Fading Obscurities is a short story mission in Borg Arc 4 of Star Trek Fleet Command. It auto-starts, asks for level 1 and a single warp, and sends you home to see the aftermath of the Borg invasion. One objective, no combat, no branching. Finishing it pays 34,000 Parsteel and 1,000 Dilithium and moves you on to the next mission in the arc.
Fading Obscurities objectives
The mission has a single objective: retreat to your home system. The destination is set when the mission begins, so you follow the assigned marker back to your own space rather than heading for a fixed named system. There is no enemy to fight and no choice split, which makes this one of the quickest missions in the Borg arc to clear.
Where and what warp
Fading Obscurities is an auto-start mission. It triggers on its own once you reach the point in Borg Arc 4 that unlocks it, so you do not pick it up from a station or an NPC. The recommended level is 1 and the warp to complete is 1, which means any player who has progressed this far in the arc can finish it right away. Because the objective sends you back home, the trip is short and there is no risk of running into hostiles along the way.
Fading Obscurities rewards
Completing the mission gives 34,000 Parsteel and 1,000 Dilithium. Parsteel is the resource you spend most on building upgrades and ship construction through the early and middle game, so a 34,000 lump helps fund whatever you are building next. Dilithium is scarcer and feeds research and higher-tier upgrade costs, which makes the 1,000 payout the more valuable half of the reward for most commanders. Clearing Fading Obscurities also advances Borg Arc 4 and opens the following mission, The Graveyard of Giants.
Where Fading Obscurities fits in Borg Arc 4
Fading Obscurities is a quiet story beat rather than a combat or grind mission. It lands after the Borg invasion events in the arc and gives you a breather before the next mission, The Graveyard of Giants. Because it auto-starts and completes with one move, it mostly exists to carry the storyline forward and hand you a resource bonus on the way through. If you are tracking your progress through the Borg arc, this is a checkpoint you clear almost without noticing, and it confirms you are ready for the missions that follow.
Tips
There is nothing to prepare for this one. It starts on its own and resolves with a single trip home, so you can clear it the moment it appears without a special crew or any warp planning. Treat Fading Obscurities as a connective beat between the larger Borg-arc missions around it: play it for the story marker and the two resource payouts, then carry straight on. If you are farming the arc for Parsteel and Dilithium, this is one of the cleanest, lowest-effort payouts in the run, and it will not cost you fuel or repair time to grab.
