Hustle Culture is a five-part Star Trek Fleet Command mission chain that starts at Quark‘s party and ends with you exposing Nak’s faux latinum scheme. Along the way you keep the Enterprise off your back and look into the properties of Latinum. Every part is recommended for level 25, warp to complete ranges from 15 to 22, and the chain begins in Fastolf. Rewards include Quark shards on two parts, up to 1,500 Latinum, 3★ ship parts and 2★ raw materials. It is a light, story-driven chain with easy fights, and the Quark shards are the main draw.
Hustle Culture at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hustle Culture Part 1 | 25 | 15 | Quark shards, 81,000 Officer XP |
| Hustle Culture Part 2 | 25 | 18 | 1,600 × 2★ Raw Gas, 35,000 Tritanium |
| Hustle Culture Part 3 | 25 | 22 | 9,000 × 2★ Raw Ore, plus Parsteel or 1,500 Latinum (by branch) |
| Hustle Culture Part 4 | 25 | 22 | 1,800 × 2★ Raw Crystal, 8,000 Dilithium |
| Hustle Culture Part 5 | 25 | 16 | Quark shards, 140 × 3★ ship parts |
Hustle Culture Part 1
You attend Quark’s party, run a drinks errand for him, then follow him to Nak’s casino in Sorenle, where you decide whether to help him.
- Attend Quark’s party. (Fastolf)
- Help Quark fetch the drinks. (Fastolf)
- Return to the party. (Fastolf)
- Go with Quark to Nak’s casino. (Sorenle)
- Choose whether to help Quark.
Warp to complete: 15. Both answers lead to the same steps: defeat the automated vessel in Sorenle (enemy strength about 75,312), then return to your Station. Only one reward differs.
First answer
Rewards: Quark officer shards, 81,000 Officer XP, 11 × 3 Hour Speed Up.
Second answer
Rewards: Quark officer shards, 81,000 Officer XP, 22 × 15 Minute Repair Speed Up.
Hustle Culture Part 2
The Enterprise is paying too much attention to you, so you hit an Orion transport and lead the Orions straight to the Enterprise.
- Find the Orion transport. (Freyda)
- Hit the Orion transport. (Freyda, enemy strength about 101,520)
- Lead the Orions back to the Enterprise. (Fastolf)
- Get out of the way. (Nasturta)
Warp to complete: 18. Rewards: 1,600 × 2★ Raw Gas, 35,000 Tritanium, 150 Ship XP.
Hustle Culture Part 3
Part 3 has you examine the properties of Latinum. You mine some Raw Latinum yourself, find a geologist, and then decide how to handle a group of creditors.
- Find a Raw Latinum deposit. (Cillers)
- Mine 100 Raw Latinum.
- Find the geologist. (Talmir-86)
- Choose how to deal with the creditors.
Warp to complete: 22.
Fight the creditors off
- Defeat 12 hostiles of level 25 or higher.
Rewards: 9,000 × 2★ Raw Ore, 1,238,000 Parsteel, 300 × 3★ Survey Parts.
Pay the creditors
- Donate 44,000 Dilithium to the creditors.
Rewards: 9,000 × 2★ Raw Ore, 1,500 Latinum, 300 × 3★ Battleship Parts.
Hustle Culture Part 4
Now you have to keep the Enterprise away from the geologist. You lead it on a detour through Romulan space and into a neutral system, where a Pakled warship is waiting.
- Lead the Enterprise away from the geologist. (Fastolf)
- Try and lead the Enterprise into Romulan space. (Sufiday)
- Bring the Enterprise to a neutral system. (Bharani)
- Defeat the Pakled warship. (Bharani, enemy strength about 102,720)
- Return to the geologist. (Talmir-86)
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1,800 × 2★ Raw Crystal, 8,000 Dilithium, 150 Ship XP.
Hustle Culture Part 5
You go back to Nak’s casino, track him to his hideout in Maclyyn and reveal his deception to his customers. The last choice is what to do with the faux latinum.
- Investigate Nak’s casino again. (Sorenle)
- Find Nak’s hideout. (Maclyyn)
- Defeat Nak’s guard. (Maclyyn, enemy strength about 104,274)
- Scan the asteroid. (Maclyyn)
- Disable Nak’s ship. (Maclyyn, enemy strength about 102,720)
- Choose what to do with the faux latinum, then return to your Station.
Warp to complete: 16.
Interceptor parts reward
Rewards: Quark officer shards, 11 × 3 Hour Speed Up, 140 × 3★ Interceptor Parts.
Explorer parts reward
Rewards: Quark officer shards, 11 × 3 Hour Speed Up, 140 × 3★ Explorer Parts.
Tips for completing Hustle Culture
Bring a mining ship for Part 3. You need to mine 100 Raw Latinum after finding the deposit in Cillers, so park a miner there before you move on to the geologist.
The creditor choice in Part 3 is the biggest decision in the chain. Paying 44,000 Dilithium returns 1,500 Latinum and Battleship parts, while fighting through 12 hostiles of level 25 or higher gives 1,238,000 Parsteel and Survey parts instead. If you have the Dilithium, the Latinum branch is usually the better return.
Fights are light for level 25. The strongest named enemy is Nak’s guard at about 104,274, and the automated vessel in Part 1 is only around 75,312. Part 5 has two fights in Maclyyn, so a quick repair between them is enough.
The choices in Parts 1 and 5 only swap one reward each. In Part 1 you pick between 3 Hour Speed Ups and Repair Speed Ups, and in Part 5 between Interceptor and Explorer parts, so choose the ship class you are building. Warp tops out at 22 on Parts 3 and 4. Other chains around level 25 are on the mission guide.
Are the Hustle Culture rewards worth it?
Yes, mainly for Quark. Two batches of Quark shards, 81,000 Officer XP, 1,500 Latinum on the paying branch of Part 3 and 440 × 3★ ship parts across Parts 3 and 5 are good returns for a level 25 chain with easy fights. The 2★ raw Gas, Ore and Crystal feed refining at this level. The only real costs are the mining stop and, if you take it, the 44,000 Dilithium payment.
