Upgrade Operations to Level 20 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: raise your Operations building to level 20. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 1, so the upgrade is the only thing that matters. The reward is 35,000 Tritanium and two 10 Minute Repair Speed Ups, and completing it unlocks the next Operations mission. It is a small bonus for an upgrade you were going to make anyway.
Upgrade Operations to Level 20 objectives
The story line reads “Operations houses the command center and the Station’s main computer.” There is a single objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade Operations to Level 20.
No system is named, no hostile is listed and nothing is donated. The mission clears when Operations reaches level 20.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start, warp 1 to complete, no pickup system. The whole mission happens on your station.
The recommended level is listed as 1, but the mission only completes once Operations 20 is built, so that upgrade is the real gate.
Upgrade Operations to Level 20 rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 35,000 |
| 10 Minute Repair Speed Up | 2 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next Operations upgrade mission.
How Level 20 compares with nearby steps
Each Operations level has its own mission, and the Tritanium reward climbs quickly through the late teens and early twenties. Current game data:
| Mission | Tritanium | Repair speed ups |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Operations to Level 19 | 9,000 | 2 × 5 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 20 | 35,000 | 2 × 10 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 21 | 50,000 | 2 × 10 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 22 | 100,000 | 2 × 10 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 24 | 350,000 | 2 × 10 Minute |
Level 20 is where the reward jumps: 35,000 Tritanium against 9,000 at Level 19, and the repair speed ups double from 5 to 10 minutes each. After that the speed ups stay at two 10 Minute ones while the Tritanium keeps rising.
By Level 24 the reward is 350,000 Tritanium, ten times what Level 20 pays. The early Operations missions are small individually, but they add up as you move through the twenties.
Tips
Use the Tritanium on the next upgrade. At this stage of the game 35,000 Tritanium is a meaningful top-up, and the next few Operations missions pay more each time.
The 10 Minute Repair Speed Ups are small, but they are enough to get a lightly damaged ship back out quickly.
Operations 18 has a mission of its own, Rise of the Independents, which pays 50,000 Parsteel for that upgrade. Other missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
Previous mission: Upgrade Operations to Level 19. Next mission: Upgrade Operations to Level 21.
