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    Star Trek Online Monday Megathread - your weekly "dumb question" thread

    Star Trek Online Monday Megathread - your weekly "dumb question" thread


    Monday Megathread - your weekly "dumb question" thread

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:34 AM PDT

    Welcome to Monday and a new question megathread!

    Post all the questions you may have about anything STO-related. PC? Console? Everyone's welcome to post their questions here.

    A couple questions asked super late in the last thread will be included below.

    Stay safe out there and happy flying.

    -Talon

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    "Simple" ideas for how to create more mission content with the limited resources/manpower they have

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:01 AM PDT

    Last week Kael and Trekhead posted quite a bit in a thread here about why the devs make more ships than missions. Because a lot of folks on the official forums don't read /r/sto I posted a lot of those comments over there. If you missed the thread from last week, here is a summary:

    https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1261909/a-few-recent-reddit-posts-for-those-that-dont-read-r-sto

    Ok, so with all of that stuff said here are my relatively simple suggestions to actually improve/increase the amount of missions they are able to make, taking into consideration all the things Kael and Trekhead mentioned:

    1) you don't have to create new maps for every new mission. They have created a ton of incredible maps (like ground map on Mirrors and Smoke) that were never seen again after that mission, and that is an INCREDIBLE waste of the limited resources they have. It's ok to revisit locations we have been to before; especially if they put a ton of time into designing the location (like in the example I cited).

    2) IMO some of the more recent missions feel a little too long and could probably be 2 missions instead of 1. I would prefer to be able to play 2 shorter missions with a definite end between them so I can take a break or come back later or whatever than 1 long mission that I'm starting to feel a little tiring and worry that if I leave it may not resume where I left off.

    Just doing those 2 things would increase the amount of missions they are able to make with their current manpower. There are probably other "simple" ideas that could make a big difference.

    If you have any other "simple" ideas (meaning wouldn't actually require more work or manpower, like the 2 things I mentioned above) feel free to share them!

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    We need Off Duty combadge options

    Posted: 23 May 2021 01:14 PM PDT

    Hope I have enough time to claim it

    Posted: 23 May 2021 07:59 PM PDT

    Research and development not unlocked? I'm level 17 and have no idea how to use this system.

    Posted: 24 May 2021 04:01 AM PDT

    So I've only been playing for just under a week. I'm level 17 and for the most part finding my feet quite easily. I'm trying to maximise my delta rewards and saw one is all about R&D. I looked it up online and apparently it was meant to unlock at level 15 and give me a mission that shows me how to use it. Nothing. I'm playing as starfleet on PS4.

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    Can you exchange Dil for enough Zen to buy the lifetime subscription?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 09:23 AM PDT

    It would take just over 2 years of reaching the max Dil every day and exchanging it at 250 Dil per Zen. Does the lifetime subscription require you pay with a credit/debit card or can you pay using Zen you've earned via the DilEx?

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    New Romulus: Why are we here again?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 09:56 AM PDT

    New Romulus: Why are we here again?

    Personal log.

    https://preview.redd.it/c5z8aa2dn3171.jpg?width=7680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f803599b9b1b0f56296258781951c6b181241b5

    After finally breaking free from the Bozeman time paradox -- or as I now call it, Perpetual Contact Day -- I'm finding it difficult to reacclimate to routine ship life. If those Tholians hadn't decided to try to commandeer my ship by pulling it through space-time and holding it in the Azure Nebula I'm not sure what I would have done. I've decided to return to Mol'rihan and submit a request for some much needed shore leave.

    Despite the fact that I have been stationed at the Command Center for years, today I was instructed to beam down to the Staging Area and meet with D'tan who assumed I was some sort of new recruit! That guy's ego just grows bigger everyday. Come on dude, I'm a freaking Admiral. You placed these shoulder pads on me yourself, you pompous targ! I know Commander Jarok gets all the attention, but I've represented the Republic at nearly a dozen multi-faction conferences across the Galaxy. Sure, not a single one of them ended peacefully, but that's hardly my fault!

    I played along as he gave me the same speech I'd heard years ago, hoping he'd grow tired of the sound of his own voice. I tuned out most of what he was saying, and I think he was messing with me because I could swear his mouth hardly moved even during his more impassioned moments.

    It's times like these that I really miss OLD Romulus. Yeah, the Empress had spies everywhere, and there were a bunch of Vulcan sympathizers living in the sewers, but at least you knew who your senator was! This NEW government calls itself a republic, but I don't remember D'tan being in any elections recently. I certainly didn't vote for him! What the hell is a Proconsul anyway? It must be the epitome of bureaucracy having both "pro" and "con" in the title...

    Why did we even decide to settle here? Every system in this sector has a different species harassing our patrols. The Tal Shiar are already running counter intelligence missions in the mountains, the forests are teaming with Hirogen, and there are Tholians living underground! That reminds me, there are clouds of insects literally everywhere! Oh wait, I almost forgot to mention the giant scorpions and other predatory fauna. And let's not forget the geologically unstable planetary core. Sure, the Iconian Gateway in the basement was novel at first, but now everybody has one!

    Let's face it: this planet sucks. On top of it all, the damn Remens STILL won't let me visit their side of the main complex. It's almost as if it doesn't really exist....

    I will admit the overabundance of sustainable sushi here is quite convenient. And chef makes a delicious All Terrain Epohh Stew. The sooner we load up on provisions and leave the better. Shore leave on Risa is just what the crew and I need. Hopefully I can find some peace and quiet and not an overcrowded limited-time event. Funny story, the last time I was on Risa it was raining...

    End personal log.

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    The Chef's Experiment

    Posted: 23 May 2021 07:33 PM PDT

    The Chef's Experiment

    The Chef came up with new ideas. Good thing the brig is filled with "volunteers"!

    https://preview.redd.it/4osuz91pcz071.jpg?width=693&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1a757387f15c6c1917c0b5513748aa8189b93d9

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    TFO Romulan imperial minefield

    Posted: 24 May 2021 09:44 AM PDT

    So i am trying to do this mission, just got it. looked in the Task force ops and it isnt there... relogged and still not there, any advice?

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    Looking for a group or individual

    Posted: 24 May 2021 09:00 AM PDT

    Played the game a long time ago and just kinda played and enjoyed my own star trek experience. I did not take the time to learn the mechanics or anything really so I'm basically a new player. Would love it if anyone wants to hang out and guide me maybe make some new friends. I am willing to make a new character but I have a vice admiral(52) in starfleet, a commander(33) romulan aligned with the klingons and a lvl 3 klingon orion.

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    Unable to Find Lost Dominion Arc

    Posted: 24 May 2021 08:18 AM PDT

    Hi folks! I'm hoping someone can help me with this.

    I've been playing STO for a while meow so I think I'm fairly competent. I have a Jem'Hadar character (aptly named Jim Hur'Durr). I blew loads of cash to get a full set of phased polaron weapons, since Dax in the show said that's what they used. However, I then discovered that there are actual Dominion weapons, only accessible through the Lost Dominion arc.

    I did some research and learned that in order for the arc to become available I have to be level 65, and that I can find it in the Available tab under Admiral Quinn. Problem is, it's just not there. I'm level 65, have completed the two Gamma Quadrant arcs, am no longer dependent on the White, and have begun the first Klingon arc (the one with the doomsday cornucopia). I've checked under Quinn's section and see a ton of choices, but none of them are Lost Dominion.

    Is this arc not accessible for Jem'Hadar anymore? Or is there yet another hurdle I have to jump over?

    Also, what flair should I put for this post? Am scrub.

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    Soloing TFO's

    Posted: 24 May 2021 08:10 AM PDT

    So I just discovered how to pop TFO's on my own on PS4 via private group - that said the limited list of ones that will allow a single player some have roadblocks you can't cross without other teammates (Infected Manus being one).

    Can Cryptic grey out the ones you can't solo because of roadblocks built into the mission that require group action (simultaneously hitting multiple switches at the sametime for example) and bring in one's that don't need more than one (the fleet space siege TFO or fleet defense)

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    Is this eyepatch not available for felinoids? I have 3 KDF characters, one of them is Ferasan. I received a free Klingon Academy uniform and discovered it. A bug?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 12:36 AM PDT

    Bug Report: Tholian Tarantula, Temporal Ambassador (PS4)

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:05 AM PDT

    Tholian Tatrantula does not blow up. She stays at 1% then climbs back 3, then 5.

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    Question: anyone else having issues finding the prompt to beam to shipyard from Qo'nos orbit?

    Posted: 23 May 2021 08:17 PM PDT

    I recall rather clearly being able to fly over directly to the shipyard and beam onto it with needing to beam to first city then use the transporter there to go to the shipyard.

    Is it maybe just my Delta recruit that can't get the prompt outside of the shipyard?

    Just seems like it used to be a thing to be able to beam to the shipyard from orbit by flying close enough to it that a "press A" prompt would show up.

    shrugs

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    Unconventional Gear

    Posted: 24 May 2021 05:55 AM PDT

    So i recently bought the ground trait Unconventional Gear and it says that everytime i activate a control kit my universal kit cooldown decreases.

    What exactly is a control kit?

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    What do you all -do- with your multiple ships?

    Posted: 23 May 2021 12:46 PM PDT

    Some have said they own quite a number of ships, maybe even dozens, so, what do you all do with them? Just take them for joyrides once in a while? Run a patrol with one?

    Also, it seems like a pain in the butt to manage all the gear for them so do you just fool around with it every time you "ready" a different ship? Do you keep a few base collections of gear for science vs tactical vs command ship?

    I'm sure if I had the means I'd want to buy 50 ships and fly them around but given the mechanics of managing them, plus setting up an arbitrary ship to be viable to actually play with given leveling, I'm curious what people do.

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    Ever wanted to create demorecords? Here is your chance with my new YT Series. Episode 1 - The Basic's

    Posted: 23 May 2021 02:24 PM PDT

    Devs its been 2 years since last rep can we have another one pls? Or can you give us another energy type variant instead of just two types like plasma or antiproton DBB? Same can be said for other reps additional energy type sets etc Also GG on fixing landry loyalty after 2 years :)

    Posted: 24 May 2021 05:16 AM PDT

    Is there a way to lock your character position in the selection menu?

    Posted: 23 May 2021 02:31 PM PDT

    So, what always kinda bothered me is that the last character you played gets placed on the top of your selection. In order to manage my characters properly, I like having them in a certain order, which means if I need to do something on my less active character (like refine dil or take some of the winter currency) I have to go trough switching to all other characters above him to maintain their order. I haven't found any setting that would lock their positions.

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    Why don't I have a promotion tab? Do I need to be a certain level? I want to claim daily log in rewards.

    Posted: 23 May 2021 03:36 PM PDT

    Legendary Glenn and Science….

    Posted: 23 May 2021 10:50 PM PDT

    So my Delta Joined Trill Toon is enjoying herself in the Legendary Glenn!

    She is not a Science Officer,but a Engineer though. But that's not a limitation rather a plus,Engineers can do Science to.

    But this is my first (successful) shot at a DEW/Science/Grav Well build with Command and i enjoy it. I mean throw Grav Well 3/followed by Subspace Vortex 3/and Concentrate Firepower 3 and watch things melt.

    However as this is my first try at Science i do have a couple of questions first one,how can i improve the Cooldown on my Science Abilities without access to Photonic Officer and without Improved Photonic Officer from that Tholian Spider-Crab Ship?

    Second Temporal Entropy;

    Currently i have about 18 points spend in Temporal spec but my Science Station is also my Temporal seating and i slotted Science Team 1/Hazard Emitters 2/Subspace Vortex 3/Grav Well 3.

    Is it possible to build up Entropy Stacks without actually using a Temporal Power?

    Let me do say hell i like the Glenn a lot,i was afraid of doing Borg Disconnect on Advanced but in the end,i ended up doing well and actually enjoyed it.

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    How is Book’s frigate?

    Posted: 23 May 2021 06:47 PM PDT

    It is coming to console this week, so I wanted to ask those who have used it on PC— how does it perform? It looks like it has fun gimmicks and I enjoy it in the show. Is it fun to fly? Are the weapons that come with it nice looking (I know they aren't upgradable)? What's the verdict?

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    Can't decide which ship

    Posted: 23 May 2021 06:24 PM PDT

    I'm torn between two ships for my tactical toon. I'm looking at both the Vaadwaur Miracle Worker Juggernaut and the Miracle Worker Flight Deck Carrier.

    View Poll

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