Extra Credit is a level 71 station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command in which two Academy cadets, SAM and Jay-Den Kraag, turn unused space in your Independent Archives into an Academic Library. You collect 20,000 Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics and then upgrade the Independent Archives to level 71. Warp 1 is all it needs, since nothing happens away from your station. The reward is 6,160,000 Latinum plus 2,000 Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics back.
Extra Credit objectives
With the other cadets hogging the Holodeck, SAM and Jay-Den ran an improvement analysis on your station and found room for a library. There are two steps and no choice split:
- Obtain 20k Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics.
- Upgrade the Independent Archives to level 71.
Once the upgrade is done, the cadets unveil the Academic Library and ask whether the work earns them extra credit. Maia agrees, and Jay-Den mentions that the Doctor is already filling its shelves with scientific texts.
Wo und welcher Warp
Everything happens on your station. Warp 1 is listed to start and to complete, and there is no pickup system or hostile. The recommended level is 71, but the schematics and the building upgrade are what hold you back.
Extra Credit rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Latinum | 6,160,000 |
| Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics | 2,000 |
How the Latinum compares
Several warp 1 missions around this level pay out Latinum. Extra Credit sits near the top of the group:
| Mission | Ebene | Warp | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restart | 70 | 1 | 5,000 Σ-Dilithium, 239,000 Latinum |
| Extra Credit | 71 | 1 | 2,000 Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics, 6,160,000 Latinum |
| Gravitas | 71 | 1 | 307,000 Σ-Tritanium, 7,840,000 Latinum |
| Hammer and Tongs | 71 | 1 | 33,000 Σ-Parsteel, 199,000 Latinum |
| Dig Deep | 73 | 1 | 202,000 Σ-Dilithium, 8,155,000 Latinum |
Only Gravitas and Dig Deep pay more Latinum, and both are framed around exploring, finishing missions and increasing your power, with no single building to upgrade. The Independent Archives itself is first built much earlier, in the level 16 mission Personal Records, which pays 250 of the basic Independent Archives Schematics.
Tips
Start collecting schematics before you pick this up. Maia’s advice in the mission is to claim the free Enhanced Independent Archives Schematics, convert your old ones through the Gifts section, and refine Wissenschaft Credits in the Academy Refinery for more. The 20,000 target is the slow part of the mission; the upgrade itself can wait until you have them.
The 2,000 schematics in the reward are a tenth of what you spent, so count them as a partial refund toward your next Independent Archives level rather than a real gain.
Six million Latinum is the reason to do it. SAM and Jay-Den are cadets from your Akademie, and other station and story missions at this level are listed on the mission guide.