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~Can Quantum Slipstream Drive cooldown be reduced?

officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Can Quantum Slipstream Drive cooldown be reduced?

If so, how?

Thank you.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,558 Community Moderator
    Yes. I believe there are some warp cores that come with a slipstream cooldown mod. Also I believe that certain ships also have an effect, like the Vestas, on speed.

    I honestly don't remember the specific mods for the warp cores though.
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  • horridpersonhorridperson Member Posts: 665 Arc User
    Off the top of my head there are warp cores that reduce the cooldowns (but you would potentially lose the higher sector speed buff from the same source) or with doffs. I forget the type but one of the eng doffs reduces the cd on travel buff. Those guys aren't terribly expensive and there might be a free one among the colonial missions (I can't remember for certain) You might want to have a travel build (specifically geared to rapid sector travel) slotted in your ship configurations; Just make sure to switch to your "fighting" build before going to combat.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    Just found the Obelisk warp core cuts it by 50%.

    I wanted to know for my pursuit of passing Touring the galaxy, however two issues come up with this core. A) my romulan characters cant use this on warbirds and B] it replaces my DSD core with teleport jump that is great for TtG.

    Is a 50% cut to slipstream worth more than the teleport jump for TtG?
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,558 Community Moderator
    While the Teleport is pretty good and has a short cooldown, it jumps for a fixed distance. Activate it at the wrong time and you can overshoot your target. Slipstream can be cut short on command. So... really... it is up to you on the advantages of either one.

    Also... I don't know if you're using it, but either the full MACO set or the Assimilated Impulse Engines give a sector space speed boost as well. The Borg engines more so, and only take up a single slot.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    Yep, already have Assimilated subwarp impluse engines.
    Using a veteran destroyer that give 60s of slipstream.
  • itpalgitpalg Member Posts: 340 Arc User
    Doing the daily race a certain number of times will give you a cd reduction trait.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    I thought that was a cooldown trait for transwarp?
  • xayssxayss Member Posts: 391 Arc User
    also the vesta set allow to use quatum sliptream all the time.
    http://sto.gamepedia.com/Experimental_Systems_Set#Console_-_Universal_-_Multidimensional_Wave-Function_Analysis_Module
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    Yes, it can be reduced to about 40 seconds from the standard of 2 minutes.

    Transwarp can be reduced to about 3 minutes from the standard of 14 minutes.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    @ltminns
    Whats your method for reducing slipstream cooldown to 40s?
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    Well I have my Tuffli spec'd out on one Character to zip around to the Star Clusters and this is what I use on that

    Omega Force Hyper Impulse Engines which gives a 100% recharge time reduction to the Sliipstream Drive (really means cuts it in half)
    Elite Fleet Hyper-Charged Warp Core [SSR] etc. 50% recharge reduction to Slipstream Drive. Though Advanced work as well with the SSR.

    With those two it should be 30 seconds but Cryptic math being what it is....
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  • rtk142rtk142 Member Posts: 613 Arc User
    I use the engineering Vesta with the Borg impulse engine, obelisk core, the polaric modulator thing from the Delta Flight mission, and the full Vesta set for tour the Galaxy, so long as I don't do anything stupid I can usually complete tour the galaxy with like 40-50 seconds to spare
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  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    I thought there was a DOFF, too.

    Now, I have to go figure out which DOFF I am thinking about....
    OOps sorry...that is Transwarp cooldowns.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    @crashdragon
    You hardly use slipstream?

    Yes, i have determined slipstream just sc rews me up on TtG, i would like to not use it at all if possible.
    Is it possible?

    Right now i have Assimilated impluse engines and the solenae dsd warp core with subspace fold teleport.
  • alexhurlbutalexhurlbut Member Posts: 292 Arc User
    So from C-Store, which ship is the best option for TtG/Slipstream travel? Dauntless, Odyssey Class varaints, or Vesta?
  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    2pc Vesta set. But i aint buying a ship, let alone 2, just for TtG.
  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    From experience, Subspace Fold from the DSD core is better to have than a shorter CD on the Slipstream (and Vesta's set really is the best, because not only of the speed, but mainly the turn rate it gains in Slipstream).
    Make sure you have picked the sector space speed bonus from the science skill track (along with the Borg engines, 21 transwarp speed base). And getting Diplomatic Immunity and/or raiding Party from someone is most useful as well.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    Ok.

    Another issue with the Vesta is its fed only, i want a solid build thats cross faction.

    The only thing i havent tried is diplomatic immunity. How does that work? I just put a request in chat and hope someone who has it sees and is a nice person? I just dont want to hang around all day asking.
    Feds ask for diplomatic immunity and kdf ask for raiding party? Or visa versa?
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  • raj011raj011 Member Posts: 987 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    I have asked people in the game and one has said the T.D.I warp core is equally good to the Borg subtranswarp or better in terms of speed. This is also with the sector speed increase skill in the skill system.
  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    Update:
    So i just tried TtG, no slipstream, but added diplomatic immunity.
    Couldnt finish it, had like five systems left, but it was about the same when i tried some slipstream w/ no diplomatic immunity. Made 700k ec.

    What sc rews me up is after i get to a system and set course for the next my ship has a hard time keeping a straight line and will radically go of course and i either have to stop the ship completely and reset course or click on the system again. It sometimes just wants to go its own direction bypassing the chosen system.
    I loose time with this cr ap.

    My thoughts are to NOT ever open the map and just use the minimap and not click on systems but just fly free handed and use my memory on where to go, and steer around the sun. Because autocourse rams your ship right into the sun and dead stops your ship.
  • alexhurlbutalexhurlbut Member Posts: 292 Arc User
    You do know you can freely change the course slightly to avoid bumping into the sun after using autocourse to point you in the right direction?
  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    Yeah, but im finding it hard to manage everything in coordination. Always clicking.
    I cant help but think i doing things the hard way when it simplier than that.
  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    officerbatman81 wrote: »
    Ok.

    Another issue with the Vesta is its fed only, i want a solid build thats cross faction.

    The only thing i havent tried is diplomatic immunity. How does that work? I just put a request in chat and hope someone who has it sees and is a nice person? I just dont want to hang around all day asking.
    Feds ask for diplomatic immunity and kdf ask for raiding party? Or visa versa?
    Both FEDs and KDF can get both buffs at the same time. If you happen onto players from both factions that will grant it to you, that is.
    raj011 wrote: »
    I have asked people in the game and one has said the T.D.I warp core is equally good to the Borg subtranswarp or better in terms of speed. This is also with the sector speed increase skill in the skill system.

    The Temporal core is very slightly better than the Borg engines. But 1) they don't stack together; 2) it precludes you from using the Solanae core with Subspace Fold.

    Personally, I find the best setup is the Borg Subtranswarp Engines, Solanae warp core, the skill sector speed bonus (obviously), if possible the Diplo and raiding Party buffs and one of these ships: Vesta with it's two part set, any Odyssey variant, Risian cruiser, Veteran ships. These have a 1 minute long Slipstream instead of just 30 secs.
    Just be careful when you activate the Slipstream, because you won't be able to turn with it much (except the Vesta that just barely manages to change course).
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    Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
    Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.

    Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
  • goodscotchgoodscotch Member Posts: 1,680 Arc User
    Either warp cores or impulse engines have a reduction on slipstream drive cooldown. Can't remember which. Lots of posts here though. Good luck cooling down the slipstream drive! Warp Speed!
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  • frtoasterfrtoaster Member Posts: 3,352 Arc User
    officerbatman81 wrote: »
    Can Quantum Slipstream Drive cooldown be reduced?

    Yes, but it may not work as described. Long bug report that I wrote over a year ago:

    Holodeck ticket 3,426,084: Errors with slipstream cooldown times

    officerbatman81 wrote: »
    Update:
    So i just tried TtG, no slipstream, but added diplomatic immunity.
    Couldnt finish it, had like five systems left, but it was about the same when i tried some slipstream w/ no diplomatic immunity. Made 700k ec.

    What sc rews me up is after i get to a system and set course for the next my ship has a hard time keeping a straight line and will radically go of course and i either have to stop the ship completely and reset course or click on the system again. It sometimes just wants to go its own direction bypassing the chosen system.
    I loose time with this cr ap.

    My thoughts are to NOT ever open the map and just use the minimap and not click on systems but just fly free handed and use my memory on where to go, and steer around the sun. Because autocourse rams your ship right into the sun and dead stops your ship.

    If you just want to finish "Tour the Galaxy", then the most important things are (1) route and (2) learning to navigate. The route includes knowing exactly when to hit slipstream and when to come out of it. Navigation involves things like stopping and turning, knowing when to stop, and flying around stars.

    For what it's worth, I can finish the Tour in a Chimera Heavy Destroyer with the Borg engines and the Obelisk warp core; that's when I'm paying attention. If I'm not paying attention, I usually miss by one or two systems. Search the forums. There are several guides written long ago. You can also construct your own route by trial and error or by combining routes from different guides; that's what I did.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    ^Well i cant use guides long ago because of the sector maps changed.

    Is it possible to have one of your toons grant another diplomatic immunity?
    I tried to ask in three different channels and waited like ten minutes and just got ignored. Its completely unreliable when i need it.
  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    Is it possible to have one of your toons grant another diplomatic immunity?

    Thanks
  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    officerbatman81 wrote: »
    Is it possible to have one of your toons grant another diplomatic immunity?

    Thanks

    No, because you can't log in into two characters of th same account at once. Has to be two accounts.
    TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class.
    Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
    Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.

    Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
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