Upgrade Drydock C to Level 3 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: raise Drydock C to level 3. It starts and finishes at warp 1, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. The reward is 600 Tritanium and two 5 Minute Repair Speed Ups. The upgrade is cheap and takes minutes, so this is one of the easiest missions to clear once Drydock C exists.
Upgrade Drydock C to Level 3 objectives
The mission text explains that upgrading a drydock improves the repair times of the ship assigned to it. There is one objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade Drydock C to Level 3.
No system, hostile or donation is involved. The mission clears when Drydock C reaches level 3.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. Everything happens on your station.
The recommended level is listed as 1. The real gate is having Drydock C built in the first place, since it only unlocks through the Fleet Commander research.
What the level 3 upgrade needs
Current building data for Drydock C at its first few levels:
| Level | Cost | Build time | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40,000 Parsteel | 6h | Research Fleet Commander 2 |
| 2 | 3,250 Parsteel | 3m | Operations 2 |
| 3 | 3,500 Parsteel | 4m 30s | Operations 3 |
| 4 | 3,750 Parsteel | 6m 30s | Operations 4 |
| 5 | 4,000 Parsteel | 11m | Operations 5 |
Once the drydock is built, the early upgrades are almost free: level 3 costs 3,500 Parsteel and finishes in four and a half minutes. In the station mission chain, Construct Drydock C comes after Operations 18, so the Operations 3 requirement is already met by then.
Upgrade Drydock C to Level 3 rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 600 |
| 5 Minute Repair Speed Up | 2 |
This mission follows Upgrade Drydock C to Level 2, and completing it unlocks Upgrade Drydock C to Level 4.
The early Drydock C missions compared
| Mission | Tritanium | Repair speed ups |
|---|---|---|
| Construct Drydock C | 2,500 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade Drydock C to Level 2 | 500 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade Drydock C to Level 3 | 600 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade Drydock C to Level 4 | 700 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade Drydock C to Level 5 | 800 | 2 × 5 Minute |
After the construction mission, each level adds 100 Tritanium to the reward while the repair speed ups stay at two.
What Drydock C does
Each drydock holds one ship, and upgrading it improves repairs for that ship. Current building data shows repair cost efficiency starting at level 2 (3%) and reaching 8% at level 5, while the repair speed bonus switches on at level 5 at 10%. More on every drydock is on the drydocks page.
Tips
Run levels 2 to 5 in one sitting. They cost a few thousand Parsteel each and finish in minutes, so the four missions can be cleared together. Other station and story missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
