First Contact is a story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command’s Borg storyline, set in Romulan space. You investigate another catastrophe involving the mysterious ship, chase it from Strezhi to Sufiday, then clear 18 hostiles of level 25 or higher. It is available from warp 1 but needs warp 19 to complete, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. The reward is 190 3★ Battleship Parts and 173,000 Tritanium, and finishing it unlocks Behind Closed Doors.
First Contact objectives
There are five objectives in a fixed order and no choice split:
- Investigate the distress signal. Location: Strezhi.
- Try and stop the ship. Location: Strezhi.
- Follow the ship. Location: Sufiday.
- Defeat 18 hostiles of level 25 or higher.
- Return to your Station.
The first three steps are travel. You answer the distress call in Strezhi, fail to stop the ship there, and follow it to Sufiday. The kill objective does not name a system, so any hostile of level 25 or higher counts toward the 18. The mission ends when you bring your ship home.
Where and what warp
First Contact can be picked up at warp 1, but the Strezhi and Sufiday steps need warp 19 to reach, so that is the number to plan around. The recommended level is listed as 1. The real bar is a ship that can reach warp 19 systems and beat eighteen level 25 hostiles in a row.
First Contact rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3★ Battleship Parts | 190 |
| Tritanium | 173,000 |
Completing First Contact also unlocks the next mission, Behind Closed Doors.
Where to find level 25 hostiles on the route
You do not have to leave the mission’s own systems to finish the kill objective. Current hostile data lists these level 25 or higher hostiles in Strezhi and Sufiday:
| Hostile | Levels in Strezhi | Levels in Sufiday |
|---|---|---|
| Romulan Patrol | 25–29 | 25–28 |
| Romulan Trader | 25–29 | 25–28 |
| Romulan Trained Fighter | 25–28 | 25–27 |
| Romulan Garrison | 26 | none |
| Romulan Watchpost | 27 | none |
Strezhi has the wider spread, so if you are already there after the first two objectives, it is a sensible place to farm.
First Contact and the missions around it
| Mission | Warp to complete | Fights | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Path to Carnage | 19 | A Raider in Rooth (about 305,058 strength) | 50 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas |
| First Contact | 19 | 18 hostiles of level 25 or higher | 190 3★ Battleship Parts, 173,000 Tritanium |
| Behind Closed Doors | 17 | A Borg Probe in Draken (about 296,419 strength) | 140 3★ Explorer Parts, 125 3★ Common Refined Gas |
A Path to Carnage also asks for an 85,000 Dilithium donation, which First Contact does not. First Contact is the only one of the three built around a kill count rather than a single scripted enemy, and it pays the most.
Tips
Use a combat ship with good hull. Eighteen fights is a long stretch, and returning to repair between batches is faster than losing the ship.
Plan the route to save warp. Both named systems fall within the warp 19 this mission needs, and the table above shows you can take care of the kills there before heading home.
The Battleship Parts go toward upgrading battleship-class ships, so save them for the battleship you use most. The wider storyline is covered on the Borg arc page, and other missions are on the mission guide.
