Filling in the Gaps is a level 4 mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you help an Independent trader recover his stolen assets in exchange for information. You make contact with a Federation trading partner, mine 500 Parsteel, return to your station and set aside 500 Parsteel for the trader. It needs only warp 1 to start and to complete, and there is no fight. The reward is 700 Parsteel and 140 1★ Explorer Parts, so you finish ahead on Parsteel.
Filling in the Gaps objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Establish contact with the Federation trading partner.
- Mine 500 Parsteel.
- Return to your Station.
- Set aside a consignment of 500 Parsteel for the trader.
You open by contacting the trading partner. Then you mine 500 Parsteel and bring your ship home. The last step asks you to set aside a consignment of the same 500 Parsteel for the trader.
No hostile is listed, and the current data does not attach a system to any of the four steps.
Where and what warp
The game lists warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. Range never comes into it; any ship that can mine can finish it.
The recommended level is 4.
Filling in the Gaps rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1★ Explorer Parts | 140 |
| Parsteel | 700 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next part of the chain.
The Parsteel math
The mission asks for 500 Parsteel and pays back 700. You mine the 500 as part of the objectives, set it aside for the trader, and collect 700 at the end. Because the 500 you hand over is the 500 you mined for the mission, you finish 700 Parsteel up on where you started, plus the 140 Explorer Parts.
Filling in the Gaps and Hunting the Hunter compared
The mission before this one, Hunting the Hunter, has a different shape at almost the same level.
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Combat | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting the Hunter | 2 | 1 | 10 hostiles of level 2 or higher, then the witness’s ship at about 162 | 19 1★ Battleship Parts, 150 Officer XP, 1 15 Minute Repair Speed Up |
| Filling in the Gaps | 4 | 1 | None | 140 1★ Explorer Parts, 700 Parsteel |
Hunting the Hunter is the combat half of this short storyline; Filling in the Gaps is the mining half.
Tips
Mine close to home. The mining objective asks for only 500 Parsteel, which any early mining ship can collect quickly.
Do not spend the Parsteel between steps. The consignment in the last objective is the same 500 you mined, so keep it available until the mission clears.
The Explorer Parts are the more useful reward at this stage. 140 1★ Explorer Parts goes toward early explorer ship upgrades.
Previous mission: Hunting the Hunter. Next mission: Unwanted Guests. Other missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
