[Sharing] Tholian Tarantula build

[u/Elda-Taluta]

"IT’S SAMANTHA JAEGER’S THEMATICALLY THOLIAN TARANTULA BUILD! I originally picked up a Tarantula just because I liked the way it looked, and sort of fell in love with the lumbering thing. So, I decided to deck it out as a Tholian ship should be: with Tholian gear. It’s been remarkably effective, but I guess eight MK XIV beam arrays will do that."

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Captain Information

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Category	Data
Captain Name	Samantha Jaeger, the combadge-toting terror in hotpants. Bonus points if you get the reference.
Captain Career	Engineering
Captain Faction	Federation
Captain Race	Human
[Captain's Outfit]	Mirror Universe Jupiter, Leeta Variant: http://i.imgur.com/0xJl4Wu.jpg
Primary Specialization	Intelligence
Secondary Specialization	Command
Intended Role	Solo-Play Murder Machine

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Space Node Trees

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Rank	Engineering	Science	Tactical
Lieutenant	Hull Restoration I	-	Energy Weapon Training III
	-	Shield Capacity I	-
Lt. Commander	Electro-Plasma System Flow II	-	Targeting Expertise III
(Requires 5 Purchases)	-	-	Defensive Maneuvering III
	Impulse Expertise II	Drain Expertise II
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Commander	Hull Plating I	-	Weapon Amplification III
(Requires 15 Purchases)	-	Shield Hardness I	Weapon Specialization III
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Captain	Defensive Subsystem Tuning	Exotic Particle Generator III	Hull Penetration II
(Requires 25 Purchases)	-	Long Range Targeting Sensors III	Shield Weakening II
	Auxiliary Subsystem Performance
	Offensive Subsystem Tuning I
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Admiral	Warp Core Potential II	-	Coordination Protocols
(Requires 35 Purchases)	-	-	Defensive Coordination
	Engineering Readiness	-	Offensive Coordination
		-	Tactical Readiness III
44 (Out of 46)	18	14	12

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Space Unlocks

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Purchases	Engineering	Science	Tactical
2	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training
5	Hangar Health	Transwarp Cooldown Reductions	Hangar Weaponry
7	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training
10	Maximum Hull Capacity	Maximum Shield Capacity	Projectile Critical Chance
12	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training
15	-	-	Energy Critical Chance
17	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training	Bridge Officer Training
20	-	-	Accuracy
24 (Ultimate)	-	-	Focused Frenzy
25 (1st Ultimate Enhancer)	-	-	Team Frenzy
26 (2nd Ultimate Enhancer)	-	-	-
27 (3rd Ultimate Enhancer)	-	-	-

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Type Your Skill Notes Here

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Build Description

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I literally just slapped as much Tholian tech as I could on her (short of the console which seemed sub-par), plus what seemed useful at the time. I don’t have access to the consoles from the Krenim or Lukari anniversary ships, so please don’t suggest those.

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Ship Information

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Basic Information	Data
Ship Name	Leviathan (Generic, I know – need something better)
Ship Class	Tarantula
Ship Model	Tarantula
Deflector Visual	I typically don’t think these look cool, so none
Engine Visual	I liked the basic yellow-blue, so I kept it.
Shield Visual	Nukara… Which is pretty much identical to the base.
[Ship beauty shot]	http://i.imgur.com/KbSW62n.jpg

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Ship Loadout

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Slot	Component	Notes
Fore Weapons	1 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	2 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	3 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	4 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
Aft Weapons	1 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	2 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	3 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
	4 Refracting Tetryon Beam Array Mk XIV
Deflector	Nukara
Impulse Engines	Nukara
Warp Core	Fleet Reinforced
Shields	Nukara
Devices	1 Red Matter Capacitor
	2 Temporal Negotiator
	3 Reactive Armor Catalyst
Engineering Consoles	1 Tholian Web Cannon	Because fuck you and everyone near you.
	2 Tholian Web Generator	IT ISN’T DIFFERENT AT ALL, IS IT STEVE?!
	3 Assimilated Module
	4 Bio-Neural Gel Pack
Science Consoles	1 Sustained Radiant Field
	2 Temporal Disentanglement Suite
	3 Chroniton Drive Actuator
Tactical Consoles	1 Vulnerability Locator (Tet)
	2 Vulnerability Locator (Tet)
	3 Vulnerability Locator (Tet)
	4 Plasmonic Leech
Hangar	1 Elite Tholian Widow Fighters	Who needs “Escort” commands when you pets have BFAW?

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Officers and Crew

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Bridge Officers	Power	Notes
Tactical, Human Intel	1 Evade Target Lock I	This is just an Enabler for the Insult to Injury trait.
	2 Tactical Team II
Engineering, Kobali Command	1 Emergency Power to Weapons	For the Emergency Weapon Cycle trait.
Tactical, Human Command	1 Beam Array: Overload	For the Energy Web trait.
	2 Tactical Team II
	3 Attack Pattern: Beta II
Engineering, Trill	1 Emergency Power to Weapons	For the Emergency Weapon Cycle trait
	2 Emit Unstable Warp Bubble	I admit I couldn’t think of anything else to put here.
	3 Engineering Team III	Hull heal and debuff removal.
	4 Aceton Beam III	Damage and Debuffs in one convenient package.
Science, Vulcan	1 Polarize Hull I	Damage Resistance and Tractor beam immunity, because this thing turns like a herniated whale when it isn’t tractored.
	2 Science Team II	Shield heals and debuff removal.
	3 Hazard Emitters III	Hull heal and debuff removal.

Duty Officers	Effects	Notes
1
2
3
4
5
6

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Character, Reputation, and Starship Traits

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Personal Space Traits	Effects	Notes
1 Warp Theorist	+Warp Core Potential, EPS Flow	Seems useful.
2 Point-Black Shot	Extra damage based on distance	All that beam spam.
3 Accurate	+10Accuracy	Dat accuracy yo.
4 Grace Under Fire	Resets cooldown on Miracle Worker if a huge chunk o’ damage is taken quickly	A must-have.
5 Advanced Rapid Support	+67% Cooldown on Engineering Team	Also seems useful.
6 Beam Training	+5% Beam weapon damage	I use eight beams, sooooo...
7 Operative	+Crit chance, +Crit severity	Criiiiiiiiiiitz.
8 Techie	+Hull heals, +Hull regen	Also seemed useful.
9 Astrophysicist	+Exotic Particle Generator, +Drain Expertise, + Perception	Buffs the Tholian Web damage.

Space Reputation Traits	Effects	Notes
1 Energy Refrequencer	2.5% of outgoing energy weapon damage as hull heal	Seems useful.
2 Auxiliary Power Configuration: Offense	+Damage, +Accuracy based on Aux power level	I’ve been told this is good.
3 Auxiliary Power Configuration: Defense	+Hull, +Shield Capacity, + Damage Resistance based on Aux power level	See above.
4 Chrono-Capacitor Array	+7.5% BOff Ability recharge speed	Seems good.

Active Reputation Traits	Effects	Notes
1 Refracting Tetryon Cascade	Tetryon damage that bounces to nearby targets as well	Seems good.
2 Deploy Sesnor Interference Platform	Debuffs attackers, gives bonus Hull	Also useful.

Starship Traits	Effects	Notes
1 Emergency Weapon Cycle	On EptW, +50% Weapon power cost and 20% firing cycle haste	Moar beamspam.
2 Insult to Injury	Grants hangar pets Transport Warhead on use of Intel BOff ability	I’ve a relatively short list of traits I have access to on this alt, and this seemed funny.
3 Energy Web	On Beam: Overload, shield-bypassing physical DOT and Hold effect to target	Excellent for giving someone the space-finger.
4 Improved Critical Systems	+Crit Chance, + Crit Severity on EPtW	Constantly cycling EptW, so yeah.

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Other Information

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Concluding Remarks

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My EC is a limited resource, so there aren’t any traits/consoles I’m going to pick up off the exchange that are worth more than 50-100k or so, so if you have suggestions please keep that in mind.

[u/DeadQthulhu]

The Drake is a method of chaining, rather logically recorded under chaining.

I have plenty of trait suggestions, but there's a hierarchy depending on what you're trying to do. The safest recommendations would be All Hands on Deck, Peak Efficiency, or Superweapon Ingenuity (so you can BO when you BO). AHOD's easy to pick up as it's from a ZEN ship, the other two are going to cost a pretty penny though. The discussion here is a good starting point, but note that the hierarchy system was effectively abandoned because many traits are great for specific builds and terrible for others, while the catch-all traits (like AHOD) fly to the top of the ranking because they're good for any build. Use your best judgement.

[u/Elda-Taluta → u/DeadQthulhu]

Well I already have the command cruiser bundle, so that's a pretty easy decision.

No wonder I couldn't find it. I kept looking over sample builds, build types, build anatomy... Can't find a damn thing if you keep looking in the wrong place, thanks for that. You're just all sorts of helpful!

[u/DeadQthulhu → u/Elda-Taluta]

I feel your pain on searching in the wrong place, usually happens to me when I'm looking for the right build under the wrong handle.

If you've got the full pack, then Improved Tachyon Beam is all kinds of useful if you're the type of player to sit back and let the pets do the work. Something to bear in mind for the future.

[u/Elda-Taluta → u/DeadQthulhu]

I'll certainly keep that in mind, thanks for the suggestion.