STO Guidelines

Skillpoint Cap increased to Level 51

Players now earn a new Rank at 46 and unlock these new Fleet Abilities at 48. These are click team buffs that last for a 30 second duration. Depending on the captain, the buffs provide the following:
Tactical Fleet provides a damage and attack vector skill buff to your entire team over the duration. Tactical Fleet bonuses do not stack with other active Tactical Fleets.
Science Fleet provides a shield damage resistance and science skill buff to your entire team over the duration. Science Fleet bonuses do not stack with other active Science Fleets.
Engineering Fleet provides a damage resistance and engineering skill buff to your entire team over the duration. Engineering Fleet bonuses do not stack with other active Engineering Fleets.
Players that progress to level 51 will:
Earn the “Slip Space” high speed sector space propulsion ability
Unlock access to new refit ships (Federation) or a captured Fek’ihri ship (Klingon)
Access to a whole new tier of Mark XI loot and items
With the newly earned skill points, players can now more completely fill out their higher tier skills
Unlock Vice Admiral Daily Missions: PvP, Exploration, Special Task Force, Fleet Action

Retrofit Ships
Exploration Cruiser Retrofit (T5 Galaxy w/ Saucer Separation – Fed Only):
Bridge Officer Slots (Seating changed)
Lieutenant Tactical Station
Commander Engineering Station
Lieutenant Commander Engineering Station
Ensign Engineering Station
Lieutenant Science Station
Weapon Slots
4 Fore
4 Aft
Console Mods
4 Engineering
2 Tactical
2 Science
Saucer Separation
Recharge Time 5 minutes
Creates Saucer Pet:
Saucer has 2 Phaser Arrays
Engineering Team and Emergency Power To Shields (Has 900 of your crew
You command the Stardrive section (Makes you Escort-like):
Buffs your Impulse Speed
Buff your Turn Rate
Changes your power levels to Escort Power Levels
Reduces your Hull HP and Shield HP
Your Crew reduced to 100

Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit (T5 Intrepid with Ablative Generators – Fed Only):
Bridge Officer Slots (Seating changed)
Lieutenant Tactical Station
Lieutenant Engineering Station
Commander Science Station
Lieutenant Commander Science Station
Ensign Science Station
Weapon Slots
3 Fore
3 Aft
Console Mods
2 Engineering
2 Tactical
4 Science
Ablative Generators:
+900 Damage Resistance Bonus (+90% Damage Resistance)
Energy Weapons Offline
Shields Offline
Lasts up to 30 Seconds or until you turn it off or Auxiliary goes offline
5 minute Recharge Time

Tactical Escort Retrofit (T5 Defiant with Cloak – Fed Only):
Bridge Officer Slots (Seating changed)
Commander Tactical Station
Lieutenant Commander Tactical Station
Ensign Tactical Station
Lieutenant Engineering Station
Lieutenant Science Station
Weapon Slots
4 Fore
3 Aft
Console Mods
2 Engineering
4 Tactical
2 Science
Cloak
Regular, non battle, cloak

Kar’Fi Battle Carrier (T5 Captured Fek’Ihri Ship – Klingon Only):
Bridge Officer Slots
Commander Science Station
Ensign Science Station
Lieutenant Commander Tactical Station
Lieutenant Tactical Station
Lieutenant Engineering Station
Weapon Slots
4 Fore
3 Aft
Console Mods
2 Engineering
3 Tactical
4 Science
Special Abilities
1 Hangar Bay
Kamikaze Fighters
These are Fek’Ihri fighters that will Kamikaze into their target if they are not destroyed after a set amount of time.
A Fek’Ihri Frigate