STO Guidelines

Melee
Melee weapons include bat’leths and other such items from various cultures. There are also unarmed melee combat abilities such as the karate chop and Vulcan nerve pinch. It is also possible to use your ranged weapon butt to attack enemies who come into close range. Melee weapons go straight through personal shields, directly attacking the target. (continue reading…)

Firing Arcs Animation showing the firing arcs of various forward weaponsA weapon’s firing arc is the angle of view, measured in degrees (°), inside which an enemy ship must be located. Targets outside of this arc cannot be fired upon by the weapon; you must turn so that the target is within the firing arc in order to fire. (Note that the firing arc for aft-mounted weapons is measured from the rear center, as opposed to the front center for fore weapons.) (continue reading…)

Warrior
Bird of Prey
Specs
Hull 8000
Crew 30
Fore Weapons 2
Aft Weapons 1
Device Slots 2
Inertia 80
Impulse 0.20
Turn 23
Stations
Universal BO 3 Ensign
Tactical Consoles 1
Engineering Consoles 1
Science Consoles 1

B’rel Bird of Prey (continue reading…)

TypesFederation
Whether you are a dealer of damage, or someone who prefers to stand back and help in more subtle ways will depend largely on your choice of vessel and how you choose to configure it. While the configuration will be a personal choice, and almost unique compared to other players, your selection of vessel type is subject to 3 choices. (continue reading…)

The Mark, or Mk, level of an item corresponds directly to the minimum rank a player must hold in order to be able to equip the item. The odd-numbered Marks (e.g. I, III, V, VII, IX) correspond to slightly lower-quality versions of the next Mark up. In other words, a Mk III item is a lower-quality version of a Mk IV item, both of which can be used by their corresponding rank (Lt. Commander). (continue reading…)