STO Tips and Strategies Thread

[Hartzilla2007]

^Melee weapons are useful too as they ignore shields completely.

Where do you buy Melee weapons?

 

[Ayelbourne]

The exchange. Just search for Bat'leths.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

The exchange. Just search for Bat'leths.

Okay thanks.

 

[Rincewiend]

The exchange. Just search for Bat'leths.

Okay thanks.

And DS9.

 

[Destructor]

And exactly why do you choose not to use the spacebar? No matter how you decide to fight, spacebar targets as many weapons as possible onto the enemy, meaning you do not have to worry about firing arcs, and can easily fire multiple weapons at the same time if in the correct position.

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.

 

[Alpha Romeo]

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?

 

[aelius]

^Melee weapons are useful too as they ignore shields completely.
In fact, when I got my Luna class, I switched out my second sci BO for the second tactical BO. Gave him a nice Mk X Bat'leth and some martial arts skills.
Now I always send him to attack shielded enemies.

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

 

[ThunderAeroI]

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?

 

[Rincewiend]

1). How do you set your weapons to auto fire?
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Right click the icon, but you can only set one port and 1 aft weapon to autofire.
You still have to fire the 1st salvo, but after that it keeps firing at the target.

 

[DarkHorizon]

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

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.

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

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

 

[Hartzilla2007]

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

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

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

 

[SalvorHardin]

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

 

[Akiraprise]

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

Sounds like my strategy.

 

[Alpha Romeo]

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

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

 

[Rincewiend]

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.

 

[daedalus5]

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

 

[DarkHorizon]

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

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

 

[Noname Given]

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.

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

 

[Ronald Held]

Why not, the option is not available?

 

[Ayelbourne]

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.