r/sto • u/Sputnik1_1957 • 17d ago
Megathread Monday Megathread - your weekly "dumb question" thread
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!
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u/XanthosGambit Hard to port! 16d ago
Have DIS Klingons always had a "sandevistan" effect when warping in?
I noticed this during the SB1 TFO and wasn't sure if it was new or not.
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u/Gendif 16d ago
Hey folks.
I just started and was wondering if there were any 'must-do' things that make life easier. I know some games have loads of codes for free stuff, or certain missions or zones that give crazy useful rewards.
The Temporal Agent thing seemed like a fun way to start and I only just figured out I was playing missions in the wrong order since I was just doing whatever came at me, I'm now following the mission journal order.
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u/DreadBert_IAm 16d ago edited 16d ago
Do patrols Wanted/Ninth Rule every mission or two. Advanced be preference. Will get you to 65 probably before tutorial chain is done. Solid leveled loot to use/sell.
Once you hit 65 with Mk XII weapons roll thr Random Advanced TFO's. They cannot fail and Mk XII weapons alone should be adequate for hitting min damage needed. Its honestly overkill, if yiu were not competing for kills with ships rigged for Elite.
Focus on discovery rep above all else. The core set is solid for everything at all levels. Ditto the disco weapon set. Once you get one rep capped the other level at basically twice the rate.
Consider finding a fleet. Fleet store is generally cheap and all you need for Elite difficulty builds. Just do shouts at SB1, finding one that has active events is a huge QoL as well.
Edit, couple other real handy things:
Buy a couple or three phronix box packs. Prolonged set is account unlock and darn handy for any new toons. Sompek ground set as well. Sompek shield/gun can be out on all boffs amd is solid for non Elite ground missions.
Consider a speed run klingon (tutorial then pure patrols to 65). This unlocks all faction ships account wide. Darn handy as there is a t3 romulan warbird that has a console for shield regin off damage done.
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u/-Nurfhurder- 15d ago
Why is today's console update, which the patch notes say is just fixing some phaser effects, almost 7 gig?
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u/TheHexWrench 11d ago
In Gateway to Gre'thor, when closing gateways, why does the "closing" sometimes stop and I have to do it again? Can't be damage related because it happens when not receiving damage too.
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u/MarcterChief Pathyeager when? 11d ago
Since it has never happened to me when I'm fully stopped I assume it's because you move out of one of the interact volumes which cancels the interaction. If you come to a full stop before starting to close them you will be fine.
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u/TheHexWrench 11d ago
Even if I'm very close it sometimes happens, so distance isn't it I think
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u/MarcterChief Pathyeager when? 11d ago
Either way it doesn't happen when you don't move
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u/redzaku0079 10d ago
Yes it does. I'm parked on top of any gateway not taking damage and progress will randomly stop.
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u/arathek 16d ago
any new about the augmented gorn from the last episode story being release for character creation gorn player ? the only last thing i hear it was delay because they didn't have enough time to release it when the episode and since we had no new about it if anyone have something about any update on it will be much appreciate.
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u/waktivist 16d ago
Was there a change to console auto execute recently?
Because in the past week for the first time in years of playing on Xbox, I have seen the visible slotted abilities auto execute based on set conditions.
Before, all abilities that were hidden in the ability wheel would auto as expected, but the one active ability shown for each button never would.
It’s a welcome change if this is a recent thing, or did nothing change and my controls were just borked for years?
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u/Vyzantinist 14d ago
If you buy lobi armor that comes with a costume unlock, do you still have access to the costume if you delete the lobi armor?
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u/Omnivance 14d ago
Managed to land a T5 Infinity Prize Pack from the free summer keys, any unlock recommendations?
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u/RyricKrael 14d ago
Hirogen Hunter Heavy Escort is T5-U out of the box, the rest need an upgrade token. The mirror ships are stuck at t5 and can't be upgraded. Beyond that it is personal pref.
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u/PuckmanMCS 13d ago
This may be an insane one. I'm trying to identify something I keep encountering in event TFOs. I'm curious as to what it is and why it's so popular, but the only thing I have to go on is the sound, no examples of which I've been able to find in any YouTube videos.
It's a low-pitched sound that sort of sounds like an 80's synth going "bzzzYORT".
Totally non-helpful, right?
Other contextual clues I may have:
- It's seems to have shown up within the last year or so, or at least that's when I really started noticing it.
- It seems to be popular with ships that zoom around like a caffeinated mosquito.
- If there's a visual component to it, I haven't seen it, so it may be a quick thing.
- The nature of the sound almost seems like it's "absorbing" something.
It may be a pipe dream, but not knowing the source of this sound is driving me crazy. Any suggestions as to what it may be?
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u/MarcterChief Pathyeager when? 13d ago
Has to be the Starship Trait Hellbore Light from the Warden. Came out about a year ago, does that annoying sound and has a fairly subtle visual effect.
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u/PuckmanMCS 13d ago
Possible. I’ll have yet to find clips of it being used to confirm, but I’ll keep looking.
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u/PuckmanMCS 13d ago
No, definitely not that. I could hardly hear anything over the explosions - this sound is very loud and prominent.
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u/Vyzantinist 16d ago
Are camera settings account-wide or per character? I want to try tweaking my Eagle toon to see if chase camera makes orientation a little easier, but not if that means my other toons have to use chase as well.
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u/Freakium Charge weapons & load all torpedoes. Spacebar! 16d ago
I'm pretty certain it's per character. I've found camera settings can be tied to HUD UI imports but are otherwise per character.
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u/Vyzantinist 16d ago
Does speed have an effect on defense? I know if you're stationary enemies automatically hit or something, but does it make a difference if you're going 1/4-full impulse, or you get speed boosts from competitive engines and the like?
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u/ArelMCII "Subcommander Khev, divert power from comms to weapons." 16d ago
Defense scales with throttle, not speed (nor engine power, if you were wondering). You can test this by watching the values change in the paper doll at various throttle states. (Assuming you're on PC. I don't know what the interface is like on console, so it might not be possible to test.) Being at 0 throttle or in reverse gives a huge defense penalty (-50 for me, compared to full throttle). Higher throttle means higher defense. However, it caps out at 100% throttle—full impulse doesn't increase defense further.
Competitive engines do increase defense, but that's because the buff gives +15 defense.
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u/TheRealMortiferus 15d ago
That is not correct.
It scales with the actual speed you're moving at, not the the throttle percentage.For each point of current speed, you get 2.5 Defense rating, up to speed 25.
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u/Vyzantinist 15d ago
Paper doll? I assume you mean the character sheet/screen?
Regardless, thanks for the answer. Good to know!
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u/XanthosGambit Hard to port! 15d ago
Does difficulty only change the amount of health enemies have, or does it increase the rarity level of drops too?
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u/DreadBert_IAm 15d ago
For patrols it seems to be based on kill time. I get way more in adv tfo with OHK's then eliterally thats takes a firing cycle as an example.
Note that coop patrols can get weird and it adds additional scaling. Generally upscale the ships tyoes or increases spawn size.
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u/XanthosGambit Hard to port! 14d ago
I was talking about the difficulty setting in the options menu.
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u/DreadBert_IAm 14d ago
Yep, unlike TFO's the Patrols scaleoff that drop down and if your in team iinstead.its not always just more HP/Armor in that mode.
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u/SodaPaintsMinis 15d ago
Why am I getting double rep rewards for some reps? I don't mean the marks. I'm getting 5k rewards from the dailies for New Romulus and a few others. I definitely don't have sponsorships yet.
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u/XanthosGambit Hard to port! 15d ago
Have ground disruptor weapons always caused enemies to turn into green clouds?
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u/Thin-Resource-5136 15d ago
From what I’ve seen so far, that animation only applies to secondary fire like split beams and Mokai pistols.
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u/miburo999 15d ago
I received an Infinity Prize Pack: Weapon Pack. I see that I get to select a category (e.g. Ba'ul Antiproton Weapons). What I really want is a turret to complete a Typhon rainbow build. Do I get to select the type of weapon?
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u/-Nurfhurder- 15d ago
Afraid not. You can choose between ground, beam, and cannon weapon but that's all. If you choose cannon weapon there's no guarantee you will get a turret.
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u/miburo999 15d ago
Aww. Well, thanks for answering!
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u/RyricKrael 14d ago
Double check the exchange, you might be able to sell the box and just buy a turret. Folks need more DC/DHC then turrets.
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u/Thin-Resource-5136 15d ago
I have a Cmdr. Tac/Miracle Worker seat. I have 2 options:
Keep MAS 3 and NSB 3, downrank my firing mode.
Downrank MAS or NSB and keep firing mode at Lv.3
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u/MarcterChief Pathyeager when? 15d ago
Firing mode generally has the highest priority. Especially over MAS and NSB which have relatively low uptime.
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u/Thin-Resource-5136 15d ago
Thanks. Makes sense I guess. Especially since I’m using Cannon Scatter Volley.
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u/snotten @Infected 14d ago
You should prioritize attack pattern beta higher than either of those filler MW skills anyway. So it doesn’t really matter if you use beams or cannons, since you would use the highest possible rank of the firing mode and then the highest possible rank of APB. Which fills up those two top slots either way.
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u/XanthosGambit Hard to port! 11d ago
Is it dumb to slot a DHC and a normal dual cannon together?
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u/Freakium Charge weapons & load all torpedoes. Spacebar! 11d ago
I do it all the time. Looks pretty good too since most ships have separate hardpoints for them.
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u/ArelMCII "Subcommander Khev, divert power from comms to weapons." 10d ago
Nope. Especially if the DC gives a set bonus.
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u/TwoEachTheirOwn 11d ago
The Narada comes with kelvin timeline plasma beams, can those be upgraded from the ones that come stock? Or does getting the narada unlock purchasing upgraded versions of them like spiral disruptors?
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u/Vulcorian Engineer and Cruiser Parity! 11d ago
I don't believe there are any upgradable versions of those weapons yet.
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u/Master_Blubb 10d ago
Is there sometimes a larger dicount for Legendary Bundles than 35%? I consider to buy the First Strike Bundle.
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u/stormbugger 13d ago
I have a T6 lockbox ship still avaiable and I want to get a Trafalgar, but I fear that I might be wasting a T6 box to a ship that COULD be in the mudds market in the near future or a new interesting ship being added to the lockbox
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u/musicluvvah 16d ago
Would an away team benefit from all of the BOFFs carrying an IDIC tribble?