This morning’s maintenance window brings us the next update, which includes the Death Penalty and Difficulty slider.<\/p>\n
Also included are some much needed improvements to the Exchange..<\/p>\n
Full Patch notes:<\/p>\n
\nGreetings!<\/strong><\/p>\nWe hope you’ve been enjoying Season One of Star Trek Online. We’re already a month into the first season and are set to release another feature packed update. If you’ve been following along by reading the Engineering Reports, you already know this update fulfills some of the requests you’ve been asking for since the launch of the game (and even Beta!). A big huge thanks to you for taking the time to provide feedback via the forums and for logging in to Tribble to see the changes before they go live. You’ve had a big hand in this update and we can’t wait for you to experience it! Enjoy!<\/p>\n
Season 1.1 Update – New Features FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n
Difficulty Settings<\/strong>
\nBy popular demand, we have added the ability to scale difficulty in instanced missions so that you can customize the combat challenges to your liking. The difficult you have been playing on is the default which is considered \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Normal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. If you would like more of a challenge, you can adjust this via the Options screen or the Episodes tab on your mission journal.<\/p>\nThe available settings are:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Normal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The default combat settings prior to this update with no injuries as a result of defeat.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Advanced \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Increases combat difficulty and introduces injuries as a result of defeat.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Elite \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Significantly increases combat difficulty with an increased chance of injury as a result of defeat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAs an added incentive to the additional risks, there is greater frequency and quality of rewards from defeating enemies on higher difficulty setting. Mission rewards are not impacted by difficulty settings.<\/p>\nThings to note about difficulty settings:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- When teamed, the Team Leader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficulty setting prior to entering the system determines the difficulty of the mission.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Difficulty settings do not apply to Fleet Actions, PVP, Social Maps, or Deepspace Encounters (or any other non-instance map)<\/span><\/li>\n
- We have disabled difficulty settings for Special Task Forces temporarily while we adjust the system to work with the increased difficulty of these special missions.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You cannot modify difficulty once you have entered a mission map. All settings must be set or modified prior to entering the mission. If you want to change the difficult of a mission you are currently on, all players must exit the mission and wait 15 minutes for the mission to cooldown before your new difficulty settings can be applied.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nInjury System<\/strong>
\nIn conjunction with the new Difficulty Settings, we are introducing an injury system that adds added risks to playing on higher difficulties. Depending on the type and severity of the injury sustained, you will notice a decrease in related performance until treated. Federation players will receive a mission that sends you a contact on Earth Space Dock which will explain more about injuries.<\/p>\nHere\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s How It Works<\/span><\/p>\n
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- If your captain, your bridge officers, or your ship is defeated, there is a chance they will receive one injury. This occurs at the time you are defeated, regardless of whether or not you respawn or are resuscitated. Injuries cause various de-buffs depending on the type and severity.<\/span><\/li>\n
- If you receive an injury, the severity of that injury is determined by chance, modified by the existence of any untreated injuries already on that character\/ship. For example, the chance of receiving a Major or Critical injury is increased if the character\/ship has an untreated injury already.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Injuries do not occur below level 5 on any difficulty setting and there is a maximum of 50 total injuries each character\/ship can sustain at any given time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nType of Injuries<\/span><\/p>\n\n
- Minor \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The negative effect of minor injuries is small enough that it would take several minor injuries before most players would notice any difference in performance.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Major \u00e2\u20ac\u201c These injuries feel significant, but the character\/ship can continue to function with only slight performance decreases. Sustaining more than one major injury of the same type (which modifies the same stat) will begin to cause noticeable performance impacts.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Critical \u00e2\u20ac\u201c These injuries will cause noticeable performance impacts. A character\/ship may still continue on in a mission (and succeed) with more than one critical injury, but each additional critical injury will prove costly to treat and will put the character\/ship below the expected potency curve.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nHow to Treat an Injury<\/span><\/p>\n\n
- Visit a medic\/engineer in your faction\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s major social hub and pay them energy credits to remove the injuries. Use an injury pack to remove the item yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Regenerators treat personnel injuries \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Components treat ship \u00e2\u20ac\u0153injuries\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (damage)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each pack comes in 3 versions that correspond to the severity of the injury.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Injury packs are not available in replicators, but some packs are available stores.<\/span><\/li>\n
- There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a chance of finding some types of injury packs as a reward drop.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Your medical\/engineering staff will automatically treat each Minor Injury 30 minutes after each injury was sustained.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nImportant Power Updates<\/strong>
\nSeveral key powers are being updated with this release in order to address concerns and bring their functionality in line with expected design goals.<\/p>\nFeedback Pulse<\/strong>
\nGoal: This ability can be used to augment DPS by reflecting your opponents directed energy attacks, as well as a deterrent in PvP if currently the main target of a group.<\/p>\nChanges:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Now reflects all directed energy types (beams, cannons, turrets)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Feedback Pulse is now an energy type, buffed and resisted similar to other damage types<\/span><\/li>\n
- Damage reflected by Feedback Pulse hits shields first, but does have 50% shield penetration<\/span><\/li>\n
- Overall reflected damage has been reduced for each version. Version 1 damage is about 60%, version 2 about 80%, and version 3 nearly 100%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nCountered by: Subnucleonic Beam removes buff; Projectile Weapon or Indirect Damage ignores it.<\/p>\nSubnucleonic Beam<\/strong>
\nGoal: This ability removes buffs and slows performance of targeted enemy. Counters abilities such as Feedback Pulse, Reverse Shield Polarity, Attack Pattern Alpha, by removing the applied buff.<\/p>\nChanges:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- This does not put abilities into recharge, but instead slows the recharge time for bridge officer abilities and weapons systems over its duration.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Removes currently applied buffs from target at activation time. Buffs can be later applied while subnucleonic beam is active.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nCountered By: Science Team applied while SNB active removes the debuff; Photonic Officer helps to offset slow recharge<\/p>\nViral Matrix<\/strong>
\nGoal: Cripples target, but target has the chance to remove debuff or continue to fight at a disadvantage.<\/p>\nChanges:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- This is no longer a hold, but instead takes three of a ship’s subsystems offline.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Shields subsystems are unaffected, but weapons, engines, and auxiliary will go offline in a random order (each time it is used) over the course of the duration. As the systems go offline in a staggered method, the target has some time to react and does not have all three systems disabled for the entire duration.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The best case duration for a subsystem being offline is approx 7.2, 9.6, and 12 seconds for ver 1, 2, and 3 respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nCountered By: Engineering Team now restores all subsystems; Emergency Power to (system) will restore that particular subsystem.<\/p>\nCommodity Missions<\/strong>
\nBased on feedback with Federation \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Aid the Planet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d missions, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made changes so these exploration missions are more viable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
- Federation players will now receive some basic information about what commodities might be useful in the nearby Star Cluster as well as a few commodities to get you started.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Unknown Systems within Star Cluster previously were in need of up to 5 different types of commodities, which meant that if you wanted to be prepared, you had to haul around a cargo hold\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth of goods. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve reduced this to 3 types that could possibly be needed.<\/span><\/li>\n
- If you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the commodities needed on board, you had to exit the system and find a trader who would sell them to you. This is where most players would drop the mission. Now, you have the option to replicate the necessary commodities on the spot. Be warned that the cost of doing this is at a premium.<\/span><\/li>\n
- If you are looking for better prices on commodities other than your replicator or via trade ships, you can hover over a commodities tooltip to learn which system sells the commodity at the lowest price.<\/span><\/li>\n
- As a reward for taking the time to deliver these commodities, the planet you are aiding will now offer you a gift as an additional reward. These gifts could be anything, so open them up and see what you get!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nExchange Improvements<\/strong>
\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever used the exchange to look for an item, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d noticed it was a bit messy. This update introduces changes to help clean the exchange up and makes some general improvements.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
- When searching for an item, results are now returned in a sorted list by either price or item name<\/span><\/li>\n
- Items you place on the exchange will now expire after 1 week if no buyer is found. The item will be returned to you via an attachment using in-game mail.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Once this update goes live \u00e2\u20ac\u201c many (if not all) items on the exchange will be returned as they are long overdue to expire.<\/span><\/li>\n
- To aid in comparison price purchasing, you can now drag and drop an item on the search field to look for similar items<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Team Mission Tracker<\/strong>
\nWhen you are teamed, your mission journal will now show you which missions your team mates are currently working on to aid in team mission planning.<\/p>\nSpace Auto-fire Improvements<\/strong>
\nBy popular demand (and to save your fingers) we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve opened up the ability to set all ship weapons to auto-fire. Simply right click a weapon (notice the green outline) to toggle auto-fire. Weapons auto-fire in the order they are placed in the Weapon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tray. Keep in mind that having all weapons on auto-fire can lead to danger if you are frequently switching targets.<\/p>\nStore Inventory Changes<\/strong>
\nMark (Valor, Honor, and Exploration) Stores now sell a variety of equipment and weapon damage types. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re no longer limited to Anti-Proton damage when searching for Rear Admiral Gear.<\/p>\nFemale TOS\/Mirror Universe Costume Updates<\/strong>
\nMany of you who received these costumes as part of your purchase bundle were underwhelmed with what you received. While there was some miscommunication as to what was initially available, we are happy to announce that female TOS and Mirror Universe costume updates are now available to those who have them unlocked on their account.<\/p>\nPlayable Joined Trill of the Klingon Faction<\/strong>
\nFor those who purchased a bundle pack which offered you the ability to play as a Joined Trill, you may have been bummed that you could not create a Joined Trill that was aligned with the Klingon Faction. Well Jack promised it, and here it is. If you have Joined Trill unlocked on your account, you can now make a Joined Trill of the Klingon Faction.<\/p>\nInventory Stacking Improvements<\/strong>
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made a first pass at making things stack better in your inventory as well as when purchasing items in bulk. Let us know what you think!<\/p>\nFleet Mail<\/strong>
\nFleet Leaders can now send messages to their entire fleet at once per day<\/p>\nGeneral Updates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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- Your starship will now look for a clear path and adjust heading prior to warping out so that it doesn’t warp through the center of a planet<\/span><\/li>\n
- Adjusted the stuck message to remove the suggestion use \/killme if stuck doesn’t work<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated the details about what changes with a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153short name\u00e2\u20ac\u009d rename<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed bug that prevented players from continuing to respec once they’d pressed the “Accept” button unless they pressed the “Reset” button<\/span><\/li>\n
- The in-game camera will no longer pass through ship geometry when zooming in all the way<\/span><\/li>\n
- Nearly all Tribble descriptions have been updated<\/span><\/li>\n
- The camera will now attempt to avoid obstacles when playing the beam out cutscene<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated French and German localized text<\/span><\/li>\n
- Klingon Faction players now have their own replicator menu<\/span><\/li>\n
- Klingon Faction players can now set ground weapons to auto-fire<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur when inviting others to your Fleet<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur while trying to take a screenshot in certain circumstances<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur when a player attempted to enter a private queue that was full<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur when dismissing or training certain bridge officers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur when attempting to mail certain item<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a crash that would occur when inviting players from an enemy faction<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a bug with renaming that could occur if your captain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name was the same as any of the other officers in your crew<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a bug where some items attached via mail could not be viewed<\/span><\/li>\n
- Add a LFG option for teams either at the player\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficulty level or any difficulty level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nPVP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
- Scaling PvP rewards are now in. Players will now be rewarded for the time spend in a pvp match, making longer matches now just as viable as short ones.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added the ability to request to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Join New Game\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the PvP Queue window. The join button is now a drop-down. When clicked, this displays two options: “Join New Game” or “Join Any Game”<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated the look and feel for the PvP Queue<\/span><\/li>\n
- Personal scores in the PvP score window are now in columns to take up less space<\/span><\/li>\n
- The current team is now indicated with an icon in PvP<\/span><\/li>\n
- Personal missions are no longer shown on PvP maps, only Open Missions, so the PvP scoreboard should no longer be hidden by the mission tracker UI<\/span><\/li>\n
- Corrected a mistake in the Area Control reporting which was showing incorrect winning conditions<\/span><\/li>\n
- Adjusted the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Show Queues\u00e2\u20ac\u009d drop down so it now only shows queues<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added a join time limit for the various queue types. This prevents players from queuing up for a pvp game and entering a map that is well into the game. Arena Maps: 2 minute time limit, Everything else: 4 minute time limit<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed a bug which prevented players from seeing their open mission while on a PvP map<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed the issue where players would spawning inside of geo in PvP area control maps<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed an issue with the second Federation base in PvP FvF Area control<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added defensive turrets to protect player spawn-points on PvP area control maps.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The map logic has been updated on PvP KvK Assault for both ground and space versions<\/span><\/li>\n
- Abort Mission and Beam to Ship buttons are now disabled on all PvP maps in anticipation of a quitting penalty for PvP<\/span><\/li>\n
- PvP Assault Report now shows appropriate team names instead of Red and Blue.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed an issue with the Assault Scoreboard score values<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nUI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
- Restored the missing “Base Defense” (AccuracyMiss) ship stat in the status window<\/span><\/li>\n
- Eliminated duplicate instances of combat maneuvers, starship strategy, and starship attack vectors in the ship status window<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed bug where additional stats were sometimes being displayed on tooltips for weapons linked in chat<\/span><\/li>\n
- Players are now able to search Fleet Bank log activity by category<\/span><\/li>\n
- Removed unnecessary spacing from item and power tooltip and inspect descriptions<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added the pips background to the Klingon Team List and made Klingons use Klingon pips<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed issue with all trait\/power descriptions displaying twice<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fixed bug where item stack counts were not being shown for items in the Exchange<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated the Fleet Management Roster button bar<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated the Friends Tab with backgrounds for rank pip icons<\/span><\/li>\n
- Tooltips were added to LFG icons and abbreviations<\/span><\/li>\n
- The “Friends” tab in the social window has been upgraded:<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added an “Accept Request” button<\/span><\/li>\n
- Changed the name of the team invite button from “Invite” to “Team Invite” for clarity<\/span><\/li>\n
- Moved the “Add Friend” button to the bottom right<\/span><\/li>\n
- Added a “Remove Friend” button<\/span><\/li>\n
- Now show “Decline Request” instead of “Remove Friend” if the currently selected character sent a friend request<\/span><\/li>\n