{"id":27970,"date":"2026-07-09T20:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/?p=27970"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:41:25","slug":"corrupted-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/corrupted-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrupted Data &#038; Decoded Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Corrupted Data and Decoded Data are the two mineable data resources in Star Trek Fleet Command. Both come from the Vaaran Expanse, better known as Augment space, both are mined with the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/botanik-bucht\/\">Botany Bay<\/a>, and both are spent in the Augment faction store. This page covers the two together because you farm them the same way in the same region.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_need_data\"><\/span>Why you need data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/daten\/\"   title=\"Offiziersdaten\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3739\">Daten<\/a> is the Augment faction&#8217;s currency. Trading Corrupted and Decoded Data in the Augment store buys Augment Credits, and from there Plutonium (which upgrades the Botany Bay), Augment recruit chests for <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/khan-noonien-singh\/\">Khan<\/a> and his crew, hijacked ship blueprints, and Independent Credits. If you want <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tag\/khans-crew-officer-group\/\"   title=\"Khans Gruppe der Besatzungsoffiziere\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3737\">Khans Mannschaft<\/a> at high ranks or a leveled Botany Bay, data mining is the grind that pays for it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Corrupted_vs_Decoded_Data\"><\/span>Corrupted vs Decoded Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The difference is where they spawn, and that decides when you can farm each. Corrupted Data (the red one) comes from the lower-level Augment systems, roughly levels 20 to 28. Decoded Data (the green one) comes from the higher systems, levels 27 to 36. Decoded Data is not a refined version of Corrupted Data; they are separate resources mined from separate nodes, and the store exchanges use both.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_data\"><\/span>How to get data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mining in Augment space.<\/strong> The only steady source. Build the Botany Bay, which also unlocks the Vaaran Expanse itself, and put it on data nodes. Its data mining bonus is enormous; no other ship comes close.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Events.<\/strong> Augment-themed events and daily goals sometimes pay data or Augment Credits directly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hitting loaded miners.<\/strong> Data cannot be raided from a station, but a loaded Botany Bay destroyed on a node drops its unprotected cargo. Yours included, so crew for protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One warning for the region: hostiles in Augment space will target ships sitting on nodes. Data nodes are also small compared to ordinary resource nodes, so expect to reset your miner often rather than parking it overnight the way you would on a <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tritanium\/\">tritanium<\/a> node.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_mining_locations\"><\/span>Data mining locations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every data system sits in the Vaaran Expanse. Higher-level systems mine faster, so work your way up this list as your ship and warp range allow. Verified July 2026.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>System<\/th>\n<th>System level<\/th>\n<th>Data type<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rainsford<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lydan<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raddan<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tera Lara<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rona Tan<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gealan<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paradane<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kor Na Ron<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duraiana<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Besch\u00e4digte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Terazon-X31<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vellamo<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ifrea-3<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Olassa<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orda-877<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ilmatar<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yarda<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Dekodierte Daten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_data_mining_crews\"><\/span>Best data mining crews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like latinum, data mining is a case where the ship does the heavy lifting and the crew&#8217;s job is speed on top plus keeping the cargo safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bridge officer:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/joaquin\/\">Joaquin<\/a> &gt; Data Miner \u2013 increases the mining rate of the ship when mining Corrupted and Decoded Data. His captain maneuver is protected cargo, so he earns his seat either way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bridge officer:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tpring\/\">T'Pring<\/a> &gt; Hidden Stash \u2013 increases the protection of the cargo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kapit\u00e4n:<\/strong> Joaquin for protection, or another Khan&#8217;s Crew officer for the synergy bonus on his ability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For current alternatives, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/officer-tier-list\/\">officer tier list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_ship_to_mine_data\"><\/span>Best ship to mine data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is exactly one right answer: the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/botanik-bucht\/\">Botany Bay<\/a>. Its data mining bonus is in the tens of thousands of percent, which makes any other survey ship a placeholder at best. Building it is also what opens Augment space in the first place, and Plutonium from the Augment store is what upgrades it, so the loop feeds itself: mine data, buy Plutonium, mine faster.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_FAQ\"><\/span>Data FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is Decoded Data refined from Corrupted Data?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. They are separate resources from separate nodes. Corrupted spawns in the lower Augment systems, Decoded in the higher ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I unlock Augment space?<\/strong><br \/>\nBuild the Botany Bay. The Vaaran Expanse opens once the ship is in your fleet, and the Augment mission chain walks you in from there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do data nodes run out so fast?<\/strong><br \/>\nData nodes hold far less than normal resource nodes. Lift your ship off and set it back down to reset the node, and plan on active mining sessions rather than overnight parking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can other players steal my data?<\/strong><br \/>\nNot from your station. Station raids only take parsteel, tritanium, and <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=\"3738\">Dilithium<\/a>. The risk is your loaded Botany Bay on a node, which is why the protection <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/star-trek-fleet-command-officers\/\"   title=\"Star Trek Fleet Command Beamtinnen und Beamte\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3740\">Offiziere<\/a> above are standard.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where to mine Corrupted and Decoded Data in Augment space, the Botany Bay crews to use, and what to spend data on in the Augment faction store.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27970","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=27970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27972,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27970\/revisions\/27972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}