STO Tips and Strategies Thread

Discussion in 'Trek Gaming' started by SFRabid, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. Hartzilla2007

    Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Where do you buy Melee weapons?
     
  2. Ayelbourne

    Ayelbourne Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    The exchange. Just search for Bat'leths.
     
  3. Hartzilla2007

    Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Okay thanks.
     
  4. Rincewiend

    Rincewiend Admiral Admiral

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    And DS9.
     
  5. Destructor

    Destructor Commodore Commodore

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    I can't wait to meet you in PvP. I don't use space bar because my phasers are on auto-fire and all of my other weapons do specific damage at specific times, so I fire them during those specific windows of usefulness. Just firing 'everything' randomly means you often miss those windows of useful time.
     
  6. Alpha Romeo

    Alpha Romeo Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Just got the game last night. You can find me aboard the USS Fenway Park.

    How does one get $$ for the exchange etc? Winning missions?
     
  7. aelius

    aelius Commander Red Shirt

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    Yeah, but I bet it doesn't look as cool as bashing their face in a few times and then disintegrating them.:lol:
     
  8. ThunderAeroI

    ThunderAeroI Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    1). How do you set your weapons to auto fire?

    2). Is there anyway to get mail other than going to Memory Alpha all the time?
     
  9. Rincewiend

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  10. DarkHorizon

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    In the action bar, right-click on the weapon you wish to have set to auto. It will be surrounded by a green border. Only one forward and one aft weapon can be set at any one time.

    I'm not 100% sure, but if you hit the arrow button next to the radar, there should be a 'Mail' option there.
     
  11. Hartzilla2007

    Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    You can also check you mail anywhere that has a bank, like DS9, Earth Spacedock Starbase-39, and I think K-7.
     
  12. SalvorHardin

    SalvorHardin Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Any advice on engineering skills ?
    I've been playing for the last few hours but i can't help feeling I'm spending them all over the place with no clear strategy in mind :vulcan:
     
  13. Akiraprise

    Akiraprise To Ꝏ & Somewhere..! Moderator

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    Sounds like my strategy. :lol:
     
  14. Alpha Romeo

    Alpha Romeo Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Yea same here...I'm not up on these types of games so Im just hoping Im doing it right.
     
  15. Rincewiend

    Rincewiend Admiral Admiral

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    Tip for Deep Space Encounters:
    If it has to reset, just jump to another instance via the menu option at the bottom of the map screen.
     
  16. daedalus5

    daedalus5 Rear Admiral Moderator

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    Does anyone know how to walk around the bridge of your starship? I've seen screen pics so it must be possible??
     
  17. DarkHorizon

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    On the radar screen, click the downward-facing arrow to open up more options, and click 'Go to Bridge'.
     
  18. Noname Given

    Noname Given Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    FYI - When you hit Commander, you won't be able to put all your beam weapons on autofire.
     
  19. Ronald Held

    Ronald Held Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Why not, the option is not available?
     
  20. Ayelbourne

    Ayelbourne Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    It is, but you only can put one fore and one aft weapon on autofire. At cmdr level, you'll have at minimum 3 weapon slots fore and aft.