{"id":22481,"date":"2022-11-11T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/?p=22481"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:22:44","slug":"upgrade-rd-department-to-level-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-rd-abteilung-auf-stufe-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Aufwertung der F&amp;E-Abteilung auf Stufe 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 18 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with a single objective: raise your R&amp;D Department to level 18. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 1, so the upgrade is the whole task. The reward is 6,500 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tritanium\/\"   title=\"Tritanium\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"14422\">Tritanium<\/a> and two 5 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and completing it unlocks the next station mission. It is a steady mid-game reward on a building you will be upgrading anyway.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upgrade_R_D_Department_to_Level_18_objectives\"><\/span>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 18 objectives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Es gibt ein Ziel und keine Verzweigung:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 18.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The mission text notes that the R&amp;D Department unlocks additional upgrades for the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/werft\/\"   title=\"Shipyard\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"14425\">Shipyard<\/a> and ships. No system, hostile or donation is involved. The mission clears when the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/rd-abteilung\/\">F&amp;E-Abteilung<\/a> reaches level 18.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_and_what_warp\"><\/span>Wo und welcher Warp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Warp 1 to start, warp 1 to complete, no pickup system. Everything happens on your station.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended level is listed as 1. The building requirements for R&amp;D 18 are what decide when you can finish it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upgrade_R_D_Department_to_Level_18_rewards\"><\/span>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 18 rewards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Belohnung<\/th>\n<th>Amount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tritanium<\/td>\n<td>6,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 Minute Repair Speed Up<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Completing the mission also unlocks the next station mission, <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-werft-level-18\/\">Upgrade Schiffswerft: Stufe 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_R_D_18_costs\"><\/span>What R&amp;D 18 costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Current building data for the upgrade and the levels either side of it:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Ebene<\/th>\n<th>Parsteel<\/th>\n<th>Dilithium<\/th>\n<th>2\u2605 Common Refined Gas<\/th>\n<th>2\u2605 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tag\/uncommon-officers\/\"   title=\"Uncommon-Offiziere\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"14423\">Ungew\u00f6hnlich<\/a> Raffiniertes Gas<\/th>\n<th>Listed build time<\/th>\n<th>Anforderungen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>57,120<\/td>\n<td>420<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>17h 24m<\/td>\n<td>Operations 17, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/akademie\/\"   title=\"Akademie\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"14424\">Akademie<\/a> 17, Tritanium Generator B 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>81,600<\/td>\n<td>600<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>1d 2h 36m<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/operationen\/\"   title=\"Operations\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"16618\">Operations<\/a> 18, Academy 18, Drydock C 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>122,400<\/td>\n<td>900<\/td>\n<td>5,000<\/td>\n<td>300<\/td>\n<td>1d 14h 36m<\/td>\n<td>Operations 19, Academy 19, Defense Platform C 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Refined <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/gas\/\"   title=\"Rohgas\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"14426\">Gas<\/a> is where this upgrade bites. Level 18 needs five times the 2\u2605 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tag\/common-officers\/\"   title=\"Common-Offiziere\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"16619\">Gemeinsame<\/a> Refined Gas of level 17, and level 19 multiplies it by five again. The Drydock C 8 requirement also means your third drydock has to keep pace.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Level_18_compares_with_nearby_R_D_missions\"><\/span>How Level 18 compares with nearby R&amp;D missions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Mission<\/th>\n<th>Tritanium<\/th>\n<th>Repair speed ups<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 15<\/td>\n<td>4,000<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 5 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-rd-abteilung-auf-stufe-17\/\">Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 17<\/a><\/td>\n<td>6,000<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 5 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 18<\/td>\n<td>6,500<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 5 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-rd-abteilung-zu-stufe-19\/\">Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 19<\/a><\/td>\n<td>7,000<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 5 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 20<\/td>\n<td>17,200<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 10 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Levels 17 to 19 rise by only 500 Tritanium each. Level 20 is the next big step, more than doubling the Tritanium and upgrading the speed ups to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips\"><\/span>Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Stock up on 2\u2605 Common Refined Gas before you start. At 1,000 for level 18 and 5,000 for level 19, the gas requirement grows faster than anything else in the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade Drydock C to level 8 alongside it. The mission that unlocks this one is <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-drydock-c-zu-level-5\/\">Aufr\u00fcstung des Trockendocks C auf Stufe 5<\/a>, so Drydock C is already on your list.<\/p>\n<p>More station missions by level are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/missionsleitfaden\/\">Missionsleitfaden<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrade R&#038;D Department to Level 18 in STFC: a station mission paying 6,500 Tritanium and two Repair Speed Ups. 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