Odd Shapes on the Horizon is the opening mission of the Discovery storyline in Star Trek Fleet Command, recommended for level 40. You investigate strange energy signatures in Dis, find a parts dealer in Sotavi, donate 1.2 million Tritanium for spare parts, then bring the Discovery crew back to your station. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 56 to complete. The reward is 33.8 million Parsteel, 995,000 Dilithium and 500 Premium Recruit Tokens, which makes the donation easy to justify.
Odd Shapes on the Horizon objectives
There are five objectives and no choice split:
- Investigate the energy signature. Location: Dis.
- Examine the spatial anomaly. Location: Dis.
- Find a parts dealer. Location: Sotavi.
- Donate 1,200,000 Tritanium for spare parts.
- Bring the Discovery crew to your Station.
The first two steps both happen in Dis, where you look into the energy signature and the anomaly it leads to. Then the mission moves to Sotavi to find a parts dealer. The donation comes next: 1,200,000 Tritanium for spare parts. The last step brings the Discovery crew home to your station.
No fight is listed anywhere in the mission. The only cost is the Tritanium.
This guide covers the level 40 version of the mission, with Dis, Sotavi and a 1,200,000 Tritanium donation. Players at lower Operations levels can see a version with other systems and a smaller donation. If your objective list names different systems or a different amount, follow what your own mission log shows.
Where and what warp
The mission becomes available at warp 1 and needs warp 56 to complete. Dis and Sotavi are the two systems you have to reach, so check both are in range before you start.
The recommended level is 40. No pickup system is listed in the game data.
Odd Shapes on the Horizon rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Parsteel | 33,828,000 |
| Dilithium | 995,000 |
| Premium Recruit Token | 500 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next part of the Discovery storyline.
Odd Shapes on the Horizon at other levels
Odd Shapes on the Horizon is offered in 4 versions, at recommended levels 2, 11, 26 and 40. The story is the same in each, but the objectives, systems, warp and rewards change with the version. The walkthrough above covers the level 40 version.
| Recommended level | Systems | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | No set system | 1 | 2 Origins Burnham shards, 100 Officer XP, 110 Parsteel |
| 11 | Yridia, Nausicaa | 8 | 12 2★ Interceptor Parts, 9,000 Parsteel |
| 26 | Arcadion, Azha | 20 | 1,529,000 Parsteel, 2 30 Minute Speed Up |
| 40 (this page) | Dis, Sotavi | 56 | 500 Premium Recruit Token, 995,000 Dilithium, 33,828,000 Parsteel |
Tips
Stock the Tritanium first. The 1,200,000 donation is the one step that can hold you up, so have it banked before you reach Sotavi and the mission runs straight through.
Send a ship with range rather than firepower. With no hostile listed, reaching Dis and Sotavi at warp 56 is the whole challenge, and a survey or explorer hull with the range will do.
The trade is lopsided in your favour. You give up 1.2 million Tritanium and get back 33.8 million Parsteel, almost a million Dilithium and 500 Premium Recruit Tokens.
This mission opens the Discovery storyline, which continues with Many Moons. The full run of Discovery missions is on the Discovery arc page, and every other mission by level is on the mission guide.
Next mission: Many Moons.
