Intellectual Property is a Star Trek Fleet Command mission in which you stop a spy who has learned about Mal’s chop shop. It is recommended for level 27, starts at warp 1 and needs warp 24 to complete. The chase runs from Valance to Orion and on to The Principium, with two fights at around 130,000 strength, and it ends back at your station where you scrap and rebuild your Stella. The reward is 33 Latinum and 28 3★ Uncommon Refined Crystal.
Intellectual Property objectives
There are eight objectives and no choice split:
- Track down the spy. Location: Valance.
- Find Whelan. Location: Orion.
- Defeat the Orion bodyguard. Location: Orion. Enemy strength is roughly 129,975.
- Catch Whelan before it’s too late! Location: The Principium.
- Defeat Whelan. Location: The Principium. Enemy strength is roughly 133,020.
- Return to your Station.
- Scrap the Stella.
- Rebuild the Stella.
The mission has two halves. The first is a pursuit: you pick up the spy’s trail in Valance, find Whelan in Orion behind an Orion bodyguard, then chase Whelan to The Principium for the final fight. The second half happens at your station, where you scrap the Stella and build it again.
Where and what warp
Intellectual Property starts at warp 1 and needs warp 24 to complete. The systems come in a fixed order: Valance, Orion, The Principium, then home. The recommended level is 27.
Intellectual Property rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Latinum | 33 |
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Crystal | 28 |
Intellectual Property does not unlock a follow-up mission in the current game data.
The Stella steps
The last two objectives are unusual. Instead of flying anywhere, you scrap the Stella and then rebuild it. The Stella is an uncommon, grade 3 Independent battleship, and the game’s own description of it fits the mission: it is built to be broken down into its components and reassembled with a new signature.
For the rebuild step, the ship’s current data lists a Shipyard level 27 requirement, a base build cost of 800,000 Tritanium and 28,000 Dilithium, and a 16-hour build time. Plan for those before you start the scrap step so the mission does not stall at the very end.
Tips
Bring a combat ship for the chase. The Orion bodyguard and Whelan are both close to 130,000 strength, and they come in separate systems, so check your hull after the first fight before jumping to The Principium.
Check your Stella before you set out. Two of the eight objectives involve it, and they are the last two, after all the travel and fighting is done, so the build requirements above are worth checking early.
Hot Rod is a neighbouring mission in the same storyline. Every mission by level is on the mission guide.
