Lightyears & Echoes is a ten-part chain that starts at a Progenitor installation in System J-25 and pulls you into the Delta Quadrant to find Voyager, rescue B’Elanna Torres and search for Captain Janeway. Every part is recommended for level 34, and warp to complete climbs from 25 to 42 by the final part. The officer rewards are B’Elanna Torres shards in Parts 1 and 6 and Der Arzt shards in Part 10, alongside large Parsteel and Officer XP drops. Expect a lot of combat: 21 listed fights, all in a narrow strength band.
Lightyears & Echoes at a glance
| Teil | Recommended level | Warp zum Abschließen | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 1 | 34 | 25 | B’Elanna Torres shards |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 2 | 34 | 26 | 2x 1 Day Speed Up and 207,000 Dilithium |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 3 | 34 | 26 | 600 3★ Battleship Parts |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 4 | 34 | 34 | 600 3★ Interceptor Parts |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 5 | 34 | 34 | 58,000 Officer XP |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 6 | 34 | 25 | B’Elanna Torres shards |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 7 | 34 | 26 | 12,621,000 Parsteel |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 8 | 34 | 34 | 14,725,000 Parsteel |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 9 | 34 | 26 | 173,000 Officer XP |
| Lightyears & Echoes Part 10 | 34 | 42 | The Doctor shards |
Every part starts at warp 1. Parts 2 and 10 each split into two paths, and finishing a part opens the next one.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 1
The chain opens at the Progenitor installation in System J-25. You clear a batch of hostiles, beat a Rigelian Scavenger and recover a Föderation probe before heading home.
- Investigate the Progenitor installation (System J-25).
- Besiegen Sie 15 Feinde der Stufe 25 oder höher.
- Defeat the Rigelian Scavenger (System J-25, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Retrieve the Federation probe (System J-25).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: B’Elanna Torres shards and 5x 30 Minute Repair Speed Up.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 2
The Doctor needs to go to Starbase 43 in Inari to upgrade your fleet’s holoemitters. Once there, Admiral Ryan asks for help, and you choose how to provide it.
- Accompany the Doctor to Starbase 43 (Inari).
Warp to complete: 26. Admiral Ryan’s request splits the part: pay for the upgrade or earn it in a fight. The Dilithium and speedups are the same, but the refined material differs.
Donate Dilithium to the fleet
- Donate 800,000 Dilithium to the fleet.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 2x 1 Day Speed Up, 11 3★ Uncommon Refined Kristall and 207,000 Dilithium.
Fight at the Querlz Dilithium fields
- Travel to the Dilithium fields in Querlz.
- Defeat the Rigelian Scavenger (Querlz, enemy strength ~418,676).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Rewards: 2x 1 Day Speed Up, 11 3★ Ungewöhnlich Refined Ore and 207,000 Dilithium.
The donation path costs 800,000 Dilithium and pays back 207,000, so the fight in Querlz is the cheaper route if your ship can handle a roughly 419,000 strength Rigelian Scavenger.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 3
Now you head into the Delta Quadrant to find Voyager. After a stop at Installation Alpha, the rest of the part takes place in Zahl, where you scan and then defend Installation Delta against the Hirogen.
- Return to Installation Alpha (System J-25).
- Enter the Delta Quadrant (Zahl).
- Perform a scan of Installation Delta (Zahl).
- Defend Installation Delta (Zahl, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Push back the Hirogen fleet (Zahl, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Defeat the Hirogen Hunter (Zahl, enemy strength ~418,676).
Warp to complete: 26. Rewards: 600 3★ Battleship Parts, 1,600 3★ Raw Gas and 80 Premium Recruit Token.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 4
The Hirogen have Lieutenant Torres. You chase their fleet through Kabiuko and Pelycos, clear 12 hostiles on the way, and disable the Hirogen Hunter’s ship in Dareb.
- Pursue the Hirogen fleet (Kabiuko).
- Destroy the Hirogen ship (Kabiuko, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Continue the pursuit (Pelycos).
- Defeat 12 hostiles of Level 34 or higher.
- Close in on the Hirogen Hunter (Dareb).
- Disable the Hirogen Hunter’s ship (Dareb, enemy strength ~431,670).
Warp to complete: 34. Rewards: 600 3★ Interceptor Parts, 2,100 3★ Raw Crystal and 10,000 Ship XP.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 5
B’Elanna and the Doctor help you follow a lead from the security logs to Elor, where Voyager needs defending from three Hirogen attackers before you can hail its bridge.
- Investigate the lead obtained from the security logs (Elor).
- Defend Voyager (Elor, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Push back the Hirogen fleet (Elor, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Defeat the Hirogen Hunter (Elor, enemy strength ~418,676).
- Hail Voyager’s bridge (Elor).
Warp to complete: 34. Rewards: 600 3★ Explorer Parts, 700 3★ Roherz and 58,000 Officer XP.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 6
Back in the Alpha Quadrant, the holoemitters need recalibrating. A Borg probe and a Borg sphere stand in the way, and the part ends at your Station.
- Return to the Alpha Quadrant (System J-25).
- Defeat the Borg probe (System J-25, enemy strength ~418,676).
- Intercept the Borg probe (enemy strength ~418,676).
- Defeat the Borg sphere (enemy strength ~431,670).
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 25. Rewards: B’Elanna Torres shards, 750 Ship XP and 1x 1 Day Peace Shield.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 7
You return to the Delta Quadrant and follow Voyager’s warp trail to Karuna, where a strange vessel and a Borg Cube attack before you reunite with Voyager in Zahl.
- Return to the Delta Quadrant (Zahl).
- Follow Voyager’s warp trail (Karuna).
- Defeat the strange vessel (Karuna, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Besiegen Sie die Borg-Würfel (Karuna, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Reunite with Voyager (Zahl).
Warp to complete: 26. Rewards: 1,856,000 Tritanium and 12,621,000 Parsteel.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 8
Voyager’s warp coils need repairs. You escort Voyager, investigate familiar signatures at Elor and defeat the Lost Klingonisch at the shipyard.
- Escort Voyager to Kinteiro (Zahl).
- Investigate the familiar signatures (Elor).
- Defeat 12 hostiles of Level 34 or higher.
- Annäherung an die Werft (Elor).
- Defeat the Lost Klingon (Elor, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Return to Voyager on Kinteiro (Zahl).
Warp to complete: 34. Rewards: 10x 8 Hour Speed Up and 14,725,000 Parsteel.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 9
The search for Captain Janeway resumes in Karuna. This part stacks three different enemies in one system: a Hirogen Hunter, a Borg Sphere and a Species 8472 Bio-ship.
- Resume the search for Captain Janeway (Karuna).
- Defeat the Hirogen Hunter (Karuna, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Defeat the Borg Sphere (Karuna, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Defeat the Species 8472 Bio-ship (Karuna, enemy strength ~418,676).
- Return to Voyager (Karuna).
Warp to complete: 26. Rewards: 173,000 Officer XP and 3,000 3★ Raw Crystal.
Lightyears & Echoes Part 10
The last part follows Janeway’s warp trail to Shokomylk, the longest trip in the chain at warp 42, and then asks which way you will search.
- Follow Janeway’s warp trail (Shokomylk).
Warp to complete: 42. You pick which system to search while Voyager takes the other. Both paths give Doctor shards, but the rest of the reward differs.
Search Murray
- Follow the warp trail to Murray.
- Defeat the Borg Cube (Murray, enemy strength ~415,226).
- Rendezvous with Voyager (Murray).
Rewards: The Doctor shards, 58,000 Officer XP and 800 Latinum.
Search Taral
- Follow the warp trail to Taral.
- Defeat the Hirogen Hunter (Taral, enemy strength ~431,670).
- Rendezvous with Voyager (Murray).
Rewards: The Doctor shards, 25,000 Ship XP and 400 Latinum.
The Murray path pays more Officer XP and twice the Latinum. The Taral path swaps that for Ship XP, and both end with a rendezvous with Voyager in Murray.
Tips for completing Lightyears & Echoes
Warp climbs as the chain goes on. Parts 1 to 3 need warp 25 or 26, Parts 4, 5 and 8 need warp 34, and Part 10 needs warp 42. Check your range before Part 10 so the chain does not stall on the final step.
Combat is constant, but no single fight stands out. All 21 listed battles fall between about 415,000 and 432,000 enemy strength. Parts 3, 5 and 9 each have three fights in a row in one system, so go in fully repaired.
Three parts ask for hostile kills: 15 hostiles of level 25 or higher in Part 1, then 12 of level 34 or higher in Parts 4 and 8. The Part 1 requirement is easy to clear early on.
Part 2 is the only cost decision. Skipping the 800,000 Dilithium donation and fighting in Querlz saves a lot of Dilithium for the same speedups.
Are the Lightyears & Echoes rewards worth it?
If you are building a Voyager crew, yes. B’Elanna Torres shards come from two parts and The Doctor from the last, and the chain adds over 27 million Parsteel, 1.8 million Tritanium, 231,000 or more Officer XP and a steady supply of 3★ ship parts and raw materials. The trade-off is time: ten parts, 21 fights and warp up to 42. For other chains around level 34, see the STFC mission guide.
