R&D Department Level 46 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: upgrade your R&D Department to level 46. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 1, so the upgrade itself is the only real gate. The reward is 80 100K Dilithium Tokens and 60 8 Hour Speed Ups, and completing it unlocks the next station mission.
R&D Department Level 46 objectives
Es gibt ein einziges Ziel und keine Verzweigung:
- Upgrade to R&D Department Level 46.
No system is named, no hostile is listed and nothing is donated. The mission clears when your F&E-Abteilung reaches level 46.
Wo und welcher Warp
Warp 1 to start, warp 1 to complete, no pickup system. The whole mission happens on your station. The recommended level is listed as 1, but the mission only completes once the level 46 upgrade is built.
What the level 46 upgrade needs
Base values from the game’s building data, before any cost or speed bonuses you have from research or other Gebäude:
| Ebene | Anforderungen | Main costs |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Operations 45, Academy 45 | 15.91B Parsteel, 58.5M Dilithium, 8,000 4★ Rare Refined Gas, 8,000 4★ Uncommon Refined Gas |
| 46 | Operations 46, Academy 46 | 21.88B Parsteel, 80.4M Dilithium, 9,000 4★ Seltene Refined Gas, 9,000 4★ Uncommon Refined Gas |
| 47 | Operations 47, Academy 47, research 4★ Offensive Strategies 1 | 31.82B Parsteel, 117M Dilithium, 10,000 4★ Rare Refined Gas, 10,000 4★ Ungewöhnlich Raffiniertes Gas |
Level 46 asks for Operations 46 and Akademie 46 and nothing else. The base build time is a little under 400 days, which is why the speed ups in the reward matter.
R&D Department Level 46 rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| 100K Dilithium Token | 80 |
| 8 Hour Speed Up | 60 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next station mission.
How Level 46 compares with nearby R&D missions
Each R&D Department level in this range has its own mission. The speed up count holds at 60 while the token count climbs:
| Mission | 100K Dilithium Tokens | 8 Hour Speed Ups |
|---|---|---|
| R&D Department Level 44 | 50 | 60 |
| R&D Department Level 45 | 70 | 60 |
| R&D Department Level 46 | 80 | 60 |
| F&E-Abteilung Ebene 47 | 100 | 60 |
| Abteilung Forschung und Entwicklung Ebene 48 | 120 | 60 |
Eighty tokens work out to 8 million Dilithium, which covers about a tenth of the 80.4 million base Dilithium the level 46 upgrade itself asks for. The 60 speed ups add up to 480 hours, or 20 days.
Tips
Plan the Dilithium early. At level 46 the Dilithium bill is the part players usually run short on, and the tokens from this mission only arrive after the upgrade is done, so they help with level 47 rather than 46.
Save the 8 Hour Speed Ups for the next long timer. Level 47 needs a research prerequisite, so it can make sense to spend some of them on research instead of the building queue.
The previous station mission is Refinery Level 45, and the next one is Schiffswerft Stufe 46.
