Redux is a Discovery Arc 4 mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you shop for a new ship for Michael Burnham. It can be picked up at warp 1 and needs warp 18 to complete, with the work in Mada. You donate 30,000 Dilithium to a ship merchant and beat a mercenary at roughly 133,020 strength. The reward is 753,000 Parsteel, 23,000 Dilithium and 15 Latinum, and completing it unlocks Close to Home.
Redux objectives
The story line is “Find a new ship for Michael Burnham.” There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Go to the ship merchant. Location: Mada.
- Donate 30,000 Dilithium.
- Defeat Tilly’s merc. Location: Mada. Enemy strength is roughly 133,020.
- Return to your Station.
The merchant is in Mada, and the price of doing business is a 30,000 Dilithium donation. After that comes the one fight, against Tilly’s mercenary, also in Mada. With the merc beaten, you fly home and the mission completes.
Where and what warp
Redux can be accepted at warp 1, but warp 18 is needed to complete it. Mada, a Romulan system, is the only system named, and the mission ends with a return to your station, so the route is a single round trip.
The mission data lists a recommended level of 1. The Dilithium donation and the merc at about 133,020 strength are what decide whether you are ready.
Redux rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Parsteel | 753,000 |
| Dilithium | 23,000 |
| Latinum | 15 |
Completing Redux also unlocks Close to Home.
What the mission costs you
Redux asks you to pay in the same resource it rewards. You donate 30,000 Dilithium partway through and get 23,000 Dilithium back at the end, so the mission leaves you 7,000 Dilithium down.
| Resource | Spent | Received | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilithium | 30,000 | 23,000 | -7,000 |
| Parsteel | 0 | 753,000 | +753,000 |
| Latinum | 0 | 15 | +15 |
In return for that small Dilithium loss you gain three quarters of a million Parsteel and 15 Latinum, and the storyline moves forward.
Tips
Have the 30,000 Dilithium ready before you go. The donation comes straight after reaching the merchant and blocks the rest of the mission until it is paid. Note that the in-game objective spells it “Dilitihum”; it is the ordinary Dilithium resource.
Bring a combat ship for the merc. At roughly 133,020 strength it is the only fight in the mission, and it is the step to plan your ship around. If you have already played Diverging Paths, another Burnham mission, its mercenary sits at about 131,625 strength, almost the same as Tilly’s merc here, so a ship that won that fight is ready for this one.
Keep the order in mind when you plan. The payment and the fight both happen in Mada, one after the other, so a single trip covers everything. The only thing you can prepare before leaving is the Dilithium; the rest happens on site.
Redux follows A Way Out in the Michael Burnham storyline and leads into Close to Home. Every other mission by level is on the mission guide.
