Desperate Times is a Star Trek Fleet Command story mission where you work with a desperate Klingon General to round up the remaining separatists. It opens at warp 1 and needs warp 17 to complete, and it moves through Opla, Ajilon, Angosia and Krah’Hor. There is one fight, against the Separatist Captain’s vessel at roughly 101,520 strength, plus a 50,000 Tritanium donation. The game lists a recommended level of 1. The reward is three 8 Hour Speed Ups and eight 3 Hour Speed Ups.
Desperate Times objectives
There are five objectives and no choice split:
- Investigate a Klingon distress call in Opla. Location: Opla.
- Donate 50,000 Tritanium to repair the Klingon General’s ship.
- Plant a distress signal in Ajilon. Location: Ajilon.
- Disable the Separatist Captain’s vessel. Location: Angosia. Enemy strength is roughly 101,520.
- Bring the Separatist Captain to Vos’Keth Station. Location: Krah’Hor.
The mission starts with a distress call in Opla, where you find the General’s ship damaged and pay 50,000 Tritanium to repair it. Next you set a trap by planting a distress signal in Ajilon.
The Separatist Captain shows up in Angosia, and disabling that vessel is the only fight. Once it is done, you deliver the captain to Vos’Keth Station in Krah’Hor, which ends the mission.
Where and what warp
Desperate Times becomes available at warp 1 and no pickup system is named. Completing it needs warp 17, which covers all four systems on the route.
The recommended level is 1. The Separatist Captain at around 101,520 strength is the step that decides whether your ship is ready, and the Tritanium donation is the one cost to prepare.
Desperate Times rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 8 Hour Speed Up | 3 |
| 3 Hour Speed Up | 8 |
Together that is 48 hours of speed up time. Desperate Times is the last mission in its short chain and does not unlock a follow-up.
The separatist chain
Desperate Times closes a short chain that begins with Invasion, where you defend a research outpost in Ajilon, and continues with Plan B. Current game data for the first and last missions:
| Mission | Warp | Fights | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasion | 18 to start and complete, picked up in Angosia | 5 hostiles in Ajilon and the Separatist Vanguard at about 75,312 | 125 3★ Explorer Parts, 42 5 Minute Repair Speed Up, 170 Federation Credits, 2,000 Federation Points |
| Desperate Times | 1 to start, 17 to complete | Separatist Captain in Angosia, about 101,520 | 3 8 Hour Speed Up, 8 3 Hour Speed Up |
Ajilon and Angosia appear in both, and the separatist fight gets tougher from the Vanguard to the Captain. Desperate Times drops the faction rewards and pays speed ups instead.
Tips
Have 50,000 Tritanium ready before you reach Opla. The donation is the second step, and the mission cannot move on to Ajilon until it is paid.
Repair before the Angosia fight. It is the only combat, so you can arrive at full health and not worry about anything after it.
Save the speed ups for a long building upgrade, where 48 hours of time makes the most difference.
