Futile Endeavor is part of the Dalen storyline in Star Trek Fleet Command, where you throw Starfleet off Dalen’s trail. It starts at warp 1, needs warp 18 to complete, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. The one fight is the hard part: Commander Ritsche in Hann sits at roughly 293,839 strength. The reward is 187,000 Tritanium, and finishing it unlocks Trailing Off.
Futile Endeavor objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Meet with the Commander Ritsche. Location: Hann.
- Defeat Commander Ritsche. Location: Hann. Enemy strength is roughly 293,839.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
- Hide out at the Shiio’s base. Location: Sufiday.
You travel to Hann to meet Ritsche, and the meeting turns into the fight. After that the mission sends you home first and then back out to Sufiday, where Shiio’s base is. That order matters: you get a chance to repair at your station between the fight and the final trip.
Wo und welcher Warp
The mission is available from warp 1 and needs warp 18 to complete. Hann and Sufiday are the two systems involved, with a stop at your station in between.
The recommended level is listed as 1. The warp requirement is modest, but Commander Ritsche is far stronger than the warp 18 range suggests, so enemy strength is the real bar here.
Futile Endeavor rewards
The mission pays 187,000 Tritanium. Completing it also unlocks the next mission in the storyline, Trailing Off.
Futile Endeavor in the Dalen storyline
Die Missionen on either side of Futile Endeavor stay in the same warp range, and the fights grow as the story goes on. Current game Daten:
| Mission | Warp to complete | Main effort | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das verblassende Licht | 18 | Donate 750,000 Tritanium, defeat 15 hostiles of level 25 or higher | 40 3★ Ungewöhnlich Raffiniertes Gas |
| Vergebliches Unterfangen | 18 | Defeat Commander Ritsche, about 293,839 | 187,000 Tritanium |
| Abgeschleppt | 22 | 10 hostiles of level 26 or higher, then a Starfleet Officer of about 347,055 | 370 3★ Explorer Parts |
The Fading Light asks for a large Tritanium donation, and Futile Endeavor pays part of it back. Trailing Off raises the warp to 22 and puts an even stronger enemy in your way, so treat Ritsche as a test run for it.
Tips
Go into Hann at full health. The meeting and the fight are back to back, so there is no chance to repair after you arrive. A ship that only just reaches warp 18 may struggle with an enemy near 294,000 strength.
Use the station stop. The mission sends you home after the fight anyway, so repair there before the trip to Sufiday. The last step is travel only, but a damaged ship is still a slower one to get back into rotation.
Spend the Tritanium with the next mission in mind. Trailing Off pays Explorer Parts rather than Ressourcen, so the 187,000 Tritanium here is the last resource payout before it. Other missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
