ship turns out to be a prisoner transport. After you disable it, you decide whether to save Arrock or head straight home. Both paths include one more Network fight and pay the same.
- Intercept the prisoner ship (Orda-877).
- Disable the prisoner ship (Orda-877, enemy strength around 741,411).
- Choose: save Arrock or get back to your Station.
Warp to complete: 25. Recommended level 35.
Path: Save Arrock
- Beam Arrock aboard (Orda-877).
- Defeat the Network ship (Orda-877, enemy strength around 770,677).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 4,000 Latinum, 180,000 Officer XP, 400 Ship XP.
Path: Get back to your Station
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Defeat the Network ship (enemy strength around 747,676).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 4,000 Latinum, 180,000 Officer XP, 400 Ship XP.
Die Kosten der Unternehmen Teil 10
The finale is about stopping Fess. There are two versions of this part, and the one you get follows your Part 9 choice: one opens by escorting Quark home, the other by returning Arrock to his base. The rest of the part and the rewards are identical.
Version with Quark
- Accompany Quark back to his base (Ferenginar).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Defeat Fess (enemy strength around 747,676).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 25. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: Rom shards, 800 Latinum, 276,000 Dilithium.
Version with Arrock
- Return Arrock to his base (Sintek).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Defeat Fess (enemy strength around 747,676).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 25. Recommended level 35.
Rewards: Rom shards, 800 Latinum, 276,000 Dilithium.
Tips for completing The Cost of Business
Save 1M Dilithium before Part 7. The donation sits between two objectives, and it is the one resource gate in the whole chain. Part 2 pays 194,000 Dilithium and Part 7 hands back 621,000 once finished, so the net cost is smaller than it looks.
Warp is steady from start to finish at 24 to 27, which means one ship with that range can run every part without swapping. Most parts send you back to your Station at least once, so expect a lot of short round trips rather than a single long outing.
The named fights all fall between about 741,000 and 771,000 strength. If your ship clears the Part 1 trailing ship (770,677) comfortably, it can handle every other scripted battle in the chain. The hostile grinds are small: 5 or 8 kills in Part 3, 5 in Part 5 and 6 in Part 8, at level 33 to 35 and up.
In Part 3 the only difference between the two paths is the ship parts. Pursuing Fess pays 280 3★ Battleship Parts for 5 kills; saving Quark pays 280 3★ Interceptor Parts for 8 kills. Pick the part type you are building toward. The Part 9 choice does not change any rewards; it only decides whether Part 10 opens at Ferenginar or at Sintek.
Other chains at this level are listed in the Missionsleitfaden.
Are The Cost of Business rewards worth it?
Yes, especially for the Offiziere. Parts 5 and 8 each give Cath shards and Part 10 adds Rom shards, and the chain also pays 500 Ultra Recruit Tokens, 180,000 Officer XP, over 18 million Parsteel and 18,500 Latinum in total. The only real cost is the 1M Dilithium donation, and the fights are sized for a level 35 ship. For a commander in that range, the return on ten short parts is strong.
