Don’t forget to spend your Fleet Commendations! As you complete Space Missions (especially the daily “Operation” missions) you can earn these special commendations that can be exchanged for a wide variety of unique upgrades and orange level social gear. The vendor for these items is on the Fleet, in a cubby across from the GTN. At first the offerings may seem underwhelming and unnecessary, but rather quickly the difficulty of the missions ramps up and using the various commendation rewards can significantly aid you. There are four unique starship upgrades that you can use:
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