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Fleet Starbase Communications Array - What does that do?

anthonyxmas1anthonyxmas1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited October 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
When choosing whether to advance in Military, Engineering, or Science, I would like to know what advantages and perks come with advancement.

In Science, what does Communications Array do?

And for all Military, Engineering, and Science tiers, what are Operational Assets?

Is there any thread or resource explaining the Fleet Advancement System and Fleet Starbases in detail?

I checked STO Wiki, and it has much information, but (currently) no answers to these questions.

Thanks in advance for any positive help and answers.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Operational Assets are temporary powers that are used during Starbase defense events. For example, placing a mine field around the Shipyard or summon a squadron of peregrine fighters or summon a base of operations for the the starbase interior.

    I would assume Communication Array deals with obtaining missions from different areas of the galaxy or interacting with fleet resources that are in other sectors. Since those are not ingame yet, then it is pretty much inactive.
  • cusashorncusashorn Member Posts: 461
    edited July 2012
    click on each type, it'll tell you what each one does.


    Advancing military gives you access to fleet ships to buy.

    Advancing engineering includes, among other things, the ability to repair ship injuries.

    Advancing science gives the ability to treat officer injuries and opens up transwarp abilities to odd places like Vulcan.
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  • anthonyxmas1anthonyxmas1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    cusashorn wrote: »
    click on each type, it'll tell you what each one does.

    Not quite. The words "Communications Array" have no explanation. At least Transwarp I, II, III, etc. tells you where your built transwarp gate will take you.

    That's one big disappointment with the Season 6 release notes: new things are introduced, but some are simply not explained :(
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  • suricattasuricatta Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Maybe it's do do with unlocking DoFF assignments or maybe access to mail, bank, exchange and the like?
  • mikewendellmikewendell Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    ET phone home...

    ET phone home...

    Fleet chat is already through the whole game, right? That's the first thing that comes to my mind.
  • cusashorncusashorn Member Posts: 461
    edited July 2012
    I figured that the array was just cosmetic, as all the... cosmetic upgrades would be.. But what is important is that you unlock new science features, which I think includes the ability to transwarp to the starbase right away once science reaches level 1... which is the communications array, is it not?

    If not, then disregard the post, as I cannot check for myself right now.
    "My frozen dairy-based confectionery attracts all the males of the species to the facilities. They all agree on it's superiority. Indeed, it is superior to yours. I could teach you the finer details but that would require monetary recompense on your part."
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  • anthonyxmas1anthonyxmas1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    cusashorn wrote: »
    I figured that the array was just cosmetic ...

    I suspect you're right.

    Looking over the chart of what is available at each tier of each field, "Communications Array" under Science appears to refer to the structure in the Fleet Starbase system, similar to the Industrial Replicator facility and Shipyard in the Engineering and Military fields.

    Advancement in the tiers in a field (Starbase, Military, Engineering, Science) changes the appreance of the corresponding structures.

    For example, on Tribble, my fleet got to Tier I in Engineering, and the Industrial Replicator facility in space changed its appearance. Purely cosmetic, although functional changes occured in the starbase.

    There doesn't seem to be a functional feature inside the starbase if Communications Array is advanced, but someone suggested there may be a function which is just not implemented yet.
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  • dkeith2011dkeith2011 Member Posts: 595 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Maybe it will ulitmately be used for long-range comms to the Delta quadrant.

    IIRC there was mention of missions being added for that area at some point. Maybe this will be how we get them.
  • anthonyxmas1anthonyxmas1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I'm responding to my thread (not necro-ing), since I finally found an answer: you need to build the Communications Array in order to later build the Transwarp Conduit to your fleet starbase.

    See:

    http://www.stowiki.org/List_of_starbase_projects

    My original question was also answered in a different and later thread which I did not see.
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  • kamiyama317kamiyama317 Member Posts: 1,295 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    cusashorn wrote: »
    click on each type, it'll tell you what each one does.


    Advancing military gives you access to fleet ships to buy.

    Advancing engineering includes, among other things, the ability to repair ship injuries.

    Advancing science gives the ability to treat officer injuries and opens up transwarp abilities to odd places like Vulcan.

    Wait so if I only upgrade the tactical parts of my starbase, I can get my fleet ship eventually?

    Thank you sir. You just helped me do a third of the work I would have done.
  • levonscottlevonscott Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    But is the fact the the coms array cosmetic (as of now, anyway) the same as the industrial replicator? I don't seem to see a purpose in that. Thanks!

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