Field Test is the fourth mission in the five-part Discovery storyline in Star Trek Fleet Command, recommended for level 40. Stamets has fitted the stolen Romulan cloak into the USS Discovery‘s deflector grid, and you fly alongside to test it against real sensors. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 40 to complete, and the reward is 1,748,000 Dilithium. The test goes badly, and it ends with you firing on a Starfleet ship to protect the Discovery crew.
Field Test objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Follow the USS Discovery to Nibiq. Location: Nibiq.
- Track the USS Discovery to Tiwoqua. Location: Tiwoqua.
- Defeat 20 hostiles of Level 38 or higher.
- Defeat the USS Fairbanks. Location: Tiwoqua. Enemy strength about 3.15 million.
Stamets wants to test the cloak against the Suliban rather than Starfleet, since they would be easier to escape if it failed. In Nibiq the cloak works, and Stamets has also tuned it to cover your ship. In Tiwoqua it starts to flicker, the unstable hardware threatens the Discovery’s shield grid, and the ship is stuck while Stamets pulls it out. Suliban ships close in, and you hold them off. Then Lt. Commander Campbell arrives in the USS Fairbanks, hunting rogue Crossfield ships, and orders the Discovery to stand down. You raise shields and fight.
Where and what warp
No pickup system is listed and the mission starts at warp 1. You need warp 40 to complete it, for Nibiq and Tiwoqua. The recommended level is 40.
The 20-hostile objective names a minimum level of 38 but no system. The USS Fairbanks is the named fight, at roughly 3.15 million strength.
Field Test rewards
The only reward is 1,748,000 Dilithium. Completing Field Test unlocks the last mission of the storyline, They Went That Way!
The Discovery storyline at a glance
| Order | Mission | Warp to complete | Fights | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sightings | 56 | None | 48,267,000 Parsteel, 7 1 Day Speed Ups |
| 2 | Covering Our Tracks | 53 | Romulan Gladius, Romulan Augur | 656,000 Dilithium, 400 Ultra Recruit Tokens |
| 3 | Out of Stock | 47 | Lagar | 400 3★ Interceptor Parts, 9,343,000 Tritanium, 32 1 Hour Speed Ups |
| 4 | Field Test | 40 | 20 hostiles, USS Fairbanks | 1,748,000 Dilithium |
| 5 | They Went That Way! | 53 | Depends on your choice | Depends on your choice |
Field Test has the lowest warp of the five, but it also has the most fighting: twenty hostiles before the named fight with the Fairbanks.
Tips
Fight the 20 hostiles in Tiwoqua. The Suliban arrive there while the Discovery is stuck, and the Fairbanks fight follows in the same system, so there is no reason to go elsewhere.
Watch your hull across the whole Tiwoqua stretch. Twenty kills followed by a 3.15 million strength ship is a long run without a repair, so a quick trip home between the hostile count and the Fairbanks may be worth it.
The Dilithium is a modest payout for the effort, and the real value is unlocking the finale. The Discovery arc page covers the wider story, and every mission by level is on the mission guide.