Take the Conn is a Star Trek Fleet Command mission chain in which you work with Sulu to rescue a Trill excavation team, get the wounded to Starbase 5 and track the Corvallen and Romulan signals behind the attack. The chain runs as four parts, numbered Part 2 to Part 5, all at recommended level 40. It opens in Sileo, and warp to complete ranges from 47 to 70. The rewards are TOS officer shards (two for Hikaru Sulu and four for Leonard McCoy), plus nearly 7.9M Tritanium and nearly 10M Parsteel. There are only two fights, so the main hurdle is warp range.
Take the Conn at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take the Conn Part 2 | 40 | 64 | 5,096,000 Tritanium, 300 Recruit Token |
| Take the Conn Part 3 | 40 | 47 | TOS Hikaru Sulu shards |
| Take the Conn Part 4 | 40 | 70 | TOS Leonard McCoy shards, 9,901,000 Parsteel |
| Take the Conn Part 5 | 40 | 65 | TOS Leonard McCoy shards |
Take the Conn Part 2
A Trill excavation team needs rescuing. You take Sulu to the site, send supplies to Daloski and destroy a Corvallen ship before meeting Sulu again in the mining zone.
- Take Sulu to the rescue site (Sileo).
- Send 10,000 Dilithium to Daloski.
- Destroy the Corvallen ship (Sileo, enemy strength about 1,969,977).
- Rendezvous with Sulu in the mining zone (Sileo).
Warp to complete: 64.
Rewards: 50 × 15 Minute Repair Speed Up, 300 Recruit Token, 5,096,000 Tritanium.
Take the Conn Part 3
The wounded Trill need a hospital. You fly them to Starbase 5 and then analyze the Corvallen computer core. It is the shortest part of the chain and has no combat.
- Take the wounded to Starbase 5 (Alpha Centauri).
- Analyze the Corvallen computer core.
Warp to complete: 47, the lowest in the chain.
Rewards: 2 × TOS Hikaru Sulu shards, 6 × 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore, 850,000 Tritanium.
Take the Conn Part 4
Corvallen and Romulan signals need investigating. You fly to Pneuma, triangulate the Corvallen signal and run into a Romulan Augur. This part has the highest warp in the chain, and the Augur is the second and last fight you face.
- Investigate the Pneuma system (Pneuma).
- Triangulate the Corvallen signal (Pneuma).
- Defeat the Romulan Augur (Pneuma, enemy strength about 1,373,877).
Warp to complete: 70.
Rewards: 2 × TOS Leonard McCoy shards, 9,901,000 Parsteel, 1,456,000 Tritanium.
Take the Conn Part 5
Sulu is relocating the Trill scientists. You collect Priiax at Starbase 5 and take him to Dashai to close out the chain. There is no fight in this part, and its two McCoy shards bring your total from the chain to four.
- Report to Priiax on Starbase 5 (Alpha Centauri).
- Transfer Priiax to Dashai.
Warp to complete: 65.
Rewards: 2 × TOS Leonard McCoy shards, 10 Latinum, 486,000 Tritanium.
Tips for completing Take the Conn
Take the Conn is part of TOS Arc 2, alongside the Doomsday and A Rude Awakening chains and side missions such as All the Wars to Come. Each part of the chain unlocks the next, so you clear them in order.
Warp is the main constraint. Part 2 needs 64, Part 3 drops to 47, and then Parts 4 and 5 climb to 70 and 65. If your ship tops out below 70, Part 4 is where the chain will stop, so plan your warp range before you start Part 2 rather than finding out halfway through.
The route bounces between a handful of systems. Part 2 keeps you in Sileo the whole time, Part 3 is a single run to Starbase 5 in Alpha Centauri, Part 4 happens entirely in Pneuma, and Part 5 starts back at Starbase 5 before the final trip to Dashai. With so few stops, each part is quick once your ship can reach the system, and the time you spend is mostly travel.
Only two parts have combat. The Corvallen ship in Part 2 is the harder of the two at about 1.97M strength, and the Romulan Augur in Part 4 is about 1.37M. A level 40 ship that handles hostiles in that range will get through both. Parts 3 and 5 are travel only.
Part 2 is the gate for everything else. Its warp 64 and the Corvallen ship at about 1.97M are both steeper than anything in Part 3, so once you clear it, Part 3 follows easily and the only new hurdle after that is warp 70 in Part 4.
The one cost is 10,000 Dilithium sent to Daloski in Part 2, which is small at this level. The 50 repair speed-ups from Part 2 arrive right after the Corvallen fight, so keep them for the Romulan Augur in Part 4 if your ship needs patching up.
The officer rewards are split across the second half. Part 3 pays the Sulu shards, and Parts 4 and 5 each pay two McCoy shards. If you are collecting TOS officers, the four McCoy shards are the main reason to finish the last two parts. The mission guide lists the other TOS chains.
Are the Take the Conn rewards worth it?
Yes, if your ship already reaches warp 70. For four short parts and two fights, you collect two TOS Hikaru Sulu shards, four TOS Leonard McCoy shards, 9,901,000 Parsteel, more than 7.8M Tritanium, 300 Recruit Tokens and 50 repair speed-ups. The only cost is 10,000 Dilithium. If warp 70 is still out of reach, clear Parts 2 and 3 now and come back for the McCoy shards once your warp range catches up.
