Task Force Operation

The Task Force Operations UI

Task Force Operations make up most of Star Trek Online's multiplayer content. Task Force Operations are missions that require five (or more for certain queues) players to complete objectives in order to a complete the mission. Task Force Operations reward Dilithium Ore, and many reward Marks.

They can be accessed by clicking the PvE Task Force Operations button on the bottom of the navigation menu or by clicking the PvE thumbnail in the Mission Journal.

Prior to Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery, Task Force Operations were referred to as PvE Queues.

Queue Menu

The Queue Menu is the main interface for Task Force Operations. It allows you to queue for the various Task Force Operations in the game, or queue for a Random Task Force Operation.

The feature was originally introduced with Season Four: Crossfire as a way to find other players to join in for fleet actions. In Season Seven: New Romulus, the interface for the queue menu was updated and expanded to include Special Task Force missions and PvE group events. In Season Thirteen: Escalation, the Queue Menu received a revamp, including a complete visual overhaul. In Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery, it received further adjustments, including the addition of Random Task Force Operations.

Mission types and rewards

The Task Force Operation offers group content of two different basic types: "Fleet actions" and "Events/STFs" (not to be confused with Calendar events). Contrary to the name, players involved in a fleet action do not have to be part of the same fleet or of any fleet at all. Events taking place around a fleet starbase, however, can only be accessed if the player is in a fleet.

Both, fleet actions as well as events, may either be ground or space combat missions involving 5, 10 or up to 20 players (see PvE queue table), but differ in their reward structure.

Fleet actions

“Swarm”

“Miner Instabilities”

Fleet actions are group missions, at the end of which each player is rewarded Dilithium (480 for space fleet actions, 640 for ground). Players who have contributed the most (e.g., most damage dealt/taken) are also rewarded with items. Finishing in first place gets a random Very Rare item (as well as the accolade and trophy, if not already obtained), second and third place gets a random Rare item, and all other players get a random Uncommon item.

There is a daily mission for a different fleet action each day (every 20 hours). It rewards 960 dilithium and 50 Fleet Marks and can be obtained from Lieutenant B'Mera for Klingon players and Admiral Grigori Yanishev for Federation players.

Events & STFs

"Event"-type group missions (not to be confused with calendar events) and Special Task Force (STF) Borg-specific missions are group missions (usually with a normal, advanced and an elite version) rewarding fleet marks and/or reputation marks for one or more specific factions as well as dilithium (480 for normal; 720 for advanced; 1440 for elite).

Featured Task Force Operation

Featured TFOs are a 3 week event format that launched in November 2018 to replace Featured episodes. They are intended to spotlight new or remastered TFOs and award [Featured TFO Commendation] vouchers every 20 hours, allowing players to claim special rewards. The first TFO to be launched was “Battle at the Binary Stars”.

After the Featured Event is over, the TFO is temporarily unavailable for play until the next major release. For example, Battle of the Binary Stars was re-introduced into the game with Mirror of Discovery, launching with added Advanced and Elite difficulties attached as well.

Mission	PC Release Date	Console Release Date	FTFO Reward
“Battle at the Binary Stars”	14 November 2018	22 January 2019	[Beacon of Kahless]
“Pahvo Dissension”	21 February 2019	18 April 2019	[Universal Kit Module - Crystal Prism]
“Peril Over Pahvo”	21 March 2019	14 May 2019	[Terran Guerilla Combat Armor]
“Operation Riposte”	18 April 2019	4 June 2019	[Console - Universal - Priors World Elite Defense Satellite]
“Crystalline Cataclysm”	6 June 2019	TBA	[Black Ops Mine Launcher]

Queues

Public Task Force Operations

Public Task Force Operations allow you to join public matchmaking for a specified queue. Upon reaching the required player count, it will give you a confirmation message. Once all teammates confirm, the mission will be launched.

Random Task Force Operations

Randomized Task Force Operations are a feature added with Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery. It allows you to queue for a random Task Force Operation with addition rewards on top of the standard queue rewards.

After completing a random TFO, you will receive a reward box containing dilithium and a choice of marks. The rarity is random, with the difficulty determining whether you get Normal or Advanced boxes. Advanced boxes give 40% more marks and dilithium.

Normal	Advanced
[Common Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 50 Marks, 500 Dilithium	[Common Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 70 Marks, 700 Dilithium
[Uncommon Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 60 Marks, 600 Dilithium	[Uncommon Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 84 Marks, 840 Dilithium
[Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 75 Marks, 750 Dilithium	[Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 105 Marks, 1050 Dilithium
[Very Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 100 Marks, 1000 Dilithium	[Very Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 140 Marks, 1400 Dilithium
[Ultra Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 150 Marks, 1500 Dilithium	[Ultra Rare Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 210 Marks, 2100 Dilithium
[Epic Reward: Random TFO Completion (Normal)] 250 Marks, 2500 Dilithium	[Epic Reward: Random TFO Completion (Advanced)] 350 Marks, 3500 Dilithium

Most queues are available in the system, with the following exclusions:

• Queues requiring 10+ people (e.g “Crystalline Catastrophe”)'
• Shuttle Queues (e.g “Atmosphere Assault”)
• PvP Queues (e.g "Capture and Hold")
• Gamma Battlezone Queues (e.g “Break the Circle”)
• Competitive Queues (e.g “Binary Circuit”)
• Limited-Time Events (e.g “Arena of Sompek”)
• Elite Difficulty Content (e.g “Battle of Korfez”)

Private Task Force Operations

Private queue UI

Private queues can be created that can hold up to four teams of 5 (20 players) and requires five players to start. To do so, click the Create Private tab and under PvE, choose a queue of any difficulty. Press Start Private Queue to create an instance.

Certain queues require a certain level to be unlocked and cannot be played below that level. The queues can also be sorted based on ground, space, public private, unlocked, and locked.

List of Task Force Operations

List of Task Force Operations
Min. lvl.	Mission name	Region	Type	Team	Reputation	Location
5	“Starbase Fleet Defense”		Standard	20	None	Fleet Starbase
5	“Fleet Alert”		Standard	5	None	Fleet Starbase
5	“Fleet Transport Defense”		Standard	5	None	Fleet Starbase
5	“Starbase Incursion”		Standard	5	None	Fleet Starbase
10	“Romulan Imperial Minefield”		Standard	5	None	Romulan Imperial Minefield
50	“Crystalline Catastrophe”		Standard + Featured	10	None	Teneebia Sector
50	“Colony Invasion”		Standard	5	None	Federation Colony
10	“Arena of Sompek”		Standard + Featured	5	None	Qo'noS Holodeck
50	“Kobayashi Maru”		Standard + Featured	5	None	Gamma Hydra Simulation
50	“Infected: The Conduit”		Standard	5	Omega	Starbase 82
50	“Infected: Manus”		Standard	5	Omega	Starbase 82
50	“Cure Applied”		Standard	5	Omega	Vorn System
50	“Cure Found”		Standard	5	Omega	Vorn System
50	“Khitomer Vortex”		Standard	5	Omega	Quadra Sigma System
50	“Khitomer in Stasis”		Standard	5	Omega	Vega IX
50	“Into the Hive”		Standard	5	Omega	Borg Unicomplex
50	“Hive Onslaught”		Standard	5	Omega	Borg Unicomplex
50	“Transdimensional Tactics”		Standard	5	Nukara	Nukara Prime
50	“Self Destructive Tendencies”		Standard	5	Nukara	Nukara Prime
50	“Azure Nebula Rescue”		Standard	5	Romulus/Nukara	Azure Nebula
50	“Vault: Ensnared”		Standard	5	Romulus/Nukara	The Vault
50	“Vault Shuttle Event”		Standard	5	Romulus	The Vault
50	“Atmosphere Assault”		Standard	5	Romulus	Rhi System
50	“Defend Rh'Ihho Station”		Standard	5	Romulus	Rh'Ihho Station
50	“Storming the Spire”		Standard	5	Dyson	Solanae Dyson Sphere
50	“Breach”		Standard	5	Dyson	Solanae Dyson Sphere
50	“Undine Assault”		Standard	5	8472	Various
50	“Undine Infiltration”		Standard	5	8472	Bajor: Hathon
50	“Viscous Cycle”		Standard	5	8472	Fluidic Space
50	“Borg Disconnected”		Standard	5	Delta/8472/ Dyson/Omega	Borg Unimatrix
50	“Bug Hunt”		Standard	5	Delta/Iconian	Delta Quadrant
60	“Battle of Korfez”		Standard	5	Delta/Iconian	Delta Quadrant
50	“Brotherhood of the Sword”		Standard	5	Iconian	Qo'noS: First City
50	“Gateway to Gre'thor”		Standard	5	Iconian	Qo'noS System
50	“Herald Sphere”		Standard	5	Iconian	Herald Sphere
50	“Assault on Terok Nor”		Standard	5	Terran	Terok Nor
50	“Counterpoint”		Standard	5	Terran	Deep Space 9
50	“Days of Doom”		Standard	5	Temporal	23rd Century
50	“Battle of Procyon V”		Standard	5	Temporal	Procyon V
50	“Miner Instabilities”		Standard	5	Temporal	Edren System
60	“Gravity Kills”		Standard	5	Lukari	Microquasar Hypermass
60	“Tzenkethi Front”		Standard	5	Lukari	Eta Serpentis II
50	“Dranuur Beach Assault”		Cooperative	10	Lukari	Dranuur System
60	“Dranuur Gauntlet”		Standard	5	Lukari	Dranuur System
50	“Binary Circuit”		Competitive	10	Competitive	Borg Cooperative Cube
50	“Core Assault”		Competitive	10	Competitive	Adelphous System
50	“Twin Tribulations”		Competitive	10	Competitive	Omega Leonis System
60	“Swarm”		Standard	5	Gamma	Gamma Quadrant
10	“Battle at the Binary Stars”		Standard	5	Discovery	Unnamed Binary Star System
10	“Best Served Cold”		Standard	5	Discovery	Rura Penthe
10	“Defense of Starbase One”		Standard	5	Discovery	Starbase One
10	“Mycelial Realm”		Standard	5	Discovery	Mycelial network
10	“Operation Riposte”		Standard	5	Discovery	Priors World
10	“Pahvo Dissension”		Standard	5	Discovery	Pahvo System
10	“Peril Over Pahvo”		Standard	5	Discovery	Pahvo System
10	“Remain Klingon”		Standard	5	Discovery	Qo'noS System
10	“To Hell With Honor”		Standard	5	Discovery	Beta Lankal System
Time-limited events
10	“Cat's Tale”		Seasonal	5	Events	Pyris VII
10	“First Contact Day Re-Enactment”		Seasonal	5	Events	Bozeman, Montana
10	“Winter Invasion”		Seasonal	5	Events	Winter Event
50	“Mirror Invasion”		Featured	5	Events	Vauthil Station
10	“Synth Wave”		Featured	5	Events	Mars
65	“Operation Wolf”		Featured	5	Events	Star Fortress
65	“Iuppiter Iratus”		Featured	5	Events	Jupiter
65	“Bird Cage”		Featured	5	Events	Bird Cage
50	“Red Alert: Borg”		Red Alert	5	None	Alpha and Beta Quadrant
50	“Red Alert: Elachi”		Red Alert	5	None	Jouret System
50	“Red Alert: Na'kuhl”		Red Alert	5	None	Alpha, Beta, Delta Quadrants
50	“Red Alert: Tzenkethi”		Red Alert	5	None	Alpha Quadrant
50	"Red Alert: Tholian"		Red Alert	5	None	Azure Nebula

List of removed Task Force Operations

List of removed Task Force Operations
Min. Lvl.	New mission name	Removed mission name	Faction	Region	Type	Team	Location
3	Currently not available	“Starbase 24”			F.A.	10	Starbase 24
3	Currently not available	“Starbase 24 Rescue”			F.A.	10	Starbase 24
10	Replaced by “Romulan Imperial Minefield”	“Halting the Gorn Advance”			F.A.	5	Tostig System
20		“Punch Through the Federation Blockade”			F.A.	5	Yov'bot System
20	Currently not available	“Slowing the Expeditionary Force”			F.A.	20	Laurentian System
	Currently not available	“Breaking the Planet”			F.A.
					F.A.		Teroka System
30	Currently not available	“Big Dig”			F.A.	20	Hyralan Sector
30	Replaced by “Counterpoint” and “Assault on Terok Nor”	“Foxes and Hounds”			F.A.	20	Deep Space 9
		“DS9 under Siege!”			F.A.
50	Currently not available	“Fluidic Space Fleet Action”			F.A.	20	Pelia Sector
50	Replaced by “Mirror Invasion”	“Mirror Universe Incursion”			Event	5	Federation starbase
50	Replaced by “Kobayashi Maru”	“No Win Scenario”			Event	5	Simulator
50	Currently not available	“Mine Trap”			Event	20	Hfihar System