Section 31 Superhighway is a single-level Combat research in Star Trek Fleet Command that grants a mission in your Gifts section; completing that mission opens the Section 31 Superhighway, the fast-travel route through Section 31 space. It unlocks at R&D Department 53, needs 5★ Section 31 Station Damage at level 4, and costs 32K S31 Intelligence.
How to unlock the Section 31 Superhighway
- Raise your R&D Department to level 53.
- Research 5★ Section 31 Station Damage to level 4. Its first four levels cost 78.3K S31 Intelligence in total and gate at R&D 51 to 53.
- Research Section 31 Superhighway for 32K S31 Intelligence.
- Open Gifts, claim the superhighway mission and complete it.
Section 31 Superhighway requirements and cost
| Research tree | Combat |
|---|---|
| Unlocks at | R&D Department 53 |
| Research required | 5★ Section 31 Station Damage 4 |
| Levels | 1 |
| Cost | 32K S31 Intelligence |
| Base research time | 259 d |
| Stat bonus | None; the reward is the route |
The base research time is before your research-speed bonuses. There is no stat bonus attached, so the value is entirely in the travel time you save once the route is open.
The 5★ Section 31 Station Damage prerequisite
This prerequisite line increases base Damage against Stations for all Grade 5+ ships. Only the first four levels are needed for the superhighway, and each one has its own gate:
| Level | Requirements | Cost | Base time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 31 Critical Hit Damage 1, R&D 51 | 16.3K S31 Intelligence | 230.5 d |
| 2 | Section 31 Critical Hit Chance 2, R&D 51 | 18K S31 Intelligence | 230.5 d |
| 3 | R&D 52 | 20K S31 Intelligence | 244.1 d |
| 4 | Section 31 Critical Hit Chance 3, R&D 53 | 24K S31 Intelligence | 259 d |
The line has requirements of its own: Section 31 Critical Hit Damage 1 for level 1, and Section 31 Critical Hit Chance at levels 2 and 3 for levels 2 and 4. All of them are paid in S31 Intelligence.
Starting from nothing in this part of the tree, the whole path costs 184.9K S31 Intelligence: Section 31 Critical Hit Chance levels 1 to 3 (58.3K), Section 31 Critical Hit Damage level 1 (16.3K), 5★ Section 31 Station Damage levels 1 to 4 (78.3K) and the superhighway itself (32K).
Where S31 Intelligence comes from
Intelligence is required for some 5★ research, Away Team assignments and refits. You get it by exchanging Raw Intelligence in the Faction Stores, and Raw Intelligence is earned each day by completing Daily Events. Each faction’s version (K.S.G., S31 and R.I. Intelligence) is a separate currency, so progress on one route does not pay for another.
Every superhighway research
Superhighways are unlocked in several stages across the research trees. Section 31 Superhighway is one of three R&D 53 routes paid in faction intelligence, and all three together are the requirement for Origin & Borg Superhighways.
| Research | Tree | What it unlocks | Requirements | Levels | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSG Superhighway | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the Klingon Science Group Superhighway. | 5★ KSG Defensive Maneuvers 4, R&D 53 | 1 | 32K K.S.G. Intelligence |
| Section 31 Superhighway | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the Section 31 Superhighway. | 5★ Section 31 Station Damage 4, R&D 53 | 1 | 32K S31 Intelligence |
| Immortal Superhighway | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the Immortal Superhighway. | 5★ Immortal Offensive Strategies 4, R&D 53 | 1 | 32K R.I. Intelligence |
| Origin & Borg Superhighways | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the Origin and Borg Superhighways. | Section 31 Superhighway 1, KSG Superhighway 1, Immortal Superhighway 1, R&D 53 | 1 | 13K R.I. Intelligence, 13K S31 Intelligence, 13K K.S.G. Intelligence |
| Federation Warp Current | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the 6★ Federation Superhighways. | Explorer Overdrive 1, R&D 64 | 1 | 26.1K Hazard Particle |
| Klingon Warp Current | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the 6★ Klingon Superhighway. | Interceptor Overdrive 1, R&D 64 | 1 | 26.1K Hazard Particle |
| Romulan Warp Current | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the 6★ Romulan Superhighways. | Battleship Overdrive 1, R&D 64 | 1 | 26.1K Hazard Particle |
| Origin Sector Warp Current | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock the 6★ Origin Sector Superhighway. | Federation Warp Current 1, Klingon Warp Current 1, Romulan Warp Current 1, R&D 64 | 1 | 31.9K Hazard Particle |
| Delta Quadrant Analysis | Starships | Grants a mission in the Voyager Refinery to unlock the Delta Quadrant Superhighways. | Anti-Matter Recycler 1, R&D 34 | 4 | 6.7K Circuitry Fragments |
| Academy Super Highways | Starships | Grants a claimable mission in the Academy Refinery to unlock Academy Space Superhighways. | Efficient Mirror Universe 1, R&D 70, a required ship at tier 5 | 2 | 1.5K U.S.S. Athena Data Module |
| Benevolence of Q | Starships | Grants a mission in the Continuum Refinery to unlock Continuum Space Superhighways | El-Aurian Revenge Strategies 1, a required ship at tier 5 | 3 | 51K Nexus Particle |
| Margins & Veil Superhighways 1 | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock Superhighways in the Margins and the Veil. | R&D 74 | 1 | 112.7K 7★ Common Refined Ore |
| Margins & Veil Superhighways 2 | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock Superhighways in the Margins and the Veil. | R&D 78 | 1 | 262.6K 7★ Common Refined Ore, 77.1K 7★ Uncommon Refined Ore |
| Margins & Veil Superhighways 3 | Combat | Grants a mission in the Gifts section to unlock Superhighways in the Margins and the Veil. | R&D 80 | 1 | 922.3K 7★ Common Refined Ore, 126.8K 7★ Uncommon Refined Ore |
Superhighway unlock missions
Each research above hands you a mission rather than the route itself. These are the superhighway missions and what they pay; the full walkthroughs are on the superhighway unlock missions page.
| Mission | Level | Objective | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSG Space Superhighway | 51 | Investigate the warp anomaly in Erendari | 105 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Immortal Space Superhighway | 51 | Investigate the warp anomaly in Farana | 105 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Origin Sector Superhighway | 51 | Investigate the warp anomaly in Erendari | 105 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Baelosian Space Superhighway | 51 | Investigate the warp anomaly in Farana | 105 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Federation Superhighway Unlock | 64 | Complete Federation Warp Current research | 1 | 62,500,000 Federation Points, 3,500 Federation Credits |
| Klingon Superhighway Unlock | 64 | Complete Klingon Warp Current research | 1 | 62,500,000 Klingon Points, 3,500 Klingon Credits |
| ROM Superhighway Unlock | 64 | Complete Romulan Warp Current research | 1 | 62,500,000 Romulan Points, 3,500 Romulan Credits |
| 6★ Origin Sector Superhighway Unlock | 64 | Complete Origin Sector Warp Current research | 1 | 50,000 Iso-emulsion |
| Academy Superhighways Part 1 | 70 | Investigate the warp paths in Caphonus | 1,550 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Academy Superhighways Part 2 | 80 | Investigate the warp paths in Yirohef | 6,000 | 800 Ultra Recruit Token |
| Margins and Veil Superhighways Part 1 | 74 | Investigate the warp path in Leba’Rha | 3,000 | 5,000 Σ-Dilithium, 50,000 Σ-Parsteel, 4 1 Day Speed Up |
| Margins and Veil Superhighways Part 2 | 78 | Investigate the warp path in Baxohria | 5,000 | 103,000 Σ-Parsteel, 21,000 Σ-Tritanium, 4 15 Minute Σ-Speed Up |
| Margins and Veil Superhighways Part 3 | 80 | Investigate the warp path in Diphamya | 6,000 | 30,000 Σ-Tritanium, 14,000 Σ-Dilithium, 1 1 Hour Σ-Speed Up |
Is Section 31 Superhighway worth it?
Yes once Section 31 content is part of your routine. The only currency is S31 Intelligence, and the prerequisite line adds station damage for Grade 5+ ships on the way. The parallel routes are the KSG Superhighway and the Immortal Superhighway, and the Section 31 research tree covers the faction’s own research. The whole branch is on the Combat Research guide.
