Spinning Plates is a level 12 story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command in which you answer a distress call from the colony in Clytomenes. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 7 to complete, and it is three fights in a row against Klingon Bombardiers of about 2,900 to 3,000 strength each. The reward is 2,500 Officer XP and 300 Ship XP, and finishing it unlocks the next mission, Ulterior Motives. It is an XP mission rather than a resource one.
Spinning Plates objectives
The story line reads: respond to a distress call from the colony. There are four objectives and no choice split:
- Return to the site of the colony. Location: Clytomenes.
- Defeat the first Klingon Bombardier. Location: Clytomenes. Enemy strength about 2,935.
- Defeat the next Klingon Bombardier. Location: Clytomenes. Enemy strength about 3,012.
- Defeat the final Klingon Bombardier. Location: Clytomenes. Enemy strength about 2,905.
You return to the colony site in Clytomenes and fight three Klingon Bombardiers there, one after the other. The mission ends when the last one is down.
Where and what warp
The mission starts at warp 1 and needs warp 7 to complete. Clytomenes, a level 12 neutral system, is the only location.
The recommended level is 12. The three Bombardiers are close in strength, with the second the toughest at about 3,012.
Spinning Plates rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Officer XP | 2,500 |
| Ship XP | 300 |
Completing the mission also unlocks Ulterior Motives.
Where it sits in the story
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iteration | 12 | 11 | A choice of 4 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups, 20 2★ Interceptor Parts and 40 5 Minute Speed Ups, or 9,000 Parsteel, 12 Latinum and 1,400 Tritanium |
| Spinning Plates | 12 | 7 | 2,500 Officer XP, 300 Ship XP |
| Ulterior Motives | 14 | 15 | 19,000 Parsteel, 6 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups |
The colony in Clytomenes returns later in Tainted Knowledge, where you bring the colonists home and fight Romulan Enforcers in the same system.
Tips
Repair before you reach Clytomenes. The three fights are back to back with no travel between them.
If the first Bombardier leaves your ship badly hurt, heal before the second. It is the strongest of the three.
Warp 7 is lower than both the mission before it and the one after, so Spinning Plates is the easiest of the three to reach.
Spinning Plates pays no resources, so its value is the XP and the unlock. Ulterior Motives, next, pays 19,000 Parsteel. Other missions around this level are on the mission guide.
