Plans Within Plans is a late-game Star Trek Fleet Command story mission where you uncover the truth about the Trinity Council’s intentions. The game lists a recommended level of 1, but it needs warp 120 to complete and asks you to beat three named enemies in Kayla, each between about 8.2 and 9.6 million strength, so warp range and ship power are the real bar. The reward is 2,700 Latinum, 21 4★ Rare Explorer Parts and a large Federation reputation gain, paid for with an even larger Klingon loss.
Plans Within Plans objectives
There are five objectives and no choice split:
- Go to Kayla. Location: Kayla.
- Defeat Atrahk. Location: Kayla. Enemy strength is roughly 8,177,045.
- Defeat Jensen. Location: Kayla. Enemy strength is roughly 9,527,375.
- Defeat Dhael. Location: Kayla. Enemy strength is roughly 9,550,149.
- Return to your Station.
Everything happens in one system. Once you arrive in Kayla, the mission lines up three fights in a row, and each opponent is tougher than the last. Atrahk is the lightest at about 8.18 million strength, Jensen jumps to about 9.53 million, and Dhael is the strongest at about 9.55 million.
After Dhael falls, you return to your station to close the mission.
Where and what warp
Plans Within Plans becomes available at warp 1 and no pickup system is named. Completing it takes warp 120, since Kayla has to be within reach.
The recommended level is 1. That number does not reflect the mission at all: three fights close to 10 million strength each are the real requirement.
Plans Within Plans rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Latinum | 2,700 |
| 4★ Rare Explorer Parts | 21 |
| Federation Credits | 700 |
| Federation Points | 774,000 |
| Klingon Points | -1,337,472 |
The Klingon Points loss is larger than the Federation Points gain. Finishing the mission moves your Federation standing up and your Klingon standing down by more than 1.3 million.
Plans Within Plans and The Trinity Council compared
Plans Within Plans closes the story that begins with The Trinity Council, where you establish contact with the Council and prove your worth to join it. The mission right before this one is Smoke Testing.
| Mission | Warp to complete | Main challenge | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trinity Council | 130 | 15 hostiles of level 45 or higher, a Drone ship in X5-TKV, and a 4M Dilithium donation | 240 4★ Uncommon Explorer Parts, 240 4★ Uncommon Battleship Parts |
| Plans Within Plans | 120 | Atrahk, Jensen and Dhael in Kayla | 2,700 Latinum, 21 4★ Rare Explorer Parts, Federation Credits and Points |
The opening mission leans on a hostile grind and a big donation. The closing one drops both and replaces them with three heavy named fights.
Tips
Check your faction reputation before finishing. A Klingon loss of 1,337,472 points is big enough to matter if you are near a Klingon threshold.
Plan to repair between fights. The three enemies are listed back to back in Kayla, and the second and third are both above 9.5 million strength.
The 21 4★ Rare Explorer Parts are the reward to plan around if you are upgrading an explorer. The Latinum is the more flexible line.
