{"id":22484,"date":"2022-11-11T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/?p=22484"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:22:54","slug":"upgrade-rd-department-to-level-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-rd-abteilung-auf-stufe-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Aufwertung der F&amp;E-Abteilung auf Stufe 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 20 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with a single objective: raise your R&amp;D Department to level 20. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 1, so the upgrade itself is the only gate. The reward is 17,200 <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=\"12296\">Tritanium<\/a> and two 10 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and finishing it unlocks the Shipyard level 20 mission. Think of it as a refund on an upgrade you were going to build anyway.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upgrade_R_D_Department_to_Level_20_objectives\"><\/span>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 20 objectives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mission&#8217;s story line says 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=\"16215\">Shipyard<\/a> and ships. There is one objective and no choice split:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No system, hostile or donation is involved. The mission clears the moment the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/rd-abteilung\/\">F&amp;E-Abteilung<\/a> reaches level 20.<\/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, and no pickup system. Everything happens on your station, so no ship has to leave dock.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended level is listed as 1. The real requirement is the building upgrade and whatever it takes to unlock it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_level_20_upgrade_costs\"><\/span>What the level 20 upgrade costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Current game data for the R&amp;D Department at level 20:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Ebene<\/th>\n<th>Kosten<\/th>\n<th>Build time (unboosted)<\/th>\n<th>Anforderungen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>122,400 Parsteel, 900 Dilithium, 5,000 2\u2605 Common Refined Gas, 300 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=\"12295\">Ungew\u00f6hnlich<\/a> Raffiniertes Gas<\/td>\n<td>1d 14h 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=\"16216\">Operations<\/a> 19, Academy 19, Defense Platform C 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>173,400 Parsteel, 1,275 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/dilithium\/\"   title=\"Dilithium\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"16214\">Dilithium<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1d 22h 24m<\/td>\n<td>Operations 20, Academy 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Level 20 asks for no 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=\"16217\">Gas<\/a>, unlike level 19, so Parsteel and a little Dilithium are all you need to stockpile. You need Operations 20 and <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/akademie\/\">Akademie<\/a> 20 in place first. At level 20 the R&amp;D Department&#8217;s research speed bonus sits at 36%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upgrade_R_D_Department_to_Level_20_rewards\"><\/span>Upgrade R&amp;D Department to Level 20 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>17,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 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, Upgrade Shipyard: Level 20.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_level_20_compares_with_other_R_D_steps\"><\/span>How level 20 compares with other R&amp;D steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each R&amp;D Department level from this stretch has its own mission, and the Tritanium payout climbs steeply. Current game data:<\/p>\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><a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-rd-abteilung-auf-stufe-18\/\">Stufe 18<\/a><\/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\/\">Stufe 19<\/a><\/td>\n<td>7,000<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 5 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Level 20<\/td>\n<td>17,200<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 10 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stufe 25<\/td>\n<td>50,500<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 15 Minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Level 30<\/td>\n<td>700,000<\/td>\n<td>1 \u00d7 1 Stunde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Level 40<\/td>\n<td>10,000,000<\/td>\n<td>4 \u00d7 3 Hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Level 20 is where the reward more than doubles over level 19, and the repair speed ups go from 5 minutes to 10 minutes each. By level 25 the Tritanium has roughly tripled again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips\"><\/span>Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Queue the upgrade when you log off. A build of nearly two days unboosted is the kind of job to start before a long break rather than in the middle of a session.<\/p>\n<p>Put the Tritanium toward the Shipyard. The next mission in the station line asks for Shipyard level 20, and that upgrade costs 4,250 Tritanium plus 260,100 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/parsteel\/\"   title=\"Parsteel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25306\">Parsteel<\/a>, so this reward covers the Tritanium several times over.<\/p>\n<p>Save the repair speed ups for combat days. Two 10 minute speed ups will not change much on their own, but they help get a damaged ship back out between hostile runs.<\/p>\n<p>Previous mission: <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/upgrade-operationen-auf-stufe-20\/\">Operationen auf Stufe 20 aufwerten<\/a>. Next mission: <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/werft\/#upgrade-missions\">Upgrade Schiffswerft: Stufe 20<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrade R&#038;D Department to Level 20 in STFC: a station mission paying 17,200 Tritanium and two 10 Minute Repair Speed Ups, plus the level 20 upgrade cost.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[399],"class_list":["post-22484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-missions","tag-research-building-missions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22484"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42490,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484\/revisions\/42490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}