A Battle for the Ages is a six-part mission chain in Star Trek Fleet Command built around the scattered senior crew of the Enterprise-D. It opens with an escape pod signal and moves through a Cardassian prison break, a defense of a Bajoran outpost, and a final meeting with Deanna Troi. Recommended level sits at 31 to 32, and the chain begins in the Elva system. Along the way you earn Wesley Crusher and William T. Riker officer shards plus a large resource haul. The two Offiziere make it worth finishing, even with several long warp 25 legs.
A Battle for the Ages at a glance
Each part unlocks the next, so you run them in order starting from Part 1. Five of the six parts take you out to warp 25; only Part 5 stays close to home.
| Teil | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teil 1 | 32 | 25 | 8x Wesley Crusher shards |
| Teil 2 | 32 | 25 | 3,214,000 Parsteel |
| Teil 3 | 31 | 25 | 74,000 Dilithium |
| Teil 4 | 32 | 25 | 4 Hr Peace Shield |
| Teil 5 | 32 | 5 | 5x William T. Riker shards |
| Teil 6 | 32 | 25 | Dilithium or Latinum (your choice) |
A Battle for the Ages Part 1
Track the escape pod and catch up to the ship carrying it. This first part introduces the search and ends in a fight.
- Treffen mit dem Unternehmen crew in Elva.
- Trace the escape pod signal in Amok’tal.
- Disable the ship in Amok’tal (enemy strength around 418,676).
- Approach the ship in Amok’tal.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 8x Wesley Crusher shards, 45,000 Officer XP, 368,000 Tritanium.
A Battle for the Ages Part 2
Pick up Riker’s trail and find the scouting party that went dark near Bajoran space. This part swaps the escape pod hunt for a search around the Bajoran systems and your first group fight.
- Go to the Bajoran outpost in Kejal.
- Find the scouting party in Sintek.
- Defeat 5 hostiles of level 31 or higher.
- Approach the ship in Sintek.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 250 Ship XP, 3,214,000 Parsteel, 7 Latinum.
A Battle for the Ages Part 3
Bring Riker in and scout the Cardassian prison holding the missing crew members.
- Bring Riker back to the Bajoran outpost in Kejal.
- Stake out the prison in Korok.
- Defeat the guard in Korok (enemy strength around 431,670).
- Return to the Bajoran outpost in Kejal.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 24 1 Hour Speed Ups, 7 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas, 74,000 Dilithium.
A Battle for the Ages Part 4
Break into the prison, get the crew out, and hold the line while Riker gets clear.
- Go to the Cardassian prison in Korok.
- Breach the prison walls in Korok.
- Defeat 10 hostiles of level 30 or higher.
- Defend Riker in Korok.
- Return to the Bajoran outpost in Kejal.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: 1 4 Hr Peace Shield, 1,025,000 Tritanium.
A Battle for the Ages Part 5
The Cardassians hit back. Hold the Bajoran outpost through two fights, then regroup. This is the one short part, at warp 5.
- Defeat the Cardassian ship in Kejal.
- Defeat the Cardassian Gul in Kejal.
- Regroup at the outpost in Kejal.
Warp to complete: 5. Rewards: 5x William T. Riker shards, 57,000 Officer XP, 473,000 Tritanium.
A Battle for the Ages Part 6
Find Deanna Troi, confront the ship holding her, and decide whether to go with her. The last objective branches into two paths with different tasks and rewards.
- Find Deanna Troi in Biruin.
- Confront the ship in Biruin.
- Choose whether to join Deanna.
Path 1: join Deanna
- Escape the Enterprise-D in Blys.
- Follow Deanna’s ship in Blys.
Rewards: 87,000 Dilithium, 8 3★ Uncommon Refined Erze.
Path 2: hold your ground
- Disable the ship in Blys (enemy strength around 431,670).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrem Bahnhof zurück.
Rewards: 12 Latinum, 14 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore.
Tips for completing A Battle for the Ages
Most parts push you out to warp 25, so keep a ship fueled for the long jumps between Elva, Amok’tal, Korok, and Biruin. Part 5 is the exception at warp 5, which makes it a quick one to clear in a session. Three objectives put you into real combat: the ship in Part 1, the guard in Part 3, and the Path 2 target in Part 6 all sit above 400,000 in strength, so bring a combat-ready crew rather than a survey build for those steps. Parts 2 and 4 also ask you to clear level 30 to 31 hostiles, which is easy to line up in the systems around the Bajoran outpost while you are already there. When you reach the Part 6 split, the choice is a reward choice more than a story one: Path 2 leans toward latinum and refined ore, while Path 1 favors dilithium and refined ore. Pick whichever resource you are shorter on.
Are the A Battle for the Ages rewards worth it?
Yes, mainly for the officers. The chain hands you 8 Wesley Crusher shards in Part 1 and 5 William T. Riker shards in Part 5, which are the real reason to run it. On top of that you collect millions in Tritanium and Parsteel, a batch of speed ups, dilithium, refined materials, and a 4 hour Peace Shield. For a level 31 to 32 player that resource haul is genuinely useful, and the two officer starts push it well past a skippable side quest. The warp 25 legs are the main cost in time, but none of them are so far out that a mid-game player cannot reach them. Run the chain in order and the officers stack up faster than farming their shards elsewhere.
