{"id":37560,"date":"2026-09-27T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/something-of-an-expert\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:24:01","slug":"something-of-an-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/something-of-an-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Something of an Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Something of an Expert is a level 61 main storyline mission in Star Trek Fleet Command in which you bring Ed Howards, a data archaeologist who used to work for Starfleet, to the Progenitor fleet in Omega Rura. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 700 to complete. A choice near the end decides the reward: defending the Progenitor ships pays 1,665,000,000 Dilithium and 300 5\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=\"21382\">Ungew\u00f6hnlich<\/a> Survey Parts, while fleeing pays 1,150 Trait XP and 300 5\u2605 Uncommon Battleship Parts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Something_of_an_Expert_objectives\"><\/span>Something of an Expert objectives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Howards contacts you after seeing your ship interface with the ancient Progenitor vessels. After three years studying them, Howards thinks it is possible to help you survive the <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=\"21383\">Daten<\/a> overload and reach their full databanks. The first four steps are the same for everyone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet with Howards. Location: Nerokira.<\/li>\n<li>Bring Howards to the ancient fleet. Location: Omega Rura.<\/li>\n<li>Defeat 12 hostiles of level 59 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>Was sollen wir tun?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Omega Rura has turned into a free-for-all by the time you arrive, with ships fighting close enough to the Progenitor fleet to put it at risk. Once you clear a path, a stray phaser hit on the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/tag\/command-class-officers\/\"   title=\"Offiziere der Kommandoklasse\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"21380\">Command<\/a> vessel means Howards needs time to bypass the corrupted data paths, and Maia asks whether to hold the line or leave.<\/p>\n<h3>Defend the Progenitor ships<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Defeat the attacker. Location: Omega Rura (enemy strength about 2,618,077,029).<\/li>\n<li>Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zur\u00fcck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You hold off the attacker while Howards works, but once Howards gets in, the database has already been wiped. The chaos in the system looks like a distraction staged by whoever reached the data first.<\/p>\n<h3>Flee<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zur\u00fcck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here you pull out without a fight and leave the Progenitor data behind. On both paths Howards ends by pointing out that your ship still holds the data from its first interfacing, which may still be of use to the research.<\/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>There is no pickup system listed; the mission follows <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/the-frontier\/\">The Frontier<\/a> in the storyline. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 700 to complete. The first stop is Nerokira, and the rest of the mission plays out in Omega Rura, the same system where The Frontier had you examine the ancient ships. The recommended level is 61.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Something_of_an_Expert_rewards\"><\/span>Something of an Expert rewards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Path<\/th>\n<th>Belohnungen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Defend the Progenitor ships<\/td>\n<td>1,665,000,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/dilithium\/\">Dilithium<\/a>, 300 5\u2605 Uncommon Survey Parts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flee<\/td>\n<td>1,150 Trait XP, 300 5\u2605 Uncommon Battleship Parts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Either choice unlocks <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/dishonor-and-blood\/\">Dishonor and Blood<\/a>, the next mission in the storyline.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_storyline_around_it\"><\/span>The storyline around it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Mission<\/th>\n<th>Recommended level<\/th>\n<th>Warp zum Abschlie\u00dfen<\/th>\n<th>Belohnungen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The Frontier<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>1 10 Day Speed Up, 44,105,600 <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=\"21381\">Parsteel<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Something of an Expert<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>Depends on the choice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dishonor and Blood<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>600<\/td>\n<td>15,000 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/latinum\/\"   title=\"Latinum\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"21379\">Latinum<\/a>, 160 5\u2605 Uncommon Battleship Parts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sacrilege (level 61 version)<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>5,450,000,000 Parsteel, 32 5\u2605 Uncommon Explorer Parts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips\"><\/span>Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 12 hostiles of level 59 or higher are required on both paths, so bring a combat ship either way. The choice only adds or skips one fight after that grind.<\/p>\n<p>Pick by what you need. The defend path costs one extra battle against a target of roughly 2.6 billion strength and pays a large Dilithium haul plus Survey parts. Fleeing skips that fight and hands out Trait XP with Battleship parts instead, which suits players already short on Trait XP. The story outcome is the same either way, since the databanks are lost on both paths.<\/p>\n<p>After this, the storyline heads into Klingon space with Dishonor and Blood and then <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/sakrileg\/\">Sakrileg<\/a>. The full order is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/hauptstoryline-missionen\/\">main storyline missions<\/a> page, and other 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>Something of an Expert in STFC: a level 61 storyline mission at warp 700. 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