Muddied Vision is an early story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command and part of the Discovery arc. The goal is to find Mudd before he can duplicate Maia‘s codebase. It is recommended for level 2, runs at warp 1 from start to finish, and has four objectives with no fighting. The reward is small, 30 Parsteel, a 5 Minute Speed Up and 25 Ship XP, and the real value is unlocking the next mission.
Muddied Vision objectives
There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Investigate the signal.
- Investigate the wreckage.
- Follow the fading warp trail.
- Return to your Station.
The mission reads as a short investigation. You check a signal, look over the wreckage it leads to, then follow a warp trail that is already going cold. The last step brings you home. None of the four objectives names an enemy, so there is no combat anywhere in the mission.
The current game data does not attach a fixed system to any objective. The systems change with your Operations level, for example sending players at Operations 11–25 to Zaurak for the signal. If the mission points you somewhere different, follow the in-game marker.
Where and what warp
Warp is 1 to start and 1 to complete, and the recommended level is 2. There is no pickup system listed. With no fights and a warp 1 requirement, any ship can run it, including a survey or mining hull.
Muddied Vision rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Parsteel | 30 |
| 5 Minute Speed Up | 1 |
| Ship XP | 25 |
Completing it also unlocks the next mission in the arc.
Muddied Vision at other levels
Muddied Vision is offered in 4 versions, at recommended levels 2, 11, 26 and 40. The objectives are the same in each; the systems, warp and rewards change with the version. The walkthrough above covers the level 2 version.
| Recommended level | Systems | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (this page) | No set system | 1 | 30 Parsteel, 1 5 Minute Speed Up, 25 Ship XP |
| 11 | Zaurak, Bellas | 11 | 350 Tritanium, 70 Dilithium |
| 26 | Francihk, Obilent, Huebr | 17 | 9,000 Dilithium, 3 1 Day Speed Up, 274,000 Parsteel |
| 40 | Mina, Tovla, Nikola | 61 | 10 3 Hour Speed Up, 267,000 Dilithium, 9,076,000 Parsteel |
Is Muddied Vision worth doing?
On rewards alone, not much. Thirty Parsteel, one 5 minute speed up and 25 Ship XP are all minor, even at level 2.
The reason to finish it is progression. Muddied Vision opens Discovery Arc 2, and the mission that follows pays considerably more. Unlikely Reunions pays 389,000 Dilithium and 130 Latinum in the current game data, and it adds a fight against a Klingon that Muddied Vision does not have.
Because there is nothing to fight and nothing to donate, Muddied Vision costs you only the travel between objectives and back to your station.
Tips
Send whatever ship is free. There is no combat, so this is a good job for a ship you would not normally risk in a fight.
Do not skip it. The rewards are small, but every later mission in this stretch of the arc depends on finishing it first.
Use the 5 Minute Speed Up on a short build or research timer rather than holding it. At this stage of the game it clears a real chunk of a short job.
The previous missions are in Discovery Arc 1, and the next mission is Unlikely Reunions. Every other mission by level is on the mission guide.
