Friend of a Friend is a short Main Storyline mission in Star Trek Fleet Command that picks up the hunt for a missing contact named Toryn. It links in at warp 1, so you can start it early, but the trail runs out to warp 70 across the Sotavi, Zosam, and Stradania systems, with a Dilithium donation standing between you and the last clue. Finish it and you walk away with 160 4★ Uncommon Refined Crystal, and the next storyline mission opens up.
This is an auto-link mission, which means it drops straight into your active list the moment the previous storyline step is done. There is no branching choice and no combat objective, so it plays as a clean travel run with one resource gate in the middle. That makes it easy to clear in a single sitting, as long as you have prepared for the one step that catches players out.
Friend of a Friend objectives
The mission runs as a straight line of four objectives, and every player follows the same path:
- Meet with Toryn’s contact in the Sotavi system, a travel-and-talk step that sets up the search.
- Investigate Toryn’s last position in the Zosam system, another travel objective that pushes the trail farther out.
- Donate 1.9M Dilithium for information. This is the only step that costs resources instead of travel, so it is where most players stall.
- Track Toryn’s movement in the Stradania system, the farthest point of the run at warp 70.
Nothing here asks you to fight, so a survey or explorer ship with the range to reach Stradania is all the mission demands. The order is fixed, so there is no way to skip ahead of the Dilithium donation.
Where and what warp
You can accept Friend of a Friend as soon as it links in at warp 1, but do not expect to finish it near home. The objectives march outward through three systems and top out at warp 70 when you reach Stradania. The practical planning point is range rather than power: line up a route that reaches Stradania before you commit, and confirm your ship can make the warp-70 jump. Because every objective is travel or a donation, ship strength never comes into play, so a low-power hull with good warp range works fine.
Friend of a Friend rewards
The payout for completing the mission is 160 4★ Uncommon Refined Crystal, a refined resource that feeds into later upgrades, so it is worth banking rather than spending loose. Beyond the crystal, clearing this step continues the Main Storyline and unlocks the next mission in the chain, which is the main reason to run it on schedule. On its own the crystal is a modest reward, but the story progression it opens is what most players are here for.
Tips
Sort out the Dilithium before anything else. The mission asks for a 1.9M Dilithium donation partway through, and if your reserves are short you will sit on that objective until you can mine or refine your way back up. Bank the full amount first and the rest of the mission is simple travel. Because it auto-links from the storyline and has no combat, you can clear Friend of a Friend in one sitting once the Dilithium is ready and your ship can reach warp 70. If you are pushing through the Main Storyline for the milestone rewards, treat this one as a quick connector rather than a stopping point, and keep a ship parked with enough range so you are not refitting mid-mission.
