Upgrade Operations to Level 30 is a station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with a single objective: raise your Operations building to level 30. It needs only warp 1 to start and finish, and the game lists a recommended level of 1, so the upgrade itself is the whole task. The reward is 2,500,000 Tritanium and one 1 Hour Repair Speed Up, and completing it unlocks the next station mission. It pays out on an upgrade you were always going to make.
Upgrade Operations to Level 30 objectives
There is one objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade Operations to Level 30.
The mission description notes that Operations houses the command center and the Station’s main computer. No system is named, no hostile is listed and nothing is donated. The mission clears the moment Operations reaches level 30.
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 30 is built, so the upgrade requirements are the real gate.
Upgrade Operations to Level 30 rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 2,500,000 |
| 1 Hour Repair Speed Up | 1 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next station mission, Upgrade Tritanium Warehouse to Level 28.
What Operations 30 costs
Current building data for the level 30 upgrade:
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Parsteel | 31,824,000 |
| Tritanium | 585,000 |
| Dilithium | 195,000 |
| 3★ Common Refined Ore | 1,640 |
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Ore | 390 |
| Buildings needed | Shipyard 29, Defense Platform D 10, Ship Hangar 29 |
| Listed build time | 12d 7h 36m |
The mission reward is more than four times the Tritanium the upgrade itself costs. It does nothing for the Parsteel or refined ore, which are the parts of this upgrade most players wait on.
How Level 30 compares with nearby steps
| Mission | Tritanium | Repair speed ups |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Operations to Level 28 | 1,500,000 | 3 × 15 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 29 | 1,750,000 | 3 × 15 Minute |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 30 | 2,500,000 | 1 × 1 Hour |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 31 | 3,000,000 | 2 × 1 Hour |
| Upgrade Operations to Level 32 | 4,000,000 | 2 × 1 Hour |
Level 30 is where the speed ups change size. The three 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups of levels 28 and 29 become a single 1 Hour one, and from level 31 you get two. The Tritanium jumps by 750,000 here, three times the step from level 28 to 29.
Tips
Operations 30 is also the objective of the story mission Due North, which pays 5,000,000 Parsteel. The same upgrade is the objective of both missions.
Put the Tritanium toward the buildings that gate Operations. Level 30 itself needed Shipyard 29 and Ship Hangar 29, and level 31 asks for Shipyard 30 plus Defense Platforms A and B at level 30, so those upgrades are the next Tritanium sinks.
Hold the 1 Hour Repair Speed Up for a badly damaged combat ship rather than a light scrape.
The mission that unlocks this one is Upgrade Defense Platform D to Level 5, which fits, since Defense Platform D 10 is one of the Operations 30 requirements. Other station missions sorted by level are on the mission guide.
