Hard Forged Bonds is a late-game Star Trek Fleet Command mission where you work with the Enterprise to find the leader of a mercenary band. It has a recommended level of 54 and needs warp 150 to finish. You track the leader through LSP-539 and Odin, pay 243 million Tritanium to repair a merchant’s ship, and fight the mercenary at roughly 23 million strength. The reward is 33,000,000 Dilithium and 900 3 Hour Speed Ups.
Hard Forged Bonds objectives
There are five objectives and no choice split:
- Find the mercenary leader. Location: LSP-539.
- Repair the merchant’s ship with 243M Tritanium.
- Track down the mercenary. Location: Odin.
- Defeat the mercenary. Location: Odin. Enemy strength is roughly 23,029,645.
- Scan the wreckage. Location: Odin.
The search starts in LSP-539. Before the trail moves on, a merchant’s ship needs repairs, and the bill is 243 million Tritanium. The hunt then shifts to Odin, where you track down the mercenary, win the fight and scan the wreckage. No return trip is listed, so the mission ends in Odin.
Where and what warp
There is no pickup system, and the mission becomes available at warp 1. Completing it needs warp 150. LSP-539 and Odin are the only two named systems, and three of the five steps happen in Odin.
The recommended level is 54. The fight at about 23 million strength is the one that tests that level.
Hard Forged Bonds rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 33,000,000 |
| 3 Hour Speed Up | 900 |
The 900 3 Hour Speed Ups come to 2,700 hours, or 112 and a half days off your timers. Completing the mission also unlocks the next mission in the chain.
Hard Forged Bonds and the mission before it
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homebound | 54 | 1 | 18,750,000 Dilithium, 500 Premium Recruit Token |
| Hard Forged Bonds | 54 | 150 | 33,000,000 Dilithium, 900 3 Hour Speed Up |
Homebound needs no travel at all, so Hard Forged Bonds is where this stretch of the story jumps to warp 150. Together the two pay more than 50 million Dilithium.
Tips
Budget the Tritanium first. At 243 million, the repair payment is the biggest cost in the mission, and the hunt cannot move to Odin until it is paid.
Bring your strongest ship to Odin. The mercenary at about 23 million strength is a serious fight even at level 54. For comparison, The Beast in Last Chance Saloon, a level 49 mission, sits at about 10.5 million, so this fight is more than twice as strong.
Spend the speed ups on the longest jobs. Nine hundred 3 Hour Speed Ups are a large stock. They go furthest on the multi-month building and research timers that are normal at this stage.
Every mission by level is on the mission guide.
