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With the shuttle event going on, I am seeing quite an array of what seem to be fascinating shuttle configurations that I never thought of. What do you folks like to put on your shuttles?
In most cases, mine are the leftovers after rigging my starships. Pretty consistently I use a Martok Omni/Disruptor Omni or a Trilithium Phaser/Agony Torpedo, with Bajor, Quantum, or Braydon, whichever my character's main damage type isn't. A notable exception is my main's Widow, which uses:
Tetryon BA with [over]
Thermionic Torpedo
Braydon Set
Cardassian Support Platform (apparently less useful than I thought)
Tetryon VL
Sticky Web
In most cases, mine are the leftovers after rigging my starships. Pretty consistently I use a Martok Omni/Disruptor Omni or a Trilithium Phaser/Agony Torpedo, with Bajor, Quantum, or Braydon, whichever my character's main damage type isn't. A notable exception is my main's Widow, which uses:
Tetryon BA with [over]
Thermionic Torpedo
Braydon Set
Cardassian Support Platform (apparently less useful than I thought)
Tetryon VL
Sticky Web
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Running the Subatomic Deflector that came off her, the Tetryon Plasma Impulse Engines from the Yellowstone, Thoron Generator from the Stalker, and for the hell of it... the Point Defense Bombardment Warhead from my NX Refit.
Also threw the competative rep impulse engines in the cosmetic slot.
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Similar to mine, but I'm using a disruptor omni and a PEPT torpedo, and the Mannheim and Temporal Rift consoles.
https://old.reddit.com/r/stobuilds/comments/4oiwp1/pimpedout_shuttles/
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Although one of my rommies has a scorpion with the mining beam and I do have a captains yacht with the broadside emitters.
Rest have a mission omni (nexus 2piece mostly) of some description and the kentari missiles with a couple using the guardian drone console.
EDIT: Shows how often I use my small craft. I actually already have a Mark XIV Advanced Fleet Photon launcher on it. Maybe I'll upgrade a Wide-angle to Mk 14 in the next R&D event and give it a try. I think I went for the photon over a quantum due to the shorter cooldown though.
It's an Aeon shuttle, and the rest of the loadout is:
Ancient Omni-antiproton
Subatomic Deflector Array
Tetryon-Plasma Impulse Engines (from the Yellowstone)
Obelisk Subspace Rift Warp Core (two part bonus
MACO Shield Array
Mk XI Field Generator
Assimilated Module
Antiproton Mag Regulator
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Back in July I made a post about making newer updated versions, dubbed a T6 because I included a mastery for them. It's past the necro point, but you can still read it.
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1241963/t6-fighters-the-pipe-dream
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the hyperplasma on TS1 can ruin a lot of shuttle's days. the Omega plasma is anther good choice, since it has the 5 round magazine to speed up fire rate
Polaron would be a good choice with the JH shield eng deflector set. the boost to polaron plus the 3 pc clicky is pretty useful
Unfortunately, STO rewards the 'try the same thing over and over' strategy. But there are lots of other things you can do. Your captain's abilities work fine in a shuttle. Have you ever explored setting up your tray while in a shuttle? Then there are the engine sets like the Breen and the Jem Hadar mission reward sets. They both work well with polaron weapons. What about Nimbus Dustress Call?
Because of the limited clicky issue, I use the Hargh'Peng. It is a powerful torp with splash damage, but it can't be buffed by anything. I don't need to waste my BOff Power on Torp clickies, but I still get a mean hit. (I beat the Mogai in The Vault playing hit and run with the Harg.)
There are certainly other strategies. Ask around, you might find one you like. You already know the result if you just keep doing what you have been doing. What can it hurt to try something new?
For the shuttle event they get temporarily pimped out with some real gear. Usually an omni, a PEP-torp, the lukari heal console and whatever is left to fill 2 console slots. On feds/rom-feds it often ends up with a phaser tac console and the point defense.
For Cassy: A Tholian widow named Steven Greer with Nukara stuff, and one of the Omni tetryons from a quest.
For virtual me, Mel: A type 7 shuttle, USS Van Daniken, with that newer phaser omni, the agony torpedo and the Kobali gear.
Guardian drone console isn't bad either due to the cooldown on the summon being fairly quick.
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Coolest thing about the D'Kyr z-store purchase is that it's actually a bundle, even though it doesn't SAY it is. It gives you a flyable Tal'kyr shuttle for free. They're science heavy, but have 2 boff seats and an innate clicky power(Aux2SIF1).
Another fun thing is equipping the full Breen Def/Shield/warpcore/engine set on a shuttle. Sure it's a weak version of energy siphon, but it's not a boff power! Also it gives you cryoplasma dumpage.
My character Tsin'xing
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Try pressing P on your kb and scroll through that window and find your captain powers. Since a revamp awhile back the captain powers are no longer automatically slotted when you swap ships or level up enough to earn them.
My character Tsin'xing
Me, I know one can outfit shuttles to be pretty badass for their class. My main acct uses the Captain's Yacht and I think my F2P does have access to the Yellowstone, so those are pretty good for using in shuttle missions. Or the Delta Flyer. Plenty of shuttles/fighters out there that are much better than that stock freebie shuttle.
This is my method as well.
Shuttle combat in STO is about as fun as getting a prostate exam from an meth addict with epilepsy.
Once ones knows how the queue works its easy to do Atmosphere Assault for silly good rewards. That being said, even with a good build, Advanced is a bit to much to just solo, so when pugging I just did Normal. However as soon as I could team-up with 1-2 others who knew the map, Advanced was just a face-roll
Happy to test out my fighter build, made a few adjustments, but the end result is very well to my liking. On AAA parses I regularly parsed around the 7 - 10k.
Unfortunately I do not have access to the aceton assimilators, so I just went with an old fashioned energy damage setup. But it worked wonders nonetheless.
https://skillplanner.stoacademy.com/7bda0c6599826f7c50e98b5d24a417c8
Only thing that I potentially could do better is swapping the DBB for an array, or omni. However I am satisfied with the results so far, so I decided to just kept the DBB.
Voth fighter is my absolute favorite, high HP, two ability slots, so I can use EptW [+EWC trait] and a beam ability, since FaW is suffering from a hefty accuracy penalty [hit rate was between the 40-60%], I use BO. Stronger attacks and a good spike against the walkers.
TI/Reciprocity for cooldowns, stay on target did actually good damage numbers [avg of 500], restorive support procs on brace for impact and the build-in HE ability making the fighter more or less indestructible.