Guidance is a level 51 story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you escort a research vessel into hostile territory. Starting from a meeting with K’ulass in ghuH, you guide the vessel through a mining field and past a dying star before handing it over in KSG space. It needs warp 230 to complete, the highest warp in its part of the main story, and one marauder is listed at about 15.6 million strength. The reward is 18,000,000 Dilithium and 220 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and it unlocks Interlude.
Guidance objectives
Six objectives, no choice split:
- Meet with K’ulass. Location: ghuH.
- Bring the research vessel to the mining field. Location: Ariadexa.
- Defeat the marauder. Location: Ariadexa. Enemy strength is roughly 15,600,929.
- Bring the research vessel to the dying star. Location: Hulman.
- Defeat the marauder. Location: Hulman.
- Escort the vessel to KSG space. Location: Cypha.
The mission is an escort with two ambushes. After meeting K’ulass in ghuH, you take the research vessel to the mining field in Ariadexa, where a marauder at about 15.6 million strength attacks. The next stop is the dying star in Hulman, and a second marauder waits there, though no strength is listed for that one. The final leg delivers the vessel to KSG space in Cypha.
Where and what warp
There is no pickup system and the mission can be accepted from warp 1. Completing it needs warp 230 to cover ghuH, Ariadexa, Hulman and Cypha. The recommended level is 51.
Guidance rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 18,000,000 |
| 15 Minute Repair Speed Up | 220 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next mission, Interlude.
Where Guidance sits in the main story
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | What you do | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Strength | 51 | 185 | Find Tarm, research Fragile Explorers, mine 10,000 5★ Ore | 36,750,000 Dilithium, 368,000 Officer XP |
| Guidance | 51 | 230 | Escort a research vessel past two marauders | 18,000,000 Dilithium, 220 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups |
| Interlude | 52 | 205 | Regroup with VESTA, complete Obviate Interceptors research | 10 1M Dilithium Tokens, 68,850,000 Tritanium |
| Earning Trust | 52 | 1 | Earn a Devotion Token, upgrade Operations to 53 | 5 1B Parsteel Tokens, 20,000,000 Dilithium, 2,500 Ship XP |
Guidance is the combat-and-travel step in a stretch otherwise built around research, mining and station goals. It also has the highest warp of the four by a clear margin, 45 more than the mission before it.
Tips
Check your warp range first. Warp 230 is the gate here, and a ship that cannot reach Cypha cannot finish the escort.
Plan for the Ariadexa marauder at around 15.6 million strength. It is the one fight with a listed strength, and the mission has no return-to-station step before the second marauder in Hulman.
The 220 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups add up to 55 hours of repair time. That is useful for keeping a fighting ship moving through the high-level hostiles you will face in this part of the game.
Previous mission: True Strength. Next mission: Interlude. More missions by level are on the mission guide.
