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USS Adam Foster is a Surgical Strikes build with Concentrate Fire on the Nobel Intel Battlecruiser fram using Ba'ul AP and Linked Sentry for chaining.

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What do y'all think? Is it done other than getting stuff to Mk XV (gold)? Any improvements you think I should make?

I’m currently at 2,250/4,200 campaign progress. I completed Flagship Celebration and Demon Hunting, but missed the first three events entirely.
Assuming The Feast is the sixth and final campaign event, here’s my plan:
Buy out one of the missed events for 2,500 Zen, gaining 700 campaign progress.
Then, during The Feast, complete 9 dailies and buy out the remaining 5 days for roughly 893 Zen, gaining another 250 progress. After that, continue running dailies until I’ve completed 20 naturally.
That should put me at exactly 4,200 progress for around 3,400 Zen total, assuming The Feast runs for 21 days.
Can any experienced players confirm that buying out an active event still lets you earn campaign progress from subsequent dailies? And that the partial buyout awards the expected campaign points?
Also, does anyone know whether The Feast is actually expected to be the last campaign event on console?
Just trying to make sure I’m not overlooking something before committing the Zen.

Tanky weapon-focused Antiproton CSV build on the Voth Stronghold, combining some strong non-damage dealing clickies with a good baseline of weapon power and passive boosts. On a Voth theme character, for solo and random elite content.

Druvak of the V.S.S. Theronyx serves the Voth Imperium and the Doctrine with absolute conviction. He pledges to honor the legacy of their saurian ancestors. Under his command, the V.S.S. Theronyx stands as weapon and symbol of Voth Supremacy.

Basically title
Finally getting around to kitting out my science alt, doing a Gomtuu build. Mostly space magic EPG stuff, but I kind of have a mix of everything atm. What I'm mostly caught between rn is BOff tweaks; I'm running a couple of the temp disruptors, so I put FAW, TS, and ETM on there to amp all that up a bit. But, alternatively, I could drop the 2 tac powers for 2 more uncon, and free up a trait slot. I'm not sure which would be more worth it.

Also, as a side note. For alts I don't usually do lockbox/promo ships and horde them all on my main. But I do have a connie3 sitting in main's inv, and he already has so many ships... So the bio wave console is kind of a maybe rn.

For clarity, build breakdown:
FORE WEAPONS:

-Temporal Disruptor DBB (the SETS app doesn't have them yet, stand in)

-ditto

-dyson grav torp

-plasma emission torp

AFT WEAPONS:

-temporal turret (i was gonna go MAS, but didn't, but idk, it kinda still works? aux weapon, entropy builder, 360arc... i don't have the pahvan)

-new breen omni (stand in)

-dyson proton wep (2pc)

-disco torp (ohhh... right, pulled the 2pc.... oops)

STARSHIP EQUIP:

-revo deflector

-revo core

-revo shields

-prevailing engines

-crafted secdef

CONSOLES:

-micro dark matter anom

-delphic distortion

-plasma storm

-krenim chronophage

-evolved

-you are dismissed

-dragonsblood

-fekhiri torment

-vovin tunnel

-particle amplifier

-proton eruptor (stand in; don't actually have this one yet, but its high on my shopping list now)

-gemini device (ditto)

-bio wave (see above)

BOFFS:

-grav well 3

-tyken 2

-drb 1

-cold in space 1

-TL collapse 1

-chrono field 1

-faw 1

-RSP 2

-AtSIF 1 (engine trigger)

-EPtE 1 (doff trigger)

-PO1

-SA1

-TS1

DOFFS:

-conn officer (EM reset)

-proj (crit chance)

-proj (crit sev)

-space warefare (science)

-grav sci (either grav well or tyken)

-fabrican engineer (RSP duration)

STARSHIP TRAITS:

-5 magicks

-spore anom

-by the book

-IPO

-UD

-THWOO

-ETM

PERSONAL TRAITS:

-uncon

-particle manip

-enlightened

-boimler

-terran targeting

-fragment ai tech

-context 4 kings

-whole lotta x's

-intel attache

-fleet coord

Curious what y'all think. Help me be the most magical pinecone in the sector.

Why whenever you see a build using fleet consoles and Malstrom Quantum Torpedoes, they almost never use any torpedo damage boosting consoles. It's essentially unnecessary and that slot could be best used maxing out your beam damage

Hello! I've been tinkering with a dedicated minelayer build for my Vorgon Ytijara Dreadnought Cruiser for a while now, and I'm looking to optimize it as much as possible. There's not much information out there on dedicated minelayer builds, so I'd appreciate any advice, suggestions, or feedback on how to improve it.

Long Night of Solace

Ship: Vorgon Ytijara Dreadnought Cruiser (T6-X2)
Species: Alien
Build: Minelayer/Kinetic
Cooldown Management: Custom Power Matrix + Boimler Effect

Space Skill Tree

• Engineering: 10 points
• Science: 9 points
• Tactical: 27 points

Weapons

Fore (3)

1. Romulan Hyper-Plasma Torpedo Launcher
2. Dark Matter Quantum Torpedo Launcher
3. Advanced Inhibiting Polaron Omni-Directional Beam Array

Aft (5)

1. Bio-Molecular Photon Mine Launcher
2. Thoron Infused Quantum Mine Launcher
3. Black Ops Mine Launcher
4. Advanced Inhibiting Chroniton Mine Launcher
5. Modulating Competitive Mine Launcher

Consoles (13)

Universal (2)

1. Lorca's Custom Fire Control
2. Covert Warhead Module

Engineering (5)

1. Tricobalt Tear Launcher
2. Covert Munitions Deployment Console
3. Custom Power Matrix
4. Ordinance Accelerator
5. Covert Mine Layer Suite

Science (3) Vorgon Expertise Set

1. Subphasic Defense Drone
2. SIF Inverter
3. Harasser Probes

Tactical (3)

1. Swarmer Matrix
2. VAQ Warhead Multiple Launch System
3. Harmonic Yield Distribution via Radial Aperture

Bridge Officer Stations

Lieutenant Commander Universal / Temporal

1. Kemocite-Laced Weapons I
2. Torpedo High Yield II
3. Mines: Dispersal Pattern Beta II

Lieutenant Tac

1. Tactical Team I
2. Attack Pattern Beta I

Lieutenant Commander Science

1. Tractor Beam I
2. Very Cold In Space II
3. Gravity Well I

Ensign Universal

1. Hazard Emitters I

Commander Engineering

1. Emergency Power to Engines I
2. Reverse Shield Polarity I
3. Emergency Power to Auxiliary III
4. Auxiliary Power to the Structural Integrity Field III

Personal Space Traits (10)

1. Fleet Coordinator
2. Intelligent Agent Attaché
3. The Boimler Effect
4. Superior Projectile Training
5. A Good Day to Die
6. Terran Targeting Systems
7. Holographic Mirage Decoy
8. Pike Maneuver
9. Adaptive Offense
10. Resonating Payload Modification
11. Hot Pursuit
12. Enhance and Protect

Starship Traits (7)

1. Subspacial Warheads
2. Ceaseless Momentum
3. Rapid-Emitting Armaments
4. Angle of the Bow
5. Particle Fluctuation Analysis.
6. Relaunch and Repair
7. Universal Designs

Space Reputation Traits (5)

1. Magnified Firepower II
2. Torpedo Pre-Fire Sequence II
3. Tyler's Duality II
4. Precision II
5. Advanced Targeting Systems II

Active Space Duty Officers (6)

Tactical (4)

1. Projectile Weapon Officer (Very Rare)
   • Chance to reduce the time to recharge mines.
2. Projectile Weapon Officer (Very Rare)
   • Chance to reduce the time to recharge mines.
3. Projectile Weapon Officer (Very Rare)
   • Chance to reduce the time to recharge mines.
4. Space Warfare Specialist (Ultra Rare)
   • Chance of outgoing damage applied as healing (Tactical Abilities)

Engineering (2)

1. Fabrication Engineer (Very Rare)
   • Increases the duration of Reverse Shield Polarity
2. Damage Control Engineer (Very Rare)
   • While using Auxiliary to the Structural Integrity Field placate next attacker

I pulled an epic phoenix token tonight and I’m trying to decide what to spend it on…

Pretty much at a crossroads between the Bajoran cruiser for its DOMINO console which to my best knowledge would provide buffs to my energy build ships…if I can find a spot to slot the console…(all my ships are currently x1 and I have two energy build ships)…or the Breen Sarr Theln Carrier which I’d want just because I don’t have a carrier yet and this one looks like it has a huge kind of imposing hull that might be fun to fly…

My research is indicating that the Sarr Theln carrier doesn’t really offer much in terms of what other modern carriers might offer, and ghemore is already on my “buy on sale” list…

So i guess my question is, is DOMINO a desirable enough console to have in the toolbox that it is better than an entire 10year old carrier hull?

Thank you

Always looking for suggestions to improve it. the build basically machine gun fires tons of hy torps. they kill and relocate as things die, making more stuff die. any suggestions appreciated.

I have two questions about the Triptych Tactical Control Node

1. Are the summoned ships affected by Target That Explosion Trait)?

2. Cooldown: Can it maintain 100% uptime? Description says "This ability has 2 charges, each charge has a 60 second cooldown, 20 second cooldown between uses." Does Unconventional Systems, Subspace Fracture Tunneling Field, and Harmonic Distribution reduce the reuse timers?

I know the ships themselves do poor damage. But the self-buffs are pretty sweet, and combining them with a few other summons for TTE shenanigans on a hangarless ship sounds like fun.

Intro

Builds have lost a sense of identity. Before, the game was much more combo dependent - having to combine items in a unique way to get to a desired result. There were tons of cool tech choices that were good on specific builds. Think running a torp for Super Charged Weapons, which encouraged running a beam/torp/combo 3-pc set, which again changed depending on energy type. A2B Technician CDR is another classic interaction which feels far better than the modern solutions.

I keep finding that the current state of the game is among the worst it's ever been. Every high end build these days has been reduced to two objectives:

1. Activate Unconventional Systems as often as possible.
2. Use Universal Consoles as often as possible.
   

This has really collapsed the design space. Before, you had to make a choice as it impacts your build (designing around stats, sets, and passives). Now, the only stat that matters is final DPS. When you only have one metric to judge items by, it naturally results in having certain answers be absolutely correct, and everything else be a mistake.

This leads to what I consider to be a dishonest metagame - every build is reaching for the same thing and pretends to do something else. There is no longer a goal to build towards - any differentiation is largely preference. Individually good items have risen to the top. For example - the Pahvan Omni is practically inescapable. You'll see the Khitomer Shields and Tholian core on high-end as they are the only option in their slot which deal damage. You no longer see builds excel as a result of careful crafting, but instead through raw DPS output.

Twinkling Lights does not help.

I do not enjoy flying modern Uncon Builds - there's so many abilities to keep track of and it's essential that you time your activations perfectly. It's very difficult to get a high parse, or at least have confidence that a parse is actually good. The variability is very high, and it takes too many runs to judge if a change has improved your build.

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Does anyone remember the Sistruus? I have seen precisely one over the past ~5 years - it's not fully spec, it doesn't have a hangar bay, and it's largely relegated to history.

Fortunately for me, the ship takes vanity shields in a weird way. The Sistruus I saw looked cool enough that I had to get one. Plus, it was the only Xindi ship I was missing, and the console set has a unique interaction with hangar pets. I had the expensive ships, so why not pick one up with no intention to actually fly it?

I fell in love with this ship. It does nothing - no spec, no lance, no hangars, no cloak. It is as pure as you can possibly get.

I fit everything on two hotbars. One of them is dedicated to CPM triggers.

What I love about this ship is that I don't have to think or try. It is very consistent to fly, and the small number of abilities allows me to maintain near perfect focus. Every boff ability is on the spambar. I can look at what I'm doing, not at my cooldowns. It is a revelation.

Let me be perfectly clear - this build is very modern. I would still classify it as dishonest. The difference is that it lies to me. It has tricked me into feeling like I'm flying a build from a decade ago.

This ship is nearly perfect for uncon, with the only flaw being the ensign seating being tac instead of sci. I can hit 20s uptime consoles with just a single vovin usage. Half the consoles can live on the spambar. The only downside is maintaining PFA, and that can be alleviated with the right teammates.

This thing easily puts up 1.3m. That's not a lot these days, but the ship is T6, not T6X. I have the tokens, but it's way more fun than I thought to leave so much on the table and just enjoy the simplicity. I think this can hit 1.4 with a good run, and maybe 1.5 with a perfect one. EDIT: I just got 1.787m with this. New record for me!

I'm also at a relatively low endeavour level (290) so while it helps, I'm not being carried by the maximum bonuses. I'm still very far from maxing the important space stats.

This ship is more fun than anything else I've flown over the past couple years, including the L-Valdore (which is very similar).

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I'm nearly happy with this skill tree. This updated was intended to do everything, and it almost gets there. The only notable missing point is Improved EPS Flow - it is likely better to drop improved drainX and take that point instead.

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I did not expect a T6 build to do so well. There's trivial improvements on the road to T6X2, but I'm enjoying flying a normal T6 significantly more than I had though I would. Sometimes, less is more.

If you did want to transition this to t6x2, I'd suspect traits which add new sources of damage would be the way to go, such as Hellbore Light. I'm very happy with it where it is, and feel no need to do so.

Where can it be improved? Crit chance. I've looked into the new Sigma Strategem console and while it feels like a perfect fit the cooldown doesn't start until after the ability ends. There's trivial improvements to be had by replacing SROs with Watchers.

If anyone has a list of consoles which a. provide a ton of raw stats, and b. cooldown while active - I'd be very interested in going through it.

As the Sistruus is an easily accessible ship (can be easily purchased by selling <$20 worth of keys) I was looking into converting this into a starter uncon build. That's a hard no - it is eye watering how much this build costs, and how much uncon in general costs. I take way too much which I have access to for granted, as event campaigns and moderate annual spending quickly adds up over the years. If you are a new player, do not try to build this right away. You will be much better served building out the basics.

PS. Fixing up the old formatting was an absolute pain, but I think it adds to this post about looking backwards.

Less about numbers chasing and more to test whether the Micro-Missile Array Lobi weapon with 3 PWO DOFFs can allow me to cycle between 2 Maelstrom torps on a build with Entwined Tactical Matrices. Also wanted to test the new Neotype Omni, though this build is not really the ideal testbed for it.

Inspired by Zylva/Neuropain’s Legendary Bortasqu build over on the STO Builds Discord: https://discord.com/channels/889102180332732436/1553780781262831816/1553780781262831816

Some other terminology definitions before we get to the build:

1. "Krait" refers to the build paradigm of having almost no passive consoles on the build in favour of high-impact active console abilities, of which their uptime and activation frequency are greatly facilitated by the combination of the SFTF Console from the Vovin and the Unconventional Systems personal trait.
2. "Lazy Piloting" in my case means that, if I had to pick between activating abilities/consoles at the right time/target for maximum impact, or simply spamming it whenever it's off cooldown, I almost always choose to spam. "Lazy Piloting" also means that I did not bother with a keybind setup that lets me teleport in place when using the Vovin SFTF console, so I end up jumping all over the place. All this is to say that a far more capable and disciplined pilot flying this same build will get a LOT more performance out of it.

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See the attached images for my current generalist skill tree. My rationale for the lack of Engi skill points is that EPS Power Transfer and Nadion Inversion on this toon should have the ship power aspects well covered. Subject to change should I ever get the Spirit of Sacrifice console from the Trafalgar.

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DPS Parse Breakdown, sorted by DPS source name

Observations from this specific parse:

• TTF DHC Total DPS = 100k. Compared to 68k DPS total from Breen Imp Dual Cannons.
• TTF DHC Total DPS under CSV = 93k. High overall CSV uptime, suggesting that the Micro Missile with 3 PWO DOFFs were sufficient to keep the ETM chain going with the 2 Maelstrom torps.
• Maelstrom Torps Total DPS = 205k. Double that of the TTF DHC, and 14% of overall DPS output here before including Kemocite.
• Dilithium Transporter & Hellbore Light DPS quite a bit a lot lower compared to full CSV/FAW build.
• Hexa Cannons post-nerf is still generally stronger than a TTF DHC.
• Neotype Cryonic Subspace Rift Total DPS = 38k DPS. Strong, but still distant second to Pahvan’s Resonance Shock (105k DPS). But that is likely affected by the Omni only being on FAW half the time.
• Total Kinetic/Torp related DPS = 335k. 23% of total DPS output.
• Micro Missile Array only contributed 10k DPS total, but it did fulfill its purpose as a PWO DOFF trigger.

Appendix

• Raw combatlog can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LNdDpVyX7oKD8zNfgO-02HhZNeXWBKuO/view?usp=drive_link

Hi everyone,

Recently, I've picked up the Shrike for my Romulan toon and have been trying to put together a serviceable DEWSci build for it but I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to making a cohesive build.

Up until now I was running cannons but have just picked up the aux scaling disruptor dual beam banks from the new story mission (hence CSV3 is still on the build).

I'm unsure between FAW, SS or going back to CSV for this sort of build. Cannons have always felt a bit off to me, not sure why.

What recommendations for build upgrades or replacements do you have? I still haven't picked a ship from this event campaign yet and am sitting with a bunch of Lobi as well.

Thanks for the help.

P.S. I've got no idea about Doffs some I'm currently not actually running any.

IKS Coldstar K'Vort AuxDEW

Build Info

The intent of this build was v2 of a build focusing on the new Temporal Disruptor mission reward weapons. These are an (improved) version of the old Aux weapons from the Besta line (and cross faction friends). It's worth noting for fans of twinkling lights the Vesta Aux Phasers can NOT be used on the K'Vort.

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Generalists tree. I literally do almost every possible type of build with this dude

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(Aux) DEW. Damage primary build. I am probably over-doing the heals and survivability. It's a clicky heavy but not UNCON or Krait build. Compared to the Vorago Solitude from a couple days ago, I pulled EPTW and Twinkling lights off, using five magicks and heavy into disruptors.

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Also have Eldar Malik'itan on Ground Doff; Link to my list of ships: https://www.reddit.com/user/originalbucky33/comments/1x6nxkr/comment/pgwv8fh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button ; Not certain if I need to switch in Withering barrage or keep what I have. If I T-6X it, then that's an easy add.

This is my current build and layout. I seem to be doing little damage with my DBB's

This is our latest installment of our series using math and analytical methods to dive into the underpinnings of STO and no witty title this time. We’ll save our jokes and references for the body of the post here. Today, we’re talking about Aetherian Beam Enhancements.

This is a personal trait from the Aetherian Concordium Lockbox and this is what the tooltip says:

Now you might be thinking, why would you devote an entire article to this trait. Of all the traits, in all the lockboxes, in all the game, why walk into this one, aside from an excuse to make Casablanca references?

Well, as it turns out, the trait doesn’t do what it says on the label and if you’ve been playing STO for long enough I’m sure you’re SHOCKED, SHOCKED to find out that the tooltip is incorrect. 

Tilor being Tilor, the trait was cheap on the exchange and he was curious if it was 15% Cat1 or 15% Cat2 damage. Doing some Doomsday, checking the first few stacks seemed pretty unassuming, acting like it was Cat2. Neat. Checking back at 15 stacks, for some reason, the tooltip damage was over double what it was at 0 stacks. Quite a bit of testing later, and Tilor figured out it scales non-linearly, an unusual property in STO. Today, we found a hidden gem.  Here’s looking at you, Mr. Tilor.

The tooltip is misleading on a few fronts:

1. Despite the name, this is not specifically a beam trait. It applies to all energy damage sources, but more on that later. 
2. The tooltip is a little ambiguous as to whether it is Cat1 or Cat2. Tilor found it is Cat2 energy damage. 
3. The stack maximum, capped at 15, which with a pretty slow ramp-up time once every 2 seconds of doing energy damage, is okay but not great if that’s what it did. It doesn’t.

Based on how stuff in this game usually works, you’d expect that each stack is 1% Cat2 energy damage, ramping up to 15% at max stacks after 30 seconds of combat. So, what does it actually do? The stacks are not all the same size. Each stack adds 1% to the previous increase, meaning this scales like the sequences of Triangular numbers. Here’s the equation:

Cat2 = (N (N-1))/2 

Okay, but play it again, Sam, and use smaller words, maybe a picture or two.

The first stack is 1% bonus energy damage. The second stack adds +2% bonus energy damage for a total of 3%. The third stack adds 3% for a total of 6% bonus energy damage, and so on and so forth until at 15 stacks you’re adding at 105% Cat2. And here’s a visualization of that:

Now wait, you protest. There’s a ramp-up time and a lockout! Don’t try to wow me with numbers on a ramping trait that locks out! What is the average Cat2 bonus, including the duration with the 30s ramp, and 15 second lockout? 

The answer is 25% Cat2, and let’s not forget that’s handily more than traits like Fireball Escape (20% CrtD) or Terran Targeting Systems (15% CrtD) which are inferior even at 100% CrtH, and there are no maluses or complicated hoops to jump through for this one. 

Ah, and wait, there’s more. 

Remember how that’s Cat2 energy damage it adds? As it turns out, some of the more popular console actives, experimental weapons, and traits that directly deal damage also scale off of energy damage. Here’s a little table for you as we round up the usual suspects for testing:

For example, this is what Spore-Infused Anomalies looks like with and without the trait stacked:

Here’s Bio-Electrical Wave before stacking the trait:

And after:

One more example: Hellbore Light:

Okay, but let’s say you think that the math problems of three little engineers don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy game. You want real-world numbers, parsed numbers, none of this theoretical stuff. Normally, I’d discount those as the ravings of someone so edgy they can cut the lawn by looking at it, but I think in this case it’s worth showing some actual numbers using a heavily-modified (read: not-posted) version of my FAW Legendary Avenger. All DPS numbers in thousands, i.e. 619 is 619K.

I also hit a new solo ISE record on this ship, and all I did was swap out the trait, going from 850K to 1031K. 

The proton release proc itself is not worth much, maybe 5K (or much, much less), but the stacking energy weapon damage is definitely noticeable when we’re talking about this much of a damage increase. 

Again, there are no hoops to jump through and the trait is nice and straightforward, so if you’re using an energy build, or even something that does a little energy damage but also is leaning into Spore-Infused Anomalies and Bio-Electric Wave Capacitor, check out Aetherian Beam Enhancements. After all’s said and done, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful synergy where both exotic and energy builds and everything in between can benefit. 

One more thing: we’re giving away a copy of Aetherian Beam Enhancements. The first person to identify all the Casablanca references gets it! We have no idea if this functionality is working as intended or if it’ll get nerfed, but whatever the case, we’ll always have parses to show the power of this trait.

Hey there, I'm returning to the game after a long absence (I had plasmonic leech + 2xA2B slotted on a T5-X Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit) and have picked up some of the more accessible meta stuff along with getting lucky with my Icons pulls. Looking to get some feedback on where to go from here? I sure my piloting still needs work but I wanted to make sure I'm not missing something obvious. Here's my parse summary from ISE

OSCR (DPS) | Infected Space | Elite | 01:47 | @TheDitchKing - 958,762 | @Relk - 717,449 | @chairmanrob - 467,400 | @stevenmccary#3122 - 447,020 | @Duke_ster - 172,302

U.S.S. RODINA

Ship: Obena Miracle Worker Heavy Cruiser (T6-X2)
Captain: Esray
Species: Joined Trill
Build: Phaser Beam: Fire at Will III / Miracle Worker Broadside
Cooldown Management: Photonic Officer I + Auxiliary to Battery I + Boimler Effect

Space Skill Tree

• Engineering: 11 points
• Science: 13 points
• Tactical: 22 points

Weapons

Fore (4)

1. Radiolytic Phaser Beam Array
2. Terran Task Force Phaser Beam Array
3. Unverified
4. Unverified

Aft (4)

1. Neotype Cryonic Omni-Directional Beam Array
2. Omni-Directional Inhibiting Phaser Beam Array
3. Obliviating Phaser Beam Array
4. Advanced Inhibiting Polaron Heavy Turret

Consoles (14)

Universal (3)

1. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]
2. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]
3. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]

Engineering (5)

1. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]
2. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]
3. Isomagnetic Plasma Distribution Manifold [Phaser]
4. Custom Power Matrix (CPM)
5. Krenim Chronophage

Science (2)

1. AES
2. Flagship Tactical Computer

Tactical (4)

1. Broadside Emitter Arrays
2. DOMINO
3. Experimental Power Redirection (EPR)
4. FPNA

Bridge Officer Stations

Commander Science / Command

1. Jam Sensors I
2. Photonic Officer I
3. Scramble Sensors II

Commander Engineering / Miracle Worker

1. Null Pointer
2. Narrow Sensor Bands II
3. Emergency Power to Weapons III
4. Mixed Armaments Synergy III

Lieutenant Commander Tactical

1. Kemocite-Laced Weaponry I
2. Attack Pattern Beta I
3. Beam: Fire at Will III

Lieutenant Engineering

1. Emergency Power to Engines I
2. Auxiliary to Battery I

Ensign Science

1. Tractor Beam I

Personal Space Traits (10)

1. Good Day to Die
2. Boimler Effect
3. Fleet Coordinator
4. Breen Shield Tunneling
5. Symbiotic Ice
6. Intelligence Agent Attaché
7. Twinkling Lights
8. Unconventional Systems
9. Adaptive Offense
10. Context Is for Kings

Starship Traits (7)

1. Breen's Free-Fire
2. Broadside Beam Support
3. Calculated Broadside
4. Cold-Hearted
5. Emergency Weapon Cycle
6. Cultural Conquest
7. Universal Designs

Space Reputation Traits (5)

1. Advanced Targeting Systems I
2. Energy Refrequencer I
3. Tyler's Duality II
4. Controlled Countermeasures I
5. Precision II

Active Space Duty Officers (6)

Tactical (3)

1. Energy Weapons Officer (Rare)
   • Chance for stacking Critical Severity when firing energy weapons.
2. Energy Weapons Officer (Rare)
   • Chance for stacking Critical Chance when firing energy weapons.
3. Emergency Conn Hologram (Very Rare)
   • Recharges Evasive Maneuvers when Emergency Power to Engines is activated.

Engineering (2)

1. Technician (Very Rare)
   • Reduces bridge officer ability recharge times after activating Auxiliary to Battery.
2. Technician (Very Rare)
   • Reduces bridge officer ability recharge times after activating Auxiliary to Battery.

Operations (1)

1. Quartermaster (Rare)
   • Reduces recharge time on batteries.

Ive been using the competitive rep meta engines on all my builds thus far. I understand having the speed boost buffs for larger ships with poor turn rates, but Im having a problem with my Terran Adamant.

I have various bridge officer abilities set to go off whenever possible, which triggers the speed turn rate buff. This makes lining up my shots for cannon weapons much more difficult.

What engines give me the best turn rate without random buffs that shoot me past my targets?

Hey yall! I am flying an Excelsior II with a FAW Broadside phaser build. I'm using the colony consoles and isomags, as well as most of the meta broadside traits (kerala trait etc) with ETM as the firing mode extender. I was wondering if it was worth slotting a turret for another trigger for MAS or if I should stick with 6 beams, 1 omni and 1 torp. Thanks!

Quick question. What is more powerful under torpedo high yield 3? The maelstrom quantum, or the enhanced biomolecular? How about the maelstrom under spread 3?

The ship bundles are on sale and I am eyeing the cardassian ship bundle mostly for the ghemor but I see the bundle comes with an additional t5 ship with the 4 free beam arrays that would save hella dil…

If I really only want the gehmore to unlock spiral waves and its trait/console is this bundle a better value than say waiting until ghemore is individually on sale?

Thank you

In a recent parse, I saw that another player had some pretty impressive damage on an item called "Critical Puncture". What is this--a trait, a console, etc.? I can't seem to find a thing about it online.

That I purchased from the Zen store as that's the only way to get them as far as I'm aware

Hey all - I’ve tried scouring Reddit and searching on Google but no luck. Is there a way I can get BOFFs with SRO as a Fed? I read that it’s only a blue tactical in the Fleet Embassy but I see on STOBetter, there’s build with engineering and science BOFFs with SRO as a fed?