Beginners Guide Basic Ship Building & Upgrading - 2023 Good - Star Trek Online 

8:25 deflector 8:45 bajor set 11:05 warpcore 12:15 Trilithium 13:05 Reinforced Armaments con 14:25 assimilated con 22:45 ~8mil con approching agony 37:05 doffs 43:00 phoenix boxes

Use Fire at Will with Reverse Shield Polarity. All of those ship firing at you will rebuild you shields very quickly.

Overall, I appreciate what you are doing here. Too much of RU-vid is from the high-end perspective. There are a couple of notes to keep in mind though. Power Transfer Rate is basically the EPS skill. The higher that is, the quicker your Weapons Sub-System recovers energy. The quicker you recover Weapons energy, the higher your DPS. Taking Improved EPS and using the Reinforced Armaments console should be all the Poeer Transfer you will need. The diminishing returns on Resistances makes stacking them beyond 25-30 resting values compromise on other facets of the build. If you are rumning a T5-U/T6 Cruiser, the Mastery package gives you 25 Resistance in every category. Combine that with Trellium-D and you are set. If you are not running a Cruiser mastery package, you can make up for that lack by taking the Hull Plating skill. Once you have a decent "resting" resistance value, Honored Dead (Exchange for Fed), Ablative Shell and/or Repair Crews can stack up a few more points and bonuses to healing as well. Keeping global cooldown on Polarize Hull is an interesting concept. I would do that more for its immunity to certain control effects. Hull Restoration is as important as Resistances. At the very least, Engineering Team, Hazard Emitters and Science Team can keep you up in all but the most intense fire situations. Another survival consideration is Threat. You touched upon that briefly with Fire at Will versus Beam Overload. A good Threat control system will really help with Survival. Pseudo-Submission is an excellent trait to make the bad guys forget you are there. If you run an Intel ship, Intelligence Team is a good budget method. Specialization seating is really useful. For example, you can roll all of the above Team skills into Rally Point Marker. Your Endeavor there has Command seating. Specialization seating and abilities is knowledge I regret not knowing for so long. I think those entering the end game should be introduced to those concepts very early on. Overall, a solid intro video.

As a beginner... this is way to advanced for me

I really like this game for some reason, the freedom it gives. I love parking my ship in the middle of nowhere and sitting on my captains chair or finding an enterable space station for a quest I've never even done. It makes me wanna watch a series I've never seen.

I've been playing this game casually since it launched and I'm watching this in 2022 because I still have every little understanding on how anything actually works.

Thank you for this. I’ve tried playing STO about 3 times in the past decade but have given up each time without getting very far. Most recently it was after an extended absence and everything was so different. I had no idea what to do and all the videos I found were outdated. I was part of a lot of STO communities and tried asking there but learned how unsupportive and unwelcoming the STO community is to new players. All my questions got downvoted to oblivion with the only replies basically being variations of “git gud”. I even got banned from one community for saying, in a conversational thread, that I wasn’t interested in Discovery content. Literally, that was the comment. I realized the community has no interest in being welcoming so it’s very refreshing to see your video giving such helpful advice. I’m seriously becoming tempted to try it again.

As a player just starting off this was VERY helpful! I nearly gave up because most of the information I was looking for was outdated and like you stated the game itself can leave you with a few unanswered questions. Not to mention I was bombarded with so many things it was a bit overwhelming and I hadnt even hit level 10. I hope you will keep making update tutorial videos like this :) Thumbs up and subed!

Thank you for finally pushing into my head about resistance gear. I had someone say it wasn't important so I was getting rid of that gear. Ugh, feel dumb.

A T6 ship is hardly basic, looking at the rank and colour of your weapons and consoles, this could be months away for me. But the energy weapon advice fills a hole in my knowledge that is gratefully accepted.

I'm a "vet" and this was good info, nice work man keep it 👍

Thank you a lot lad for this video. Very informative and reliable. You've been greatly helpful for this!

Really appreciated this video! I am just coming back after a long absence and have several 65 characters that I’ve never known what to do except just run the missions. Now there’s a plan and I can be much more effective. Thank you again!

Saw this pop up a while ago and I have to say, thank you very much, it really helped me understanding ship builds when I started playing.

Been playing a little over two weeks. Watch and read all I can everyday. I know there's lots to learn, and appreciate your vids and discord, keep up the good work. Oh and I do have one toon in your Fleet. Rolling a new toon because I just say the vid on how Tatical is the way to go and of course I have a Engineer and Science, oh well live and learn. 😂 Thanks again

Hey bro. My friends and I have just started playing this week and this video REALLY cleared alot of things up for us. Thank you very much :)

Thank you for still doing this in 2020

This was sensational just got back into sto after a 4 year hiatus you saved me

I knew there was a lot to the game, but there is a lot more then i thought. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for thsi video, very helpful even in 2022!! returning player here, I needed a refresh.

just started and wow thx for the help can’t wait to get better ships

Thanks for the Video, Just started playing the Game.

Fantastic video. Loved the spreadsheet, it was very helpful as a new player.

Thanks! Info was big help. Keep up the good work.

I love that Stu managed to sign cardi B to his ship crew. Good job, brother!

Very helpful vid Iv been playing a year but this tells me a lot I didn’t know

Super video man. I'm Lev-61, but I'm missing some of these fundamental basics. Need to really do some homework to max out my potential.

I'm max level but I still learned some things, thanks for this.

Great video, subscribed, thank you, more STO beginner content would be much appreciated ...

If you done a lot of the previous events or have the Dilithium to buy Phoenix Prize Packs there's a crap ton of consoles that boost Antiproton damage, at one point I had 11 consoles on my ship that boosted Antiproton damage and I was using the Herald Antiproton weapons, and I got into DPS Diamond with that build doing over 167k DPS. Now I will say this, from my personal experience the vast majority of DPS seems to come from Personal Space Traits, until I started getting the better personal space traits I was doing somewhere between 50k to 60k DPS when I started investing in the more expensive Personal Space Traits then I started doing over 80k DPS, and when I started buying C-Store ships to get certain Starship traits that really pushed me over the edge to where I could finally do over 150k DPS. The first time I broke 30k DPS I was using the Risian Luxury Cruiser (T5), with Advanced Fleet Antiproton Dual Beam Banks in the front, and Advanced Fleet Antiproton Turrets in the back, and using the full Adapted Borg reputation set. I didn't even know how to parse back them I knew my DPS because someone else had parsed and shared the results in the chat. I really loved that ship back then, it was kind of like a hybrid cruiser / escort, it didn't have the full durability of a cruiser, and it didn't have the full maneuverability of an escort, it was a good balance between the two ship types, better maneuverability than a regular cruiser, and better durability than an escort. I'm currently using the Lexington, but before that, the ship I initially broke 100k DPS in was the Tucker Miracle Worker Cruiser. To anyone who doesn't do every event I recommend changing your mind on that because one of the summer events you could get the Breen Plesh Tral Heavy Raider, I seen that as the reward and thought, "that's just a Breen ship, I'm not interested," so I didn't do that event and now I regret it, that ship's Starship trait (Cold-Hearted) is used in a lot of high DPS builds. Despite not having that starship trait I'm still able to do over 167k DPS, but it could've gotten to that level of DPS a lot earlier if I had that starship trait.

Thought I'd check this out to see if it would help my buddy with his builds and I think it might! I've been playing for roughly 9-10 years now, plenty of stumbling along the way! Hell, I started my first serious build by thinking I needed to squeeze as many sets into it as possible. Took me a while to realize that mixed energy builds can be a bit on the weak side even with cannon consoles, of course nothing in the game mentions that and I thought things that came in sets must be god tier.

I've been playing the mobile game Star Trek Starfleet Command for about two weeks now and I just discovered this game last night.... Holy SHIT is this game fun. I'm a huge Trekkie and just being in the universe is friggin' fantastic.

I appreciate the run through! I'll admit that I was very shield focused for so long, and you're right. There are those enemies who drain your shields as soon as you're in range. Changing my focus to Hull has really helped my survivability.

I thank you for making the video however I do disagree with certain things. I like to use the Discovery reputation shield and warp core for healing yes it dees take about a month to get that high but it helps. I am glad you mentioned the assimilated console from the Omega reputation that is a good one. I'm fairly certain that there are things I missed but overall a good video

Wow thanks for the Tips was having trouble taking on the Borg, (Level 27) I spent my credits and outfitted most of my weapons to Tetryon and I can take em out in 5-10 seconds now with a supplied in-game ship, nothing special. (where I did have one of everything, I also swapped out the 2 consoles for ones that boost Tetryon damage as well) appreciate the advice.

Excellent video! I just started playing and really needed the good advice. Thank you! ;-) Subscribed ;-)

For resistance I get Neutronium Alloy consoles and upgrade them as much as I can. 2 or 3 of them can get your global resistance up to about 40% IIRC.

I would think 2 warp nacelle for travel with another 1 or 2 to create a constant warp field for weapons, defense, and tactical as those not in use are collecting entropic energy. While running two cores and most if not all systems and subsystems powered by the entropy collection.

If you want to do beginner T6 builds then do the Manticore, Duvqu', Dinaes, & Vanguard Heavy Destroyers.

Really great content, a big help.. Thanks

Using the reputation weaponry I often use two of the same type like the Lukari ones are in two types polaron and plasma if I use plasma I might pair it with the Romulan Reputation weapon set. If I use polaron lukari weapons I use the Gamma quadrant space set with it as well as both are polaron and consoles from both buff polaron weapons. I also have on that same build the quantum and discovery rep sets on the same build and they are both buffed from the console from the Gamma Quadrant reputation. The quantum set obtained from the Mission Sunrise 3 piece gives you the quantum destabilization beam which does phaser damage as well as drains power from the target. The reward set I use with my plasma build and the Lukari full deck shields, engines, warp core and deflector makes you pretty tanky and I use that on my polaron and phaser build. My build I on a 3 3 ship I use one torpedo fore and aft and a 4 4 ship I use 2 torpedo tubes fore and aft with my arbiter battlecruiser which is a 5 3 ship I have 2 torpedo fore and 1 aft. I love using omni directional beam banks in at least one slot to make it that I have no deadzones around the ship that no weapons fire on a target. That is probably not what pros use but it works for me. I don't do PVP so I don't know how my builds fair against players.

Wanted to stop by and say thank you for the video. I watched it in it's entirety and it's helped quite a bit even though i've been playing for about a year and a few months. Cheers!

This video was extremely helpful. Thank you for taking the time to put it together.

In terms of the resistances, it's just mitigation. In other words your resistance will absorb an amount of incoming dmg before it can hit your ship

I am about to give this game a try, it is downloaded and ready. But, i have heard that it isnt newbie friendly, which is why i am here. The idea of space exploration and star ships is what got me, though i have never been a fan of the series (it was my fathers thing though). Heres hoping i like it, and if not i will probably just play no mans sky instead. Thanks for taking the time to make a vid to help noobs like me!

I found that going full tank and pushing one single damage type is best for my Eng capt. You get decent damage and basically nothing short of an armada can kill you. I don't even think about tanking anymore. My auto skills just sorta take care of that.

"This is just a tier 6 ship, nothing special." Me remembering how impossible it was for me to get a tier 6 ship and eventually just bought one with my own money only to be massively disappointed with my purchase.

I am flying the Temer Alliance Raider T6 what do you recommend for the single aft weapon slot a turret or an omni?

I'm level 30 now and started a few days ago. Just trying to get through the campaigns lol I only use phasers and one torpedoe.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm level 51 and just unlocked vice Admiral rank. I can't seem to unlock or find my special captain traits.. My staff all commanders are eligible to be trained in a specialization but how do I get the training manuals.. I couldn't get any from the bridge officer training guy. I have lv 60 traits space and ground floor locked still witch I get. But even tho I have a t6 mastery ship triats unlocked it won't let me add my traits on the captains charter menu. On active traits menu I have starship mastery t6 traits unlocked and all 4 ship trait slots are locked on my meun even tho I have unlocked all masterery starship traits in my t6 endevour class. Please advise.

I am new to the game, and would really like someone who did a beginner guide. Explaining what these slots, consoles and such all mean.

Thanks for the help. Lots to take in. Quick question. Should you do the same mission over a few times to get the same set of beam weapons. Then missions to get additional items with the same set specs.

I just started a playthrough on my channel, played on console for years but the pc experience is way better, This tutorial helped allot after a fresh start and being away from the game for a while.

....FIRE EVERYTHING!!!🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I'm done, great vid keep em' coming.

I have a question for you...assuming that foes in game have varying levels of resistances as we do...certain weapon types do better against one enemy as opposed to another..if this is the case..is there an existing guide for this?

Where did you get that torpedo from? Never mind who can listen has a advantage.

That is not a Fleet warp core, it's a regular Plasma-Integrated Warp Core, the Fleet versions do not have 100% power transfer rate and the fleet version also say that they are either, "Advanced Fleet Plasma-Integrated Warp Core," or, "Elite Fleet Plasma-Integrated Warp Core," that one just says, "Plasma-Integrated Warp Core," which should be found as a drop or on the Exchange. If I remember correctly I believe the Fleet versions only do 66% power transfer rate, but they do give other bonuses which actually do make them better.

Fire at will is an agro ability for tanks. It has its purpose for grouping, but I agree it's not super useful for solo PvE

Thanks for this, just getting back into the game after a few years away.

I’m looking into a phaser build and check yours out, where I’m getting lost at is that I’m at the very beginning and don’t have exactly what you have I’m asking if u can make a beginner guide on what you need on the ship at the very beginning for phaser build... for example I see you have a shield with a name I can’t find on my R&D ... now I can see this are upgraded but let me say it like this idk witch shields, Deflector and don’t know what exactly I should be more focused on for the science console because the I see what I need for the aft’s and Fore weapons because the names, Now for Engineering I’m more focused for all that to give me resistance. Idk I think I get you but then sometimes I just get lost

I'm curious. How do you build a ship for PVE story content, that won't take hours at lol 65 to get through replays of space battles? I am stupid squishy and barely scratching things even with my best toons...

Can you do a build for the vesta

I'm gonna be honest with you as much as I can, I'm mainly seeking the equipment details on which one are for offense and defense. I don't need the charts and data spilled before that. You're a great person for doing these but their all the same things talking about closely the same stuff. Thank you very much I need the details on equipment not the details on my character or ship itself. I'm talking about what's the graviton generator does or do inertia dampeners help with defense. Or do I need to run all phaser relays or fix it up with energy beam enhancers. Like where's the videos for those details.

Your warp core is not a Fleet warp core, looks like a drop item or maybe an R&D warp core. The fleet warp core is definitely an upgrade!

Thanks man , got up to admiral without knowing half this stuff

you can take traits from other ships and apply them to any ship?

Don't think I have commented on this one yet. I don't like phaser and I avoid it. Normally, it's plasma and there is a ton of it for plasma and disruptors. It's not so bad even for polaron or tetryon either. I in fact pull anti-proton above phasers. It's a very personal bias and it's grounded in math. I have one science captain that has it on whatever that event ship is called with the agony phasers. But it's really a mess around ship that I don't plan to use in TFOs. I know you and the other fellow I watch love to get ships and strip the consoles off of them to use else where. It doesn't sit well with me as a set is a set and should be a set. I do have this problem on my disruptor builds as I do use the mission rewards currently. The Resonant set, Nausicaan set and Martok set; you just can''t have it all. This is one of the rare exceptions I do; do. As on disruptor ship it has a mix of all of that but atleast 2 of it is present. When I start getting enough marks? Well, am going to have to think about it and if it makes sense then I will use all of the rep gear and replace the mission reward get but I will remove one of the three and just use it on a different ship; if I fly it or not as a compete set; maybe on a shuttle or a PVP craft as am slowly building one on the Kiingon. I know what I need and where am going to get it. Thinking about it, the klingon is all plasma at the moment. As I wanted the Romulan rep torp on that one. I guess I still could and use the disruptor array instead. I have no idea what PVP is like in this game but if I do do it, it will be the Klingon or Romulan. Back on track; I always keep sets as sets. I agree, just buying ships for consoles or traits is just a waste. I think I could and am working on building a ship that uses fleet (yes, you changed my mind and made me look again) using mission, rep and fleet components. I will say I have brought consoles and devices from the phoenix store. Red matter, Console - Universal - Crystalline Absorption Matrix, and the one that creates a red cloud. In the ISA last I looked it was 8K. It wasn't what I would call a good one as there was allot of moving around and chasing down the mobs or waiting on them. The highest in that match was 13k.

how you get the 8k dialithum a day? 👀

Is the apollo a free ship?

Disruptor is just as easy to farm up as phasers, just have to skip alot of missions as they are in the final arc's.

Ok, so about to play for the first time. Phasors it is. I'm gonna jump in and see how it plays

What about all turrets?

Im level 50 just came back to the game but am so lost its frustrating.

I am a returning player and I am so lost. I really like Star Trek but the guides gloss over so much that I feel like I am the useless mooch. I have no issue with buying from the exchange, but maximizing output for great synergy is... ugh... Headache!! I will need to check my Eng/Sci consoles over again to see where I can improve. Quite frankly, I wish I could input my current inventory to a program and see where I am lacking.

I dont understand what is Fore weapons and ALT weapons, whats the difference?

Lvl 26 Starfleet on PS4 looking for a beginner friendly Fleet.

What was the music at the end of this? I think its pretty great.

what does the mc in mc stu stand for i have to know

The "shields don't matter" thing only applies if you follow the belief of "Borg maps are the only ones that matter." It's silly that the "pros" of the game have turned it into such a shallow and monotonous "meta." The other info in this video is very helpful, though. Thank you for making it, and showing in detail where the items come from.

You don't mention diminishing returns. What about placement of weapons ,firing order?

Yo who do I have to talk to, to receive my beginner t6 ship?

My question is: How did you split the skill bar?

Does this one still hold up to date?

Rank 56 now cannot progress as I cannot complete a single mission, the Vaadwaur cruisers just one shot me. Nvm just figured out you can skip missions

I have just re-joined Star Trek Online after a 10 year absence (not exaggerating). Is this advice still considered current?

Is this game really viable f2p or very low spender...50 to 100 buck to start with an extra little bit of something good.

They need a STO app link to account to send officers and to customize

I'm going to download this game on ps4 but I have no friends to play with it

me and my brother love this game but its a buggy mess. we play ps4. ow my god. this was 3 years ago tho. so not sure if ts any better, buut still all i remember is drasana station. over and over again. like turture play this game. i just wanted level 60 so i can play with the reman war bird. my fav ship. can you see in the dark captain.

hohored dead is at least 31m C now...

Games like this look cool, but its been out soooo long, i feel like starting playing now is just aa losing battle.

can u tell me if my build is good ? imgur.com/a/WZv8BMT and what is better beams or cannons

You never told us where the deuterium warp-core came from and Google is useless

The day we stop learning is the day we should delete the game

how limited are you if you only play 'free'

We're here for an experienced player to give us recommendations. For you to fall back on "This is the combo I decided on, maybe there are others that give a better dps" is disappointing to say the least.

Please note that while is definitely easy to get the parts for this build, you get level XII as rewards. He has level XV in his build, which is extremely difficult to achieve, costs a lot. And difference from XII to XV is ... well major. After 6 months of playing, I think I got lvl XIV's weapons and such on my main. Be prepared to grind your arse off.

I guess that's still kind of actual as of today?

Is this still relevant in 2023?