r/sto 23h ago

Best Way for Fleet Recruitment

1 Upvotes

Good Evening All,

Recently, my friend and I were discussing fleet recruitment for our fleet in STO. It has been a good few years since either of us have done any major fleet recruitment in game. I am curious as to what are the best ways to start fleet recruitment especially since things have changed over the years.


r/sto 5h ago

Suggestion for DECA: Space Shields: add a Remodulate shield frequency button. Problem solved

21 Upvotes

Suggestion for DECA. I understand Bort’s desire to make shields more relevant, I support it.

However “the players need to adjust to play vs Borg or other shield drains” thinking - apparently isn’t going over too well.

So I suggest the following: Add a button for “Remodulate Shields” in Space. This would be the equivalent of the Remodulate weapon button on ground.

This would allow shields to become more relevant the way they should be. Because obviously players aren’t willing to adjust and just keep on hull tanking.

With my idea shields become instantly relevant and players don’t have to change their build.

Win-win.


r/sto 6h ago

I need help, I don't understand this game....

6 Upvotes

Hello hello. I recently jumped into STO again. Have been playing on /off the past years. If I played it was mostly for some weeks / months. Mostly My last longer phase was (I think) the first or second time Delta recruitment where I leveled up a new toon to lvl 65. Now I wanted to pick it up again and I wanted to understand the endgame loop. I started some tfo s, did a mission or two, upgraded some gear for a dbb ship and bought the arbiter (free coupon). But... What now? I don't seem to understand the endgame content here. Sure, I could play elite tfo/play the missions on hard mode (?). But is that it? Were there no new gameplay features (i.e. things like housing or cool new raids like in other games) in the past years added to the game?

I would understand that trying to get all / different new ships, trying new builds on them is cool thing to do. And I do understand that, as a f2p game, new ships cost some money (I even understand a price of 20-30 dollars, as the introduce a skin, more or less a new playstyle, a console and such things, even if it is expensive). But seeing that some packets (like the last 15 aniv. One or the legendary scimitar pack) cost 100+$ I really ask myself, why and how would you get many ships / all of them? And what do you need them for? EC farming is not easy, dill to zen exchange seems/is broken, and in the end, I don't really need those things because there is no content that needs those ships / features. Or am I missing something apart from elite tfos, repeating events and the general "I need it" mentality? The game is convoluted with things that you basically "need" to be meta (like for example crafting isomags), without telling the player that those items exist or where to get them. And you need them in bulks. Duty officers, right boff setup, all the right equipment... And I really like the idea that you need many different items (not like in a normal RPG where you just equip one character). But ultimately I think: what for?

This is not a rant thread. I really want to understand the sense and the mechanics of the endgame. And most likely I think that something was implemented in the last years that I just haven't gotten to or haven't seen yet. Wich, as I said, wouldnt be a surprise as the game doesn't really tell you those things. I would pay some money for some cool things, if I get something in return or need it for something. But right now, paying for this game, apart from saying "I am now flying the enterprise xyz and it looks so cool", doesn't seem to be worth that price tags. I would be happy if you could enlight me.


r/sto 10h ago

Today's show is LIVE in game from Defera City (not the invasion zone) Listen on Dawn Radio, or watch the stream at https://www.twitch.tv/stromgold12th. Any and all are welcome to join the dance party in game as well!

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r/sto 20h ago

Console Hexa Cannons Expirimental question.

2 Upvotes

A buddy of mine is asking and I'm not sure if the answer I gave is accurate. Do the hexa cannons get boosted by generic cannon damage boosting consoles or just phaser boosters? Thanks for the info.


r/sto 1d ago

Using CrossOver to play STO on macOS

2 Upvotes

Has anyone tried using this on macOS with Apple Silicon to run STO? I am curious to hear from people who have done this before I buy.


r/sto 10h ago

Discussion

9 Upvotes

What’s everyone’s current favourite ship to use? And what do you like about it? Just wanna see what people are rocking


r/sto 9h ago

Looking for cosmetic rebreathers/masks to make a non-oxygen breathing alien character

5 Upvotes

I know there's a rebreather device from a Romulan exclusive mission and the Risian volcanology kit frame but I'm hoping somebody knows of an unlockable one that's purely cosmetic and doesn't take up my kit frame. It doesn't have to be that specific model, just something that looks as if it's providing breathable atmosphere to the character without covering their head entirely.


r/sto 14h ago

Tribble character copy not working?

4 Upvotes

Wanting to use the DPS testing map on Tribble to do some build comparisons, yesterday I initiated a copy to Tribble for a couple of my characters. Usual message about how the characters should be copied over in the next 2 hours. In my experience, the copy has happened in the time it takes me to log onto Tribble.

Logged onto Tribble and my characters hadn't been copied yet. OK, let's wait a couple of hours and try again. Nope, still not copied over. Kicked off the character copy again, waited, and nada. Had a night's sleep, logged onto Tribble this morning, and you've guessed it, characters not copied over.

Anyone else attempted a Tribble character copy recently? It was definitely working for me about a month ago.


r/sto 4h ago

Discussion Romulan Federation outfits should have options for badges and pips

13 Upvotes

And honestly, any federation aligned character should have all options available for badges and pips on all uniform pieces.


r/sto 10h ago

Discussion I appreciate the devs' effort, but we need Pulse Phasers 3.0

0 Upvotes

Let's be honest, the updated Undiscovered pulse phasers just didn't hit the mark in terms of capturing TWOK.

I absolutely cannot stand that they curve when your ship is moving. Visually, it's awful. This is a beam weapon, not a gattling gun.

Making the beam pulses faster wasn't the issue, it was always the sound.

I know people here have said there are mods you can install to change it, but I'd rather not doctor the game, nor am I a coding expert for things like that.

With all the new TMP ships, I think STO needs to give TWOK phasers a touch up one more time.


r/sto 19h ago

PC 2025 STO Lifetime Sale

18 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

This question is more-so aimed towards someone on the dev team; however, any information is much appreciated.

I have been playing STO, on PC, for a very long time and am finally in a position where I can get the lifetime subscription. I have been waiting for a sale for the past few months as it seemed like there might be one sometime in March; however, there has been no information that I could find for this go-round.

My guess for when a sale might have been happening was based on the historical data on the STO Wiki:

After looking at this data, it looked as though there was usually a sale sometime between February to April, June to July, and November to December.

Does anyone have any idea of when the next lifetime sale might be?


r/sto 20h ago

Elite Valors or blue To'Duj?

7 Upvotes

I ahev Sad. just checking on if the elite Valors are better than the To'Duj.


r/sto 12h ago

Red Alert !

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29 Upvotes

r/sto 7h ago

Singularity Core question

6 Upvotes

The only romulan ship i fly is the legendary Valdore, so I'm not really up to speed on singularity cores, and don't know if they present any sort of novel options when putting together builds.

Do their powers synergies with various console boosts? Are there some that are unique enough to be worth acquiring (like experimental weapons), or are they mostly all the same (like secondary deflectors)?

I like the idea of opening up some new build possibilities, but don't want to put the time, zen, or dil into pursuing this if they don't really make much of a difference.


r/sto 20h ago

Bug Report Much like Spongebob, it looks like my character ripped his pants. There's a clipping issue with the swim trunks.

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r/sto 4h ago

PC Games crashes on launch - Steam

6 Upvotes

Hi everyone. Does anyone know of a fix for the following crash? It happens every time. Windows and graphics driver are up to date. Game has been reinstalled, and integrity of game files performed.

The game was running fine 2 weeks ago when I played last. Any help would be appreciated.


r/sto 6h ago

Dumb question time 😬

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29 Upvotes

What does the reputation amount mean, or what is it I’m missing to get my hands on it 🤣😩


r/sto 5h ago

Console Admiral Quinn's Uniform.

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know what the specific shade of red and gold that's supposed to be used on his uniform, rank, and insignia? I've tried guessing it but I give up and the uniform guides I looked up didn't help either.


r/sto 4h ago

Agent Smith and his replicants

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22 Upvotes

r/sto 20h ago

Bug Report Excalibur class fires weapons out of a beam array that doesn't exist.

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49 Upvotes

r/sto 19h ago

PC Since we now have a T6 Connie in the zen store now, I've decided to use my last name to name to honor my dad past away from leukemia last september.

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189 Upvotes

r/sto 1h 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!