Upgrade R&D Department to Level 12 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: raise the R&D Department to level 12. It starts and finishes at warp 1, the game lists a recommended level of 1, and nothing is fought or flown. The reward is 750 Tritanium and two 3 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and completing it unlocks Upgrade Shipyard: Level 12. It is also the first R&D step to need a Dilithium Warehouse, which is the part most players have to plan around.
Upgrade R&D Department to Level 12 objectives
The story line explains that the R&D Department unlocks additional upgrades for the Shipyard and Ships. There is a single objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade R&D Department to Level 12.
No system is named, no hostile is listed and nothing is donated. The mission completes when the F&E-Abteilung finishes its level 12 upgrade.
Wo und welcher Warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. The mission stays on your station from start to finish.
The recommended level is listed as 1. The building requirements in the next section are what actually gate it.
Upgrade R&D Department to Level 12 rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 750 |
| 3 Minute Repair Speed Up | 2 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next station mission, Upgrade Schiffswerft: Stufe 12.
What R&D level 12 costs
Current building data lists the levels around this mission as follows:
| Ebene | Kosten | Build time | Anforderungen | Research speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 8,160 Parsteel, 12 Dilithium | 2 hours 50 minutes | Operations 11, Academy 11 | 16% |
| 12 | 11,220 Parsteel, 33 Dilithium | 5 hours 5 minutes | Operations 12, Academy 12, Dilithium Warehouse 10 | 18% |
| 13 | 16,320 Parsteel, 72 Dilithium | 7 hours 36 minutes | Operations 13, Tritanium Warehouse 11 | 20% |
Build times are unboosted. The research speed column is the building’s Research Speed Bonus, which rises by two percentage points per level here. Level 12 almost doubles the build time of level 11, and the Dilithium Warehouse 10 requirement is new.
How Level 12 compares with nearby R&D missions
| Mission | Tritanium | Repair speed ups |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 9 | 340 | 5 × 1 Minute |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 11 | 875 | 7 × 1 Minute |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 12 | 750 | 2 × 3 Minute |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 13 | 2,000 | 3 × 3 Minute |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 14 | 3,000 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 15 | 4,000 | 2 × 5 Minute |
Level 12 is the one dip in this run. It pays 125 Tritanium less than level 11, and its speed ups total six minutes against seven for level 11. Level 13 then more than doubles the Tritanium.
Tips
Check the Dilithium Warehouse before you start. If it is below level 10, that upgrade has to come first. The Operations and Academy requirements follow the usual level-for-level pattern.
Keep the Akademie in step. R&D 12 needs Academy 12, the same pattern as every early R&D level.
Save some Dilithium. The R&D costs start asking for it from level 11, and level 13 wants 72. More station missions are listed on the Missionsleitfaden.
