Upgrade R&D Department to Level 14 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: raise your F&E-Abteilung to level 14. It starts and finishes at warp 1, the game lists a recommended level of 1, and nothing happens outside your station. The reward is 3,000 Tritanium and two 5 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and finishing it unlocks the Shipyard level 14 mission. It pays well for an upgrade on the main station path.
Upgrade R&D Department to Level 14 objectives
The mission’s story line notes that the R&D Department unlocks further upgrades for the Shipyard and your ships. There is one objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade R&D Department to Level 14.
No system, hostile or donation is involved. The mission clears when the R&D Department reaches level 14.
Wo und welcher Warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. The whole mission takes place on your station.
The recommended level is 1. The upgrade and its three building requirements are what actually decide when you finish.
What R&D Department 14 costs
Current game data lists the level 14 upgrade at 22,440 Parsteel and 132 Dilithium, with an unboosted build time of 10 hours 36 minutes. It requires Operations 14, Academy 14 and Dilithium Generator B 11.
The upgrade asks for no Tritanium, so the full 3,000 Tritanium reward is free for other Gebäude. Operations asks for Tritanium at every level from 7 onward, and Operations 14 costs 825 Tritanium, so this reward covers it more than three times over.
Upgrade R&D Department to Level 14 rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 3,000 |
| 5 Minute Repair Speed Up | 2 |
Der Abschluss dieser Mission schaltet frei: Upgrade Schiffswerft: Stufe 14, which pays 2,500 Tritanium.
How it compares with nearby R&D missions
| Mission | Tritanium | Repair speed ups |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Upgrade R&D Department to Level 18 | 6,500 | 2 × 5 Minute |
Level 14 is where the repair speed ups move up to 5 minutes each. From here the Tritanium climbs by about 1,000 per level for a while.
R&D Department 13 to 15 costs
| Ebene | Kosten | Build time | Anforderungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 16,320 Parsteel, 72 Dilithium | 7h 36m | Operations 13, Tritanium Warehouse 11 |
| 14 | 22,440 Parsteel, 132 Dilithium | 10h 36m | Operations 14, Akademie 14, Dilithium Generator B 11 |
| 15 | 30,600 Parsteel, 225 Dilithium, 50 2★ Gemeinsame Raffiniertes Gas | 13h 36m | Operations 15, Academy 15, Raffinerie 13 |
The R&D Department also raises research speed with each level, from 14% at level 10 to 24% at level 15.
Tips
Check Dilithium Generator B before anything else. Level 11 on that generator is the requirement that sits outside the usual Operations and Academy pair.
Start refining 2★ Common Gas now. Level 15 is the first of these steps to ask for refined material. More station missions are on the Missionsleitfaden.
