It’s been a bit since our latest release (invertebrate-related kidding aside) but we are excited to be back with a bunch of very exciting updates to STOBETTER, including a slew of new builds and tool tweaks to keep our content and toolbox fresh!
If you’re new to our site, our goal is to be the best resource for STO combat mechanics information anywhere and a top-tier guides/build resource for PvE gameplay on both space and ground from level 50 to 1.5M DPS. Our core competencies are mechanical knowledge, process, tools, and technical writing/presentation. Shipbuilding is an application of that knowledge, but we're also not trying to chase the peak ISE/HSE/BHE meta super hard. As always, you can find us at: https://www.stobetter.com
As promised, we have content from the 14th Anniversary bundle and Last Generation lockbox that we think you’ll enjoy.

Builds

Jay

• Jay has finally completed his Exotic masterpiece, the Verne. It took him 3 years to select the ship from the first Event Campaign and what seemed like another 3 years at least 3 months to build it and the wait has been worth it. It’s now our Exotic DPS leader at 1217K DPS on ISE and is over 1M DPS on HSE. If you’ve been looking for our take on the most highly-touted Exotic platform, it’s here and it’s impressive.
  
• From the 14th Anniversary bundle, Jay’s heart went aflutter when he saw the Chekov and immediately realized its potential for one of his favorite build concepts, DEWSci. Seriously, he has more DEWSci builds than Tilor and I put together. He achieved 1.16M DPS on this ship and it’s a great example of how to make this build type work even at the upper end.
  

Eph289

• I was cajoled into building promised you all a carrier last time so I’m technically going to satisfy that requirement with a Miracle Worker Constitution running CSV. However, the joke’s on you, all 6 of you carrier fans out there, as this is not built for maximizing hangar pet damage. Isomags galore and not a Hydra console in sight instead! However, it does do over 1M DPS so there’s that.
  
• Out of the 14th Anniversary Bundle, the Atlantis was the one that most intrigued me as an upgrade to my Edison. I’ve ported the Edison build to that platform, and while it’s a little more expensive, it’s now perilously close to 1M DPS using Polaron CRF at 972K.
  

Tilor

Tilor has reached a huge milestone in that he’s cracked 1M DPS for the first time, and now he’s done it twice!

• His Iktomi, freshly upgraded with a Bio-Electric Wave, is at 1176K DPS. His motivation to keep flying it is that the Web Cannon wasn't in his top 5 damage sources . . . yet.
  
• Tilor’s Legendary Excelsior with FAW is over 1M DPS now as well with 1015k DPS, and he’s elated to have a 1M DPS Excelsior as that’s his favorite canon ship.
  
• Lastly, Tilor came up with a build that was defying classification for a while on the Fleet Justiciar. Like some other Tilor builds, it’s unique in that it’s an Off-Tank Kinetic build with a hull that is seriously thicc. We found it couldn’t quite completely pull threat on an HSE for a team, but it was survivable and put out 875K DPS.
  

Our full table of builds is below:

Class	Link	Updated	Type	Subtype	Budget Class	Previous DPS	Current DPS	Author
Akira (Fleet Alita)	U.S.S. Olimar	FALSE	Carrier	Phaser	Midrange	500K DPS	500K DPS	Tilor
Annorax	Mist Of Avalon	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	1080k DPS ISE/1001K DPS HSE	1080k DPS ISE/1001K DPS HSE	Jayiie
Arbiter (Fleet Avenger)	U.S.S. Roosevelt	FALSE	Beam FAW	Phaser	Midrange	427K DPS	644K DPS	Eph289
Arbiter (Fleet Avenger)	U.S.S. Thule	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Economy	242k DPS	242k DPS	Jayiie
Atlantis	U.S.S. Triton	TRUE	Cannon Rapid Fire	Polaron	Premium	905K DPS	972K DPS	Eph289
Chekov	U.S.S. Myrddin Emrys	TRUE	Exotic	DEWSci	Premium	NEW BUILD	1161k DPS	Jayiie
Chimesh	I.G.V. Jhamel	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Antiproton	Midrange	947K DPS	947K DPS	Eph289
Chronos	Stormbreaker	FALSE	Heavy Tank	Plasma	Premium	387K DPS/92% atks in	553K DPS / 98% ATKSIN	Eph289
Constitution MW FDC	U.S.S. Mitscher	TRUE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Premium	NEW BUILD	1015	Eph289
Crossfield Refit	U.S.S. Indebted Sacrosanct	FALSE	Exceed Rated Limits	Phaser	Premium	567k DPS	567k DPS	Jayiie
Da Vinci (Fleet Saber)	U.S.S. Von Neumann	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Premium	1152k DPS	1152k DPS	Jayiie
Damar	C.U.V. Lang	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	739K DPS	739K DPS	Eph289
Deimos	U.S.S. Perses	FALSE	Reroute Reserves	Disruptor	Premium	1330K DPS	1330K DPS	Eph289
Dranuur	L.S.S. Pioneer	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	1182K DPS	1182K DPS	Eph289
Eagle	I.S.S. Aquila	FALSE	Kinetic	Mixed	Premium	1494K DPS	1494K DPS	Eph289
Earhart (Fleet Engle)	U.S.S Doolittle	FALSE	Projectile	Quantum	Premium	1006K DPS	1006K DPS	Eph289
Equinox (Fleet Nova)	U.S.S. Perihelion	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	756K DPS	1084K DPS	Eph289
Equinox (Fleet Nova)	U.S.S. Penumbra - Exotic	FALSE	Exotic	DEWSci	Premium	886k DPS	886k DPS	Jayiie
Equinox (Fleet Nova)	U.S.S. Penumbra - CSV	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Premium	523k DPS	523k DPS	Jayiie
Eternal	U.S.S. Aegis	FALSE	Exotic	DEWSci	Premium	715K DPS	715K DPS	Eph289
Excelsior (Fleet Resolute)	U.S.S. Cobaltforge	FALSE	Projectile	Mixed	Premium	644K DPS	644K DPS	Tilor
Fleet Cyclone	U.S.S. Opiso	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Antiproton	Economy	357k DPS	357k DPS	Tilor
Fleet Hiawatha	U.S.S. Hiawatha	FALSE	Support	Plasma	Premium	200K DPS/397%DB/3 PBA	200K DPS/397%DB/3 PBA	Eph289
Fleet Justiciar	U.S.S. Adamantoise	TRUE	Kinetic	Torp-Hull Burn	Premium	NEW BUILD	875k	Tilor
Fleet Norway	U.S.S. Bjerknes	FALSE	Support	Plasma	Premium	287K DPS/275% DB/36 PBA	287K DPS/275% DB/36 PBA	Eph289
Fleet Olympic	U.S.S. Cauterize	FALSE	Exotic	Dragonbreath	Premium	658K DPS	658K DPS	Tilor
Friendship Command FDC	U.S.S. Rtas 'Vadum	FALSE	Carrier	Antiproton	Premium	956k DPS	956k DPS	Jayiie
Gagarin (Fleet Shepard)	U.S.S. Aldrin	FALSE	Exceed Rated Limits	Phaser	Premium	757K DPS	870K DPS	Eph289
Gagarin (Fleet Shepard)	U.S.S. Shepard	FALSE	Beam Overload	Phaser	Economy	493K DPS	493K DPS	Eph289
Ghemor	Quiver of Arrows	FALSE	Carrier	Phaser	Premium	684k DPS	684k DPS	Tilor
Hydra	U.S.S. Caliburn	FALSE	Surgical Strikes	Phaser	Premium	1281k DPS	1281k DPS	Jayiie
Hydra	U.S.S. Devastator	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Antiproton	Premium	551K DPS	551K DPS	Tilor
Iktomi	Bwinomer	TRUE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	811K DPS	1175.89K DPS	Tilor
Inquiry	U.S.S. Carmarthen	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Premium	1070k DPS	1070k DPS	Jayiie
Jorogumo	Ruby/Sapphire/Citrine Hydra	FALSE	Support	Disruptor	Premium	225K DPS/298% DB/11 PBA	225K DPS/298% DB/11 PBA	Tilor
Khaiell	R.R.W. Durendal	FALSE	Reroute Reserves	Disruptor	Premium	892K DPS	892K DPS	Jayiie
Kiwavi	Alpha Zergling	FALSE	Support Tank	Antiproton	Premium	289K DPS/85% ATKSIN	289K DPS/85% ATKSIN	Tilor
Legendary Excelsior	U.S.S. BCF-Bismarck	FALSE	Beam Overload	Phaser	Premium	760K DPS	760K DPS	Tilor
Legendary Excelsior	U.S.S. BCF-Bismarck	TRUE	Beam FAW	Phaser	Premium	NEW BUILD	1015k	Tilor
Legendary Inquiry	U.S.S. Yi Sun-sin	FALSE	Beam FAW	Phaser	Premium	1034K DPS	1034K DPS	Eph289
Legendary Kelvin Timeline Constitution	U.S.S. Rhongomiant	FALSE	Surgical Strikes	Phaser	Premium	857K DPS	857K DPS	Jayiie
Legendary Scimitar	A.R.W. Harpe	FALSE	Surgical Strikes	Plasma	Premium	1002K DPS	1002K DPS	Eph289
Legendary Scimitar	A.R.W. Javelin	FALSE	Support	Polaron	Premium	266K DPS/366% DB/110 PBA	266K DPS/366% DB/110 PBA	Eph289
Legendary Scimitar	R.R.W. Xiphos	TRUE	Projectile	Mixed	Midrange	1106K DPS	1155K DPS	Eph289
Legendary Temporal Operative Science Vessel	U.S.S. Frontenac	FALSE	Support	Disruptor	Premium	~200K DPS/427% DB/100+ PBA	~200K DPS/427% DB/100+ PBA	Jayiie
Legendary Verity (Odyssey)	U.S.S. Bedivere	FALSE	Heavy Tank	Antiproton	Premium	434K DPS/95% atks in	434K DPS/95% atks in	Jayiie
Legendary Verity (Odyssey)	U.S.S. d'Alembert	FALSE	Support Tank	Phaser	Premium	174K DPS/83% atks in	174K DPS/83% atks in	Jayiie
Lexington	U.S.S. Taggart	FALSE	Projectile	Mines	Premium	962K DPS	962K DPS	Eph289
Lexington	I.S.S. Bedivere/I.S.S. Szilard	FALSE	Cannon Scatter Volley	Phaser	Premium	1108k DPS	1108k DPS	Jayiie
Lexington-Tank	U.S.S. Dragonscale	FALSE	Heavy Tank	Antiproton	Midrange	390K DPS/97% atks in	390K DPS/97% atks in	Tilor
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit	U.S.S. Proxima	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Starter	76k PUG ISA/129k 2MAN ISA/235k ISE/160K HSE	76k PUG ISA/129k 2MAN ISA/235k ISE/160K HSE	Jayiie
Palatine	U.S.S. Capitoline	FALSE	Exotic	Scitorp	Economy	860K DPS	860K DPS	Eph289
Presidio	U.S.S. Alamo	FALSE	Support Tank	Disruptor	Premium	261K/92% atks in	261K/92% atks in	Eph289
Quark	Over Achiever	FALSE	Beam Overload	Tetryon	Premium	725K DPS	725K DPS	Eph289
Scryer	U.S.S. Covenance Heart	FALSE	Exotic	DEWSci	Premium	678k DPS	678k DPS	Jayiie
Sh'vhal	V.S.S. Solemn Penance	FALSE	Projectile	Mixed	Premium	1004k DPS	1004k DPS	Jayiie
Sovereign	U.S.S. Ascendant	FALSE	Beam Overload	Phaser	Starter	140K DPS	140K DPS	Eph289
Styx	I.S.S. Phlegethon	FALSE	Support Tank	Antiproton	Premium	345/95% atks in	345/95% atks in	Eph289
T'Varo Refit	RRW Maelstrom	FALSE	Projectile	Mixed	Starter	189k DPS	189k DPS	Tilor
Tarantula	Obsidian Beacon	FALSE	Support	Plasma	Premium	212K DPS/264% DB/6 PBA	212K DPS/264% DB/6 PBA	Tilor
Terran Sirius	I.S.S. Wolfram	FALSE	Heavy Tank	Phaser	Premium	390K DPS/93% atks in	390K DPS/93% atks in	Jayiie
Theseus (Fleet Theseus)	K.C.S. Parallel Lines	FALSE	Cannon Rapid Fire	Phaser	Premium	586k DPS	586k DPS	Jayiie
Trailblazer	U.S.S. Navigator	TRUE	Kinetic	TorpSci	Premium	1292K DPS	1315K DPS	Eph289
Tzen-tar	Bring the Rainbow	FALSE	Kinetic	Plasma	Premium	878K DPS	878K DPS	Tilor
Vengeance	U.S.S. Lancelot	FALSE	Surgical Strikes	Phaser	Premium	1117k DPS	1117k DPS	Jayiie
Verne	U.S.S. Vivaine	TRUE	Exotic	Scitorp	Premium	NEW BUILD	1217K DPS	Jayiie
Vor'cha	I.K.S. Aiden	FALSE	Beam Overload	Disruptor	Starter	68k PUG ISA/99k 2MAN ISA/200k ISE/130K HSE	68k PUG ISA/99k 2MAN ISA/200k ISE/130K HSE	Jayiie
World Razer	U.S.S. Vishnu	FALSE	Beam Overload	Phaser	Premium	1165K DPS	1165K DPS	Eph289

Guides

We’ve updated Support Basics to include content from the Ahwahnee, and Carrier Basics with a table of what pets get what buffs.
We’ve also added Iuppiter Iratus and Guillotine Elite to the TFO guide.

ICYMI

• Revisiting Exotics 23 covers the Bio-Electric Wave and the new Last Generation lockbox boff powers as well as Unstable Planetoid Detonation.

Tier Lists

• The Personal Space Traits tier list has been updated to include Intel Handler. We have intentionally excluded Fireball Escape
  
• The Starship Traits tier list has been updated to include Inertial Supremacy, Temporal Tunneling, Flagship Staffing, Adaptive Tactical Algorithms, and Trauma Response, and Threaded Particle Projectors. We have intentionally excluded Risk Vs Reward.
  

Tools

The CDR calculator has been updated to Revision 3.7 to include the 3 new boff powers, correct Tyken’s Rift duration scaling with rank, and update RRTW base cooldown. We also fixed Null Pointer Flood and a graphical issue.

• TRINITY has been rolled to 1.6 to fix an issue with shield resistance reduction not applying and add some of the new Exotic items that Tilor derived, most notably Bio-Electric Wave.
  
• After much discussion, the Build Cost Calculator has updated its cost framework for midrange builds to reduce EC expenditure from 1B to 600M. We’ve heard the feedback that 1B was too generous for a midrange, but lowering it drastically to below 300M also did not have much appeal for us given that it’d rework a bunch of builds. The goal behind a midrange build is being able to fit 1-2 Lobi items (particularly Lobi ships for projectile or Beam Overload builds), so 600M is a reasonable ceiling to allow that inclusion while making it more approachable. This also let us tweak only 1 build to accommodate the new framework.
  

Other Resources

Tilor has a printable bridge officer power guide that he put together for all of the boff powers with a brief description of each power, its rank, acquisition method, and cooldowns. Meant as a quick reference when piecing together builds, but also as part of a physical notebook (WIP) for shipbuilding. Check it out here!

YouTube

New to our channel are Tutorial VODs for Infected Space Elite and Guillotine Elite for all the various playstyles.

• Tilor also did a deep dive into ability activation times and firing delay which helps clarify the nuance and confusion around that topic.

One Last Thing

After having been asked about it a bunch, we’ve set up a Ko-Fi where if you want to donate to our team, you can do so at https://ko-fi.com/stobetter. We will never beg for donations and we are not going to be plastering this all over our content. If you’re interested in supporting the team, it’s there as a more direct route than acquiring ingame stuff, which to be fair, we have pretty much all of the easier-to-acquire stuff we need. We appreciate those of you who have already contributed materially to our site.

Thanks

Our continued thanks for members outside the immediate team who nevertheless have contributed immeasurably to our success:

• Mrs. Eph289, who’s been supportive of a lot of gaming and spreadsheet time, and has been flying support to help us push our builds. You remain my favorite captain to fly with, forever!
  
• Our good friend Grim, the author of this masterpiece on EPG flying, and has been helping us in many ways, including pushing the ceiling on carriers, hull capacity, and Aux Cannons
  
• All of our fleetmates in Zion Fleet/Terran Imperial Guard who accompany us on our hijinks
  
• A few generous donors who’ve provided us with some very nice new toys. May the Great Material Continuum continue to bring you success and profit.
  

What’s Next

Jay’s still making us wait a long time for his newest build but is enjoying the long build-up on his ship. I’m still working on the Eagle, as it’s difficult for me to pilot so I am working on cracking that ceiling with some new toys, and I have more ships to T6X2 and tweak. Tilor’s working on several builds, but are all contingent on a single missing piece, so if that falls into place soon, there’s at least 3-4 new builds coming!
Beyond that, who knows what the future will hold?
Thank you for reading this update and participating with us as we update STOBETTER in 2024!. We’re constantly reading feedback and trying to improve as best as we can as three guys working on this very part-time as non web-developers. Our continuing mission in 2024 will be to help people build and fly ships in STO better!

So, my character is caller Tom the Sword of Dawn. He's a catfolk swashbucker follower of shizuru (goddess of the sun, katanas, ancestors, honor, etc..) in a homebrew campain. Right now he's currently lvl 3 this this atributes: 20 dex, 18 cha, 14 con, 10 wis, 10 str, 8 int, lvl 1 feat Exotic Weapon Proficiency, 3rd lvl feat Weapon Focus (Katana). As traits, highlander and shizuru's obedience (courtessy of my DM). My equipment right now are a Masterwork katana (not using this rn because I don't have the dex neither to dmg nor atk), a masterwork wakizashi (i'm using this now) and a mithral shirt. When i level up i'll pick up slashing grace and swap to the katana. The question comes here, what options do i have to continue this build? I don't know what to pick in the next levels. I'd appreciate if you give me some suggestions or ideas on what to pick/how to orientate the rest of the build. Get as creative as you want, but i'd prefer to stay away from magic (multiclassing to magus or something similar). If you what the detailed pdf to the character i can provide it but it's in spanish.