The 32nd century ships Cloak visuals and sound are not working if anyone know's a fix or if its getting fixed

So I got this error yesterday during the Temporal Ambassador mission when I got onto the Enterprise-C. Does anyone have an idea what this even means?

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So there are multiple bridges out there for starships. Me personally I I like the Origin bridge on my Arbiter class. What’s yours?

Has anyone done a Tamarian? I've been trying to, but I can't seem to get the right look. If you have, and are willing to share, I would like to know and see you toon

Other than advanced and Andorian phasers are there other blue options?

Below are the starships I want to see new T6 starships implemented in-game at some point. I've excluded ones I think are inevitable (e.g. another T6 Miranda variation...) & gone for those that are much more out there. Each starship listed will include sections on my suggestions for their base stats, general design, playstyle, lore, & extra goodies to include in a bundle with each starship. The order is from most --> least likely of these options. Enjoy!

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Legendary Lukari Concordium TO Scout Ship (T6x2)

• Hull: 0.99, Shields: 1.45, Turn: 18, Impulse: 0.20, Intertia: 80
• Cmdr Sci/TO, Cmdr Uni, LtCmdr Uni/INT, Ens Uni, Ens Uni
• 4/2 wpn layout, TO abilities, 2nd deflector, & raider flanking
• Consoles: 2 Eng, 5 Sci, 4 Tac, 2 Uni

Design: one of the "runner-up" Lukari designs from the Lukari Community Ship Building promotion event. I personally think the "bravo" design would be most fitting, but any of those 3 designs would work honestly.

Playstyle: All 3 playable Lukari starships are science vessels, with 2 of them being scout ships; therefore, the definitive version should be a scout ship as well. The only 2 specializations on the Lukari ships are a LtCmdr TO seat on the Fleet Dranuur and a Lt INT seat on the Event Ho'kuun. Improving those seats to Cmdr TO and LtCmdr INT seemed appropriate.

Lore: When the Lukari people were initially having internal disputes, Ambassador S'taass gifted Kuumaarke "an older, but serviceable" gorn starship to have their initial steps into the stars (a callback to this starship being a predecessor of the Gorn Multi-Mission science vessels in-game). Although the Lukari would springboard from that ship to their new flagship the L.S.S. Reskava, the legacy of the Concordium remains to this day -- with the birth of a new legacy of Lukari exploratory scientific vessels.

Extra potential bundle goodies: Holo officers of Ambassador S'taass & both versions of Kuumaarke, account-wide unlocked lukari & kentari uniforms + lukari & kentari weaponry for space & ground.

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Fleet Veteran Jem'Hadar Vanguard TO Science Destroyer (T6x2)

• Hull: 1.20, Shields: 1.04, Turn: 13, Impulse: 0.22, Inertia: 80
• Cmdr* Sci/TO, Cmdr Uni, LtCmdr* Tac/TO, Ens Eng, Ens Uni
• 4/3(+1*) wpn layout, TO abilities, 2nd deflector*, tactical mode & vanguard wingmen mechanics
• Consoles: 4 Eng, 2 Sci, 5 Tac, 2 Uni

Design: Cryptic Studios didn't design many Jem'Hadar starships for STO, so justifying another brand-new design is pretty much out of the question for what we know of the current state of DECA. However, there still isn't any Jem'Hadar starships that have a secondary deflector, so the need is there for one to eventually be added to the game. The easiest solution I came up with was to just borrow the awesome Veteran Jem'Hadar Vanguard Heavy Destroyer design & retrofit it into a science destroyer. Due to the heavy destroyer's console, a transformation mechanic already exists on the starship -- so no new tech would need to be designed for the team for the tactical mode animations of a science destroyer (simply have its animation be from the tactical mode mechanic of science destroyers instead of the console clickie for the new ship). This fills the void Jem'Hadar players desire & props up the value of a lifetime subscription with minimal effort on DECA's part -- something that should be on-brand for their company -- by giving an aesthetically pleasing & good premium science option for lifetime players. Other than the bridge officer seating & necessary adjustments between a tactical destroyer & a science destroyer, I kept the base stats & console layout the same.

Playstyle: This is the layout I would personally design in a versatile science destroyer for STO. The specialization seating is on both of the forced inflexible high-ranked seats (the Cmdr* Sci & LtCmdr* Tac that change with its tactical mode mechanic). As thus, depending on if you wanted a weapons-based starship in tactical mode or an EPG-based starship in science mode, the starship accommodates the playstyle you want to play. If you want a more EPG playstyle, replace your tactical abilities with TO ones; if you want a more weapons playstyle, simply replace your science abilities with TO ones.

Lore: Currently no justification for this one in the lore, though it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say Odo's fleet was retrofitted to more easily deal with all of the disabling effects from the Mo'kai & Borg fleets in the state of the galaxy after the events of 2018 Gamma Quadrant arc (they have been without any secondary deflector starships for nearly 7 years now...).

Extra potential bundle goodies: Unlock of ability to buy Jem'Hadar & Vorta officers with dilithium, unlock of duty officer missions to acquire Jem'Hadar officers.

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C-Store Mirror Negh'Var INT Heavy Strike Wing Escort (T6x2)

• Hull: 1.40, Shields: 1.0, Turn: 11, Impulse: 0.18, Inertia: 50
• Cmdr Tac/INT, Cmdr Uni, LtCmdr Sci/TO, Ens Eng, Ens Uni
• 5/2(+1) wpn layout, INT abilities, 1 hangar bay, & enhanced battle cloak
• Consoles: 4 Eng, 2 Sci, 5 Tac, 2 Uni

Design: Many of the recent KDF starships that have older versions in the game simply get light touch-ups & a new coat of paint, and then are sold to us players. This is a scenario where that would be acceptable.

Playstyle: The Negh'Var would probably cause too many controversies becoming another flight-deck carrier, so making it a tactical-oriented starship made the most sense to me. I lowered its durability slightly to justify its mobility increases that are still in-line with the range of other strike-wing escorts in the game. Its spec seating supports a more DEW-oriented setup over its current fleet variation to give players reasons to still play the older version vs this one.

Lore: Mirror Worf once commanded a Negh'Var in the mirror universe (as seen in several episodes of DS9), so would be cool to see it here.

Extra potential bundle goodies: standard starship goodies you would expect in an anniversary bundle.

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C-Store QeHpu' MW Heavy Frigate (T6x2)

• Hull: 1.30, Shields: 1.15, Turn: 11, Impulse: 17, Inertia: 40
• Cmdr Eng/MW, Cmdr Uni, LtCmdr Uni/INT, Ens Uni, Ens Uni
• 5/3 wpn layout, MW abilities, wpn/engine cruiser commands, battle cloak, & raider flanking
• Consoles: 5 Eng, 2 Sci, 4 Tac, 3 Uni

Design: Many of the recent KDF starships that have older versions in the game simply get light touch-ups & a new coat of paint, and then are sold to us players. DECA would probably be mad if I actually gave my own ideas here to make a cool new design, so I'll just stop here...

Playstyle: Although MW isn't currently highly-regarded at the high-end of the dps meta, it is a specialization that is still popular at more casual levels of play (and could resurge again in the future if the right traits, consoles, duty officers, or buffs to bridge officer abilities are implemented). With the introduction of a full-spec INT Miranda Frigate in the fleet, a MW frigate should be in the cards in the near future. Considering Koren's lore with the QeHpu'-class pushing that ship to its limits (what the MW spec is thematically about), this combo made sense here. LtCmdr/INT was added thematically to give a tie-in with what she carried over to the Legendary Bortasqu', though any secondary spec would work here.

Lore: The QeHpu'-class was Captain Koren's initial command, having to forcibly take command via trial-by-combat from an incompetent captain to save the day. Using Worf's concept of honor, her tactical mind & her ingenuity as an engineer to push her little ship beyond its limits, she garnered additional accolades in House Martok and rose in prominence in both fame & notoriety throughout the Klingon Empire -- despite the opposition & meddling from J'mpok. Her fame grew so immense that when the I.K.S. Bortasqu' finally finished construction, J'mpok could not refuse Koren's request to become its captain. To be honest, I want this ship included so that we as a community don't forget this cool aspect of the lore in the game.

Extra potential bundle goodies: Holo officers of D'vak, Koren, Shon, & Jarok. Cross-faction unlocks for the M.A.C.O. & Honor Guard uniforms from the Task Force Omega reputation system.

I am thinking about doing a Shield tank build (Just to see how good I can get it). However, because of stuff like NPC tachyon beams, I was wondering if drainX would be able to cause threat. That way I can have good resistances to drain while at the same time be able to aggro nearby enemies. Does it cause threat, or should I do something else?

I'm old enough to remember when Cracker Jack and breakfast cereals had prizes in the box. They were never very good, but I knew that was the deal. Still, sometimes there'd be a "prize" so useless or inscrutable in its purpose that even eight-year-old me would feel indignant. The injustice! I ate so much f**king Cap'n Crunch and all I get is this!?

Of course, that was all a preamble about lockboxes....

Tearing open a bunch this week with the keys I'd saved up was fun. I didn't even mind some of the trash that was thrown in there. Actually, I just clicked my way through the boxes without really noticing said trash. But now, I can maybe scrape together ~12.2MM EC a day to purchase a key, and boy that's a different experience.

Today's treat was an R&D Research XP bonus pool. I could hear that sad tuba riff they use on the Price is Right when somebody loses. Utterly useless to someone who has been playing as long as me, but also of little interest to someone new to the game who just wanted a phaser or something. A masterpiece in trolling.

The single worst item I've gotten out of an Infinity box was a Tal Shiar Command Code. I have the vaguest recollection that if I somehow got a few more of them, I get to run a doff mission chain and get an ok quality doff with undisclosed special abilities. A moot point, since for some reason I couldn't get the doff assignment to start.

What do folks think are the objectively worst items in these boxes?

What's an area of the game that you think could use a rework or remaster? Could be ships, species, story content, mechanics, whatever you want.

For me, it's the Cardassian Arc and the 2800 Jem'Hadar return. Call me biased as a huge DS9 fan but I think these episodes are fun and could be made much more fun with a quality remaster. They're really relevant with the Jem'Hadar faction and all the mirror content we've gotten since.

I know they dropped the DS9 characters in a mini-remaster but their audio is bugged and the missions just feel dated. Of Bajor needs a significant change. Boldly They Rode could be made a lot less tedious if they gave you free jet pack movement like every other spacesuit mission. Most of all, put them back in the mission journal!

I wouldn't mind seeing Ro or Kira or Garak in the Cardassian arc, either.

It's also content that new players encounter relatively early that isn't up to the same standard as what comes later (or even the newer starter content).

I've been having a lot of fun with the game, heard about the cloaking device and was like 'Ohhhh, that'd be a lot of fun!' and looked into the set. However, it looks like the only way to acquire the three pieces is to buy the legendary defiant pilot warship, which only comes in the $300 bundle? Is there a version of it that I'm missing that you can unlock via gameplay, or is that really the only option? Thank you.

Console has had two announced weekend events in a row that haven't went live. Last weekend Bonus R&D and Duty Officer event was announced but never went live, this week Bonus Marks weekend was announced but also isn't live currently.

Major PvP News for Week of Feb 3rd, 2025:

• On Tuesday of the last week, we got a new lockbox with a lot of meta gear on it. I go over all of the details here. Plenty to go over with a new Meta Lockbox ship, new meta console, and new traits. Meta Impact on PvP from "The Partners in Crime" Lockbox for Star Trek Online PvP. : r/stobuilds
• February 8th, 2pm ET / 7pm UTC DME will be hosting a Meta PvP Q&A Session for new players who want to know more about Meta PvP. Multiple of our DME Elite players or friendly players from other groups will be there to help anyone with their builds or answer mechanics questions. While you can ask questions live, if you have any questions, you should submit them ahead of time here, so we are able to prepare for more challenging questions which require deeper study. With all of the new gear from the lockbox, there should be plenty of things to discuss with the new lockbox! https://forms.gle/ssUJMfSFUbKqidd3A
• February 15th-February 16th DME will be hosting its next Budget T5 PvP Tournament with 1.5b worth of giveaways, this time we will be doing a Capture and Hold teamplay tournament over 2 days. There will be a relative performance rating Style system with a 1st (40 keys), 2nd (30 keys), and 3rd (20 keys) place winners, however in order to give more people a chance to win money, each round we will vote on an MVP who will receive 30m EC, and there will be a total of 16 arounds. This will give everyone a chance to win a good amount of money even if they are not the best ranked players overall. Since this is our own in-house comparative ranking system, you do not need to participate for all of the rounds to have a shot at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, this format was designed so people can participate for as many rounds as they want too and still do well. We also updated the allowed-gear ruleset based on feedback we received from the first tournament. This tournament will have 19 chances to win prizes!
• Current PvP Community Stats [PC]: 77 Active Meta PvPers, 195 Total PvP Community Size (Many not playing temporarily due to bugs or T5 or Casual PvPers not counted in Meta Count)

Bugs and PvP Systems Status:

• General PvP systems are still intact and working fine, just a few pieces of broken gear which are hurting the meta. Private facing PvP matches between friends continue to be very fun and engaging when not using the following broken gear:
• A new bugged piece of gear was introduced in the form of Krenim Chronophage, however u/Borticus-Cryptic said they would look into it. (Thank you again for looking into it if you see this) Details here: Krenim Chronophage - meta for EPG? : r/sto
• Bugs and Exploits: Older Major Bugs like Temporal Stasis Field, Darmok and Jelad, and Decentralized Immunity remain unchanged, except for Darmok and Jelad now having a debuff icon. Can read more about this here: The State of PvP in 2024 Going to 2025 from the Perspective of a Leader of a Major PvP Group : r/sto.
• Of these bugs, Temporal Stasis Field is the most pressing due to the fact it can be triggered when not slotted. However, we can choose to not run the rest of these in private matches like the aforementioned T5 tournaments.

If you want to participate in our next PvP tournaments or learn more about Meta PvP, here is a discord link!
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Previous PvP News Bulletin's Chain:
PvP News Bulletin 2025: General News for Week of Jan 20th, February 8th PvP Q&A, February 15th is DME's Next T5 PvP Tournament, previous was successful. : r/sto

Does anyone know what the “official” colors are for the Romulan Republic rank shoulder pads? If not, is there a decent approximation?

As the title says, Wasteland - Installation 18 - How do I get this with full rewards now it's been removed from the main episode list?

I had this story arc on my main character when it was part of the regular episodes, but I’m missing it on my alt (currently level 20). I checked the Available Episodes tab, but it doesn’t seem to be there. Someone tried to share it with me, but it says I’m not eligible (only get the experience/skill points). Do I need to complete more episodes first? If so where do I start? Do I need to be a certain level or something? I'm basically after the Nimbus Distress Call. Any ideas on how to get it?

I'm planning to rename one of my toons, but a quick check of the reddit indicated that there have been a few bugs with this in the past - is there anything I need to watch out for before I drop the zen?

Thanks!

I was thinking last night if deca would make new holo bridge officers who you like to see? For me it would be Philippa Georgiou (mirror)

Hi! I'm looking for an active fleet to join! It's been a minute since I've played STO and im trying to relearn everything so I'm trying to find and active fleet to meet new people and also be able to purchase fleet provisions

I engage the Warbird after visiting the surface and it absolutely takes forever to defeat. It destroys the republic ship and eventually warps away before I can beat it. Then I get stuck in limbo, I can't drop the mission and go do something else.

I can't find any of the 31st century ships... What did I miss?

Krenim Chroniphage people not complaining btw because that's insane and we know it's gonna get nerfed all the way but WOW

I know I'm probably the only person in the Star Trek Online player base to ever say this, and I'll proudly proclaim it. I prefer the default interior. I like the modularity and stuff, but I can't seem to find the best bridge to go with it. A lot of them are super dated and the newer ones don't seem to go with it.

Thoughts?

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Is this armor in STO? If yes, what is the name? Thanks!