Digging in the Dirt is a Star Trek Fleet Command mission where you investigate Romulan experiments in the Seevor system. It has a recommended level of 28 and needs warp 20 to finish. You make one trip to Seevor, pay 5,000,000 Parsteel, and fight a Romulan ship at roughly 296,419 strength before heading home. The reward is 15 each of 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore, Gas and Crystal.
Digging in the Dirt objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Investigate the rumors. Location: Seevor.
- Donate 5,000,000 Parsteel.
- Defeat the Romulan ship. Location: Seevor. Enemy strength is roughly 296,419.
- Return to your Station.
Seevor is the only system named. You arrive, look into the rumors, then pay the Parsteel. The fight comes after the donation, so the Romulan ship is the last hurdle before the trip home.
Where and what warp
There is no pickup system, and the mission becomes available at warp 1. Completing it needs warp 20, the range for Seevor. With one system for all three action steps, this is a single round trip.
The recommended level is 28. That matches the other missions in this stretch, which also sit at level 28.
Digging in the Dirt rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore | 15 |
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas | 15 |
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Crystal | 15 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next mission in the chain.
Digging in the Dirt and its neighbours
All three missions around this one have a recommended level of 28, and the warp barely moves:
| Mission | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the Barrel | 20 | 32,000 Dilithium, 19 15 Minute Repair Speed Up |
| Digging in the Dirt | 20 | 15 each of 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore, Gas and Crystal |
| The Worst of Us | 19 | 1,517,000 Parsteel |
The next mission pays back more than 1.5 million Parsteel, which offsets part of the 5 million you hand over here. Digging in the Dirt is the one in this group that pays in refined materials instead of raw resources.
Tips
Budget the Parsteel before you fly out. Five million Parsteel is the biggest cost in the mission, and the fight cannot start until the donation is made. If you are saving for a building upgrade, finish that first or plan around the drop.
Bring a combat ship that can handle about 296,419 strength. That is the only fight, and it is in the same system as everything else, so you can clear it in the same trip.
The refined materials are the real value. Fifteen of each 3★ Uncommon type is refinery time you do not have to spend, and getting all three types at once means none of them is left short.
If you have not run Bottom of the Barrel yet, do it first. Its 19 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups are a good fit for patching up your ship after the Romulan fight here.
Every mission by level is listed on the mission guide.
