R&D Department 71 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command that pays out when your R&D Department reaches level 71. There is no travel and no combat: warp 1 to start and to complete, and a recommended level of 71. The reward is 73,000 Σ-Tritanium, 1,042,000 7★ Raw Gas and 50 1 Day Speed Ups, and finishing it unlocks the next R&D Department mission. The speed ups alone make it one of the better building missions around this level.
R&D Department 71 objectives
The whole mission is a single step with no choice split:
- Upgrade R&D Department to level 71.
No system, hostile or donation is involved. As soon as the F&E-Abteilung upgrade completes, the mission is done.
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It needs warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, and there is no pickup system because the work happens on your station. The listed recommended level is 71. In practice the building upgrade is the only requirement, so you can leave every ship on other work while the timer runs.
R&D Department 71 rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Σ-Tritanium | 73,000 |
| 7★ Raw Gas | 1,042,000 |
| 1 Day Speed Up | 50 |
The mission also opens the next R&D Department upgrade mission.
R&D Department 71 against other R&D missions
The R&D Department missions change shape as the building climbs. Levels 57 and 59 pay only recruit tokens, while 71 and 74 pay a Σ resource, a 7★ raw resource and a stack of speed ups:
| Mission | Ebene | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|
| R&D Department Level 57 | 57 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| R&D Department Level 59 | 59 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| R&D Department 71 | 71 | 73,000 Σ-Tritanium, 1,042,000 7★ Raw Gas, 50 1 Day Speed Up |
| R&D Department 74 | 74 | 126,000 Σ-Tritanium, 1,584,000 7★ Roherz, 35 15 Minute Σ-Speed Up |
Level 74 pays more Σ-Tritanium and raw resource, but its speed ups are 35 of the 15 Minute kind. The 50 1 Day Speed Ups at level 71 add up to 50 days of build time, far more than level 74 gives.
Among the other building missions near this level, Shipyard 70 also pays 50 1 Day Speed Ups (with 22,000 Σ-Parsteel and a 3 Day Peace Shield). Wissenschaftliches Labor 69 gives 8,000 Σ-Tritanium and 400 Ultra Recruit Tokens.
Tips
Put the 1 Day Speed Ups on the longest timer you have. Late-game station upgrades run for days, and a batch of 50 can take a big bite out of one.
The 7★ Raw Gas needs refining before it is useful; the Gas page covers that. The Σ-Tritanium is listed with the other Σ resources.
Other station upgrade missions are grouped on the research building missions page, and the mission guide sorts every mission by level.