Encrypted Messages in STFC can be exchanged for Faction Credits, which can be exchanged for a variety of items.
There are 3 Factions that you can gain and lose reputation points for in Star Trek Fleet Command. If you destroy Faction Scouts, players will receive a reward chest.
Commanders can open the chest to get an abundance of rewards, one of which is Encrypted Messages.
Keep in mind that the number of Encrypted Messages you get is determined by the Faction Scout you vanquished from the system. That being said, it is possible to destroy a Scout and receive 0 messages.
Once you have acquired some Encrypted Messages, you can exchange them for Faction Credits in the Faction Store.
As you rank higher in reputation, both the cost of the message exchange chest and the reward in the message exchange chest increase.
If you want to get Federation Credits, you have to destroy Klingon Scouts and get Klingon Messages.
Players who want to obtain Romulan credits have to defeat Federation Scouts and Commanders who are interested in earning Klingon credits have to vanquish Romulan Scouts.
It is worth noting that the Factions’ Scouts can only be found in their corresponding systems. This essentially means that Federation Scouts are only in Federation Space.
Federation Space
Players who want to collect Romulan Credits have to travel to Federation Space to destroy Federation Scouts. The following table indicates the systems in which you can find Federation Scouts:
System | Level | Warp requirement |
Siiolux | 35 | 24 |
Tau Ceti | 34 | 25 |
Aiti | 33 | 27 |
Thama | 32 | 27 |
Andoria | 34 | 30 |
Sirius | 36 | 38 |
Wolf | 39 | 40 |
Archer | 36 | 45 |
Tellar | 37 | 47 |
Deneb | 38 | 47 |
Zosam | 40 | 64 |
Goesting | 40 | 65 |
Hyland | 42 | 70 |
Where to find Romulan Scouts
Romulan Scouts can be found in Romulan Space. If you kill the Romulan Scouts, you will earn Klingon Encrypted Messages. The following table lists the systems in which you can find the Romulan Scouts:
System | Level | Warp range |
Unroth | 32 | 26 |
Kaisu | 33 | 26 |
Aesir | 34 | 30 |
Nequencia | 38 | 30 |
Vendor | 34 | 32 |
Altanea | 38 | 38 |
Alpha Onias | 36 | 38 |
Iapedes | 36 | 38 |
Terminimurus | 39 | 40 |
Rowla | 40 | 64 |
Tolain | 40 | 65 |
Delmas | 42 | 70 |
Klingon Scouts
Players who vanquish Klingon Scouts from the galaxy will receive Federation Credits. You can find Klingon Scouts in these systems:
System | Level | Warp range |
Eeli | 33 | 27 |
Lixar | 35 | 28 |
Forseti | 36 | 30 |
Ok’Vak | 32 | 31 |
Beta Penthe | 34 | 33 |
Quv Qeb | 36 | 38 |
Gorath | 38 | 39 |
Mempa | 38 | 39 |
Brestant | 39 | 40 |
Gya’han | 39 | 40 |
Ja’Corash | 40 | 64 |
Garyb | 40 | 65 |