What Lies Ahead is an endgame story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: upgrade Operations to level 56. The story line is to confront VESTA. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 56, which matches the upgrade it asks for. The reward is 67,500,000 Tritanium, 240 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups and 2,500 Ship XP, and finishing it unlocks We Are With You.
What Lies Ahead objectives
Es gibt ein einziges Ziel und keine Verzweigung:
- Upgrade Operations to level 56.
No system, hostile or donation is involved. The mission completes when Operations reaches level 56.
Wo und welcher Warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. The recommended level is 56, and because the objective is Operations 56 itself, that level and the objective line up.
What Lies Ahead rewards
| Belohnung | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 67,500,000 |
| 15 Minute Repair Speed Up | 240 |
| Ship XP | 2,500 |
The 240 repair speed ups add up to 60 hours of repair time. Completing the mission also unlocks the next one, We Are With You.
What Operations 56 costs
| Operations level | Main costs | Anforderungen |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 40.95B Tritanium, 11.58T Parsteel, 13.65B Dilithium, 5★ refined Erze | Shipyard 54, Defense Platform F 20, Defense Technologies 54 |
| 56 | 64.35B Tritanium, 18.20T Parsteel, 21.45B Dilithium, 68,800 5★ Ungewöhnlich Refined Ore, 17,300 5★ Rare Refined Ore | Shipyard 55, Defense Platform F 30, Raffinerie 55 |
| 57 | 100.7B Tritanium, 28.50T Parsteel, 33.58B Dilithium, 5★ refined ore | Shipyard 56, Defense Platform F 40, Schiffshangar 56 |
The unboosted build time for Operations 56 is about 5,772 days, so boosts and speed ups are what make it practical. The 67.5M Tritanium reward is small beside a 64.35B Tritanium bill; treat it as a top-up rather than a refund. Operations also raises the Weapon Damage Bonus for all your ships, which is 55% at level 55 and 60% at level 60.
Where it sits in the storyline
| Mission | Warp zum Abschließen | Objective | Belohnungen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gebrochene Bindung | 120 | Settle matters with the Enterprise; a choice leads to a fight of about 33,700,090 either way | 133,650,000 Tritanium plus 700 3 Hour Speed Ups or a 1 Day Peace Shield |
| Was vor uns liegt | 1 | Upgrade Operations to level 56 | 67,500,000 Tritanium, 240 × 15 Minute Repair Speed Up, 2,500 Ship XP |
| Wir sind bei Ihnen | 1 | Earn 5 Devotion Tokens | 500 Premium Recruit Token, 40,500,000 Tritanium, 2,500 Ship XP |
All three have a recommended level of 56. What Lies Ahead is the only one of them with no fight and no travel.
Tips
Line up the three requirements early. Shipyard 55, Defense Platform F 30 and Refinery 55 all need to be in place before Operations 56 can start.
The repair speed ups pair well with Bond Broken. If you have not finished that fight yet, 60 hours of repair time helps with a 33.7 million strength enemy.
We Are With You asks for Devotion Tokens from your chosen fringe faction, so it is worth checking how you earn those while Operations 56 builds. Other missions sorted by level are on the Missionsleitfaden.
