Paths to Tread is a late-game mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you track down where a Progenitor signal is coming from. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 110 to complete, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. After meeting Scotty and following the artifact’s signal across three systems, you choose how to deal with an Orion. Bribing costs 16M Tritanium and pays 1,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens. Fighting means Orions of about 2,726,322 and pays Parsteel. Both unlock New Blood.
Paths to Tread objectives
The shared opening has four objectives:
- Meet with Scotty. Location: New Canberra.
- Follow the artifact’s signal. Location: Ovala.
- Find the spatial anomaly. Location: Perralon 472.
- Choose how to deal with the Orion.
Choice A: bribe them
- Donate 16M Tritanium to the Orion.
Rewards: 1,400 Ultra Recruit Token.
Choice B: destroy them
- Defeat the Orions. Location: Perralon 472. Enemy strength is roughly 2,726,322.
Rewards: 85,500,000 Parsteel, 90 1M Parsteel Token.
Each path is a single step after the choice, and neither sends you home. The mission ends at Perralon 472 or wherever you make the donation.
Where and what warp
The mission is available from warp 1 and needs warp 110 to complete. The route runs from New Canberra in Federation space to Ovala and then Perralon 472, both neutral.
The recommended level is listed as 1. The real requirements are warp 110 and, depending on your choice, 16M Tritanium or a ship that can beat Orions of about 2.7 million strength.
Paths to Tread rewards
| Reward | Bribe them | Destroy them |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra Recruit Token | 1,400 | none |
| Parsteel | none | 85,500,000 |
| 1M Parsteel Token | none | 90 |
The fight path pays 175.5 million Parsteel in total once the tokens are counted. Either choice unlocks the next mission, New Blood.
Where it sits in the storyline
The mission before Paths to Tread is Ghost Walking, a station mission that asks you to upgrade Research and Development to level 44 and pays 100 100K Dilithium Tokens. Paths to Tread is the first mission after it that sends you out into space, and the jump is sharp: from a warp 1 building upgrade to a warp 110 route through three systems.
Tips
Choose by what you are short on. Recruit tokens are the only reward on the bribe path, and 1,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens is a large batch. Parsteel is the only reward on the fight path, and 175.5 million is one of the larger Parsteel payouts at this warp range.
If Tritanium is tight, fight. The 16M Tritanium bribe is a real cost, while the fight costs repairs.
Repair before Perralon 472. On the fight path the Orions come straight after you find the anomaly, so arrive at full health.
The mission before this one is Ghost Walking, and the next is New Blood. Other missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
