r/sto • • 3d ago

Megathread Monday Megathread - your weekly "dumb question" thread

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

Last thread can be found here.

Stay safe out there and happy flying!


r/sto • • 5h ago

News Gehalloween-Giveawayen

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r/sto • • 7h ago

Auto-Loot Feature

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Hey folks! If you noticed the auto-loot feature that went live today on PC, enjoy the free preview! It was never meant to go live today, and isn't functioning as it's supposed to, so we'll be disabling it if we haven't already. If it seems partially-finished, that's why. :)

UPDATE: IGNORE ME! Whether we disabled the feature or not, the option was still there in the Options Menu. Thomas made the call that, since the option is visible, that we're going to keep it on. Please keep in mind, it is not a finished feature, but have fun and give us your feedback. :)


r/sto • • 10h ago

Discussion Ark Royal question

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Good morning, carrier Captains!

I am working on a personal fan project involving my latest ship obsession, the Ark Royal-class carrier. I want to model the fighter bays, perhaps with an animated launch procedure. Maybe I'll even try making an MSD. Who knows!

I know the red circled doors are the fighter bays as there is the alternate skin that has these open with forcefields.

What are the blue circled rectangles? They seem too deliberate to be meaningless decoration. Are they recovery bays?

Has anyone come across an internal schematic of the Ark Royal either official or fan-made?


r/sto • • 6h ago

XB Another yearly event completed.

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Done nice and early so I just need to decide what to spend my fortunes on now....


r/sto • • 18h ago

Yes, We Know Who You Are

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Don't get me wrong, I love the ease recently of getting daily event progress with the DSEs, but does she really have to introduce herself every time? Assuming you grabbed the mission to do 3 of the DSEs she will introduce herself 3 times in the intended gameplay loop like we have never met.


r/sto • • 6h ago

PC PC: Red Alert Event today - Oct 23rd

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A Red Alert Event is up until the 23rd on PC. Complete 5 days to get an Ultimate Tech Upgrade and a Spec Point.


r/sto • • 3h ago

B'vat/The Doomsday Device.

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Having recently run "Facility 4028", part of the "Lost Dominion" arc, I noticed the dev team had updated Amar Singh's appearance in that mission to match the revised version we see in the new "The Ultimate Klingon" duology.

So, I decided to check out "The Doomsday Device" and I was a little disappointed to see that B'Vat hadn't likewise been updated there. He still has his old model.

This seems all the more incongruous when when considers that The 2800/Lost Dominion plot had been all but relegated to the ancillary "Galaxy At Large" side mission set, whereas "The Doomsday Device" is still a part of the mainline Klingon War story, the first one a new player will encounter.

His shifting appearance can be quite jarring, and I imagine it is especially so for a new player.

Are there any plans to update B'Vat's appearance in "The Doomsday Device", does anyone know?

Thanks.


r/sto • • 7h ago

What’s up with these Caitian’s uniforms?

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In the conference at Khitomer why is this group of Caitian officers wearing uniforms with baby blue, periwinkle, and pink colours instead of the standard red/blue/yellow?


r/sto • • 7h ago

No Patch Notes This Morning

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Note on today's maintenance: This was just a restart, and there are no patch notes on any platform.


r/sto • • 6h ago

Discussion I dont know what to do with my t6 coupon

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I can't decide what to use my t-6 ship token on. There are so many cool ships! Im really torn between getting a new fun t6 Science vessel (like the Lexington), the Rhode Island/Equinox t-6 (cause the Quasar and Nova class is one of my all time favorite ships frames and Id like to have an actually flyable one), or the Dauntless class. Im rp'ing a science officer and trying to get back in. Right now I have a Vesta Class variant as my primary, and I want to save up energy credits for a Protostar if I can manage it, but im not likely to manage that before they're off the market. Any thoughts?


r/sto • • 5h ago

PC New Player Seeking Advice

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Greetings,

I'm a new player looking for general advice from the legends around the community. I'm trying to outfit a Farragut Temporal Cruiser to be the best beam shooter it can be. My character is a TOS era character now in the current time and I understand I should be able to get TOS era equipment from Starbase K-13. How do I gain access to this base?

I also collected some other ships from the 60th Anniversary Prize Pack tokens based on other recommended equipment I have seen for phasers. I got the D.O.M.I.N.O. and the Dynamic Power Redistributor. I read I should look at the NX Refit console as well, does anyone have any thoughts on what I should be working towards to reach the goal of outfitting the ship with an epic quality TOS era phaser build that can tackle elite content.


r/sto • • 7h ago

Discussion Upgrade Tier 1-4 Consoles

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One thing that does disappoint me about the consoles of the T1-4 and even some T5 ships is that while they have really cool consoles (Picard Manoeuvre from the Constellation, Anti-Matter Spread from the Venture, etc), ultimately since they don’t have passive traits it makes them impractical to run on anything higher.

Example, let’s take the Warp Burst Capacitor from the Constellation:

Picard Maneuver
Create Warp Mirage Decoy
Become Untargetable for 5 sec
+15% Damage Bonus for 5 sec
Creates a duplicate at current location for 5 sec
Teleport 6.0km straight forward
1 min recharge

This is currently how it works. I like the ability but I think we can add a passive to it.

Here’s my addition:
Passive:
+5 Maximum Weapon Subsystem Power
+5 Maximum Engine Subsystem Power
-10% Weapon Firing Mode Ability Cooldown (applies to all firing modes, FAW, CSV, THY, Torp Spread, etc)

If you guys have any other ideas for how to expand on the T1-5 Consoles please post comments. Also I know this isn’t likely to happen but it would be nice to be able to use some of the flashier moves from the shows/movies without basically sacrificing a console slot.


r/sto • • 5m ago

Discussion What percentage of the money made from sto goes back into the game and how much goes to SkyDance/Paramount?

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Just the question in the title


r/sto • • 1d ago

Showing off my Shangri-La Kitbash

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Saw a couple other Shangri-La kitbashes, figured I'd show off my own. Gotta say, even without the reshade preset, I'm always impressed out pretty this game can look

Shangri-La body, neck, and pylons, Excalibur nacelles, and Vesper Saucer. I think Constitution windows (don't have it in front of me) and Type 8 or 8a Material (again, not in front of me), but with a NexusMods that replaces that material with a TMP-era texture closer to Star Trek VI


r/sto • • 1d ago

Tomorrow.

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r/sto • • 1d ago

Classic "They're right behind me, aren't they" moment

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Meanwhile my bridge officer is all "My eyes are up here, buddy"


r/sto • • 1d ago

Command the Vidiian Warship!

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Beginning 10/22 at 8am PT, players on all platforms will have the chance to command their very own Vidiian Science Warship, as the latest starship to be added to the contents of the Infinity Lock Box.

Ship Details:

  • Tier: 6
  • Faction: Any
  • Required Rank: Complete the Tutorial
  • Hull Modifier: 1.5
  • Shield Modifier: 0.75
  • Fore Weapons: 4
  • Aft Weapons: 3
  • Device Slots: 3
  • Bridge Officer Stations: 
    • 1x Commander Science / Intelligence
    • 1 x Lt Commander Tactical / Command
    • 1 x Lt Commander Universal
    • 1 x Lieutenant Engineering
    • 1 Ensign Universal
  • Consoles: 4 Tactical, 2 Engineering, 5 Science
  • Base Turn Rate: 12.5
  • Impulse Modifier: 0.18
  • Inertia: 55
  • +10 Weapon Power, +5 Engine Power, +5 Auxiliary Power
  • Console - Universal - Bio-matter Harvesting
  • Can Equip Dual Cannons
  • Hyper-thermic Charge Torpedo Launcher
  • Cloaking Device
  • "Gather Intel" Ship Mechanic
  • Subsystem Targeting
  • Sensor Analysis
  • Secondary Deflector Slot
  • Starship Mastery Package (Science Vessel)
    • Enhanced Particle Generators (+Exotic Damage)
    • Advanced Shield Systems (+Shield HP)
    • Enhanced Restorative Circuitry (+Healing)
    • Reactive Shield Technology (+Shield Regen/Hardness)
    • Reprehensible Responsibility Trait (Starship Trait)

 

Admiralty Ship Stats:

  • Eng:  22
  • Sci:  57
  • Tac:  47
  • Special: -25% Maintenance per SciShip

 

Console – Universal – Bio-matter Harvesting

The Vidiian Sodality is an advanced civilization that has developed its medical capabilities to combat the disease known as the Phage. Their obsession with defeating this disease has driven a lot of design decisions in fascinating ways. Similar to how they survive by retrieving body parts from others, this console enables a subroutine that seeks to harvest actual parts from a target ship.

As Vidiian ships often lack personnel transporters, they needed more physical methods to reach the organic goods within. Although some ships use physical boarding parties, the tactics that are utilized in this console are tuned to decimate a target ship’s shields and utilize Automated Microdrones which can medically transport the much needed, life-saving organs of the officers aboard.

This console additionally provides a passive bonus to Maximum Hull Points, and any incoming healing exceeding Max Hull applies temporary Hit Points. This console may be equipped on any ship in any console slot.

Shield Drain + Steal Hull Points

By activating this console, the ship emits a disruptive frequency that drains the enemy shields, which is made more powerful based on its Current Hull Value. Automated Microdrones deal damage to the enemy’s Hull, which restores any Hull damage on your ship.

Starship Trait – Reprehensible Responsibility

Defeated foes grant Maximum Hull Hit Points and Passive Regeneration

"He is my Honatta... his task is to find the organs I need for survival."

While this trait is slotted, defeating an enemy will grant you maximum hull points and regenerates your hull hit points. This heal stacks up to 5 times. This heal may be triggered once every 5 seconds.

Hyper-thermic Charge Torpedo Launcher ∞ [Dmg] [CritD]x2

This unique piece of equipment comes pre-installed on Vidiian Science Warship vessels. Loaded with Hyper-thermic Charges, this weapon is used by the Vidiians to to crack open the Shields of a ship like an egg in order to gain access to the organs that they seek inside.

Some more details on this weapon:

  • The Hyper-thermic Charge is a pre-equipped Torpedo Weapon.
  • It can be reclaimed from the Dilithium store.
  • It has an Equip Limit of 1 per starship.
  • It can be moved other starships.
  • It will be Levelless, but can be upgraded after level 60.
  • It counts as a Plasma Torpedo for anything that triggers off of Plasma Torpedos.

 

Hyper-thermic Plasma Lance

The Vidiian Science Warship comes equipped with a Hyper-thermic Plasma Lance. After a short charge up time, this weapon fires a heavy beam forward, dealing significant Plasma damage and applying a long-lasting burn effect that continues to eat away at their hull, ignoring shields.

 


r/sto • • 1d ago

PC In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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r/sto • • 1h ago

PS Join our armada

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🔴⚫ HELGHAN EMPIRE — FLEET RECRUITMENT ⚫🔴

🚀 STAR TREK ONLINE | PLAYSTATION

The Helghan Empire is recruiting! We’re looking for dedicated players and allied fleets ready to stand together, build our strength, and make our mark across the galaxy.

🛡️ WHAT WE OFFER

* ⚔️ Fleet operations and teamwork
* 🎭 Star Trek roleplay
* 🤝 Community and alliance opportunities
* 💬 Our own Discord server
* 🚀 A place to build a strong and organised fleet community

WE ARE STARFLEET. WE STAND UNITED.

Whether you’re a lone captain looking for a fleet or an established fleet interested in joining forces, we want to hear from you!

🔗 JOIN OUR DISCORD:
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🖖 Your ship. Your crew. Your empire.

HELGHAN EMPIRE — JOIN OUR RANKS!

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r/sto • • 1d ago

PC Dilex Digest - October 14

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Hello Captains!

Leading this time with a reminder that if you have any questions about the exchange itself or a particular order, just reply or reach out directly!

We’ve had a mostly normal week on the dilithium exchange. Let’s look at the graph and metrics first and then I’ll get into what I mean by “mostly.”

Periodic Throughput and Queue - June 1 through October 14

My most recently accepted offer was made August 28. Let's compare August 22 - August 28 to August 15 - August 21. The only notes I have for these time periods are record lows for throughput on August 21 and August 24.

Week over Week:

Metric Value Change
Average Queue 11,994,990 +2.41%
Average Periodic Throughput 10,905 Z/hr -1.11%
Average Wait Time 45.83 Days +1.6 Days

Let’s talk about the word “mostly.” As I’ve said time and again, changes in throughput mostly mimic changes in the queue. As you can see from the week over week, throughput and queue length trended away from each other. Hold on hold on. I don’t think this has anything to do with Icon Packs, just let me know if you want to get into why. Anyway you can see this visually if you glance back up at the graph. You can see a dip toward the end of the black line where there’s a climb directly above on the blue line. That short deviation over the course of 2-3 days basically caused a traffic jam that skewed the averages for the entire week. Deviations like this are fairly common, but mostly, they don’t leave a ripple like this. No, I don’t think this has to do with Icon Packs, and I am ready to go if you want to get into it in the comments. 

Seeing as how I don’t think that deviation is going to have a long term effect, here’s the forecast!
Short Term Forecast:

Offer Time Fulfillment Window
8/30/26 17:32 10/15/26 00:45 10/15/26 23:59
8/31/26 17:04 10/15/26 20:07 10/17/26 12:59
9/1/26 17:26 10/16/26 18:16 10/19/26 00:16
9/2/26 16:31 10/17/26 16:09 10/20/26 08:33
9/3/26 17:46 10/18/26 12:37 10/21/26 14:49
9/4/26 17:38 10/19/26 03:57 10/22/26 15:48
9/5/26 17:20 10/19/26 20:50 10/23/26 18:36

Long Term Forecast:

Offer Time Fulfillment Window
9/12/26 16:30 10/26/26 06:21 11/1/26 11:48
9/19/26 17:00 10/31/26 20:33 11/8/26 15:07
(TODAY) 10/14/26 06:17 11/26/26 02:26 12/3/26 21:25

Honorary mention goes to offers started September 22, which right now I anticipate coming in on November 8, +/- 4 days. This will be the first day of orders fully under the influence Icon Packs. It’s key to remember that we’re already three weeks out from their introduction. That means for any currently pending transaction, roughly half of that wait time was under the influence of Icon Packs. Time will tell, but that mostly explains why I don’t think they’re shifting things. 

Initial the last 14 transactions were posted as proof that my numbers weren’t just pulled out of the wormhole. Having gone to great lengths to show that they were not, I’m going to trim that content from these posts unless there seems to be some popular demand. This time I leave you with a question. Are you buying Zen for something specific or are you keeping it on hand for the next drop? 🖖 💥

... for me it's kinda both.


r/sto • • 1d ago

Is it legal?

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Mentioned to a friend about sto and they see some videos of people using 2 accnts on 1 pc. Is it legal? Legal unless u get caught? They won't do it if its not legal, doesn't wanna risk being caught either but a lot of games have the rule against it and I cant seem to find a solid answer from google. Ty!


r/sto • • 1d ago

Do any Rom BOs have both subterfuges and romulan operative? Where do I find them?

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Title is the question. Is there a way to get that?


r/sto • • 1d ago

Vidiian Science Warship details from today's stream

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r/sto • • 1d ago

Halloween costumes from today's stream

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